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| Jacqueline says, "(Having already played this, and having been the one to suggest it for ClubFloyd, I'm not really playing this morning, just an observer/logger.)" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load shadows" | ||||
Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | It's raining out. You lean your head against the window, the glass Floyd | cold against your cheek, and watch the world slide by. The city is as Floyd | grey as the skies, but rainbows catch in the trembling drops of water. Floyd | The swish-slap of the windshield wipers and low hum of the air Floyd | conditioner covers up the faint sound of his breathing. If you close Floyd | your eyes, you can almost be somewhere else. Maybe if you try... Floyd | Floyd | You tremble inside like a raindrop on the verge of falling, fighting Floyd | to spread yourself out, let yourself drift away into the sky, away Floyd | from this car, away from him, away from the fate ahead. But even with Floyd | the fear, it's so hard to move on... or maybe because of the fear. Floyd | Metal snugs around your wrist as he tightens the cuff, shattering your Floyd | concentration. "None of that," he says. His voice isn't even cold, Floyd | it's just empty. He touches a panel on the car's dashboard. "We'll Floyd | be there soon," he adds. Soon. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | shadows on the mirror Floyd | Floyd | by Chrysoula Tzavelas Floyd | IFComp ver 1.0 Floyd | Players new to this game should type ABOUT. Hints are also available. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | I drew a picture on the window as we rode Floyd | Then I wiped it dry to see the other side Floyd | I see no more than you do Floyd | Believe me, I've tried Floyd | To find what is missing, to find what is wrong Floyd | To write the words to my happy-ending November song Floyd | Floyd | - "November Song," Mark Henley Floyd | Floyd | Car Floyd | The car is large and comfortable, but it's still just a traveling Floyd | cage, upholstered in sleek grey. The control panel on his side Floyd | flashes discreet symbols you never learned to read, but in the center Floyd | of the dashboard is the stereo, and above it hangs a mirror. The car Floyd | has a back seat as well as a front; usually his kind comes in groups. Floyd | There's only a plain black briefcase back there, though. Floyd | Floyd | Your backpack is on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | Galen is driving the car. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Ellison says (to Floyd), "x galen" | ||||
Floyd | From your dreams, you always thought he'd be tall. Big. Enormous. Floyd | He cast such a shadow in your dreams. But when you looked up in the Floyd | park and saw him standing there in front of you, just a man, you could Floyd | barely believe it. This is what had been hunting you, night and day, Floyd | across world and wane? Not so tall, almost slight in build, Floyd | unremarkable brown hair. But then his hand closed around your arm, Floyd | stronger than the silver band there now, and you knew him. "Your Floyd | grandfather asked me to find you, Enra," he said, and caught you as Floyd | your knees buckled. Floyd | Floyd | He's wearing an expensive-looking pair of shades that scrape across Floyd | your nerves. His suit is very fine, although it bears the signs of Floyd | being driven in for many hours. It's typical Man In Black garb. Floyd | Silver glints at his neck. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x backpack" | ||||
Floyd | When he caught you, he peeled it off of you like you were a child, Floyd | holding your arm in one hand. After he had you cuffed, attached Floyd | securely to him, he went through it. He took your caheris and stepped Floyd | on it, breaking it into a thousand glittering pieces, and he took the Floyd | rose pin that Bobby had given you, snorted, and tossed it into the Floyd | undergrowth. He looked at your battered mystery novels, your dice, Floyd | your lensless eyeglasses, laughed humorlessly, and left them in the Floyd | backpack. Floyd | Floyd | It's raining steadily out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x silver" | ||||
Floyd | (the cuff) Floyd | The silver cuff can loosen and tighten around your wrist like a Floyd | training collar on a dog when he pulls on it, which is easy for him to Floyd | do, because the other end is around his own wrist. It's closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ellison asks, "just got a call from my brother. seems like we are going to go see 'the fantastic mr. fox' with my nephew in like an hour. are we close to beating this yet?" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "ha" | ||||
| Cathy says, "heh" | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "talk to Galen" | ||||
Floyd | He glances at you expectantly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask Galen about grandfather" | ||||
Floyd | "What does my grandfather want?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "The usual," he says. "Power and immortality." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to Ellison), "I mostly want to see that film just so I can see if they included my favorite line from the book. Which is when one of the small foxes asks, 'How will we die, mummy?'" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Or something like that." | ||||
| Ellison says (to Floyd), "ask galen about caheris" | ||||
Floyd | "Why did you break my little crystal?" you ask thoughtfully. Floyd | Floyd | He gives you a look. "Instructions from your grandfather." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "ask Galen about grandfather" | ||||
Floyd | "My grandfather told you to break my stone, specifically?" Floyd | Floyd | "Yes." Floyd | Floyd | Galen touches the control panel and a symbol flashes. It's still Floyd | raining. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ellison says (to Jacqueline), "cool, I am not familiar with the book, but I will be on the listen-out for such a line" | |||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "close eyes" | ||||
Floyd | Those are not something you can close. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drift" | ||||
Floyd | The word "drift" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | (If this was an accidental misspelling, you can correct it by typing Floyd | OOPS followed by the corrected word now. Any time the story points Floyd | out an unknown word, you can correct a misspelling using OOPS as your Floyd | next command.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Touchy arrives, full of fun and funk. | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x control panel" | ||||
Floyd | You never learned to read the symbols. You've never had to drive Floyd | yourself anywhere before. First there were Daddy's people, and then Floyd | Stephan, and then Bobby. And now Grandfather's people, apparently. Floyd | But not for long. Soon you won't go anywhere ever again. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "Whoops...I'm late." | |||
| DavidW says, "We started late. You haven't missed much." | ||||
| Touchy asks, "Is there a recap function for Floyd?" | ||||
| Touchy says, "Oh, sweet." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "We've been playing, like, seven minutes." | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x novels" | ||||
Floyd | You see no novels here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "Well, good to see you both." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "I could send you my scrollback, but I don't think there's a recap feature." | ||||
| DavidW says, "You can recap #toyshop" | ||||
| Touchy says, "And the silent people lurking in the shadows of course." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Do you want me ... you can?" | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x mystery novels" | ||||
Floyd | You see no mystery novels here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I had no idea you could recap the toyshop." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Huh." | ||||
| DavidW says, "inky extended @recap to recap certain rooms by creating channels for them. You can @recap #lounge too." | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x briefcase" | ||||
Floyd | It probably has terrible weapons in it. Bombs. Nerve poisons. Floyd | Battery swords. Laser nunchunks. Tasers. Smooth black tronic Floyd | devices for unlocking doors and people equally well. It's closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "That's awesome." | |||
| DavidW says (to Cathy), "The novel should be in the back pack." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||||
Floyd | This is the kind of door where all the useful functions- the window, Floyd | the lock, the handle- are controlled from the driver's side. There's Floyd | a handy ashtray, though. Too bad you don't smoke. It's closed. Floyd | Floyd | Galen turns his head to look at you directly for a moment. The clouds Floyd | directly ahead are darker. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x ashtray" | ||||
Floyd | Absolutely spotless. Of couse. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||||
Floyd | The car door seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | Galen scowls at the storm ahead. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about storm" | ||||
Floyd | "Do you like the rain?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | He turns to look at you, his mirrored gaze discomfiting. Then he Floyd | turns back to the front again. "It suits my mood." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||||
Floyd | Yourself. You usually avoid mirrors because they always make you feel Floyd | like you're falling, like if you don't hang on you'll slip to the Floyd | other side and never find your way back. Floyd | Floyd | Definitely nasty weather ahead. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ellison says, ">ASK GALEN WHY HE'S SUCH A SOURPUSS" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch mirror" | ||||
Floyd | You feel nothing out of the ordinary. Floyd | Floyd | You finish passing the great bulk of the city. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying nothing, and are wearing a cuff. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "who am i" | ||||
Floyd | The word "who" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about immortality" | ||||
Floyd | His eyes flick towards you and then back outside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Ellison says (to Floyd), "open cuff" | ||||
Floyd | The cuff seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | Galen taps his fingers on his leg thoughtfully. Floyd | Floyd | Ahead, the sky is even darker, and flashes of light dance between Floyd | clouds. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x galen's neck" | ||||
Floyd | Half-hidden by his hair and collar, the links of the necklace are thin Floyd | and wide. There seems to be a pendant of some sort but it's tucked Floyd | under his shirt. When he moves his head, you can see that the skin Floyd | under the chain is a chafed and fiery red. Floyd | Floyd | > | Cathy says, "do we have a strategy or plan? seems like we should try to get out of the car, or figure out why we've been abducted" | |||
| inky arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | DavidW says, "I have no plan. I couldn't figure it out before." | |||
| Ellison says (to Floyd), "ask galen about chain" | ||||
Floyd | "Will you take this cuff off me?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | He doesn't bother responding. Floyd | Floyd | A big truck passes, sending up a wave of spray that washes over the Floyd | car. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "All I know to do is poke around and ask him about topics." | |||
| Ellison says (to Floyd), "ask galen about necklace" | ||||
Floyd | "So, where'd you get the necklace from?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | His mouth curves up in a humorless smile. "It was a... gift... from Floyd | your grandfather." Floyd | Floyd | There's a flash of lightning in the distance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Ellison says (to Floyd), "get necklace" | ||||
Floyd | You lean back in your seat, stretching your hands out so wide. He Floyd | moves his head to his left as you threaten his personal space, leaving Floyd | his neck open. Quick as a fish, you dart your hand in, wrap your Floyd | fingers around the chain and yank. He recoils, which helps, because Floyd | the surge of energy that tingles through you almost makes you lose Floyd | your grip. You fight back- and with a snap, the chain is in your Floyd | hand. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "Oh," he says quietly. "Oh." Floyd | Floyd | His hands go up to the weal around his neck. There's a pulse of white Floyd | around you, and for a moment for a moment you are overcome by a wild, Floyd | sourceless joy. From the pendant in your hand there sings an Floyd | answering note. And then- Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Car Floyd | The car is large and comfortable, but it's still just a traveling Floyd | cage, upholstered in sleek grey. The control panel on his side Floyd | flashes discreet symbols you never learned to read, but in the center Floyd | of the dashboard is the stereo, and above it hangs a mirror. The car Floyd | has a back seat as well as a front; usually his kind comes in groups. Floyd | There's only a plain black briefcase back there, though. Floyd | Floyd | Your backpack is on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | Galen is driving the car. Floyd | Floyd | There's a click as ordinary vision returns, and the cuff drops off Floyd | your wrist. Galen gives you a long, steady look, and then returns to Floyd | driving. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "alright, here I am" | |||
