  
 
The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each week at a pre-arranged time, a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction. Below is a transcript of Mite, written by Sara Dee. Mite was originally released as part of the 2010 Interactive Fiction Competition, where it took sixth place. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting the ifWiki.WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing this game, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played this game, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page. |
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| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load mite" | ||||
Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You hadn't counted on running into a thief that morning. To be fair, Floyd | he probably wasn't expecting you either. You were outside minding your Floyd | own business, working to mend a portion of the fence that surrounds Floyd | your family's shack, when you spotted a dark figure tearing through Floyd | the fields. Startled by the unusual sight, you couldn't help but call Floyd | out: Floyd | Floyd | "HEY!" Floyd | | ||||
| Binder pushes the green 'space' button. | ||||
Floyd | The thief looked up in your direction, his dusky hood slipping back Floyd | momentarily, and you were able to make out the curve of an impish Floyd | smile. His pace did not slow, however. As he continued to approach, Floyd | apparently headed for the dirt path behind you, you noticed a curious Floyd | bulge at his side. Something about it just wasn't right. And that's Floyd | partly why you did what you did. Floyd | Floyd | A millisecond before the caped sprinter was upon you, you stuck out Floyd | your small green foot. Floyd | | ||||
| Binder pushes the green 'space' button. | ||||
Floyd | [More] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | As tiny a foot as it was (and is), it did the trick. The thief went Floyd | sprawling through the air, sending his bounty bouncing off behind him. Floyd | He hit the ground with a thud, yelping out a curse in a language you'd Floyd | never heard before... Trollish, perhaps. He quickly got to his feet Floyd | and frantically looked about for the item he'd dropped. By that time, Floyd | your father, signaled by the commotion, had already hobbled out with Floyd | his cane, and your mother was anxiously peering out the window. Floyd | | ||||
| Binder pushes the green 'space' button. | ||||
Floyd | Realizing his growing audience, the shadowy figure cast one more Floyd | glance around, uttered one more curse, and then tore off again. You Floyd | were still standing there with your mouth gaping open as he Floyd | disappeared from view. And the oddest thing... was that the faint Floyd | sound of laughter in the distance? Floyd | Floyd | "Just what is this?!" Your attention snapped back to the scene at Floyd | hand. Your father, with quite a bit of effort, was rolling a large, Floyd | egg-shaped gem out of a tall patch of grass. It looked like nothing Floyd | you'd ever seen before. It was, in fact, the most beautiful thing Floyd | you'd ever seen. The jewel glittered beneath a thin layer of dust, Floyd | casting prisms of light in every direction. Floyd | Floyd | "Can we keep it?" you finally managed, glancing up at your equally Floyd | enthralled father. He studied the jewel for a moment more, tilting it Floyd | this way and that. Floyd | Floyd | "Aha! Look!" He pointed to one edge. You could just make out the Floyd | delicate, silvery script: Floyd | Floyd | "PROPERTY OF THE FAIRY PRINCE". Floyd | | ||||
| Binder pushes the green 'space' button. | ||||
Floyd | [More] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, Mite, we're going to have to return this to him before the whole Floyd | village gets in a tizzy!" Floyd | Floyd | And that's just how this whole journey began. Floyd | Floyd | __________________________________________ Floyd | Floyd | Mite Floyd | Copyright (c) 2010 by Sara Dee. Floyd | Type ABOUT or HINT for more information. Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 100930 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11 S Floyd | Floyd | At a Fork in the Path Floyd | You've never been to this region of the Great Garden before. That's Floyd | not so surprising, really. The Garden is vast and full of mysteries, Floyd | and this is your first official trip beyond the cluster of villages Floyd | that you call home. Though the lands are relatively safe for travel Floyd | (the Fairy Prince having banished most of the goblins, bogies, and Floyd | other mischievous creatures to the realm beyond the hedges long ago) Floyd | the largeness of everything around you makes you feel more than a bit Floyd | nervous. Floyd | Floyd | You are currently standing at a fork in the path on which you've been Floyd | traveling for what's seemed like hours. The hefty gem strapped to your Floyd | back hasn't helped matters. Floyd | Floyd | Your options are north and east. The road back home is to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||||
Floyd | You are Mite, a pixy lad with bright green skin and pointy ears. Floyd | Floyd | Prior to this whole undertaking, you hadn't had a whole lot of Floyd | experience with adventuring or travel. That's part of the reason why Floyd | your parents were so keen on having you return the jewel yourself. Floyd | Floyd | "Pixies were meant to explore and have fun, and you're certainly at Floyd | the right age for that!" your father had told you. You can't help but Floyd | think of this as more of a chore, though. Sure, you want to help out Floyd | the Fairy Prince, and sure, you'll probably return with a bunch of Floyd | stories with which to regale your friends. But you've never been much Floyd | for showing off anyway, and more often that not, you just prefer to Floyd | stretch out in a patch of clover with one of the tomes from your Floyd | Auntie's modest but serviceable library. Floyd | Floyd | And yet here you are. Floyd | Floyd | You are currently toting a dazzling blue gem on your back in a loose Floyd | sling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "wiggle ears" | ||||
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x gem" | ||||
Floyd | Even though you've been toting it around for a while now, you are Floyd | still positively enchanted by the pale blue jewel. If it didn't Floyd | belong to the Fairy Prince, you'd be tempted to hold on to it forever. Floyd | The Prince is beloved among your people, however, and you want to do Floyd | the right thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "great. a moral pixie." | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a sling (being worn) Floyd | a jewel Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x sling" | ||||
Floyd | Your father fashioned a sling out of some spare cotton to help you Floyd | transport the gem. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | At a Fork in the Path Floyd | Tall grasses line the path that forks off to the north and east. The Floyd | road back home is to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Which way?" | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "N?" | ||||
| Alex says (to Jacqueline), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that N is part of 'no'. So which part of 'no' don't you understand." | ||||
| Binder says, "sounds good" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By the Rose Thicket Floyd | You continue up the path to the north and find yourself standing in Floyd | front of an unruly thicket of damask roses. Their scent permeates the Floyd | air, reminding you of Linnea, the girl you almost worked up the Floyd | courage to ask to the carnival for the Spring Equinox. She always Floyd | smells like flowers. You wonder what she's doing right now and end up Floyd | getting lost in daydreams for a moment. The heft of the jewel you're Floyd | carrying brings you back to reality soon enough. And the faint sound Floyd | of crying in the distance. Floyd | Floyd | What is that? You are filled with a sense of foreboding. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||||
Floyd | You can hear the faint sound of someone weeping to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oh noees" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "er, noes" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Let's go see." | ||||
| DB exclaims, "We must head north, then!" | ||||
| Binder says, "sure, I dig crying." | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By the Lilac Bush Floyd | Here the path culminates at a stout lilac bush bursting with its Floyd | distinctive amethyst flowers. While the flowers are lovely indeed, Floyd | your attention is drawn to a striking maiden who sits sobbing on a low Floyd | branch. Her face is partially obscured by her long, lavender locks. Floyd | Floyd | She must be a nymph, you tell yourself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x nymph" | ||||
Floyd | The beautiful nymph, dressed in a simple white shift, sits sobbing on Floyd | one of the lower branches of the lilac bush. Her long, lavender locks Floyd | partially obscure her face. Next to her you see a small brown basket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "basket" | ||||
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x basket" | ||||
Floyd | A small brown basket sits at the nymph's side. It is currently Floyd | closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to nymph" | ||||
Floyd | To talk to someone, use ASK ___ ABOUT/FOR ___ or TELL ___ ABOUT ___. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ask nymph for crying" | ||||
Floyd | You don't want to bother the sad nymph with trifles. Floyd | Floyd | > | DB asks, "Ask about the basket maybe?" | |||
| Binder says, "mmm trifles" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ask nymph about basket" | ||||
Floyd | The nymph is too lost in her grief at the moment to respond. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask nymph about crying" | ||||
Floyd | "My name is Hespa," she manages between sobs. "Today has been Floyd | terrible! My beloved Bugg wandered off into the brush." She points at Floyd | a small clearing in the the undergrowth to the northwest that had Floyd | escaped your notice before. Floyd | Floyd | "I followed after him but he got cornered by a nasty spider," she Floyd | continues. "I tried to free him but I almost got trapped in its web Floyd | myself!" Hespa starts weeping even more loudly than before. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ask nymph about bugg" | ||||
Floyd | "Bugg is my pet ladybug. I've had him since he was a larva." Tears Floyd | stream down her face. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Dude, we have a jewel to deliver." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask nymph about basket" | ||||
Floyd | The nymph is too lost in her grief at the moment to respond. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ask nymph about spider" | ||||
Floyd | "It's a nasty thing... almost a big as I am." She stares at you with Floyd | frightened eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "This is a rabbit trail." | |||
| Johnny asks, "Are you thinking of chocolate trifles?" | ||||
| Binder says, "I am NOW" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||||
| Nitku says, "Somehow I find "I've had him since he was a larva" a tad disturbing" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ask nymph about prince" | ||||
Floyd | "He's a grand fellow. I wish he were here to help me now." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "heehee" | |||
| Binder asks, "sidequest? ignore her?" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By the Lilac Bush Floyd | Here the path culminates at a stout lilac bush bursting with its Floyd | distinctive amethyst flowers. A beautiful nymph sits sobbing on one of Floyd | its lower branches. Floyd | Floyd | The path continues back to the south. The small clearing in the brush Floyd | that Hespa pointed out is to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "I guess onward from here is back south." | |||
| DB says, "I think we probably ought to help her." | ||||
| DB says, "Though I have no idea how we could climb a spider web with this huge jewel on us." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I think we ought to help her after we have a tool or two." | ||||
| Binder says, "maybe if we give the prince his rock he'll do it." | ||||
| Binder says, "ok, let's go look back south -> east." | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By the Rose Thicket Floyd | You find yourself standing in front of an unruly thicket of damask Floyd | roses. Their scent permeates the air. Floyd | Floyd | You can hear the faint sound of crying to the north. The path also Floyd | continues back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I think DB is right." | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | At a Fork in the Path Floyd | Tall grasses line the path that forks off to the north and east. The Floyd | road back home is to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By a Cluster of Tulips Floyd | A short trip to the east brings you to a lovely cluster of tulips. The Floyd | giant, cup-shaped flowers sit atop tall, dark green stalks that Floyd | stretch to about five times your height. Most of the flowers are a Floyd | deep pink, but one in particular catches your eye. It stands slightly Floyd | apart from the rest, with bright orange petals that call to mind the Floyd | pumpkin that the eccentric apothecary from your village had hollowed Floyd | out for a home. It has apparently caught the interest of a butterfly Floyd | as well. The black swallowtail is circling back and forth around the Floyd | flower, occasionally dipping inside for a sip of nectar. Floyd | Floyd | The path curves to the northeast here. It also continues back west to Floyd | the fork. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "It is a side trail, but this is IF, so it's probably a required side trail." | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x butterfly" | ||||
Floyd | The dark wings of the black swallowtail are dotted with yellow at Floyd | their base. The butterfly is currently circling the orange tulip, Floyd | occasionally dipping in for a sip of nectar. Floyd | Floyd | > | DB asks, "Can we ask the butterfly about the Prince, maybe?" | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x nectar" | ||||
