  
 
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 Winter Wonderland, written by Laura Knauth. Winter Wonderland was originally released as part of the 1999 Interactive Fiction Competition, where it took first place. It went on to be nominated for a Xyzzy Award for Best Setting. 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 asks, "Have we played Winter Wonderland?" | ||||
| Touchy says, "No, I played the first two chapters with dave" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "What about Winter Wonderland. We haven't played it." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I started it, but ages ago, and don't think I finished." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "It would continue our holiday/winter theme." | ||||
| Touchy says, "As usual I'm happy with anything I don't know which is practically everything." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I never finished WW because of the maze." | ||||
| Nitku says (to Jacqueline), "I haven't played that, but it's on my wish list" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks (of DW), "The... the maze?" | ||||
| Alex says (to Jacqueline), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that Maze is Whizzard's Maze of Doom." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, hm. Maybe we should try it." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "As a group." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Might be easier." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Ice floe maze." | ||||
| Taleslinger arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. | Nitku says, "Yeah, let's play that" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "mmkay." | ||||
| two-star says, "I'm up for WW." | ||||
Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [pausing to show unread error message] | ||||
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to begin in the FRILLS mode | DavidW says, "I remember the writing as nice." | |||
Floyd | Floyd | with a set color scheme, a compass rose, and occasional ASCII Floyd | graphics? Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | YES is the default | Touchy asks, "What is going on?" | |||
| Touchy asks, "OK, so this is an actual game not just a maze?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I suspect we do not want the frills." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Yes, it's a real game." | ||||
| Nitku says, "We can't see colors or the compass rose and ASCII might render wrong" | ||||
| two-star says, "oh, that's right. the ascii art was cute. Pity we'll have to miss it" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I think frills is bad, yeah." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "no" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | If you would like to try a more embellished presentation, you might Floyd | try running in 'frills' mode by typing FRILLS at the prompt. At any Floyd | time, you may return to the 'bare bones' setting by typing BARE. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Winter Wonderland Floyd | Release Version 2.0 Floyd | Floyd | Copyright 1999 Laura A. Knauth Floyd | Floyd | .:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*: Floyd | . Floyd | Floyd | In a far off land, there lies a little village nestled in a snowy Floyd | mountainscape. As the townsfolk joyously prepare for the coming winter Floyd | solstice, a young girl living with her family in a humble hut at the Floyd | outskirts of town gains no comfort in the festivities. Her closest Floyd | companion, her younger brother Sander Bales, has fallen seriously ill Floyd | with a fever and can barely lift his head from the bed upon which he Floyd | lies. Young Gretchen could hardly have suspected that such Floyd | circumstances would cause the fanciful events that were to occur upon Floyd | this solstice eve. Floyd | Floyd | *:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.: Floyd | * Floyd | Floyd | NOTE: At any time, you may view HINTS, CREDITS, or read some words Floyd | about the MAKING of Winter Wonderland by typing the all-caps word on Floyd | the command line. Floyd | Floyd | **************************** PROLOGUE **************************** Floyd | Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 030227 / Inform v6.05 Library 6/2 Floyd | Standard interpreter 1.0 Floyd | Floyd | Small Bedroom Floyd | A small, sickly boy is lying on a bed that takes up most of the space Floyd | in this room. Light filters in through drab curtains hung around the Floyd | only window in this bedroom. A long dark drapery hangs down over a Floyd | portion of the east wall. Floyd | Floyd | Small, disheveled shoes lie at the foot of the bed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boy" | ||||
Floyd | Your younger brother, Sander, became very ill many weeks ago and has Floyd | yet to show signs of recovery. He looks feverish and uncomfortable as Floyd | he lies asleep in your parents' bed. You become very forlorn as you Floyd | stare at him. This used to be your favorite time of the year when the Floyd | two of you would brave going into town and partake in the numerous Floyd | solstice festivities with the other children. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x drapery" | ||||
Floyd | It is just the separation between the living room and the bedroom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||||
Floyd | You are a young girl by the name of Gretchen Bales. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are not carrying anything. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shoes" | ||||
Floyd | Sander has had to wear these same shoes for years. They have so many Floyd | rips and tears that you wonder how they are able to hold together at Floyd | all. This solstice eve, your family was only able to afford one new Floyd | pair of shoes between the two of you, and being the eldest, you were Floyd | the fortunate beneficiary. Poor Sander! Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "this makes me mopy" | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "look under bed" | ||||
Floyd | You search and search, but find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Aw" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Maybe we will save him!" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | DavidW says, "Maybe" | |||
Floyd | You are not carrying anything. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh, you did >I" | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "open curtains" | ||||
Floyd | You push aside the thin curtains and peer out of the window. In the Floyd | distance, you can see your father chopping wood at the forest edge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "x father" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Nitku says, "If you see a gingerbread house, DON'T GO IN" | |||
| Touchy says (to Floyd), "x sander" | ||||
Floyd | Your younger brother, Sander, became very ill many weeks ago and has Floyd | yet to show signs of recovery. He looks feverish and uncomfortable as Floyd | he lies asleep in your parents' bed. You become very forlorn as you Floyd | stare at him. This used to be your favorite time of the year when the Floyd | two of you would brave going into town and partake in the numerous Floyd | solstice festivities with the other children. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "eh sorry" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x drapery" | ||||
Floyd | It is just the separation between the living room and the bedroom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "wear shoes" | ||||
Floyd | Not only are those Sander's shoes and would not fit you, but those Floyd | shoes are so worn and so small that you would not want to wear them Floyd | anyway. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "This is more of an Ice Queen story than a Forest Witch story." | |||
| Touchy says (to Floyd), "talk to sander" | ||||
Floyd | Sander groans but does not otherwise respond. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says (to DavidW), "I know neither of those stories." | |||
| Touchy says, "Which is good, no spoilers. heh" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You push the drapery aside and move into the adjacent room. Floyd | Floyd | Living Room Floyd | This is the main room of the house. The drapery to the bedroom hangs Floyd | in the west wall. A lighted hearth takes up most of one wall, and your Floyd | mother prepares food in one corner of the room for what will be a Floyd | meager solstice dinner. The room is sparsely decorated save for a Floyd | little spruce tree that stands near the door to the north, your Floyd | family's only token to the winter celebration. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tree" | ||||
Floyd | Although you delight in having the spruce tree in the house as a Floyd | reminder of the nearing solstice celebration, you cannot help but be Floyd | saddened that it is undecorated with any of the marvelous ornaments Floyd | and trimmings of the trees in the village. Your mother notices you Floyd | staring at the tree and remarks, "Gretchen, if you go into town today, Floyd | remember to stop by the tavern and ask Hanna-Mae if she has a candle Floyd | to spare so that we may at least have something to adorn that tree." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger has disconnected. | ||||
| Taleslinger disappears. | DavidW says, "ah. A quest." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mother" | ||||
Floyd | Your mother is chopping vegetables for tonight's dinner. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask mother about sander" | ||||
Floyd | She looks down at you and musters a smile, "With all of our thoughts Floyd | and well wishes, he's just got to get well soon. Be patient, and let Floyd | him have his rest." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pray" | ||||
Floyd | Nothing seems to have changed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| two-star says (to floyd), "x vegetables" | ||||
Floyd | Although a vegetable feast is incredibly meager compared to the feasts Floyd | in town, it will be one of the most lavish of the year for your Floyd | family. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask mother about hanna-mae" | ||||
Floyd | "Please be very careful if you go into town today, Gretchen dear." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask mother about town" | ||||
Floyd | "Please be very careful if you go into town today, Gretchen dear." Floyd | Floyd | > | two-star says, "nom nom veggie feast." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Pray. Nothing seems to have changed. I swear, kids with sick siblings want instant gratification." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hearth" | ||||
Floyd | You stare mesmerized by the fire for some time. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| two-star says (to floyd), "ask mother about shoes" | ||||
Floyd | Your mother seems preoccupied with her chores. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy goes to get some smoked meat. | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "hug mother" | ||||
Floyd | Your mother gives you a warm hug in return. "Poor Gretchen, I know it Floyd | must be lonely for you. But, try to cheer up," she says with a smile. Floyd | "I'm sure Sander will be back to normal in no time." She looks worried Floyd | though, and busily occupies herself with tidying the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Shall we go find a candle?" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Sure." | ||||
| Touchy says, "I'd say so" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | You open the front door and step outside. Floyd | Floyd | Path to Village Floyd | The air is cool and brisk this evening. Menacing storm clouds loom Floyd | over the mountaintops to the east, but on the opposite horizon are the Floyd | beginnings of a fantastic sunset. The door to your family's house lies Floyd | to the south and a well-worn trail leads northeast to the village. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x house" | ||||
Floyd | Your family lives in this meager structure indeed, but it has been a Floyd | safe and secure harbor all of your life. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sunset" | ||||
Floyd | The sun is setting in the western sky in a wondrous display of color. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path near Village Floyd | A large, bustling community lies to the north. Cheers of merriment can Floyd | be heard even at this distance. The terrain along this part of the Floyd | path is particularly mountainous, and the trail leading into the Floyd | village is carved into a moderately steep incline. The path home winds Floyd | to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Village Street near Tavern Floyd | This is the main road through town. This road continues deeper into Floyd | the village when traversed to the north, and leads back down the Floyd | mountainous path to home when traveled south. Peals of laughter can be Floyd | heard from the tavern to the east. Tantalizing and delicious smells Floyd | beckon your poor, hungry belly toward the open tavern door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Festive Tavern Floyd | This tavern is a popular meeting place for the townsfolk especially at Floyd | this time of year. Peels of laughter can be heard over the din of so Floyd | many voices telling stories from past years and hopes for future Floyd | seasons. Nearly every table is occupied with groups of villagers Floyd | drinking, feasting and laughing. The smells of lavish dishes sorely Floyd | tempt your empty stomach. Musicians walk through the crowd singing Floyd | carols and playing their instruments for the diners. A roaring fire Floyd | adorns the back wall of the tavern. A large pot hangs on a rack Floyd | squarely over the flames. Many of the villagers take their bowls over Floyd | to the hearth and fill them with the traditional plum pudding that is Floyd | being cooked in that large pot. Peering through the smoky air, you Floyd | recognize a woman scrubbing a counter stretching along the back wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x woman" | ||||
Floyd | Which do you mean, the villagers or Hanna-Mae? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "hanna-mae" | ||||
Floyd | You recognize the waitress as Hanna-Mae, a long-time acquaintance of Floyd | your family. She has been working in this tavern for as long as you Floyd | can remember. She looks up and gives you a warm smile as you approach. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "greet hanna-mae" | ||||
Floyd | Hanna-Mae smiles, "Why, hello there, little dear. How is your family? Floyd | Be sure to give my regards to your brother. I hope he is doing Floyd | better!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell hanna-mae about sander" | ||||
Floyd | One of the villagers waves at Hanna-Mae from across the room. As she Floyd | starts across the tavern floor, she calls back to you, "Sorry, Floyd | Gretchen! Back in a moment!" Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Say to Hanna-Mae, "HE IS DYING THANK YOU VERY MUCH"" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hanna-mae about candle" | ||||
Floyd | "Oh, sure. I can probably find a candle to spare," Hanna-Mae explains Floyd | as she walks around to the other side of the counter and picks up a Floyd | candle from an empty table. She returns to the counter where you are Floyd | waiting and gives the candle to you. "I'm sure your tree will be Floyd | beautiful. Now run along, and be sure to give my regards to your Floyd | family!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "thank hanna-mae" | ||||
Floyd | Hanna-Mae gives you a nod. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x candle" | ||||
Floyd | This is a partially used candle, however it still has enough wax left Floyd | to last for your family's winter solstice dinner celebration tonight. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "You're so polite, David." | |||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "buy beer" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pot" | ||||
Floyd | You walk over to the fire and peer into the large black pot that hangs Floyd | over the yellow flames. A delicious-looking plum pudding is being Floyd | cooked in the pot. As the yearly tradition would have it, whomever Floyd | finds the single silver coin that is placed in the large pot of plum Floyd | pudding will be blessed with a season of unparalleled prosperity. Ah, Floyd | if only you could afford a bowlful. Floyd | | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "x pot" | ||||
Floyd | > Floyd | You walk over to the fire and peer into the large black pot that hangs Floyd | over the yellow flames. A delicious-looking plum pudding is being Floyd | cooked in the pot. As the yearly tradition would have it, whomever Floyd | finds the single silver coin that is placed in the large pot of plum Floyd | pudding will be blessed with a season of unparalleled prosperity. Ah, Floyd | if only you could afford a bowlful. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "get pudding" | ||||
Floyd | It would be very rude to simply take a handful of the pudding directly Floyd | from the large vat. Anyway, you would most likely be burned attempting Floyd | to take the pudding by yourself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hanna-mae about pudding" | ||||
Floyd | Hanna-Mae looks at you for a moment and then says, "Why ... sure, it Floyd | is solstice eve after all! I'm sure no one will mind if I give you a Floyd | small serving of that plum pudding. Wouldn't that be nice?" And with Floyd | that, Hanna-Mae finds a bowl and fills it with the plum pudding from Floyd | the large pot over the hearth. She brings it back over to you, "Eat Floyd | up, Gretchen. That batch is especially tasty this year! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| two-star says (to floyd), "buy pudding with candle" | ||||
Floyd | (the large vat of plum pudding with the candle stick) Floyd | Nothing appears to be on sale. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I wonder if our PC has seen that video on the internet about how your entire livingroom can be consumed by fire in sixty seconds if you have a Christmas tree." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat pudding" | ||||
Floyd | (the tiny bowl containing a small serving of plum pudding) Floyd | You devour the plum pudding, downing spoonful after spoonful in hungry Floyd | gulps. Suddenly, your teeth clamp down on a hard, flat object. Your Floyd | initial discomfort turns rapidly to glee when you pull a silver coin Floyd | from your mouth! It has always been the tradition in town every winter Floyd | solstice that the person who finds the coin in the plum pudding will Floyd | be blessed with a coming season of prosperity. Hanna-Mae runs over to Floyd | you and hugs you joyfully. "You found it, you found it!" she cries. Floyd | Many of the townsfolk turn to look at you and clap politely. Floyd | Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by two points.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coin" | ||||
Floyd | Even though most townsfolk would find this silver coin more valuable Floyd | for the traditional superstition of future good fortune, this coin is Floyd | the most money you have ever had in your possession. You imagine Floyd | yourself to be the richest girl in all of the world. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW clears the save counter. | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push save" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf1" | ||||
Floyd | Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "go home?" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Sure." | ||||
| Touchy asks, "Should we buy something for our brother?" | ||||
| Touchy says, "Like medicine..." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I know. Magic beans!" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh. Or medicine." | ||||
| djfletch asks, "was there anything else to the north of the village?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "well, I thought I'd give the coin to Mother." | ||||
| DavidW says (to djfletch), "I'm sure there is." | ||||
| DavidW says, "There's a reason I saved. I figured there might be disagreement on our next step." | ||||
| djfletch says, "yeah see if mother wants the coin first if you like" | ||||
| Nitku says, "We should spend it all on shoes" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "This is as far as I've played, if memory serves." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Nitku), "heh" | ||||
| two-star says, "I was hoping we could spend it all on liquor." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Okay, give it to mother. Man, I can't wait to grow up." | ||||
| djfletch says, "or on more pudding" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Village Street near Tavern Floyd | This is the main road through town. This road continues deeper into Floyd | the village when traversed to the north, and leads back down the Floyd | mountainous path to home when traveled south. Peals of laughter can be Floyd | heard from the tavern to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to **), "EXACTLY" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | As you begin to start back home, you feel a pang that compels you to Floyd | stay in town a little longer. You would so much like to return home Floyd | with something to cheer up your brother. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "well." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "There you go, then." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Game decided we stay." | ||||
| DavidW asks, "North?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Sure." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Village Street near Toy Shop Floyd | Further down the road, you see children playing some sort of game in Floyd | the town square. Beyond them, a small theater production is taking Floyd | place. You pass a window of one of the shops filled with a dazzling Floyd | display of dolls and toys of all shapes and sizes. Your favorite place Floyd | in town, the toy store lies to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Toys? Or medicine?" | |||
| Touchy says, "Medicine." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I think ** is about to get his wish, kid-style." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Laughter = Medicine" | ||||
| two-star says, "If we give him toys, we inherit them when he dies." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Blowing the money on toys is kind of like blowing it on liquor." | ||||
| Touchy says, "We're the older sister we have to be responsible." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "hahaha - Oh, wow, you're right. I feel better." | ||||
| DavidW asks (of Touchy), "I've never had a sister. Is that what they're like?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to two-star), "YAY" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I think we should at least look in the toy store. Just to see." | ||||
| Touchy says, "Alright." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Okay." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x toy store" | ||||
Floyd | You might occasionally become lost in other parts of town, but you Floyd | know the path to the toy shop well. The window facing the main path Floyd | through town is a delight for the senses and the imagination. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "I do like being in toyshops." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||||
Floyd | You might occasionally become lost in other parts of town, but you Floyd | know the path to the toy shop well. The window facing the main path Floyd | through town is a delight for the senses and the imagination. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Yes." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Toy Shop Floyd | Stepping across the threshold into the toy shop, you are overcome by a Floyd | stunning display of all the toys a child could want. Filling the Floyd | shelves are colorful stuffed bears, bouncing balls, games and puzzles, Floyd | shiny trinkets and gizmos, dolls of all shapes and sizes, and even a Floyd | polished red wagon. There are racks full of frilly dresses and boxes Floyd | brimming with fancy bonnets and ribbons. The old shopkeeper peers at Floyd | you curiously from behind his desk. Floyd | Floyd | As you gaze in awe from one toy to the next, your eyes come to rest Floyd | upon a strikingly pair of fine leather shoes on a pedestal in front of Floyd | the clothes display. Floyd | Floyd | > | two-star says, "I kinda suspect that this is the sort of game that will only give us one option anyway." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shoes" | ||||
Floyd | Quite simply, these are the finest, most handsome pair of shoes you Floyd | have ever laid eyes upon. You could not imagine a more perfect Floyd | solstice gift for Sander who has had to wear his tight and tattered Floyd | old shoes for so long. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Somehow, I don't think of shoes as 'toys'." | |||
| Nitku exclaims, "And the shoes cost... one silver coin!" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dresses" | ||||
Floyd | Which do you mean, the toys or the fancy clothes? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "clothes" | ||||
Floyd | On many an occasion, you have wished that you could dress up in those Floyd | fancy dresses, ribbons, bonnets, and bows instead of the plain garment Floyd | you wear to work in the field. Floyd | Floyd | > | two-star says, "Yeah, but if we give him a doll, he'll won't like it, and then we can kind of permanently borrow it." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x toys" | ||||
Floyd | You have had many dreams and fantasies about the hours of fun you Floyd | could have playing with all of these toys. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about shoes" | ||||
Floyd | The shopkeeper smiles, "Ah, they are a fine pair of shoes, aren't Floyd | they? Those shoes were specially made by the best shoemaker in the Floyd | village for a special solstice treat. It is very lucky for you that Floyd | they are still in the shop tonight! Eh," he pauses and rubs his chin Floyd | looking suddenly forlorn, "You do have something to buy them with, Floyd | yes?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "play with toys" | ||||
Floyd | Alas, that only seems possible in your imaginings. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I have a feeling he'd give a dirty little munchkin like us those shoes for whatever money we had." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "show coin to shopkeeper" | ||||
Floyd | "Ah, now you've really got something there!", the shopkeeper grins. Floyd | "Anything you would like to buy with it?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about toys" | ||||
Floyd | The shopkeeper does not respond, but merely keeps looking over his Floyd | notes and ledgers. All the young children know the old man has been Floyd | going deaf for years now. You shrug your shoulders and continue Floyd | inspecting the shop. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Shoes?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "flip coin" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "buy toys" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to buy the toys with? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "coin" | ||||
Floyd | Your heart delights that you could finally buy something from this toy Floyd | shop, but you suddenly remember Sander. It would mean so much more if Floyd | you could cheer him up this solstice eve. Floyd | Floyd | > | two-star says, "Bah. I implemented flip coin in *my* game." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah, railroad." | ||||
| djfletch says, "these better be magic healing shoes" | ||||
| Jacqueline smiles at **. | ||||
| DavidW says, "It might not be the only option. There were kids playing further in the village." | ||||
| Nitku says, "Let's check the kids before buying them" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, we could look around, I guess." | ||||
| Nitku says, "them = the shoes, not the kids" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Village Street near Toy Shop Floyd | Further down the road, you see children playing some sort of game in Floyd | the town square. Beyond them, a small theater production is taking Floyd | place. You pass a window of one of the shops filled with a dazzling Floyd | display of dolls and toys of all shapes and sizes. Your favorite place Floyd | in town, the toy store lies to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Well, we could make more money if we buy a child and then sell it into slavery." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "But yes." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x children" | ||||
Floyd | Looking down the village street into the town square, you see a group Floyd | of children merrily around a tall pole. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pole" | ||||
Floyd | In keeping with tradition, sheaves of grain are placed on a pole and Floyd | set up in the town square on solstice eve. In the morning, the dozens Floyd | of chirping birds hungrily eating the grain will make the celebration Floyd | all the more merry. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grain" | ||||
Floyd | In keeping with tradition, sheaves of grain are placed on a pole and Floyd | set up in the town square on solstice eve. In the morning, the dozens Floyd | of chirping birds hungrily eating the grain will make the celebration Floyd | all the more merry. Floyd | Floyd | > | Nitku says, "We could buy a spare brother" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You do not recognize anyone in the town square and decide to observe Floyd | the scene from where you stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "dance" | ||||
Floyd | You begin to sway from side to side, humming to yourself. Then you Floyd | twirl 'round and 'round making your dress billow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing" | ||||
Floyd | Your sing joyously into the open air. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "play" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to play with? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "pole" | ||||
Floyd | Alas, that only seems possible in your imaginings. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "play with kids" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "we are shy" | |||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "play with children" | ||||
Floyd | Alas, that only seems possible in your imaginings. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| two-star says (to floyd), "x my dress" | ||||
Floyd | Your dress is simple and plain. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We better buy the magic soltice shoes for poor sick Sander." | |||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "climb pole" | ||||
Floyd | That would not seem to be worth the effort. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "get grain" | ||||
Floyd | You are not in the town square. Besides, you are much too fascinated Floyd | by the toy shop to pay it any more notice. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "You make them sound nicer than I think they really are, but I agree." | |||
| DavidW says, "Well, they're no kitten pumps." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Toy Shop Floyd | Stepping across the threshold into the toy shop, you are overcome by a Floyd | stunning display of all the toys a child could want. Filling the Floyd | shelves are colorful stuffed bears, bouncing balls, games and puzzles, Floyd | shiny trinkets and gizmos, dolls of all shapes and sizes, and even a Floyd | polished red wagon. There are racks full of frilly dresses and boxes Floyd | brimming with fancy bonnets and ribbons. The old shopkeeper peers at Floyd | you curiously from behind his desk. Floyd | Floyd | As you gaze in awe from one toy to the next, your eyes come to rest Floyd | upon a strikingly pair of fine leather shoes on a pedestal in front of Floyd | the clothes display. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "buy shoes with coin" | ||||
Floyd | The shopkeeper takes the coin from you and looks back and forth upon Floyd | it and the fine leather shoes. "Well my dear, I have to tell you that Floyd | this silver coin does not quite equal the price of these shoes ... " Floyd | The shopkeeper pauses as you stare at him with disappointment brimming Floyd | in your eyes. "But after all, it is solstice eve ... Ah, very well Floyd | then. Here, take the shoes to your brother. Now run along back home, Floyd | it is getting late!" And with that, the shopkeeper gives you the pair Floyd | of leather shoes. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh man, yeah. Hello Kitty Shoes!" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Darn, timing." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "One would think a toyshop'd have Hello Kitty Shoes, though." | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "wear shoes" | ||||
Floyd | They are a present for your brother! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "eat shoes" | ||||
Floyd | That would hardly agree with you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "haha" | |||
| Touchy says, "nice message" | ||||
| DavidW says, "We better get home before wolf/snowstorm/vampire eats us." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Village Street near Toy Shop Floyd | Further down the road, you see children playing some sort of game in Floyd | the town square. Beyond them, a small theater production is taking Floyd | place. You pass a window of one of the shops filled with a dazzling Floyd | display of dolls and toys of all shapes and sizes. Your favorite place Floyd | in town, the toy store lies to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Village Street near Tavern Floyd | This is the main road through town. This road continues deeper into Floyd | the village when traversed to the north, and leads back down the Floyd | mountainous path to home when traveled south. Peals of laughter can be Floyd | heard from the tavern to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You begin the trek back home with the sun already sinking below the Floyd | horizon. You will have worried your poor mother sick! Floyd | Floyd | As the wind picks up and begins whipping your hair and dress furiously Floyd | about, you cover your face and try to hurry back faster than ever. Floyd | Suddenly, the black storm clouds that had been threatening the horizon Floyd | for so long swoop down at an alarming rate that completely engulfs the Floyd | valley leaving you no choice but to stumble on in darkness. Cold, wet Floyd | droplets suddenly pummel your skin as a furious snowstorm erupts. Floyd | Thousands upon thousands of snowflakes swirl about in a blinding Floyd | blizzard. You stumble off of the path in blindness and tumble down the Floyd | side of the mountain ... Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You awake finding yourself staring at a silvery round orb in a Floyd | midnight blue sky. You are lying on your back in a small forest Floyd | clearing covered for the most part in soft, powdery snow. Shivering, Floyd | you stand up, swat the snow from your dress, and shake icy droplets Floyd | from your long hair. The snowy forest landscape appears completely Floyd | foreign, as if you have stumbled into some kind of winter wonderland. Floyd | Floyd | Dense Forest near Thicket Floyd | The silvery moonlight softly illuminates the nearby branches of this Floyd | dense forest and reflects from snowy patches along the cold ground. Floyd | Although your range of sight is limited by the darkness, the brambles Floyd | appear passable to the north and southwest. A glowing orb to the north Floyd | sends streaks of yellow light through the gnarled branches. Floyd | Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by eight points.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "score" | ||||
Floyd | So far, you have scored 10 out of a possible 100, in 77 turns. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "full score" | ||||
Floyd | So far, you have scored 10 out of a possible 100, in 77 turns. Floyd | Floyd | > | djfletch says, "great, now we're hallucinating as we die of hypothermia" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x orb" | ||||
Floyd | You peer through the knots and tangles of the thicket brambles, but Floyd | cannot discern anything else about the glowing yellow light in the Floyd | distance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | This is a small clearing in the dark wood which is singular for a Floyd | large beautiful oak tree growing here. The moonlight filters through Floyd | the dark bare branches and makes unusual patterns on the snowy ground. Floyd | A path runs through the little clearing from the east to the west, but Floyd | many other directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | A lit lantern hangs just within your reach from one of the long Floyd | twisted branches of the oak. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lantern" | ||||
Floyd | The lantern emits a bright and glowing yellow light. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| two-star says (to floyd), "x lantern" | ||||
Floyd | The lantern emits a bright and glowing yellow light. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take lantern" | ||||
Floyd | Just as your hands are about to touch the glowing lantern, the branch Floyd | upon which it hangs abruptly swoops up out of your reach. Only when Floyd | you step back does the branch lower back to its original position. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x moon" | ||||
Floyd | The bright and silvery full moon hanging in the night sky illuminates Floyd | the snowy patches at your feet and provides the light by which you are Floyd | able to view this strange and snowy world in which you have fallen. Floyd | Floyd | You suddenly hear a rustling above you, but before you can react, you Floyd | are pummeled by clumps of snow as the icy patches are dislodged from Floyd | the branches above. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Okay, creepy." | |||
| DavidW says, "I think the trees are alive." | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "look up" | ||||
Floyd | That was only understood you as far as wanting to look. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "er, mobile, I mean." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trees" | ||||
Floyd | The forest is full of magnificent tall fir trees. They fill the wood Floyd | with a wonderful fresh pine scent. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "talk to it then" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to tree" | ||||
Floyd | Which do you mean, the fir trees or the oak tree? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x oak tree" | ||||
Floyd | The great oak tree in this clearing is devoid of all leaves as it Floyd | would be at this time of the year. The long and gangly branches are Floyd | crisply silhouetted by the full silvery-white moon hanging in the dark Floyd | sky. You notice some unusual folds in the bark of the oak. You imagine Floyd | that these folds resemble a kind of face with two eyes and a closed Floyd | mouth. As you approach the trunk to examine it further, the 'eye' Floyd | folds suddenly split open revealing dark gaps, and from the opening Floyd | 'mouth' a deep throaty voice suddenly booms, "Wait right there, little Floyd | lass! Come any closer, and I might eat you up fast!" With that, all of Floyd | the dryad's branches seem to wriggle as if he were taking a great Floyd | stretch, and the lantern, in turn, bobs up and down. He stares at you Floyd | with a bemused expression. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy asks, "fir trees that smell like pine?" | |||
| Touchy says, "I always thought those where two sorts of trees." | ||||
| two-star says (to floyd), "smell fir trees" | ||||
Floyd | The fragrant fir trees fill the wood with a terrific scent. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "dryad, hello" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad's deep voice reverberates through the wood, "Why hello there Floyd | little lass. No, no ... do not come any closer, for I might eat you up Floyd | fast!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about lantern" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad raises the lantern up out of your reach and looks at you Floyd | with pity. "So sorry, young thing, but without this light, I have no Floyd | solstice cheer to bring. But take heart, little sprite, the moon is Floyd | full and bright on this most snowy solstice night!" Then after pausing Floyd | to reflect he adds, "Now if you had a bundle of fairy glow rocks, what Floyd | a find! But alas, the ore grows deep in the old dwarf's mine." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about fairy glow rocks" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad appears to be staring whimsically at the great silvery moon Floyd | overhead and does not seem to be paying any attention to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about rocks" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad appears to be staring whimsically at the great silvery moon Floyd | overhead and does not seem to be paying any attention to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about mine" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad appears to be staring whimsically at the great silvery moon Floyd | overhead and does not seem to be paying any attention to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about moon" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad stares whimsically at the moon, "Look how it shines so pure Floyd | and white as it bursts from the night. Lo, what a sight!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about dwarf" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad appears to be staring whimsically at the great silvery moon Floyd | overhead and does not seem to be paying any attention to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Now I am understanding what maga meant when he said he didn't play this game too long because it was so twee. Which is evidently a word for 'cutesy.'" | ||||
| Touchy says, "hehe" | ||||
| Touchy asks, "He doesn't like twee?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "well, 'twee' is a variant of cutesy." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I had never heard the word twee before." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Anyway." | ||||
| Touchy asks, "And he obviously doesn't like cutesy?" | ||||
| Touchy says, "huh...whole new meaning for tweetie" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "climb dryad" | ||||
Floyd | You consider moving closer. But on second thought, you imagine it Floyd | might be most unpleasant if the dryad were to actually eat you as he Floyd | so casually mentioned. Floyd | Floyd | > | Nitku says, "Now to find an axe" | |||
| DavidW says, "cutesy is like tra-la-la, while twee is more tum-diddle-diddle" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Nitku), "heehee" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "Ah. That clears it up." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "So... move?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf2" | ||||
Floyd | Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lionheart says (to DW), "Excellent" | |||
| DavidW says, "I suspect we must search the forest, maybe find the cave mentioned." | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | As you walk, the forest thins and soon, you leave it behind entirely. Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lionheart arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. | DavidW says, "keep looking" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Cave Entrance Floyd | This is the base of a giant mountain to the north. The rocky landscape Floyd | continues to the west. Snow-covered plateaus glisten in the moonlight Floyd | high above. The path stops just in front of the mouth of a cave in the Floyd | mountainside to the west. Railroad tracks lead from deep inside the Floyd | cave to a large pile of round stones a few yards from the cave Floyd | entrance. Looking to the east and southeast, you see the edge of the Floyd | snowy hills. The mountainous terrain appears impassable in other Floyd | directions. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the faint groaning of creaky wheels echoing from within the Floyd | cave. The scraping of metal becomes louder and louder, and suddenly an Floyd | old mining cart filled with small grey stones emerges from the cave Floyd | entrance. A stocky, pug-nosed dwarf with a lit candle on his hat Floyd | pushes the cart along the tracks from behind. Quite oblivious or Floyd | unconcerned by your presence, he continues pushing the cart until it Floyd | reaches the stone pile where he dumps his load of stones. He then Floyd | slowly marches around the cart to the other side and pushes it back Floyd | into the darkness of the cave. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stones" | ||||
Floyd | The tall rock pile is made up of hundreds and hundreds of small, grey Floyd | rounded stones. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x stones" | ||||
Floyd | The tall rock pile is made up of hundreds and hundreds of small, grey Floyd | rounded stones. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search stones" | ||||
Floyd | The tall rock pile is made up of hundreds and hundreds of small, grey Floyd | rounded stones. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell stones" | ||||
Floyd | You smell nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coal" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x track" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "get stones" | ||||
Floyd | You take a handful of the round, grey rocks, but they soon become Floyd | unwieldy. Since you cannot find a suitable place to keep any more than Floyd | a handful, you have to stop at that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "count stones" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "rub stones" | ||||
Floyd | (the rock pile) Floyd | Little is changed by this. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. Without a lit candle, I bet we can't go in the cave very far." | |||
| Nitku asks, "Did we try to light the candle with the lantern?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "no" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "No." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Easy enough to go back. It's not far." | ||||
| Nitku says, "I'll try it" | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you stand in this small clearing in Floyd | the dark wood. The moonlight filters through his dark bare branches Floyd | and makes unusual patterns on the snowy ground. A path runs through Floyd | the little clearing from the east to the west, but many other Floyd | directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | A lit lantern hangs just within your reach from one of the long Floyd | twisted branches of the oak. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "light candle" | ||||
Floyd | If you were to light the candle, the melting wax would surely burn Floyd | you. Besides, the candle is small, made more for decoration than Floyd | illumination. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "huh" | |||
| Nitku says, "damn" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "So much for that." | ||||
| Touchy says, "Maybe we can just follow the little bugger" | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "w.nw" | ||||
Floyd | As you walk, the forest thins and soon, you leave it behind entirely. Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Cave Entrance Floyd | This is the base of a giant mountain to the north. The rocky landscape Floyd | continues to the west. Snow-covered plateaus glisten in the moonlight Floyd | high above. The path stops just in front of the mouth of a cave in the Floyd | mountainside to the west. Railroad tracks lead from deep inside the Floyd | cave to a large pile of round stones a few yards from the cave Floyd | entrance. Looking to the east and southeast, you see the edge of the Floyd | snowy hills. The mountainous terrain appears impassable in other Floyd | directions. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the faint groaning of creaky wheels echoing from within the Floyd | cave. The scraping of metal becomes louder and louder, and suddenly an Floyd | old mining cart filled with small grey stones emerges from the cave Floyd | entrance. A stocky, pug-nosed dwarf with a lit candle on his hat Floyd | pushes the cart along the tracks from behind. Quite oblivious or Floyd | unconcerned by your presence, he continues pushing the cart until it Floyd | reaches the stone pile where he dumps his load of stones. He then Floyd | slowly marches around the cart to the other side and pushes it back Floyd | into the darkness of the cave. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I suspect we should explore more, but whatever" | |||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "enter cave" | ||||
Floyd | That does not seem to be something you can enter. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "north" | |||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | The terrain is just too difficult in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Dwarf's Mine Floyd | Inside the cave, you can barely make out the shapes within this Floyd | chamber. The moonlight trickles in barely illuminating the metal Floyd | tracks upon which the cart rolls. The tracks appear to originate from Floyd | somewhere in a tunnel to the north and then divide here in this Floyd | chamber. One set of tracks leads back out to the east while the other Floyd | continues into a tunnel to the southwest. Near the junction of the Floyd | tracks, you can barely see a tall metal lever reflecting in the Floyd | moonlight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | The tunnel to the north is just wide enough for the tracks, and you Floyd | worry that if you follow them, the dwarf will run you over with his Floyd | cart when he returns. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Alas! It is much too dark to see deeper within the mine. The moonlight Floyd | barely illuminates this chamber as it is. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Wait - the lever?" | |||
| DavidW says, "yes, there's a lever" | ||||
| Lucea arrives, ready to play with the toys. | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x lever" | ||||
Floyd | The long metal lever is connected to the tracks near the junction. It Floyd | is tipped slightly from vertical in one direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It probably switches the track" | |||
| Lucea asks, "hi all, what's playing?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Winter Wonderland" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Lucea), "Winter Wonderland." | ||||
| Lucea says, "nice choice" | ||||
| Touchy says, "so we redirect the dwarf? hehe" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I suppose, if the dwarf goes sw, we can then zip north." | ||||
| two-star says, "I think we need to steal the lantern." | ||||
| Taleslinger arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. | Touchy says, "And everybody knows that dwarfs are so dumb they never know where they're going." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "I think I need to put on socks." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I think we need to trade for the lantern." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "brb" | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "pull lever" | ||||
Floyd | You grab ahold of the long lever and pull with all of your might. With Floyd | the groaning of rusted metal, the lever slowly moves. You notice that Floyd | the tracks are now connected from the tunnel to the north to the Floyd | tunnel to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | two-star says, "The dryad doesn't look like the trading type. We could throw rocks at it." | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "z.z.z.z." | ||||
Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the faint grinding of the miner's cart on the tracks as it Floyd | returns from the tunnel to the north. The cart rolls into the cave and Floyd | follows the tracks which now lead into the cave to the southwest. The Floyd | dwarf passes by oblivious to your presence. Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | The miner's cart emerges from the tunnel to the southwest and rides Floyd | upon the tracks until it crosses over the junction. The dwarf then Floyd | hobbles around to the other side of the cart and stops its motion. He Floyd | emerges from the back side of the cart and pulls the lever back. A Floyd | loud clap thunders through the caves as the track is connected back to Floyd | the tracks leading east. As he pushes the cart out of the mine, the Floyd | dwarf curves his mouth downward in a mean pout and narrows his beady Floyd | black eyes at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I thought the dryad was rather explicit. It wants fairy glow rocks from this cave." | |||
| djfletch says, "oops, too many" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh right." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Also, throwing rocks is mean." | ||||
| Lucea says, "it's been years since I've played this. all I remember is glow rocks figured into it somehow" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "This game strikes me as not mean." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Also, we can't take the rocks." | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "undo" | DavidW says, "er, the stones" | |||
Floyd | Dwarf's Mine Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a handful of grey stones Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | You hear the faint grinding of the miner's cart on the tracks as it Floyd | returns from the tunnel to the north. The cart rolls into the cave and Floyd | follows the tracks which now lead into the cave to the southwest. The Floyd | dwarf passes by oblivious to your presence. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "now north" | |||
| Nitku says, "We did, it just said we can't take them all" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | The tunnel to the north is just wide enough for the tracks, and you Floyd | worry that if you follow them, the dwarf will run you over with his Floyd | cart when he returns. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "pull the lever again" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pull lever" | ||||
Floyd | You pull and pull on the lever, but it just will not budge any more in Floyd | that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "push lever" | ||||
Floyd | You grasp the lever and try to push it, but it seems to be stuck and Floyd | won't budge. Floyd | Floyd | The miner's cart emerges from the tunnel to the southwest and rides Floyd | upon the tracks until it crosses over the junction. The dwarf then Floyd | hobbles around to the other side of the cart and stops its motion. He Floyd | emerges from the back side of the cart and pulls the lever back. A Floyd | loud clap thunders through the caves as the track is connected back to Floyd | the tracks leading east. As he pushes the cart out of the mine, the Floyd | dwarf curves his mouth downward in a mean pout and narrows his beady Floyd | black eyes at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "er push then" | |||
| Nitku says, "Let's explore some more" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "pull lever" | ||||
Floyd | You hear the squeaky wheels of the miner's cart rapidly approaching Floyd | and decide it best to step away from the tracks. Floyd | Floyd | The dwarf pushing the old miner's cart reappears at the tunnel Floyd | entrance and passes by apparently uninterested in your presence. He Floyd | and the cart vanish from view into the tunnel to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yeah. I didn't think we knew enough yet." | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "Now push?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh wait, just saw." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "hm." | ||||