| Ellison says, "I was thinking that maybe our grandfather was using the necklace to control Galen. I don't know what just happened, though." | ||||
| DavidW says, "good grief" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I never saw that response before." | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x necklace" | ||||
Floyd | The pendant is a flat, seven-sided crystal, in which a tiny downy Floyd | feather has been imprisoned. The chain melds organically to the Floyd | pendant, the links narrowing to a tiny filigree as they intersect the Floyd | pendant. Holding it in your hand, you can feel the quiet thrum of an Floyd | alien power in the artifact. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says (to Ellison), "Yeah, that's what I thought." | |||
| Ellison says (to Floyd), "ask galen about grandfather" | ||||
Floyd | You're certain, based on recent events, that he hates your grandfather Floyd | as much as you do. Maybe even more. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "ask galen about necklace" | ||||
Floyd | "Where did this come from?" you ask, holding the pendant. Floyd | Floyd | "Your grandfather had it crafted from certain materials he gathered. Floyd | Then he collared me with it." His voice is almost entirely even. Floyd | Floyd | Galen mutters something under his breath. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "break necklace" | ||||
Floyd | You move to swing the pendant sharply against the door. As you do, Floyd | Galen says sharply, "Don't!" and reaches over to take hold of the Floyd | chain just long enough to check its momentum. Floyd | Floyd | "Don't," he says again. "It's not a good idea." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "open window" | ||||
Floyd | That is not something you can open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Ellison says (to Floyd), "wear necklace" | ||||
Floyd | You slip the chain over your head. Floyd | Floyd | Galen takes the next exit, which is an interchange. You're now Floyd | running parallel to the storm rather than driving into it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Ellison says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "wear necklace". Car Floyd | The car is large and comfortable, upholstered in sleek grey. The Floyd | control panel on his side flashes discreet symbols you never learned Floyd | to read, but in the center of the dashboard is the stereo, and above Floyd | it hangs a mirror. The car has a back seat as well as a front; Floyd | usually his kind comes in groups. There's only a plain black Floyd | briefcase back there, though. Floyd | Floyd | Your backpack is on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | Galen is driving the car. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ellison says, "just wanted to see what happens, but I don't trust it" | |||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "save" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "1" | ||||
Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, we never cleared the save setting" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open briefcase" | ||||
Floyd | You reach in the back seat and haul the briefcase forward into your Floyd | lap. Galen watches this, raising his eyebrows. Fortunately you've Floyd | learned a lot from this journey and ignore him quite successfully as Floyd | you fiddle with the clasp. Locked, of course. You glare at it. A Floyd | globular field sparkles around the clasp and there's a click as it Floyd | unlocks and opens. Floyd | Floyd | Inside, socks and toothpaste share space in a tiny overnight kit with Floyd | a pair of neatly folded boxers. In the main compartment of the case Floyd | there's a slim laptop and on top of it- aha! A battery sword! Floyd | Floyd | Galen takes the next exit, which is an interchange. You're now Floyd | running parallel to the storm rather than driving into it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Cathy asks, "oh, did I just do something bad?" | |||
| DavidW says, "no." | ||||
| inky says, "hmm, light saber" | ||||
| DavidW says, "We have a gizmo for saving that we normally use." | ||||
| Ellison says, "a light saber powered by Energizer. it just keeps dismembering!" | ||||
| Touchy asks, "I'm confused. The briefcase opened because we glared at it?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "We're obviously not fully human." | ||||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| Cathy says, "I just wanted to make sure we had a version from before we got turned into a zombie" | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "get sword" | ||||
Floyd | Almost certainly contaminated by MIB cooties. But you study it for a Floyd | while, and suspect that with some time to digest the information, you Floyd | could create one for yourself later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x sword" | ||||
Floyd | These show up in video games and spy novels all the time, but you've Floyd | never seen a real one. Wow. Floyd | Floyd | > | Ellison says, "it's possible that since we're all magical, the necklace has no power over us" | |||
| DavidW asks, "did we take the sword or not?" | ||||
| Cathy says, "I don't think so" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying a cuff and a necklace. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "I guess we just examined it" | |||
| DavidW says (to Ellison), "I think the silver cuff was what stopped our abilities from working." | ||||
| Touchy asks, "Why are we all magical? What kind of world is this?" | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "get backpack" | ||||
Floyd | You pick up your backpack. Floyd | Floyd | Galen adjusts his sunglasses. It looks like the freeway is curving Floyd | back around to the city. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Touchy), "I don't know." | |||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x laptop" | ||||
Floyd | Very sleek, very nice. Certainly top of the line, although you don't Floyd | really pay attention to that stuff anymore. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "Fair enough." | |||
| DavidW says (to Touchy), "Help us find out." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about bobby" | ||||
Floyd | "Why did Bobby act so strangely when you came to get me? Why didn't Floyd | he help me?" He'd stood back, practically cowering, with your other Floyd | friends when Galen showed up. Floyd | Floyd | "I've been in his dreams, too. He doesn't remember them, but they Floyd | probably made him uneasy. But, let's face it, anyone that might hurt Floyd | him makes him uneasy." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about pin" | ||||
Floyd | There's not a flicker of expression on that face. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Taleslinger arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about dreams" | ||||
Floyd | "Why did I see you in my dreams?" you ask him. Floyd | Floyd | "You're special," he says. "Most people don't." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "ask galen why I'm special" | ||||
Floyd | The word "I'm" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about special" | ||||
Floyd | He has nothing but silence to offer you. Floyd | Floyd | Galen watches you for a long moment. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Touchy says (to Floyd), "ask galen about destination" | ||||
Floyd | "Where are we going?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "A park," he says. "I thought I'd drop you off at a park." Floyd | Floyd | The car takes the upcoming offramp. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "ask galen about park" | ||||
Floyd | "When we were at the park, you showed up practically out of nowhere. Floyd | How did you find me?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | He hesitates and then says, "By visiting you in your dreams, a Floyd | temporary link was forged that gave me a directional heading when we Floyd | were both awake." Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy asks, "So we're not going to our grandfathers anymore?" | |||
| DavidW says, "Correct." | ||||
| Touchy says (to Floyd), "ask galen about freedom" | ||||
Floyd | You're free now, though you're not quite sure why. Floyd | Floyd | Now you're racing along the edges of the city again, back along the Floyd | skeletal ribs of the city freeway system. This is a rather nice part Floyd | of the city, but not where you would have expected to find yourself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take backpack" | ||||
Floyd | You are already carrying the backpack. Floyd | Floyd | > | Cathy says, "I grabbed it a few turns ago" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x feather" | ||||
Floyd | It's a tiny white feather, with a translucent, almost crystalline Floyd | quill. Floyd | Floyd | As you pass by a park, the car turns into the parking lot. A moment Floyd | later, Galen has parked the car. He turns toward you, inscrutable Floyd | behind his sunglasses. Then he brushes his fingers on the panel and Floyd | the door beside you clicks as well. Floyd | Floyd | "Go on, get out of here." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| olethros arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | (first opening the car door) Floyd | You open the door. Floyd | You slide out of the car. Floyd | Floyd | After The Rain Floyd | There's comfortable scent of wet sidewalk and shattered ozone. Floyd | Whirling autumn leaves race down the gutter as the late afternoon sky Floyd | brightens overhead. To the south, there's a park, and beyond that, Floyd | the embrace of the city awaits. Floyd | Floyd | > | olethros says, "is it on or what" | |||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x car" | ||||
Floyd | The car that took you so far... Man, it's dirty. Floyd | Floyd | It's open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "wash car" | ||||
Floyd | The word "wash" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "fly" | ||||
Floyd | The word "fly" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "clean car" | Touchy says, "hey olethros" | |||
Floyd | You wouldn't know how to clean that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open trunk" | ||||
Floyd | The word "trunk" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "invite Galen" | ||||
Floyd | The word "invite" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on car" | ||||
Floyd | Car Floyd | The car is large and comfortable, upholstered in sleek grey. The Floyd | control panel on his side flashes discreet symbols you never learned Floyd | to read, but in the center of the dashboard is the stereo, and above Floyd | it hangs a mirror. The car has a back seat as well as a front; Floyd | usually his kind comes in groups. There's only a plain black Floyd | briefcase back there, though. Floyd | Floyd | Galen is lounging inside the car. Floyd | Floyd | A bird flies across the front of the car. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "get on car". After The Rain Floyd | There's comfortable scent of wet sidewalk and shattered ozone. Floyd | Whirling autumn leaves race down the gutter as the late afternoon sky Floyd | brightens overhead. To the south, there's a park, and beyond that, Floyd | the embrace of the city awaits. Floyd | Floyd | > | Cathy asks, "shall we head south?" | |||
| DavidW says, "hm. Should we hea... tmg" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Cathy), "go for it." | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You head south, to the park. As you do, he gets out of the car and Floyd | leans against it, taking his sunglasses off to watch you go. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | ***The end*** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTORE a saved position, RESTART the story, or Floyd | QUIT? > | Ellison says, "huh" | |||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | That isn't one of the options. Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTORE a saved position, RESTART the story, or Floyd | QUIT? > | DavidW says, "huh" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "huh" | ||||
| Ellison says, "ha ha" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I don't remember that." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I suspect there's other endings." | ||||
| Ellison says, "I'm thinking there must be multiple endings" | ||||
| Cathy says, "maybe we won since we escaped :-)" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open backpack" | ||||
Floyd | That isn't one of the options. Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTORE a saved position, RESTART the story, or Floyd | QUIT? > | Touchy says, "Well..it was a happy ending I guess" | |||
| DavidW says, "oh. no undo as this stage." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | That isn't one of the options. Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTORE a saved position, RESTART the story, or Floyd | QUIT? > | Cathy asks, "should we restore or restart?" | |||