Floyd | You aren't near the nectar. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ask butterfly about prince" | ||||
Floyd | You've never come upon a talking arthropod and this butterfly is no Floyd | exception. Either that or it's ignoring you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "noooope, or at least, not effectively" | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x flower" | ||||
Floyd | The bright orange tulip, perched atop its tall, green stem, glows with Floyd | the light of the sun. A black swallowtail butterfly is currently Floyd | circling around it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "climb flower" | ||||
Floyd | You attempt to shimmy up the stalk of the orange tulip but it is much Floyd | too slippery. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "player needs tools, badly" | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | At the Base of a Dandelion Floyd | Your stroll to the northeast finds you at the base of the largest Floyd | dandelion you've ever seen. Tall, lance-like leaves surround its Floyd | massive stem, which rises up to support a snowy globe of seeds. Beyond Floyd | the dandelion, to the east, the ground grows marshier and thick with Floyd | palm sedge. Floyd | Floyd | The path here runs from southwest to northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x dandelion" | ||||
Floyd | The dandelion, having gone to seed, is capped in snowy white. Tall, Floyd | lance-like leaves surround its massive stem. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "climb dandelion" | ||||
Floyd | You find that you are able to scale the dandelion stem by grasping Floyd | onto a leaf with one hand while boosting yourself upward. Once you Floyd | reach the head of the flower, you pull yourself on top with a bit of Floyd | effort. | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | On Top of the Dandelion Floyd | You are standing on the sole bare spot of the dandelion cap, amongst Floyd | its countless downy white seeds. Up here, you are afforded a better Floyd | view of the captivating orange tulip to the southwest. A black Floyd | swallowtail butterfly dips into the fiery goblet for a sip of nectar. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a calm but murky-looking pond to the east, beyond the Floyd | palm sedge. Floyd | Floyd | A gentle breeze from the west ruffles you hair. Floyd | Floyd | > | DB asks, "Maybe we can pick a leaf?" | |||
| Binder says, "I wonder if the breeze changes directions" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Binder), "you're learning." | ||||
| Binder says (to DavidW), "No one is more surprised than I." | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "d" | Binder says, "hm" | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "down" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully descend the stem, using the leaves to steady yourself. Floyd | Floyd | At the Base of a Dandelion Floyd | You are at the base of the largest dandelion you've ever seen. Tall, Floyd | lance-like leaves surround its massive stem, which rises up to support Floyd | a snowy globe of seeds. Beyond the dandelion, to the east, the ground Floyd | grows marshier and thick with palm sedge. Floyd | Floyd | The path here runs from southwest to northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "okthen" | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | On the Shore of the Pond Floyd | Here the dirt path that you've grown accustomed to is replaced by a Floyd | cobblestone walk. To the east, a steep, rocky slope leads down to the Floyd | moss-green water. A thick layer of mist has settled over the pond Floyd | making it difficult to see to the opposite side... your supposed Floyd | destination. Your mother used to tell you stories about the palace Floyd | across the pond. It was not so long ago that the Fairy Prince's home Floyd | was a popular journey destination for adventurous pixies, but now that Floyd | the fervor has died down over the prince's ascendancy, the Floyd | once-hazardous hedges seem to hold more of an attraction for young Floyd | explorers. Floyd | Floyd | You are about to continue north on the cobblestone terrace when you Floyd | catch something out of the corner of your eye. Protruding from the Floyd | grass on the other side of the walk is a large shell. How could you Floyd | have missed that? Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "ok, so now we know the direction toward the prince, anyway" | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x shell" | ||||
Floyd | A large, coiled shell rests in the grasses on the side of the path. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "get shell" | ||||
Floyd | You can't even get your arms around the shell, it's so huge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "enter shell" | ||||
Floyd | The opening of the shell is facing the ground, making it impossible to Floyd | enter. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "flip shell" | ||||
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "turn shell" | ||||
Floyd | You push and pull on the iridescent shell but it doesn't budge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | On the Shore of the Pond Floyd | Here the dirt path that you've grown accustomed to is replaced by a Floyd | cobblestone walk. To the east, a steep, rocky slope leads down to the Floyd | moss-green water. A thick layer of mist has settled over the pond Floyd | making it difficult to see to the opposite side. Floyd | Floyd | In the grass alongside the cobblestone terrace, you see a large, Floyd | iridescent shell. Floyd | Floyd | The dandelion is back to the southwest. The walk also marches on to Floyd | the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | At the End of the Path Floyd | You appear to have come to a dead end. The cobblestone walk runs right Floyd | up to the side of a giant pipe. The steep slope leading down to the Floyd | water continues to the east. Floyd | Floyd | You notice a strange, triangular tile embedded amongst the Floyd | cobblestones. Floyd | Floyd | > | DB asks, "So the Prince is on the eastern end of the pond?" | |||
| Binder says, "so they say" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x tile" | ||||
Floyd | The triangular white tile is curved at its base, almost shaped like an Floyd | arrowhead. It seems to point towards the water. Floyd | Floyd | > | DB says, "And the wind is blowing from the west." | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "get tile" | ||||
Floyd | The tile is firmy embedded amongst the cobblestones. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "yup" | |||
| Binder asks, "heck with the nymph?" | ||||
| Binder asks, "or go see what her deal is first?" | ||||
| DB says, "Maybe we could climb the dandelion, grab a seed, jump, and float across." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "So you're worried he'll catch our scent?" | ||||
| Binder says (to Jacqueline), "if this were the Artist Prince instead of the Fairy Prince, YES" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||||
| DB says, "haha" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | At the End of the Path Floyd | You appear to have come to a dead end. The cobblestone walk runs right Floyd | up to the side of a giant pipe. The steep slope leading down to the Floyd | water continues to the east. Floyd | Floyd | A strange, triangular tile is embedded amongst the cobblestones. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "push tile" | ||||
Floyd | The tile is firmy embedded amongst the cobblestones. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "I was wondering if it was wind control" | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "turn tile" | ||||
Floyd | You are unable to. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x pipe" | ||||
Floyd | The black drainage pipe is half buried in the ground, but it is so Floyd | large that it prevents you from seeing any farther north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| dsimon says (to Floyd), "x water" | ||||
Floyd | In spite of the sunny weather, a thick mist has settled on the surface Floyd | of the pond, rendering it impossible to see across. Its murky, green Floyd | waters lap against a rocky slope that extends down to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "climb pipe" | ||||
Floyd | The curved sides of the pipe are too slippery to climb. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "I think I'll go see the nymph's deal, that may be a shorter trailpocket than these shenanigans." | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | At the End of the Path Floyd | You appear to have come to a dead end. The cobblestone walk runs right Floyd | up to the side of a giant pipe. The steep slope leading down to the Floyd | water continues to the east. Floyd | Floyd | A strange, triangular tile is embedded amongst the cobblestones. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | On the Shore of the Pond Floyd | Here the dirt path that you've grown accustomed to is replaced by a Floyd | cobblestone walk. To the east, a steep, rocky slope leads down to the Floyd | moss-green water. A thick layer of mist has settled over the pond Floyd | making it difficult to see to the opposite side. Floyd | Floyd | In the grass alongside the cobblestone terrace, you see a large, Floyd | iridescent shell. Floyd | Floyd | The dandelion is back to the southwest. The walk also marches on to Floyd | the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | At the Base of a Dandelion Floyd | You are at the base of the largest dandelion you've ever seen. Tall, Floyd | lance-like leaves surround its massive stem, which rises up to support Floyd | a snowy globe of seeds. Beyond the dandelion, to the east, the ground Floyd | grows marshier and thick with palm sedge. Floyd | Floyd | The path here runs from southwest to northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By a Cluster of Tulips Floyd | Giant, cup-shaped flowers sit atop tall, dark green stalks that Floyd | stretch to about five times your height. Most of the flowers are a Floyd | deep pink, aside from one striking orange tulip that sits apart from Floyd | the rest. A black swallowtail is circling back and forth around it, Floyd | occasionally dipping in for a sip of nectar. Floyd | Floyd | The path curves to the northeast here. It also continues back west to Floyd | the fork. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | At a Fork in the Path Floyd | Tall grasses line the path that forks off to the north and east. The Floyd | road back home is to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By the Rose Thicket Floyd | You find yourself standing in front of an unruly thicket of damask Floyd | roses. Their scent permeates the air. Floyd | Floyd | You can hear the faint sound of crying to the north. The path also Floyd | continues back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "She'll probably give us something that's useful in our quest." | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By the Lilac Bush Floyd | Here the path culminates at a stout lilac bush bursting with its Floyd | distinctive amethyst flowers. A beautiful nymph sits sobbing on one of Floyd | its lower branches. Floyd | Floyd | The path continues back to the south. The small clearing in the brush Floyd | that Hespa pointed out is to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "That is how these things go." | |||
| DB says, "True, true." | ||||
| Binder says, "You know a suspicious amount about the fey folk." | ||||
| DavidW says, "yeah, damsels in distress are good for tokens of appreciation." | ||||
| Binder narrows his eyes. | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Binder), "heh" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | You duck into the small clearing.... Floyd | Floyd | In the Small Clearing Floyd | You immediately feel claustrophobic in this tiny glade. It doesn't Floyd | help that you are sharing the space with a giant spider. Just as Floyd | Hespa described, the fearsome arachnid is busy at work, wrapping the Floyd | still-struggling Bugg in a silky cocoon. Suddenly aware of your Floyd | presence, the spider fixes its bulbous black eyes on you and hisses. Floyd | Floyd | What have I gotten myself into? you wonder. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "uh" | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x spider" | ||||
Floyd | The giant spider is covered in velvety, chestnut-brown fur but it Floyd | hardly seems cuddly. Every so often, it pauses in its spinning to Floyd | stare back at you with its inky black eyes. Perhaps it's considering Floyd | what to have for dessert. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x bugg" | ||||
Floyd | You can barely see the poor creature. He is almost entirely covered in Floyd | silk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a sling (being worn) Floyd | a jewel Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You might want to run away." | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By the Lilac Bush Floyd | Here the path culminates at a stout lilac bush bursting with its Floyd | distinctive amethyst flowers. A beautiful nymph sits sobbing on one of Floyd | its lower branches. Floyd | Floyd | The path continues back to the south. The small clearing in the brush Floyd | that Hespa pointed out is to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "I definitely wanted to" | |||
| Johnny asks, "Is there a newspaper stand nearby?" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ask nymph for rolled up newspaper" | ||||
Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Johnny), "Not at this size." | |||
| DB says, "hah" | ||||
| Johnny says, "I mean, that and a large glass..." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "We don't exactly have a weapon or anything." | ||||
| Binder says, "yeah, that worked SO WELL in the Hugging Gandhi IF" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Johnny), "Yeah, that's what I do with them, too." | ||||
| DB says, "I think we could maybe make a dandelion-leaf into a weapon." | ||||
| DavidW says, "A weapon might be useful, yes." | ||||