| DavidW says, "It's already pushed back." | ||||
| Touchy asks, "Huh..but shouldn't we flip it when the dwarf is outside?" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Right, and won't move in either direction, right?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a handful of grey stones Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Touchy), "We're a little unclear as yet what we're trying to accomplish. Exploring more might help." | |||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Dwarf's Mine Floyd | Inside the cave, you can barely make out the shapes within this Floyd | chamber. The moonlight trickles in barely illuminating the metal Floyd | tracks upon which the cart rolls. The tracks appear to originate from Floyd | somewhere in a tunnel to the north and then divide here in this Floyd | chamber. One set of tracks leads back out to the east while the other | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x track" | ||||
Floyd | continues into a tunnel to the southwest. Near the junction of the Floyd | tracks, you can barely see a tall metal lever reflecting in the Floyd | moonlight. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I was just about to ask if we explored things in the other directions from the woods." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tracks" | ||||
Floyd | The metal tracks split at a junction in the center of this cave. Floyd | Leading into the cave from a tunnel to the north, one line of tracks Floyd | leads into the darkness of the southwestern tunnel, and the other Floyd | leads out of the cave to the east. The dim silver moonlight reflects Floyd | off of the long think metal strips with an eerie bluish sheen. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Weren't there two directions out of the initial woods?" | |||
| DavidW says, "yes. N and SW" | ||||
| Lucea says, "yeah, I vaguely remember that exploring more helps, depending on what we've done alreay" | ||||
| Lucea says, "already, too" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Also E, W and more from the dryad." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Also E from Cave Entrance." | ||||
| Touchy says, "Alright David explore away" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Cave Entrance Floyd | This is the base of a giant mountain to the north. The rocky landscape Floyd | continues to the west. Snow-covered plateaus glisten in the moonlight Floyd | high above. The path stops just in front of the mouth of a cave in the Floyd | mountainside to the west. Railroad tracks lead from deep inside the Floyd | cave to a large pile of round stones a few yards from the cave Floyd | entrance. Looking to the east and southeast, you see the edge of the Floyd | snowy hills. The mountainous terrain appears impassable in other Floyd | directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | The vast expanse of snowy hills continue in nearly all directions. A Floyd | tall mountain rises to the west, and you can barely make out the Floyd | forest edge to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you stand in this small clearing in Floyd | the dark wood. The moonlight filters through his dark bare branches Floyd | and makes unusual patterns on the snowy ground. A path runs through Floyd | the little clearing from the east to the west, but many other Floyd | directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | A lit lantern hangs just within your reach from one of the long Floyd | twisted branches of the oak. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw stones at dryad" | ||||
Floyd | That would hardly help the situation. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw stones at lantern" | ||||
Floyd | That would hardly help the situation. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rows" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Clearing near Cottage Floyd | The front of a small wooden cottage faces to the west on the far side Floyd | of this forest clearing. Without the concealing canopy of branches, Floyd | you see shiny points of light twinkle in the dark sky. The underbrush Floyd | has grown thick in this area, but it has been cleared away to the east Floyd | and also looks passable to the southeast. The stone-lined path leads Floyd | back into the forest to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "oooh" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x cottage" | ||||
Floyd | The cottage is of modest size and made almost entirely of dark, coarse Floyd | wood. The windows appear to be covered from the inside by thick Floyd | curtains and appear very dark. Ashen-grey smoke curls up out of the Floyd | chimney and drifts out of the clearing on the cool winter breeze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stars" | ||||
Floyd | The midnight sky is blanketed with thousands of brilliantly shining Floyd | points of starlight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x smoke" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You cautiously make your way up to the front door. Floyd | Floyd | Porch Floyd | The wooden floorboards creak and groan as you tread upon them. The Floyd | front door is closed to the east, and a short flight of steps lead Floyd | back to the forest clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on door" | ||||
Floyd | You rap gently on the front door but hear no response. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||||
Floyd | The door is made of strong, thick wood and is carved with decorative Floyd | swirls. The door handle is a shiny round knob, and underneath it you Floyd | spot a large keyhole from which a soft warm light emanates. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through keyhole" | ||||
Floyd | You peer into the keyhole and see a narrow vision of the room beyond. Floyd | The cottage appears cozy and well decorated with large comfy furniture Floyd | and splendid knickknacks. A roaring fire casts pulsating shadows about Floyd | the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x floorboards" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Porch Floyd | The wooden floorboards creak and groan as you tread upon them. The Floyd | front door is closed to the east, and a short flight of steps lead Floyd | back to the forest clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on door" | ||||
Floyd | You rap gently on the front door but hear no response. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||||
Floyd | You try to turn the handle, but alas, it does not budge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under floorboards" | ||||
Floyd | You search and search, but find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x swirls" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x steps" | ||||
Floyd | The steps lead down to the forest clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under steps" | ||||
Floyd | You search and search, but find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | The porch is surrounded by a wooden railing except for the steps to Floyd | the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x railing" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Porch Floyd | The wooden floorboards creak and groan as you tread upon them. The Floyd | front door is closed to the east, and a short flight of steps lead Floyd | back to the forest clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Clearing near Cottage Floyd | The front of a small wooden cottage faces to the west on the far side Floyd | of this forest clearing. Without the concealing canopy of branches, Floyd | you see shiny points of light twinkle in the dark sky. The underbrush Floyd | has grown thick in this area, but it has been cleared away to the east Floyd | and also looks passable to the southeast. The stone-lined path leads Floyd | back into the forest to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x underbrush" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush has grown wild in some patches throughout the forest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush has grown wild in some patches throughout the forest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | South of Cottage Floyd | The forest thins slightly near this side of the house, but traversal Floyd | in this area is hindered by the dense underbrush. From this vantage Floyd | point, you can see that the wooden cottage to the north sits up above Floyd | the ground on short stilts. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline went to get more coffee and is now catching up. | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under cottage" | ||||
Floyd | You search and search, but find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You crouch down and crawl under the cottage. You soon discover a gap Floyd | in the foundation that is nearly tall enough for you to stand in. Floyd | Floyd | Crawl Space Floyd | This is a dark crawl space beneath the wooden cottage. When you try to Floyd | stand upright, you nearly bang your head upon a wooden surface above Floyd | you. As you look up at the ceiling of this crawl space, you see faint Floyd | streaks of yellow light seeping through the wooden ceiling in the Floyd | pattern of a large rectangle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push rectangle" | ||||
Floyd | You push up against the wooden ceiling in the middle of the Floyd | light-formed rectangle, and one side gives way. This appears to be a Floyd | trap door leading into the cottage. Floyd | Floyd | Cottage Floyd | The cottage is warm and cozy. Burning candles resting in sconces along Floyd | the walls twinkle brightly illuminating the room in flickering yellow Floyd | light. The cottage appears to be just a one-room dwelling. The front Floyd | door is closed to the west. A large walk-in wardrobe has been pushed Floyd | up against one of the walls; its door is closed. The portion of the Floyd | room near the trap door would seem to serve as the kitchen equipped Floyd | with cupboards from which hang cups and saucers. Near the center of Floyd | the room stands a modest table surrounded by a few chairs. Centered in Floyd | the middle of the table is a large glass dome filled with many Floyd | translucent spheres that glisten in the firelight. Aside from various Floyd | knickknacks strewn about, you notice a large couch with fluffy pillows Floyd | facing the fireplace. A large black kettle hangs in the fireplace Floyd | above a raging fire. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "I was about to make a remark about coffee at this time of day...." | |||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "x couch" | ||||
Floyd | The couch is much more luxurious than anything that would be in your Floyd | parent's house. In fact, this entire room is cozy and comfortable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "search knickknacks" | ||||
Floyd | All of these items are probably very important to whomever lives here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x kettle" | ||||
Floyd | You try to lean over the kettle to see the water inside, but the Floyd | rising steam is simply too hot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dome" | ||||
Floyd | The large glass dome has an ornately carved base made up of three Floyd | rings. The translucent blue spheres within click against the glass Floyd | dome as they move about in mesmerizing swirls. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x spheres" | ||||
Floyd | The small orbs are translucent fist-sized spheres that have a silvery Floyd | bluish cast when light reflects from their smooth, shiny surfaces. The Floyd | orbs churn about within the dome encasement almost as if looking for Floyd | an escape. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open dome" | ||||
Floyd | You pull upon the glass dome, but it will not budge. It appears to be Floyd | locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wardrobe" | ||||
Floyd | A tall wooden wardrobe stands against one of the cottage walls. The Floyd | wardrobe doors are closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||||
Floyd | The wardrobe doors creak as you open them. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in it" | ||||
Floyd | Peering inside of the dark wardrobe, you see several curious items of Floyd | clothing hanging inside. A pair of slippers and boots have been Floyd | stashed in the back corner of the wardrobe. Along the back wall of the Floyd | wardrobe, you notice several rows of shelves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x slippers" | ||||
Floyd | The clothing most likely belongs to the owner of the house. None of Floyd | the clothes or shoes stored in the wardrobe are your size. You poke Floyd | about through the clothes but find nothing else. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shelves" | ||||
Floyd | Resting upon one of the shelves at the back of the wardrobe is a fine Floyd | black top hat which seems of quite a different style then the other Floyd | wardrobe items. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x top hat" | ||||
Floyd | The black top hat is finely crafted of smooth black silk. A royal blue Floyd | silk band encircles the brow. As you stare at the hat, it appears Floyd | special somehow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear it" | ||||
Floyd | You put on the top hat and imagine yourself looking quite handsome Floyd | while attending a fancy ball. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove it" | ||||
Floyd | You take off the fine black top hat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in it" | ||||
Floyd | The black top hat is finely crafted of smooth black silk. A royal blue Floyd | silk band encircles the brow. As you stare at the hat, it appears Floyd | special somehow. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Interesting turn of events." | |||
| Lucea says, "is there a snowman anywhere around" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close wardrobe" | ||||
Floyd | You close the wardrobe. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "and wasn't there -- hey, coal" | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "produce rabbit from hat" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Lucea), "We haven't seen one yet." | |||
| Lucea says, "(I swear I don't remember this part)" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Maybe we can make one." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search couch" | ||||
Floyd | The couch is much more luxurious than anything that would be in your Floyd | parent's house. In fact, this entire room is cozy and comfortable. Floyd | Floyd | > | Nitku says, "Or maybe a Victorian villain" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under pillows" | ||||
Floyd | You search and search, but find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Cottage Floyd | The cottage is warm and cozy. Burning candles resting in sconces along Floyd | the walls twinkle brightly illuminating the room in flickering yellow Floyd | light. The cottage appears to be just a one-room dwelling. The front Floyd | door is closed to the west. A large walk-in wardrobe has been pushed Floyd | up against one of the walls; its door is closed. The portion of the Floyd | room near the trap door would seem to serve as the kitchen equipped Floyd | with cupboards from which hang cups and saucers. Near the center of Floyd | the room stands a modest table surrounded by a few chairs. Centered in Floyd | the middle of the table is a large glass dome filled with many Floyd | translucent spheres that glisten in the firelight. Aside from various Floyd | knickknacks strewn about, you notice a large couch with fluffy pillows Floyd | facing the fireplace. A large black kettle hangs in the fireplace Floyd | above a raging fire. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "x rings" | ||||
Floyd | The etchings of the vertically stacked rings line up in four columns Floyd | at equal distances around the circumference. Looking at the column of Floyd | etchings above the embossed arrow, the top ring carving resembles a Floyd | star, the middle ring etching is a wreath, and the bottom ring etching Floyd | is a toy horse. | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "open wardrobe" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | The wardrobe doors creak as you open them. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I thought we were done with the wardrobe." | |||
| Lionheart says, "All top hats seem pretty special to me, but I'm bourgeois." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||||
Floyd | It is simply a plain, wooden table. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" | ||||
Floyd | The large fireplace is made of red bricks. A long, thin stocking has Floyd | been hung from the mantle. A raging fire blazes in the hearth causing Floyd | the kettle's water to boil ferociously. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stocking" | ||||
Floyd | The brown stocking is long and thin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lionheart says, "Still, there must be a better way to hint that there must have been some magic in that old silk hat we found." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "I say we run away from our dying brother and life of poverty and just live here." | ||||
| two-star says, "Wait. Vertically stacked rings. Could it be--" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "look in stocking" | ||||
Floyd | The brown stocking is long and thin. Floyd | Floyd | > | two-star says, "TOWER OF HANOI" | |||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "wear stocking" | ||||
Floyd | The stocking is much too big for you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "x star ring" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a stocking Floyd | a fine black top hat Floyd | a handful of grey stones Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "x stones" | ||||
Floyd | The grey stones are small and spherical. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh. The rings are a combo lock, I guess." | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "x arrow" | ||||
Floyd | The arrow carved upon the bottom support of the dome points inward Floyd | giving significance to the column of carvings centered just above the Floyd | tip. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "turn ring" | ||||
Floyd | Which do you mean, the top ring, the middle ring or the bottom ring? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "x top ring" | ||||
Floyd | The top ring of the dome's base has four equidistant carvings around Floyd | its perimeter. As you circle the dome to the right, you see carvings Floyd | which resemble a star, a wreath, a candy cane, and a figure of a toy Floyd | horse. Floyd | Floyd | The etchings of the vertically stacked rings line up in four columns Floyd | at equal distances around the circumference. Looking at the column of Floyd | etchings above the embossed arrow, the top ring carving resembles a Floyd | star, the middle ring etching is a wreath, and the bottom ring etching Floyd | is a toy horse. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "x middle ring" | ||||
Floyd | The middle ring of the dome's base has four equidistant carvings Floyd | around its perimeter. As you circle the dome to the right, you see Floyd | carvings which resemble a wreath, a candy cane, a toy horse, and a Floyd | figure of a star. Floyd | Floyd | The etchings of the vertically stacked rings line up in four columns Floyd | at equal distances around the circumference. Looking at the column of Floyd | etchings above the embossed arrow, the top ring carving resembles a Floyd | star, the middle ring etching is a wreath, and the bottom ring etching Floyd | is a toy horse. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I bet if we turn the rings to the correct trio, the dome will unlock." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Sounds good. Go fer it." | ||||
| Nitku says, "We don't know the combination" | ||||
| DavidW asks, "But Jacqueline, I don't know the correct trio yet. Do you?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, I thought you meant match them up." | ||||
| Touchy says, "I'll take the three-star" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Sorry." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Touchy), "Try it if you like." | ||||
| djfletch says, "let's try setting them all to the same" | ||||
| two-star says, "there's only 4^3 combinations. We can brute force it." | ||||
| DavidW says, "ugh" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "turn top ring" | ||||
Floyd | You turn the top ring to the right and it clicks into place once Floyd | offset by a quarter turn. Simultaneously, the middle ring moves one Floyd | quarter turn to the right as well. Floyd | Floyd | The etchings of the vertically stacked rings line up in four columns Floyd | at equal distances around the circumference. Looking at the column of Floyd | etchings above the embossed arrow, the top ring carving resembles a Floyd | wreath, the middle ring etching is a candy cane, and the bottom ring Floyd | etching is a toy horse. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "there might be an engraving somewhere" | |||
| djfletch says, "hmm" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "If this were a graphic adventure we'd find a notebook filled with sketches." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ribbon" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "turn bottom ring" | ||||
Floyd | You turn the bottom ring to the right and it clicks into place once Floyd | offset by a quarter turn. Simultaneously, the top ring moves one Floyd | quarter turn to the right as well. Floyd | Floyd | The etchings of the vertically stacked rings line up in four columns Floyd | at equal distances around the circumference. Looking at the column of Floyd | etchings above the embossed arrow, the top ring carving resembles a Floyd | candy cane, the middle ring etching is a candy cane, and the bottom Floyd | ring etching is a star. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "turn middle ring" | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "turn middle ring" | ||||
Floyd | You turn the middle ring to the left and it clicks into place once Floyd | offset by a quarter turn. Simultaneously, the bottom ring moves one Floyd | quarter turn to the left as well. Floyd | Floyd | The etchings of the vertically stacked rings line up in four columns Floyd | at equal distances around the circumference. Looking at the column of Floyd | etchings above the embossed arrow, the top ring carving resembles a Floyd | candy cane, the middle ring etching is a wreath, and the bottom ring Floyd | etching is a toy horse. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | You turn the middle ring to the left and it clicks into place once Floyd | offset by a quarter turn. Simultaneously, the bottom ring moves one Floyd | quarter turn to the left as well. Floyd | Floyd | The etchings of the vertically stacked rings line up in four columns Floyd | at equal distances around the circumference. Looking at the column of Floyd | etchings above the embossed arrow, the top ring carving resembles a Floyd | candy cane, the middle ring etching is a star, and the bottom ring Floyd | etching is a candy cane. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "turn middle ring right" | ||||
Floyd | The ring does not appear to turn in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh. It's one of those puzzles." | |||
| djfletch says, "I need to draw a diagram" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "x top ring" | ||||
Floyd | The top ring of the dome's base has four equidistant carvings around Floyd | its perimeter. As you circle the dome to the right, you see carvings Floyd | which resemble a star, a wreath, a candy cane, and a figure of a toy Floyd | horse. Floyd | Floyd | The etchings of the vertically stacked rings line up in four columns Floyd | at equal distances around the circumference. Looking at the column of Floyd | etchings above the embossed arrow, the top ring carving resembles a Floyd | candy cane, the middle ring etching is a star, and the bottom ring Floyd | etching is a candy cane. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "x middle ring" | ||||
Floyd | The middle ring of the dome's base has four equidistant carvings Floyd | around its perimeter. As you circle the dome to the right, you see Floyd | carvings which resemble a wreath, a candy cane, a toy horse, and a Floyd | figure of a star. Floyd | Floyd | The etchings of the vertically stacked rings line up in four columns Floyd | at equal distances around the circumference. Looking at the column of Floyd | etchings above the embossed arrow, the top ring carving resembles a Floyd | candy cane, the middle ring etching is a star, and the bottom ring Floyd | etching is a candy cane. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "so if we turn the middle the bottom turns" | |||
| Touchy says, "and bottom also turns top" | ||||
| DavidW says, "and top turns middle" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "x bottom ring" | ||||
Floyd | The bottom ring of the dome's base has four equidistant carvings Floyd | around its perimeter. As you circle the dome to the right, you see Floyd | carvings which resemble a toy horse, a star, a wreath, and an etching Floyd | of a candy cane. Floyd | Floyd | The etchings of the vertically stacked rings line up in four columns Floyd | at equal distances around the circumference. Looking at the column of Floyd | etchings above the embossed arrow, the top ring carving resembles a Floyd | candy cane, the middle ring etching is a star, and the bottom ring Floyd | etching is a candy cane. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "alright that should be easy enough" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn bottom" | ||||
Floyd | You turn the bottom ring to the right and it clicks into place once Floyd | offset by a quarter turn. Simultaneously, the top ring moves one Floyd | quarter turn to the right as well. Floyd | Floyd | The etchings of the vertically stacked rings line up in four columns Floyd | at equal distances around the circumference. Looking at the column of Floyd | etchings above the embossed arrow, the top ring carving resembles a Floyd | toy horse, the middle ring etching is a star, and the bottom ring Floyd | etching is a toy horse. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline watches the puzzle people. | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn bottom" | ||||
Floyd | You turn the bottom ring to the right and it clicks into place once Floyd | offset by a quarter turn. Simultaneously, the top ring moves one Floyd | quarter turn to the right as well. Floyd | Floyd | The etchings of the vertically stacked rings line up in four columns Floyd | at equal distances around the circumference. Looking at the column of Floyd | etchings above the embossed arrow, the top ring carving resembles a Floyd | star, the middle ring etching is a star, and the bottom ring etching Floyd | is a star. Floyd | Floyd | As soon as the rings click into place, the glass dome rolls back. Floyd | Having been freed from their constricted confines, the silvery blue Floyd | baubles rise into the air and begin to float and lilt about the room. Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by five points.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf3" | ||||
Floyd | Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x baubles" | ||||
Floyd | Some of the bluish orbs float serenely by as if corks upon the ocean Floyd | while others tumble and twirl through the air as if trying to occupy Floyd | every square inch of available space in the cottage at least once. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take them" | ||||
Floyd | You reach for one of the baubles floating close by, but just as you Floyd | are about to capture it, the orb deftly swirls out of your grasp. It Floyd | circles you almost tauntingly and then floats away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in dome" | ||||
Floyd | The glass dome has retreated into its ornately carved base. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Cottage Floyd | The cottage is warm and cozy. Burning candles resting in sconces along Floyd | the walls twinkle brightly illuminating the room in flickering yellow Floyd | light. The cottage appears to be just a one-room dwelling. The front Floyd | door is closed to the west. A large walk-in wardrobe has been pushed Floyd | up against one of the walls; its door hangs open. The portion of the Floyd | room near the trap door would seem to serve as the kitchen equipped Floyd | with cupboards from which hang cups and saucers. Near the center of Floyd | the room stands a modest table surrounded by a few chairs. Centered in Floyd | the middle of the table is a large glass dome that is now empty. Aside Floyd | from various knickknacks strewn about, you notice a large couch with Floyd | fluffy pillows facing the fireplace. A large black kettle hangs in the Floyd | fireplace above a raging fire. Floyd | Floyd | Many beautiful blue, translucent orbs float and lilt through the air Floyd | inside this cozy cottage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "get candle" | ||||
Floyd | (the candles) Floyd | The candles are fixed in place by candle holders that are securely Floyd | fastened to the walls. Besides, the hot wax would surely burn you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "throw rock at bauble" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "open cupboards" | ||||
Floyd | You open the cupboards. | Touchy says, "hahah...square inch" | |||
Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I suppose, if we opened the door, they'd fly out." | |||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "search cupboards" | ||||
Floyd | You examine the cupboards, but find nothing but ordinary plates and Floyd | cups within. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "throw rocks at baubles" | ||||
Floyd | That would hardly help the situation. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "I'm looking for a net or a basket" | |||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "search couch" | ||||
Floyd | The couch is much more luxurious than anything that would be in your Floyd | parent's house. In fact, this entire room is cozy and comfortable. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "hm. something tells me this is the kind of game where SEARCH does not help" | |||
| DavidW asks, "Perhaps we should've opened this at the dryad's. Is/was the dome takeable?" | ||||
| Touchy asks, "What was the name of that fairytale with the kid catching the stars with her pjs?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Touchy), "They didn't have pjs in fairytale times." | ||||
| Touchy exclaims (at DavidW), "interesting idea. try!" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take dome" | ||||
Floyd | You have already opened the glass dome. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "Well, her nightgown then." | |||
| Lucea says, "maybe if we give the dryad her fairy rocks, she'll give us the dome" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Touchy), "never heard of it." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Lucea), "you mean the lantern." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I don't know if we goofed up or not." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing" | ||||
Floyd | Your sing joyously into the open air. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||||
Floyd | Which do you mean, the trap door or the front door? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "front" | ||||
Floyd | The door is made of strong, thick wood and is carved with decorative Floyd | swirls. The door handle is a shiny round knob, and underneath it you Floyd | spot a large keyhole. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says (to DavidW), "[LINK]" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open front door" | ||||
Floyd | You try to turn the handle, but alas, it does not budge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock front door" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to unlock the front door with? Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I of course read that as Star Monkey." | |||
| Touchy says, "The name wasn't so horrible in german but it also doesn't seem to be popular anywhere else..." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "candle" | ||||
Floyd | (the candle stick) Floyd | Locking or unlocking the cottage door would seem to require a key. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy exclaims (at Jacqueline), "keep that in mind for future speed ifs!" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through keyhole" | ||||
Floyd | You look out of the keyhole into a snowy forest illuminated by the Floyd | pale moonlight. It is a winter wonderland! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in stocking" | ||||
Floyd | The brown stocking is long and thin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stones in stocking" | ||||
Floyd | You put the handful of rocks into the stocking. Floyd | Floyd | > | djfletch asks, "can we cosh the dwarf with that?" | |||
| DavidW says, "heh" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I don't know." | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "get stocking" | DavidW says, "I'm not sure Gretchen is a coshing sort of gal." | |||
Floyd | But, you already have that. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think we need to leave the cottage and keep exploring." | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "Is a cosh like a weapon?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Whacking weapon, yes." | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "catch baubles with stocking" | ||||
Floyd | That was only understood you as far as wanting to catch the blue Floyd | baubles. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Imagine whacking that dwarf's poor head with a sock full of stones." | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "catch baubles in stocking" | ||||
Floyd | That was only understood you as far as wanting to catch the blue Floyd | baubles. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "meh" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "catch baubles" | ||||
Floyd | You reach for one of the baubles floating close by, but just as you Floyd | are about to capture it, the orb deftly swirls out of your grasp. It Floyd | circles you almost tauntingly and then floats away. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "He was wearing a helmet, I think." | |||
| djfletch says, "yeah explore some more I'd say" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Probably because he was warned that kids might try to hit him." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | You open the trap door and climb down. The trap door closes behind Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | Crawl Space Floyd | This is a dark crawl space beneath the wooden cottage. When you try to Floyd | stand upright, you nearly bang your head upon a wooden surface above Floyd | you. As you look up at the ceiling of this crawl space, you see faint Floyd | streaks of yellow light seeping through the wooden ceiling in the Floyd | pattern of a large rectangle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You are not able go in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | South of Cottage Floyd | The forest thins slightly near this side of the house, but traversal Floyd | in this area is hindered by the dense underbrush. From this vantage Floyd | point, you can see that the wooden cottage to the north sits up above Floyd | the ground on short stilts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Clearing near Cottage Floyd | The front of a small wooden cottage faces to the west on the far side Floyd | of this forest clearing. Without the concealing canopy of branches, Floyd | you see shiny points of light twinkle in the dark sky. The underbrush Floyd | has grown thick in this area, but it has been cleared away to the east Floyd | and also looks passable to the southeast. The stone-lined path leads Floyd | back into the forest to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x path" | ||||
Floyd | Someone has made a path through the woods by meticulously laying out Floyd | two rows of stones. The stone-lined path leads back into the snowy Floyd | forest to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "stones" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stones" | ||||
Floyd | (the stone-lined path) Floyd | Someone has made a path through the woods by meticulously laying out Floyd | two rows of stones. The stone-lined path leads back into the snowy Floyd | forest to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search stones" | ||||
Floyd | (the stone-lined path) Floyd | Someone has made a path through the woods by meticulously laying out Floyd | two rows of stones. The stone-lined path leads back into the snowy Floyd | forest to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You step over the row of stones and climb down into the forest vale. Floyd | The air is much warmer here. Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | Even though this area is much deeper than the rest of the forest, the Floyd | thick canopy of branches high above has blocked the snow from Floyd | collecting here. The moonlight has also been blocked by the thick Floyd | covering of branches. Fortunately, dozens of fireflies have Floyd | congregated here and illuminate the darkness sufficiently. Floyd | Floyd | In the firefly light, you see a bed of strikingly beautiful white Floyd | poinsettias. Little flying fairies dance and sing on the flower Floyd | petals. You glance about the area and notice that this forest vale Floyd | continues to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "x fairies" | ||||
Floyd | The fairies dance in the firefly light playing games, singing, and Floyd | laughing. You spy a group of them playing hide and seek among the Floyd | poinsettias, while others seem to be having flying races with the Floyd | fireflies. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "fairies, hello" | ||||
Floyd | A few of the fairies hear you and fly over to you. They swirl about Floyd | your head in dizzying circles and play with strands of your hair, Floyd | while chanting, "Hello! Goodbye! Hello! Goodbye!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fairies about cottage" | ||||
Floyd | There is no reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Heehee" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fairies about dryad" | ||||
Floyd | Giggles swirl through the air as the fairies dart about and circle Floyd | around you. "He's big and scary, but don't let that fill you with Floyd | fear. He is only brimming with solstice cheer!" The fairies scatter Floyd | and fly about in different directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "twee." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fairies about dwarf" | ||||
Floyd | There is no reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "hee" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fairies about fairies" | Jacqueline says, "Perhaps we must phrase our request in rhyme." | |||
Floyd | There is no reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "(Kidding)" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fairies about solstice" | ||||
Floyd | There is no reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "ask fairies about orbs" | ||||
Floyd | There is no reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flowers" | ||||
Floyd | Flower fairies play gaily on the petals of the white poinsettias. When Floyd | a firefly passes close by to one of the flowers close by, you notice a Floyd | little wand resting on its petals. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "ask fairies about snow" | ||||
Floyd | There is no reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wand" | ||||
Floyd | The wand resting on the flower petal appears to belong to the fairies, Floyd | but none are looking after it at the moment. The wand appears to be Floyd | bluish in color. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to flod), "get wand" | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "get wand" | ||||
Floyd | You reach for the little wand, but just as you are about to grasp it, Floyd | one of the flower fairies darts through the air and swats your fingers Floyd | with his wand. Another fairy rushes over as well and chides her Floyd | companion in a bell-like high-pitched voice, "You must take better Floyd | care to guard the wands!" A little later, you see the fairies become Floyd | distracted by a game the others seem to be playing with the light bugs Floyd | and fly off to join in. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "hrhr" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fairies about wand" | ||||
Floyd | The fairies do not say anything, but you are suddenly pelted by a ray Floyd | of green light that hits your dress sending vibrant light swirls off Floyd | in every direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "you just got beat up by a hand sized girl" | |||
| djfletch says, "oh shit they've got lasers" | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "x wand" | ||||
Floyd | The wand resting on the flower petal appears to belong to the fairies, Floyd | but none are looking after it at the moment. The wand appears to be Floyd | bluish in color. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ha" | |||
| Lucea says, "ok, it's stil winnable" | ||||
| Nitku says (to Lucea), "You can use the f shortcut in place of ..floyd" | ||||
| DavidW says, "The vale continues east." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing" | ||||
Floyd | Your sing joyously into the open air. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (East) Floyd | The sunken vale continues back to the west. Fireflies dance about in Floyd | the air on this side of the vale as well illuminating the space Floyd | beneath the thick covering of branches above. Another bed of white Floyd | poinsettia flowers grows here in the soft earth. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "x flowers" | ||||
Floyd | The patch of white poinsettias shines beautifully in the blue-green Floyd | firefly light. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "get flower" | ||||
Floyd | The white poinsettias look so fresh and beautiful that you decide to Floyd | leave them to grow in peace. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "aww" | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "catch fireflies" | ||||
Floyd | You do your best to capture one of the fireflies, but they fly away Floyd | from you too quickly. They look more lovely from a distance anyway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fireflies" | ||||
Floyd | The fireflies zip about this forest vale. Their illuminated bodies Floyd | blink serenely on and off and bathe this entire area in soft Floyd | blue-green light. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "hm. What is this location for?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fireflies about fairies" | ||||
Floyd | The fireflies seem entirely too preoccupied to notice. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Shiny?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x branches" | ||||
Floyd | The forest is full of magnificent tall fir trees. They fill the wood Floyd | with a wonderful fresh pine scent. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (East) Floyd | The sunken vale continues back to the west. Fireflies dance about in Floyd | the air on this side of the vale as well illuminating the space Floyd | beneath the thick covering of branches above. Another bed of white Floyd | poinsettia flowers grows here in the soft earth. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | djfletch says, "maybe we could chase the fairies over here somehow" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | Even though this area is much deeper than the rest of the forest, the Floyd | thick canopy of branches high above has blocked the snow from Floyd | collecting here. The moonlight has also been blocked by the thick Floyd | covering of branches. Fortunately, dozens of fireflies have Floyd | congregated here and illuminate the darkness sufficiently. Floyd | Floyd | In the firefly light, you see a bed of strikingly beautiful white Floyd | poinsettias. Little flying fairies dance and sing on the flower Floyd | petals. You glance about the area and notice that this forest vale Floyd | continues to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell fairies about fireflies" | ||||
Floyd | There is no reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "fairies, e" | ||||
Floyd | They merely laugh and fly in chaotic circles around your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake branches" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take branches" | ||||
Floyd | The magnificent fir trees stand firm and will not budge an inch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x snow" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Touchy says (to Floyd), "take wand" | ||||
Floyd | You reach again for the wand, but just at the last moment, one of the Floyd | fairies dashes through the air and shoots dazzling light rays toward Floyd | you from her green wand. The brilliant flashings cause you to take Floyd | several steps backwards. The fairy twirls a few times in the air, nods Floyd | in satisfaction, and flies back to the others. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "Just wanted to make sure." | |||
| DavidW says, "I think we need to continue elsewhere, unless someone has inspiration." | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "pick flowers" | ||||
Floyd | The white poinsettias look so fresh and beautiful that you decide to Floyd | leave them to grow in peace. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy asks, "Are there any more locations?" | |||
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||||
| djfletch says, "yes keep on exploring" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully climb up the slope and step back into the stone-lined Floyd | path. The chill of the blowing breeze sends shivers up your spine. Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | The powdery white snow has become slushy in this direction, and you Floyd | sink in to your knees. You can scarcely make out the silhouettes of Floyd | the forest trees against the starry midnight sky to the south and Floyd | southwest. The gleaming snow-covered hills continue to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | Snow covered peaks and valleys continue to the horizon as far as your Floyd | eyes can see while the midnight sky above is speckled with fine points Floyd | of light. The snowy hills continue all across the northern horizon and Floyd | the forest lies to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Off in the distance to the northern hills beyond, you spot a tall Floyd | figure walking in front of a white horse. You can faintly hear the Floyd | jingling of bells which fades away as the two of them disappear behind Floyd | one of the distant snowy hills. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You walk up and down the nearby snowy hills, but soon become lost and Floyd | eventually find yourself back where you started. Floyd | Floyd | Off in the distance to the northern hills beyond, you spot a tall Floyd | figure walking in front of a white horse. You can faintly hear the Floyd | jingling of bells which fades away as the two of them disappear behind Floyd | one of the distant snowy hills. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x horse" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline smiles. | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you stand in this small clearing in Floyd | the dark wood. The moonlight filters through his dark bare branches Floyd | and makes unusual patterns on the snowy ground. A path runs through Floyd | the little clearing from the east to the west, but many other Floyd | directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | A lit lantern hangs just within your reach from one of the long Floyd | twisted branches of the oak. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Dense Forest near Thicket Floyd | The silvery moonlight softly illuminates the nearby branches of this Floyd | dense forest and reflects from snowy patches along the cold ground. Floyd | Although your range of sight is limited by the darkness, the brambles Floyd | appear passable to the north and southwest. A glowing orb to the north Floyd | sends streaks of yellow light through the gnarled branches. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | As you walk to the southwest, the forest becomes much denser and more Floyd | foreboding. The underbrush turns into a prickly thicket and you become Floyd | hopelessly lost. You wander about for a time before finally reaching Floyd | the edge of the dense forest again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x brambles" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Dense Forest near Thicket Floyd | The silvery moonlight softly illuminates the nearby branches of this Floyd | dense forest and reflects from snowy patches along the cold ground. Floyd | Although your range of sight is limited by the darkness, the brambles Floyd | appear passable to the north and southwest. A glowing orb to the north Floyd | sends streaks of yellow light through the gnarled branches. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Alas! The brambles are impassable in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Alas! The brambles are impassable in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The status line would be rather useful now." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you stand in this small clearing in Floyd | the dark wood. The moonlight filters through his dark bare branches Floyd | and makes unusual patterns on the snowy ground. A path runs through Floyd | the little clearing from the east to the west, but many other Floyd | directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | A lit lantern hangs just within your reach from one of the long Floyd | twisted branches of the oak. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "make snowman" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Oh?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "build snowman" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "What's the statusline show?" | |||
| Ellison arrives, ready to play with the toys. | DavidW says, "A compass rose." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Mr. Ell." | ||||
| Ellison says, "hey hey" | ||||
| Touchy says, "Hi Elli" | ||||
| DavidW says, "We could be missing exits and not know it." | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | As you walk, the forest thins and soon, you leave it behind entirely. Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Also, we have too many mysteries at once." | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Edge of Snowy Hills Floyd | The forest edge lies to the northeast and the gently rolling snowy Floyd | hills continue no further than a row of hedges to the southwest. Three Floyd | large round snowballs have been stacked atop one another directly in Floyd | front of one spot along the row of hedges. Two spindly twigs jut out Floyd | on either side of the middle snowball. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ellison asks, "Winter Wonderland?" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Yep" | ||||
| Ellison says, "thought I recognized this snow!" | ||||
| DavidW says, "oh. Here's our snowman" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too thick in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You walk up and down the nearby snowy hills, but soon become lost and Floyd | eventually find yourself back where you started. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite carrying a golden bell runs across the Floyd | snowy hills laughing and tumbling. As soon as it spots you, it runs Floyd | right up to you stops just a few feet away. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh ho" | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "sprite, hello" | ||||
Floyd | The snow sprite laughs raucously, then picks up a handful of snow and Floyd | hurls it in your direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bell" | ||||
Floyd | The little golden bell is highly polished and has a lustrous sheen in Floyd | the moonlight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask sprite about bell" | ||||
Floyd | The snow imp cuddles the bell lovingly, "So small, so shiny! My Floyd | beautiful ... beautiful ... bell." He lets out a sudden giggle and Floyd | starts waving it over his head tauntingly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask sprite about snowman" | ||||
Floyd | The snowsprite stares at you with great attention as you speak. When Floyd | you finish, he straightens up very seriously as if about to give a Floyd | prophetic oration but says only, "What?" Floyd | Floyd | The snow sprite does flips and cartwheels across the top of the snow Floyd | and then suddenly disappears beneath. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask sprite about snow" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take stones" | ||||
Floyd | You retrieve the handful of rocks from the long, thin stocking. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stones on snowballs" | ||||
Floyd | On second thought, that just does not seem to be quite right. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put hat on snowball" | ||||
Floyd | You lay the black hat atop the snowman's bare head. He now looks much Floyd | more handsome, but alas, he has no face! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stones on top snowball" | ||||
Floyd | On second thought, that just does not seem to be quite right. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite runs right by you carrying a large golden Floyd | bell in both its hands over its head. It giggles and laughs Floyd | mischievously, then does a few somersaults and disappears back into Floyd | the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hat" | ||||
Floyd | You ponder taking the fine black top hat back, but it really seems Floyd | more appropriate for the snowman after all. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "make face" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "hehe" | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a handful of grey stones Floyd | a stocking Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x snowman" | ||||
Floyd | As you look over the stacked snowballs and the spindly twigs, you Floyd | realize that it looks quite like a snowman! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stocking on snowman" | ||||
Floyd | On second thought, that just does not seem to be quite right. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite runs right by you carrying a large golden Floyd | bell in both its hands over its head. It giggles and laughs Floyd | mischievously, then does a few somersaults and disappears back into Floyd | the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hedges" | ||||
Floyd | The hedges that have grown to approximately twice your height have Floyd | been formed into a neat row which runs northwest to southeast. Floyd | Floyd | Off in the distance to the northern hills beyond, you spot a tall Floyd | figure walking in front of a white horse. You can faintly hear the Floyd | jingling of bells which fades away as the two of them disappear behind Floyd | one of the distant snowy hills. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "hm...the stones would so make sense for eyes" | |||
| Ellison says (to Floyd), "put stones on snowman" | ||||
Floyd | On second thought, that just does not seem to be quite right. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ellison says, "er, you already tried that. sorry." | |||
| DavidW says, "well, maybe it has to be coal." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Did someone mention coal back at the cottage?" | ||||
| Touchy says, "hehe" | ||||