| inky says, "I imagine taking off the necklace was a big choicepoint" | ||||
| DavidW says (to inky), "yes." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "/undo" | ||||
Floyd | That isn't one of the options. Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTORE a saved position, RESTART the story, or Floyd | QUIT? > | Jacqueline says, "boo" | |||
| Cathy says, "we could try wearing it next time" | ||||
| DavidW asks, "so restart?" | ||||
| Ellison says, "I don't trust that bird in the park. I want to kill it with our battery sword." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Ellison), "We didn't actually take the sword." | ||||
| Ellison says, "oh, would it not let us? weird" | ||||
| Cathy asks (of Jacq), "you played to another endpoint? was it more satisfying?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Apparently, we can make one later, she said." | ||||
| Ellison says, "can't have a final battery sword showdown without one!" | ||||
| Touchy says, "We should kill Galen with that sword." | ||||
| Ellison says, "ah" | ||||
| Cathy says, "or we could quit and I could go have lunch..." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I find it weird that we still don't know what sort of creature we are or our capabilities. The PC must know, but we don't." | ||||
| Touchy asks, "I'm confused. Why did this only take 10 minutes?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Touchy), "We took the necklace; he changed sides and took us to a park and we left." | ||||
| Cathy says, "seems pretty minimal" | ||||
| Touchy says, "OK, so let's not take it next time..." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I think we need to replay and search out more story." | ||||
| Cathy says, "I was expecting that we'd end up confronting / defeating grandfather" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Cathy), "That would be better, since grandfather will just send Galen #2 after us." | ||||
| Cathy asks, "maybe wait to take the necklace until we get to where GF is, thus creating an ally at an opportune moment?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "ooh, clever" | ||||
| Cathy says, "back in about 5 minutes; getting a snack" | ||||
| DavidW says, "yeah, snack break" | ||||
| Touchy says, "My Gulasch isn't ready yet." | ||||
| olethros says, "Gulasch never is quite ready" | ||||
| Touchy asks, "You're not trying to say you don't like Gulasch, are you?" | ||||
| olethros says, "I am not nearly as funny as to think of implying that. I just meant that it takes too long." | ||||
| Touchy says, "True." | ||||
| Touchy says, "But it's awesome so I can wait." | ||||
| olethros says, "I usually end up eating lots of snacks while waiting, so when it's ready I am no longer hungry" | ||||
| olethros says, "but the next day, it's great" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||||
| Touchy says, "Yeah, Gulasch actually gets better over night. No argument there." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "You bastards. Now I want gulasch/" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "But I'm sort of avoiding stuff like that right now." | ||||
| DavidW asks, "what the heck is gulasch?" | ||||
| Touchy asks (of Jacq), "You're avoiding tasty things?" | ||||
| olethros says, "slowly boiled meat with lots of connective tissue, which melts" | ||||
| olethros says, "making it into a thick soup, full of flavour" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "No, just stuff that's heavy on the less-complex carbs." | ||||
| olethros says, "normally paprika and perhaps tomato is added" | ||||
| Touchy says, "Or a thick soup with large meat chunks...depending on your point of view." | ||||
| Touchy says, "Less complex carbs? Is this diet science? 'cause I don't understand a word of it." | ||||
| olethros says, "sugar" | ||||
| Cathy says, "(back)" | ||||
| Ellison says, "well, I have to start getting ready to go to the movie theater so I will miss any second playthrough we do. later all!" | ||||
| Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. | ||||
| Ellison has disconnected. | Jacqueline says (to Touchy), "Yes, I guess it is some diet science. heh" | |||
| Touchy asks, "You're trying to lose weight?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "so restart please" | ||||
| Cathy says, "yes, let's" | ||||
| Touchy says, "By all means.." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Touchy), "Yeah. I've gotten a little too fluffy for my taste." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "restart" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | It's raining out. You lean your head against the window, the glass Floyd | cold against your cheek, and watch the world slide by. The city is as Floyd | grey as the skies, but rainbows catch in the trembling drops of water. Floyd | The swish-slap of the windshield wipers and low hum of the air Floyd | conditioner covers up the faint sound of his breathing. If you close Floyd | your eyes, you can almost be somewhere else. Maybe if you try... Floyd | Floyd | You tremble inside like a raindrop on the verge of falling, fighting Floyd | to spread yourself out, let yourself drift away into the sky, away Floyd | from this car, away from him, away from the fate ahead. But even with Floyd | the fear, it's so hard to move on... or maybe because of the fear. Floyd | Metal snugs around your wrist as he tightens the cuff, shattering your Floyd | concentration. "None of that," he says. His voice isn't even cold, Floyd | it's just empty. He touches a panel on the car's dashboard. "We'll Floyd | be there soon," he adds. Soon. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | shadows on the mirror Floyd | Floyd | by Chrysoula Tzavelas Floyd | IFComp ver 1.0 Floyd | Players new to this game should type ABOUT. Hints are also available. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | I drew a picture on the window as we rode Floyd | Then I wiped it dry to see the other side Floyd | I see no more than you do Floyd | Believe me, I've tried Floyd | To find what is missing, to find what is wrong Floyd | To write the words to my happy-ending November song Floyd | Floyd | - "November Song," Mark Henley Floyd | Floyd | Car Floyd | The car is large and comfortable, but it's still just a traveling Floyd | cage, upholstered in sleek grey. The control panel on his side Floyd | flashes discreet symbols you never learned to read, but in the center Floyd | of the dashboard is the stereo, and above it hangs a mirror. The car Floyd | has a back seat as well as a front; usually his kind comes in groups. Floyd | There's only a plain black briefcase back there, though. Floyd | Floyd | Your backpack is on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | Galen is driving the car. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW clears the save counter. | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "get backpack" | ||||
Floyd | You pick up your backpack. Floyd | Floyd | Galen turns his head to look at you directly for a moment. It's Floyd | raining steadily out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x galen" | Cathy asks, "shall we try reading until we get there?" | |||
Floyd | From your dreams, you always thought he'd be tall. Big. Enormous. Floyd | He cast such a shadow in your dreams. But when you looked up in the Floyd | park and saw him standing there in front of you, just a man, you could Floyd | barely believe it. This is what had been hunting you, night and day, Floyd | across world and wane? Not so tall, almost slight in build, Floyd | unremarkable brown hair. But then his hand closed around your arm, Floyd | stronger than the silver band there now, and you knew him. "Your Floyd | grandfather asked me to find you, Enra," he said, and caught you as Floyd | your knees buckled. Floyd | Floyd | He's wearing an expensive-looking pair of shades that scrape across Floyd | your nerves. His suit is very fine, although it bears the signs of Floyd | being driven in for many hours. It's typical Man In Black garb. Floyd | Silver glints at his neck. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x silver" | ||||
Floyd | (the cuff) Floyd | The silver cuff can loosen and tighten around your wrist like a Floyd | training collar on a dog when he pulls on it, which is easy for him to Floyd | do, because the other end is around his own wrist. It's closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x neck" | ||||
Floyd | Half-hidden by his hair and collar, the links of the necklace are thin Floyd | and wide. There seems to be a pendant of some sort but it's tucked Floyd | under his shirt. When he moves his head, you can see that the skin Floyd | under the chain is a chafed and fiery red. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shades" | ||||
Floyd | You can see yourself in his sunglasses, all distorted and wavy. You Floyd | don't like them. Nothing's real through sunglasses, everything is Floyd | just a game with a wall between you and the world. You've been there. Floyd | Floyd | Galen scowls at the storm ahead. It's still raining. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take shades" | ||||
Floyd | You lunge at him, grabbing at the sunglasses. The metal tightens Floyd | around your wrist again, but it can't do much to stop you. The car Floyd | swerves for the briefest instant as he is distracted, his other hand Floyd | coming up to fend you off. There's a brief tussle that ends with him Floyd | holding your arm in an iron grip. But you are clutching his Floyd | sunglasses. He looks at you impassively for a heartbeat, and then Floyd | thrusts you away from him, back into your seat. Floyd | Floyd | You have his sunglasses. Triumph! Floyd | Floyd | > | Cathy says, "ah good catch; we didnt' see that before" | |||
| Touchy says, "hehe" | ||||
| DavidW asks, "Now if we wear them, are we cool or what?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shades" | ||||
Floyd | Lightweight, sleek, partially reflective. He looked good in them. Floyd | Well, intimidating, which is what his kind consider 'good'. Too bad Floyd | for him. They're yours now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear shades" | ||||
Floyd | You put on his sunglasses. You can feel his warmth on your cheeks for Floyd | a moment, and then you hastily take them off, embarassed that he saw Floyd | you acting so frivolously. Floyd | Floyd | The clouds directly ahead are darker. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x galen's face" | ||||
Floyd | The word "face" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | (If this was an accidental misspelling, you can correct it by typing Floyd | OOPS followed by the corrected word now. Any time the story points Floyd | out an unknown word, you can correct a misspelling using OOPS as your Floyd | next command.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "I didn't know there was anything frivolous about wearing shades.." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x galen's eyes" | ||||
Floyd | His gaze is constantly moving, flicking down the road, over passing Floyd | cars, and towards you. He meets your eyes expressionlessly and then Floyd | something flickers- what was that? Something strong. Even without Floyd | your caheris you can see that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x glove compartment" | ||||
Floyd | There's a hatch flush with the dash of the car. It's closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||||
Floyd | Opened. Floyd | Floyd | Galen rolls his head around his shoulders, stretching his neck. You Floyd | catch a glimpse of his necklace. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "ask galen about sunglasses" | ||||
Floyd | "Do you want your sunglasses back?" Floyd | Floyd | He eyes you warily. "All right." Floyd | Floyd | "Tough!" you say gleefully. He snorts and turns his attention away Floyd | from you. Floyd | Floyd | Definitely nasty weather ahead. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "what is a caheris" | ||||
Floyd | The word "what" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about caheris" | ||||
Floyd | "Why did you break my little crystal?" you ask thoughtfully. Floyd | Floyd | He gives you a look. "Instructions from your grandfather." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "ask galen about instructions" | ||||
Floyd | "My grandfather told you to break my stone, specifically?" Floyd | Floyd | "Yes." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Touchy says (to Floyd), "x glove compartment" | ||||
Floyd | There's a hatch flush with the dash of the car. It's open. Floyd | Floyd | Galen scowls at the road ahead. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in it" | ||||
Floyd | You see nothing in the glovebox. Floyd | Floyd | Galen turns a fierce look on you. You finish passing the great bulk Floyd | of the city. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x necklace" | ||||
Floyd | Half-hidden by his hair and collar, the links of the necklace are thin Floyd | and wide. There seems to be a pendant of some sort but it's tucked Floyd | under his shirt. When he moves his head, you can see that the skin Floyd | under the chain is a chafed and fiery red. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about me" | ||||