| DB says, "They were lance-like." | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By the Lilac Bush Floyd | Here the path culminates at a stout lilac bush bursting with its Floyd | distinctive amethyst flowers. A beautiful nymph sits sobbing on one of Floyd | its lower branches. Floyd | Floyd | The path continues back to the south. The small clearing in the brush Floyd | that Hespa pointed out is to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By the Rose Thicket Floyd | You find yourself standing in front of an unruly thicket of damask Floyd | roses. Their scent permeates the air. Floyd | Floyd | You can hear the faint sound of crying to the north. The path also Floyd | continues back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | At a Fork in the Path Floyd | Tall grasses line the path that forks off to the north and east. The Floyd | road back home is to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By a Cluster of Tulips Floyd | Giant, cup-shaped flowers sit atop tall, dark green stalks that Floyd | stretch to about five times your height. Most of the flowers are a Floyd | deep pink, aside from one striking orange tulip that sits apart from Floyd | the rest. A black swallowtail is circling back and forth around it, Floyd | occasionally dipping in for a sip of nectar. Floyd | Floyd | The path curves to the northeast here. It also continues back west to Floyd | the fork. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | At the Base of a Dandelion Floyd | You are at the base of the largest dandelion you've ever seen. Tall, Floyd | lance-like leaves surround its massive stem, which rises up to support Floyd | a snowy globe of seeds. Beyond the dandelion, to the east, the ground Floyd | grows marshier and thick with palm sedge. Floyd | Floyd | The path here runs from southwest to northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x leaf" | ||||
Floyd | The lance-shaped leaves are long, with jagged edges. They cleave Floyd | closely to the stem of the dandelion. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "get leaf" | ||||
Floyd | The leaves are firmly attached to the dandelion. Floyd | Floyd | > | DB says, "Dang." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "aw" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "yank harder" | ||||
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Johnny says (to Floyd), "blow" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to blow? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "If I might suggest something?" | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "up" | ||||
Floyd | You can't usefully blow that. Floyd | Floyd | > | DB asks, "Our jewel doesn't have edges does it?" | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x jewel" | ||||
Floyd | The pale blue jewel glitters in the sunlight. At its base, you can | Jacqueline asks (of DW), "You're played, haven't you?" | |||
Floyd | make out the delicate, silvery script that reads "PROPERTY OF THE Floyd | FAIRY PRINCE". Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says (to DavidW), "Of course." | |||
| DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "alas, yes." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "No hints unless we --" | ||||
| Johnny says (to Floyd), "blow leaf" | ||||
Floyd | You can't usefully blow that. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Sounds like I should wait." | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "Binder, I don't think we're really at the hint point yet, do you?" | ||||
| Johnny says (to Floyd), "blow dandelion" | ||||
Floyd | You can't usefully blow that. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "Oh, no. I just didn't parse 'suggestion' as 'hint'." | |||
| Binder says, "I didn't realize that was the question." | ||||
| DavidW says, "yeah. Sorry." | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | You scale the dandelion stem and pull yourself up onto the head... | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | On Top of the Dandelion Floyd | You are standing on the sole bare spot of the dandelion cap, amongst Floyd | its countless downy white seeds. Up here, you are afforded a better Floyd | view of the captivating orange tulip to the southwest. A black Floyd | swallowtail butterfly dips into the fiery goblet for a sip of nectar. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a calm but murky-looking pond to the east, beyond the Floyd | palm sedge. Floyd | Floyd | A competing northeasterly wind picks up, setting some of the dandelion Floyd | seeds adrift. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "hm" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x seeds" | ||||
Floyd | Their soft, propeller-like tops are nearly even with your head. Floyd | Floyd | The northeasterly wind caresses your shoulders. Floyd | Floyd | > | DB says, "Seems like the wind does change directions." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "mmhmm" | ||||
| DavidW says, "The wind does change directions. timing." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "And this almost implies we can drift with a seed." | ||||
| DB says, "hehe" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take seed" | ||||
Floyd | You pull one of the seeds from the dandelion clock and hold it up like Floyd | an umbrella. Floyd | Floyd | The wind dies down for a moment and then is replaced by a balmy zephyr Floyd | pressing you southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | dsimon says, "If Wind Waker has taught me anything, it's that vegetation is an excellent source of lift" | |||
| Binder says, "maybe we can blow west and Taarna the butterfly" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | On Top of the Dandelion Floyd | You are standing on the sole bare spot of the dandelion cap, amongst Floyd | its countless downy white seeds. Up here, you are afforded a better Floyd | view of the captivating orange tulip to the southwest. A black Floyd | swallowtail butterfly dips into the fiery goblet for a sip of nectar. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a calm but murky-looking pond to the east, beyond the Floyd | palm sedge. Floyd | Floyd | The wind blows southwest, agitating the seeds around you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "jump" | ||||
Floyd | You jump up with the seed extended in your arm. Its parachute top Floyd | catches in the breeze and you are swept into the air. Floyd | Floyd | I'm flying! Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "Maybe we have to jump -" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Timing" | ||||
| Binder says, "I'm FLYING" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | The southwestern zephyr sends you coasting towards the tulips. A Floyd | shiver of excitement runs through you as you zip past the pink Floyd | flowers. A fortuitous undercurrent of wind jolts you upward right Floyd | before you slam face first into the tall orange tulip. You release the Floyd | seed just as you are arcing over its open petals... Floyd | Floyd | and land in it with a PLOP. Floyd | | Jacqueline exclaims, "I'M THE KING OF THE WORLD!" | |||
| Binder asks, "yay?" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | [More] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | In the Tulip Turret Floyd | You find yourself coughing uncontrollably. Your abrupt landing must've Floyd | knocked all of the pollen loose in the flower-- you're practically Floyd | swimming in it. You're still hacking when you realize that the black Floyd | swallowtail is peering in at you, its antennae twitching. It huffs Floyd | indignantly, apparently unhappy to find an uninvited guest at its Floyd | favorite snack spot. Floyd | Floyd | "Sorry--," you start to say, but with one flap of its wings, the Floyd | butterfly is gone. You stand up and brush the rest of the pollen off Floyd | of you, careful to avoid stray droplets of nectar. Floyd | Floyd | Finally you are able to take in your surroundings. The amber petals of Floyd | the tulip form a protective parapet around you as you gaze out at the Floyd | garden. Unfortunately, you discover that the view isn't that much Floyd | better than the one provided by the dandelion. The heavy mist prevents Floyd | you from seeing beyond the pond and a tall rosebush blocks the view on Floyd | the other side. Floyd | Floyd | Crud! Still, you can't help but feel a strange sense of accomplishment Floyd | over making it to the top of the flower. Floyd | Floyd | > | Johnny says, "A ceremonious PLOP" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm the KING OF THE WOR-plop." | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a sling (being worn) Floyd | a jewel Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||||
Floyd | You are Mite, a pixy lad with bright green skin and pointy ears. Floyd | Floyd | You are currently toting a dazzling blue gem on your back in a loose Floyd | sling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | In the Tulip Turret Floyd | The amber petals of the tulip form a protective parapet around you as Floyd | you gaze out at the garden. The pond to the east is covered in a dense Floyd | mist. The view from the other side of the tulip is dominated by an Floyd | overgrown rosebush. Floyd | Floyd | The bottom of the tulip is full of pollen. The tulip's stem offers a Floyd | possible way down. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "get pollen" | ||||
Floyd | The powdery pollen slips through your fingers. Floyd | Floyd | > | DB asks, "Hmm... what can we do here?" | |||
| DavidW says, "A container of some sort might be needed. Powders and liquids need to require them." | ||||
| DavidW says, "er tend to require them." | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "put pollen in mouth" | ||||
Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "curses" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "I wonder if spiders are allergic to pollen." | ||||
| Binder says, "o_O" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Binder), "well, you know how to get back here." | ||||
| Jacqueline shrugs. | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "down" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully climb out of the tulip and slide down the stem... Floyd | Floyd | By a Cluster of Tulips Floyd | Giant, cup-shaped flowers sit atop tall, dark green stalks that Floyd | stretch to about five times your height. Most of the flowers are a Floyd | deep pink, aside from one striking orange tulip that sits apart from Floyd | the rest. Floyd | Floyd | The path curves to the northeast here. It also continues back west to Floyd | the fork. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | You can't go that way Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Timing" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "I'll let you drive, sir." | ||||
| Binder says, "kk" | ||||
| Binder says, "hm, could perhaps put pollen in sling if I had a safe place to leave the gem" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | At the Base of a Dandelion Floyd | You are at the base of the largest dandelion you've ever seen. Tall, Floyd | lance-like leaves surround its massive stem, which rises up to support Floyd | a snowy globe of seeds. Beyond the dandelion, to the east, the ground Floyd | grows marshier and thick with palm sedge. Floyd | Floyd | The path here runs from southwest to northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "up" | ||||
Floyd | You scale the dandelion stem and pull yourself up onto the head... | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | On Top of the Dandelion Floyd | You are standing on the sole bare spot of the dandelion cap, amongst Floyd | its countless downy white seeds. Up here, you are afforded a better Floyd | view of the captivating orange tulip to the southwest. You can also Floyd | see a calm but murky-looking pond to the east, beyond the palm sedge. Floyd | Floyd | The zephyr subsides and is replaced by a gentle easterly breeze. Floyd | Floyd | > | Johnny asks, "The shell?" | |||
| DB asks, "Is the tulip a safe place?" | ||||
| Binder says, "I wonder what's west of here." | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "get seed" | ||||
Floyd | You pull one of the seeds from the dandelion clock and hold it up like Floyd | an umbrella. Floyd | Floyd | A gentle breeze from the west ruffles you hair. Floyd | Floyd | > | Johnny says, "More west." | |||
| Binder says, "oic" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "wait" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | A competing northeasterly wind picks up, setting some of the dandelion Floyd | seeds adrift. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "A from-west breeze will take you east." | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "wait" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | The northeasterly wind caresses your shoulders. Floyd | Floyd | > | DB says, "Indeed." | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "wait" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | The wind dies down for a moment and then is replaced by a balmy zephyr Floyd | pressing you southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "wait" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | The wind blows southwest, agitating the seeds around you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "wait" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | The zephyr subsides and is replaced by a gentle easterly breeze. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I wonder if Sara Dee has played Little Folk of Fairy." | |||
| Binder asks, "is that one from the east or going east?" | ||||
| DavidW asks, "from east, I think?" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "jump" | ||||
Floyd | You jump up with the seed extended in your arm. Its parachute top Floyd | catches in the breeze and you are swept into the air. Floyd | Floyd | The easterly breeze sends you spinning wildly toward the sedges and Floyd | the water beyond it. You let go just in time... Floyd | | Binder says, "noooope" | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | [More] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | | ||||
| Binder pushes the green 'space' button. | ||||