| DavidW says, "dunno" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Let me go back and look." | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Alas, the snowman is blocking your way. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a ringing bell in the distance and can barely make out a Floyd | little snow sprite running across the hilltops in the distance. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "There was mention of coal but I don't really remember seeing any at the dwarfs" | |||
| DavidW asks, "cottage?" | ||||
| djfletch says, "see if we can go west from the path north of here as well" | ||||
| DavidW says, "The fireplace was lit, so getting coal might be difficult." | ||||
| Lucea says, "we have pebbles" | ||||
| Lucea says, "I think those might be sufficiently coal-esque" | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a handful of grey stones Floyd | a stocking Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | You hear a ringing bell in the distance and can barely make out a Floyd | little snow sprite running across the hilltops in the distance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "give stones to snowman" | ||||
Floyd | The snowman does not seem interested. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite runs right by you carrying a large golden Floyd | bell in both its hands over its head. It giggles and laughs Floyd | mischievously, then does a few somersaults and disappears back into Floyd | the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "put stones on snowman" | ||||
Floyd | On second thought, that just does not seem to be quite right. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stones in snowman" | ||||
Floyd | On second thought, that just does not seem to be quite right. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "well fine" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stones on face" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x top snowball" | ||||
Floyd | The snowman is made up of three stacked snowballs. Two twigs jut out Floyd | of either side of the middle snowball to form his spindly arms. The Floyd | snowman is now looking much more handsome now that you have adorned Floyd | him with the fine black top hat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush soon becomes too thick in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite runs right by you carrying a large golden Floyd | bell in both its hands over its head. It giggles and laughs Floyd | mischievously, then does a few somersaults and disappears back into Floyd | the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Touchy says (to Floyd), "poke eyes in snowman" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline | [clubfloyd] Lucea says, "and wasn't there -- hey, coal" | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "sw" | Jacqueline says, "But then there was no coal that I could see in the text surrounding that." | |||
Floyd | The underbrush soon becomes too thick in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Perhaps that was just Lucea having a flashback." | |||
| DavidW asks, "where was this coal?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Lucea mentioned it in the cottage when we found that hat. But I didn't actually see coal. I could go back and look again." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you stand in this small clearing in Floyd | the dark wood. The moonlight filters through his dark bare branches Floyd | and makes unusual patterns on the snowy ground. A path runs through Floyd | the little clearing from the east to the west, but many other Floyd | directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | A lit lantern hangs just within your reach from one of the long Floyd | twisted branches of the oak. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You step over the row of stones and climb down into the forest vale. Floyd | The air is much warmer here. Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | Even though this area is much deeper than the rest of the forest, the Floyd | thick canopy of branches high above has blocked the snow from Floyd | collecting here. The moonlight has also been blocked by the thick Floyd | covering of branches. Fortunately, dozens of fireflies have Floyd | congregated here and illuminate the darkness sufficiently. Floyd | Floyd | In the firefly light, you see a bed of strikingly beautiful white Floyd | poinsettias. Little flying fairies dance and sing on the flower Floyd | petals. You glance about the area and notice that this forest vale Floyd | continues to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "uh, wrong way" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Clearing near Cottage Floyd | The front of a small wooden cottage faces to the west on the far side Floyd | of this forest clearing. Without the concealing canopy of branches, Floyd | you see shiny points of light twinkle in the dark sky. The underbrush Floyd | has grown thick in this area, but it has been cleared away to the east Floyd | and also looks passable to the southeast. The stone-lined path leads Floyd | back into the forest to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | South of Cottage Floyd | The forest thins slightly near this side of the house, but traversal Floyd | in this area is hindered by the dense underbrush. From this vantage Floyd | point, you can see that the wooden cottage to the north sits up above Floyd | the ground on short stilts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You crouch down and crawl under the cottage. You soon discover a gap Floyd | in the foundation that is nearly tall enough for you to stand in. Floyd | Floyd | Crawl Space Floyd | This is a dark crawl space beneath the wooden cottage. When you try to Floyd | stand upright, you nearly bang your head upon a wooden surface above Floyd | you. As you look up at the ceiling of this crawl space, you see faint Floyd | streaks of yellow light seeping through the wooden ceiling in the Floyd | pattern of a large rectangle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | You push open the trap door and climb up into the cottage. The trap Floyd | door swings closed with a thud behind you. Floyd | Floyd | Cottage Floyd | The cottage is warm and cozy. Burning candles resting in sconces along Floyd | the walls twinkle brightly illuminating the room in flickering yellow Floyd | light. The cottage appears to be just a one-room dwelling. The front Floyd | door is closed to the west. A large walk-in wardrobe has been pushed Floyd | up against one of the walls; its door hangs open. The portion of the Floyd | room near the trap door would seem to serve as the kitchen equipped Floyd | with cupboards from which hang cups and saucers. Near the center of Floyd | the room stands a modest table surrounded by a few chairs. Centered in Floyd | the middle of the table is a large glass dome that is now empty. Aside Floyd | from various knickknacks strewn about, you notice a large couch with Floyd | fluffy pillows facing the fireplace. A large black kettle hangs in the Floyd | fireplace above a raging fire. Floyd | Floyd | Many beautiful blue, translucent orbs float and lilt through the air Floyd | inside this cozy cottage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coal" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fire" | ||||
Floyd | Within the fireplace, long fingers of orange flame lap at the bottom Floyd | of the large black kettle inciting the water within to boil and churn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take kettle" | ||||
Floyd | You are unable to move that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stones in kettle" | ||||
Floyd | You toss the grey stones into the kettle. The water froths briefly, Floyd | but nothing else seems to change. You try to lean over the kettle to Floyd | see the grey stones inside, but the rising steam is simply too hot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Cottage Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "pour kettle on fire" | ||||
Floyd | Alas! That sentence is not understandable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stocking in kettle" | ||||
Floyd | You worry that putting the stocking into the boiling water would Floyd | destroy it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "empty kettle" | ||||
Floyd | Alas, the black kettle is scaldingly hot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Touchy says (to Floyd), "kick kettle" | ||||
Floyd | Violence would not help anything here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "We may find coal here, but we hadn't found it yet last time we were here." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a handful of grey stones Floyd | a stocking Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "perhaps the fire can be put out with snow. Can we carry snow?" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "hm." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | You open the trap door and climb down. The trap door closes behind Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | Crawl Space Floyd | This is a dark crawl space beneath the wooden cottage. When you try to Floyd | stand upright, you nearly bang your head upon a wooden surface above Floyd | you. As you look up at the ceiling of this crawl space, you see faint Floyd | streaks of yellow light seeping through the wooden ceiling in the Floyd | pattern of a large rectangle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | South of Cottage Floyd | The forest thins slightly near this side of the house, but traversal Floyd | in this area is hindered by the dense underbrush. From this vantage Floyd | point, you can see that the wooden cottage to the north sits up above Floyd | the ground on short stilts. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Also, perhaps we're supposed to boil /something/." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x snow" | ||||
Floyd | The ground is covered in some places and dotted in others by fluffy Floyd | white snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take snow" | ||||
Floyd | You reach down and pick up a handful of snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x snow" | ||||
Floyd | (the snow) Floyd | The ground is covered in some places and dotted in others by fluffy Floyd | white snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a handful of snow Floyd | a handful of grey stones Floyd | a stocking Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x stocking" | ||||
Floyd | The brown stocking is long and thin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put snow in stocking" | ||||
Floyd | (the handful of snow in the stocking) Floyd | You decide to keep the handful of snow out of the stocking after all. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You crouch down and crawl under the cottage. You soon discover a gap Floyd | in the foundation that is nearly tall enough for you to stand in. Floyd | Floyd | Crawl Space Floyd | This is a dark crawl space beneath the wooden cottage. When you try to Floyd | stand upright, you nearly bang your head upon a wooden surface above Floyd | you. As you look up at the ceiling of this crawl space, you see faint Floyd | streaks of yellow light seeping through the wooden ceiling in the Floyd | pattern of a large rectangle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | You push open the trap door and climb up into the cottage. The trap Floyd | door swings closed with a thud behind you. Floyd | Floyd | Cottage Floyd | The cottage is warm and cozy. Burning candles resting in sconces along Floyd | the walls twinkle brightly illuminating the room in flickering yellow Floyd | light. The cottage appears to be just a one-room dwelling. The front Floyd | door is closed to the west. A large walk-in wardrobe has been pushed Floyd | up against one of the walls; its door hangs open. The portion of the Floyd | room near the trap door would seem to serve as the kitchen equipped Floyd | with cupboards from which hang cups and saucers. Near the center of Floyd | the room stands a modest table surrounded by a few chairs. Centered in Floyd | the middle of the table is a large glass dome that is now empty. Aside Floyd | from various knickknacks strewn about, you notice a large couch with Floyd | fluffy pillows facing the fireplace. A large black kettle hangs in the Floyd | fireplace above a raging fire. Floyd | Floyd | Many beautiful blue, translucent orbs float and lilt through the air Floyd | inside this cozy cottage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put snow in fire" | ||||
Floyd | The snow instantly melts and then vaporizes in the orange flames. The Floyd | fire dims briefly in the spot where the snow fell, but then quickly Floyd | reignites and burns brightly. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Maybe if we had a way to carry more?" | |||
| djfletch asks, "in the stocking?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I tried." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a handful of grey stones Floyd | a stocking Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Someone's not paying attention." | |||
| djfletch says, "oh right" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "The hat is back at the snowman, right?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "We can't take the hat back." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "It probably wouldn't work, anyway." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "We need a pot or a bucket or something." | ||||
| Lucea says, "wasn't there a kettle" | ||||
| Touchy says, "haha" | ||||
| DavidW says, "sigh" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "put stocking on hand" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push kettle" | ||||
Floyd | You are unable to. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Cottage Floyd | The cottage is warm and cozy. Burning candles resting in sconces along Floyd | the walls twinkle brightly illuminating the room in flickering yellow Floyd | light. The cottage appears to be just a one-room dwelling. The front Floyd | door is closed to the west. A large walk-in wardrobe has been pushed Floyd | up against one of the walls; its door hangs open. The portion of the Floyd | room near the trap door would seem to serve as the kitchen equipped Floyd | with cupboards from which hang cups and saucers. Near the center of Floyd | the room stands a modest table surrounded by a few chairs. Centered in Floyd | the middle of the table is a large glass dome that is now empty. Aside Floyd | from various knickknacks strewn about, you notice a large couch with Floyd | fluffy pillows facing the fireplace. A large black kettle hangs in the Floyd | fireplace above a raging fire. Floyd | Floyd | Many beautiful blue, translucent orbs float and lilt through the air Floyd | inside this cozy cottage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "empty kettle" | ||||
Floyd | Alas, the black kettle is scaldingly hot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "x fire" | ||||
Floyd | Within the fireplace, long fingers of orange flame lap at the bottom Floyd | of the large black kettle inciting the water within to boil and churn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "get kettle with stocking" | ||||
Floyd | That was only understood you as far as wanting to get the kettle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "put stocking on hand" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "perhaps we should put the stones in the kettle. We could get more if that's wrong." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Hm. Okay." | ||||
| Touchy says, "We already did that." | ||||
| DavidW says, "And we undid." | ||||
| djfletch says, "put some snow in the kettle in case it cools it for a while" | ||||
| DavidW says, "We were denied a see as to what happened with the stones." | ||||
| Touchy says, "hm" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stones in kettle" | ||||
Floyd | You toss the grey stones into the kettle. The water froths briefly, Floyd | but nothing else seems to change. You try to lean over the kettle to Floyd | see the grey stones inside, but the rising steam is simply too hot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stones" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x steam" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in kettle" | ||||
Floyd | You try to lean over the kettle to see the water inside, but the Floyd | rising steam is simply too hot. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "maybe if we put in more stones, the water would overflow." | |||
| DavidW says, "I have no idea why we ought to do it though." | ||||
| Lucea says, "put stones in ketle" | ||||
| Lucea says (to Floyd), "put stones in kettle" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "You can try but I think that would be an annoying riddle." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | You open the trap door and climb down. The trap door closes behind Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | Crawl Space Floyd | This is a dark crawl space beneath the wooden cottage. When you try to Floyd | stand upright, you nearly bang your head upon a wooden surface above Floyd | you. As you look up at the ceiling of this crawl space, you see faint Floyd | streaks of yellow light seeping through the wooden ceiling in the Floyd | pattern of a large rectangle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | South of Cottage Floyd | The forest thins slightly near this side of the house, but traversal Floyd | in this area is hindered by the dense underbrush. From this vantage Floyd | point, you can see that the wooden cottage to the north sits up above Floyd | the ground on short stilts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Clearing near Cottage Floyd | The front of a small wooden cottage faces to the west on the far side Floyd | of this forest clearing. Without the concealing canopy of branches, Floyd | you see shiny points of light twinkle in the dark sky. The underbrush Floyd | has grown thick in this area, but it has been cleared away to the east Floyd | and also looks passable to the southeast. The stone-lined path leads Floyd | back into the forest to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | Snow covered peaks and valleys continue to the horizon as far as your Floyd | eyes can see while the midnight sky above is speckled with fine points Floyd | of light. The snowy hills continue all across the northern horizon and Floyd | the forest lies to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | The vast expanse of snowy hills continue in nearly all directions. A Floyd | tall mountain rises to the west, and you can barely make out the Floyd | forest edge to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | Off in the distance to the northern hills beyond, you spot a tall Floyd | figure walking in front of a white horse. You can faintly hear the Floyd | jingling of bells which fades away as the two of them disappear behind Floyd | one of the distant snowy hills. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Cave Entrance Floyd | This is the base of a giant mountain to the north. The rocky landscape Floyd | continues to the west. Snow-covered plateaus glisten in the moonlight Floyd | high above. The path stops just in front of the mouth of a cave in the Floyd | mountainside to the west. Railroad tracks lead from deep inside the Floyd | cave to a large pile of round stones a few yards from the cave Floyd | entrance. Looking to the east and southeast, you see the edge of the Floyd | snowy hills. The mountainous terrain appears impassable in other Floyd | directions. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the faint groaning of creaky wheels echoing from within the Floyd | cave. The scraping of metal becomes louder and louder, and suddenly an Floyd | old mining cart filled with small grey stones emerges from the cave Floyd | entrance. A stocky, pug-nosed dwarf with a lit candle on his hat Floyd | pushes the cart along the tracks from behind. Quite oblivious or Floyd | unconcerned by your presence, he continues pushing the cart until it Floyd | reaches the stone pile where he dumps his load of stones. He then Floyd | slowly marches around the cart to the other side and pushes it back Floyd | into the darkness of the cave. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take stones" | ||||
Floyd | You scoop up a handful of the grey rocks, but hear the gnome returning Floyd | from within the mine, so you quickly step away from the rock pile. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the faint groaning of creaky wheels echoing from within the Floyd | cave. The scraping of metal becomes louder and louder, and suddenly an Floyd | old mining cart filled with small grey stones emerges from the cave Floyd | entrance. A stocky, pug-nosed dwarf with a lit candle on his hat Floyd | pushes the cart along the tracks from behind. Quite oblivious or Floyd | unconcerned by your presence, he continues pushing the cart until it Floyd | reaches the stone pile where he dumps his load of stones. He then Floyd | slowly marches around the cart to the other side and pushes it back Floyd | into the darkness of the cave. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a handful of grey stones Floyd | a stocking Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stones in stocking" | ||||
Floyd | (the handful of grey stones in the stocking) Floyd | You put the handful of rocks into the stocking. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take stones" | ||||
Floyd | (the rock pile) Floyd | You scoop up a handful of the grey rocks, but hear the gnome returning Floyd | from within the mine, so you quickly step away from the rock pile. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the faint groaning of creaky wheels echoing from within the Floyd | cave. The scraping of metal becomes louder and louder, and suddenly an Floyd | old mining cart filled with small grey stones emerges from the cave Floyd | entrance. A stocky, pug-nosed dwarf with a lit candle on his hat Floyd | pushes the cart along the tracks from behind. Quite oblivious or Floyd | unconcerned by your presence, he continues pushing the cart until it Floyd | reaches the stone pile where he dumps his load of stones. He then Floyd | slowly marches around the cart to the other side and pushes it back Floyd | into the darkness of the cave. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a handful of grey stones Floyd | a stocking (which is empty) Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. only one handful at a time." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush soon becomes too thick in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), " e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you stand in this small clearing in Floyd | the dark wood. The moonlight filters through his dark bare branches Floyd | and makes unusual patterns on the snowy ground. A path runs through Floyd | the little clearing from the east to the west, but many other Floyd | directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | A lit lantern hangs just within your reach from one of the long Floyd | twisted branches of the oak. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Clearing near Cottage Floyd | The front of a small wooden cottage faces to the west on the far side Floyd | of this forest clearing. Without the concealing canopy of branches, Floyd | you see shiny points of light twinkle in the dark sky. The underbrush Floyd | has grown thick in this area, but it has been cleared away to the east Floyd | and also looks passable to the southeast. The stone-lined path leads Floyd | back into the forest to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | South of Cottage Floyd | The forest thins slightly near this side of the house, but traversal Floyd | in this area is hindered by the dense underbrush. From this vantage Floyd | point, you can see that the wooden cottage to the north sits up above Floyd | the ground on short stilts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You crouch down and crawl under the cottage. You soon discover a gap Floyd | in the foundation that is nearly tall enough for you to stand in. Floyd | Floyd | Crawl Space Floyd | This is a dark crawl space beneath the wooden cottage. When you try to Floyd | stand upright, you nearly bang your head upon a wooden surface above Floyd | you. As you look up at the ceiling of this crawl space, you see faint Floyd | streaks of yellow light seeping through the wooden ceiling in the Floyd | pattern of a large rectangle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | You push open the trap door and climb up into the cottage. The trap Floyd | door swings closed with a thud behind you. Floyd | Floyd | Cottage Floyd | The cottage is warm and cozy. Burning candles resting in sconces along Floyd | the walls twinkle brightly illuminating the room in flickering yellow Floyd | light. The cottage appears to be just a one-room dwelling. The front Floyd | door is closed to the west. A large walk-in wardrobe has been pushed Floyd | up against one of the walls; its door hangs open. The portion of the Floyd | room near the trap door would seem to serve as the kitchen equipped Floyd | with cupboards from which hang cups and saucers. Near the center of Floyd | the room stands a modest table surrounded by a few chairs. Centered in Floyd | the middle of the table is a large glass dome that is now empty. Aside Floyd | from various knickknacks strewn about, you notice a large couch with Floyd | fluffy pillows facing the fireplace. A large black kettle hangs in the Floyd | fireplace above a raging fire. Floyd | Floyd | Many beautiful blue, translucent orbs float and lilt through the air Floyd | inside this cozy cottage. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "FWIW, there is a map online, though it might be spoilery, according to the author." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stones in kettle" | ||||
Floyd | You toss the grey stones into the kettle. The water froths briefly, Floyd | but nothing else seems to change. You try to lean over the kettle to Floyd | see the grey stones inside, but the rising steam is simply too hot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Cottage Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "if 2 handfuls wasn't enough, I doubt that's the answer." | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | You open the trap door and climb down. The trap door closes behind Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | Crawl Space Floyd | This is a dark crawl space beneath the wooden cottage. When you try to Floyd | stand upright, you nearly bang your head upon a wooden surface above Floyd | you. As you look up at the ceiling of this crawl space, you see faint Floyd | streaks of yellow light seeping through the wooden ceiling in the Floyd | pattern of a large rectangle. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline nods. | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | South of Cottage Floyd | The forest thins slightly near this side of the house, but traversal Floyd | in this area is hindered by the dense underbrush. From this vantage Floyd | point, you can see that the wooden cottage to the north sits up above Floyd | the ground on short stilts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "get snow" | ||||
Floyd | You reach down and pick up a handful of snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I wonder if there's a carrot." | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You crouch down and crawl under the cottage. You soon discover a gap Floyd | in the foundation that is nearly tall enough for you to stand in. Floyd | Floyd | Crawl Space Floyd | This is a dark crawl space beneath the wooden cottage. When you try to Floyd | stand upright, you nearly bang your head upon a wooden surface above Floyd | you. As you look up at the ceiling of this crawl space, you see faint Floyd | streaks of yellow light seeping through the wooden ceiling in the Floyd | pattern of a large rectangle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | You push open the trap door and climb up into the cottage. The trap Floyd | door swings closed with a thud behind you. Floyd | Floyd | Cottage Floyd | The cottage is warm and cozy. Burning candles resting in sconces along Floyd | the walls twinkle brightly illuminating the room in flickering yellow Floyd | light. The cottage appears to be just a one-room dwelling. The front Floyd | door is closed to the west. A large walk-in wardrobe has been pushed Floyd | up against one of the walls; its door hangs open. The portion of the Floyd | room near the trap door would seem to serve as the kitchen equipped Floyd | with cupboards from which hang cups and saucers. Near the center of Floyd | the room stands a modest table surrounded by a few chairs. Centered in Floyd | the middle of the table is a large glass dome that is now empty. Aside Floyd | from various knickknacks strewn about, you notice a large couch with Floyd | fluffy pillows facing the fireplace. A large black kettle hangs in the Floyd | fireplace above a raging fire. Floyd | Floyd | Many beautiful blue, translucent orbs float and lilt through the air Floyd | inside this cozy cottage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "put snow in kettle" | ||||
Floyd | The boiling water quickly swallows your handful of snow, but continues Floyd | to churn furiously. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "Carrot would be good." | |||
| DavidW asks, "hold on. The wardrobe is 'walk-in'?" | ||||
| Touchy asks, "What else could we use for eyes?" | ||||
| Touchy says, "That fruit thingy..." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a handful of grey stones Floyd | a stocking (which is empty) Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | djfletch says, "I'll be annoyed if we were supposed to get a carrot from our mother at the beginning" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open wardrobe" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take cup" | ||||
Floyd | The wardrobe doors creak as you open them. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "chestnuts..." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter wardrobe" | ||||
Floyd | The wardrobe is much too small and cluttered. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "haha" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "enter wardrobe" | ||||
Floyd | The wardrobe is much too small and cluttered. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I guess it's not walk-in afterall." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under table" | ||||
Floyd | You search and search, but find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "bricks" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bricks" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" | ||||
Floyd | The large fireplace is made of red bricks. A raging fire blazes in the Floyd | hearth causing the kettle's water to boil ferociously. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hearth" | ||||
Floyd | The large fireplace is made of red bricks. A raging fire blazes in the Floyd | hearth causing the kettle's water to boil ferociously. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chimney" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x orbs" | ||||
Floyd | Some of the bluish orbs float serenely by as if corks upon the ocean Floyd | while others tumble and twirl through the air as if trying to occupy Floyd | every square inch of available space in the cottage at least once. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" | ||||
Floyd | (the trap door) Floyd | The trap door is made of the same wood as the rest of the floor. There Floyd | is a notch in one side which provides a grip so that it may be raised. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "hm" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open trap door" | ||||
Floyd | You open the trap door and climb down. The trap door closes behind Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | Crawl Space Floyd | This is a dark crawl space beneath the wooden cottage. When you try to Floyd | stand upright, you nearly bang your head upon a wooden surface above Floyd | you. As you look up at the ceiling of this crawl space, you see faint Floyd | streaks of yellow light seeping through the wooden ceiling in the Floyd | pattern of a large rectangle. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Can't hold it open, I guess." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x kitchen" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x saucer" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh, right, we left." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" | DavidW says, "orbs, kettle, snowman, fairies, imp, fireflies, bell, wand, horse, dwarf, lever, dryad, lantern." | |||
Floyd | You push open the trap door and climb up into the cottage. The trap Floyd | door swings closed with a thud behind you. Floyd | Floyd | Cottage Floyd | The cottage is warm and cozy. Burning candles resting in sconces along Floyd | the walls twinkle brightly illuminating the room in flickering yellow Floyd | light. The cottage appears to be just a one-room dwelling. The front Floyd | door is closed to the west. A large walk-in wardrobe has been pushed Floyd | up against one of the walls; its door hangs open. The portion of the Floyd | room near the trap door would seem to serve as the kitchen equipped Floyd | with cupboards from which hang cups and saucers. Near the center of Floyd | the room stands a modest table surrounded by a few chairs. Centered in Floyd | the middle of the table is a large glass dome that is now empty. Aside Floyd | from various knickknacks strewn about, you notice a large couch with Floyd | fluffy pillows facing the fireplace. A large black kettle hangs in the Floyd | fireplace above a raging fire. Floyd | Floyd | Many beautiful blue, translucent orbs float and lilt through the air Floyd | inside this cozy cottage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x saucer" | ||||
Floyd | The kitchen is equipped with ordinary household items. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x cup" | Touchy asks (of DavidW), "I can't remember did you try undoing/restoring and carrying the dome?" | |||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x cups" | ||||
Floyd | You examine the cupboards, but find nothing but ordinary plates and Floyd | cups within. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Touchy), "no" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take cups" | ||||
Floyd | You are unable to move that. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Okay, so much for that." | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "Idears?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn bottom ring" | ||||
Floyd | You turn the bottom ring to the right and it clicks into place once Floyd | offset by a quarter turn. Simultaneously, the top ring moves one Floyd | quarter turn to the right as well. Floyd | Floyd | The etchings of the vertically stacked rings line up in four columns Floyd | at equal distances around the circumference. Looking at the column of Floyd | etchings above the embossed arrow, the top ring carving resembles a Floyd | wreath, the middle ring etching is a star, and the bottom ring etching Floyd | is a wreath. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Cottage Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read front door" | ||||
Floyd | The door is made of strong, thick wood and is carved with decorative Floyd | swirls. The door handle is a shiny round knob, and underneath it you Floyd | spot a large keyhole. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x knob" | ||||
Floyd | The door is made of strong, thick wood and is carved with decorative Floyd | swirls. The door handle is a shiny round knob, and underneath it you Floyd | spot a large keyhole. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under pillows" | ||||
Floyd | You search and search, but find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sit on couch" | ||||
Floyd | The couch pillows are soft and cushy. You relax and feel the warmth of Floyd | the fire. You let out a blissful sigh before standing back up again to Floyd | continue exploring the cottage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sit on chair" | ||||
Floyd | You sit down upon the chair, drum your fingers on the table, and then Floyd | get back to exploring the cabin. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. We could try listening to the fairies at a distance, see if they say something. We could yell for the horse." | |||
| Touchy says, "hm..." | ||||
| DavidW says, "We could ask the fairies about the imp." | ||||
| djfletch says, "I wonder if we need the bell for the fairies" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | You open the trap door and climb down. The trap door closes behind Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | Crawl Space Floyd | This is a dark crawl space beneath the wooden cottage. When you try to Floyd | stand upright, you nearly bang your head upon a wooden surface above Floyd | you. As you look up at the ceiling of this crawl space, you see faint Floyd | streaks of yellow light seeping through the wooden ceiling in the Floyd | pattern of a large rectangle. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "All valid ideas." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | South of Cottage Floyd | The forest thins slightly near this side of the house, but traversal Floyd | in this area is hindered by the dense underbrush. From this vantage Floyd | point, you can see that the wooden cottage to the north sits up above Floyd | the ground on short stilts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Clearing near Cottage Floyd | The front of a small wooden cottage faces to the west on the far side Floyd | of this forest clearing. Without the concealing canopy of branches, Floyd | you see shiny points of light twinkle in the dark sky. The underbrush Floyd | has grown thick in this area, but it has been cleared away to the east Floyd | and also looks passable to the southeast. The stone-lined path leads Floyd | back into the forest to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You step over the row of stones and climb down into the forest vale. Floyd | The air is much warmer here. Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | Even though this area is much deeper than the rest of the forest, the Floyd | thick canopy of branches high above has blocked the snow from Floyd | collecting here. The moonlight has also been blocked by the thick Floyd | covering of branches. Fortunately, dozens of fireflies have Floyd | congregated here and illuminate the darkness sufficiently. Floyd | Floyd | In the firefly light, you see a bed of strikingly beautiful white Floyd | poinsettias. Little flying fairies dance and sing on the flower Floyd | petals. You glance about the area and notice that this forest vale Floyd | continues to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||||
Floyd | You strain to hear the song of an owl off in the distance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (East) Floyd | The sunken vale continues back to the west. Fireflies dance about in Floyd | the air on this side of the vale as well illuminating the space Floyd | beneath the thick covering of branches above. Another bed of white Floyd | poinsettia flowers grows here in the soft earth. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||||
Floyd | You stand perfectly still for as long as you can bear it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | Even though this area is much deeper than the rest of the forest, the Floyd | thick canopy of branches high above has blocked the snow from Floyd | collecting here. The moonlight has also been blocked by the thick Floyd | covering of branches. Fortunately, dozens of fireflies have Floyd | congregated here and illuminate the darkness sufficiently. Floyd | Floyd | In the firefly light, you see a bed of strikingly beautiful white Floyd | poinsettias. Little flying fairies dance and sing on the flower Floyd | petals. You glance about the area and notice that this forest vale Floyd | continues to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen to fairies" | ||||
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "yell" | ||||
Floyd | Now, now, it is not that bad. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "scream" | ||||
Floyd | Now, now, it is not that bad. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cry" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fairies about imp" | ||||
Floyd | One of the fairies flies close by and crosses his arms, "That snow imp Floyd | has played one too many a trick. An errant snowball buried dear Floyd | Dereshel dashedly quick!" After shaking his head in dismay, he flies Floyd | back with the others. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fairies about snowball" | ||||
Floyd | There is no reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "huh" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fairies about dereshel" | ||||
Floyd | There is no reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Maybe we can help them to win their favor." | |||
| djfletch asks, "can we make snowballs?" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "get snow" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Find Dereshel. Or throw a snowball at them." | |||
| DavidW says, "The vale is warm." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take snow" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully climb up the slope and step back into the stone-lined Floyd | path. The chill of the blowing breeze sends shivers up your spine. Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take snow" | ||||
Floyd | You reach down and pick up a handful of snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You step over the row of stones and climb down into the forest vale. Floyd | The air is much warmer here. Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | Even though this area is much deeper than the rest of the forest, the Floyd | thick canopy of branches high above has blocked the snow from Floyd | collecting here. The moonlight has also been blocked by the thick Floyd | covering of branches. Fortunately, dozens of fireflies have Floyd | congregated here and illuminate the darkness sufficiently. Floyd | Floyd | In the firefly light, you see a bed of strikingly beautiful white Floyd | poinsettias. Little flying fairies dance and sing on the flower Floyd | petals. You glance about the area and notice that this forest vale Floyd | continues to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw snow at fairies" | ||||
Floyd | The fairies dart out of the way of your flying snowball. From behind, Floyd | you hear a high-pitched, "Hmph!" and are doused by a momentarily Floyd | blinding ray of sparkling fairy light. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Or that." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take wand" | ||||
Floyd | You reach again for the wand, but just at the last moment, one of the Floyd | fairies dashes through the air and shoots dazzling light rays toward Floyd | you from her green wand. The brilliant flashings cause you to take Floyd | several steps backwards. The fairy twirls a few times in the air, nods Floyd | in satisfaction, and flies back to the others. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully climb up the slope and step back into the stone-lined Floyd | path. The chill of the blowing breeze sends shivers up your spine. Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take snow" | ||||
Floyd | You reach down and pick up a handful of snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You step over the row of stones and climb down into the forest vale. Floyd | The air is much warmer here. Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | Even though this area is much deeper than the rest of the forest, the Floyd | thick canopy of branches high above has blocked the snow from Floyd | collecting here. The moonlight has also been blocked by the thick Floyd | covering of branches. Fortunately, dozens of fireflies have Floyd | congregated here and illuminate the darkness sufficiently. Floyd | Floyd | In the firefly light, you see a bed of strikingly beautiful white Floyd | poinsettias. Little flying fairies dance and sing on the flower Floyd | petals. You glance about the area and notice that this forest vale Floyd | continues to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | Allen asks, "what are you playing?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw snow at wand" | ||||
Floyd | You throw your snowball at the little blue wand lying on a flower Floyd | petal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Allen arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw snow at fairy" | ||||
Floyd | The fairies dart out of the way of your flying snowball. From behind, Floyd | you hear a high-pitched, "Hmph!" and are doused by a momentarily Floyd | blinding ray of sparkling fairy light. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to Allen), "Winter Wonderland." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | Allen says, "ah, I thought it might be" | |||
Floyd | You carefully climb up the slope and step back into the stone-lined Floyd | path. The chill of the blowing breeze sends shivers up your spine. Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you stand in this small clearing in Floyd | the dark wood. The moonlight filters through his dark bare branches Floyd | and makes unusual patterns on the snowy ground. A path runs through Floyd | the little clearing from the east to the west, but many other Floyd | directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | A lit lantern hangs just within your reach from one of the long Floyd | twisted branches of the oak. Floyd | Floyd | > | Allen asks, "Laura something?" | |||
| DavidW says, "Knauth" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take snow" | ||||
Floyd | You reach down and pick up a handful of snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | As you walk, the forest thins and soon, you leave it behind entirely. Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush soon becomes too thick in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly, you are smacked in the head by a snowball. You whirl about Floyd | to see a devilish little snow sprite giggling at you. It suddenly Floyd | jumps up, does a back flip and then disappears into the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "whistle" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Fight back?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | Off in the distance to the northern hills beyond, you spot a tall Floyd | figure walking in front of a white horse. You can faintly hear the Floyd | jingling of bells which fades away as the two of them disappear behind Floyd | one of the distant snowy hills. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite runs right by you carrying a large golden Floyd | bell in both its hands over its head. It giggles and laughs Floyd | mischievously, then does a few somersaults and disappears back into Floyd | the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. the imp doesn't stay put" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stone in snow" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "No, it did only once..." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stones in snow" | ||||
Floyd | (the snow) Floyd | That does not seem to be able to contain anything. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite runs right by you carrying a large golden Floyd | bell in both its hands over its head. It giggles and laughs Floyd | mischievously, then does a few somersaults and disappears back into Floyd | the snow. Floyd | Floyd | Your handful of snow finally melts and slips through your fingers. Floyd | Floyd | > | djfletch asks, "does it stay about more in the snowman room?" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh man, that'd be cruel." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb hedges" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush soon becomes too thick in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly, you are smacked in the head by a snowball. You whirl about Floyd | to see a devilish little snow sprite giggling at you. It suddenly Floyd | jumps up, does a back flip and then disappears into the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Rock in a snowball. Yikes." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush soon becomes too thick in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite carrying a golden bell runs across the Floyd | snowy hills laughing and tumbling. As soon as it spots you, it runs Floyd | right up to you stops just a few feet away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | Floyd | A mischievous little snow sprite is standing here making faces at you Floyd | and giggling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take snow" | ||||
Floyd | (the snow sprite) Floyd | The little snow sprite is much too quick for you. Floyd | Floyd | The snow sprite does flips and cartwheels across the top of the snow Floyd | and then suddenly disappears beneath. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take snow" | ||||
Floyd | You reach down and pick up a handful of snow. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly, you are smacked in the head by a snowball. You whirl about Floyd | to see a devilish little snow sprite giggling at you. It suddenly Floyd | jumps up, does a back flip and then disappears into the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Edge of Snowy Hills Floyd | The forest edge lies to the northeast and the gently rolling snowy Floyd | hills continue no further than a row of hedges to the southwest. A Floyd | snowman stands here in front of the hedges. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb hedges" | ||||
Floyd | Alas, but there are simply no solid branches here to climb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Alas, the snowman is blocking your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly, you are smacked in the head by a snowball. You whirl about Floyd | to see a devilish little snow sprite giggling at you. It suddenly Floyd | jumps up, does a back flip and then disappears into the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite runs right by you carrying a large golden Floyd | bell in both its hands over its head. It giggles and laughs Floyd | mischievously, then does a few somersaults and disappears back into Floyd | the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | Your handful of snow finally melts and slips through your fingers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "get snow" | ||||
Floyd | You reach down and pick up a handful of snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "get snow" | ||||
Floyd | (the snow) Floyd | You reach down and pick up a handful of snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "Hm..." | |||
| djfletch says, "seems to be quite rare that the sprite stays around" | ||||
| Touchy asks, "Can we block the switch in the cave with a stone?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I dunno" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a ringing bell in the distance and can barely make out a Floyd | little snow sprite running across the hilltops in the distance. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy exclaims, "Throw now!" | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "throw snow at sprite" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "damn." | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly, you are smacked in the head by a snowball. You whirl about Floyd | to see a devilish little snow sprite giggling at you. It suddenly Floyd | jumps up, does a back flip and then disappears into the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | Off in the distance to the northern hills beyond, you spot a tall Floyd | figure walking in front of a white horse. You can faintly hear the Floyd | jingling of bells which fades away as the two of them disappear behind Floyd | one of the distant snowy hills. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite runs right by you carrying a large golden Floyd | bell in both its hands over its head. It giggles and laughs Floyd | mischievously, then does a few somersaults and disappears back into Floyd | the snow. Floyd | Floyd | Your handful of snow finally melts and slips through your fingers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "get snow" | ||||
Floyd | You reach down and pick up a handful of snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Edge of Snowy Hills Floyd | The forest edge lies to the northeast and the gently rolling snowy Floyd | hills continue no further than a row of hedges to the southwest. A Floyd | snowman stands here in front of the hedges. Floyd | Floyd | Off in the distance to the northern hills beyond, you spot a tall Floyd | figure walking in front of a white horse. You can faintly hear the Floyd | jingling of bells which fades away as the two of them disappear behind Floyd | one of the distant snowy hills. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Nice but annoying touch that the snow times out." | |||
| DavidW asks, "hm. Perhaps throw the snow at the fireflies at east vale? Or at the orbs in the cottage?" | ||||
| djfletch says, "the sprite does stay around sometimes - not sure if there is a better way to trigger it than just waiting though" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite carrying a golden bell runs across the Floyd | snowy hills laughing and tumbling. As soon as it spots you, it runs Floyd | right up to you stops just a few feet away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "cf4" | ||||
Floyd | Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "throw snow at sprite" | ||||
Floyd | (the handful of snow at the snow sprite) Floyd | You hurl the handful of snow at the little sprite. He lurches to the Floyd | side to avoid being pelted. Even though the sprite is much to quick to Floyd | be hit, he seems to have a newfound respect for you ... for a moment. Floyd | But, then he pokes his tongue out at you and continues with his usual Floyd | antics. Floyd | Floyd | > | djfletch says, "huh" | |||
| Touchy says, "heh" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "get snow" | ||||
Floyd | (the snow sprite) Floyd | The little snow sprite is much too quick for you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "get snowball" | ||||
Floyd | You push and pull on round snowballs, but they do not seem to budge. Floyd | You try even harder, but stop when you hear a muffled yelp. Floyd | Floyd | Off in the distance to the northern hills beyond, you spot a tall Floyd | figure walking in front of a white horse. You can faintly hear the Floyd | jingling of bells which fades away as the two of them disappear behind Floyd | one of the distant snowy hills. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Edge of Snowy Hills Floyd | The forest edge lies to the northeast and the gently rolling snowy Floyd | hills continue no further than a row of hedges to the southwest. A Floyd | snowman stands here in front of the hedges. Floyd | Floyd | A mischievous little snow sprite is standing here making faces at you Floyd | and giggling. Floyd | Floyd | The snow sprite does flips and cartwheels across the top of the snow Floyd | and then suddenly disappears beneath. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "make eyes" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "use stones" | ||||
Floyd | You will have to be more specific. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "Maybe we should yell/wave at the figure/" | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "get snow" | ||||
Floyd | You reach down and pick up a handful of snow. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a ringing bell in the distance and can barely make out a Floyd | little snow sprite running across the hilltops in the distance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "put snow on snowman" | ||||
Floyd | (the handful of snow on the snowman) Floyd | On second thought, that just does not seem to be quite right. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Touchy says (to Floyd), "draw face on snowman" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "find carrot" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to Game), "Of course it is right to put snow on a snowman." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take carrot" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "sculpt nose" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ambercrombie" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Touchy says (to Floyd), "put candle on snowman" | ||||