Floyd | Quietly, you ask Galen, "Do you know the sort of things I can do?" Floyd | Floyd | He glances over at you, his voice flat as he recites. "Yes. You Floyd | interface with reality on a subdimensional level as a result of Floyd | prenatal modifications to your genetic and aethereal nature and Floyd | catalyzed by a nanomechanistical substrate absorbed during Floyd | adolescence. You require a focus item, and your generative Floyd | capabilities can be externally suppressed." He sighs, but his eyes Floyd | are burning.. "Or, as I imagine Bobby would say, some whacked out Floyd | magic shit." Floyd | Floyd | You've never heard it expressed quite like that before. Floyd | Floyd | > | Cathy exclaims, "ah, good!" | |||
| Touchy says, "hehe" | ||||
| Touchy says (to Floyd), "ask galen about skin" | ||||
Floyd | There's not a flicker of expression on that face. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "ask galen about bobby" | ||||
Floyd | "Why did Bobby act so strangely when you came to get me? Why didn't Floyd | he help me?" He'd stood back, practically cowering, with your other Floyd | friends when Galen showed up. Floyd | Floyd | "I've been in his dreams, too. He doesn't remember them, but they Floyd | probably made him uneasy. But, let's face it, anyone that might hurt Floyd | him makes him uneasy." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Touchy says (to Floyd), "ask galen about necklace" | ||||
Floyd | "So, where'd you get the necklace from?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | His mouth curves up in a humorless smile. "It was a... gift... from Floyd | your grandfather." Floyd | Floyd | Ahead, the sky is even darker, and flashes of light dance between Floyd | clouds. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "so... we're a techno-elf?" | |||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "ask galen about focus item" | ||||
Floyd | He just shakes his head, very slightly. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy asks, "Weren't they called technomage or something?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about magic" | ||||
Floyd | Hah, magic. People always try to turn what they don't understand into Floyd | magic. You're a product of technology. Floyd | Floyd | Galen frowns at the dashboard. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Touchy says (to Floyd), "ask galen about necklace" | ||||
Floyd | "The old man really expects you to wear that thing even though it Floyd | hurts?" Floyd | Floyd | He inclines his head. Floyd | Floyd | There's a flash of lightning in the distance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about nanites" | ||||
Floyd | His head doesn't even turn towards you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "ask galen about technology" | ||||
Floyd | It's hard to describe your interface with computers and other machines Floyd | in ordinary language, and not much fun to try. You've become pretty Floyd | good at pretending you use all the normal methods, though. Floyd | Floyd | There's the thunder. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "get briefcase" | ||||
Floyd | It's very awkward to get a hand into the back seat to fiddle with the Floyd | briefcase, as there's a cuff around the hand closest. You'd have to Floyd | do some pretty significant contortions to get to the briefcase. Floyd | Floyd | > | Cathy says, "I was thinking that we might be able to interface with the computer to get info from it" | |||
| Cathy asks, "shall we save, grab the necklace, then have a go at the computer?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "hm. Good idea. But the cuff has to come off first, I bet." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Cathy), "yes, try that." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf1" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "get necklace" | ||||
Floyd | You lean back in your seat, stretching your hands out so wide. He Floyd | moves his head to his left as you threaten his personal space, leaving Floyd | his neck open. Quick as a fish, you dart your hand in, wrap your Floyd | fingers around the chain and yank. He recoils, which helps, because Floyd | the surge of energy that tingles through you almost makes you lose Floyd | your grip. You fight back- and with a snap, the chain is in your Floyd | hand. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "Oh," he says quietly. "Oh." Floyd | Floyd | His hands go up to the weal around his neck. There's a pulse of white Floyd | around you, and for a moment for a moment you are overcome by a wild, Floyd | sourceless joy. From the pendant in your hand there sings an Floyd | answering note. And then- Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Car Floyd | The car is large and comfortable, but it's still just a traveling Floyd | cage, upholstered in sleek grey. The control panel on his side Floyd | flashes discreet symbols you never learned to read, but in the center Floyd | of the dashboard is the stereo, and above it hangs a mirror. The car Floyd | has a back seat as well as a front; usually his kind comes in groups. Floyd | There's only a plain black briefcase back there, though. Floyd | Floyd | Galen is driving the car. Floyd | Floyd | There's a click as ordinary vision returns, and the cuff drops off Floyd | your wrist. Galen gives you a long, steady look, and then returns to Floyd | driving. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x cuff" | ||||
Floyd | It's very shiny, and there's a fine texture on the metal. You don't Floyd | like it. You don't like touching it. It's a leash and collar, with Floyd | spikes on the inside. It's closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "ask galen about necklace" | ||||
Floyd | "Where did this come from?" you ask, holding the pendant. Floyd | Floyd | "Your grandfather had it crafted from certain materials he gathered. Floyd | Then he collared me with it." His voice deepens, anger roughening it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "ask galen about grandfather" | ||||
Floyd | You're certain, based on recent events, that he hates your grandfather Floyd | as much as you do. Maybe even more. Floyd | Floyd | Galen looks out the window. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "get briefcase" | ||||
Floyd | You reach in the back seat and haul the briefcase forward into your Floyd | lap. Galen watches this, raising his eyebrows. Fortunately you've Floyd | learned a lot from this journey and ignore him quite successfully as Floyd | you fiddle with the clasp. Locked, of course. You glare at it. A Floyd | globular field sparkles around the clasp and there's a click as it Floyd | unlocks and opens. Floyd | Floyd | Inside, socks and toothpaste share space in a tiny overnight kit with Floyd | a pair of neatly folded boxers. In the main compartment of the case Floyd | there's a slim laptop and on top of it- aha! A battery sword! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about recent events" | ||||
Floyd | He doesn't bother to respond. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about sword" | ||||
Floyd | "Why do you have a battery sword?" Floyd | Floyd | He sighs."It reminds me of home." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "get laptop" | ||||
Floyd | Nah, you don't need it. It's very lightweight, sure, but nothing's as Floyd | lightweight as what's between your ears. Floyd | Floyd | Maybe you should reconsider the phrasing on that before you say it Floyd | aloud. Anyhow, it would slow you down. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about home" | ||||
Floyd | "They make battery swords where you're from?" you guess. Floyd | Floyd | He smiles faintly. "Not battery swords, no." Floyd | Floyd | Galen takes the next exit, which is an interchange. You're now Floyd | running parallel to the storm rather than driving into it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "interface with laptop" | ||||
Floyd | The word "interface" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "use laptop" | ||||
Floyd | The word "use" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "scan laptop" | ||||
Floyd | The word "scan" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read laptop" | ||||
Floyd | That's so last evolution. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about daddy" | ||||
Floyd | His eyes flick towards you and then back outside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x dice" | ||||
Floyd | You see no dice here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "open backpack" | ||||
Floyd | Opening the backpack reveals some mystery novels, a pair of Floyd | eyeglasses, and some dice. Floyd | Floyd | Galen glances over at you, an odd look on his face. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x dice" | ||||
Floyd | Six siders and twenty siders. Useful in work and play. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "roll dice" | ||||
Floyd | Unfortunately, there's no good surface in the car to roll the dice. Floyd | Floyd | The car takes the upcoming offramp. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x eyeglasses" | ||||
Floyd | Coppery round metal frames with iridescent butterflies dancing along Floyd | the earpieces. They help you focus sometimes. Floyd | Floyd | It looks like the freeway is curving back around to the city. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "wear eyeglasses" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the pair of eyeglasses from the backpack) Floyd | You pull out your glasses. Floyd | You put your glasses on. Ah, that's better. Floyd | Floyd | This is a rather nice part of the city, but not where you would have Floyd | expected to find yourself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about laptop" | ||||
Floyd | He has nothing but silence to offer you. Floyd | Floyd | Galen shifts in his seat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "focus" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x laptop" | ||||
Floyd | Very sleek, very nice. Certainly top of the line, although you don't Floyd | really pay attention to that stuff anymore. Floyd | Floyd | As you pass by a park, the car turns into the parking lot. A moment Floyd | later, Galen has parked the car. He turns toward you, a half-smile on Floyd | his face. Then he brushes his fingers on the panel and the door Floyd | beside you clicks as well. Floyd | Floyd | "Go on, get out of here." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x galen" | ||||
Floyd | He's actually kind of attractive, now that you think about it. Not Floyd | pretty, like Bobby, but there's something there that makes him not Floyd | unpleasant to look at. Floyd | Floyd | His suit is very fine, although it bears the signs of being driven in Floyd | for many hours. It's typical Man In Black garb. His hair has been Floyd | tousled from its previous immaculate state. Floyd | Floyd | A bird flies across the front of the car. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x bird" | ||||
Floyd | The word "bird" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x necklace" | ||||
Floyd | The pendant is a flat, seven-sided crystal, in which a tiny downy Floyd | feather has been imprisoned. The chain melds organically to the Floyd | pendant, the links narrowing to a tiny filigree as they intersect the Floyd | pendant. Holding it in your hand, you can feel the quiet thrum of an Floyd | alien power in the artifact. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "focus on crystal" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch crystal" | ||||
Floyd | You see no crystal here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "get novel" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Galen leans back in his seat. A gaggle of children races down the Floyd | sidewalk into the park. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "read novel" | ||||
Floyd | You're not really in the mood for reading now. Floyd | Floyd | Galen stretches his hand, watching as it closes into a fist. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch necklace" | ||||
Floyd | You feel nothing out of the ordinary. Floyd | Floyd | > | Cathy asks, "try wearing it now?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about grandfather's plans" | ||||
Floyd | There's not a flicker of expression on that face. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about grandfather" | ||||
Floyd | You're certain, based on recent events, that he hates your grandfather Floyd | as much as you do. Maybe even more. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about himself" | ||||
Floyd | "So, what are you going to do now?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, I'll be paying one last visit to your grandfather. He won't like Floyd | that very much at all." Galen smiles unpleasantly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "ask galen about recent events" | ||||
Floyd | He just shakes his head, very slightly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about himself" | ||||
Floyd | "Um. What will you do after you... visit... my grandfather?" Floyd | Floyd | He glances over at you. "I haven't decided." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about necklace" | ||||
Floyd | "Did you really get this from my grandfather?" you ask, fingering the Floyd | chain. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh yes," he assures you, his jaw clenching. "Oh yes. He brought me Floyd | to him and bound it around my neck. Bound me to him." Floyd | Floyd | The cement is drying outside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "go with galen" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" | ||||