Floyd | WHOMP! Floyd | Floyd | Amongst the Sedges Floyd | The sedges close in around you like a jungle. You can see the Floyd | dandelion through a mass of leaves to the west. Floyd | Floyd | That was a close one! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Amongst the Sedges Floyd | The sedges close in around you like a jungle. You can see the Floyd | dandelion through a mass of leaves to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x sedge" | ||||
Floyd | The sedges surround you in every direction. You can see the dandelion Floyd | through a mass of leaves to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oops. sorry." | |||
| Binder says, "No worries, I thought that was what it meant, myself." | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "get sedge" | ||||
Floyd | You have miraculously avoided getting mud all over yourself up to this Floyd | point and you'd like to keep it that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | DB says, "Hmm..." | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x leaves" | ||||
Floyd | The sedges surround you in every direction. You can see the dandelion Floyd | through a mass of leaves to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You push west, through the leaves... Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | At the Base of a Dandelion Floyd | You are at the base of the largest dandelion you've ever seen. Tall, Floyd | lance-like leaves surround its massive stem, which rises up to support Floyd | a snowy globe of seeds. Beyond the dandelion, to the east, the ground Floyd | grows marshier and thick with palm sedge. Floyd | Floyd | The path here runs from southwest to northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | On the Shore of the Pond Floyd | Here the dirt path that you've grown accustomed to is replaced by a Floyd | cobblestone walk. To the east, a steep, rocky slope leads down to the Floyd | moss-green water. A thick layer of mist has settled over the pond Floyd | making it difficult to see to the opposite side. Floyd | Floyd | In the grass alongside the cobblestone terrace, you see a large, Floyd | iridescent shell. Floyd | Floyd | The dandelion is back to the southwest. The walk also marches on to Floyd | the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x shell" | ||||
Floyd | A large, coiled shell rests in the grasses on the side of the path. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x mist" | ||||
Floyd | In spite of the sunny weather, a thick mist has settled on the surface Floyd | of the pond, rendering it impossible to see across. Its murky, green Floyd | waters lap against a rocky slope that extends down to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "blow shell" | ||||
Floyd | You can't usefully blow him. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "O_O" | |||
| DavidW says, "heh" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l in shell" | ||||
Floyd | The opening to the shell is facing the ground, making it impossible to Floyd | look inside. Floyd | Floyd | > | Johnny says, "It's alive." | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "knock on shell" | ||||
Floyd | You rap loudly on the shell as you would someone's front door... and Floyd | wait. Before long a deep groaning sound resonates within the shell and Floyd | you jump back, startled. The iridescent conch rises into the air as Floyd | the slick, brown body of a snail emerges. Once he is fully extended, Floyd | he turns his eyestalks to you. Floyd | Floyd | "What is all this racket about?!" His voice, which issues from a tiny Floyd | mouth hole framed by long white whiskers, is high and raspy. "I was Floyd | trying to read my paper!" Floyd | Floyd | "I-I'm sorry, Mr. Snail," you begin. "I'm just trying to find my way Floyd | around." Floyd | Floyd | "My name's Snoll. And what is it that you need to know?" He seems like Floyd | quite an impatient fellow. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "oh. Was someone looking for a paper?" | |||
| Binder says, "oh, so butterflies won't talk but snails do. I wonder if spiders will." | ||||
| DB says, "There's something funny about an impatient snail." | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ask snoll about paper" | ||||
Floyd | "What do you like to read?" you ask the snail Floyd | Floyd | "The paper... I'd like to be reading it now, as a matter of fact." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ask snoll about spiders" | ||||
Floyd | "I don't know what you expect me to be able to tell you about that," Floyd | he snorts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ask snoll about prince" | ||||
Floyd | You ask Snoll his opinion of the Fairy Prince. Floyd | Floyd | "I'm no big fan of magic, but he's definitely helped improve things Floyd | around here, so I can't complain too much." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to DW), "heh" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask snoll for paper" | ||||
Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "That... wow. If this is the solution." | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ask snoll for shell" | ||||
Floyd | Snoll snorts at you derisively. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "(no, it isn't)" | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | On the Shore of the Pond Floyd | Here the dirt path that you've grown accustomed to is replaced by a Floyd | cobblestone walk. To the east, a steep, rocky slope leads down to the Floyd | moss-green water. A thick layer of mist has settled over the pond Floyd | making it difficult to see to the opposite side. Floyd | Floyd | The dandelion is back to the southwest. The walk also marches on to Floyd | the north. Floyd | Floyd | Snoll glares at you impatiently from his spot in the grass. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ask snoll about mist" | ||||
Floyd | "Is there any way across the pond?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "As a matter of fact," the snail leans in conspiratorially, "there is. Floyd | I've seen the Fairy Prince's courier cross many a time. If you travel Floyd | a bit north, you'll see a funny-shaped tile by the water. It marks the Floyd | beginning of the bridge." Floyd | Floyd | "The... bridge?" Floyd | Floyd | "Yes -- The only thing is, you can't see it! He used his crazy fairy Floyd | magic to turn it invisible!" Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "OHO" | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ask snoll about bridge" | ||||
Floyd | "Like I said, there's a bridge across the pond. You can't see it, but Floyd | trust me, it's there. If you travel a bit north, you'll find a Floyd | funny-shaped rock by the water. It marks the beginning of the Floyd | bridge." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| eladnarra arrives, ready to play with the toys. | ||||
| DB gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop. | ||||
| DB arrives, ready to play with the toys. | Binder says, "well then. maybe there's a weapon on the bridge or something." | |||
| DB says, "Maybe." | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | At the End of the Path Floyd | You appear to have come to a dead end. The cobblestone walk runs right Floyd | up to the side of a giant pipe. The steep slope leading down to the Floyd | water continues to the east. Floyd | Floyd | A strange, triangular tile is embedded amongst the cobblestones. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x bridge" | ||||
Floyd | You look out over the water for some evidence of a bridge but find Floyd | nothing. No-- wait. Is that a patch of dirt hovering in midair? Floyd | Indeed, it looks like a fine powdering of dust has settled on a small Floyd | section of the bridge a few feet out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "east" | ||||
Floyd | You take a deep breath and, starting from the triangular tile, step Floyd | out over the slope. In spite of what the snail told you, you are Floyd | startled when your foot meets the solid surface of the bridge. Floyd | Tentatively, you press forward. When you are finally standing Floyd | directly over the pond, you lose your bearings, however. The Floyd | disconnect between what you see and what you feel causes you to lose Floyd | your balance. You teeter back and forth, dangerously, and with no Floyd | handrail to catch you, you nearly fall into the water. Slowly, you are Floyd | able to make your way back to the shore. Floyd | Floyd | There's got to be a way for me to get across this bridge, you tell Floyd | yourself. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "hm" | |||
| Binder says, "I guess I'll see if spiders talk here, too." | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | On the Shore of the Pond Floyd | Here the dirt path that you've grown accustomed to is replaced by a Floyd | cobblestone walk. To the east, a steep, rocky slope leads down to the Floyd | moss-green water. A thick layer of mist has settled over the pond Floyd | making it difficult to see to the opposite side. Floyd | Floyd | In the grass alongside the cobblestone terrace, you see Snoll's shell. Floyd | He must've retreated back inside. Floyd | Floyd | The dandelion is to the southwest. The walk also marches on to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | At the Base of a Dandelion Floyd | You are at the base of the largest dandelion you've ever seen. Tall, Floyd | lance-like leaves surround its massive stem, which rises up to support Floyd | a snowy globe of seeds. Beyond the dandelion, to the east, the ground Floyd | grows marshier and thick with palm sedge. Floyd | Floyd | The path here runs from southwest to northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By a Cluster of Tulips Floyd | Giant, cup-shaped flowers sit atop tall, dark green stalks that Floyd | stretch to about five times your height. Most of the flowers are a Floyd | deep pink, aside from one striking orange tulip that sits apart from Floyd | the rest. Floyd | Floyd | The path curves to the northeast here. It also continues back west to Floyd | the fork. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | At a Fork in the Path Floyd | Tall grasses line the path that forks off to the north and east. The Floyd | road back home is to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | Johnny says, "A blindfold." | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By the Rose Thicket Floyd | You find yourself standing in front of an unruly thicket of damask Floyd | roses. Their scent permeates the air. Floyd | Floyd | You can hear the faint sound of crying to the north. The path also Floyd | continues back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By the Lilac Bush Floyd | Here the path culminates at a stout lilac bush bursting with its Floyd | distinctive amethyst flowers. A beautiful nymph sits sobbing on one of Floyd | its lower branches. Floyd | Floyd | The path continues back to the south. The small clearing in the brush Floyd | that Hespa pointed out is to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | (from Johnny) Johnny says, "And handcuffs." | |||
| DavidW says (to Johnny), "Different game." | ||||
| Binder is listening... wait, no | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ask hespa about spider" | ||||
Floyd | "It's a nasty thing... almost a big as I am." She stares at you with Floyd | frightened eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ask hespa about weapon" | ||||
Floyd | The nymph is too lost in her grief at the moment to respond. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | You duck into the small clearing.... Floyd | Floyd | In the Small Clearing Floyd | The brush presses in around you from every direction. You feel quite Floyd | claustrophobic here. It doesn't help that you are sharing the space Floyd | with a giant spider. The vile creature is busy at work, wrapping the Floyd | increasingly lethargic Bugg in its silky cocoon. Floyd | Floyd | The path back to the lilac bush is southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ask spider about bugg" | ||||
Floyd | The spider answers you with a hiss. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By the Lilac Bush Floyd | Here the path culminates at a stout lilac bush bursting with its Floyd | distinctive amethyst flowers. A beautiful nymph sits sobbing on one of Floyd | its lower branches. Floyd | Floyd | The path continues back to the south. The small clearing in the brush Floyd | that Hespa pointed out is to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "I suppose we should save if I'm feeling reckless." | |||
| eladnarra asks, "hi~ what IF is this?" | ||||
| Jacqueline clears the save counter. | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf1" | ||||
Floyd | Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says (to eladnarra), "Mite" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to eladnarra), "Mite, by Sara Dee" | ||||
| DavidW says, "We're playing "Mite" by Sara Dee." | ||||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "Quick! Someone else say it!" | ||||
| DB says, "Timing, again." | ||||
| DavidW says, "heh" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | You duck into the small clearing.... Floyd | Floyd | In the Small Clearing Floyd | The brush presses in around you from every direction. You feel quite Floyd | claustrophobic here. It doesn't help that you are sharing the space Floyd | with a giant spider. The vile creature is busy at work, wrapping the Floyd | increasingly lethargic Bugg in its silky cocoon. Floyd | Floyd | The path back to the lilac bush is southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "sling gem at spider" | ||||
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "throw gem at spider" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the jewel) Floyd | You'd prefer to hold on to it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "kill spider" | ||||
Floyd | As things look more and more dire for poor Bugg, you feel a surge of Floyd | desperation. In a moment of sheer insanity, you ball up your bare fist Floyd | and punch the spider in the back. It whirls around furiously and Floyd | snaps out at you with its fangs. You are able to escape just in time. Floyd | You doubt you will be able to get away with that again. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "huh" | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x spider" | ||||