Floyd | On second thought, that just does not seem to be quite right. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Allen says, "put the magic viking helmet on him. He'll come to life and slaughter and rape and pillage" | DavidW says, "I hope we haven't missed any exits" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, there's this map." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Which I guess is maybe spoilery, but only in the sense that any map can be." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "In glancing at it, it certainly doesn't show how to solve puzzles." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Edge of Snowy Hills Floyd | The forest edge lies to the northeast and the gently rolling snowy Floyd | hills continue no further than a row of hedges to the southwest. A Floyd | snowman stands here in front of the hedges. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too thick in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you stand in this small clearing in Floyd | the dark wood. The moonlight filters through his dark bare branches Floyd | and makes unusual patterns on the snowy ground. A path runs through Floyd | the little clearing from the east to the west, but many other Floyd | directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | A lit lantern hangs just within your reach from one of the long Floyd | twisted branches of the oak. Floyd | Floyd | Your handful of snow finally melts and slips through your fingers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search snow" | ||||
Floyd | The ground is covered in some places and dotted in others by fluffy Floyd | white snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | The powdery white snow has become slushy in this direction, and you Floyd | sink in to your knees. You can scarcely make out the silhouettes of Floyd | the forest trees against the starry midnight sky to the south and Floyd | southwest. The gleaming snow-covered hills continue to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "We could ask the dryad about the other creatures." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search snow" | ||||
Floyd | The hills are completely covered by a thick layer of snow. You feet Floyd | sink in quite a bit when you walk. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a ringing bell in the distance and can barely make out a Floyd | little snow sprite running across the hilltops in the distance. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Do you guys want the link to the map?" | |||
| Touchy says, "Vague of course..." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Since we can't see the compass rose?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hills" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | The powdery white snow has become slushy in this direction, and you Floyd | sink in to your knees. You can scarcely make out the silhouettes of Floyd | the forest trees against the starry midnight sky to the south and Floyd | southwest. The gleaming snow-covered hills continue to the west. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite carrying a golden bell runs across the Floyd | snowy hills laughing and tumbling. As soon as it spots you, it runs Floyd | right up to you stops just a few feet away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Snowflakes drift down from the trees and land on your nose and Floyd | eyelashes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Snowflakes drift down from the trees and land on your nose and Floyd | eyelashes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | A gentle breeze tosses about the thin fabric of your dress. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | A small furry creature rustles about in the underbrush not far from Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x underbrush" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush has grown wild in some patches throughout the forest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x creature" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take snow" | ||||
Floyd | You reach down and pick up a handful of snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm wondering if the imp can be led to the fairies." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Okay, hm." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You step over the row of stones and climb down into the forest vale. Floyd | The air is much warmer here. Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | Even though this area is much deeper than the rest of the forest, the Floyd | thick canopy of branches high above has blocked the snow from Floyd | collecting here. The moonlight has also been blocked by the thick Floyd | covering of branches. Fortunately, dozens of fireflies have Floyd | congregated here and illuminate the darkness sufficiently. Floyd | Floyd | In the firefly light, you see a bed of strikingly beautiful white Floyd | poinsettias. Little flying fairies dance and sing on the flower Floyd | petals. You glance about the area and notice that this forest vale Floyd | continues to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "What, led to the fairies for them to attack him?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (East) Floyd | The sunken vale continues back to the west. Fireflies dance about in Floyd | the air on this side of the vale as well illuminating the space Floyd | beneath the thick covering of branches above. Another bed of white Floyd | poinsettia flowers grows here in the soft earth. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw snow at fireflies" | ||||
Floyd | You throw your snowball at the fireflies. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | Even though this area is much deeper than the rest of the forest, the Floyd | thick canopy of branches high above has blocked the snow from Floyd | collecting here. The moonlight has also been blocked by the thick Floyd | covering of branches. Fortunately, dozens of fireflies have Floyd | congregated here and illuminate the darkness sufficiently. Floyd | Floyd | In the firefly light, you see a bed of strikingly beautiful white Floyd | poinsettias. Little flying fairies dance and sing on the flower Floyd | petals. You glance about the area and notice that this forest vale Floyd | continues to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully climb up the slope and step back into the stone-lined Floyd | path. The chill of the blowing breeze sends shivers up your spine. Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "roll snow" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push snow north" | ||||
Floyd | That would not seem to help. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "aw, no snow bowling." | |||
| Otto arrives, full of fun, but no funk. | Jacqueline says (to Otto), "Bonjour, sir. Welcome to Winter Wonderland, where we are stuck." | |||
| DavidW asks, "Have we missed an exit?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I don't think so. But..." | ||||
| Jacqueline | [LINK] | ||||
| DavidW says, "(we haven't even got to the maze yet)" | ||||
| djfletch says, "it's hard to know which puzzle to work on first" | ||||
| djfletch says, "except I'm thinking the blue wand will be needed to do something to the blue orbs" | ||||
| Touchy says, "Well, I would like to go back to the dwarf." | ||||
| DavidW says, "looks like we did miss a few exits, yes" | ||||
| Touchy says, "We went back to exploring fairly quickly I think." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "In that case I vote for more exploring." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, did we? I thought we'd only missed puzzle exits." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | Snow covered peaks and valleys continue to the horizon as far as your Floyd | eyes can see while the midnight sky above is speckled with fine points Floyd | of light. The snowy hills continue all across the northern horizon and Floyd | the forest lies to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "But okay, let's go explore what we missed." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | In the hemisphere of your sight, the horizon to your feet is a blur of Floyd | white peaks and valleys, while the entire starry sky above is a deep Floyd | midnight blue that is pierced by the gleaming full silvery moon. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly, you are smacked in the head by a snowball. You whirl about Floyd | to see a devilish little snow sprite giggling at you. It suddenly Floyd | jumps up, does a back flip and then disappears into the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x moon" | ||||
Floyd | The bright and silvery full moon hanging in the night sky illuminates Floyd | the snowy patches at your feet and provides the light by which you are Floyd | able to view this strange and snowy world in which you have fallen. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take moon" | ||||
Floyd | You try to reach up and pluck the moon from the night sky, but you Floyd | always open up your hands to find nothing but empty air. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You wander up and down the snow-covered hills, but eventually find Floyd | yourself back where you started. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite runs right by you carrying a large golden Floyd | bell in both its hands over its head. It giggles and laughs Floyd | mischievously, then does a few somersaults and disappears back into Floyd | the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That map indicated a loc north of here." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | Snow covered peaks and valleys continue to the horizon as far as your Floyd | eyes can see while the midnight sky above is speckled with fine points Floyd | of light. The snowy hills continue all across the northern horizon and Floyd | the forest lies to the south. Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "Hm. There's some stuff on this map I can't even read." | |||
Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | You walk up and down the nearby snowy hills, but soon become lost and Floyd | eventually find yourself back where you started. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | The powdery white snow has become slushy in this direction, and you Floyd | sink in to your knees. You can scarcely make out the silhouettes of Floyd | the forest trees against the starry midnight sky to the south and Floyd | southwest. The gleaming snow-covered hills continue to the west. Floyd | Floyd | A mischievous little snow sprite is standing here making faces at you Floyd | and giggling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Mountain's Edge Floyd | The forest has thinned in this area at the foothills of a great Floyd | mountain range that lies to the north. In the moonlight, you see that Floyd | the undergrowth has thinned to the southwest which leads toward the Floyd | forest. A small hole, barely noticeable in the shadows, extends into Floyd | the mountain directly to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hole" | ||||
Floyd | The hole is incredibly dark and menacing. Floyd | Floyd | > | djfletch says, "this must be where we need the lantern" | |||
| DavidW says, "I suppose this is what we need light for." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | The hole is incredibly dark and menacing, so you decide against Floyd | entering. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "We are just a little girl." | |||
| Touchy says, "That sounds very schizophrenic." | ||||
| Touchy says, "Or royal." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Why does it - oh." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Mountain's Edge Floyd | The forest has thinned in this area at the foothills of a great Floyd | mountain range that lies to the north. In the moonlight, you see that Floyd | the undergrowth has thinned to the southwest which leads toward the Floyd | forest. A small hole, barely noticeable in the shadows, extends into Floyd | the mountain directly to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x hole" | ||||
Floyd | The hole is incredibly dark and menacing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oops" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ah. My notes suggest something." | |||
| DavidW says, "We were close." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a handful of grey stones Floyd | a stocking (which is empty) Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Clearing near Cottage Floyd | The front of a small wooden cottage faces to the west on the far side Floyd | of this forest clearing. Without the concealing canopy of branches, Floyd | you see shiny points of light twinkle in the dark sky. The underbrush Floyd | has grown thick in this area, but it has been cleared away to the east Floyd | and also looks passable to the southeast. The stone-lined path leads Floyd | back into the forest to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | South of Cottage Floyd | The forest thins slightly near this side of the house, but traversal Floyd | in this area is hindered by the dense underbrush. From this vantage Floyd | point, you can see that the wooden cottage to the north sits up above Floyd | the ground on short stilts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You crouch down and crawl under the cottage. You soon discover a gap Floyd | in the foundation that is nearly tall enough for you to stand in. Floyd | Floyd | Crawl Space Floyd | This is a dark crawl space beneath the wooden cottage. When you try to Floyd | stand upright, you nearly bang your head upon a wooden surface above Floyd | you. As you look up at the ceiling of this crawl space, you see faint Floyd | streaks of yellow light seeping through the wooden ceiling in the Floyd | pattern of a large rectangle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | You push open the trap door and climb up into the cottage. The trap Floyd | door swings closed with a thud behind you. Floyd | Floyd | Cottage Floyd | The cottage is warm and cozy. Burning candles resting in sconces along Floyd | the walls twinkle brightly illuminating the room in flickering yellow Floyd | light. The cottage appears to be just a one-room dwelling. The front Floyd | door is closed to the west. A large walk-in wardrobe has been pushed Floyd | up against one of the walls; its door hangs open. The portion of the Floyd | room near the trap door would seem to serve as the kitchen equipped Floyd | with cupboards from which hang cups and saucers. Near the center of Floyd | the room stands a modest table surrounded by a few chairs. Centered in Floyd | the middle of the table is a large glass dome that is now empty. Aside Floyd | from various knickknacks strewn about, you notice a large couch with Floyd | fluffy pillows facing the fireplace. A large black kettle hangs in the Floyd | fireplace above a raging fire. Floyd | Floyd | Many beautiful blue, translucent orbs float and lilt through the air Floyd | inside this cozy cottage. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I personally am okay with the idea of an indirect hint." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stones in stocking" | ||||
Floyd | You put the handful of rocks into the stocking. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stocking in kettle" | ||||
Floyd | You worry that putting the stocking into the boiling water would Floyd | destroy it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "uh...mkay" | |||
| DavidW says, "hm. My notes perhaps are wrong." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I thought maybe we'd keep the rocks that way" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stones in kettle" | ||||
Floyd | You need to be holding it before you can put it into something else. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "dip stocking in kettle" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I don't know why my notes are wrong. They say: - fill stocking with rocks. put stocking in kettle. (baubles fly nw) +5" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "huh" | ||||
| Touchy says, "maybe your notes meant the special rocks we will get later" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "or that" | ||||
| Touchy says, "or maybe that was just a crazy idea of yours" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Rocks from the cave." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Touchy), "heehee" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Sort of like my idea to get something from the kitchen, fill it with snow, and put out the fire, which SHOULD work, but does not." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "It is called Fantasy Puzzle Solving." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | You open the trap door and climb down. The trap door closes behind Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | Crawl Space Floyd | This is a dark crawl space beneath the wooden cottage. When you try to Floyd | stand upright, you nearly bang your head upon a wooden surface above Floyd | you. As you look up at the ceiling of this crawl space, you see faint Floyd | streaks of yellow light seeping through the wooden ceiling in the Floyd | pattern of a large rectangle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | South of Cottage Floyd | The forest thins slightly near this side of the house, but traversal Floyd | in this area is hindered by the dense underbrush. From this vantage Floyd | point, you can see that the wooden cottage to the north sits up above Floyd | the ground on short stilts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Clearing near Cottage Floyd | The front of a small wooden cottage faces to the west on the far side Floyd | of this forest clearing. Without the concealing canopy of branches, Floyd | you see shiny points of light twinkle in the dark sky. The underbrush Floyd | has grown thick in this area, but it has been cleared away to the east Floyd | and also looks passable to the southeast. The stone-lined path leads Floyd | back into the forest to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | Snow covered peaks and valleys continue to the horizon as far as your Floyd | eyes can see while the midnight sky above is speckled with fine points Floyd | of light. The snowy hills continue all across the northern horizon and Floyd | the forest lies to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | The vast expanse of snowy hills continue in nearly all directions. A Floyd | tall mountain rises to the west, and you can barely make out the Floyd | forest edge to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Cave Entrance Floyd | This is the base of a giant mountain to the north. The rocky landscape Floyd | continues to the west. Snow-covered plateaus glisten in the moonlight Floyd | high above. The path stops just in front of the mouth of a cave in the Floyd | mountainside to the west. Railroad tracks lead from deep inside the Floyd | cave to a large pile of round stones a few yards from the cave Floyd | entrance. Looking to the east and southeast, you see the edge of the Floyd | snowy hills. The mountainous terrain appears impassable in other Floyd | directions. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the faint groaning of creaky wheels echoing from within the Floyd | cave. The scraping of metal becomes louder and louder, and suddenly an Floyd | old mining cart filled with small grey stones emerges from the cave Floyd | entrance. A stocky, pug-nosed dwarf with a lit candle on his hat Floyd | pushes the cart along the tracks from behind. Quite oblivious or Floyd | unconcerned by your presence, he continues pushing the cart until it Floyd | reaches the stone pile where he dumps his load of stones. He then Floyd | slowly marches around the cart to the other side and pushes it back Floyd | into the darkness of the cave. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy asks, "What are we doing right now?" | |||
| Touchy says, "Ah the dwarf. Yay." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I want to try something" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You see the dwarf retreat into the darkness of the tunnel to the north Floyd | as he pushes the old rusty miner's cart. Floyd | Floyd | Dwarf's Mine Floyd | Inside the cave, you can barely make out the shapes within this Floyd | chamber. The moonlight trickles in barely illuminating the metal Floyd | tracks upon which the cart rolls. The tracks appear to originate from Floyd | somewhere in a tunnel to the north and then divide here in this Floyd | chamber. One set of tracks leads back out to the east while the other Floyd | continues into a tunnel to the southwest. Near the junction of the Floyd | tracks, you can barely see a tall metal lever reflecting in the Floyd | moonlight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Alas! It is much too dark to see deeper within the mine. The moonlight Floyd | barely illuminates this chamber as it is. Floyd | Floyd | > | djfletch says, "I was thinking check the rock pile immediately after redirecting him" | |||
| djfletch says, "in case he gets different rocks from the other tunnel" | ||||
| DavidW says, "we might be able to follow the dwarf." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push lever" | ||||
Floyd | You push and push on the lever, but it just will not budge any more in Floyd | that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull lever" | ||||
Floyd | You grab ahold of the long lever and pull with all of your might. With Floyd | the groaning of rusted metal, the lever slowly moves. You notice that Floyd | the tracks are now connected from the tunnel to the north to the Floyd | tunnel to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "The dwarf has a light, so that's not a half bad idea." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "s/half bad/good" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the faint grinding of the miner's cart on the tracks as it Floyd | returns from the tunnel to the north. The cart rolls into the cave and Floyd | follows the tracks which now lead into the cave to the southwest. The Floyd | dwarf passes by oblivious to your presence. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Alas! It is much too dark to see deeper within the mine. The moonlight Floyd | barely illuminates this chamber as it is. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "bah" | |||
| djfletch says, "when he comes back follow him out" | ||||
| Touchy says, "Wait if he went sw why can't we go...e or whatever" | ||||
| djfletch says, "I think we tried that" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | The tunnel to the north is just wide enough for the tracks, and you Floyd | worry that if you follow them, the dwarf will run you over with his Floyd | cart when he returns. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "we came from the east. And it's too dark/dangerous to go north." | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | The miner's cart emerges from the tunnel to the southwest and rides Floyd | upon the tracks until it crosses over the junction. The dwarf then Floyd | hobbles around to the other side of the cart and stops its motion. He Floyd | emerges from the back side of the cart and pulls the lever back. A Floyd | loud clap thunders through the caves as the track is connected back to Floyd | the tracks leading east. As he pushes the cart out of the mine, the Floyd | dwarf curves his mouth downward in a mean pout and narrows his beady Floyd | black eyes at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You pass by the dwarf pushing his empty cart as you exit the cave. Floyd | Floyd | Cave Entrance Floyd | This is the base of a giant mountain to the north. The rocky landscape Floyd | continues to the west. Snow-covered plateaus glisten in the moonlight Floyd | high above. The path stops just in front of the mouth of a cave in the Floyd | mountainside to the west. Railroad tracks lead from deep inside the Floyd | cave to a large pile of round stones a few yards from the cave Floyd | entrance. Looking to the east and southeast, you see the edge of the Floyd | snowy hills. The mountainous terrain appears impassable in other Floyd | directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "x pile" | ||||
Floyd | The tall rock pile is made up of hundreds and hundreds of small, grey Floyd | rounded stones. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "get stones" | ||||
Floyd | (the rock pile) Floyd | You scoop up a handful of the grey rocks, but hear the gnome returning Floyd | from within the mine, so you quickly step away from the rock pile. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the faint groaning of creaky wheels echoing from within the Floyd | cave. The scraping of metal becomes louder and louder, and suddenly an Floyd | old mining cart filled with small grey stones emerges from the cave Floyd | entrance. A stocky, pug-nosed dwarf with a lit candle on his hat Floyd | pushes the cart along the tracks from behind. Quite oblivious or Floyd | unconcerned by your presence, he continues pushing the cart until it Floyd | reaches the stone pile where he dumps his load of stones. He then Floyd | slowly marches around the cart to the other side and pushes it back Floyd | into the darkness of the cave. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "My notes don't say much except that there's coal two rooms away to the southwest, and we use it for the snowman." | |||
| Touchy asks, "Hm...so why can't we go sw again?" | ||||
| djfletch says, "according to the dryad the magic glow stones were supposed to be in here too" | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "get coal" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It's too dark to go sw." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | The vast expanse of snowy hills continue in nearly all directions. A Floyd | tall mountain rises to the west, and you can barely make out the Floyd | forest edge to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you stand in this small clearing in Floyd | the dark wood. The moonlight filters through his dark bare branches Floyd | and makes unusual patterns on the snowy ground. A path runs through Floyd | the little clearing from the east to the west, but many other Floyd | directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | A lit lantern hangs just within your reach from one of the long Floyd | twisted branches of the oak. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "give stones to dryad" | ||||
Floyd | "But so dull and lifeless be the lot, you must now make them piping Floyd | hot!" The dryad peers at you discriminatingly, "But what's this? You Floyd | have so few! No, no little one, that will never do." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Are there built in hints?" | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "Or are we not to that point yet?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "There's a hint. We do have to heat them." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Them = rocks?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stones in stocking" | ||||
Floyd | You put the handful of rocks into the stocking. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | As you walk, the forest thins and soon, you leave it behind entirely. Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Clearing near Cottage Floyd | The front of a small wooden cottage faces to the west on the far side Floyd | of this forest clearing. Without the concealing canopy of branches, Floyd | you see shiny points of light twinkle in the dark sky. The underbrush Floyd | has grown thick in this area, but it has been cleared away to the east Floyd | and also looks passable to the southeast. The stone-lined path leads Floyd | back into the forest to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | South of Cottage Floyd | The forest thins slightly near this side of the house, but traversal Floyd | in this area is hindered by the dense underbrush. From this vantage Floyd | point, you can see that the wooden cottage to the north sits up above Floyd | the ground on short stilts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You crouch down and crawl under the cottage. You soon discover a gap Floyd | in the foundation that is nearly tall enough for you to stand in. Floyd | Floyd | Crawl Space Floyd | This is a dark crawl space beneath the wooden cottage. When you try to Floyd | stand upright, you nearly bang your head upon a wooden surface above Floyd | you. As you look up at the ceiling of this crawl space, you see faint Floyd | streaks of yellow light seeping through the wooden ceiling in the Floyd | pattern of a large rectangle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | You push open the trap door and climb up into the cottage. The trap Floyd | door swings closed with a thud behind you. Floyd | Floyd | Cottage Floyd | The cottage is warm and cozy. Burning candles resting in sconces along Floyd | the walls twinkle brightly illuminating the room in flickering yellow Floyd | light. The cottage appears to be just a one-room dwelling. The front Floyd | door is closed to the west. A large walk-in wardrobe has been pushed Floyd | up against one of the walls; its door hangs open. The portion of the Floyd | room near the trap door would seem to serve as the kitchen equipped Floyd | with cupboards from which hang cups and saucers. Near the center of Floyd | the room stands a modest table surrounded by a few chairs. Centered in Floyd | the middle of the table is a large glass dome that is now empty. Aside Floyd | from various knickknacks strewn about, you notice a large couch with Floyd | fluffy pillows facing the fireplace. A large black kettle hangs in the Floyd | fireplace above a raging fire. Floyd | Floyd | Many beautiful blue, translucent orbs float and lilt through the air Floyd | inside this cozy cottage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stocking in kettle" | ||||
Floyd | You worry that putting the stocking into the boiling water would Floyd | destroy it. Floyd | Floyd | > | djfletch asks, "wasn't the stocking hanging up at first? Can we hang it back up?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "hang stocking" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy asks, "Can we put snow in the stocking to keep it from getting destroyed?" | |||
| Touchy says, "Yes, it's retarded." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stocking on fireplace" | ||||
Floyd | You put the stocking on the mantle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in stocking" | ||||
Floyd | The brown stocking is long and thin. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "We can't put snow in the stocking." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stones" | ||||
Floyd | The grey stones are small and spherical. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "x mantle" | ||||
Floyd | The large fireplace is made of red bricks. A raging fire blazes in the Floyd | hearth causing the kettle's water to boil ferociously. On the mantle, Floyd | you see a stocking, inside which contains a handful of grey stones. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "tie stocking" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to tie the stocking to? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "mantle" | ||||
Floyd | That does not appear to work. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "wait." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take stocking" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | You open the trap door and climb down. The trap door closes behind Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | Crawl Space Floyd | This is a dark crawl space beneath the wooden cottage. When you try to Floyd | stand upright, you nearly bang your head upon a wooden surface above Floyd | you. As you look up at the ceiling of this crawl space, you see faint Floyd | streaks of yellow light seeping through the wooden ceiling in the Floyd | pattern of a large rectangle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | South of Cottage Floyd | The forest thins slightly near this side of the house, but traversal Floyd | in this area is hindered by the dense underbrush. From this vantage Floyd | point, you can see that the wooden cottage to the north sits up above Floyd | the ground on short stilts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Clearing near Cottage Floyd | The front of a small wooden cottage faces to the west on the far side Floyd | of this forest clearing. Without the concealing canopy of branches, Floyd | you see shiny points of light twinkle in the dark sky. The underbrush Floyd | has grown thick in this area, but it has been cleared away to the east Floyd | and also looks passable to the southeast. The stone-lined path leads Floyd | back into the forest to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you stand in this small clearing in Floyd | the dark wood. The moonlight filters through his dark bare branches Floyd | and makes unusual patterns on the snowy ground. A path runs through Floyd | the little clearing from the east to the west, but many other Floyd | directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | A lit lantern hangs just within your reach from one of the long Floyd | twisted branches of the oak. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | As you walk, the forest thins and soon, you leave it behind entirely. Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | The vast expanse of snowy hills continue in nearly all directions. A Floyd | tall mountain rises to the west, and you can barely make out the Floyd | forest edge to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Cave Entrance Floyd | This is the base of a giant mountain to the north. The rocky landscape Floyd | continues to the west. Snow-covered plateaus glisten in the moonlight Floyd | high above. The path stops just in front of the mouth of a cave in the Floyd | mountainside to the west. Railroad tracks lead from deep inside the Floyd | cave to a large pile of round stones a few yards from the cave Floyd | entrance. Looking to the east and southeast, you see the edge of the Floyd | snowy hills. The mountainous terrain appears impassable in other Floyd | directions. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the faint groaning of creaky wheels echoing from within the Floyd | cave. The scraping of metal becomes louder and louder, and suddenly an Floyd | old mining cart filled with small grey stones emerges from the cave Floyd | entrance. A stocky, pug-nosed dwarf with a lit candle on his hat Floyd | pushes the cart along the tracks from behind. Quite oblivious or Floyd | unconcerned by your presence, he continues pushing the cart until it Floyd | reaches the stone pile where he dumps his load of stones. He then Floyd | slowly marches around the cart to the other side and pushes it back Floyd | into the darkness of the cave. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "fill stocking with stones" | ||||
Floyd | (the rock pile) Floyd | You scoop up a handful of the round rocks, but hear the gnome Floyd | returning from within the mine, so you quickly step away from the rock Floyd | pile. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the faint groaning of creaky wheels echoing from within the Floyd | cave. The scraping of metal becomes louder and louder, and suddenly an Floyd | old mining cart filled with small grey stones emerges from the cave Floyd | entrance. A stocky, pug-nosed dwarf with a lit candle on his hat Floyd | pushes the cart along the tracks from behind. Quite oblivious or Floyd | unconcerned by your presence, he continues pushing the cart until it Floyd | reaches the stone pile where he dumps his load of stones. He then Floyd | slowly marches around the cart to the other side and pushes it back Floyd | into the darkness of the cave. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "fill stocking with stones" | ||||
Floyd | (the rock pile) Floyd | You scoop up a handful of the round rocks, but hear the gnome Floyd | returning from within the mine, so you quickly step away from the rock Floyd | pile. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the faint groaning of creaky wheels echoing from within the Floyd | cave. The scraping of metal becomes louder and louder, and suddenly an Floyd | old mining cart filled with small grey stones emerges from the cave Floyd | entrance. A stocky, pug-nosed dwarf with a lit candle on his hat Floyd | pushes the cart along the tracks from behind. Quite oblivious or Floyd | unconcerned by your presence, he continues pushing the cart until it Floyd | reaches the stone pile where he dumps his load of stones. He then Floyd | slowly marches around the cart to the other side and pushes it back Floyd | into the darkness of the cave. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You see the dwarf retreat into the darkness of the tunnel to the north Floyd | as he pushes the old rusty miner's cart. Floyd | Floyd | Dwarf's Mine Floyd | Inside the cave, you can barely make out the shapes within this Floyd | chamber. The moonlight trickles in barely illuminating the metal Floyd | tracks upon which the cart rolls. The tracks appear to originate from Floyd | somewhere in a tunnel to the north and then divide here in this Floyd | chamber. One set of tracks leads back out to the east while the other Floyd | continues into a tunnel to the southwest. Near the junction of the Floyd | tracks, you can barely see a tall metal lever reflecting in the Floyd | moonlight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull lever" | ||||
Floyd | You grab ahold of the long lever and pull with all of your might. With Floyd | the groaning of rusted metal, the lever slowly moves. You notice that Floyd | the tracks are now connected from the tunnel to the north to the Floyd | tunnel to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Cave Entrance Floyd | This is the base of a giant mountain to the north. The rocky landscape Floyd | continues to the west. Snow-covered plateaus glisten in the moonlight Floyd | high above. The path stops just in front of the mouth of a cave in the Floyd | mountainside to the west. Railroad tracks lead from deep inside the Floyd | cave to a large pile of round stones a few yards from the cave Floyd | entrance. Looking to the east and southeast, you see the edge of the Floyd | snowy hills. The mountainous terrain appears impassable in other Floyd | directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "fill stocking with stones" | ||||
Floyd | (the rock pile) Floyd | You quickly fill the stocking with as many of the round grey stones as Floyd | you can. Floyd | Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by five points.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "nownow" | |||
| inky arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush soon becomes too thick in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly, you are smacked in the head by a snowball. You whirl about Floyd | to see a devilish little snow sprite giggling at you. It suddenly Floyd | jumps up, does a back flip and then disappears into the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you stand in this small clearing in Floyd | the dark wood. The moonlight filters through his dark bare branches Floyd | and makes unusual patterns on the snowy ground. A path runs through Floyd | the little clearing from the east to the west, but many other Floyd | directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | A lit lantern hangs just within your reach from one of the long Floyd | twisted branches of the oak. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Clearing near Cottage Floyd | The front of a small wooden cottage faces to the west on the far side Floyd | of this forest clearing. Without the concealing canopy of branches, Floyd | you see shiny points of light twinkle in the dark sky. The underbrush Floyd | has grown thick in this area, but it has been cleared away to the east Floyd | and also looks passable to the southeast. The stone-lined path leads Floyd | back into the forest to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | South of Cottage Floyd | The forest thins slightly near this side of the house, but traversal Floyd | in this area is hindered by the dense underbrush. From this vantage Floyd | point, you can see that the wooden cottage to the north sits up above Floyd | the ground on short stilts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You crouch down and crawl under the cottage. You soon discover a gap Floyd | in the foundation that is nearly tall enough for you to stand in. Floyd | Floyd | Crawl Space Floyd | This is a dark crawl space beneath the wooden cottage. When you try to Floyd | stand upright, you nearly bang your head upon a wooden surface above Floyd | you. As you look up at the ceiling of this crawl space, you see faint Floyd | streaks of yellow light seeping through the wooden ceiling in the Floyd | pattern of a large rectangle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | You push open the trap door and climb up into the cottage. The trap Floyd | door swings closed with a thud behind you. Floyd | Floyd | Cottage Floyd | The cottage is warm and cozy. Burning candles resting in sconces along Floyd | the walls twinkle brightly illuminating the room in flickering yellow Floyd | light. The cottage appears to be just a one-room dwelling. The front Floyd | door is closed to the west. A large walk-in wardrobe has been pushed Floyd | up against one of the walls; its door hangs open. The portion of the Floyd | room near the trap door would seem to serve as the kitchen equipped Floyd | with cupboards from which hang cups and saucers. Near the center of Floyd | the room stands a modest table surrounded by a few chairs. Centered in Floyd | the middle of the table is a large glass dome that is now empty. Aside Floyd | from various knickknacks strewn about, you notice a large couch with Floyd | fluffy pillows facing the fireplace. A large black kettle hangs in the Floyd | fireplace above a raging fire. Floyd | Floyd | Many beautiful blue, translucent orbs float and lilt through the air Floyd | inside this cozy cottage. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "Hm..if she puts it in now I" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stocking in kettle" | ||||
Floyd | You empty the stockingful of grey stones into the boiling water which Floyd | instantly froths and churns. The water hisses furiously and then Floyd | bubbles up over the rim of the kettle. The hot liquid flows over the Floyd | side of the black kettle and falls onto the tall orange flames below. Floyd | You stand back as clouds of steam and soot pour forth from the hearth. Floyd | When the steam clears, you see the flames have been extinguished. Floyd | | Touchy says, "will complain" | |||
Floyd | As the warm air in the room begins to escape through the chimney now Floyd | that the burning fire has been extinguished, the baubles which had Floyd | been placidly lilting about the room suddenly rush to the fireplace Floyd | and in an instant are swept up into the chimney and out the top. You Floyd | rush over to one of the windows and pull back the drape. You can see Floyd | the baubles, with their perfectly rounded surfaces shining in the Floyd | moonlight, up high in the air and slowly drifting to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by five points.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "damn." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf5" | ||||
Floyd | Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "we just didn't have enough" | |||
| Touchy says, "Alright, that was a doubtful riddle." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "huh" | ||||
| djfletch says, "oh right so when we step away quickly from the rock pile that was a hint" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a stocking Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in stocking" | ||||
Floyd | The brown stocking is long and thin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | You open the trap door and climb down. The trap door closes behind Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | Crawl Space Floyd | This is a dark crawl space beneath the wooden cottage. When you try to Floyd | stand upright, you nearly bang your head upon a wooden surface above Floyd | you. As you look up at the ceiling of this crawl space, you see faint Floyd | streaks of yellow light seeping through the wooden ceiling in the Floyd | pattern of a large rectangle. Floyd | Floyd | > | djfletch exclaims, "follow those baubles!" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | South of Cottage Floyd | The forest thins slightly near this side of the house, but traversal Floyd | in this area is hindered by the dense underbrush. From this vantage Floyd | point, you can see that the wooden cottage to the north sits up above Floyd | the ground on short stilts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Clearing near Cottage Floyd | The front of a small wooden cottage faces to the west on the far side Floyd | of this forest clearing. Without the concealing canopy of branches, Floyd | you see shiny points of light twinkle in the dark sky. The underbrush Floyd | has grown thick in this area, but it has been cleared away to the east Floyd | and also looks passable to the southeast. The stone-lined path leads Floyd | back into the forest to the west. The windows of the cottage appear Floyd | dark, but curls of smoke billow from the chimney. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "Still we should have been able to empty the kettle easier" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "And it doesn't make sense that the baubles are only swept out now and not earlier from the hot air of the fire..." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you stand in this small clearing in Floyd | the dark wood. The moonlight filters through his dark bare branches Floyd | and makes unusual patterns on the snowy ground. A path runs through Floyd | the little clearing from the east to the west, but many other Floyd | directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | A lit lantern hangs just within your reach from one of the long Floyd | twisted branches of the oak. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about me" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad looks down at you with mischievous eyes and exclaims, Floyd | "Children? Ah, yes I've seen a few. And over the years, I may have Floyd | eaten one or two!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about dryad" | ||||
Floyd | "A deep booming voice responds, "I am the dryad that guards this tree, Floyd | now be on your way and let me be!" Floyd | Floyd | You suddenly hear a rustling above you, but before you can react, you Floyd | are pummeled by clumps of snow as the icy patches are dislodged from Floyd | the branches above. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "gurg" | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "Was that because I talked to him?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | As you walk, the forest thins and soon, you leave it behind entirely. Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | The vast expanse of snowy hills continue in nearly all directions. A Floyd | tall mountain rises to the west, and you can barely make out the Floyd | forest edge to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "I like the rhyming." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about lantern" | ||||
Floyd | "No, no!" chides the oak, "I need this pretty glowing light to show my Floyd | cheer for solstice night!" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "uh" | |||
| Taleslinger says, "Hey, did I miss much? </jk>" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I'm not done" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Sorry - go ahead." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | As you walk, the forest thins and soon, you leave it behind entirely. Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | The vast expanse of snowy hills continue in nearly all directions. A Floyd | tall mountain rises to the west, and you can barely make out the Floyd | forest edge to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | In the hemisphere of your sight, the horizon to your feet is a blur of Floyd | white peaks and valleys, while the entire starry sky above is a deep Floyd | midnight blue that is pierced by the gleaming full silvery moon. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite runs right by you carrying a large golden Floyd | bell in both its hands over its head. It giggles and laughs Floyd | mischievously, then does a few somersaults and disappears back into Floyd | the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You wander up and down the snow-covered hills, but eventually find Floyd | yourself back where you started. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "damn" | |||
| DavidW says, "I thought maybe the orbs would be here." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | The vast expanse of snowy hills continue in nearly all directions. A Floyd | tall mountain rises to the west, and you can barely make out the Floyd | forest edge to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | djfletch says, "maybe they are in the fairy room" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Cave Entrance Floyd | This is the base of a giant mountain to the north. The rocky landscape Floyd | continues to the west. Snow-covered plateaus glisten in the moonlight Floyd | high above. The path stops just in front of the mouth of a cave in the Floyd | mountainside to the west. Railroad tracks lead from deep inside the Floyd | cave to a large pile of round stones a few yards from the cave Floyd | entrance. Looking to the east and southeast, you see the edge of the Floyd | snowy hills. The mountainous terrain appears impassable in other Floyd | directions. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the faint groaning of creaky wheels echoing from within the Floyd | cave. The scraping of metal becomes louder and louder, and suddenly an Floyd | old mining cart filled with small grey stones emerges from the cave Floyd | entrance. A stocky, pug-nosed dwarf with a lit candle on his hat Floyd | pushes the cart along the tracks from behind. Quite oblivious or Floyd | unconcerned by your presence, he continues pushing the cart until it Floyd | reaches the stone pile where he dumps his load of stones. He then Floyd | slowly marches around the cart to the other side and pushes it back Floyd | into the darkness of the cave. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "maybe" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you stand in this small clearing in Floyd | the dark wood. The moonlight filters through his dark bare branches Floyd | and makes unusual patterns on the snowy ground. A path runs through Floyd | the little clearing from the east to the west, but many other Floyd | directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | A lit lantern hangs just within your reach from one of the long Floyd | twisted branches of the oak. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You step over the row of stones and climb down into the forest vale. Floyd | The air is much warmer here. Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | Even though this area is much deeper than the rest of the forest, the Floyd | thick canopy of branches high above has blocked the snow from Floyd | collecting here. The moonlight has also been blocked by the thick Floyd | covering of branches. Fortunately, dozens of fireflies have Floyd | congregated here and illuminate the darkness sufficiently. Floyd | Floyd | In the firefly light, you see a bed of strikingly beautiful white Floyd | poinsettias. Little flying fairies dance and sing on the flower Floyd | petals. You glance about the area and notice that this forest vale Floyd | continues to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (East) Floyd | The sunken vale continues back to the west. Fireflies dance about in Floyd | the air on this side of the vale as well illuminating the space Floyd | beneath the thick covering of branches above. Another bed of white Floyd | poinsettia flowers grows here in the soft earth. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "nope" | |||
| DavidW asks, "unless they entered the cave..?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "the mine, I mean." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | Even though this area is much deeper than the rest of the forest, the Floyd | thick canopy of branches high above has blocked the snow from Floyd | collecting here. The moonlight has also been blocked by the thick Floyd | covering of branches. Fortunately, dozens of fireflies have Floyd | congregated here and illuminate the darkness sufficiently. Floyd | Floyd | In the firefly light, you see a bed of strikingly beautiful white Floyd | poinsettias. Little flying fairies dance and sing on the flower Floyd | petals. You glance about the area and notice that this forest vale Floyd | continues to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully climb up the slope and step back into the stone-lined Floyd | path. The chill of the blowing breeze sends shivers up your spine. Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you stand in this small clearing in Floyd | the dark wood. The moonlight filters through his dark bare branches Floyd | and makes unusual patterns on the snowy ground. A path runs through Floyd | the little clearing from the east to the west, but many other Floyd | directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | A lit lantern hangs just within your reach from one of the long Floyd | twisted branches of the oak. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | As you walk, the forest thins and soon, you leave it behind entirely. Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | The vast expanse of snowy hills continue in nearly all directions. A Floyd | tall mountain rises to the west, and you can barely make out the Floyd | forest edge to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Cave Entrance Floyd | This is the base of a giant mountain to the north. The rocky landscape Floyd | continues to the west. Snow-covered plateaus glisten in the moonlight Floyd | high above. The path stops just in front of the mouth of a cave in the Floyd | mountainside to the west. Railroad tracks lead from deep inside the Floyd | cave to a large pile of round stones a few yards from the cave Floyd | entrance. Looking to the east and southeast, you see the edge of the Floyd | snowy hills. The mountainous terrain appears impassable in other Floyd | directions. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the faint groaning of creaky wheels echoing from within the Floyd | cave. The scraping of metal becomes louder and louder, and suddenly an Floyd | old mining cart filled with small grey stones emerges from the cave Floyd | entrance. A stocky, pug-nosed dwarf with a lit candle on his hat Floyd | pushes the cart along the tracks from behind. Quite oblivious or Floyd | unconcerned by your presence, he continues pushing the cart until it Floyd | reaches the stone pile where he dumps his load of stones. He then Floyd | slowly marches around the cart to the other side and pushes it back Floyd | into the darkness of the cave. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You see the dwarf retreat into the darkness of the tunnel to the north Floyd | as he pushes the old rusty miner's cart. Floyd | Floyd | Dwarf's Mine Floyd | Inside the cave, you can barely make out the shapes within this Floyd | chamber. The moonlight trickles in barely illuminating the metal Floyd | tracks upon which the cart rolls. The tracks appear to originate from Floyd | somewhere in a tunnel to the north and then divide here in this Floyd | chamber. One set of tracks leads back out to the east while the other Floyd | continues into a tunnel to the southwest. Near the junction of the Floyd | tracks, you can barely see a tall metal lever reflecting in the Floyd | moonlight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Alas! It is much too dark to see deeper within the mine. The moonlight Floyd | barely illuminates this chamber as it is. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Cave Entrance Floyd | This is the base of a giant mountain to the north. The rocky landscape Floyd | continues to the west. Snow-covered plateaus glisten in the moonlight Floyd | high above. The path stops just in front of the mouth of a cave in the Floyd | mountainside to the west. Railroad tracks lead from deep inside the Floyd | cave to a large pile of round stones a few yards from the cave Floyd | entrance. Looking to the east and southeast, you see the edge of the Floyd | snowy hills. The mountainous terrain appears impassable in other Floyd | directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I am reminded now why it is that I didn't finish this game." | |||