Floyd | The car door is already closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "galen, drive" | ||||
Floyd | Galen just shakes his head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "thank galen" | ||||
Floyd | The word "thank" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Touchy says (to Floyd), "kiss galen" | ||||
Floyd | The mood has to be right... Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "I'm always to forward..." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sword" | ||||
Floyd | These show up in video games and spy novels all the time, but you've Floyd | never seen a real one. Wow. Floyd | Floyd | For a moment there's a bit of blue sky in the shifting clouds Floyd | overhead. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about grandmother" | ||||
Floyd | He has nothing but silence to offer you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about stephen" | ||||
Floyd | His head doesn't even turn towards you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about dreams" | ||||
Floyd | "Why did I see you in my dreams?" you ask him. Floyd | Floyd | "You're special," he says. "Most people don't." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "ask galen about me" | ||||
Floyd | "So," you say. "You're not mad at me or anything, right?" Floyd | Floyd | He gives you a quizzical look. "I'm very happy with you." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "ask galen about destination" | ||||
Floyd | You're there now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under seat" | ||||
Floyd | You see nothing unusual under the front seat. Floyd | Floyd | A kid on a scooter zooms by. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about power" | ||||
Floyd | He doesn't bother to respond. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "This is a very well made game." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about others" | ||||
Floyd | His eyes flick towards you and then back outside. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "At least that's my impression." | |||
| Cathy asks, "ok, so my laptop idea flamed out... shall we save this fork, then restore to where we grabbed the necklace?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on stereo" | ||||
Floyd | You tuck a strand of hair behind an ear and flick the stereo on. Floyd | Running your fingers across the touchpad, you make haunting cello Floyd | strains fill the vehicle. Floyd | Floyd | The beautiful sonorous chords of cello music flood the car. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss galen" | ||||
Floyd | The mood has to be right... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "change channel" | ||||
Floyd | The word "change" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stereo" | ||||
Floyd | State of the art, of course, but not much used, from the looks of it. Floyd | The beautiful sonorous chords of cello music flood the car. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "change station" | ||||
Floyd | The word "change" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tune stereo" | ||||
Floyd | The word "tune" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | Cathy exclaims, "I guess we turned on the stereo, but not Galen!" | |||
| Touchy says, "hahaha" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on galen" | ||||
Floyd | Not at the flip of a switch, you don't. Floyd | Floyd | Galen rubs a spot under his eye. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "run galen's back" | ||||
Floyd | The word "run" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "rub galen's back" | ||||
Floyd | The word "rub" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x galen's skin" | ||||
Floyd | The word "skin" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I can't think what else to try." | |||
| DavidW says, "I wish I knew more about our pseudomagic." | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "ask galen about powers" | ||||
Floyd | His head doesn't even turn towards you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask me about me" | ||||
Floyd | Talking to yourself won't accomplish anything. Floyd | Floyd | A pair of teenagers wander by, sharing a cigarette. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "ask galen about power" | ||||
Floyd | He doesn't bother to respond. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "think about me" | ||||
Floyd | The word "think" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "remember daddy" | ||||
Floyd | The word "remember" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||||
Floyd | Definitely feeling better now that the evil cuff has been removed. Floyd | Not panicking was a great plan. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "break cuff" | ||||
Floyd | Stomping on it won't work. And it'd be best if this sort of thing Floyd | couldn't cage you ever again. So you decide to spend the time and Floyd | focus yourself on the cuff, analyzing every aspect of it. When you're Floyd | done, you tell the cuff to stop existing. With a puff of dust, it is Floyd | gone. Floyd | Floyd | A dog races down the sidewalk, its leash trailing behind it. A Floyd | shouting, grinning child chases after. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "wow" | |||
| Cathy says, "nice" | ||||
| Touchy says, "We're the shit." | ||||
| Touchy says (to Floyd), "bewitch galen" | ||||
Floyd | The word "bewitch" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Touchy says (to Floyd), "stop car" | ||||
Floyd | The word "stop" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "destroy necklace" | ||||
Floyd | You move to swing the pendant sharply against the door. As you do, Floyd | Galen says sharply, "Don't!" and reaches over to take hold of the Floyd | chain just long enough to check its momentum. Floyd | Floyd | "Don't," he says again. "It's not a good idea." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take feather" | ||||
Floyd | You can't have that; it's part of the necklace. Floyd | Floyd | A child carrying a pair of rollerblades marches past. Floyd | Floyd | > | Cathy says, "save, then restore to cf1? try to get to GF" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "duplicate sword" | ||||
Floyd | The word "duplicate" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "create sword" | ||||
Floyd | The word "create" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Cathy), "okay" | |||
| Taleslinger says (to Ellison) "Doom III rocks" (and disappears) | ||||
| Taleslinger has disconnected. | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf1" | ||||
Floyd | Please select the saved position file to restore > Floyd | Restored. Floyd | Floyd | Car Floyd | The car is large and comfortable, but it's still just a traveling Floyd | cage, upholstered in sleek grey. The control panel on his side Floyd | flashes discreet symbols you never learned to read, but in the center Floyd | of the dashboard is the stereo, and above it hangs a mirror. The car Floyd | has a back seat as well as a front; usually his kind comes in groups. Floyd | There's only a plain black briefcase back there, though. Floyd | Floyd | Galen is driving the car. Floyd | Floyd | > | Cathy asks, "you didn't save?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Cathy), "drive" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x necklace" | ||||
Floyd | Half-hidden by his hair and collar, the links of the necklace are thin Floyd | and wide. There seems to be a pendant of some sort but it's tucked Floyd | under his shirt. When he moves his head, you can see that the skin Floyd | under the chain is a chafed and fiery red. Floyd | Floyd | > | Cathy says, "oh, I've got no specific plans, that's just what we'd been working on when I suggested the laptop tangent" | |||
| DavidW asks, "The idea is to go to evil Grandfather and then take the pendant?" | ||||
| Cathy says, "yeah, I think so..." | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "ask galen about destination" | ||||
Floyd | "So, where exactly are you taking me?" you ask, trying to sound Floyd | casual. Floyd | Floyd | He barely turns his head in your direction as he repeats calmly "Your Floyd | grandfather asked me to return you to his estate." Floyd | Floyd | More lightning. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about estate" | ||||
Floyd | He has nothing but silence to offer you. Floyd | Floyd | Galen shifts uncomfortably in his seat. The rain briefly becomes a Floyd | downpour, reducing visibility, before returning to a steady drizzle. Floyd | Floyd | Thunder. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "open backpack" | ||||
Floyd | Opening the backpack reveals some mystery novels, a pair of Floyd | eyeglasses, and some dice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "wear eyeglasses" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the pair of eyeglasses from the backpack) Floyd | You pull out your glasses. Floyd | You put your glasses on and stare defiantly out the front window. Floyd | You're cute. You know it. Screw him. Floyd | Floyd | Galen glances over at you. Floyd | Floyd | Lightning. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "read novel" | ||||
Floyd | You pick up one of the novels and flip restlessly through it before Floyd | dropping it again, distracted by the rain. Floyd | Floyd | THUNDER! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "roll dice" | ||||
Floyd | Unfortunately, there's no good surface in the car to roll the dice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "wait" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | Lightning, THUNDER! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open dice" | ||||
Floyd | Those are not something you can open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||||
Floyd | You hear nothing out of the ordinary. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "break cuff" | ||||
Floyd | You can't. Every attempt you make to focus on the cuff slides off, Floyd | and the cuff tightens around your wrist like a living thing. Floyd | Floyd | A big truck passes, sending up a wave of spray that washes over the Floyd | car. The car turns right into what turns out to be a very long Floyd | driveway,old-fashioned wrought-iron lamps illuminating the darkened Floyd | afternoon, making rainbows sparkle in every raindrop on your window. Floyd | Floyd | > | Cathy says, "oh, cool, almost there" | |||
| DavidW says, "we need to be careful not to mistime this." | ||||
| Cathy asks, "save now?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf2" | ||||
Floyd | Please select a file in which to save the current position > Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "okay, you drive" | |||
| Cathy exclaims, "gak!" | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x driveway" | ||||
Floyd | The word "driveway" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "It was your idea. Don't you want to follow through?" | |||
| Cathy says, "sure, but I'm fine going as a group" | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x drive" | ||||
Floyd | You see no drive here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rainbows" | ||||
Floyd | The word "rainbows" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rainbow" | ||||
Floyd | Staring into the raindrop is a little like focusing on your caheris. Floyd | You can feel your breathing deepen and sense the raindrop expanding to Floyd | surround you. All you have to do is step inside... Floyd | Floyd | just let go of everything here... Floyd | Floyd | and go on to something... Floyd | Floyd | more... Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | lightningTHUNDERYour concentration is shattered. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh wow" | |||
| Cathy exclaims, "oh, so close!" | ||||
| Cathy says, "nice find" | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x raindrop" | ||||
Floyd | They're wiped from the windshield almost as fast as they can land, but Floyd | on your window, they cling to the glass. Inside them, a rainbow Floyd | shivers. Floyd | Floyd | A large house comes into view around a gentle bend. Dread knots your Floyd | stomach. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "x house" | ||||
Floyd | The word "house" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rainbow" | ||||
Floyd | "I can't!!" you shriek, and then whimper, "I'm afraid. I don't know Floyd | what will happen..." Floyd | Floyd | "Don't be," Galen says gently. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rainbow" | ||||
Floyd | You take a deep breath and then let the vast layers of repressed Floyd | comprehension buried in your brain unfold around you. You enter the Floyd | rainbow and the rainbow enters you. Floyd | Floyd | Prismatic light spills out of your skin, your eyes, your mouth. You Floyd | are going somewhere else, becoming something more as you stop Floyd | resisting. Floyd | Floyd | You are no longer afraid. Floyd | Floyd | There are bells, cathedral bells. Floyd | Floyd | A faraway voice, very near, whispers, "I'm glad you're finally Floyd | free..." Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | ***You have transcended*** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTORE a saved position, RESTART the story, or Floyd | QUIT? > | Cathy says, "that was unexpected" | |||