Floyd | The giant spider is covered in velvety, chestnut-brown fur but it Floyd | hardly seems cuddly. Every so often, it pauses in its spinning to Floyd | stare back at you with its inky black eyes. Perhaps it's considering Floyd | what to have for dessert. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kill spider" | ||||
Floyd | Foolishly emboldened by your previous attack, you strike out at the Floyd | spider again, unarmed. This time you are not so lucky. In an instant, Floyd | the spider is upon you, sinking its fangs into your chest. Once you Floyd | are effectively paralyzed, it drags you over to its web and begins to Floyd | swathe you in your own silken shroud. What an unfortunate way to end Floyd | your first adventure. Floyd | Floyd | *** You have died *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT? Floyd | > | Binder exclaims, "woo!" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "mmm" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "restore" | DB says, "Hm... we definitely need a weapon." | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "cf1" | ||||
Floyd | Enter saved game to load: Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By the Lilac Bush Floyd | Here the path culminates at a stout lilac bush bursting with its Floyd | distinctive amethyst flowers. A beautiful nymph sits sobbing on one of Floyd | its lower branches. Floyd | Floyd | The path continues back to the south. The small clearing in the brush Floyd | that Hespa pointed out is to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "or to do something less straightforward." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to DB), "I agree with your astute observation." | ||||
| DB says, "I still think there must be some way to get a dandelion leaf." | ||||
| Binder says, "Let's try that then" | ||||
| DB says, "Maybe there's something we can cut one with." | ||||
| Binder says, "yeah, if we had a weapon we could cut a leaf into a wea...er" | ||||
| (from DavidW) DB says, "like another dandelion leaf" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By the Rose Thicket Floyd | You find yourself standing in front of an unruly thicket of damask Floyd | roses. Their scent permeates the air. Floyd | Floyd | You can hear the faint sound of crying to the north. The path also Floyd | continues back to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to Binder), "haha" | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "climb rose" | ||||
Floyd | The prickly tangle is less than inviting. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x rose" | ||||
Floyd | The dense shrubbery, capped with fat pink roses, branches out high Floyd | overhead. The blooms are captivating but their thorny stems make them Floyd | seem more than a little forbidding. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "get thorn" | ||||
Floyd | You reach out and yank on the dried thorn. It snaps off into your Floyd | hand. Floyd | Floyd | > | DB says, "Well, a cutting object could be a tool rather than a weapon." | |||
| Binder says, "YEAH BOYEEEEE" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a thorn Floyd | a sling (being worn) Floyd | a jewel Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Maybe we could ask the spider if he'd chew off a leaf for us so that we could use it to kill him." | |||
| DavidW says, "hooray" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x thorn" | ||||
Floyd | The base of the thorn fits neatly into your palm. You wave it in front Floyd | of you with a quick stroke and find that it makes a handly little Floyd | short sword. Floyd | Floyd | > | DB says, "haha" | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By the Lilac Bush Floyd | Here the path culminates at a stout lilac bush bursting with its Floyd | distinctive amethyst flowers. A beautiful nymph sits sobbing on one of Floyd | its lower branches. Floyd | Floyd | The path continues back to the south. The small clearing in the brush Floyd | that Hespa pointed out is to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "My hint wasn't needed after all." | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | You duck into the small clearing.... Floyd | Floyd | In the Small Clearing Floyd | The brush presses in around you from every direction. You feel quite Floyd | claustrophobic here. It doesn't help that you are sharing the space Floyd | with a giant spider. The vile creature is busy at work, wrapping the Floyd | increasingly lethargic Bugg in its silky cocoon. Floyd | Floyd | The path back to the lilac bush is southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "kill spider with thorn" | ||||
Floyd | You know that every living thing has to eat, but the idea of the Floyd | nymph's dear pet being consumed by such a vile creature makes your Floyd | heart hurt. Floyd | Floyd | Thorn in hand, you take a swipe at the spider... and miss. It spits at Floyd | you angrily and then turns its attention back to Bugg. Floyd | Floyd | > | DB says, "Oh, hey, a thorn." | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "kill spider with thorn" | ||||
Floyd | Your first attempt didn't work but you are not ready to give up. You Floyd | swing your makeshift sword forward again with as much force as you can Floyd | muster. It plunges deep into the spider's belly. The brute squawks in Floyd | pain and you jump back, leaving the thorn embedded in its body. Its Floyd | legs spasm wildly and then it finally falls to the ground, still. Floyd | Floyd | Your heart is pounding so hard it feels like it might leap out of your Floyd | chest. You've had to kill different creatures before (smaller, of Floyd | course) but it was never anything like this. You feel like a warrior, Floyd | victorious after battle. You draw the thorn out of the spider's body Floyd | and wipe it off on some nearby grass. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ask spider how you like me NOW" | ||||
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate. Floyd | Floyd | > | DB says, "hahaha" | |||
| eladnarra says, "hahaha" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "heehee" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | In the Small Clearing Floyd | The brush presses in around you from every direction. You see Bugg Floyd | still struggling in the spider's web. Floyd | Floyd | The path back to the lilac bush is southeast. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a dead spider here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x spider" | ||||
Floyd | The spider's crumpled body rests in the corner of the small clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "get spider" | ||||
Floyd | You have no desire to fiddle around with the spider's carcass. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "okthen" | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "free bugg" | ||||
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x bugg" | ||||
Floyd | The spider may be dead, but poor Bugg is still writhing around in the Floyd | food sac. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x sac" | ||||
Floyd | The spider may be dead, but poor Bugg is still writhing around in the Floyd | food sac. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "get silk" | ||||
Floyd | You try to free Bugg with your bare hands but they get caught in the Floyd | viscid outer weave of the food sac. With a determined tug, you are Floyd | able to free yourself, but your palms sting from the effort. Floyd | Floyd | > | DB says, "Cut it open with the thorn." | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "Thorn?" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "cut silk with thorn" | ||||
Floyd | Using the thorn, you delicately cut into the silk cocoon. Once the Floyd | hole you've created is large enough, Bugg is able to crawl out, Floyd | although with great effort. It takes a short while for the exhausted Floyd | ladybug to recover his strength. After flapping his wings and Floyd | stretching his legs, however, he's almost as good as new. He nuzzles Floyd | you appreciatively and then makes his way back to his distressed Floyd | owner. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "tada" | |||
| DB exclaims, "Sweet!" | ||||
| Binder says, "nuzzled by a ladybug. um." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Visit her." | ||||
| Binder shudders | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By the Lilac Bush Floyd | You emerge from the clearing feeling positively exhilarated. You see Floyd | that Bugg has already made his way back to his elated mistress. He is Floyd | nestling cozily in her lap as she checks him for injuries. When she Floyd | notices your return, she offers you a beatific smile. Floyd | Floyd | "I am forever indebted to you," she says. "I thought I would never Floyd | get him back again." Floyd | Floyd | "I'm glad to have helped," you reply. But she's not finished. She Floyd | reaches over to her basket and pulls out something made of purple Floyd | fabric. Floyd | Floyd | "Here... it's not much but perhaps you will find is useful. On less Floyd | exciting days, I spend a lot of time knitting, and I have tons of Floyd | these." She hands you what turns out to be a small purple sack, Floyd | closely knit out of lilac petal fibers. Floyd | Floyd | "Thanks!" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "A he-ladybug." | |||
| Jacqueline asks (of Binder), "Why the shudder?" | ||||
| Binder says (to Jacqueline), "ladybugs are toxic monsters even when I'm normal sized. they must be terrifying at Mite-scale" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a pouch Floyd | a thorn Floyd | a sling (being worn) Floyd | a jewel Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "sweet, something to put my pollen in." | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By the Lilac Bush Floyd | Here the path culminates at a stout lilac bush bursting with its Floyd | distinctive amethyst flowers. Hespa sits on one of its lower branches, Floyd | with Bugg in her lap and her basket at her side. Floyd | Floyd | The path continues back to the south. There is a small clearing in the Floyd | brush to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | DB asks, "Time to collect some pollen?" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Exacally" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By the Rose Thicket Floyd | You find yourself standing in front of an unruly thicket of damask Floyd | roses. Their scent permeates the air. Floyd | Floyd | The path stretches on to the north and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | At a Fork in the Path Floyd | Tall grasses line the path that forks off to the north and east. The Floyd | road back home is to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By a Cluster of Tulips Floyd | Giant, cup-shaped flowers sit atop tall, dark green stalks that Floyd | stretch to about five times your height. Most of the flowers are a Floyd | deep pink, aside from one striking orange tulip that sits apart from Floyd | the rest. Floyd | Floyd | The path curves to the northeast here. It also continues back west to Floyd | the fork. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | At the Base of a Dandelion Floyd | You are at the base of the largest dandelion you've ever seen. Tall, Floyd | lance-like leaves surround its massive stem, which rises up to support Floyd | a snowy globe of seeds. Beyond the dandelion, to the east, the ground Floyd | grows marshier and thick with palm sedge. Floyd | Floyd | The path here runs from southwest to northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "(hm. Is there such a thing as a male ladybug? I don't think there is.)" | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "climb dandelion" | ||||
Floyd | You scale the dandelion stem and pull yourself up onto the head... | Jacqueline says, "Sure there is." | |||
| Binder says (to DavidW), "I think there must be." | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | On Top of the Dandelion Floyd | You are standing on the sole bare spot of the dandelion cap, amongst Floyd | its countless downy white seeds. Up here, you are afforded a better Floyd | view of the captivating orange tulip to the southwest. You can also Floyd | see a calm but murky-looking pond to the east, beyond the palm sedge. Floyd | Floyd | A gentle breeze from the west ruffles you hair. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Not if they reproduce asexually." | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "get seed" | ||||
Floyd | You pull one of the seeds from the dandelion clock and hold it up like Floyd | an umbrella. Floyd | Floyd | A competing northeasterly wind picks up, setting some of the dandelion Floyd | seeds adrift. Floyd | Floyd | > | DB says, "Unless they can procreate using parthenogenesis..." | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "jump" | ||||
Floyd | You jump up with the seed extended in your arm. Its parachute top Floyd | catches in the breeze and you are swept into the air. Floyd | | ||||
| Binder pushes the green 'space' button. | ||||
Floyd | The rough wind buffets you northeast. The tulips, the grasses, the Floyd | pond-- all of them blur together as you soar through the air. Floyd | Eventually gravity takes its course and you slowly descend, bracing Floyd | your legs for impact. Floyd | Floyd | Your trip wasn't as far as it might have seemed. | DavidW says, "I'll look it up later." | |||
| Binder says, "oh, oops" | ||||
| Binder pushes the green 'space' button. | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | On the Shore of the Pond Floyd | Here the dirt path that you've grown accustomed to is replaced by a Floyd | cobblestone walk. To the east, a steep, rocky slope leads down to the Floyd | moss-green water. A thick layer of mist has settled over the pond Floyd | making it difficult to see to the opposite side. Floyd | Floyd | In the grass alongside the cobblestone terrace, you see Snoll's shell. Floyd | He must've retreated back inside. Floyd | Floyd | The dandelion is to the southwest. The walk also marches on to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | You let go of the dandelion seed and watch as it floats away in the Floyd | breeze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | At the Base of a Dandelion Floyd | You are at the base of the largest dandelion you've ever seen. Tall, Floyd | lance-like leaves surround its massive stem, which rises up to support Floyd | a snowy globe of seeds. Beyond the dandelion, to the east, the ground Floyd | grows marshier and thick with palm sedge. Floyd | Floyd | The path here runs from southwest to northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "climb dandelion" | ||||