| Allen has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. | Touchy asks, "Because it's completely illogical?" | |||
| Touchy says, "Was this written by a woman? *bicker*" | ||||
| Jacqueline smacks Touchy. | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | The vast expanse of snowy hills continue in nearly all directions. A Floyd | tall mountain rises to the west, and you can barely make out the Floyd | forest edge to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | Snow covered peaks and valleys continue to the horizon as far as your Floyd | eyes can see while the midnight sky above is speckled with fine points Floyd | of light. The snowy hills continue all across the northern horizon and Floyd | the forest lies to the south. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite runs right by you carrying a large golden Floyd | bell in both its hands over its head. It giggles and laughs Floyd | mischievously, then does a few somersaults and disappears back into Floyd | the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "It's not illogical, just a puzzlefest is all." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sky" | ||||
Floyd | The night sky is a marvelous shade of midnight blue. It is the perfect Floyd | backdrop for the thousands of scintillating points of starlight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | The powdery white snow has become slushy in this direction, and you Floyd | sink in to your knees. You can scarcely make out the silhouettes of Floyd | the forest trees against the starry midnight sky to the south and Floyd | southwest. The gleaming snow-covered hills continue to the west. Floyd | Floyd | A mischievous little snow sprite is standing here making faces at you Floyd | and giggling. Floyd | Floyd | Off in the distance to the northern hills beyond, you spot a tall Floyd | figure walking in front of a white horse. You can faintly hear the Floyd | jingling of bells which fades away as the two of them disappear behind Floyd | one of the distant snowy hills. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | The snow is far too cold and wet to travel upon in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | The snow sprite does flips and cartwheels across the top of the snow Floyd | and then suddenly disappears beneath. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Mountain's Edge Floyd | The forest has thinned in this area at the foothills of a great Floyd | mountain range that lies to the north. In the moonlight, you see that Floyd | the undergrowth has thinned to the southwest which leads toward the Floyd | forest. A small hole, barely noticeable in the shadows, extends into Floyd | the mountain directly to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | The hole is incredibly dark and menacing, so you decide against Floyd | entering. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ellison says, "not that I remember how to do anything, but I remember finishing this game clinging to the walkthrough the entire time and thinking how I would have never thought of this or that (which isn't horrible since it isn't the kind of game that grabs my full attention)" | |||
| djfletch asks, "can we give the hot rocks to the dryad and get the lantern?" | ||||
| Touchy says, "hehe" | ||||
| DavidW says, "The rocks flew away, I think." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you stand in this small clearing in Floyd | the dark wood. The moonlight filters through his dark bare branches Floyd | and makes unusual patterns on the snowy ground. A path runs through Floyd | the little clearing from the east to the west, but many other Floyd | directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | A lit lantern hangs just within your reach from one of the long Floyd | twisted branches of the oak. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | As you walk, the forest thins and soon, you leave it behind entirely. Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | The vast expanse of snowy hills continue in nearly all directions. A Floyd | tall mountain rises to the west, and you can barely make out the Floyd | forest edge to the southeast. Floyd | | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "version" | ||||
Floyd | > Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Winter Wonderland Floyd | Release Version 2.0 Floyd | Floyd | Copyright 1999 Laura A. Knauth Floyd | Floyd | .:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*: Floyd | . Floyd | Floyd | In a far off land, there lies a little village nestled in a snowy Floyd | mountainscape. As the townsfolk joyously prepare for the coming winter Floyd | solstice, a young girl living with her family in a humble hut at the Floyd | outskirts of town gains no comfort in the festivities. Her closest Floyd | companion, her younger brother Sander Bales, has fallen seriously ill Floyd | with a fever and can barely lift his head from the bed upon which he Floyd | lies. Young Gretchen could hardly have suspected that such Floyd | circumstances would cause the fanciful events that were to occur upon Floyd | this solstice eve. Floyd | Floyd | *:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.:*"*:._.: Floyd | * Floyd | Floyd | NOTE: At any time, you may view HINTS, CREDITS, or read some words Floyd | about the MAKING of Winter Wonderland by typing the all-caps word on Floyd | the command line. Floyd | Floyd | **************************** PROLOGUE **************************** Floyd | Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 030227 / Inform v6.05 Library 6/2 Floyd | Standard interpreter 1.0 Floyd | Interpreter 2 Version N / Library serial number 960912 Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "Where did the damn baubles go." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Cave Entrance Floyd | This is the base of a giant mountain to the north. The rocky landscape Floyd | continues to the west. Snow-covered plateaus glisten in the moonlight Floyd | high above. The path stops just in front of the mouth of a cave in the Floyd | mountainside to the west. Railroad tracks lead from deep inside the Floyd | cave to a large pile of round stones a few yards from the cave Floyd | entrance. Looking to the east and southeast, you see the edge of the Floyd | snowy hills. The mountainous terrain appears impassable in other Floyd | directions. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the faint groaning of creaky wheels echoing from within the Floyd | cave. The scraping of metal becomes louder and louder, and suddenly an Floyd | old mining cart filled with small grey stones emerges from the cave Floyd | entrance. A stocky, pug-nosed dwarf with a lit candle on his hat Floyd | pushes the cart along the tracks from behind. Quite oblivious or Floyd | unconcerned by your presence, he continues pushing the cart until it Floyd | reaches the stone pile where he dumps his load of stones. He then Floyd | slowly marches around the cart to the other side and pushes it back Floyd | into the darkness of the cave. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "whoops, sorry, didn't realize that was huge" | |||
| Touchy says, "What's nw of the hut? I got confused with the directions..." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You see the dwarf retreat into the darkness of the tunnel to the north Floyd | as he pushes the old rusty miner's cart. Floyd | Floyd | Dwarf's Mine Floyd | Inside the cave, you can barely make out the shapes within this Floyd | chamber. The moonlight trickles in barely illuminating the metal Floyd | tracks upon which the cart rolls. The tracks appear to originate from Floyd | somewhere in a tunnel to the north and then divide here in this Floyd | chamber. One set of tracks leads back out to the east while the other Floyd | continues into a tunnel to the southwest. Near the junction of the Floyd | tracks, you can barely see a tall metal lever reflecting in the Floyd | moonlight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull lever" | ||||
Floyd | You grab ahold of the long lever and pull with all of your might. With Floyd | the groaning of rusted metal, the lever slowly moves. You notice that Floyd | the tracks are now connected from the tunnel to the north to the Floyd | tunnel to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Cave Entrance Floyd | This is the base of a giant mountain to the north. The rocky landscape Floyd | continues to the west. Snow-covered plateaus glisten in the moonlight Floyd | high above. The path stops just in front of the mouth of a cave in the Floyd | mountainside to the west. Railroad tracks lead from deep inside the Floyd | cave to a large pile of round stones a few yards from the cave Floyd | entrance. Looking to the east and southeast, you see the edge of the Floyd | snowy hills. The mountainous terrain appears impassable in other Floyd | directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "fill stocking with stones" | ||||
Floyd | You have already taken a large quantity of the gnome's ore. It would Floyd | be impolite to remove any more. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | The vast expanse of snowy hills continue in nearly all directions. A Floyd | tall mountain rises to the west, and you can barely make out the Floyd | forest edge to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you stand in this small clearing in Floyd | the dark wood. The moonlight filters through his dark bare branches Floyd | and makes unusual patterns on the snowy ground. A path runs through Floyd | the little clearing from the east to the west, but many other Floyd | directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | A lit lantern hangs just within your reach from one of the long Floyd | twisted branches of the oak. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | You suddenly hear a rustling above you, but before you can react, you Floyd | are pummeled by clumps of snow as the icy patches are dislodged from Floyd | the branches above. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Clearing near Cottage Floyd | The front of a small wooden cottage faces to the west on the far side Floyd | of this forest clearing. Without the concealing canopy of branches, Floyd | you see shiny points of light twinkle in the dark sky. The underbrush Floyd | has grown thick in this area, but it has been cleared away to the east Floyd | and also looks passable to the southeast. The stone-lined path leads Floyd | back into the forest to the west. The windows of the cottage appear Floyd | dark, but curls of smoke billow from the chimney. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Porch Floyd | The wooden floorboards creak and groan as you tread upon them. The Floyd | front door is closed to the east, and a short flight of steps lead Floyd | back to the forest clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Clearing near Cottage Floyd | The front of a small wooden cottage faces to the west on the far side Floyd | of this forest clearing. Without the concealing canopy of branches, Floyd | you see shiny points of light twinkle in the dark sky. The underbrush Floyd | has grown thick in this area, but it has been cleared away to the east Floyd | and also looks passable to the southeast. The stone-lined path leads Floyd | back into the forest to the west. The windows of the cottage appear Floyd | dark, but curls of smoke billow from the chimney. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | South of Cottage Floyd | The forest thins slightly near this side of the house, but traversal Floyd | in this area is hindered by the dense underbrush. From this vantage Floyd | point, you can see that the wooden cottage to the north sits up above Floyd | the ground on short stilts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You crouch down and crawl under the cottage. You soon discover a gap Floyd | in the foundation that is nearly tall enough for you to stand in. Floyd | Floyd | Crawl Space Floyd | This is a dark crawl space beneath the wooden cottage. When you try to Floyd | stand upright, you nearly bang your head upon a wooden surface above Floyd | you. As you look up at the ceiling of this crawl space, you see faint Floyd | streaks of yellow light seeping through the wooden ceiling in the Floyd | pattern of a large rectangle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | You push open the trap door and climb up into the cottage. The trap Floyd | door swings closed with a thud behind you. Floyd | Floyd | Cottage Floyd | The cottage is warm and cozy. Burning candles resting in sconces along Floyd | the walls twinkle brightly illuminating the room in flickering yellow Floyd | light. The cottage appears to be just a one-room dwelling. The front Floyd | door is closed to the west. A large walk-in wardrobe has been pushed Floyd | up against one of the walls; its door hangs open. The portion of the Floyd | room near the trap door would seem to serve as the kitchen equipped Floyd | with cupboards from which hang cups and saucers. Near the center of Floyd | the room stands a modest table surrounded by a few chairs. Centered in Floyd | the middle of the table is a large glass dome that is now empty. Aside Floyd | from various knickknacks strewn about, you notice a large couch with Floyd | fluffy pillows facing the fireplace. Floyd | Floyd | Soft pink and blue lights emanate from the black kettle in the Floyd | fireplace as it hangs above smoldering embers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in kettle" | ||||
Floyd | You peer over the lip of the kettle and see dazzling pastel colors Floyd | emanating from the round rocks. Shimmering hues of pinks, purples, and Floyd | blues brighten the darkened fireplace with magical light. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take rocks" | ||||
Floyd | You scoop the brightly glowing rocks out of the tepid water remaining Floyd | in the kettle and fill the stocking with them. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "damn" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a stocking Floyd | shining fairy glow rocks (providing light) Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | You open the trap door and climb down. The trap door closes behind Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | Crawl Space Floyd | This is a dark crawl space beneath the wooden cottage. When you try to Floyd | stand upright, you nearly bang your head upon a wooden surface above Floyd | you. As you look up at the ceiling of this crawl space, you see faint Floyd | streaks of yellow light seeping through the wooden ceiling in the Floyd | pattern of a large rectangle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | South of Cottage Floyd | The forest thins slightly near this side of the house, but traversal Floyd | in this area is hindered by the dense underbrush. From this vantage Floyd | point, you can see that the wooden cottage to the north sits up above Floyd | the ground on short stilts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Clearing near Cottage Floyd | The front of a small wooden cottage faces to the west on the far side Floyd | of this forest clearing. Without the concealing canopy of branches, Floyd | you see shiny points of light twinkle in the dark sky. The underbrush Floyd | has grown thick in this area, but it has been cleared away to the east Floyd | and also looks passable to the southeast. The stone-lined path leads Floyd | back into the forest to the west. The windows of the cottage appear Floyd | dark, but curls of smoke billow from the chimney. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you stand in this small clearing in Floyd | the dark wood. The moonlight filters through his dark bare branches Floyd | and makes unusual patterns on the snowy ground. A path runs through Floyd | the little clearing from the east to the west, but many other Floyd | directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | A lit lantern hangs just within your reach from one of the long Floyd | twisted branches of the oak. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "give rocks to dryad" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking shining fairy glow rocks) Floyd | You wouldn't be able to hold all of the glow rocks in your hands, so Floyd | you decide to leave them in the stocking. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "give stocking to dryad" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad peers into your opened stocking and his gaping eyes fill Floyd | with glee. He exclaims, "Well! Now there is one fine solstice treat! Floyd | Oh, I'm so pleased our paths did meet! Now, take this lamp to light Floyd | your way, and may the morrow bring you one fine solstice day!" You Floyd | hold the stockingful of glowing rocks to the dryad, and he scoops it Floyd | up with one of his gangly limbs. The dryad then flings the opened Floyd | stocking with a grand swooping motion sending the multitudes of Floyd | glowing rocks high into the air. Where the brightly lit rocks land, he Floyd | grasps them with surrounding twigs. The oak is lit with the brightly Floyd | colored stones from tip to trunk in glowing purple, pink and blue Floyd | hues. The dryad's eyes curve into blissful arcs and you can see his Floyd | mouth curved in a huge grin. The branch supporting the lantern dips Floyd | down well within your reach. Floyd | Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by ten points.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf6" | ||||
Floyd | Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lantern" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | You suddenly hear a rustling above you, but before you can react, you Floyd | are pummeled by clumps of snow as the icy patches are dislodged from Floyd | the branches above. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "Hm..good call" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push save" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf7" | ||||
Floyd | Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | As you walk, the forest thins and soon, you leave it behind entirely. Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | The vast expanse of snowy hills continue in nearly all directions. A Floyd | tall mountain rises to the west, and you can barely make out the Floyd | forest edge to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Cave Entrance Floyd | This is the base of a giant mountain to the north. The rocky landscape Floyd | continues to the west. Snow-covered plateaus glisten in the moonlight Floyd | high above. The path stops just in front of the mouth of a cave in the Floyd | mountainside to the west. Railroad tracks lead from deep inside the Floyd | cave to a large pile of round stones a few yards from the cave Floyd | entrance. Looking to the east and southeast, you see the edge of the Floyd | snowy hills. The mountainous terrain appears impassable in other Floyd | directions. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the faint groaning of creaky wheels echoing from within the Floyd | cave. The scraping of metal becomes louder and louder, and suddenly an Floyd | old mining cart filled with small grey stones emerges from the cave Floyd | entrance. A stocky, pug-nosed dwarf with a lit candle on his hat Floyd | pushes the cart along the tracks from behind. Quite oblivious or Floyd | unconcerned by your presence, he continues pushing the cart until it Floyd | reaches the stone pile where he dumps his load of stones. He then Floyd | slowly marches around the cart to the other side and pushes it back Floyd | into the darkness of the cave. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "Oh, which cave to go first" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You see the dwarf retreat into the darkness of the tunnel to the north Floyd | as he pushes the old rusty miner's cart. Floyd | Floyd | Dwarf's Mine Floyd | Inside the cave, you can barely make out the shapes within this Floyd | chamber. The moonlight trickles in barely illuminating the metal Floyd | tracks upon which the cart rolls. The tracks appear to originate from Floyd | somewhere in a tunnel to the north and then divide here in this Floyd | chamber. One set of tracks leads back out to the east while the other Floyd | continues into a tunnel to the southwest. Near the junction of the Floyd | tracks, you can barely see a tall metal lever reflecting in the Floyd | moonlight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Tunnel in the Dwarf's Mine Floyd | This large tunnel of rock leads out of the caves to the south and Floyd | continues back into the caves to the northeast. Metal tracks line the Floyd | center of the tunnel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Cave Entrance Floyd | Dense foliage has surrounded the area at the mouth of the cave. The Floyd | tracks lead out of the cave for few yards where they are buried under Floyd | a large pile of coal that is illuminated in the moonlight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take coal" | ||||
Floyd | You grab a handful of the black coal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | lumps of black coal Floyd | a lantern (providing light) Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Tunnel in the Dwarf's Mine Floyd | This large tunnel of rock leads out of the caves to the south and Floyd | continues back into the caves to the northeast. Metal tracks line the Floyd | center of the tunnel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Dwarf's Mine Floyd | Inside the cave, you can barely make out the shapes within this Floyd | chamber. The moonlight trickles in barely illuminating the metal Floyd | tracks upon which the cart rolls. The tracks appear to originate from Floyd | somewhere in a tunnel to the north and then divide here in this Floyd | chamber. One set of tracks leads back out to the east while the other Floyd | continues into a tunnel to the southwest. Near the junction of the Floyd | tracks, you can barely see a tall metal lever reflecting in the Floyd | moonlight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | The tunnel to the north is just wide enough for the tracks, and you Floyd | worry that if you follow them, the dwarf will run you over with his Floyd | cart when he returns. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Cave Entrance Floyd | This is the base of a giant mountain to the north. The rocky landscape Floyd | continues to the west. Snow-covered plateaus glisten in the moonlight Floyd | high above. The path stops just in front of the mouth of a cave in the Floyd | mountainside to the west. Railroad tracks lead from deep inside the Floyd | cave to a large pile of round stones a few yards from the cave Floyd | entrance. Looking to the east and southeast, you see the edge of the Floyd | snowy hills. The mountainous terrain appears impassable in other Floyd | directions. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the faint groaning of creaky wheels echoing from within the Floyd | cave. The scraping of metal becomes louder and louder, and suddenly an Floyd | old mining cart filled with small grey stones emerges from the cave Floyd | entrance. A stocky, pug-nosed dwarf with a lit candle on his hat Floyd | pushes the cart along the tracks from behind. Quite oblivious or Floyd | unconcerned by your presence, he continues pushing the cart until it Floyd | reaches the stone pile where he dumps his load of stones. He then Floyd | slowly marches around the cart to the other side and pushes it back Floyd | into the darkness of the cave. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Edge of Snowy Hills Floyd | The forest edge lies to the northeast and the gently rolling snowy Floyd | hills continue no further than a row of hedges to the southwest. A Floyd | snowman stands here in front of the hedges. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Otto says, "bye" | ||||
| Otto goes home. | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put coal on snowman" | ||||
Floyd | As soon as you put the coal pieces one by one on the top sphere of the Floyd | snowman to form his eyes, nose, and mouth, the snowman begins to sway Floyd | back and forth. A jolly voice suddenly emanates from the snowman. Floyd | "Whoopee!" he cheers and begins to bounce up and down. The snowman Floyd | bounces in a large circle around you singing over and over again, "Oh Floyd | how jolly it is to be, a snowman so fine as you can see." He giggles Floyd | and laughs and spins 'round and 'round. Then off to the distant Floyd | horizon he jumps in wild zigzags and fanciful twirls. You hear his Floyd | voice trail off as he dances into the distance humming "La, dee dee, Floyd | dee da, dee dee!" When his figure becomes a mere speck on the horizon, Floyd | you turn around and notice that a distinct hole has been trimmed away Floyd | from the thicket behind the spot where the snowman was standing to the Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by ten points.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf8" | ||||
Floyd | Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to Otto), "Bye." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Shaped Hedges near Opening Floyd | Neatly trimmed hedges form pathways to the south and west. An opening Floyd | has been sheared through the row of hedges to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite carrying a golden bell runs atop the snow Floyd | laughing and tumbling. As soon as it spots you, it runs right up to Floyd | you stops just a few feet away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Snow crunches beneath your feet when you walk down the pathway. The Floyd | breezes are very gusty in this area as the wind blowing down from the Floyd | night sky is funneled through the twists and turns of the hedge maze. Floyd | Collected snow in the branches of the hedges is continually swept up Floyd | by the breezes causing little snow flurries which gradually cover the Floyd | footprints you leave behind. Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Paths through the neatly trimmed hedges lead to the west, east, and Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly, you are smacked in the head by a snowball. You whirl about Floyd | to see a devilish little snow sprite giggling at you. It suddenly Floyd | jumps up, does a back flip and then disappears into the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | The row of hedges leads to the west and east. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly, you are smacked in the head by a snowball. You whirl about Floyd | to see a devilish little snow sprite giggling at you. It suddenly Floyd | jumps up, does a back flip and then disappears into the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku leaves. | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | This hedge pathway has been shaped into a tidy corner leading to the Floyd | east and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | The only way out of this area is a pathway leading back to the north. Floyd | Floyd | A beautiful, snow-dusted, angel statue adorns one corner along this Floyd | pathway in the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x angel" | ||||
Floyd | The stone angel and the elaborate pedestal upon which she rests has Floyd | been beautifully carved out of alabaster stone. She gracefully kneels, Floyd | looking down at you with a most serene expression. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pedestal" | ||||
Floyd | The stone angel and the elaborate pedestal upon which she rests has Floyd | been beautifully carved out of alabaster stone. She gracefully kneels, Floyd | looking down at you with a most serene expression. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask angel about angel" | ||||
Floyd | There is no reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "angel, hello" | ||||
Floyd | The angel statue does not appear to hear you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch angel" | ||||
Floyd | The white stone is smooth and cold. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "leave it? Or any ideas" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pray" | ||||
Floyd | Nothing seems to have changed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "wake angel" | ||||
Floyd | Despite your fanciful imaginings, there is no response. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "kiss angel" | ||||
Floyd | That is a very sweet notion, but this does not seem to be an Floyd | appropriate time. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "heh" | |||
| Touchy says, "huh...I expected it to come to live, too." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Perhaps it will later." | ||||
| DavidW asks, "search more of this maze?" | ||||
| djfletch says, "yup" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | This hedge pathway has been shaped into a tidy corner leading to the Floyd | east and south. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite runs right by you carrying a large golden Floyd | bell in both its hands over its head. It giggles and laughs Floyd | mischievously, then does a few somersaults and disappears back into Floyd | the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | The row of hedges leads to the west and east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Paths through the neatly trimmed hedges lead to the west, east, and Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Powdery snow flurries toss your hair about as you walk down this Floyd | pathway that leads to the northeast and to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly, you are smacked in the head by a snowball. You whirl about Floyd | to see a devilish little snow sprite giggling at you. It suddenly Floyd | jumps up, does a back flip and then disappears into the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Pathways through the green hedges lead to the north, south, east, and Floyd | northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I hate him." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | One pathway through the shaped hedges leads to the north, and two more Floyd | lead to the southwest and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | A beautiful, snow-dusted, angel statue adorns one corner along this Floyd | pathway in the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x angel" | ||||
Floyd | The stone angel and the elaborate pedestal upon which she rests has Floyd | been beautifully carved out of alabaster stone. The glorious angel Floyd | looks skyward with majestically outstretched arms. Her long gown Floyd | swirls as if in a gust of wind revealing her dainty slippers beneath. Floyd | Floyd | You hear an impish high-pitched giggle approaching from the pathway to Floyd | the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x slippers" | ||||
Floyd | The stone angel and the elaborate pedestal upon which she rests has Floyd | been beautifully carved out of alabaster stone. The glorious angel Floyd | looks skyward with majestically outstretched arms. Her long gown Floyd | swirls as if in a gust of wind revealing her dainty slippers beneath. Floyd | Floyd | Footsteps softly crunch in the snow close by. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean angel" | ||||
Floyd | Little is changed by this. Floyd | Floyd | A little snow sprite wearing a green scarf comes galloping in from the Floyd | north. Another snow sprite comes cartwheeling in right behind. They Floyd | head toward the pathway to the southeast, then turn around and wave Floyd | their arms motioning for you to follow. With an impish giggle, they Floyd | disappear to the southeast leaving tiny footprints behind. | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "get slippers" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | The stone statue is quite massive and entirely to heavy for you to Floyd | even budge. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "follow the sprites?" | |||
| Jacqueline shrugs. | ||||
| djfletch says, "might as well" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Sure." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Pathways lead through the hedge maze to the northwest, to the south Floyd | and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | A trail of tiny footprints lead into this pathway from the northwest, Floyd | but suddenly stop here in a most peculiar fashion. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "Sure." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x footprints" | ||||
Floyd | The footprints in the snow are tiny and have very pointy toes; Floyd | however, they are slowly filling in with the blowing powdered snow. Floyd | The trail of footprints lead into this pathway from the northwest, but Floyd | then abruptly stop here. The snow is completely undisturbed any where Floyd | else save for your own foot trails. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Guest1 arrives, full of fun and funk. | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "dig" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to dig? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "snow" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to dig the snow with? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "hands" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search snow" | ||||
Floyd | When the wind gusts, the snow that has gathered on the hedges blows Floyd | down the pathways throughout the maze in puffs of snow flurries. Your Floyd | footsteps are quickly filled in by the gusting snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | Alas! The tiny footprints have become completely filled in by powdered Floyd | snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy asks, "Maybe wait here?" | |||
| DavidW says, "no, I don't think so." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | The twists and turns of the green hedges look so much alike, that you Floyd | loose your way. After walking and walking, you eventually find Floyd | yourself back at the start of the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | Shaped Hedges near Opening Floyd | Neatly trimmed hedges form pathways to the south and west. An opening Floyd | has been sheared through the row of hedges to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | A mischievous little snow sprite is standing here making faces at you Floyd | and giggling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | The maze takes a sharp corner with trimmed exits north and west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | The hedges arc gracefully from the southeast to the southwest. An Floyd | additional pathway leads to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | The shaped hedges lead to the northwest, south, and east. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite runs right by you carrying a large golden Floyd | bell in both its hands over its head. It giggles and laughs Floyd | mischievously, then does a few somersaults and disappears back into Floyd | the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | You are in a small enclosed area with the only pathway leading back to Floyd | the west. Floyd | Floyd | A beautiful, snow-dusted, angel statue adorns one corner along this Floyd | pathway in the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x angel" | ||||
Floyd | The stone angel and the elaborate pedestal upon which she rests has Floyd | been beautifully carved out of alabaster stone. With clasped hands, Floyd | the angel looks peacefully down upon you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That's 3 angels so far, all different postures." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pray" | ||||
Floyd | Nothing seems to have changed. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "hm" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "clasp hands" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hands" | ||||
Floyd | The stone angel and the elaborate pedestal upon which she rests has Floyd | been beautifully carved out of alabaster stone. With clasped hands, Floyd | the angel looks peacefully down upon you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | The shaped hedges lead to the northwest, south, and east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | One pathway through the shaped hedges leads to the north, and two more Floyd | lead to the southwest and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | A beautiful, snow-dusted, angel statue adorns one corner along this Floyd | pathway in the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x angel" | ||||
Floyd | The stone angel and the elaborate pedestal upon which she rests has Floyd | been beautifully carved out of alabaster stone. The glorious angel Floyd | looks skyward with majestically outstretched arms. Her long gown Floyd | swirls as if in a gust of wind revealing her dainty slippers beneath. Floyd | Floyd | You hear an impish high-pitched giggle approaching from the pathway to Floyd | the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | The twists and turns of the green hedges look so much alike, that you Floyd | loose your way. After walking and walking, you eventually find Floyd | yourself back at the start of the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | Shaped Hedges near Opening Floyd | Neatly trimmed hedges form pathways to the south and west. An opening Floyd | has been sheared through the row of hedges to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | A mischievous little snow sprite is standing here making faces at you Floyd | and giggling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Pathways lead through the hedge maze to the northwest, to the south Floyd | and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | The twists and turns of the green hedges look so much alike, that you Floyd | loose your way. After walking and walking, you eventually find Floyd | yourself back at the start of the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | Shaped Hedges near Opening Floyd | Neatly trimmed hedges form pathways to the south and west. An opening Floyd | has been sheared through the row of hedges to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | A mischievous little snow sprite is standing here making faces at you Floyd | and giggling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | The twists and turns of the green hedges look so much alike, that you Floyd | loose your way. After walking and walking, you eventually find Floyd | yourself back at the start of the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | Shaped Hedges near Opening Floyd | Neatly trimmed hedges form pathways to the south and west. An opening Floyd | has been sheared through the row of hedges to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | A mischievous little snow sprite is standing here making faces at you Floyd | and giggling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x footprints" | ||||
Floyd | The footprints in the snow are tiny and have very pointy toes; Floyd | however, they are slowly filling in with the blowing powdered snow. Floyd | The trail of footprints lead into this pathway from the northwest, but Floyd | then abruptly stop here. The snow is completely undisturbed any where Floyd | else save for your own foot trails. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | The wind whistles down the corridors of the hedge maze and blows Floyd | snowflakes into your hair. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | The wind whistles down the corridors of the hedge maze and blows Floyd | snowflakes into your hair. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "kneel" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | One pathway through the shaped hedges leads to the north, and two more Floyd | lead to the southwest and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | A beautiful, snow-dusted, angel statue adorns one corner along this Floyd | pathway in the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | The shaped hedges lead to the northwest, south, and east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | The hedges arc gracefully from the southeast to the southwest. An Floyd | additional pathway leads to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Pathways through the green hedges lead to the north, south, east, and Floyd | northeast. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite carrying a golden bell runs atop the snow Floyd | laughing and tumbling. As soon as it spots you, it runs right up to Floyd | you stops just a few feet away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | This is a small enclosed area with the only pathway leading back to Floyd | the west. Floyd | Floyd | A beautiful, snow-dusted, angel statue adorns one corner along this Floyd | pathway in the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x angel" | ||||
Floyd | The stone angel and the elaborate pedestal upon which she rests has Floyd | been beautifully carved out of alabaster stone. The angel looks upward Floyd | into the night sky and appears to be singing a most lovely hymn. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly, you are smacked in the head by a snowball. You whirl about Floyd | to see a devilish little snow sprite giggling at you. It suddenly Floyd | jumps up, does a back flip and then disappears into the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline continues to watch, now that maga has brought her some lunch. mmmm... | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing" | ||||
Floyd | Your sing joyously into the open air. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sky" | ||||
Floyd | The night sky is a marvelous shade of midnight blue. It is the perfect Floyd | backdrop for the thousands of scintillating points of starlight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pedestal" | ||||
Floyd | The stone angel and the elaborate pedestal upon which she rests has Floyd | been beautifully carved out of alabaster stone. The angel looks upward Floyd | into the night sky and appears to be singing a most lovely hymn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "push angel" | ||||
Floyd | The stone statue is quite massive and entirely to heavy for you to Floyd | even budge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "turn angel" | ||||
Floyd | It is fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite carrying a golden bell runs atop the snow Floyd | laughing and tumbling. As soon as it spots you, it runs right up to Floyd | you stops just a few feet away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take snow" | ||||
Floyd | (the snow sprite) Floyd | The little snow sprite is much too quick for you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take handful of snow" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take snowball" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take snow" | ||||
Floyd | (the snow sprite) Floyd | The little snow sprite is much too quick for you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw snowball at sprite" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask sprite about bell" | ||||
Floyd | The snow imp cuddles the bell lovingly, "So small, so shiny! My Floyd | beautiful ... beautiful ... bell." He lets out a sudden giggle and Floyd | starts waving it over his head tauntingly. Floyd | Floyd | The snow sprite does flips and cartwheels across the top of the snow Floyd | and then suddenly disappears beneath. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take snow" | ||||
Floyd | You reach down and pick up a handful of snow. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite carrying a golden bell runs atop the snow Floyd | laughing and tumbling. As soon as it spots you, it runs right up to Floyd | you stops just a few feet away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw snow at sprite" | ||||
Floyd | (the handful of snow at the snow sprite) Floyd | You hurl the handful of snow at the little sprite. He lurches to the Floyd | side to avoid being pelted. Even though the sprite is much to quick to Floyd | be hit, he seems to have a newfound respect for you ... for a moment. Floyd | But, then he pokes his tongue out at you and continues with his usual Floyd | antics. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy asks, "I'm back. Did I miss anything?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | The snowy ground is solid beneath your feet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cartwheel" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | This is a small enclosed area with the only pathway leading back to Floyd | the west. Floyd | Floyd | A mischievous little snow sprite is standing here making faces at you Floyd | and giggling. Floyd | Floyd | A beautiful, snow-dusted, angel statue adorns one corner along this Floyd | pathway in the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | The snow sprite does flips and cartwheels across the top of the snow Floyd | and then suddenly disappears beneath. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "maga brought me lunch" | |||
| Touchy says, "awww" | ||||
| olethros says, "the lunch mystery" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "And we are examining angels and getting pelted with snowballs." | ||||
| Touchy asks, "what s for lunch?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I'm unclear what to do next. Also, it's been 4 hours of play." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Pasta and lentils with chili." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Gosh, has it been four hours?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "meh" | ||||
| djfletch asks, "can we get in the dark hole now?" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "score" | ||||
Floyd | So far, you have scored 45 out of a possible 100, in 710 turns. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy asks, "wasn t ther another dark cave/hole?" | |||
| DavidW says, "oh, perhaps we can" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Alas, the hedges block your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "hehe" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Alas, the hedges block your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | This is a small enclosed area with the only pathway leading back to Floyd | the west. Floyd | Floyd | A beautiful, snow-dusted, angel statue adorns one corner along this Floyd | pathway in the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Pathways through the green hedges lead to the north, south, east, and Floyd | northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | The hedges arc gracefully from the southeast to the southwest. An Floyd | additional pathway leads to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I think we're still really far from the end, too." | |||
| Jacqueline sighs. | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | The maze takes a sharp corner with trimmed exits north and west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Shaped Hedges near Opening Floyd | Neatly trimmed hedges form pathways to the south and west. An opening Floyd | has been sheared through the row of hedges to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite runs right by you carrying a large golden Floyd | bell in both its hands over its head. It giggles and laughs Floyd | mischievously, then does a few somersaults and disappears back into Floyd | the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Edge of Snowy Hills Floyd | The forest edge lies to the northeast and the gently rolling snowy Floyd | hills continue no further than a row of hedges to the southwest. At Floyd | the center of this row of hedges is a neatly cut opening. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite carrying a golden bell runs across the Floyd | snowy hills laughing and tumbling. As soon as it spots you, it runs Floyd | right up to you stops just a few feet away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite carrying a golden bell runs across the Floyd | snowy hills laughing and tumbling. As soon as it spots you, it runs Floyd | right up to you stops just a few feet away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you as you stand in this small Floyd | clearing in the dark wood. He seems to be humming softly with his deep Floyd | throaty voice. Brightly glowing orbs of little pastel lights, Floyd | accentuated against the midnight blue sky, fill the branches of the Floyd | oak. A path runs through the little clearing from the east to the Floyd | west, but many other directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Mountain's Edge Floyd | The forest has thinned in this area at the foothills of a great Floyd | mountain range that lies to the north. In the moonlight, you see that Floyd | the undergrowth has thinned to the southwest which leads toward the Floyd | forest. A small hole, barely noticeable in the shadows, extends into Floyd | the mountain directly to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You crawl on your belly through the tunnel which is illuminated by the Floyd | lantern you carry. After a time, you see a brighter light ahead and Floyd | keep crawling until you find yourself on the other side of the Floyd | mountain. Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes near Mountainside Floyd | Stretching out before you is a vast expanse of flat white ice Floyd | brilliantly shimmering in the silvery moonlight. Straining to see the Floyd | shadowy horizon of the stark ice in contrast to the dark starlit sky, Floyd | you notice a cluster of dark trees off to the northwest. A small dark Floyd | hole in the mountainside opens directly south. Floyd | Floyd | A long wooden pole, partially covered in powdery white snow, has been Floyd | propped on the mountainside close by. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ah, the ice floe maze." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "It never fails to amuse me how games that are supposed to take two hours always take tons longer on Floyd. Even accounting for reading speeds and discussion, I wonder if these comp games really are two hours long in general." | ||||
| Touchy says, "with walkthrough maybe..." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a lantern (providing light) Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I suspect that us not resorting to hints and walkthroughs is part of it." | |||
| two-star says, "It would have gone so much faste with the ascii art." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pole" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy asks, "Why?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pole" | ||||
Floyd | The long wooden pole is about one and a half times your height. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x floes" | ||||
Floyd | Large, beautiful ice floes cover the surface of this gigantic frozen Floyd | lake. The silvery moonlight reflects brilliantly off of the stark Floyd | white sheets of ice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes near Mountainside Floyd | Stretching out before you is a vast expanse of flat white ice Floyd | brilliantly shimmering in the silvery moonlight. Straining to see the Floyd | shadowy horizon of the stark ice in contrast to the dark starlit sky, Floyd | you notice a cluster of dark trees off to the northwest. A small dark Floyd | hole in the mountainside opens directly south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | As you leave the protective barrier of the southern mountain range, Floyd | the cold breezes blowing over the surface of the ice tosses your Floyd | simple skirt about in great billows chilling your legs and ankles. Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | A gentle breeze swirls powdery white snow over the stark flat surface Floyd | of the ice floes. A shadowy mountain range spans the southern horizon, Floyd | and only a small island of trees barely visible to the north disrupts Floyd | the otherwise flat expanse of the ice floes. Floyd | Floyd | > | two-star says (to touchy), "Sorry. Joke." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | As you attempt to walk atop the ice in that direction, you hear Floyd | ominous whistles and pops beneath your feet, so quickly retreat back Floyd | to the thicker ice sheets. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "heh" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | As you attempt to walk atop the ice in that direction, you hear Floyd | ominous whistles and pops beneath your feet, so quickly retreat back Floyd | to the thicker ice sheets. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | As you attempt to walk atop the ice in that direction, you hear Floyd | ominous whistles and pops beneath your feet, so quickly retreat back Floyd | to the thicker ice sheets. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | As you attempt to walk atop the ice in that direction, you hear Floyd | ominous whistles and pops beneath your feet, so quickly retreat back Floyd | to the thicker ice sheets. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | As you attempt to walk atop the ice in that direction, you hear Floyd | ominous whistles and pops beneath your feet, so quickly retreat back Floyd | to the thicker ice sheets. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | As you attempt to walk atop the ice in that direction, you hear Floyd | ominous whistles and pops beneath your feet, so quickly retreat back Floyd | to the thicker ice sheets. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes near Mountainside Floyd | Stretching out before you is a vast expanse of flat white ice Floyd | brilliantly shimmering in the silvery moonlight. Straining to see the Floyd | shadowy horizon of the stark ice in contrast to the dark starlit sky, Floyd | you notice a cluster of dark trees off to the northwest. A small dark Floyd | hole in the mountainside opens directly south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "break ice with pole" | ||||
Floyd | Even whacking the ice floes with the long wooden rod has little to no Floyd | effect on the large sheets of ice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | A gentle breeze swirls powdery white snow over the stark flat surface Floyd | of the ice floes. A shadowy mountain range spans the southern horizon, Floyd | and only a small island of trees barely visible to the north disrupts Floyd | the otherwise flat expanse of the ice floes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "push flow with pole" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "let's see if Jacq's map is accurate" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | As you attempt to walk atop the ice in that direction, you hear Floyd | ominous whistles and pops beneath your feet, so quickly retreat back Floyd | to the thicker ice sheets. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "push floe with pole" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | As you attempt to walk atop the ice in that direction, you hear Floyd | ominous whistles and pops beneath your feet, so quickly retreat back Floyd | to the thicker ice sheets. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "where are we" | |||
| djfletch says, "nw from the mountain" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes near Mountainside Floyd | Stretching out before you is a vast expanse of flat white ice Floyd | brilliantly shimmering in the silvery moonlight. Straining to see the Floyd | shadowy horizon of the stark ice in contrast to the dark starlit sky, Floyd | you notice a cluster of dark trees off to the northwest. A small dark Floyd | hole in the mountainside opens directly south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | The wide expanse of white ice glistening in the full moon light meets Floyd | the horizon in stark contrast to the inky black of midnight sky. The Floyd | otherwise featureless landscape is marked by a small island to the Floyd | northwest and the southern mountain range to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | At this point, you have traveled about half-way between the island Floyd | landmass and the southern mountains. A moderately sized sheet of ice Floyd | has broken from the main floe you stand upon. To the north of the Floyd | smaller ice floe, you see a stretch of water that looks almost like a Floyd | channel between other giant sheets of ice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | The water channel to the north is far too cold for swimming. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Well, it's the author's sketch map, so." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put pole north" | ||||