| DavidW says, "yeah" | ||||
| Cathy asks, "restore from 2?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "yeah" | ||||
| Touchy says, "This is a game of unexpected ends." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf2" | ||||
Floyd | Please select the saved position file to restore > Floyd | Restored. Floyd | Floyd | Car Floyd | The car is large and comfortable, but it's still just a traveling Floyd | cage, upholstered in sleek grey. The control panel on his side Floyd | flashes discreet symbols you never learned to read, but in the center Floyd | of the dashboard is the stereo, and above it hangs a mirror. The car Floyd | has a back seat as well as a front; usually his kind comes in groups. Floyd | There's only a plain black briefcase back there, though. Floyd | Floyd | Galen is driving the car. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "break mirror" | ||||
Floyd | Breaking that would serve no purpose. Floyd | Floyd | A large house comes into view around a gentle bend. Dread knots your Floyd | stomach. Floyd | Floyd | > | Cathy asks, "wait a few times until we're in the house?" | |||
| Cathy says, "odd that we couldn't x house..." | ||||
| DavidW says, "well, it might be okay to grab 'em now." | ||||
| Cathy says, "ok, go for it" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take necklace" | ||||
Floyd | You lean back in your seat, stretching your hands out so wide. He Floyd | moves his head to his left as you threaten his personal space, leaving Floyd | his neck open. Quick as a fish, you dart your hand in, wrap your Floyd | fingers around the chain and yank. He recoils, which helps, because Floyd | the surge of energy that tingles through you almost makes you lose Floyd | your grip. You fight back- and with a snap, the chain is in your Floyd | hand. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "Oh," he says quietly. "Oh." Floyd | Floyd | His hands go up to the weal around his neck. There's a pulse of white Floyd | around you, and for a moment you are overcome by a wild, sourceless Floyd | joy. From the pendant in your hand there sings an answering note. Floyd | And then- Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Car Floyd | The car is large and comfortable, but it's still just a traveling Floyd | cage, upholstered in sleek grey. The control panel on his side Floyd | flashes discreet symbols you never learned to read, but in the center Floyd | of the dashboard is the stereo, and above it hangs a mirror. The car Floyd | has a back seat as well as a front; usually his kind comes in groups. Floyd | There's only a plain black briefcase back there, though. Floyd | Floyd | Galen is driving the car. Floyd | Floyd | Galen gives you a long, thoughtful look, and then returns to driving. Floyd | Floyd | Galen leans back in his seat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Car Floyd | The car is large and comfortable, but it's still just a traveling Floyd | cage, upholstered in sleek grey. The control panel on his side Floyd | flashes discreet symbols you never learned to read, but in the center Floyd | of the dashboard is the stereo, and above it hangs a mirror. The car Floyd | has a back seat as well as a front; usually his kind comes in groups. Floyd | There's only a plain black briefcase back there, though. Floyd | Floyd | Galen is driving the car. Floyd | Floyd | The car stops. Galen touches the cuff around your wrist and looks Floyd | past you at the men coming out of the house, loathing on his face. Floyd | Then, coldly, he smiles and the cuff binding you, binding your power, Floyd | opens. You are free, and all your fear transforms into exultation, Floyd | and rage that seeks a target. Coming out of the house, your Floyd | grandfather. And after- Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | ***He'll never cage anybody again.*** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTORE a saved position, RESTART the story, or Floyd | QUIT? > | Cathy says, "ok, that's probably about as good as we could expect..." | |||
| Cathy asks (of Jacqueline), "how does this compare to your ending?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "hm, yes. We might want to see what the worst ending is, when we get caged." | ||||
| Cathy says, "sure, let's try that; you drive" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf2" | ||||
Floyd | Please select the saved position file to restore > Floyd | Restored. Floyd | Floyd | Car Floyd | The car is large and comfortable, but it's still just a traveling Floyd | cage, upholstered in sleek grey. The control panel on his side Floyd | flashes discreet symbols you never learned to read, but in the center Floyd | of the dashboard is the stereo, and above it hangs a mirror. The car Floyd | has a back seat as well as a front; usually his kind comes in groups. Floyd | There's only a plain black briefcase back there, though. Floyd | Floyd | Galen is driving the car. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about stereo" | ||||
Floyd | He doesn't bother to respond. Floyd | Floyd | A large house comes into view around a gentle bend. Dread knots your Floyd | stomach. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about fear" | ||||
Floyd | You lean against the door, hugging your backpack and ask quietly, "Are Floyd | you afraid of my grandfather?" Floyd | Floyd | You can see his jaw clench suddenly. Then he says quietly, "I'm Floyd | afraid of being helpless." He pauses and then shrugs. "With your Floyd | grandfather sometimes it's the same thing." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about revenge" | ||||
Floyd | His eyes flick towards you and then back outside. Floyd | Floyd | More rain. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about love" | ||||
Floyd | You can't figure out how to bring that topic up. Floyd | Floyd | The wind gusts, blowing the rain horizontal. The car stops. Galen Floyd | leans back, sighing. He runs a hand through his hair, looking at you, Floyd | something mysterious in his eyes. The front door of the house opens, Floyd | and men in black suits come out. And after them- your grandfather. Floyd | Galen releases the cuff from around his wrist and raises his hand to Floyd | touch your cheek gently. "I'm sorry, Enra." Despair has never tasted Floyd | so bitter. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | ***You did not escape*** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTORE a saved position, RESTART the story, or Floyd | QUIT? > | DavidW says, "I'm guessing there's a kiss/love ending, but darned if I know how to reach it." | |||
| olethros asks, "can't you just > kiss ?" | ||||
| Cathy says, "except we presumably have a relationship with Bobby..." | ||||
| inky asks, "did you try telling him stuff about yourself?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to olethros), "we tried that. The time/mood wasn't right." | ||||
| DavidW says (to inky), "We never tried 'tell' at all." | ||||
| Cathy says, "we were trying to find out about us, didn't know anything to tell..." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I suppose we could try tell Galen about me/Daddy/grandfather/Stephen/Bobby/caharis" | ||||
| DavidW says, "also, did it say the butterflies on our glasses were rainbowed? Perhaps examining the butterflies would act as a backup focus." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf2" | ||||
Floyd | Please select the saved position file to restore > Floyd | Restored. Floyd | Floyd | Car Floyd | The car is large and comfortable, but it's still just a traveling Floyd | cage, upholstered in sleek grey. The control panel on his side Floyd | flashes discreet symbols you never learned to read, but in the center Floyd | of the dashboard is the stereo, and above it hangs a mirror. The car Floyd | has a back seat as well as a front; usually his kind comes in groups. Floyd | There's only a plain black briefcase back there, though. Floyd | Floyd | Galen is driving the car. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x butterflies" | ||||
Floyd | The word "butterflies" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x my glasses" | ||||
Floyd | Coppery round metal frames with iridescent butterflies dancing along Floyd | the earpieces. They help you focus sometimes. Floyd | Floyd | A large house comes into view around a gentle bend. Dread knots your Floyd | stomach. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x earpieces" | ||||
Floyd | The word "earpieces" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "focus on glasses" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell galen about me" | ||||
Floyd | You sit quietly, looking at the rain streaming down the window. "My Floyd | favorite flower is wisteria. My father's estate had an arbor just Floyd | covered in it, and the scent would be so strong it dizzied me." Floyd | Floyd | "I know," he says softly. Floyd | Floyd | You glance at him quickly. "How do you know?" Floyd | Floyd | "You dream about it," he says simply. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell galen about my father" | ||||
Floyd | He doesn't bother to respond. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell galen about daddy" | ||||
Floyd | His eyes flick towards you and then back outside. Floyd | Floyd | The car stops. Galen leans back, sighing. He runs a hand through his Floyd | hair, looking at you, something mysterious in his eyes. The front Floyd | door of the house opens, and men in black suits come out. And after Floyd | them- your grandfather. Galen releases the cuff from around his wrist Floyd | and raises his hand to touch your cheek gently. "I'm sorry, Enra." Floyd | Despair has never tasted so bitter. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | ***You did not escape*** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTORE a saved position, RESTART the story, or Floyd | QUIT? > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||||
Floyd | Please select the saved position file to restore > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf1" | ||||
Floyd | Restored. Floyd | Floyd | Car Floyd | The car is large and comfortable, but it's still just a traveling Floyd | cage, upholstered in sleek grey. The control panel on his side Floyd | flashes discreet symbols you never learned to read, but in the center Floyd | of the dashboard is the stereo, and above it hangs a mirror. The car Floyd | has a back seat as well as a front; usually his kind comes in groups. Floyd | There's only a plain black briefcase back there, though. Floyd | Floyd | Galen is driving the car. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell galen about me" | ||||
Floyd | You sit quietly, looking at the rain streaming down the window. "My Floyd | favorite flower is wisteria. My father's estate had an arbor just Floyd | covered in it, and the scent would be so strong it dizzied me." Floyd | Floyd | "I know," he says softly. Floyd | Floyd | You glance at him quickly. "How do you know?" Floyd | Floyd | "You dream about it," he says simply. Floyd | Floyd | The wind gusts, blowing the rain horizontal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell galen about me" | ||||
Floyd | The plan to make him see you as a person seems to be foiled by the Floyd | strange looks he keeps giving you and the distinct impression you get Floyd | that he already sees you quite personally. Floyd | Floyd | More rain. Floyd | Floyd | More lightning. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell galen about bobby" | ||||
Floyd | "I wonder if I'll ever see Bobby again," you muse. Floyd | Floyd | "Probably not," he says, his words clipped and angry. Floyd | Floyd | Thunder. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "tell galen about grandfather" | ||||
Floyd | "Do you know what kind of man my grandfather is?" you demand. "He's Floyd | not a kindly old man. He doesn't want to spoil me rotten. He wants Floyd | to put me in his lab and take me apart." Floyd | Floyd | White knuckles. He takes a deep breath and mutters, "I wish I knew Floyd | what to do." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "galen, take off necklace" | ||||
Floyd | Galen just shakes his head. Floyd | Floyd | > | Cathy asks, "try taking necklace, then doing tell?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take necklace" | ||||
Floyd | You lean back in your seat, stretching your hands out so wide. He Floyd | moves his head to his left as you threaten his personal space, leaving Floyd | his neck open. Quick as a fish, you dart your hand in, wrap your Floyd | fingers around the chain and yank. He recoils, which helps, because Floyd | the surge of energy that tingles through you almost makes you lose Floyd | your grip. You fight back- and with a snap, the chain is in your Floyd | hand. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "Oh," he says quietly. "Oh." Floyd | Floyd | His hands go up to the weal around his neck. There's a pulse of white Floyd | around you, and for a moment for a moment you are overcome by a wild, Floyd | sourceless joy. From the pendant in your hand there sings an Floyd | answering note. And then- Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Car Floyd | The car is large and comfortable, but it's still just a traveling Floyd | cage, upholstered in sleek grey. The control panel on his side Floyd | flashes discreet symbols you never learned to read, but in the center Floyd | of the dashboard is the stereo, and above it hangs a mirror. The car Floyd | has a back seat as well as a front; usually his kind comes in groups. Floyd | There's only a plain black briefcase back there, though. Floyd | Floyd | Galen is driving the car. Floyd | Floyd | There's a click as ordinary vision returns, and the cuff drops off Floyd | your wrist. Galen gives you a long, steady look, and then returns to Floyd | driving. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell galen about me" | ||||