Floyd | You scale the dandelion stem and pull yourself up onto the head... | ||||
| Binder pushes the green 'space' button. | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | On Top of the Dandelion Floyd | You are standing on the sole bare spot of the dandelion cap, amongst Floyd | its countless downy white seeds. Up here, you are afforded a better Floyd | view of the captivating orange tulip to the southwest. You can also Floyd | see a calm but murky-looking pond to the east, beyond the palm sedge. Floyd | Floyd | The northeasterly wind caresses your shoulders. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "get seed" | ||||
Floyd | You pull one of the seeds from the dandelion clock and hold it up like Floyd | an umbrella. Floyd | Floyd | The wind dies down for a moment and then is replaced by a balmy zephyr Floyd | pressing you southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "jump" | ||||
Floyd | You jump up with the seed extended in your arm. Its parachute top Floyd | catches in the breeze and you are swept into the air. Floyd | | ||||
| Binder pushes the green 'space' button. | ||||
Floyd | The southwestern zephyr sends you coasting toward the tulips. That Floyd | same undercurrent of wind jolts you upward right before you slam face Floyd | first into the tall orange tulip. You release the seed just as you are Floyd | arcing over its open petals... and land in it with a PLOP. Floyd | Floyd | In the Tulip Turret Floyd | The amber petals of the tulip form a protective parapet around you as Floyd | you gaze out at the garden. The pond to the east is covered in a dense Floyd | mist. The view from the other side of the tulip is dominated by an Floyd | overgrown rosebush. Floyd | Floyd | The bottom of the tulip is full of pollen. The tulip's stem offers a Floyd | possible way down. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "get pollen" | ||||
Floyd | You fill up the pouch, which turns out to have quite a bit of give, Floyd | with as much pollen as you can find. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline | Beetles question: What is a male ladybug called? | |||
| Jacqueline | They Are Also Called Ladybugs | ||||
| Jacqueline | ANSWER: That's Mr. Ladybug to you fella. | ||||
| DavidW says, "ha ha" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x pouch" | ||||
Floyd | The small sack is made of closely-knit purple fibers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x pollen" | ||||
Floyd | The golden grains are powdery yet somewhat sticky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "down" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully climb out of the tulip and slide down the stem... Floyd | Floyd | By a Cluster of Tulips Floyd | Giant, cup-shaped flowers sit atop tall, dark green stalks that Floyd | stretch to about five times your height. Most of the flowers are a Floyd | deep pink, aside from one striking orange tulip that sits apart from Floyd | the rest. Floyd | Floyd | The path curves to the northeast here. It also continues back west to Floyd | the fork. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | At the Base of a Dandelion Floyd | You are at the base of the largest dandelion you've ever seen. Tall, Floyd | lance-like leaves surround its massive stem, which rises up to support Floyd | a snowy globe of seeds. Beyond the dandelion, to the east, the ground Floyd | grows marshier and thick with palm sedge. Floyd | Floyd | The path here runs from southwest to northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | On the Shore of the Pond Floyd | Here the dirt path that you've grown accustomed to is replaced by a Floyd | cobblestone walk. To the east, a steep, rocky slope leads down to the Floyd | moss-green water. A thick layer of mist has settled over the pond Floyd | making it difficult to see to the opposite side. Floyd | Floyd | In the grass alongside the cobblestone terrace, you see Snoll's shell. Floyd | He must've retreated back inside. Floyd | Floyd | The dandelion is to the southwest. The walk also marches on to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yay obtaining pollen, btw." | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | At the End of the Path Floyd | You appear to have come to a dead end. The cobblestone walk runs right Floyd | up to the side of a giant pipe. The steep slope leading down to the Floyd | water continues to the east. Floyd | Floyd | A strange, triangular tile is embedded amongst the cobblestones. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You are too afraid of losing your balance over the water to venture Floyd | onto the bridge. If only there were some way to see where you were Floyd | going... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "cover bridge in pollen" | ||||
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to cover the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "hm" | |||
| DavidW says, "try another verb" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "put pollen on bridge" | ||||
Floyd | The floating patch of dust gives you an idea. You grab a handful of Floyd | pollen from the pouch and, starting from the triangular tile, sprinkle Floyd | it over the bridge. The slightly sticky granules of pollen adhere to Floyd | the surface, providing you with a clear path east. Little by little, Floyd | you make your way in that direction, trying to avoid looking down into Floyd | the murky green water. The mist becomes thicker at the center of the Floyd | pond, but you are able to work your way through. Before you know it, Floyd | you find yourself on the other side. Floyd | | DB asks, "Put?" | |||
| DB says, "Indeed." | ||||
| DavidW says (to DB), "yes. That one." | ||||
| Binder says, "great but now EVERYONE can find it." | ||||
| Binder pushes the green 'space' button. | ||||
Floyd | [More] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | On the Beach Floyd | The bridge has deposited you on a sandy little beach surrounded by Floyd | cattails. You look back and see your pollen trail hanging suspended Floyd | over the water. Floyd | Floyd | Unbelievable! And your friends back home probably really won't believe Floyd | it... they'll think you daydreamed it or read it in a book somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | But this is better than a book! you tell yourself. For the first time Floyd | on your adventure, you realize that you are actually having fun. You Floyd | don't know why you were so unenthusiastic starting out. Maybe you were Floyd | afraid of finding out that the magical world of the Great Garden Floyd | wasn't so magical after all. An odd sense of relief washes over you Floyd | and there is now a buoyancy in your step. You barely notice the heft Floyd | of the jewel on your back anymore. Floyd | Floyd | You give your new surroundings another glance and observe a gap in the Floyd | cattails to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "oh, phew, I'm having fun now. that's a relief." | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x cattails" | ||||
Floyd | A dense colony of cattails lines the shore. Their heavy brown heads Floyd | nod atop pithy stems. Floyd | Floyd | A gap between them provides passage to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Better still, from [LINK] in response to the question, 'Are all ladybugs girls?'" | |||
| Jacqueline | A. No. There are boy ladybugs and girl ladybugs. It's almost impossible for the average person to tell them apart. But here are some clue that might help. First, females are usually larger than males. Second, if you observe one ladybug riding atop another ladybug, they are in the process of mating. | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x gap" | ||||
Floyd | A dense colony of cattails lines the shore. Their heavy brown heads Floyd | nod atop pithy stems. Floyd | Floyd | A gap between them provides passage to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The line 'You barely notice the helf of the jewel on your back anymore.' worries me." | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a pouch Floyd | a thorn Floyd | a sling (being worn) Floyd | a jewel Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x gem" | ||||
Floyd | The pale blue jewel glitters in the sunlight. At its base, you can Floyd | make out the delicate, silvery script that reads "PROPERTY OF THE Floyd | FAIRY PRINCE". Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "er heft" | |||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You ascend the sandy hill to the east, passing between the cattails. Floyd | Just as you are crossing the threshold into this new territory, your Floyd | foot catches on a fallen cattail and you trip. You are momentarily Floyd | airborne as you tumble forward, and when you finally hit the ground, Floyd | you are nearly jolted out of your senses. It takes you a few seconds Floyd | to collect yourself, and you finally notice that the jewel has fallen Floyd | out of the sling. You check the immediate area, but it is nowhere to Floyd | be found. Slowly you take in the new scenery and a feeling of dread Floyd | fills your heart. A malicious snicker punctuates the silence. Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "She goes on to link to here 'Ladybugs Mating' page, but I think I want to keep this a family transcript and not link to ladybug pr0n." | |||
| DB asks, "I wonder if we'll run into that troll again?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "oh. okay. It's still there." | ||||
| Binder says, "uh" | ||||
| Binder says, "it WAS" | ||||
| Binder says, "science DAMMIT" | ||||
| DavidW says, "oops" | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | [More] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | By the Giant Gnome Statue Floyd | It's all almost too much to take in. The wide clearing that you have Floyd | stumbled into is dominated by a giant statue of a gnome. It's the most Floyd | peculiar thing you've ever seen and you can only guess what its Floyd | purpose is. But you are unable to dwell on that for long, because Floyd | perched on the shoulder of the gnome, high overhead, an ugly hobgoblin Floyd | is crouched, one bony gray arm wrapped around the gem. Floyd | Floyd | "Give that back!" you shout. The goblin offers another fiendish Floyd | chuckle and says something in a language you don't understand. Floyd | Floyd | "That jewel belongs to the Fairy Prince!" you continue, but the goblin Floyd | doesn't seem to care. He holds the gem up, marveling at the Floyd | coruscating colors it produces in the sunlight. While he is Floyd | distracted, you attempt to scale the gnome, but lacking the goblin's Floyd | sharp black claws, you are unable to get a solid grip on anything. Floyd | Floyd | What am I going to do now? You've come too far to let this Floyd | contemptible creature make off with the jewel. Floyd | Floyd | You observe, with little sense of relief, that your familiar dirt path Floyd | has reappeared. It continues south from here. To the west, beyond the Floyd | offending cattail that caused this mess, you see the opening leading Floyd | back to the beach. Floyd | Floyd | The goblin warbles an odd little tune. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oh dear" | |||
| DB says, "Oh, uh oh..." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Should we go back, or is this probably required" | ||||
| Binder says, "I'm guessing required. No warning, just a bad thing." | ||||
| DavidW says, "This mishap is unavoidable." | ||||
| Binder says, "just another fucking opportunity for growth on the hero's journey" | ||||
| Jacqueline nods. | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | A Bend in the Path Floyd | A tall, crimson-capped mushroom stands at a curve in the grass-lined Floyd | path, providing the surrounding greenery with a bit of shade. On top Floyd | of it, two chubby caterpillars are taking a nap, apparently sated Floyd | after an afternoon fungi feast. Next to the lofty shroom, its shorter, Floyd | squatter twin sits tipped over. Chomp-marks on the base indicate Floyd | exactly how it was felled. Floyd | Floyd | The path continues up a steep incline to the east. It also curves back Floyd | to the gnome statue, to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x mushroom" | ||||
Floyd | Which do you mean, the tall mushroom or the squat mushroom? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x squat mushroom" | ||||
Floyd | The squat mushroom is tipped on its side. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x tall mushroom" | ||||
Floyd | Two chubby caterpillars are taking a nap on top of the lofty mushroom, Floyd | which stretches slightly overhead. You can see bite marks in its Floyd | crimson cap where the creatures have feasted. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x caterpillars" | ||||
Floyd | Two chubby black caterpillars are curled up on top of the tall Floyd | mushroom. They are sleeping soundly after their afternoon fungi Floyd | feast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a pouch Floyd | a thorn Floyd | a sling (being worn and empty) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "x pouch" | ||||
Floyd | The small sack is made of closely-knit purple fibers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l in pouch" | ||||
Floyd | The pouch is empty. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Binder says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | A Bend in the Path Floyd | A tall, crimson-capped mushroom stands at a curve in the grass-lined Floyd | path, providing the surrounding greenery with a bit of shade. On top Floyd | of it, two chubby caterpillars are taking a nap, apparently sated Floyd | after an afternoon fungi feast. Next to the lofty shroom, its shorter, Floyd | squatter twin sits tipped over. Chomp-marks on the base indicate Floyd | exactly how it was felled. Floyd | Floyd | The path continues up a steep incline to the east. It also curves back Floyd | to the gnome statue, to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | Binder says, "aw, crud, I need to tag out. I've got to run off and play some board games IRL" | |||