Floyd | Alas! That sentence is not understandable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| two-star says (to floyd), "jump north" | ||||
Floyd | That was only understood you as far as wanting to jump. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pole jump north" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "get on sheet" | ||||
Floyd | Which do you mean, the large ice floes or the small ice floe? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "small" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully step out onto the small ice floe. It tips and sways atop Floyd | the frigid waters, but seems sturdy enough to support your weight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "push floe n" | ||||
Floyd | You simply do not have enough leverage to move the ice floe with your Floyd | hands. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "push flow with pole" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "push floe with pole" | ||||
Floyd | Standing on the small ice floe, you push off of the icy bank with the Floyd | long pole. You glide smoothly down the water channel. Your makeshift Floyd | ice raft begins to slow just as it reaches the opposite bank. It Floyd | impacts on the other side of the channel with just enough force to Floyd | keep it delicately fused to the ice sheet. You carefully step off onto Floyd | the icy bank. Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | A chilly mist rises from the surrounding ice and swirls about in the Floyd | gusting breeze. An island of tall trees is just visible to the Floyd | northwest and a narrow waterway extends to the south. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | Yet another water channel lies to the north. The freezing waters of Floyd | the lake lap against the bank of the ice sheet upon which you stand. Floyd | You are very wary to keep your feet sufficiently far from the edge so Floyd | that the water does not splash upon your small feet. The southern Floyd | mountain ranges are now barely visible to the south. Indeed, you would Floyd | almost fail to spot them but for your keen sense of direction. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | The water channel to the north is far too cold for swimming. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on small floe" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully step out onto the small ice floe. It tips and sways atop Floyd | the frigid waters, but seems sturdy enough to support your weight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push floe with pole" | ||||
Floyd | Standing on the small ice floe, you push off of the icy bank with the Floyd | long pole. You glide smoothly down the water channel. Your makeshift Floyd | ice raft begins to slow just as it reaches the opposite bank. It Floyd | impacts on the other side of the channel with just enough force to Floyd | keep it delicately fused to the ice sheet. You carefully step off onto Floyd | the icy bank. Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | You are standing on yet more ice floes far from the shore on this Floyd | frozen lake. A small island is quite visible in the moonlight to the Floyd | northwest. If you stand perfectly still, you are barely able to make Floyd | out the sound of gay and lively music over the gentle lapping of water Floyd | along the edge of the ice sheet to the south. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | The small forested island is quite visible to the west. Alas, the ice Floyd | floe upon which you had been walking upon has broken off here, and Floyd | small channel of freezing water to the west blocks your path to the Floyd | island shore. The chilly water also circles around to the south where Floyd | a very large waterway extends to a barely visible southern ice bank. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | The water channel to the west is far too cold for swimming. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on small floe" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push floe w" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "jump" | ||||
Floyd | You jump up and down having a jolly good time. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "jump over channel" | ||||
Floyd | You jump up and down having a jolly good time. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x island" | ||||
Floyd | The small island seems to be the only prominent feature of this vast Floyd | and absolutely flat landscape. The mists that sweep across the ice Floyd | floes and swirl in the gusty breeze make observing any more detail Floyd | quite difficult. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "jump w" | ||||
Floyd | That was only understood you as far as wanting to jump. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x floe" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | The small forested island is quite visible to the west. Alas, the ice Floyd | floe upon which you had been walking upon has broken off here, and Floyd | small channel of freezing water to the west blocks your path to the Floyd | island shore. The chilly water also circles around to the south where Floyd | a very large waterway extends to a barely visible southern ice bank. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "um" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | The water channel to the west is far too cold for swimming. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | The water channel to the west is far too cold for swimming. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | As you attempt to walk atop the ice in that direction, you hear Floyd | ominous whistles and pops beneath your feet, so quickly retreat back Floyd | to the thicker ice sheets. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | As you attempt to walk atop the ice in that direction, you hear Floyd | ominous whistles and pops beneath your feet, so quickly retreat back Floyd | to the thicker ice sheets. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push ice" | ||||
Floyd | You are unable to. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x channel" | ||||
Floyd | You see nothing special about the frozen lake. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push sheet" | ||||
Floyd | You are unable to. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sheet" | ||||
Floyd | The shores of this little island are covered in a thin veil of snow Floyd | concealing what might have been a glorious beach of white sands on a Floyd | sunny day during any other season. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x snow" | ||||
Floyd | The ice floes are covered in a thin layer of powdery snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | The small forested island is quite visible to the west. Alas, the ice Floyd | floe upon which you had been walking upon has broken off here, and Floyd | small channel of freezing water to the west blocks your path to the Floyd | island shore. The chilly water also circles around to the south where Floyd | a very large waterway extends to a barely visible southern ice bank. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think we need to backtrack a bit" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | You are standing on yet more ice floes far from the shore on this Floyd | frozen lake. A small island is quite visible in the moonlight to the Floyd | northwest. If you stand perfectly still, you are barely able to make Floyd | out the sound of gay and lively music over the gentle lapping of water Floyd | along the edge of the ice sheet to the south. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on small floe" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully step out onto the small ice floe. It tips and sways atop Floyd | the frigid waters, but seems sturdy enough to support your weight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push floe" | ||||
Floyd | You simply do not have enough leverage to move the ice floe with your Floyd | hands. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push floe with pole" | ||||
Floyd | Standing on the small ice floe, you push off of the icy bank with the Floyd | long pole. You glide smoothly down the water channel. Your makeshift Floyd | ice raft begins to slow just as it reaches the opposite bank. It Floyd | impacts on the other side of the channel with just enough force to Floyd | keep it delicately fused to the ice sheet. You carefully step off onto Floyd | the icy bank. Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | Yet another water channel lies to the north. The freezing waters of Floyd | the lake lap against the bank of the ice sheet upon which you stand. Floyd | You are very wary to keep your feet sufficiently far from the edge so Floyd | that the water does not splash upon your small feet. The southern Floyd | mountain ranges are now barely visible to the south. Indeed, you would Floyd | almost fail to spot them but for your keen sense of direction. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "I didn't draw a map so I'm completely and utterly clueless." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Oay, I looked at the hints for the ice flows. And even with the hints I can't understand what to do. This does not bode well, but then, you guys are always better at puzzles than I am, so." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | A chilly mist rises from the surrounding ice and swirls about in the Floyd | gusting breeze. An island of tall trees is just visible to the Floyd | northwest and a narrow waterway extends to the south. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | The powdered snow that has collected on the surface of the ice sheet Floyd | keeps you from slipping and sliding on the surface of this gigantic Floyd | frozen lake. The large ice sheets you have been walking upon thus far Floyd | however have broken into much smaller pieces beyond this area save to Floyd | the north and east. More secure ice sheets lie back to the east, and a Floyd | very wide and rather long water channel extends to the north. The Floyd | small island to the northwest is obscured in the mist of icy droplets Floyd | rising from the waterway. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | long, chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push floe" | Jacqueline says, "I am, in general, out of my league for this game, and am enjoying one of those 'I would never get to see the depths of this game without other mudders around' sessions." | |||
Floyd | You simply do not have enough leverage to move the ice floe with your Floyd | hands. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push floe with pole" | ||||
Floyd | Standing firmly on the solid ice, you prop one edge of the long wooden Floyd | pole against the small ice flow and push it with all of your might. Floyd | Without your added weight, the ice floe skids north along the surface Floyd | of the water. The ice floe begins to slow as it moves across the long Floyd | water channel and approaches the opposite bank of ice. You finally Floyd | hear a slight thud as the small floe wedges into the ice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | A chilly mist rises from the surrounding ice and swirls about in the Floyd | gusting breeze. An island of tall trees is just visible to the Floyd | northwest and a narrow waterway extends to the south. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | Yet another water channel lies to the north. The freezing waters of Floyd | the lake lap against the bank of the ice sheet upon which you stand. Floyd | You are very wary to keep your feet sufficiently far from the edge so Floyd | that the water does not splash upon your small feet. The southern Floyd | mountain ranges are now barely visible to the south. Indeed, you would Floyd | almost fail to spot them but for your keen sense of direction. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on small floe" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully step out onto the small ice floe. It tips and sways atop Floyd | the frigid waters, but seems sturdy enough to support your weight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push floe with pole" | ||||
Floyd | Standing on the small ice floe, you push off of the icy bank with the Floyd | long pole. You glide smoothly down the water channel. Your makeshift Floyd | ice raft begins to slow just as it reaches the opposite bank. It Floyd | impacts on the other side of the channel with just enough force to Floyd | keep it delicately fused to the ice sheet. You carefully step off onto Floyd | the icy bank. Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | You are standing on yet more ice floes far from the shore on this Floyd | frozen lake. A small island is quite visible in the moonlight to the Floyd | northwest. If you stand perfectly still, you are barely able to make Floyd | out the sound of gay and lively music over the gentle lapping of water Floyd | along the edge of the ice sheet to the south. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| two-star says (to floyd), "listen" | ||||
Floyd | You strain to listen to the joyous refrains wafting over the frozen Floyd | lake. The sounds are coming from the small forested island to the Floyd | northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | The small forested island is quite visible to the west. Alas, the ice Floyd | floe upon which you had been walking upon has broken off here, and Floyd | small channel of freezing water to the west blocks your path to the Floyd | island shore. The chilly water also circles around to the south where Floyd | a very large waterway extends to a barely visible southern ice bank. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on small floe" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully step out onto the small ice floe. It tips and sways atop Floyd | the frigid waters, but seems sturdy enough to support your weight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push floe with pole" | ||||
Floyd | Standing on the small ice floe, you push off of the icy bank with the Floyd | long pole. You glide to the west smoothly across the water towards the Floyd | small island. Your makeshift ice raft begins to slow just as it Floyd | reaches the opposite bank and impacts with just enough force to keep Floyd | it delicately fused to the ice sheet. You carefully step off onto the Floyd | icy shore. Floyd | Floyd | Island Shore Floyd | You are standing on the shore of a little island in the midst of a Floyd | vast expanse of ice floes gleaming brilliantly white in the moonlight. Floyd | A channel of water leads back to the east, and brilliantly green leafy Floyd | trees nearly forming a wall grow to the west. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by fifteen points.] Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That was nasty. The map helped a lot." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Wow. Well done." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf9" | ||||
Floyd | Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We had to push a floe over to use it later." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trees" | ||||
Floyd | The tall leafy trees that circle the island just off of the Floyd | snow-covered shore have a rather majestic and magical quality. You Floyd | have never seen trees so lush and green at this time of year. The Floyd | trees have grown very thick inhibiting your view beyond them; however, Floyd | your tiny body could easily squeeze through the spaces between their Floyd | wide trunks. When you stand still and listen, you hear what sounds Floyd | like giggling coming from the other side. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||||
Floyd | Cheerful music emanates from behind the lush trees to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | A wondrous site greets your eyes as you step through the tall lush Floyd | trees. Floyd | Floyd | Fairy Island Floyd | You have happened upon a magical reverie! In the open clearing Floyd | encircled by the giant leafy trees, tiny fairies giggle and play as Floyd | they dance on the giant petals of white orchids which grow abundantly Floyd | in this soft earth. Mistletoe rich with tiny white berries, spiral up Floyd | through the branches of the surrounding trees. Moonbeams streak down Floyd | through the tops of the giant trees illuminating a gurgling spring Floyd | that wells up warm water in a circular pond at the center of the Floyd | clearing. Several small doe lie on the soft, lilting grass enchanted Floyd | by the merry tunes from a company of fauns playing an assortment of Floyd | flutes, lyres, and reed pipes. The wondrous scene is even more Floyd | remarkable by the presence of numerous floating orbs that swirl about Floyd | the clearing seemingly of their own accord. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x orchids" | ||||
Floyd | Beautiful white orchids abound in this little clearing. Their petals, Floyd | large and full, glow brilliantly white in the silvery moonbeams. Floyd | Floyd | > | two-star says, "Now, that's twee." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fairies" | ||||
Floyd | The tiny flower fairies seem to be thoroughly enjoying themselves as Floyd | they dance and play about the flower petals. Some laugh and cheer as Floyd | they chase each other about the clearing. As they twirl their colored Floyd | wands, beautiful pastel light trails shoot through the air and Floyd | illuminate the area in brief pools of light wherever they land. You Floyd | notice one of the fairies with a yellow wand stand poised on the tip Floyd | of a flower petal carefully holding her wand outstretched. One of the Floyd | yellow baubles swirls through the air close by her and then gently Floyd | lands on the tip of her wand. She waves her wand in a giant arc then Floyd | impishly flicks her wand at one of the fairies hovering above the Floyd | spring. The bauble soars gloriously through the air leaving yellow Floyd | streaks of light behind before splashing into the spring completely Floyd | drenching her unsuspecting friend. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "That is indeed twee." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Twee overload." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "greet fairies" | ||||
Floyd | The fairies smiles back at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fairies about fairies" | ||||
Floyd | There is no reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fairies about orbs" | ||||
Floyd | There is no reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fairies about island" | ||||
Floyd | There is no reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fairies about imp" | ||||
Floyd | One of the fairies flies close by and crosses his arms, "That snow imp Floyd | has played one too many a trick. An errant snowball buried dear Floyd | Dereshel dashedly quick!" After shaking his head in dismay, he flies Floyd | back with the others. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fairies about wand" | ||||
Floyd | The fairies do not say anything, but you are suddenly pelted by a ray Floyd | of green light that hits your dress sending vibrant light swirls off Floyd | in every direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "haha - I read that room description to maga and his reply was 'yeeeahhh... I didn't get that far, and I'm glad I didn't.' Aw." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x moonbeams" | ||||
Floyd | The bright and silvery full moon hanging in the night sky illuminates Floyd | the snowy patches at your feet and provides the light by which you are Floyd | able to view this strange and snowy world in which you have fallen. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Fairy Island Floyd | You have happened upon a magical reverie! In the open clearing Floyd | encircled by the giant leafy trees, tiny fairies giggle and play as Floyd | they dance on the giant petals of white orchids which grow abundantly Floyd | in this soft earth. Mistletoe rich with tiny white berries, spiral up Floyd | through the branches of the surrounding trees. Moonbeams streak down Floyd | through the tops of the giant trees illuminating a gurgling spring Floyd | that wells up warm water in a circular pond at the center of the Floyd | clearing. Several small doe lie on the soft, lilting grass enchanted Floyd | by the merry tunes from a company of fauns playing an assortment of Floyd | flutes, lyres, and reed pipes. The wondrous scene is even more Floyd | remarkable by the presence of numerous floating orbs that swirl about Floyd | the clearing seemingly of their own accord. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pond" | ||||
Floyd | Concentric circles continually ripple over the surface of the circular Floyd | pool of water fueled at the center by the warm spring. It gurgles in Floyd | accompaniment to the fauns' woodwind songs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fauns" | ||||
Floyd | The jovial fauns are small creatures in stature with the torso and Floyd | head of a man, and haunches of a pony. The faun playing the reed pipe Floyd | sits near the spring allowing one hoof to be immersed in the warm Floyd | water, while the faun with the flute dances and twirls joyously about Floyd | the clearing. The third faun strums a lyre while sitting placidly in Floyd | the soft grass. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch pond" | ||||
Floyd | The warm water feels very soothing against your skin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "swim" | ||||
Floyd | You dip into the spring water relishing in its warmth. After splashing Floyd | about for a time, you exit the spring and sit on the grass with a doe Floyd | and the fauns listening to their music until your dress has dried. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fairies about fauns" | ||||
Floyd | There is no reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fauns about fauns" | ||||
Floyd | The fauns are too involved in their music to reply. They do however Floyd | give you a kindly smile and a nod. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lyre" | ||||
Floyd | The jovial fauns are small creatures in stature with the torso and Floyd | head of a man, and haunches of a pony. The faun playing the reed pipe Floyd | sits near the spring allowing one hoof to be immersed in the warm Floyd | water, while the faun with the flute dances and twirls joyously about Floyd | the clearing. The third faun strums a lyre while sitting placidly in Floyd | the soft grass. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search pond" | ||||
Floyd | Concentric circles continually ripple over the surface of the circular Floyd | pool of water fueled at the center by the warm spring. It gurgles in Floyd | accompaniment to the fauns' woodwind songs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trees" | ||||
Floyd | The tall leafy trees encircle this magical area almost like an Floyd | enchanted barrier from the stark, cold landscape beyond. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| two-star says (to floyd), "x misletoe" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| two-star says (to floyd), "x mistletoe" | ||||
Floyd | Mistletoe vines hang from the branches of the tall leafy trees | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mistletoe" | ||||
Floyd | surrounding this clearing. Their white berries glisten like pearls in Floyd | the moonlight. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | Mistletoe vines hang from the branches of the tall leafy trees Floyd | surrounding this clearing. Their white berries glisten like pearls in Floyd | the moonlight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take berries" | ||||
Floyd | The mistletoe grows beyond your reach. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x angels" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| two-star says (to floyd), "take berries with pole" | ||||
Floyd | That was only understood you as far as wanting to take the mistletoe. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask fairies about angels" | ||||
Floyd | There is no reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pipe" | ||||
Floyd | The jovial fauns are small creatures in stature with the torso and Floyd | head of a man, and haunches of a pony. The faun playing the reed pipe Floyd | sits near the spring allowing one hoof to be immersed in the warm Floyd | water, while the faun with the flute dances and twirls joyously about Floyd | the clearing. The third faun strums a lyre while sitting placidly in Floyd | the soft grass. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take orb" | ||||
Floyd | Which do you mean, the blue baubles or the colored baubles? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "blue" | ||||
Floyd | You reach for one of the baubles floating close by, but just as you Floyd | are about to capture it, the orb deftly swirls out of your grasp. It Floyd | circles you almost tauntingly and then floats away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x blue baubles" | ||||
Floyd | The blue baubles from the cottage have made their long trek across the Floyd | starry night sky to this enchanted island. They swirl about the Floyd | clearing with the rest of the beautifully colored floating spheres. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x colored baubles" | ||||
Floyd | The baubles are fist-sized translucent orbs that float and swirl about Floyd | in the air. Their smooth, glossy surfaces reflect wonderful shades of Floyd | blue, yellow, green, pink, and silver when they pass through the Floyd | moonbeams. As you watch them dance about this enchanted clearing, you Floyd | notice one of the fairies hold out a pink wand. The nearest pink Floyd | bauble suddenly circles about the point of the outstretched wand and Floyd | then alights directly on the tip. As you observe the other fairies Floyd | playing, you see that the orbs have landed upon several other wands as Floyd | well. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a long wooden pole Floyd | a lantern (providing light) Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| two-star says (to floyd), "hold out pole" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x candle" | ||||
Floyd | This is a partially used candle, however it still has enough wax left Floyd | to last for your family's winter solstice dinner celebration tonight. Floyd | Floyd | > | djfletch says, "dammit we need the blue wand from the other fairies" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "wave it" | ||||
Floyd | You have fun waving the candle stick. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| two-star says (to floyd), "wave pole" | ||||
Floyd | You have fun waving the long wooden pole. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "So, if we got the green wand from the other fairies, we could get a green orb, I guess." | |||
| DavidW asks, "Was the wand blue over there?" | ||||
| djfletch says, "I think so - not certain" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "The blue wand was in the other fairy location, yeah." | ||||
| djfletch says, "they wouldn't let us take it though" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I have no idea why we'd want a blue orb, though." | ||||
| two-star says, "I don't suppose whacking the fairies with the pole will do us any good. As theraputic as it might be." | ||||
| Touchy says, "Hm..." | ||||
| Touchy says, "maybe they will respond to the whistle...though I have no clue how to get it from the imp" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I have a very vague hint. I only looked at one on that bit (getting the wand, that is). And it's something we mentioned, but didn't really pursue." | ||||
| DavidW says, "It was a bell." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "a bell?" | ||||
| inky says, "that doesn't ring any bells" | ||||
| DavidW says, "The imp has a bell." | ||||
| DavidW asks, "What's the vague hint?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "That we need to distract them." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "How, I have no idea." | ||||
| DavidW says, "also, I need a potty break." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah, me too." | ||||
| inky asks, "distract the current fairies?" | ||||
| inky asks, "or the ones with the wand?" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Fairy Island Floyd | You have happened upon a magical reverie! In the open clearing Floyd | encircled by the giant leafy trees, tiny fairies giggle and play as Floyd | they dance on the giant petals of white orchids which grow abundantly Floyd | in this soft earth. Mistletoe rich with tiny white berries, spiral up Floyd | through the branches of the surrounding trees. Moonbeams streak down Floyd | through the tops of the giant trees illuminating a gurgling spring Floyd | that wells up warm water in a circular pond at the center of the Floyd | clearing. Several small doe lie on the soft, lilting grass enchanted Floyd | by the merry tunes from a company of fauns playing an assortment of Floyd | flutes, lyres, and reed pipes. The wondrous scene is even more Floyd | remarkable by the presence of numerous floating orbs that swirl about Floyd | the clearing seemingly of their own accord. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I am now bac." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "er, back" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "sing" | ||||
Floyd | You do your best to join in the fauns' little concerto first by Floyd | humming in accompaniment. When you feel a little braver, you begin to Floyd | sing a favorite solstice carol to the tune that they play. The Floyd | creatures of the island seem to approve of your addition. The fauns Floyd | smile and nod affectionately, and a few of the fairies circle close by Floyd | while others braid strands of your hair. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "The ones with the wand." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "dance" | ||||
Floyd | You dance a pretty little waltz to the rhythm of the woodwinds. The Floyd | fauns nod and smile encouragingly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "sing" | ||||
Floyd | You do your best to join in the fauns' little concerto first by Floyd | humming in accompaniment. When you feel a little braver, you begin to Floyd | sing a favorite solstice carol to the tune that they play. The Floyd | creatures of the island seem to approve of your addition. The fauns Floyd | smile and nod affectionately, and a few of the fairies circle close by Floyd | while others braid strands of your hair. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I know nothing of these current fairies." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "dance with fauns" | ||||
Floyd | That was only understood you as far as wanting to dance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. | djfletch says, "the current fairies are what makes electricity work" | |||
| DavidW asks, "Do you want me to take us back to the other fairies?" | ||||
| inky says, "yeah" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You wander into the wood and eventually find yourself back on the Floyd | eastern shore of the island. Floyd | Floyd | Island Shore Floyd | You are standing on the shore of a little island in the midst of a Floyd | vast expanse of ice floes gleaming brilliantly white in the moonlight. Floyd | A channel of water leads back to the east, and brilliantly green leafy Floyd | trees nearly forming a wall grow to the west. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on small floe" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully step out onto the small ice floe. It tips and sways atop Floyd | the frigid waters, but seems sturdy enough to support your weight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push floe with pole" | ||||
Floyd | Standing on the small ice floe, you push off of the icy bank with the Floyd | long pole. You glide smoothly down the water channel. Your makeshift Floyd | ice raft begins to slow just as it reaches the opposite bank. It Floyd | impacts on the other side of the channel with just enough force to Floyd | keep it delicately fused to the ice sheet. You carefully step off onto Floyd | the icy bank. Floyd | Floyd | Cautiously retracing your steps, you make your way back to the Floyd | southern shore of the frozen lake. Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes near Mountainside Floyd | Stretching out before you is a vast expanse of flat white ice Floyd | brilliantly shimmering in the silvery moonlight. Straining to see the Floyd | shadowy horizon of the stark ice in contrast to the dark starlit sky, Floyd | you notice a cluster of dark trees off to the northwest. A small dark Floyd | hole in the mountainside opens directly south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | As you crawl through the tunnel under the mountain, the long wooden Floyd | pole you carry becomes increasingly cumbersome, and you are forced to Floyd | retreat back to the ice floes and deposit the pole on that side of the Floyd | mountain before proceeding back to the forest. Floyd | Floyd | You crawl on your belly through the tunnel which is illuminated by the Floyd | lantern you carry. After a time, you see a brighter light ahead and Floyd | keep crawling until you find yourself on the other side of the Floyd | mountain. Floyd | Floyd | Mountain's Edge Floyd | The forest has thinned in this area at the foothills of a great Floyd | mountain range that lies to the north. In the moonlight, you see that Floyd | the undergrowth has thinned to the southwest which leads toward the Floyd | forest. A small hole, barely noticeable in the shadows, extends into Floyd | the mountain directly to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You step over the row of stones and climb down into the forest vale. Floyd | The air is much warmer here. Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | Even though this area is much deeper than the rest of the forest, the Floyd | thick canopy of branches high above has blocked the snow from Floyd | collecting here. The moonlight has also been blocked by the thick Floyd | covering of branches. Fortunately, dozens of fireflies have Floyd | congregated here and illuminate the darkness sufficiently. Floyd | Floyd | In the firefly light, you see a bed of strikingly beautiful white Floyd | poinsettias. Little flying fairies dance and sing on the flower Floyd | petals. You glance about the area and notice that this forest vale Floyd | continues to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x fairies" | ||||
Floyd | The fairies dance in the firefly light playing games, singing, and Floyd | laughing. You spy a group of them playing hide and seek among the Floyd | poinsettias, while others seem to be having flying races with the Floyd | fireflies. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "show candle to fairies" | ||||
Floyd | The fairies is unimpressed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "poinsettias" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "wave candle" | ||||
Floyd | You have fun waving the candle stick. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x poinsettias" | ||||
Floyd | Flower fairies play gaily on the petals of the white poinsettias. When Floyd | a firefly passes close by to one of the flowers close by, you notice a Floyd | little wand resting on its petals. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get wand" | ||||
Floyd | You reach again for the wand, but just at the last moment, one of the Floyd | fairies dashes through the air and shoots dazzling light rays toward Floyd | you from her green wand. The brilliant flashings cause you to take Floyd | several steps backwards. The fairy twirls a few times in the air, nods Floyd | in satisfaction, and flies back to the others. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wand" | ||||
Floyd | The wand resting on the flower petal appears to belong to the fairies, Floyd | but none are looking after it at the moment. The wand appears to be Floyd | bluish in color. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "oh, I see" | |||
| inky says, "it's a blue wand but she zaps us with a green one" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "show lantern to fairies" | ||||
Floyd | The fairies is unimpressed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (East) Floyd | The sunken vale continues back to the west. Fireflies dance about in Floyd | the air on this side of the vale as well illuminating the space Floyd | beneath the thick covering of branches above. Another bed of white Floyd | poinsettia flowers grows here in the soft earth. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "show lantern to fireflies" | ||||
Floyd | The fireflies seem entirely too preoccupied to notice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x flowers" | ||||
Floyd | The patch of white poinsettias shines beautifully in the blue-green Floyd | firefly light. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get fireflies" | ||||
Floyd | You do your best to capture one of the fireflies, but they fly away Floyd | from you too quickly. They look more lovely from a distance anyway. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks (of inky), "Did you have a plan?" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a lantern (providing light) Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "not really, but it seems like light would distract them" | |||
| inky says, "alternately, maybe we could reflect the wand light with a mirror" | ||||
| two-star says, "I was thinking of closing or covering our eyes when we get the wand." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "close eyes" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | djfletch says, "I think maybe we need the bell" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x shoes" | ||||
Floyd | You now hold in your hands a magnificent present for Sander that is Floyd | sure to brighten his spirit on this solstice eve. Quite simply, these Floyd | are the finest, most handsome pair of shoes you have ever laid eyes Floyd | upon. You could not imagine a more perfect solstice gift for Sander Floyd | who has had to wear his tight and tattered old shoes for so long. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "it's weird to me this game has such a small inventory" | |||
| djfletch says, "I think fairies would like a bell. I don't know why. Maybe because of Tinkerbell." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get flower" | ||||
Floyd | The white poinsettias look so fresh and beautiful that you decide to Floyd | leave them to grow in peace. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x lantern" | ||||
Floyd | The lantern emits a bright and glowing yellow light. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "exits" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (East) Floyd | The sunken vale continues back to the west. Fireflies dance about in Floyd | the air on this side of the vale as well illuminating the space Floyd | beneath the thick covering of branches above. Another bed of white Floyd | poinsettia flowers grows here in the soft earth. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x branches" | ||||
Floyd | The forest is full of magnificent tall fir trees. They fill the wood Floyd | with a wonderful fresh pine scent. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "climb trees" | ||||
Floyd | None of the surrounding fir trees seem to have good branches for Floyd | climbing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "dig" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to dig? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "poinsettias" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to dig the white poinsettias with? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I have no idea what to do; I never got this far before." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "I might be biased, but I would just like to point out that the first game we played today was more accessible and easier to play." | ||||
| inky asks, "dang, you played this as a second game?" | ||||
| inky says, "it's pushing two hours in the comp on its own" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "We played a boxing day game." | ||||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| inky says, ">PUNCH THEN JAB" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to inky), "We played my argonaut game, so." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "It's all of ten moves." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I think we wasted a full 20 min on it." | ||||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Which was longer than I thought we'd play it." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x poinsettas" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x poinsettias" | ||||
Floyd | The patch of white poinsettias shines beautifully in the blue-green Floyd | firefly light. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "But Nitku wanted a Boxing Day game, so." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | Even though this area is much deeper than the rest of the forest, the Floyd | thick canopy of branches high above has blocked the snow from Floyd | collecting here. The moonlight has also been blocked by the thick Floyd | covering of branches. Fortunately, dozens of fireflies have Floyd | congregated here and illuminate the darkness sufficiently. Floyd | Floyd | In the firefly light, you see a bed of strikingly beautiful white Floyd | poinsettias. Little flying fairies dance and sing on the flower Floyd | petals. You glance about the area and notice that this forest vale Floyd | continues to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "firefly light is blue-green, I note" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x poinsettias" | ||||
Floyd | Flower fairies play gaily on the petals of the white poinsettias. When Floyd | a firefly passes close by to one of the flowers close by, you notice a Floyd | little wand resting on its petals. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "up" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully climb up the slope and step back into the stone-lined Floyd | path. The chill of the blowing breeze sends shivers up your spine. Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "oops" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | You step over the row of stones and climb down into the forest vale. Floyd | The air is much warmer here. Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | Even though this area is much deeper than the rest of the forest, the Floyd | thick canopy of branches high above has blocked the snow from Floyd | collecting here. The moonlight has also been blocked by the thick Floyd | covering of branches. Fortunately, dozens of fireflies have Floyd | congregated here and illuminate the darkness sufficiently. Floyd | Floyd | In the firefly light, you see a bed of strikingly beautiful white Floyd | poinsettias. Little flying fairies dance and sing on the flower Floyd | petals. You glance about the area and notice that this forest vale Floyd | continues to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "climb trees" | ||||
Floyd | None of the surrounding fir trees seem to have good branches for Floyd | climbing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x fairies" | ||||
Floyd | The fairies dance in the firefly light playing games, singing, and Floyd | laughing. You spy a group of them playing hide and seek among the Floyd | poinsettias, while others seem to be having flying races with the Floyd | fireflies. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "dance" | ||||
Floyd | You begin to sway from side to side, humming to yourself. Then you Floyd | twirl 'round and 'round making your dress billow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "sing" | ||||
Floyd | Your sing joyously into the open air. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "dance" | ||||
Floyd | You begin to sway from side to side, humming to yourself. Then you Floyd | twirl 'round and 'round making your dress billow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "dance" | ||||
Floyd | You begin to sway from side to side, humming to yourself. Then you Floyd | twirl 'round and 'round making your dress billow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "hide in poinsettias" | ||||
Floyd | Alas! That sentence is not understandable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "swat fairies" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "disbelieve in fairies" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "ok, I guess I'm stuck" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "clap hands" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "play hide and seek" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "well, I think we either need to deal with the hedge maze again" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get wand" | ||||
Floyd | You reach again for the wand, but just at the last moment, one of the Floyd | fairies dashes through the air and shoots dazzling light rays toward Floyd | you from her green wand. The brilliant flashings cause you to take Floyd | several steps backwards. The fairy twirls a few times in the air, nods Floyd | in satisfaction, and flies back to the others. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "or maybe what's behind the brambles." | |||
| inky says, "okey doke" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully climb up the slope and step back into the stone-lined Floyd | path. The chill of the blowing breeze sends shivers up your spine. Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take snow" | ||||
Floyd | You reach down and pick up a handful of snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | You step over the row of stones and climb down into the forest vale. Floyd | The air is much warmer here. Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | Even though this area is much deeper than the rest of the forest, the Floyd | thick canopy of branches high above has blocked the snow from Floyd | collecting here. The moonlight has also been blocked by the thick Floyd | covering of branches. Fortunately, dozens of fireflies have Floyd | congregated here and illuminate the darkness sufficiently. Floyd | Floyd | In the firefly light, you see a bed of strikingly beautiful white Floyd | poinsettias. Little flying fairies dance and sing on the flower Floyd | petals. You glance about the area and notice that this forest vale Floyd | continues to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw snow at flowers" | ||||
Floyd | You throw your snowball at the white poinsettias. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw snow at wand" | ||||
Floyd | You throw your snowball at the little blue wand lying on a flower Floyd | petal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw snow at fairies" | ||||
Floyd | The fairies dart out of the way of your flying snowball. From behind, Floyd | you hear a high-pitched, "Hmph!" and are doused by a momentarily Floyd | blinding ray of sparkling fairy light. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "hmm" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw snow at fireflies" | ||||
Floyd | You throw your snowball at the fireflies. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "maybe that used up the wand power for the moment" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | (from Jacqueline) inky says, "Man, these fairies." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw snow at fairies" | ||||
Floyd | The fairies dart out of the way of your flying snowball. From behind, Floyd | you hear a high-pitched, "Hmph!" and are doused by a momentarily Floyd | blinding ray of sparkling fairy light. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take wand" | ||||
Floyd | You reach again for the wand, but just at the last moment, one of the Floyd | fairies dashes through the air and shoots dazzling light rays toward Floyd | you from her green wand. The brilliant flashings cause you to take Floyd | several steps backwards. The fairy twirls a few times in the air, nods Floyd | in satisfaction, and flies back to the others. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "bah" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully climb up the slope and step back into the stone-lined Floyd | path. The chill of the blowing breeze sends shivers up your spine. Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take snow" | ||||
Floyd | You reach down and pick up a handful of snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take more snow" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take snow" | ||||
Floyd | (the snow) Floyd | You reach down and pick up a handful of snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a handful of snow Floyd | a lantern (providing light) Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | You step over the row of stones and climb down into the forest vale. Floyd | The air is much warmer here. Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | Even though this area is much deeper than the rest of the forest, the Floyd | thick canopy of branches high above has blocked the snow from Floyd | collecting here. The moonlight has also been blocked by the thick Floyd | covering of branches. Fortunately, dozens of fireflies have Floyd | congregated here and illuminate the darkness sufficiently. Floyd | Floyd | In the firefly light, you see a bed of strikingly beautiful white Floyd | poinsettias. Little flying fairies dance and sing on the flower Floyd | petals. You glance about the area and notice that this forest vale Floyd | continues to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw snow at branches" | ||||
Floyd | You hurl your snowball at the trees and it breaks apart on the Floyd | branches. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake branches" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "move branches" | ||||
Floyd | The magnificent fir trees stand firm and will not budge an inch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x canopy" | ||||
Floyd | The forest is full of magnificent tall fir trees. They fill the wood Floyd | with a wonderful fresh pine scent. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully climb up the slope and step back into the stone-lined Floyd | path. The chill of the blowing breeze sends shivers up your spine. Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you as you stand in this small Floyd | clearing in the dark wood. He seems to be humming softly with his deep Floyd | throaty voice. Brightly glowing orbs of little pastel lights, Floyd | accentuated against the midnight blue sky, fill the branches of the Floyd | oak. A path runs through the little clearing from the east to the Floyd | west, but many other directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Dense Forest near Thicket Floyd | The silvery moonlight softly illuminates the nearby branches of this Floyd | dense forest and reflects from snowy patches along the cold ground. Floyd | Although your range of sight is limited by the darkness, the brambles Floyd | appear passable to the north and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | As you walk to the southwest, the forest becomes much denser and more Floyd | foreboding. The underbrush turns into a prickly thicket and you become Floyd | hopelessly lost. You wander about for a time before finally reaching Floyd | the edge of the dense forest again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x thicket" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Dense Forest near Thicket Floyd | The silvery moonlight softly illuminates the nearby branches of this Floyd | dense forest and reflects from snowy patches along the cold ground. Floyd | Although your range of sight is limited by the darkness, the brambles Floyd | appear passable to the north and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "n" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you as you stand in this small Floyd | clearing in the dark wood. He seems to be humming softly with his deep Floyd | throaty voice. Brightly glowing orbs of little pastel lights, Floyd | accentuated against the midnight blue sky, fill the branches of the Floyd | oak. A path runs through the little clearing from the east to the Floyd | west, but many other directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | As you walk, the forest thins and soon, you leave it behind entirely. Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | Floyd | A mischievous little snow sprite is standing here making faces at you Floyd | and giggling. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "oops" | |||
| DavidW asks (of Lucea), "did you have a plan?" | ||||
| Lucea says, "not really, just watching" | ||||
| Lucea says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | [Cannot "undo" twice in succession. Sorry!] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Dense Forest near Thicket Floyd | The silvery moonlight softly illuminates the nearby branches of this Floyd | dense forest and reflects from snowy patches along the cold ground. Floyd | Although your range of sight is limited by the darkness, the brambles Floyd | appear passable to the north and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I was heading to the hedge maze." | |||
| Lucea says, "OK" | ||||
| DavidW asks, "although, maybe the dryad is more talkative now?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you as you stand in this small Floyd | clearing in the dark wood. He seems to be humming softly with his deep Floyd | throaty voice. Brightly glowing orbs of little pastel lights, Floyd | accentuated against the midnight blue sky, fill the branches of the Floyd | oak. A path runs through the little clearing from the east to the Floyd | west, but many other directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about fairies" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad chuckles, "Oh, those fairies with their tricks and lights, Floyd | they are welcome on any and all solstice nights." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about fireflies" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad appears to be staring whimsically at the great silvery moon Floyd | overhead and does not seem to be paying any attention to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about imp" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad appears to be staring whimsically at the great silvery moon Floyd | overhead and does not seem to be paying any attention to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about sprite" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad appears to be staring whimsically at the great silvery moon Floyd | overhead and does not seem to be paying any attention to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about sprites" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad appears to be staring whimsically at the great silvery moon Floyd | overhead and does not seem to be paying any attention to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about moon" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad stares whimsically at the moon, "Look how it shines so pure Floyd | and white as it bursts from the night. Lo, what a sight!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about horse" | ||||
Floyd | Bark creaks as the dryad raises his wooden eyebrows, "Where is he? Floyd | Have you seen him here? I have not one, but hundreds of solstice Floyd | tokens this year!" The dryad wriggles his branches causing the pastel Floyd | lights to dance and sway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about tokens" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad appears to be staring whimsically at the great silvery moon Floyd | overhead and does not seem to be paying any attention to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "The dryad wants a horse?" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about solstice" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad replies with his deep resounding voice, "Ah, on this snowy Floyd | solstice night, how wonderful that I have all these rocks glowing Floyd | bright!" Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "What would a dryad want with a ..." | |||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "ask dryad about moon" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad stares whimsically at the moon, "Look how it shines so pure Floyd | and white as it bursts from the night. Lo, what a sight!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about horse" | ||||