Floyd | You clear your throat. "I was pretty upset at you for kidnapping me." Floyd | You hesitate. "But since it seems like you were in the same situation Floyd | as myself... I don't think we need to worry about it anymore." Floyd | Floyd | He studies you. "That's kind of you. Since I'd like to talk to you Floyd | again in the future..." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You're not sure you trust him... but in the end, you just got scared Floyd | a little. You can forgive that, under the circumstances. Floyd | Floyd | Galen throws an annoyed look up at the sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "forgive galen" | ||||
Floyd | The word "forgive" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell galen about grandfather" | ||||
Floyd | "My grandfather, the bastard." you comment. Floyd | Floyd | "You're too kind," he observes. Floyd | Floyd | You shrug. "I'm keeping it PG." Floyd | Floyd | Galen stretches his hand, watching as it closes into a fist. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x galen's hand" | ||||
Floyd | Galen does not appear to have any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell galen about bobby" | ||||
Floyd | "I hope he's not too worried about me." Floyd | Floyd | "I'm sure he isn't." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "tell galen about galen" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell galen about bobby" | ||||
Floyd | "You are a bastard, but that doesn't mean you're bad," you inform him Floyd | thoughtfully. Floyd | Floyd | "Thanks," he says dryly. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | He seems to have a poor opinion of Bobby. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about bobby" | ||||
Floyd | "Come on, what is this problem you have with Bobby?" Floyd | Floyd | Galen growls, "He's a worm. If he'd understood what you were, I could Floyd | have paid him to turn you over to me. Anyone could have, and he Floyd | wouldn't have asked for very much. He let me have you at the park." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about bobby" | ||||
Floyd | You hesitate. "Really?" Floyd | Floyd | He pauses, and his voice is a bit softer. "I've learned to recognise Floyd | the scent, and I've seen his dreams." Floyd | Floyd | Galen takes the next exit, which is an interchange. You're now Floyd | running parallel to the storm rather than driving into it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about bobby" | ||||
Floyd | "What was in his dreams?" you ask nervously. Floyd | Floyd | "Your nightmares. Domination. Degredation," he says. Floyd | Floyd | The car takes the upcoming offramp. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about bobby" | ||||
Floyd | You're not sure you believe him, but you always knew, deep inside, Floyd | that Bobby was charming, not virtuous. You wanted something human. Floyd | Floyd | Galen glances over at you, an odd look on his face. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "tell galen about bobby" | ||||
Floyd | "I really liked Bobby,' you say sadly. Floyd | Floyd | He sighs. "I know." Floyd | Floyd | Galen leans back in his seat. This is a rather nice part of the city, Floyd | but not where you would have expected to find yourself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about galen" | ||||
Floyd | "So, what are you going to do now?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, I'll be paying one last visit to your grandfather. He won't like Floyd | that very much at all." Galen smiles unpleasantly. Floyd | Floyd | It looks like the freeway is curving back around to the city. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about galen" | ||||
Floyd | "Um. What will you do after you... visit... my grandfather?" Floyd | Floyd | He glances over at you. "I haven't decided." Floyd | Floyd | As you pass by a park, the car turns into the parking lot. A moment Floyd | later, Galen has parked the car. He turns toward you, a half-smile on Floyd | his face. Then he brushes his fingers on the panel and the door Floyd | beside you clicks as well. Floyd | Floyd | "Go on, get out of here." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about galen" | ||||
Floyd | There's suddenly so much to ask that a thousand unasked questions beat Floyd | each other into the silence that emerges. You'll clearly need some Floyd | time to put your thoughts in order before you can interrogate Galen Floyd | further. Floyd | Floyd | A bird flies across the front of the car. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x bird" | ||||
Floyd | The word "bird" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x galen" | ||||
Floyd | He's actually kind of attractive, now that you think about it. Not Floyd | pretty, like Bobby, but there's something there that makes him not Floyd | unpleasant to look at. Floyd | Floyd | His suit is very fine, although it bears the signs of being driven in Floyd | for many hours. It's typical Man In Black garb. His hair has been Floyd | tousled from its previous immaculate state. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about hair" | ||||
Floyd | His eyes flick towards you and then back outside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about human" | ||||
Floyd | He doesn't bother to respond. Floyd | Floyd | A gaggle of children races down the sidewalk into the park. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about suit" | ||||
Floyd | He has nothing but silence to offer you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on stereo" | ||||
Floyd | You tuck a strand of hair behind an ear and flick the stereo on. Floyd | Running your fingers across the touchpad, you make haunting cello Floyd | strains fill the vehicle. Floyd | Floyd | The beautiful sonorous chords of cello music flood the car. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss galen" | ||||
Floyd | The mood has to be right... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell galen about dreams" | ||||
Floyd | "I remember you, from my dreams." You close your eyes. "You were a Floyd | presence watching me. At first I thought you were just another of the Floyd | ephemera, but there's something different about your presence there." Floyd | He is quiet, but you can sense that he is listening closely to you. Floyd | Floyd | The cement is drying outside. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "maybe we could have kissed him when he was giving us the odd look before" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell galen about dreams" | ||||
Floyd | "You didn't intrude, for which I'm grateful." There's a bit of heat Floyd | in your cheeks. "You were just on the edges, a shadow in a cloak of Floyd | black wings, with burning eyes, watching. And getting closer." Floyd | Floyd | He smiles faintly at your description of him. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "oh, that looks promising" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell galen about dreams" | ||||
Floyd | You think about other dreams you've had, of the ephemera and more Floyd | terrifying entities, but you're not ready to talk about those. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||||
Floyd | The beautiful sonorous chords of cello music flood the car. Floyd | Floyd | For a moment there's a bit of blue sky in the shifting clouds Floyd | overhead. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about wings" | ||||
Floyd | Look, it's plain to see, he doesn't have wings. Just a rumpled suit. Floyd | And you don't have wings (which is a pity), and there aren't any pet Floyd | birds in the car. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "tell galen about wings" | ||||
Floyd | Honestly, he doesn't have any wings. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell galen about shadows" | ||||
Floyd | His eyes flick towards you and then back outside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shadows" | ||||
Floyd | The word "shadows" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||||
Floyd | Yourself. You usually avoid mirrors because they always make you feel Floyd | like you're falling, like if you don't hang on you'll slip to the Floyd | other side and never find your way back. Floyd | Floyd | > | Cathy asks, "try kissing again now that we've shared dreams?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss galen" | ||||
Floyd | The mood has to be right... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about dreams" | ||||
Floyd | "Why did I see you in my dreams?" you ask him. Floyd | Floyd | "You're special," he says. "Most people don't." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about mirror" | ||||
Floyd | He just shakes his head, very slightly. Floyd | Floyd | A kid on a scooter zooms by. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about dreams" | ||||
Floyd | You frown. "How did you find me in my dreams? You did it, I know it Floyd | was you chasing me." Floyd | Floyd | He turns to look at you. "I know about you, Enra. I haven't just Floyd | read the files, I've been in your dreams. Whatever you are, you make Floyd | me look ordinary." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about galen" | ||||
Floyd | There's suddenly so much to ask that a thousand unasked questions beat Floyd | each other into the silence that emerges. You'll clearly need some Floyd | time to put your thoughts in order before you can interrogate Galen Floyd | further. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Cathy says (to Floyd), "kiss Galen" | ||||
Floyd | The mood has to be right... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about dreams" | ||||
Floyd | "How did you get into my dreams?" You enunciate carefully. Floyd | Floyd | He sighs. "I just do it. I've always been able to do it. It's just Floyd | something I do." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about dreams" | ||||
Floyd | Man, his special abilities aren't well-documented at all. Floyd | Floyd | Galen looks out the window. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. Galen must be augmented as well, I guess." | |||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell galen about stephen" | ||||
Floyd | He has nothing but silence to offer you. Floyd | Floyd | Galen shifts in his seat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look at galen's eyes" | ||||
Floyd | Good humor flickers in his eyes as he keeps an eye on you as well as Floyd | the surrounding park. Floyd | Floyd | A baseball flies over the roof of the car. A moment later, a girl Floyd | scrambles after it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "f ask galen about past" | ||||
Floyd | The word "past" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about past" | ||||
Floyd | He doesn't bother to respond. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about future" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about home" | ||||
Floyd | There's not a flicker of expression on that face. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | "So where are you from?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | He says, "Oh, the city." Floyd | Floyd | Galen rubs a spot under his eye. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about city" | ||||
Floyd | "Do you like the city?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | He looks out the window. "It's not too bad," he says. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about family" | ||||
Floyd | "Do you have any family?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | He smiles. "Siblings only." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about siblings" | ||||
Floyd | "What's it like, having siblings?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "We fight a lot," he admits. "There's always some drama going on. I Floyd | miss them." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about job" | ||||
Floyd | His head doesn't even turn towards you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about siblings" | ||||
Floyd | "So, are you going home to your siblings after this?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "I suppose I will eventually." He gives you a little smile. "But not Floyd | yet, I think." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about home" | ||||
Floyd | "Are you really from the city?" you ask him suspiciously. Floyd | Floyd | He chuckles. "A city, certainly." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about sword" | ||||
Floyd | He just shakes his head, very slightly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about home" | ||||
Floyd | "What's your home like, then?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "My home in this city is an apartment. I keep my collections there," Floyd | he explains. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about collections" | ||||