| DB says, "Dang." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Games?" | ||||
| Alex says (to Jacqueline), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that games are games." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "We have serious things going on here, Binder." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Alex), "thanks" | ||||
| Alex asks (of DavidW), "Awwwk! So where's my cork nut then?" | ||||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "We're on a quest!" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "But okay." | ||||
| DB says, "See you later, Binder." | ||||
| Binder says, "I forgot to have my mom sign the permission slip for this quest so it's just as well." | ||||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "Have fun!" | ||||
| Binder says, "ttfn" | ||||
| Binder idleth yea verily | ||||
| Jacqueline asks (of DB), "I've got your back, but occasionally have a lag. Can you drive?" | ||||
| DB asks, "Why not?" | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "look" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | A Bend in the Path Floyd | A tall, crimson-capped mushroom stands at a curve in the grass-lined Floyd | path, providing the surrounding greenery with a bit of shade. On top Floyd | of it, two chubby caterpillars are taking a nap, apparently sated Floyd | after an afternoon fungi feast. Next to the lofty shroom, its shorter, Floyd | squatter twin sits tipped over. Chomp-marks on the base indicate Floyd | exactly how it was felled. Floyd | Floyd | The path continues up a steep incline to the east. It also curves back Floyd | to the gnome statue, to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Danke." | |||
| DB says, "Bitte." | ||||
| DB asks, "What shall we do next?" | ||||
| DavidW asks, "Perhaps explore a bit more?" | ||||
| eladnarra says, "wonder if you can wake 'em up" | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "wake caterpillars" | ||||
Floyd | You doubt that the caterpillars have any helpful advice to offer so Floyd | you decide to let them continue sleeping. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Good idea, though." | |||
| eladnarra says, "heh" | ||||
| eladnarra says, "exploring sounds good, then :)" | ||||
| DB asks, "Okay. Which way?" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "We still need to get the jewel back, right?" | ||||
| DB says, "There is that." | ||||
| DB says, "Or maybe we could just go find the Prince and he'll trounce the goblin." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "That seems less than ideal, but perhaps." | ||||
| eladnarra says, "heh. we could try east, see if there's anything that would help with the goblin" | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "east" | ||||
Floyd | You climb the hill to the east... Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Palace Floyd | The palace-- at long last! Though your parents had described it to Floyd | you, you still were not prepared for this. The famed Gazing Ball Floyd | Palace sits atop a tall marble tower, countless stories high. The Floyd | opalescent sphere shimmers in the sunlight, beckoning you forward. Floyd | Floyd | At the base of the marble tower, you see a great arched door, in front Floyd | of which stands a somber-looking chipmunk. She's armored in shining Floyd | silver and holds a spear at her side. The chipmunk stares at you Floyd | warily as you approach. Floyd | Floyd | "State your business, citizen." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "tell chipmunk about jewel" | ||||
Floyd | You tell the chipmunk how you came upon the missing jewel. Her Floyd | interest is piqued only slightly. Floyd | Floyd | "Where is this jewel?" she asks. You sigh deeply. Floyd | Floyd | > | eladnarra says, "hm..." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell chipmunk about goblin" | ||||
Floyd | "A goblin has stolen a jewel belonging to the Fairy Prince!" you tell Floyd | the guard. She eyes you for a moment. Floyd | Floyd | "I cannot leave my post," she says, finally. "If what you say is true, Floyd | you should do what you can to retrieve it." Floyd | Floyd | > | DB says, "Phooey." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask chipmunk for spear" | ||||
Floyd | You doubt the chipmunk guard will respond well to being ordered Floyd | around. Floyd | Floyd | > | eladnarra asks, "spear?" | |||
| DB says (to Floyd), "x chipmunk" | ||||
Floyd | A striped brown chipmunk stands guard at the palace door. She wears a Floyd | vest of silver armor and a somber expression. At her side, you see a Floyd | long, sharp spear. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It was worth a try." | |||
| eladnarra says, "darn" | ||||
| DB says, "Indeed." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask chipmunk about goblin" | ||||
Floyd | "Troublesome creatures... and smelly." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sphere" | ||||
Floyd | The famed Gazing Ball Palace sits atop a tall marble tower, countless Floyd | stories high. The opalescent sphere shimmers in the sunlight, Floyd | beckoning you forward. Floyd | Floyd | > | eladnarra asks, "how can the sling we have be used?" | |||
| DB says (to Floyd), "ask chipmunk for weapon" | ||||
Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I don't think we've used it in an offensive way (like, to throw or fling things)." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm not sure it'd work that way." | ||||
| DB says, "Or make rude gestures." | ||||
| eladnarra says, "ah~" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I haven't seen any stones or acorns that we might use as ammo." | ||||
| DB asks, "Should we head back to the goblin?" | ||||
| eladnarra says, "sure" | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "west" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | A Bend in the Path Floyd | A tall, crimson-capped mushroom stands at a curve in the grass-lined Floyd | path, providing the surrounding greenery with a bit of shade. On top Floyd | of it, two chubby caterpillars are taking a nap, apparently sated Floyd | after an afternoon fungi feast. Next to the lofty shroom, its shorter, Floyd | squatter twin sits tipped over. Chomp-marks on the base indicate Floyd | exactly how it was felled. Floyd | Floyd | The path continues up a steep incline to the east. It also curves back Floyd | to the gnome statue, to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "north" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | By the Giant Gnome Statue Floyd | This wide clearing is dominated by a giant gnome statue. A goblin is Floyd | perched on its shoulder, clinging to the jewel that inspired this Floyd | whole journey. Floyd | Floyd | The dirt path picks up here, stretching south. To the west, beyond the Floyd | fallen cattail, you see the opening leading back to the beach. Floyd | Floyd | Holding the gem under one arm, the goblin leans over and pretends to Floyd | pick the gnome's nose. Floyd | Floyd | > | DB asks, "What is it with goblins and picking noses?" | |||
| DB says (to Floyd), "x goblin" | ||||
Floyd | The hideous goblin is bald, with sagging gray skin and sharp black Floyd | nails and teeth. It is currently having a great deal of fun taunting Floyd | you with the jewel. Floyd | Floyd | The ugly monster pantomimes crying. Then he points at you and laughs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "inventory" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a pouch Floyd | a thorn Floyd | a sling (being worn and empty) Floyd | Floyd | The rotten fiend finds a small pebble and chucks it at you. It Floyd | bounces harmlessly into the cattails. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to DB), "Perhaps it's a metaphor for masturbation." | |||
| DB says, "Blugh." | ||||
| eladnarra says, "pebble... but likely not something in reach" | ||||
| DB says, "I think I'm gonna try this sling thing." | ||||
| DB says, "We do have the thorn." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Between this and Binder dropping the f-bomb, my hopes of a family-friendly transcript are dashed. I should have just gone ahead and linked to the ladybug pr0n." | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "remove sling" | ||||
Floyd | You'd prefer to keep it on. Floyd | Floyd | The hideous creature chuckles maliciously. Floyd | Floyd | > | DB says, "Oh, dang." | |||
| eladnarra says, "hahaha" | ||||
| Jacqueline | [LINK] | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "There." | ||||
| eladnarra says, "and here I was trying to stick with things like 'darn'..." | ||||
| DavidW goes bugeyed. | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "It is some hot ladybug on ladybug action, yeah." | ||||
| DB says, "hahaha" | ||||
| eladnarra says, "huh, two hours..." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Two hours?" | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "throw thorn at goblin" | ||||
Floyd | You toss the makeshift sword at the goblin but your aim is off. The Floyd | thorn goes flying into the cattails. Floyd | Floyd | Great. Just great. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That might include foreplay time." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, yeah, two hours." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I see that now." | ||||
| eladnarra says, "heh" | ||||
| dsimon asks, "makeshift sword?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "The thorn." | ||||
| DB says, "Okay, so we're going into the cattails to get our sword back, then..." | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "west" | ||||
Floyd | You carefully step over the fallen cattail... Floyd | Floyd | On the Beach Floyd | You are on a sandy little beach surrounded by cattails. To the west, Floyd | your pollen trail hangs suspended over the water, defining the path of Floyd | the invisible bridge. A gap in the cattails allows passage to the Floyd | east. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks (of dsimon), "Is that what the kids are calling it these days?" | |||
| eladnarra says, "oh oh, we just lost our thorn..." | ||||
| DavidW says, "The thorn is lost, now, I think." | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "east" | ||||
Floyd | You ascend the sandy hill to the east, passing between the cattails. Floyd | Floyd | By the Giant Gnome Statue Floyd | This wide clearing is dominated by a giant gnome statue. A goblin is Floyd | perched on its shoulder, clinging to the jewel that inspired this Floyd | whole journey. Floyd | Floyd | The dirt path picks up here, stretching south. To the west, beyond the Floyd | fallen cattail, you see the opening leading back to the beach. Floyd | Floyd | > | dsimon says, "Oi! Walked right into that one. :-)" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Sorry, I'll get my mind back on the game." | ||||
| DB says, "Dang, I think you're right." | ||||
| eladnarra asks, "is it gone for good?" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "There's just the one?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I think you only really needed it for the spider, though." | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "get cattail" | ||||
Floyd | The cattail is entirely too heavy for that. Floyd | Floyd | > | DB asks, "Maybe there's something we can do with the mushroom?" | |||
| DavidW says, "maybe" | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "south" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | A Bend in the Path Floyd | A tall, crimson-capped mushroom stands at a curve in the grass-lined Floyd | path, providing the surrounding greenery with a bit of shade. On top Floyd | of it, two chubby caterpillars are taking a nap, apparently sated Floyd | after an afternoon fungi feast. Next to the lofty shroom, its shorter, Floyd | squatter twin sits tipped over. Chomp-marks on the base indicate Floyd | exactly how it was felled. Floyd | Floyd | The path continues up a steep incline to the east. It also curves back Floyd | to the gnome statue, to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "get squat mushroom" | ||||
Floyd | You tilt the mushroom back onto its base. It's a little wobbly but Floyd | can stand without falling over. You wrap your arms around the fungus Floyd | in an attempt to lift it, but find that it is too unwieldy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "look" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | A Bend in the Path Floyd | A tall, crimson-capped mushroom stands at a curve in the grass-lined Floyd | path, providing the surrounding greenery with a bit of shade. On top Floyd | of it, two chubby caterpillars are taking a nap, apparently sated Floyd | after an afternoon fungi feast. Next to the lofty shroom, sits its Floyd | shorter, squatter twin. Floyd | Floyd | The path continues up a steep incline to the east. It also curves back Floyd | to the gnome statue, to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | eladnarra asks, "can we climb it?" | |||
| DB says (to Floyd), "stand on squat mushroom" | ||||
Floyd | You climb onto the squat mushroom. Its cap is springy beneath your Floyd | feet. Floyd | Floyd | > | Johnny asks, "Can we get the goblin high?" | |||
| DB says, "hah" | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "jump" | ||||
Floyd | You jump on the mushroom. Its springy cap propels you high in the Floyd | air. Floyd | Floyd | > | DB says, "Hm..." | |||
| DB says (to Floyd), "get off mushroom" | ||||
Floyd | Which do you mean, the tall mushroom or the squat mushroom? Floyd | Floyd | > | eladnarra says, "makes me wonder if we can push it to the statue, then stand on it" | |||
| DB says (to Floyd), "short" | ||||
Floyd | You get off the squat mushroom. Floyd | Floyd | A Bend in the Path Floyd | A tall, crimson-capped mushroom stands at a curve in the grass-lined Floyd | path, providing the surrounding greenery with a bit of shade. On top Floyd | of it, two chubby caterpillars are taking a nap, apparently sated Floyd | after an afternoon fungi feast. Next to the lofty shroom, sits its Floyd | shorter, squatter twin. Floyd | Floyd | The path continues up a steep incline to the east. It also curves back Floyd | to the gnome statue, to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "try it." | |||