Floyd | Bark creaks as the dryad raises his wooden eyebrows, "Where is he? Floyd | Have you seen him here? I have not one, but hundreds of solstice Floyd | tokens this year!" The dryad wriggles his branches causing the pastel Floyd | lights to dance and sway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about rocks" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad appears to be staring whimsically at the great silvery moon Floyd | overhead and does not seem to be paying any attention to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about stars" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad stares whimsically at the moon, "Look how it shines so pure Floyd | and white as it bursts from the night. Lo, what a sight!" Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "it sounds like he lost his horse -- hey" | |||
| Lucea says, "wasn't there something a while back about some named thing being driven of" | ||||
| Lucea says, "off, too. maybe it was a horse" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about bell" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad appears to be staring whimsically at the great silvery moon Floyd | overhead and does not seem to be paying any attention to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about fauns" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad chuckles in his deep resonating voice, "Fantastic creatures, Floyd | wouldn't you say? They play music on through the night to the light of Floyd | day." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about hedge maze" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad appears to be staring whimsically at the great silvery moon Floyd | overhead and does not seem to be paying any attention to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | As you walk, the forest thins and soon, you leave it behind entirely. Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | Floyd | A mischievous little snow sprite is standing here making faces at you Floyd | and giggling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask sprite about horse" | ||||
Floyd | The sprite hugs his golden bell saying, "Mine! All mine!" He then Floyd | burst into a taunting singsong, "Takers, keepers! Missers, weepers!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bell" | ||||
Floyd | The little snow sprite does not seem willing to just give it to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sprite, give bell to me" | ||||
Floyd | "No, no, no!" the snow sprite chides. He hugs the bell lovingly, Floyd | "Mine, all mine!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "throw snow at sprite" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sprite, ring bell" | ||||
Floyd | (the snow sprite at the snow sprite) Floyd | (first taking the snow sprite) Floyd | The little snow sprite is much too quick for you. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | The snow sprite laughs raucously, then picks up a handful of snow and Floyd | hurls it in your direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "throw handful at sprite" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "damn" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a lantern (providing light) Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | Floyd | A mischievous little snow sprite is standing here making faces at you Floyd | and giggling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get white snow" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get snow" | ||||
Floyd | (the snow sprite) Floyd | The little snow sprite is much too quick for you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sprite, follow me" | ||||
Floyd | The snow sprite laughs raucously, then picks up a handful of snow and Floyd | hurls it in your direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you as you stand in this small Floyd | clearing in the dark wood. He seems to be humming softly with his deep Floyd | throaty voice. Brightly glowing orbs of little pastel lights, Floyd | accentuated against the midnight blue sky, fill the branches of the Floyd | oak. A path runs through the little clearing from the east to the Floyd | west, but many other directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask sprite about sprites" | ||||
Floyd | The snowsprite stares at you with great attention as you speak. When Floyd | you finish, he straightens up very seriously as if about to give a Floyd | prophetic oration but says only, "What?" Floyd | Floyd | The snow sprite does flips and cartwheels across the top of the snow Floyd | and then suddenly disappears beneath. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask sprite about fairies" | ||||
Floyd | The sprite starts running back and forth sending snow flying through Floyd | the air as he screams, "Yeh! Fairies!" The sprite stops running to Floyd | crouch down, gather a huge handful of snow and toss it into the air. Floyd | As the snowflakes trickle down, he adds, "I like their sparklies. Floyd | Mmm-hmm!" Floyd | Floyd | The snow sprite does flips and cartwheels across the top of the snow Floyd | and then suddenly disappears beneath. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "uh" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "hahah" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask sprite about fireflies" | ||||
Floyd | The snowsprite stares at you with great attention as you speak. When Floyd | you finish, he straightens up very seriously as if about to give a Floyd | prophetic oration but says only, "What?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask sprite about fauns" | ||||
Floyd | The snowsprite stares at you with great attention as you speak. When Floyd | you finish, he straightens up very seriously as if about to give a Floyd | prophetic oration but says only, "What?" Floyd | Floyd | The snow sprite does flips and cartwheels across the top of the snow Floyd | and then suddenly disappears beneath. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask sprite about snow" | ||||
Floyd | The sprite starts singing as he runs in a large circle around you, Floyd | "Solstice, solstice! Solstice nights! Call in one and all snow Floyd | sprites!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask sprite about angels" | ||||
Floyd | The snowsprite stares at you with great attention as you speak. When Floyd | you finish, he straightens up very seriously as if about to give a Floyd | prophetic oration but says only, "What?" Floyd | Floyd | The snow sprite does flips and cartwheels across the top of the snow Floyd | and then suddenly disappears beneath. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask sprite about statues" | ||||
Floyd | The snowsprite stares at you with great attention as you speak. When Floyd | you finish, he straightens up very seriously as if about to give a Floyd | prophetic oration but says only, "What?" Floyd | Floyd | Off in the distance to the northern hills beyond, you spot a tall Floyd | figure walking in front of a white horse. You can faintly hear the Floyd | jingling of bells which fades away as the two of them disappear behind Floyd | one of the distant snowy hills. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask sprite about horse" | ||||
Floyd | The sprite hugs his golden bell saying, "Mine! All mine!" He then Floyd | burst into a taunting singsong, "Takers, keepers! Missers, weepers!" Floyd | Floyd | The snow sprite does flips and cartwheels across the top of the snow Floyd | and then suddenly disappears beneath. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask sprite about tall figure" | ||||
Floyd | The snowsprite stares at you with great attention as you speak. When Floyd | you finish, he straightens up very seriously as if about to give a Floyd | prophetic oration but says only, "What?" Floyd | Floyd | The snow sprite does flips and cartwheels across the top of the snow Floyd | and then suddenly disappears beneath. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "did the sprite's bell come from the horse?" | |||
| inky says, "could be, I guess" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I need to lie down." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get snow" | ||||
Floyd | You reach down and pick up a handful of snow. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite runs right by you carrying a large golden Floyd | bell in both its hands over its head. It giggles and laughs Floyd | mischievously, then does a few somersaults and disappears back into Floyd | the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite runs right by you carrying a large golden Floyd | bell in both its hands over its head. It giggles and laughs Floyd | mischievously, then does a few somersaults and disappears back into Floyd | the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Cave Entrance Floyd | This is the base of a giant mountain to the north. The rocky landscape Floyd | continues to the west. Snow-covered plateaus glisten in the moonlight Floyd | high above. The path stops just in front of the mouth of a cave in the Floyd | mountainside to the west. Railroad tracks lead from deep inside the Floyd | cave to a large pile of round stones a few yards from the cave Floyd | entrance. Looking to the east and southeast, you see the edge of the Floyd | snowy hills. The mountainous terrain appears impassable in other Floyd | directions. Floyd | Floyd | Your handful of snow finally melts and slips through your fingers. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the faint groaning of creaky wheels echoing from within the Floyd | cave. The scraping of metal becomes louder and louder, and suddenly an Floyd | old mining cart filled with small grey stones emerges from the cave Floyd | entrance. A stocky, pug-nosed dwarf with a lit candle on his hat Floyd | pushes the cart along the tracks from behind. Quite oblivious or Floyd | unconcerned by your presence, he continues pushing the cart until it Floyd | reaches the stone pile where he dumps his load of stones. He then Floyd | slowly marches around the cart to the other side and pushes it back Floyd | into the darkness of the cave. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get snow" | ||||
Floyd | You reach down and pick up a handful of snow. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite carrying a golden bell runs across the Floyd | snowy hills laughing and tumbling. As soon as it spots you, it runs Floyd | right up to you stops just a few feet away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "throw handful at sprite" | ||||
Floyd | You hurl the handful of snow at the little sprite. He lurches to the Floyd | side to avoid being pelted. Even though the sprite is much to quick to Floyd | be hit, he seems to have a newfound respect for you ... for a moment. Floyd | But, then he pokes his tongue out at you and continues with his usual Floyd | antics. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "hmm" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "hmm" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "That almost sounds promising." | ||||
| Ellison arrives, full of fun and funk. | inky says, "yeah" | |||
| inky says, "or maybe it's just a joke" | ||||
| inky says, "it's hard to tell" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Did we ask him about the bell? I guess we did." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask sprite about bell" | ||||
Floyd | The snow imp cuddles the bell lovingly, "So small, so shiny! My Floyd | beautiful ... beautiful ... bell." He lets out a sudden giggle and Floyd | starts waving it over his head tauntingly. Floyd | Floyd | The snow sprite does flips and cartwheels across the top of the snow Floyd | and then suddenly disappears beneath. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask sprite about horse" | ||||
Floyd | The sprite hugs his golden bell saying, "Mine! All mine!" He then Floyd | burst into a taunting singsong, "Takers, keepers! Missers, weepers!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x bell" | ||||
Floyd | The little golden bell is highly polished and has a lustrous sheen in Floyd | the moonlight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you as you stand in this small Floyd | clearing in the dark wood. He seems to be humming softly with his deep Floyd | throaty voice. Brightly glowing orbs of little pastel lights, Floyd | accentuated against the midnight blue sky, fill the branches of the Floyd | oak. A path runs through the little clearing from the east to the Floyd | west, but many other directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get snow" | ||||
Floyd | You reach down and pick up a handful of snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | As you walk, the forest thins and soon, you leave it behind entirely. Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | Floyd | A mischievous little snow sprite is standing here making faces at you Floyd | and giggling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "throw snow at bell" | ||||
Floyd | (the handful of snow at the golden bell) Floyd | You throw your snowball at the golden bell. Floyd | Floyd | Off in the distance to the northern hills beyond, you spot a tall Floyd | figure walking in front of a white horse. You can faintly hear the Floyd | jingling of bells which fades away as the two of them disappear behind Floyd | one of the distant snowy hills. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "throw snow at sprite" | ||||
Floyd | (the handful of snow at the snow sprite) Floyd | You hurl the handful of snow at the little sprite. He lurches to the Floyd | side to avoid being pelted. Even though the sprite is much to quick to Floyd | be hit, he seems to have a newfound respect for you ... for a moment. Floyd | But, then he pokes his tongue out at you and continues with his usual Floyd | antics. Floyd | Floyd | Off in the distance to the northern hills beyond, you spot a tall Floyd | figure walking in front of a white horse. You can faintly hear the Floyd | jingling of bells which fades away as the two of them disappear behind Floyd | one of the distant snowy hills. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "ok, yeah, not really going any place" | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "Hedge maze?" | ||||
| inky says, "ok, but I don't know how to get there" | ||||
| Lucea says, "WAIT" | ||||
| Lucea says, "(sorry)" | ||||
| Lucea says, "a white horse" | ||||
| Lucea asks, "is that the horse the dryad wants?" | ||||
| inky says, "quite possibly, yeah" | ||||
| Touchy says, "I stopped paying attention. Sorry." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm not sure of the color." | ||||
| Lucea asks, "how many other horses have we seen?" | ||||
| Lucea says, "and besides, it's a white horse" | ||||
| Lucea says, "fictional characters always want white horses" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "heh. Okay." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "That is true." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "The bit about how many horses we've seen, that is, not the bit about fictional characters." | ||||
| inky asks, "ok, so can someone walk us to the hedge maze?" | ||||
| djfletch says, "probably" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | Floyd | A mischievous little snow sprite is standing here making faces at you Floyd | and giggling. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Yeah. One sec." | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Edge of Snowy Hills Floyd | The forest edge lies to the northeast and the gently rolling snowy Floyd | hills continue no further than a row of hedges to the southwest. At Floyd | the center of this row of hedges is a neatly cut opening. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite carrying a golden bell runs across the Floyd | snowy hills laughing and tumbling. As soon as it spots you, it runs Floyd | right up to you stops just a few feet away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Shaped Hedges near Opening Floyd | Neatly trimmed hedges form pathways to the south and west. An opening Floyd | has been sheared through the row of hedges to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh, djf has it. Cool." | |||
| djfletch says, "this is the start of it" | ||||
| djfletch says, "it has various angels in it" | ||||
| inky asks, "is the goal to visit them in a particular order? or find and manipulate each of them in some way?" | ||||
| djfletch says, "no idea - I don't think we managed to do anything with them" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Paths through the neatly trimmed hedges lead to the west, east, and Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Powdery snow flurries toss your hair about as you walk down this Floyd | pathway that leads to the northeast and to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly, you are smacked in the head by a snowball. You whirl about Floyd | to see a devilish little snow sprite giggling at you. It suddenly Floyd | jumps up, does a back flip and then disappears into the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Pathways through the green hedges lead to the north, south, east, and Floyd | northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | One pathway through the shaped hedges leads to the north, and two more Floyd | lead to the southwest and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | A beautiful, snow-dusted, angel statue adorns one corner along this Floyd | pathway in the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "x angel" | ||||
Floyd | The stone angel and the elaborate pedestal upon which she rests has Floyd | been beautifully carved out of alabaster stone. The glorious angel Floyd | looks skyward with majestically outstretched arms. Her long gown Floyd | swirls as if in a gust of wind revealing her dainty slippers beneath. Floyd | Floyd | You hear an impish high-pitched giggle approaching from the pathway to Floyd | the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x slippers" | ||||
Floyd | The stone angel and the elaborate pedestal upon which she rests has Floyd | been beautifully carved out of alabaster stone. The glorious angel Floyd | looks skyward with majestically outstretched arms. Her long gown Floyd | swirls as if in a gust of wind revealing her dainty slippers beneath. Floyd | Floyd | Footsteps softly crunch in the snow close by. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x gown" | ||||
Floyd | The stone angel and the elaborate pedestal upon which she rests has Floyd | been beautifully carved out of alabaster stone. The glorious angel Floyd | looks skyward with majestically outstretched arms. Her long gown Floyd | swirls as if in a gust of wind revealing her dainty slippers beneath. Floyd | Floyd | A little snow sprite wearing a green scarf comes galloping in from the Floyd | north. Another snow sprite comes cartwheeling in right behind. They Floyd | head toward the pathway to the southeast, then turn around and wave Floyd | their arms motioning for you to follow. With an impish giggle, they Floyd | disappear to the southeast leaving tiny footprints behind. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x pedestal" | ||||
Floyd | The stone angel and the elaborate pedestal upon which she rests has Floyd | been beautifully carved out of alabaster stone. The glorious angel Floyd | looks skyward with majestically outstretched arms. Her long gown Floyd | swirls as if in a gust of wind revealing her dainty slippers beneath. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x arms" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "ok, so no particular distinguishing features" | |||
| inky asks, "can you find another one?" | ||||
| djfletch says, "there is this one, a kneeling one, one looking down, and one singing a hymn" | ||||
| djfletch says, "ok" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Pathways through the green hedges lead to the north, south, east, and Floyd | northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" | inky says, "ah hmm" | |||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | This is a small enclosed area with the only pathway leading back to Floyd | the west. Floyd | Floyd | A beautiful, snow-dusted, angel statue adorns one corner along this Floyd | pathway in the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "x angel" | ||||
Floyd | The stone angel and the elaborate pedestal upon which she rests has Floyd | been beautifully carved out of alabaster stone. The angel looks upward Floyd | into the night sky and appears to be singing a most lovely hymn. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "that does seem a little like they need to be visited or manipulated in a specific order" | |||
| inky asks, "did anyone map the maze?" | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "x pedestal" | ||||
Floyd | The stone angel and the elaborate pedestal upon which she rests has Floyd | been beautifully carved out of alabaster stone. The angel looks upward Floyd | into the night sky and appears to be singing a most lovely hymn. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "We have a map." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "But it's the author's map." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "And I can't read all of it." | ||||
| inky asks, "so it's lies?" | ||||
| djfletch says, "I think I have it all here too" | ||||
| Jacqueline | [LINK] | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, no, it's not lies, I don't reckon." | ||||
| djfletch says, "we are in m15 I think" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Pathways through the green hedges lead to the north, south, east, and Floyd | northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | One pathway through the shaped hedges leads to the north, and two more Floyd | lead to the southwest and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | A beautiful, snow-dusted, angel statue adorns one corner along this Floyd | pathway in the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | > | djfletch says, "also angels at m4, m16, m10" | |||
| inky says, "hmm, I don't see anything obvious corresponding to that dashed line" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x footprints" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | djfletch says, "I don't think we got to c1 and c2" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, we moved, right." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x statue" | ||||
Floyd | The stone angel and the elaborate pedestal upon which she rests has Floyd | been beautifully carved out of alabaster stone. The glorious angel Floyd | looks skyward with majestically outstretched arms. Her long gown Floyd | swirls as if in a gust of wind revealing her dainty slippers beneath. Floyd | Floyd | You hear an impish high-pitched giggle approaching from the pathway to Floyd | the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hide" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to hide behind? Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "hm" | |||
| inky says, "oho" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I was kidding, but." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "statue" | ||||
Floyd | You hide behind the angel statue. Floyd | Floyd | Footsteps softly crunch in the snow close by. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | A little snow sprite wearing a green scarf comes galloping in from the Floyd | north. Another snow sprite comes cartwheeling in right behind. They Floyd | both stop in the middle of the pathway and glance furtively about. Floyd | With a mischievous giggle, one of the sprites hops upon the other's Floyd | shoulders and they trot down the pathway to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "nice!" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "se" | Jacqueline says, "I was just not wanting to get hit with a snowball again." | |||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Pathways lead through the hedge maze to the northwest, to the south Floyd | and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | A trail of tiny footprints lead into this pathway from the northwest, Floyd | but suddenly stop here in a most peculiar fashion. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x footprints" | ||||
Floyd | The footprints in the snow are tiny and have very pointy toes; Floyd | however, they are slowly filling in with the blowing powdered snow. Floyd | The trail of footprints lead into this pathway from the northwest, but Floyd | then abruptly stop here. The snow is completely undisturbed any where Floyd | else save for your own foot trails. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look up" | ||||
Floyd | That was only understood you as far as wanting to look. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "jump" | ||||
Floyd | You jump up and down having a jolly good time. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x hedge" | ||||
Floyd | The hedges that have grown to approximately twice your height have Floyd | been formed into a neat rows and corners to build this giant maze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "climb hedge" | ||||
Floyd | Alas, but there are simply no solid branches here to climb. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "hrm, maybe I should have hid longer" | |||
| Jacqueline asks (of inky), "Did you have a jolly good time?" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" | ||||
Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" | ||||
Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" | ||||
Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" | Jacqueline says, "Possibly." | |||
Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "did I ever" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" | ||||
Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" | ||||
Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "/undo" | ||||
Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | One pathway through the shaped hedges leads to the north, and two more Floyd | lead to the southwest and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | A trail of tiny footprints in the snow lead to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | A beautiful, snow-dusted, angel statue adorns one corner along this Floyd | pathway in the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | A little snow sprite wearing a green scarf comes galloping in from the Floyd | north. Another snow sprite comes cartwheeling in right behind. They Floyd | both stop in the middle of the pathway and glance furtively about. Floyd | With a mischievous giggle, one of the sprites hops upon the other's Floyd | shoulders and they trot down the pathway to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | The wind whistles down the corridors of the hedge maze and blows Floyd | snowflakes into your hair. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Pathways lead through the hedge maze to the northwest, to the south Floyd | and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | A trail of tiny footprints lead into this pathway from the northwest, Floyd | but suddenly stop here in a most peculiar fashion. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "hmm, no" | |||
| inky says, "it seems like they must be doing something tricky but I dunno what" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | The twists and turns of the green hedges look so much alike, that you Floyd | loose your way. After walking and walking, you eventually find Floyd | yourself back at the start of the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | Shaped Hedges near Opening Floyd | Neatly trimmed hedges form pathways to the south and west. An opening Floyd | has been sheared through the row of hedges to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | One pathway through the shaped hedges leads to the north, and two more Floyd | lead to the southwest and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | A beautiful, snow-dusted, angel statue adorns one corner along this Floyd | pathway in the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | The twists and turns of the green hedges look so much alike, that you Floyd | loose your way. After walking and walking, you eventually find Floyd | yourself back at the start of the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | Shaped Hedges near Opening Floyd | Neatly trimmed hedges form pathways to the south and west. An opening Floyd | has been sheared through the row of hedges to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Pathways lead through the hedge maze to the northwest, to the south Floyd | and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | One pathway through the shaped hedges leads to the north, and two more Floyd | lead to the southwest and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | A beautiful, snow-dusted, angel statue adorns one corner along this Floyd | pathway in the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | The twists and turns of the green hedges look so much alike, that you Floyd | loose your way. After walking and walking, you eventually find Floyd | yourself back at the start of the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | Shaped Hedges near Opening Floyd | Neatly trimmed hedges form pathways to the south and west. An opening Floyd | has been sheared through the row of hedges to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "they might just be mapping aids" | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "undo" | inky says, "maybe" | |||
Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "it looks to me like the sprites might let you get into the area of the maze you can't otherwise enter" | |||
| Lucea says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a lantern (providing light) Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | You hear an impish high-pitched giggle approaching from the pathway to Floyd | the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | djfletch says, "yes, the map has a room sw of here" | |||
| Lucea says, "did we do anything with the baubles yet" | ||||
| Lucea says, "wait, no, here comes the sprite" | ||||
| djfletch says, "if we hide will they go the other way" | ||||
| inky says, "here comes spritey clause" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "hide behind statue" | ||||
Floyd | You hide behind the angel statue. Floyd | Floyd | Footsteps softly crunch in the snow close by. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "cf10" | ||||
Floyd | Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment. Floyd | Floyd | A little snow sprite wearing a green scarf comes galloping in from the Floyd | north. Another snow sprite comes cartwheeling in right behind. They Floyd | both stop in the middle of the pathway and glance furtively about. Floyd | With a mischievous giggle, one of the sprites hops upon the other's Floyd | shoulders and they trot down the pathway to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "methinks we should go southeast, eh" | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | The wind whistles down the corridors of the hedge maze and blows Floyd | snowflakes into your hair. Floyd | Floyd | A little snow sprite wearing a green scarf comes galloping in from the Floyd | north. Another snow sprite comes cartwheeling in right behind. They Floyd | both stop in the middle of the pathway and glance furtively about. Floyd | With a mischievous giggle, one of the sprites hops upon the other's Floyd | shoulders and they trot down the pathway to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "well, that's what we tried, and it had the disappearing footprints" | |||
| inky says, "(which might still be right, I just don't get what to do next)" | ||||
| Lucea says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Pathways lead through the hedge maze to the northwest, to the south Floyd | and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | A trail of tiny footprints lead into this pathway from the northwest, Floyd | but suddenly stop here in a most peculiar fashion. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to Floyd), "hide" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to hide behind? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "hide behind hedge" | ||||
Floyd | Alas, but that does not seem to work. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "what directions have we tried" | |||
| inky says, "I believe SW from here immediately confuses us and sends us back to the entrance" | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | The twists and turns of the green hedges look so much alike, that you Floyd | loose your way. After walking and walking, you eventually find Floyd | yourself back at the start of the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | Shaped Hedges near Opening Floyd | Neatly trimmed hedges form pathways to the south and west. An opening Floyd | has been sheared through the row of hedges to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | One pathway through the shaped hedges leads to the north, and two more Floyd | lead to the southwest and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | A beautiful, snow-dusted, angel statue adorns one corner along this Floyd | pathway in the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "well then" | |||
| Lucea says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a lantern (providing light) Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "they probably vanished somehow" | |||
| djfletch says, "I'm trying to cheat by looking at the author's map but the writing is too small to read" | ||||
| inky says, "hmm" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | The wind whistles down the corridors of the hedge maze and blows Floyd | snowflakes into your hair. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "cf10" | ||||
Floyd | Enter saved game to load: Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Pathways lead through the hedge maze to the northwest, to the south Floyd | and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | A trail of tiny footprints lead into this pathway from the northwest, Floyd | but suddenly stop here in a most peculiar fashion. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "dig" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to dig? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "snow" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to dig the snow with? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x footprints" | ||||
Floyd | The footprints in the snow are tiny and have very pointy toes; Floyd | however, they are slowly filling in with the blowing powdered snow. Floyd | The trail of footprints lead into this pathway from the northwest, but Floyd | then abruptly stop here. The snow is completely undisturbed any where Floyd | else save for your own foot trails. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "follow trail" | ||||
Floyd | The footprints come in from the northwest and just stop here in the Floyd | middle of the pathway. They do not lead anywhere! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look east" | ||||
Floyd | That was only understood you as far as wanting to look. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "hide" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to hide behind? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "snow" | ||||
Floyd | Alas, but that does not seem to work. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x hedge" | ||||
Floyd | The hedges that have grown to approximately twice your height have Floyd | been formed into a neat rows and corners to build this giant maze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x snow" | ||||
Floyd | When the wind gusts, the snow that has gathered on the hedges blows Floyd | down the pathways throughout the maze in puffs of snow flurries. Your Floyd | footsteps are quickly filled in by the gusting snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "hmm" | |||
| inky says, "I guess we could try going to another statue and seeing if there are footprints there too" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Is all that happens is that they come, go, and leave footprints?" | ||||
| inky says, "I guess" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "cf10" | ||||
Floyd | Enter saved game to load: Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Pathways through the green hedges lead to the north, south, east, and Floyd | northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Powdery snow flurries toss your hair about as you walk down this Floyd | pathway that leads to the northeast and to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Paths through the neatly trimmed hedges lead to the west, east, and Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | The row of hedges leads to the west and east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | This hedge pathway has been shaped into a tidy corner leading to the Floyd | east and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | The only way out of this area is a pathway leading back to the north. Floyd | Floyd | A beautiful, snow-dusted, angel statue adorns one corner along this Floyd | pathway in the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "hide behind angel" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully hide behind the angel statue. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | The wind whistles down the corridors of the hedge maze and blows Floyd | snowflakes into your hair. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | The wind whistles down the corridors of the hedge maze and blows Floyd | snowflakes into your hair. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite carrying a golden bell runs atop the snow Floyd | laughing and tumbling. As soon as it spots you, it runs right up to Floyd | you stops just a few feet away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "hide behind angel" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully hide behind the angel statue. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "hey wait" | |||
| Lucea says, "we get the bell" | ||||
| Lucea says, "then we ring it and maybe it summons snow sprites" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get bell" | ||||
Floyd | The little snow sprite does not seem willing to just give it to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "trade shoes to sprite" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "show shoes to sprite" | ||||
Floyd | The snowsprite stares at you with great attention as you speak. When Floyd | you finish, he straightens up very seriously as if about to give a Floyd | prophetic oration but says only, "What?" Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "that seems plausible" | |||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "ask sprite about bell" | ||||
Floyd | The snow imp cuddles the bell lovingly, "So small, so shiny! My Floyd | beautiful ... beautiful ... bell." He lets out a sudden giggle and Floyd | starts waving it over his head tauntingly. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "yep, we definitely need to relieve him of it" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get handful" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get snow" | ||||
Floyd | (the snow sprite) Floyd | The little snow sprite is much too quick for you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get white snow" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "give shoes to sprite" | ||||
Floyd | The snow sprite does not seem interested. Floyd | Floyd | The snow sprite does flips and cartwheels across the top of the snow Floyd | and then suddenly disappears beneath. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "I wonder if he'd be interested in a bauble" | |||
| Lucea says, "they're small and maybe shiny" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Maybe, yeah." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Trade, you mean?" | ||||
| inky says, "wug" | ||||
| inky says, "I thought we were doing all this to get the wand ot get the bauble" | ||||
| inky says, "I've sort of lost track of the deal here" | ||||
| inky says, "probably we should use the hints or give up for the day pretty soon, seems like" | ||||
| Lucea says, "I've lost track of what we're doing here" | ||||
| Lucea says, "but we definitely need to get the bell" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I thought we were trying to get baubles, but maybe this is why or - hrm. I could look at the hints if you guys want, since I'm not a puzzle person anyway." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "And then provide the gentler, cryptic hints." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Let me know." | ||||
| Lucea says, "I mean, the sprite wouldn't be making such a big deal about it if we weren't meant to have it" | ||||
| Lucea says, "(this advice is not for real life)" | ||||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "heehee" | ||||
| inky says, "well, I want somebody to tell us what we should be working on next" | ||||
| inky says, "because I don't see us making ay progress on any of the seemingly open issues" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Okay. One sec." | ||||
| djfletch says, "hmm, there are these angels. Fairies in the vale with a blue wand. Fairies on the island. I don't know what else." | ||||
| djfletch says, "on the author's map there is a bit of this maze we haven't got into" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Have you gotten into the area to the southwest of the maze?" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "You haven't, right?" | ||||
| inky says, "yeah, but when I tried to get into it, it said we got confused and ended up at the beginning of the maze" | ||||
| djfletch says, "there is a dotted line on the map with something written next to it" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a lantern (providing light) Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "I am choosing to believe it says 'goats'" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "ha" | ||||
| djfletch says, "also we haven't been sw from the thicket" | ||||
| inky says, "ok, that sounds promising" | ||||
| inky asks, "where is that?" | ||||
| djfletch says, "which has some more hard to read things" | ||||
| inky says, "oh, I see" | ||||
| djfletch says, "I'll find it" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | The only way out of this area is a pathway leading back to the north. Floyd | Floyd | A beautiful, snow-dusted, angel statue adorns one corner along this Floyd | pathway in the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite carrying a golden bell runs atop the snow Floyd | laughing and tumbling. As soon as it spots you, it runs right up to Floyd | you stops just a few feet away. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Let's go back to the snow angel." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, or that first." | ||||
| inky says, "it looks like it says something like 'more to back home (need omelet)'" | ||||
| djfletch says, "ok well we haven't seen an omelet I'm afraid" | ||||
| djfletch says, "or even an egg" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | This hedge pathway has been shaped into a tidy corner leading to the Floyd | east and south. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite runs right by you carrying a large golden Floyd | bell in both its hands over its head. It giggles and laughs Floyd | mischievously, then does a few somersaults and disappears back into Floyd | the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | The row of hedges leads to the west and east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Paths through the neatly trimmed hedges lead to the west, east, and Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly, you are smacked in the head by a snowball. You whirl about Floyd | to see a devilish little snow sprite giggling at you. It suddenly Floyd | jumps up, does a back flip and then disappears into the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Shaped Hedges near Opening Floyd | Neatly trimmed hedges form pathways to the south and west. An opening Floyd | has been sheared through the row of hedges to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "hey" | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Edge of Snowy Hills Floyd | The forest edge lies to the northeast and the gently rolling snowy Floyd | hills continue no further than a row of hedges to the southwest. At Floyd | the center of this row of hedges is a neatly cut opening. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | | Lucea says, "if we hide behind the angel and maybe THEN try to grab the bell" | |||
Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you as you stand in this small Floyd | clearing in the dark wood. He seems to be humming softly with his deep Floyd | throaty voice. Brightly glowing orbs of little pastel lights, Floyd | accentuated against the midnight blue sky, fill the branches of the Floyd | oak. A path runs through the little clearing from the east to the Floyd | west, but many other directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Dense Forest near Thicket Floyd | The silvery moonlight softly illuminates the nearby branches of this Floyd | dense forest and reflects from snowy patches along the cold ground. Floyd | Although your range of sight is limited by the darkness, the brambles Floyd | appear passable to the north and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | As you walk to the southwest, the forest becomes much denser and more Floyd | foreboding. The underbrush turns into a prickly thicket and you become Floyd | hopelessly lost. You wander about for a time before finally reaching Floyd | the edge of the dense forest again. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "hrm, certainly possible" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "I will say that the hints tell us not to come out of hiding too quickly." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "But I must say I'm not sure why." | ||||
| inky says, "okey doke" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Alas! The brambles are impassable in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you as you stand in this small Floyd | clearing in the dark wood. He seems to be humming softly with his deep Floyd | throaty voice. Brightly glowing orbs of little pastel lights, Floyd | accentuated against the midnight blue sky, fill the branches of the Floyd | oak. A path runs through the little clearing from the east to the | Jacqueline says, "And that from what I can see we've done what it's said to do, but lets try it again and I'll watch and see." | |||
Floyd | west, but many other directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "whoops" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Edge of Snowy Hills Floyd | The forest edge lies to the northeast and the gently rolling snowy Floyd | hills continue no further than a row of hedges to the southwest. At Floyd | the center of this row of hedges is a neatly cut opening. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Shaped Hedges near Opening Floyd | Neatly trimmed hedges form pathways to the south and west. An opening Floyd | has been sheared through the row of hedges to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Paths through the neatly trimmed hedges lead to the west, east, and Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite carrying a golden bell runs atop the snow Floyd | laughing and tumbling. As soon as it spots you, it runs right up to | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | you stops just a few feet away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Powdery snow flurries toss your hair about as you walk down this Floyd | pathway that leads to the northeast and to the south. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite runs right by you carrying a large golden Floyd | bell in both its hands over its head. It giggles and laughs Floyd | mischievously, then does a few somersaults and disappears back into Floyd | the snow. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Pathways through the green hedges lead to the north, south, east, and Floyd | northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | One pathway through the shaped hedges leads to the north, and two more Floyd | lead to the southwest and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | A beautiful, snow-dusted, angel statue adorns one corner along this Floyd | pathway in the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Alas, the hedges block your way. Floyd | Floyd | You hear an impish high-pitched giggle approaching from the pathway to Floyd | the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "hide behind angel" | ||||
Floyd | You hide behind the angel statue. Floyd | Floyd | Footsteps softly crunch in the snow close by. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | A little snow sprite wearing a green scarf comes galloping in from the Floyd | north. Another snow sprite comes cartwheeling in right behind. They Floyd | both stop in the middle of the pathway and glance furtively about. Floyd | With a mischievous giggle, one of the sprites hops upon the other's Floyd | shoulders and they trot down the pathway to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get bell" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | One pathway through the shaped hedges leads to the north, and two more Floyd | lead to the southwest and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | A trail of tiny footprints in the snow lead to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | A beautiful, snow-dusted, angel statue adorns one corner along this Floyd | pathway in the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "these might be different sprites than the one with the bell" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | The wind whistles down the corridors of the hedge maze and blows Floyd | snowflakes into your hair. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly, with a great puff of snowflakes, the snow sprites spring up Floyd | out of the snow in front of the statue where you remain quietly Floyd | hidden. They laugh raucously at the opening to the southeast waving Floyd | their arms in jest and sticking out their tongues. They then skip Floyd | merrily down the pathway to the southwest leaving tiny footprints Floyd | behind. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | You follow the tiny pointed footprints out of the pathway to the Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Pathways lead to the northeast, to the west, and to the south. Floyd | Floyd | A tiny trail of footprints in the snow lead from the northeast to the | inky says, "oho!" | |||
Floyd | south. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oho and I screwed it up." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "/undo" | ||||
Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "no, this is fine" | |||
| inky says, "I think" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | You follow the tiny pointed footprints out of the pathway to the Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Pathways lead to the northeast, to the west, and to the south. Floyd | Floyd | A tiny trail of footprints in the snow lead from the northeast to the Floyd | south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | The pathways through this area of the hedge maze lead to the north, Floyd | east, and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | A tiny trail of footprints in the snow lead from the north to the Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Pathways have been neatly formed to lead north and northeast. To the Floyd | west is a long corridor with glowing warm firelight emanating from the Floyd | other side. And, you can hear joyous music and laughter over the sound Floyd | of the gusting winds. Floyd | Floyd | A tiny trail of footprints in the snow lead from the northeast all of Floyd | the way down the long corridor to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Ah, okay, yeah, it's fine. Phew." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Large Clearing Floyd | The large clearing is lit by a tremendous bonfire at its center. The Floyd | dazzling light illuminates all sorts of magical creatures, dancing and Floyd | frolicking around the flickering firelight. Many of the elves, Floyd | fairies, and fauns in this clearing have instruments in their hands Floyd | and with them play the most enchanting and festive music you have ever Floyd | heard. A giant circle of the perfectly shaped hedges encloses this Floyd | large area. Decorative boughs of holly have been draped in great Floyd | sweeping arcs along the tops of the hedges. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "snow sprites are jerks" | |||
| inky says, "busting up the snow sprite party" | ||||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| Lucea says, "also, I forgot how pretty this area was" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Lucea), "Hence that game, Chicks Dig Snow Sprites." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x holly" | ||||
Floyd | Great sweeping arcs of holly lace the top of the hedges in this jolly Floyd | clearing. Their boughs are rich red berries that gleam in the bonfire Floyd | light. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get holly" | ||||
Floyd | The holly boughs are much too high for you to reach. You would not Floyd | wish to disrupt the festive charm of this magical gathering anyhow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get berry" | ||||
Floyd | You are unable to move that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "sing" | ||||
Floyd | Your sing joyously into the open air. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "dance" | ||||
Floyd | You mimic the festive dancers moving joyously through the clearing. Floyd | Your dancing shadow, formed by the flickering light of the bonfire, Floyd | bounces about along the circular hedges. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You walk around the bonfire to the far side of the clearing. Floyd | Floyd | Large Clearing Floyd | Much of the same revelry continues on this side of the bonfire, and Floyd | tiny fairies with their flickering wands fly all about. As the dancers Floyd | pass in front of the bonfire, their shadows stretch out in gangly Floyd | forms that lurch about the clearing. A beautifully crafted brass horn | inky asks, "ok, so this is another faerie gathering that has no obvious way to interact with it?" | |||
Floyd | glints in the firelight. It hangs down to eye-level by a string from Floyd | one of the decorative boughs of holly. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "aha, nice" | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "get horn" | ||||
Floyd | You untie the bit of string around the brass horn and it easily pulls Floyd | free. Floyd | Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by ten points.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x horn" | ||||
Floyd | The horn is formed of a highly polished brass that gleams in the Floyd | light. The metal has been crafted in a circular loop-the-loop. A Floyd | mouthpiece forms one end of the brass tube while the other is an Floyd | opened flare. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "cf11" | ||||
Floyd | Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "blow horn" | ||||
Floyd | You play the horn, and although you had not had any lessons before, a Floyd | beautiful, deep and rich tone emanates from the flared opening of the Floyd | brass horn. The sound reverberates in your belly with an almost Floyd | magical energy. The fauns, elves, and fairies playing their own Floyd | enchanted musical instruments nod or cheer approvingly at your musical Floyd | contribution to their melody. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| smartgenes hollers, "can you hear me ClubFloyd?" | Jacqueline says, "Chaching" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Am paging that person. Not sure what's up." | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Large Clearing Floyd | Much of the same revelry continues on this side of the bonfire, and Floyd | tiny fairies with their flickering wands fly all about. As the dancers Floyd | pass in front of the bonfire, their shadows stretch out in gangly Floyd | forms that lurch about the clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to Floyd), "x bell" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jota says, "He was apparently talking in the Lounge." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "The horn is useful elsewhere. That is all I shall say." | ||||