Floyd | "What do you collect?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "Stained glass. Old maps." He shrugs. "They pass the time, and Floyd | remind me of home." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about stained glass" | ||||
Floyd | "Don't you enjoy your hobbies?" you ask curiously. Floyd | Floyd | Another shrug. "It's better than stamps." He considers. "I suppose Floyd | I have grown fond of some of the pieces." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about stained glass" | ||||
Floyd | His collection sounds very pretty, and you'd love to hear more about Floyd | it. But conversations like that are best had while sprawled on a Floyd | couch, surrounded by the subject matter. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about maps" | ||||
Floyd | His collection sounds very pretty, and you'd love to hear more about Floyd | it. But conversations like that are best had while sprawled on a Floyd | couch, surrounded by the subject matter. Floyd | Floyd | A homeless lady with two full shopping bags wanders by. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm" | |||
| DavidW says, "Galen has a lot of chat I didn't expect." | ||||
| Touchy says, "This game is a bit like galatea..." | ||||
| DavidW asks, "Galen-tea?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "snrk" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about phone number" | ||||
Floyd | He doesn't bother to respond. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen for phone number" | ||||
Floyd | The word "phone" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy says, "hm...I hadn't thought about that." | |||
| DavidW says, "I think we're gonna strike out unless someone has a brainwave." | ||||
| ParserGirl arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about life" | ||||
Floyd | His eyes flick towards you and then back outside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "thank galen" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about love" | ||||
Floyd | The word "thank" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | You have a feeling that'd be an uncomfortable conversation for both of Floyd | you at this point. Floyd | Floyd | Galen rubs a spot under his eye. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about sleep" | ||||
Floyd | There's not a flicker of expression on that face. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about dreams" | ||||
Floyd | Man, his special abilities aren't well-documented at all. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about hopes" | ||||
Floyd | He has nothing but silence to offer you. Floyd | Floyd | Galen looks out the window. A dog races down the sidewalk, its leash Floyd | trailing behind it. A shouting, grinning child chases after. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about children" | ||||
Floyd | His head doesn't even turn towards you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about car" | ||||
Floyd | "So, how about this car," you murmur. Floyd | Floyd | He glances at you. "I didn't catch that." Floyd | Floyd | "Never mind," you say. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cuff" | ||||
Floyd | You are already carrying the cuff. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "tell galen about car" | ||||
Floyd | You say thoughtfully, "I guess it's not a terrible car. It needs a Floyd | wash, though." Floyd | Floyd | He simply doesn't bother to answer that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put cuff on galen" | ||||
Floyd | There's no good surface on Galen. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cuff galen" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear cuff" | ||||
Floyd | No way. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy asks (of DavidW), "Is that your way of leading up to a kiss?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Touchy), "I wasn't sure." | ||||
| DavidW says, "It was unlikely, but I thought it worth a try." | ||||
| Touchy says, "I was just kidding..." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x necklace" | ||||
Floyd | The pendant is a flat, seven-sided crystal, in which a tiny downy Floyd | feather has been imprisoned. The chain melds organically to the Floyd | pendant, the links narrowing to a tiny filigree as they intersect the Floyd | pendant. Holding it in your hand, you can feel the quiet thrum of an Floyd | alien power in the artifact. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put necklace on galen" | ||||
Floyd | There's no good surface on Galen. Floyd | Floyd | A pair of students with brightly colored hair wander by, arguing Floyd | loudly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "focus on necklace" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear necklace" | ||||
Floyd | You slip the chain over your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "focus on crystal" | ||||
Floyd | The story doesn't understand that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x crystal" | ||||
Floyd | You see no crystal here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "break cuff" | ||||
Floyd | Stomping on it won't work. And it'd be best if this sort of thing Floyd | couldn't cage you ever again. So you decide to spend the time and Floyd | focus yourself on the cuff, analyzing every aspect of it. When you're Floyd | done, you tell the cuff to stop existing. With a puff of dust, it is Floyd | gone. Floyd | Floyd | A child carrying a pair of rollerblades marches past. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Touchy says (to Floyd), "ask galen about family" | ||||
Floyd | He's got siblings somewhere that he misses, but he's not going home Floyd | yet. Hmm. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about grandfather" | ||||
Floyd | You're certain, based on recent events, that he hates your grandfather Floyd | as much as you do. Maybe even more. Floyd | Floyd | Galen leans back in his seat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about destination" | ||||
Floyd | You're there now. Floyd | Floyd | A man carrying a sign saying 'God Loves' wanders by. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about future" | ||||
Floyd | He just shakes his head, very slightly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask galen about me" | ||||
Floyd | "So," you say. "You're not mad at me or anything, right?" Floyd | Floyd | He gives you a quizzical look. "I'm very happy with you." Floyd | Floyd | The sun peeks out from behind the clouds for just a moment. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss galen" | ||||
Floyd | The mood has to be right... Floyd | Floyd | Galen shifts in his seat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sun" | ||||
Floyd | The sun's just behind that cloud. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about sun" | ||||
Floyd | There's not a flicker of expression on that face. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x seat" | ||||
Floyd | (the front seat) Floyd | A comfortable bucket seat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cloud" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "recline seat" | ||||
Floyd | Thick, puffy clouds, so pale as to be white, almost cover the sky. Floyd | Floyd | Galen throws an annoyed look up at the sky. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | The word "recline" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "move cloud" | ||||
Floyd | The sky cannot be moved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn mirror" | ||||
Floyd | You cannot turn that. Floyd | Floyd | > | Cathy says, "ok, I've had enough fruitless throwing myself at Galen. A gal can only take so much rejection..." | |||
| DavidW says, "yeah." | ||||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| inky asks, "ok, calling it quits?" | ||||
| Cathy has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. | Jacqueline says, "heehee" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | (first opening the car door) Floyd | You open the door. Floyd | You slide out of the car. Floyd | Floyd | After The Rain Floyd | There's comfortable scent of wet sidewalk and shattered ozone. Floyd | Whirling autumn leaves race down the gutter as the late afternoon sky Floyd | brightens overhead. To the south, there's a park, and beyond that, Floyd | the embrace of the city awaits. Floyd | Floyd | > | Touchy asks, "Somebody feel seductive?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Car Floyd | The car is large and comfortable, upholstered in sleek grey. The Floyd | control panel on his side flashes discreet symbols you never learned Floyd | to read, but in the center of the dashboard is the stereo, and above Floyd | it hangs a mirror. The car has a back seat as well as a front; Floyd | usually his kind comes in groups. There's only a plain black Floyd | briefcase back there, though. Floyd | Floyd | Galen is lounging inside the car. Floyd | Floyd | The beautiful sonorous chords of cello music flood the car. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" | ||||
Floyd | You slide out of the car. Floyd | Floyd | After The Rain Floyd | There's comfortable scent of wet sidewalk and shattered ozone. Floyd | Whirling autumn leaves race down the gutter as the late afternoon sky Floyd | brightens overhead. To the south, there's a park, and beyond that, Floyd | the embrace of the city awaits. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Obvious exits lead back to the north and Floyd | south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x park" | ||||
Floyd | You can see a playground with a merry-go-round and swings, as well as Floyd | a large field where some children are chasing a black dog across the Floyd | wet grass. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x car" | ||||
Floyd | The car that took you so far... Man, it's dirty. Floyd | Floyd | It's open. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "there's no way to clean this car?" | |||
| DavidW says, "You'd think the rain would've done it." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, rain doesn't come with soap." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "wave" | ||||
Floyd | The word "wave" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "clean car" | ||||
Floyd | You wouldn't know how to clean that. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "WITH MAGIC" | |||
| DavidW says (to inky), "We can't fly either." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take car" | ||||
Floyd | You can't take that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under car" | ||||
Floyd | You see nothing unusual under the car door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close car" | ||||
Floyd | Closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb car" | ||||
Floyd | That is not something you can climb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in car" | ||||
Floyd | There's nothing in the car door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open car" | ||||
Floyd | Opened. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Car Floyd | The car is large and comfortable, upholstered in sleek grey. The Floyd | control panel on his side flashes discreet symbols you never learned Floyd | to read, but in the center of the dashboard is the stereo, and above Floyd | it hangs a mirror. The car has a back seat as well as a front; Floyd | usually his kind comes in groups. There's only a plain black Floyd | briefcase back there, though. Floyd | Floyd | Galen is lounging inside the car. Floyd | Floyd | The beautiful sonorous chords of cello music flood the car. Floyd | Floyd | A pair of teenagers wander by, sharing a cigarette. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "give necklace to galen" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the necklace off) Floyd | You offer the necklace back to him, dangling from your fingers. Floyd | Floyd | "Keep it," he says. "I do not want it." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "give shades to galen" | ||||
Floyd | Galen considers the sunglasses, and then shrugs dismissively. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "give my sunglasses to galen" | ||||
Floyd | Galen considers the sunglasses, and then shrugs dismissively. Floyd | Floyd | A squirrel drags a little paper bag across the parking lot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "hug galen" | ||||
Floyd | You lean over and hug Galen. He seems to enjoy it, in a reserved and Floyd | silent kind of way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask galen about sunglasses" | ||||
Floyd | It's a little late to ask him to take his sunglasses off now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "galen, hug me" | ||||
Floyd | Galen just shakes his head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "thank galen" | ||||
Floyd | The word "thank" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "galen, thanks" | ||||
Floyd | The word "thanks" is not necessary in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think we've done as much as we can without disassembling the game." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, you've been pretty thorough." | ||||
| DavidW says, "we found four endings." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "So... pleased? Ready for me to wrap up the transcript?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "yeah, I think so." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I'm glad I saw the rest of this game, finally." | ||||
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