| Lucea says, "maybe to get the bell" | ||||
| djfletch says, "I am thinking to move the other fairies and get the wand" | ||||
| inky says, "sure" | ||||
| inky says, "let's go various places and blow it, I guess" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Large Clearing Floyd | The large clearing is lit by a tremendous bonfire at its center. The Floyd | dazzling light illuminates all sorts of magical creatures, dancing and Floyd | frolicking around the flickering firelight. Many of the elves, Floyd | fairies, and fauns in this clearing have instruments in their hands Floyd | and with them play the most enchanting and festive music you have ever Floyd | heard. A giant circle of the perfectly shaped hedges encloses this Floyd | large area. Decorative boughs of holly have been draped in great Floyd | sweeping arcs along the tops of the hedges. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Pathways have been neatly formed to lead north and northeast. To the Floyd | west is a long corridor with glowing warm firelight emanating from the Floyd | other side. And, you can hear joyous music and laughter over the sound Floyd | of the gusting winds. Floyd | | inky says, "like perhaps a funky jazz club" | |||
Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "nr" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | The pathways through this area of the hedge maze lead to the north, Floyd | east, and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Pathways lead to the northeast, to the west, and to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | One pathway through the shaped hedges leads to the north, and two more Floyd | lead to the southwest and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | A beautiful, snow-dusted, angel statue adorns one corner along this Floyd | pathway in the hedge maze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Pathways through the green hedges lead to the north, south, east, and Floyd | northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Powdery snow flurries toss your hair about as you walk down this Floyd | pathway that leads to the northeast and to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "nr" | ||||
Floyd | That is not a recognizable verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Hedge Maze Floyd | Paths through the neatly trimmed hedges lead to the west, east, and Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | A mischievous little snow sprite is standing here making faces at you Floyd | and giggling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Shaped Hedges near Opening Floyd | Neatly trimmed hedges form pathways to the south and west. An opening Floyd | has been sheared through the row of hedges to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Edge of Snowy Hills Floyd | The forest edge lies to the northeast and the gently rolling snowy Floyd | hills continue no further than a row of hedges to the southwest. At Floyd | the center of this row of hedges is a neatly cut opening. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| smartgenes arrives, full of fun and funk. | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you as you stand in this small Floyd | clearing in the dark wood. He seems to be humming softly with his deep Floyd | throaty voice. Brightly glowing orbs of little pastel lights, Floyd | accentuated against the midnight blue sky, fill the branches of the Floyd | oak. A path runs through the little clearing from the east to the Floyd | west, but many other directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You step over the row of stones and climb down into the forest vale. Floyd | The air is much warmer here. Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | Even though this area is much deeper than the rest of the forest, the Floyd | thick canopy of branches high above has blocked the snow from Floyd | collecting here. The moonlight has also been blocked by the thick Floyd | covering of branches. Fortunately, dozens of fireflies have Floyd | congregated here and illuminate the darkness sufficiently. Floyd | Floyd | In the firefly light, you see a bed of strikingly beautiful white Floyd | poinsettias. Little flying fairies dance and sing on the flower Floyd | petals. You glance about the area and notice that this forest vale Floyd | continues to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "play horn" | ||||
Floyd | You play the horn, and although you had not had any lessons before, a Floyd | beautiful, deep and rich tone emanates from the flared opening of the Floyd | brass horn. The sound reverberates in your belly with an almost Floyd | magical energy. The fairies suddenly cease their own fun and games and Floyd | swirl around you with great interest. Some of them even swoop down to Floyd | kiss the polished brass. When the resounding tones fade away, they Floyd | resume their previous activities. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| smartgenes says, "finally got in" | inky says, "hunh" | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (East) Floyd | The sunken vale continues back to the west. Fireflies dance about in Floyd | the air on this side of the vale as well illuminating the space Floyd | beneath the thick covering of branches above. Another bed of white Floyd | poinsettia flowers grows here in the soft earth. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "play horn" | ||||
Floyd | You play the horn, and although you had not had any lessons before, a Floyd | beautiful, deep and rich tone emanates from the flared opening of the Floyd | brass horn. The sound reverberates in your belly with an almost Floyd | magical energy. All of the fairies in the other side of the forest Floyd | vale flutter towards you and listen intently to your music. When the Floyd | resounding tones from your brass horn have faded into the forest, they Floyd | continue their previous activities at the bed of poinsettias here on Floyd | this side of the vale. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | Even though this area is much deeper than the rest of the forest, the Floyd | thick canopy of branches high above has blocked the snow from Floyd | collecting here. The moonlight has also been blocked by the thick Floyd | covering of branches. Fortunately, dozens of fireflies have Floyd | congregated here and illuminate the darkness sufficiently. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a little blue wand lying on a flower petal here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "get wand" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by five points.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "cf12" | ||||
Floyd | Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "x wand" | ||||
Floyd | The blue fairy wand glistens a beautiful pale blue shade when the Floyd | light shines upon it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "wave wand" | ||||
Floyd | You wave the blue wand causing sparkling blue light trails to flash Floyd | through the air. The effect is quite beautiful, but nothing else Floyd | happens. Floyd | Floyd | > | djfletch says, "I bet we have to go back through the ice floes to use this" | |||
| inky says, "yeah" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "l" | djfletch says, "I don't know how DavidW did that bit exactly but we can try it" | |||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | Even though this area is much deeper than the rest of the forest, the Floyd | thick canopy of branches high above has blocked the snow from Floyd | collecting here. The moonlight has also been blocked by the thick Floyd | covering of branches. Fortunately, dozens of fireflies have Floyd | congregated here and illuminate the darkness sufficiently. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (East) Floyd | The sunken vale continues back to the west. Fireflies dance about in Floyd | the air on this side of the vale as well illuminating the space Floyd | beneath the thick covering of branches above. Another bed of white Floyd | poinsettia flowers grows here in the soft earth. Floyd | Floyd | In the firefly light, you see little flying fairies dancing and Floyd | singing atop the flower petals. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "up" | ||||
Floyd | Alas, none of the surrounding fir trees have branches that are good Floyd | for climbing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "grr" | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Forest Vale (West) Floyd | Even though this area is much deeper than the rest of the forest, the Floyd | thick canopy of branches high above has blocked the snow from Floyd | collecting here. The moonlight has also been blocked by the thick Floyd | covering of branches. Fortunately, dozens of fireflies have Floyd | congregated here and illuminate the darkness sufficiently. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | You carefully climb up the slope and step back into the stone-lined Floyd | path. The chill of the blowing breeze sends shivers up your spine. Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | You are standing in the middle of a stone lined path that leads Floyd | through the snow-covered forest from the northwest to the east. To the Floyd | north, the ground dips down much lower than the path upon which you Floyd | now stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Mountain's Edge Floyd | The forest has thinned in this area at the foothills of a great Floyd | mountain range that lies to the north. In the moonlight, you see that Floyd | the undergrowth has thinned to the southwest which leads toward the Floyd | forest. A small hole, barely noticeable in the shadows, extends into Floyd | the mountain directly to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | You crawl on your belly through the tunnel which is illuminated by the Floyd | lantern you carry. After a time, you see a brighter light ahead and Floyd | keep crawling until you find yourself on the other side of the Floyd | mountain. Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes near Mountainside Floyd | Stretching out before you is a vast expanse of flat white ice Floyd | brilliantly shimmering in the silvery moonlight. Straining to see the Floyd | shadowy horizon of the stark ice in contrast to the dark starlit sky, Floyd | you notice a cluster of dark trees off to the northwest. A small dark Floyd | hole in the mountainside opens directly south. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a long wooden pole here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "score" | ||||
Floyd | So far, you have scored 75 out of a possible 100, in 1043 turns. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get pole" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | A gentle breeze swirls powdery white snow over the stark flat surface Floyd | of the ice floes. A shadowy mountain range spans the southern horizon, Floyd | and only a small island of trees barely visible to the north disrupts Floyd | the otherwise flat expanse of the ice floes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x floe" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes near Mountainside Floyd | Stretching out before you is a vast expanse of flat white ice Floyd | brilliantly shimmering in the silvery moonlight. Straining to see the Floyd | shadowy horizon of the stark ice in contrast to the dark starlit sky, Floyd | you notice a cluster of dark trees off to the northwest. A small dark Floyd | hole in the mountainside opens directly south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | The vast expanse of wet ice slabs creates a warbled reflection of the Floyd | silvery moon hanging above in the night sky. Several large sheets of Floyd | ice have broken off from the more solid floes of ice you stand on in Floyd | this area. Soft gurgling and sloshing sounds emanate from these slabs Floyd | as they flex and bob up and down atop the icy waters below. The tunnel Floyd | leading to the other side of the southern mountain range is to the Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x floe" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot seem to find that here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x sheet" | ||||
Floyd | Large, beautiful ice floes cover the surface of this gigantic frozen Floyd | lake. The silvery moonlight reflects brilliantly off of the stark Floyd | white sheets of ice. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Just FYI, I'm getting laggy again - but don't worry about Perry if I disappear, as he's logging remotely and it's affected my connection." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes near Mountainside Floyd | Stretching out before you is a vast expanse of flat white ice Floyd | brilliantly shimmering in the silvery moonlight. Straining to see the Floyd | shadowy horizon of the stark ice in contrast to the dark starlit sky, Floyd | you notice a cluster of dark trees off to the northwest. A small dark Floyd | hole in the mountainside opens directly south. | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | The wide expanse of white ice glistening in the full moon light meets Floyd | the horizon in stark contrast to the inky black of midnight sky. The Floyd | otherwise featureless landscape is marked by a small island to the Floyd | northwest and the southern mountain range to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | As you attempt to walk atop the ice in that direction, you hear Floyd | ominous whistles and pops beneath your feet, so quickly retreat back Floyd | to the thicker ice sheets. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | From this distance, you can see that the small clump of trees to the Floyd | north are on a small landmass in the midst of a vast sea of ice. Off Floyd | in the distance, you can hear faint sounds of groaning and popping as Floyd | the sheets of ice settle. The tunnel leading to the other side of the Floyd | southern mountains lies some distance away to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | The wide expanse of white ice glistening in the full moon light meets Floyd | the horizon in stark contrast to the inky black of midnight sky. The Floyd | otherwise featureless landscape is marked by a small island to the Floyd | northwest and the southern mountain range to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | At this point, you have traveled about half-way between the island Floyd | landmass and the southern mountains. A moderately sized sheet of ice Floyd | has broken from the main floe you stand upon. To the north of the Floyd | smaller ice floe, you see a stretch of water that looks almost like a Floyd | channel between other giant sheets of ice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | The water channel to the north is far too cold for swimming. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x floe" | ||||
Floyd | This small ice floe has broken off from the main sheets of ice that Floyd | cover this terrain. The lake waters are gently pushing this small floe Floyd | to the south, so it is floating very nearby to the edge of the ice Floyd | floe upon which you stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "stand on floe" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully step out onto the small ice floe. It tips and sways atop Floyd | the frigid waters, but seems sturdy enough to support your weight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "push floe with pole" | ||||
Floyd | Standing on the small ice floe, you push off of the icy bank with the Floyd | long pole. You glide smoothly down the water channel. Your makeshift Floyd | ice raft begins to slow just as it reaches the opposite bank. It Floyd | impacts on the other side of the channel with just enough force to Floyd | keep it delicately fused to the ice sheet. You carefully step off onto Floyd | the icy bank. Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | A chilly mist rises from the surrounding ice and swirls about in the Floyd | gusting breeze. An island of tall trees is just visible to the Floyd | northwest and a narrow waterway extends to the south. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | Yet another water channel lies to the north. The freezing waters of Floyd | the lake lap against the bank of the ice sheet upon which you stand. Floyd | You are very wary to keep your feet sufficiently far from the edge so Floyd | that the water does not splash upon your small feet. The southern Floyd | mountain ranges are now barely visible to the south. Indeed, you would Floyd | almost fail to spot them but for your keen sense of direction. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | The water channel to the north is far too cold for swimming. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | As you attempt to walk atop the ice in that direction, you hear Floyd | ominous whistles and pops beneath your feet, so quickly retreat back Floyd | to the thicker ice sheets. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "stand on floe" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully step out onto the small ice floe. It tips and sways atop Floyd | the frigid waters, but seems sturdy enough to support your weight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "drop all except wand" | ||||
Floyd | candle stick: Dropped. Floyd | handsome leather shoes: Dropped. Floyd | lantern: Dropped. Floyd | brass horn: Dropped. Floyd | long wooden pole: Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | As you attempt to walk atop the ice in that direction, you hear Floyd | ominous whistles and pops beneath your feet, so quickly retreat back Floyd | to the thicker ice sheets. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get all" | ||||
Floyd | candle stick: Taken. Floyd | handsome leather shoes: Taken. Floyd | lantern: Taken. Floyd | brass horn: Taken. Floyd | long wooden pole: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "whoops" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | A chilly mist rises from the surrounding ice and swirls about in the Floyd | gusting breeze. An island of tall trees is just visible to the Floyd | northwest and a narrow waterway extends to the south. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jota says, "Perry is logging from a secure remote location which is confidential and protected by the secret service." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | Yet another water channel lies to the north. The freezing waters of Floyd | the lake lap against the bank of the ice sheet upon which you stand. Floyd | You are very wary to keep your feet sufficiently far from the edge so Floyd | that the water does not splash upon your small feet. The southern Floyd | mountain ranges are now barely visible to the south. Indeed, you would Floyd | almost fail to spot them but for your keen sense of direction. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "stand on floe" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully step out onto the small ice floe. It tips and sways atop Floyd | the frigid waters, but seems sturdy enough to support your weight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "push floe with pole" | ||||
Floyd | Standing on the small ice floe, you push off of the icy bank with the Floyd | long pole. You glide smoothly down the water channel. Your makeshift Floyd | ice raft begins to slow just as it reaches the opposite bank. It Floyd | impacts on the other side of the channel with just enough force to Floyd | keep it delicately fused to the ice sheet. You carefully step off onto Floyd | the icy bank. Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | You are standing on yet more ice floes far from the shore on this Floyd | frozen lake. A small island is quite visible in the moonlight to the Floyd | northwest. If you stand perfectly still, you are barely able to make Floyd | out the sound of gay and lively music over the gentle lapping of water Floyd | along the edge of the ice sheet to the south. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | The small forested island is quite visible to the west. Alas, the ice Floyd | floe upon which you had been walking upon has broken off here, and Floyd | small channel of freezing water to the west blocks your path to the Floyd | island shore. The chilly water also circles around to the south where Floyd | a very large waterway extends to a barely visible southern ice bank. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to Jota), "Right, also known as plover." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | You are standing on yet more ice floes far from the shore on this Floyd | frozen lake. A small island is quite visible in the moonlight to the Floyd | northwest. If you stand perfectly still, you are barely able to make Floyd | out the sound of gay and lively music over the gentle lapping of water Floyd | along the edge of the ice sheet to the south. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "stand on floe" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully step out onto the small ice floe. It tips and sways atop Floyd | the frigid waters, but seems sturdy enough to support your weight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "push floe with pole" | ||||
Floyd | Standing on the small ice floe, you push off of the icy bank with the Floyd | long pole. You glide smoothly down the water channel. Your makeshift Floyd | ice raft begins to slow just as it reaches the opposite bank. It Floyd | impacts on the other side of the channel with just enough force to Floyd | keep it delicately fused to the ice sheet. You carefully step off onto Floyd | the icy bank. Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | Yet another water channel lies to the north. The freezing waters of Floyd | the lake lap against the bank of the ice sheet upon which you stand. Floyd | You are very wary to keep your feet sufficiently far from the edge so Floyd | that the water does not splash upon your small feet. The southern Floyd | mountain ranges are now barely visible to the south. Indeed, you would Floyd | almost fail to spot them but for your keen sense of direction. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "push floe with pole" | ||||
Floyd | You put one edge of the long wooden pole on the smaller ice floe and Floyd | push it with all of your might. The small floe skids along the surface Floyd | of the water all of the way down the water channel until it crashes Floyd | into the opposite bank. The force of the impact causes it to rebound Floyd | off of the ice sheet sending it floating right back down the channel Floyd | back to you. Eventually, momentum carries the ice floe all of the way Floyd | across the water channel and it gently lodges into the edge of the ice Floyd | sheet just at your feet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "stand on floe" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully step out onto the small ice floe. It tips and sways atop Floyd | the frigid waters, but seems sturdy enough to support your weight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "push floe with pole" | ||||
Floyd | Standing on the small ice floe, you push off of the icy bank with the Floyd | long pole. You glide smoothly down the water channel. Your makeshift Floyd | ice raft begins to slow just as it reaches the opposite bank. It Floyd | impacts on the other side of the channel with just enough force to Floyd | keep it delicately fused to the ice sheet. You carefully step off onto Floyd | the icy bank. Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | You are standing on yet more ice floes far from the shore on this Floyd | frozen lake. A small island is quite visible in the moonlight to the Floyd | northwest. If you stand perfectly still, you are barely able to make Floyd | out the sound of gay and lively music over the gentle lapping of water Floyd | along the edge of the ice sheet to the south. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes Floyd | The small forested island is quite visible to the west. Alas, the ice Floyd | floe upon which you had been walking upon has broken off here, and Floyd | small channel of freezing water to the west blocks your path to the Floyd | island shore. The chilly water also circles around to the south where Floyd | a very large waterway extends to a barely visible southern ice bank. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "push floe with pole" | ||||
Floyd | You put one edge of the long wooden pole on the smaller ice floe and Floyd | push it with all of your might. The small floe skids west along the Floyd | surface of the water all of the way down to the icy bank along the Floyd | island shore. The force of the impact causes it to rebound off of the Floyd | ice sheet sending it floating right back towards you. Eventually, Floyd | momentum carries the ice floe all of the way across the water and it Floyd | gently lodges into the edge of the ice sheet just at your feet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | The water channel to the west is far too cold for swimming. Floyd | Floyd | > | djfletch says, "get on it first" | |||
| smartgenes says, "merry christmas all" | ||||
| inky says, "I can't quite figure out how this works but I think there is an extra puzzle here about getting on the island" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "get on floe" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully step out onto the small ice floe. It tips and sways atop Floyd | the frigid waters, but seems sturdy enough to support your weight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "push floe with pole" | ||||
Floyd | Standing on the small ice floe, you push off of the icy bank with the Floyd | long pole. You glide to the west smoothly across the water towards the Floyd | small island. Your makeshift ice raft begins to slow just as it Floyd | reaches the opposite bank and impacts with just enough force to keep Floyd | it delicately fused to the ice sheet. You carefully step off onto the Floyd | icy shore. Floyd | Floyd | Island Shore Floyd | You are standing on the shore of a little island in the midst of a Floyd | vast expanse of ice floes gleaming brilliantly white in the moonlight. Floyd | A channel of water leads back to the east, and brilliantly green leafy Floyd | trees nearly forming a wall grow to the west. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Happy holidays, smartgenes. Thanks." | |||
| inky says, "like I think it moves us between I13 and I15" | ||||
| djfletch says, "David did something before to get a floe in the right place from somewhere" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | A wondrous site greets your eyes as you step through the tall lush Floyd | trees. Floyd | Floyd | Fairy Island Floyd | You have happened upon a magical reverie! In the open clearing Floyd | encircled by the giant leafy trees, tiny fairies giggle and play as Floyd | they dance on the giant petals of white orchids which grow abundantly Floyd | in this soft earth. Mistletoe rich with tiny white berries, spiral up Floyd | through the branches of the surrounding trees. Moonbeams streak down Floyd | through the tops of the giant trees illuminating a gurgling spring Floyd | that wells up warm water in a circular pond at the center of the Floyd | clearing. Several small doe lie on the soft, lilting grass enchanted Floyd | by the merry tunes from a company of fauns playing an assortment of Floyd | flutes, lyres, and reed pipes. The wondrous scene is even more Floyd | remarkable by the presence of numerous floating orbs that swirl about Floyd | the clearing seemingly of their own accord. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "hey hey" | |||
| inky says, "I guess it stayed did" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "wave wand" | ||||
Floyd | As you hold your wand outstretched, you notice one of the blue baubles Floyd | swirling closer and closer to you. The scintillating blue bauble Floyd | twirls about the tip of your wand before gently alighting upon the Floyd | point. Even when you wiggle the wand about in the air, the spherical Floyd | blue orb stays fixed to the tip of your wand. Floyd | Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by five points.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Nice." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x orb" | ||||
Floyd | (the colored baubles) Floyd | The baubles are fist-sized translucent orbs that float and swirl about Floyd | in the air. Their smooth, glossy surfaces reflect wonderful shades of | Lucea says, "AHA" | |||
Floyd | blue, yellow, green, pink, and silver when they pass through the Floyd | moonbeams. As you watch them dance about this enchanted clearing, you Floyd | notice one of the fairies hold out a pink wand. The nearest pink Floyd | bauble suddenly circles about the point of the outstretched wand and Floyd | then alights directly on the tip. As you observe the other fairies Floyd | playing, you see that the orbs have landed upon several other wands as Floyd | well. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "and I bet we give this to the bell sprite" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x blue orb" | ||||
Floyd | The small orb is a translucent fist-sized sphere with a silvery bluish Floyd | cast when light reflects from its smooth, shiny surface. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "sounds good" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "cf13" | ||||
Floyd | Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "it's small and it's shiny" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "blow horn" | ||||
Floyd | You play the horn, and although you had not had any lessons before, a Floyd | beautiful, deep and rich tone emanates from the flared opening of the Floyd | brass horn. The sound reverberates in your belly with an almost Floyd | magical energy. You do your best to join in the fauns' little Floyd | concerto. The creatures of the island seem to approve of your Floyd | addition. The fauns smile and nod affectionately. Floyd | | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | > Floyd | You wander into the wood and eventually find yourself back on the Floyd | eastern shore of the island. Floyd | Floyd | Island Shore Floyd | You are standing on the shore of a little island in the midst of a Floyd | vast expanse of ice floes gleaming brilliantly white in the moonlight. Floyd | A channel of water leads back to the east, and brilliantly green leafy Floyd | trees nearly forming a wall grow to the west. Floyd | Floyd | A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the Floyd | chilly water channel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "stand on floe" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully step out onto the small ice floe. It tips and sways atop Floyd | the frigid waters, but seems sturdy enough to support your weight. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "This is - yeah. The prime definition of what maga calls Magicalfantasyland." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "push floe with pole" | ||||
Floyd | Standing on the small ice floe, you push off of the icy bank with the Floyd | long pole. You glide smoothly down the water channel. Your makeshift Floyd | ice raft begins to slow just as it reaches the opposite bank. It Floyd | impacts on the other side of the channel with just enough force to Floyd | keep it delicately fused to the ice sheet. You carefully step off onto Floyd | the icy bank. Floyd | Floyd | Cautiously retracing your steps, you make your way back to the Floyd | southern shore of the frozen lake. Floyd | Floyd | Ice Floes near Mountainside Floyd | Stretching out before you is a vast expanse of flat white ice Floyd | brilliantly shimmering in the silvery moonlight. Straining to see the Floyd | shadowy horizon of the stark ice in contrast to the dark starlit sky, Floyd | you notice a cluster of dark trees off to the northwest. A small dark Floyd | hole in the mountainside opens directly south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | As you crawl through the tunnel under the mountain, the long wooden Floyd | pole you carry becomes increasingly cumbersome, and you are forced to Floyd | retreat back to the ice floes and deposit the pole on that side of the Floyd | mountain before proceeding back to the forest. Floyd | Floyd | You crawl on your belly through the tunnel which is illuminated by the Floyd | lantern you carry. After a time, you see a brighter light ahead and Floyd | keep crawling until you find yourself on the other side of the Floyd | mountain. Floyd | Floyd | Mountain's Edge Floyd | The forest has thinned in this area at the foothills of a great Floyd | mountain range that lies to the north. In the moonlight, you see that Floyd | the undergrowth has thinned to the southwest which leads toward the Floyd | forest. A small hole, barely noticeable in the shadows, extends into Floyd | the mountain directly to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | The underbrush is too dense in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Forest Floyd | A path, outlined upon the snow-covered ground by two rows of stones, Floyd | begins here and continues to the southeast. Moonbeams streak through Floyd | the tops of the giant fir trees illuminating your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you as you stand in this small Floyd | clearing in the dark wood. He seems to be humming softly with his deep Floyd | throaty voice. Brightly glowing orbs of little pastel lights, Floyd | accentuated against the midnight blue sky, fill the branches of the Floyd | oak. A path runs through the little clearing from the east to the Floyd | west, but many other directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "I may or may not like -- oh, forget it. I love Magicalfantasyland settings more than is healthy" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "show bauble to dryad" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the captured blue bauble) Floyd | You grasp the blue orb as tightly as you can and pull it down away Floyd | from the wand's tip. With a tiny "bing!" the orb breaks free from the Floyd | wand. The blue bauble, however, appears to have other plans then to be Floyd | held in your tiny hands, for it slips from your grasp, swivels in a Floyd | few tight circles around the tip your wand, and lands perfectly upon Floyd | the point once again. | Jacqueline says, "It's funny that ultimately our goal is to get home, but the game really doesn't make that feel like the need." | |||
Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "It's just YOU ARE HERE TO SOLVE PUZZLES" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "give wand to dryad" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad does not seem interested. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | As you walk, the forest thins and soon, you leave it behind entirely. Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. | Jacqueline says (to Lucea), "Yeah, me too." | |||
Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Edge of Snowy Hills Floyd | The forest edge lies to the northeast and the gently rolling snowy Floyd | hills continue no further than a row of hedges to the southwest. At Floyd | the center of this row of hedges is a neatly cut opening. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a ringing bell in the distance and can barely make out a Floyd | little snow sprite running across the hilltops in the distance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Path through Snowy Hills Floyd | This is the edge of a vast expanse of snowy hills that continue to the Floyd | north and northeast. The hills are completely covered in powdery white Floyd | snow that glistens in the soft moonlight. A path extends from the Floyd | northwest to the east. The forest continues in all other directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | You hear only the whispering wind murmuring soft secrets which, alas, Floyd | you cannot understand. Floyd | Floyd | A little white snow sprite carrying a golden bell runs across the Floyd | snowy hills laughing and tumbling. As soon as it spots you, it runs Floyd | right up to you stops just a few feet away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "give orb to sprite" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the captured blue bauble) Floyd | As the snow sprite stares transfixed at the beautiful blue orb on the Floyd | tip of your wand, his jaw drops opened and you see his little pink Floyd | tongue dangle lackadaisically from his mouth. He approaches cautiously Floyd | taking slow purposeful steps on his little pointed feet. You hold the Floyd | wand so the blue orb dangles tantalizingly within his reach. The Floyd | little golden bell drops into the soft snow with a little "plink!" The Floyd | sprite reaches out to the orb and pulls it from the wand. He mutters Floyd | to himself, "Oh, what a beautiful bauble. Beautiful ... beautiful ... Floyd | bauble." The sprite suddenly snaps out of his daze and runs off Floyd | carrying the blue orb proudly overhead. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get bell" | ||||
Floyd | You reach down and pluck the golden bell from the snowdrift. Floyd | Floyd | Off in the distance to the northern hills beyond, you spot a tall Floyd | figure walking in front of a white horse. You can faintly hear the Floyd | jingling of bells which fades away as the two of them disappear behind Floyd | one of the distant snowy hills. Floyd | Floyd | Off in the distance to the northern hills beyond, you spot a tall Floyd | figure walking in front of a white horse. You can faintly hear the Floyd | jingling of bells which fades away as the two of them disappear behind Floyd | one of the distant snowy hills. Floyd | Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by five points.] Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "hunh, weird" | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "ring bell" | ||||
Floyd | You ring the little golden bell, and it tinkles gaily in the night Floyd | air. A faint, almost echoing reply reverberates in the distance. It Floyd | seems very reminiscent. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you as you stand in this small Floyd | clearing in the dark wood. He seems to be humming softly with his deep Floyd | throaty voice. Brightly glowing orbs of little pastel lights, Floyd | accentuated against the midnight blue sky, fill the branches of the Floyd | oak. A path runs through the little clearing from the east to the Floyd | west, but many other directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "give bell to dryad" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad does not seem interested. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "show bell to dryad" | Jacqueline says, "That was a glitch in the Matrix, inky." | |||
Floyd | The dryad has closed his eyes as he hums an old solstice hymn and so Floyd | does not observe your offering. You might try asking him about it Floyd | instead. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask dryad about bell" | ||||
Floyd | The dryad narrows his eyes to deep, dark slits as he peers at the Floyd | golden bell. "Ah ... how shiny, look how it catches the light. Quite Floyd | perfect to have on this solstice night." Floyd | Floyd | > | inky asks, "ok, so now what?" | |||
| djfletch asks, "is this the magic bell of going sw from the start room?" | ||||
| inky says, "or should we ring it again like djfletch did" | ||||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| smartgenes says, "whats the inventory" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a golden bell Floyd | a brass horn Floyd | a lantern (providing light) Floyd | handsome leather shoes Floyd | a candle stick Floyd | a blue wand Floyd | Floyd | > | djfletch asks, "or is it the magic bell of horse summoning?" | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Dense Forest near Thicket Floyd | The silvery moonlight softly illuminates the nearby branches of this Floyd | dense forest and reflects from snowy patches along the cold ground. Floyd | Although your range of sight is limited by the darkness, the brambles Floyd | appear passable to the north and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | As you walk to the southwest, the forest becomes much denser and more Floyd | foreboding. The underbrush turns into a prickly thicket and you become Floyd | hopelessly lost. You wander about for a time before finally reaching Floyd | the edge of the dense forest again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you as you stand in this small Floyd | clearing in the dark wood. He seems to be humming softly with his deep Floyd | throaty voice. Brightly glowing orbs of little pastel lights, Floyd | accentuated against the midnight blue sky, fill the branches of the Floyd | oak. A path runs through the little clearing from the east to the Floyd | west, but many other directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "ring bell" | ||||
Floyd | You ring the little golden bell, and it tinkles gaily in the night Floyd | air. A faint, almost echoing reply reverberates in the distance. It Floyd | seems very reminiscent. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | As you walk, the forest thins and soon, you leave it behind entirely. Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | Snow covered peaks and valleys continue to the horizon as far as your Floyd | eyes can see while the midnight sky above is speckled with fine points Floyd | of light. The snowy hills continue all across the northern horizon and Floyd | the forest lies to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "hm" | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | In the hemisphere of your sight, the horizon to your feet is a blur of Floyd | white peaks and valleys, while the entire starry sky above is a deep Floyd | midnight blue that is pierced by the gleaming full silvery moon. Floyd | Floyd | Atop one of the hills to the north, a tall figure grooms a white horse Floyd | whose mane gleams in the silvery moonlight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "ring bell" | ||||
Floyd | You ring the little golden bell, and it tinkles gaily in the night Floyd | air. A faint, almost echoing reply reverberates in the distance. It Floyd | seems very reminiscent. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | The soft white snow glistens in the silvery moonlight and stretches Floyd | out in all directions. A tall man with his fine white mare is standing Floyd | close by. Floyd | You trod through the powdery snow to the north. The beautiful white Floyd | horse whinnies as you approach, and the tall man glances in your Floyd | direction and smiles, "Hello there, young one." Floyd | Floyd | > | smartgenes says, "baby you can ring my bell" | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "man, hello" | ||||
Floyd | The mysterious man looks down upon you and smiles. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x man" | ||||
Floyd | The mysterious man standing next to the finest white mare you have Floyd | ever seen is very tall and thin with a long white beard. He is dressed Floyd | in handsomely crafted white garments and has a long white cape that Floyd | billows in the gentle breeze. His face is quite serene and his Floyd | demeanor is genuinely warm and endearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x horse" | ||||
Floyd | The fine white mare has been meticulously groomed. Her shiny coat Floyd | gleams in the silvery moonlight, and her flowing white mane billows in Floyd | the cool breeze. She seems to be a close companion to the tall, Floyd | mysterious man standing nearby who is adjusting her bell-laden Floyd | harness. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "ring bell" | ||||
Floyd | You ring the little golden bell, and it tinkles gaily in the night Floyd | air. Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "give bell to man" | ||||
Floyd | The man exclaims, "Why, look what you have there!" He takes the bell Floyd | and turns it about in his hands. "I lost this little bell a while ago Floyd | when a naughty little snow sprite ran off with it." The man affixes Floyd | the bell back to the harness in the empty spot where it had been Floyd | pulled off. "Could you tell? This bell is enchanted. When it tolls ... Floyd | But, oh!" he stops short and reaches inside one of his pockets, "I am Floyd | reminded of this magical amulet." He pulls out an amulet on a thin Floyd | golden necklace and drapes it over your head. "Wear it 'round your Floyd | neck, and go south to the thicket at the edge of the wood. The amulet Floyd | will guide you home. Now, I must be on my way. I have much to do this Floyd | night ... Go child, make haste, and take care!" The tall man mounts Floyd | the white mare and gallops into the darkness. Floyd | Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by ten points.] Floyd | Floyd | > | djfletch exclaims, "a magical omelet!" | |||
| smartgenes says (to Floyd), "x amulet" | ||||
Floyd | The amulet hangs from the thin golden strands of a delicate necklace. Floyd | The beautifully polished medallion has grown quite cool to the touch. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "mmm" | |||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "score" | ||||
Floyd | So far, you have scored 95 out of a possible 100, in 1120 turns. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I guess we must be nearly there, then." | |||
| inky says, "I wonder how we got 50 points since I last checked" | ||||
| inky asks, "did we really solve ten puzzles?" | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | In the hemisphere of your sight, the horizon to your feet is a blur of Floyd | white peaks and valleys, while the entire starry sky above is a deep Floyd | midnight blue that is pierced by the gleaming full silvery moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Snowy Hills Floyd | The vast expanse of snowy hills continue in nearly all directions. A Floyd | tall mountain rises to the west, and you can barely make out the Floyd | forest edge to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Little Clearing Floyd | The oak dryad peers down at you as you as you stand in this small Floyd | clearing in the dark wood. He seems to be humming softly with his deep Floyd | throaty voice. Brightly glowing orbs of little pastel lights, Floyd | accentuated against the midnight blue sky, fill the branches of the Floyd | oak. A path runs through the little clearing from the east to the Floyd | west, but many other directions appear passable as well. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Dense Forest near Thicket Floyd | The silvery moonlight softly illuminates the nearby branches of this Floyd | dense forest and reflects from snowy patches along the cold ground. Floyd | Although your range of sight is limited by the darkness, the brambles Floyd | appear passable to the north and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Your amulet suddenly shimmers and begins to glow with deep yellow Floyd | tones. Floyd | Floyd | Dense Forest Thicket Floyd | A prickly thicket has run wild beyond the edge of the forest. The Floyd | brambles which grab at your dress as you try to pass all look so much Floyd | alike that you must continually struggle to keep your sense of Floyd | direction. The moonlight barely filters down through the overgrowth, Floyd | but you are able to spot openings in the brambles both to the Floyd | northeast and the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "x amulet" | ||||
Floyd | The amulet hangs from the thin golden strands of a delicate necklace. Floyd | The beautifully polished medallion has become very warm to the touch Floyd | and has begun to emanate a rich golden light. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Your amulet seems to glow a shade brighter as you walk. Floyd | Floyd | Dense Forest Thicket Floyd | As the wind whistles through the thicket, the prickly tangles screech Floyd | and crackle as they rub together. The sound sends shivers up your Floyd | spine. The thicket has thinned here somewhat, and you will be able to Floyd | continue to the northwest, west, northeast, or east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Dense Forest Thicket Floyd | Prickly thorns tug at your hemline as you push your way through the Floyd | twisted branches. You are able to observe openings among the brambles Floyd | to the north, west, and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Your amulet seems to glow a little dimmer as you walk. Floyd | Floyd | Dense Forest Thicket Floyd | Your feet are getting very cold as you walk through the slushy Floyd | snow-covered ground, and you miss your little brother than ever. The Floyd | only directions you appear able to traverse are to the south and Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Your amulet seems to glow a shade brighter as you walk. Floyd | Floyd | Dense Forest Thicket Floyd | Prickly thorns tug at your hemline as you push your way through the Floyd | twisted branches. You are able to observe openings among the brambles Floyd | to the north, west, and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Your amulet seems to glow a shade brighter as you walk. Floyd | Floyd | Dense Forest Thicket Floyd | The thicket has somewhat thinned here, but the openings to the Floyd | northwest, northeast, east, and southwest are dark and foreboding. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky asks, "holy crap, how many mazes does this game have?" | |||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Your amulet seems to glow a shade brighter as you walk. Floyd | Floyd | Thicket Tunnel Floyd | The thicket almost seems to have formed into a tunnel. The brambles Floyd | form a complete arch overhead which blocks out most of the moonlight. Floyd | Moonbeams shine into the tunnel from both the northeast and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| djfletch says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | As you walk out of the tunnel of brambles to the southeast, you are Floyd | much relieved to find yourself in a wide open area with the thicket Floyd | behind you. A large mountain rises into the starry night sky to the Floyd | south and you see many others beyond. With a gasp of delight, you Floyd | recognize that a snow-covered trail running along the mountainside is Floyd | the very same one upon which you had ventured into town so many times. Floyd | You scamper up the mountain side to the trail which gleams brilliantly Floyd | in the full moonlight and run towards home with all of the strength Floyd | left that you are able to muster. Floyd | Floyd | You return home to a teary reunion with your worried parents. And to Floyd | your great surprise and delight, Sander was well enough to sit at the Floyd | fireside awaiting your return. When you reveal the handsome shoes you Floyd | carried through the entire adventure as a solstice gift for him, his Floyd | eyes gleam with giddy admiration. You feel certain that he will Floyd | recover soon to join you in all of your games and mischief as once Floyd | before. Your mother brings out the meager solstice feast she had been Floyd | saving, and all of you sit around the hearth to celebrate the final Floyd | moments of this solstice night. Sander smiles with delight as you Floyd | relate all of your incredible trials and adventures in the winter Floyd | wonderland, and your parents exchange bewildered glances. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly, a burlap bag tied in twine arcs through the open window to Floyd | land in front of the little spruce tree with a thud. Your parents Floyd | carefully open the bag and dump out the contents. They nearly fall Floyd | over in shock as gold pieces spill out onto the floor. You run to the Floyd | window and poke your head outside. A damp breeze rustles your hair as Floyd | you look to the east. You hear soft jingling bells among the distant Floyd | clop of horse hoofs and are barely able to see a fading figure on a Floyd | white horse disappear into the rising dawn. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** H a v e a J o y o u s W i n t e r S o l s t i c e ! *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, read about the MAKING Floyd | of Winter Wonderland, view the CREDITS, or QUIT? Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "hahaha" | |||
| djfletch says, "hurrah" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Thicket Tunnel Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "drop shoes" | ||||
Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | As you walk out of the tunnel of brambles to the southeast, you are Floyd | much relieved to find yourself in a wide open area with the thicket Floyd | behind you. A large mountain rises into the starry night sky to the Floyd | south and you see many others beyond. With a gasp of delight, you Floyd | recognize that a snow-covered trail running along the mountainside is Floyd | the very same one upon which you had ventured into town so many times. Floyd | You scamper up the mountain side to the trail which gleams brilliantly Floyd | in the full moonlight and run towards home with all of the strength Floyd | left that you are able to muster. Floyd | Floyd | You return home to a teary reunion with your worried parents. And to Floyd | your great surprise and delight, Sander was well enough to sit at the Floyd | fireside awaiting your return. Your mother brings out the meager Floyd | solstice feast she had been saving, and all of you sit around the Floyd | hearth to celebrate the final moments of this solstice night. Sander Floyd | smiles with delight as you relate all of your incredible trials and Floyd | adventures in the winter wonderland, and your parents exchange Floyd | bewildered glances. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly, a burlap bag tied in twine arcs through the open window to Floyd | land in front of the little spruce tree with a thud. Your parents Floyd | carefully open the bag and dump out the contents. They nearly fall Floyd | over in shock as gold pieces spill out onto the floor. You run to the Floyd | window and poke your head outside. A damp breeze rustles your hair as Floyd | you look to the east. You hear soft jingling bells among the distant Floyd | clop of horse hoofs and are barely able to see a fading figure on a Floyd | white horse disappear into the rising dawn. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** H a v e a J o y o u s W i n t e r S o l s t i c e ! *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, read about the MAKING Floyd | of Winter Wonderland, view the CREDITS, or QUIT? Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I just realized that the @statc for this channel is wrong. I need to change the time on it, but I'm tempted to just change it to:" | |||
| Jacqueline | inky asks, "holy crap, how many mazes does this game have?" | ||||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| smartgenes asks, "why the no-shoes?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "That was a very lovely ending, but ... wow, I could never have done this myself." | ||||
| djfletch says, "this whole thing started with us buying shoes" | ||||
| djfletch says, "for our sick brother" | ||||
| inky says, "I was just curious if the ending would be like "get back to fantasyland until you find a gift, sucker"" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "heehee" | ||||
| smartgenes says, "i'm sure you told him his shoes were outside in the snow there" | ||||
| djfletch says, "I thought the angels were going to be for something more than hiding behind" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Thanks for sticking with this, even though we all sort of came and went as the afternoon and evening went on." | ||||
| inky says, "that was pretty weird, yeah" | ||||
| inky says, "maybe they were there to help mapping the maze" | ||||
| Lucea says, "No problem." | ||||
| djfletch says, "yeah it had to have some sort of scenery in there I suppose" | ||||
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