| DB says (to Floyd), "push squat mushroom" | DB asks, "...?" | |||
| Johnny pushes the green 'space' button. | ||||
Floyd | Maybe the mushroom can provide the height you need to help you reach Floyd | the goblin, you tell yourself. With a little effort, you push the Floyd | fungus toward the clearing... Floyd | Floyd | By the Giant Gnome Statue Floyd | This wide clearing is dominated by a giant gnome statue. A goblin is Floyd | perched on its shoulder, clinging to the jewel that inspired this Floyd | whole journey. Floyd | Floyd | The dirt path picks up here, stretching south. To the west, beyond the Floyd | fallen cattail, you see the opening leading back to the beach. Floyd | Floyd | You push the mushroom next to the gnome. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "stand on mushroom" | ||||
Floyd | You climb onto the squat mushroom. Its cap is springy beneath your Floyd | feet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "jump" | ||||
Floyd | You've had enough of this contemptible monster. You jump on the Floyd | mushroom's springy cap and are launched high in the air. When you are Floyd | even with the creature, you strike out with your small green fist. Floyd | That's all it takes. The cowardly goblin shrieks with frightened Floyd | rage. He drops the jewel and makes off into the cattails, which Floyd | rustle violently in his wake. Floyd | Floyd | You climb down from the mushroom and retrieve the jewel, inspecting it Floyd | carefully for any scratches. Its sparkling facets are no worse for Floyd | the wear. Your spirits soar again. You feel as though nothing can Floyd | stand in your way now. Floyd | Floyd | You head south, ready to finally present the Fairy Prince with his Floyd | lost treasure. Floyd | | Johnny says, "hee" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "wow - nice" | ||||
| eladnarra exclaims, "yay!" | ||||
| DB exclaims, "Yay!" | ||||
| DavidW says, "hoorays" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Well, return it?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "jump-fist attack!" | ||||
| DB asks, "That wasn't the end, was it?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "We still need to take the jewel to the Prince." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Nah, we need to return it to the castle." | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "look" | ||||
Floyd | [More] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A Bend in the Path Floyd | A tall, crimson-capped mushroom stands at a curve in the grass-lined Floyd | path, providing the surrounding greenery with a bit of shade. On top Floyd | of it, two chubby caterpillars are taking a nap, apparently sated Floyd | after an afternoon fungi feast. Floyd | Floyd | The path continues up a steep incline to the east. It also curves back Floyd | to the gnome statue, to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Let's go see the chipmunk." | |||
| DB says (to Floyd), "inventory" | ||||
Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a pouch Floyd | a sling (being worn) Floyd | a jewel Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "south" | ||||
Floyd | You are immediately enveloped by the tall fescue. Fearful of losing Floyd | your way in this green jungle, you quickly return to the path. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "east" | ||||
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||||
Floyd | You climb the hill to the east... Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Palace Floyd | Though your parents had described it to you, you still were not Floyd | prepared for this. The famed Gazing Ball Palace sits atop a tall Floyd | marble tower, countless stories high. The opalescent sphere shimmers Floyd | in the sunlight, beckoning you forward. Floyd | Floyd | At the base of the marble tower, you see a great arched door, in front Floyd | of which stands a somber-looking chipmunk. She's armored in shining Floyd | silver and holds a spear at her side. Floyd | Floyd | The path wends its way back to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "tell chipmunk about jewel" | ||||
Floyd | You take the jewel in your arms one more time, enjoying the reassuring Floyd | weight of it. Finally, you present it to the chipmunk guard. Floyd | Floyd | "I believe this belongs to the Fairy Prince." The chipmunk leans Floyd | forward and inspects the egg-shaped gem, taking notice of the Floyd | inscription. She puffs her cheeks thoughtfully. Floyd | Floyd | "I see." Suddenly she is all action. She opens the door and steps Floyd | aside, allowing you entry into the palace. It takes a moment for your Floyd | eyes to adjust to the dim lighting of the surprisingly modest Floyd | anteroom. The chipmunk makes no haste in leading you to a narrow set Floyd | of stairs. You return the jewel to the sling and begin your ascent. Floyd | Up, up, up you go. You climb so many steps, it seems like you're Floyd | heading for the clouds. Just when you feel like you cannot go on, you Floyd | arrive at a small landing with a simple wooden door. The chipmunk, who Floyd | has been following quietly behind you the whole time, reaches over and Floyd | twists the knob. Floyd | Floyd | "Here we are then..." She ushers you forward. Floyd | | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "look" | ||||
Floyd | [More] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Inside the Palace Floyd | You find yourself in the throne room of the palace. The giant Floyd | translucent dome casts rainbows across every surface. The throne sits Floyd | empty. The Fairy Prince has instead opted to sit on a bench near the Floyd | glass, where he can look out over the garden. He smiles up at you as Floyd | you approach. Floyd | Floyd | "Ah, I've been waiting for you!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "x prince" | ||||
Floyd | The Fairy Prince sits on a bench near the dome wall, his pale green Floyd | wings folded behind him. He smiles at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "tell prince about jewel" | ||||
Floyd | The prince listens with great interest as you tell him about your Floyd | adventure. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "give jewel to prince" | ||||
Floyd | (first taking the jewel) Floyd | Without much ado, you hand over the jewel. Floyd | Floyd | "Thanks!" he says brightly. He startles you by tossing it into the Floyd | air where it transforms into small white pebble, which he then catches Floyd | in his hand and shoves in his pocket. He offers an impish laugh... and Floyd | suddenly things come together. Floyd | Floyd | "It was you!" Floyd | Floyd | "I have to admit it was." Floyd | Floyd | "But why?" The Prince pauses for a moment. Floyd | Floyd | "I have been trying to keep things safe and green here for a long Floyd | while... but it's been getting harder and harder. There is a darkness Floyd | pressing in." He motions out the window to a spot far on the horizon. Floyd | You can see it. It is far away but it is there... It fills you with Floyd | dread. Floyd | Floyd | "The people have become complacent. Things have been going well for Floyd | so long that they are becoming more and more careless. I need help to Floyd | keep them safe from the outside. That's why I set up this test." It Floyd | all makes sense now. But you're not exactly sure what he is asking of Floyd | you. Finally, he spells it out: Floyd | Floyd | "I need the help of good folks like you, who are brave and kind Floyd | hearted, to help me guard the people against the coming darkness. But Floyd | it's entirely up to you. There's not much time to waste though. Are Floyd | you up for it? Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "Man, what a feel good game." | |||
| DB asks, "Are we up for it?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I thought you'd like it." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "OF COURSE WE FREAKIN' ARE" | ||||
| DB says (to Floyd), "yes" | ||||
Floyd | You think long and hard. Earlier today, you would've run as fast as Floyd | you could in the opposite direction. But you feel like an entirely Floyd | different pixy. You provide him with your answer. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have won *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT? Floyd | > | eladnarra says, "hehehe" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | Inside the Palace Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "no" | ||||
Floyd | That was a rhetorical question. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give jewel" | ||||
Floyd | (to Fairy Prince) Floyd | (first taking the jewel) Floyd | Without much ado, you hand over the jewel. Floyd | Floyd | "Thanks!" he says brightly. He startles you by tossing it into the Floyd | air where it transforms into small white pebble, which he then catches Floyd | in his hand and shoves in his pocket. He offers an impish laugh... and Floyd | suddenly things come together. Floyd | Floyd | "It was you!" Floyd | Floyd | "I have to admit it was." Floyd | Floyd | "But why?" The Prince pauses for a moment. Floyd | Floyd | "I have been trying to keep things safe and green here for a long Floyd | while... but it's been getting harder and harder. There is a darkness Floyd | pressing in." He motions out the window to a spot far on the horizon. Floyd | You can see it. It is far away but it is there... It fills you with Floyd | dread. Floyd | Floyd | "The people have become complacent. Things have been going well for Floyd | so long that they are becoming more and more careless. I need help to Floyd | keep them safe from the outside. That's why I set up this test." It Floyd | all makes sense now. But you're not exactly sure what he is asking of Floyd | you. Finally, he spells it out: Floyd | Floyd | "I need the help of good folks like you, who are brave and kind Floyd | hearted, to help me guard the people against the coming darkness. But Floyd | it's entirely up to you. There's not much time to waste though. Are Floyd | you up for it? Floyd | | Johnny asks (of DB), "Did you take the opportunity to type f yes?" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "no" | ||||
Floyd | You think long and hard. Earlier today, you would've run as fast as Floyd | you could in the opposite direction. But you feel like an entirely Floyd | different pixy. You provide him with your answer. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have won *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT? Floyd | > | Nitku says, "I don't think there was a prompt" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Darn." | ||||
| DB says, "hahaha" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Pixy Power!" | ||||
| Jacqueline fistbumps DavidW. | ||||
| eladnarra says, "that was a cute game~" | ||||
| DB says, "That's interesting... it doesn't say we said yes. Just that we provided him with our answer." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I assume we said yes." | ||||
| DB says, "I assume this, too." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "It was, yeah. Possibly a good kids game, though a couple of the puzzles might be above kids. I would never have thought to move the mushroom." | ||||
| DavidW says, "But you're right. It is a bit ambiguous." | ||||
| DB says, "But it is curious." | ||||
| DB says, "Fun game." | ||||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "And hey hey, we're under two hours. The ladybugs are still goin' at it, but we've won!" | ||||
| DB says, "haha" | ||||
| DavidW says, "It took me a while to think of using the mushroom when I played. I kept trying to climb the statue directly, I think." | ||||
| eladnarra says, "haha" | ||||
| eladnarra says, "not sure why I thought of the mushroom, to be honest" | ||||
| DB says, "It's the springy nature of it underfoot that suggests the trampoline thing." | ||||
| eladnarra says, "I'm usually rather oblivious when it comes to puzzles" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Sara is going to be disturbed by all the dirty ladybug talk in this transcript. tut tut" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I've seen mushroom-as-trampoline before in Zork Grand Inquisitor." | ||||
| DB says, "And in Super Mario 64, too, if I remember correctly." | ||||
| DB says, "Lots of mushroom stuff in Mario." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Never played any Mario game." | ||||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "!" | ||||
| DB asks, "Get out! Not one?" | ||||
| eladnarra says, "I've played neither, but perhaps I should~" | ||||
| DavidW says, "There's a lot of mainstream stuff I've never played. Being poor does that." | ||||
| DB says, "You should be able to find Mario online, I think." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "That was good. So. Continue on with comp games, or take a new tack?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "For next week, I men." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "er, mean" | ||||
| Johnny says, "[LINK]" | ||||
| DB says, "More comp games, I think. Unless anyone has an idea of a really great game that ought to be played." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I don't mind continuing with comp games, but it would be nice to have the occasional non-comp game." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I liked that we did The Unicorn Pool." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I need to update the CFS list, and I think I might make it signable this time." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah, that was cool, looking through the 2010 games and picking something more people hadn't played because it was from outside a comp." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I also received a request from markm for A Simple Theft 1 & 2, though one of them is only available, I think, on the Get Lamp DVD from what I hear, and I'm not sure if it would be well-received if we played it due to that." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Anyone know anything about that?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Looks like 'The People's Glorious Revolutionary Text Adventure Game' is next in the comp list, and it's one I haven't played yet." | ||||
| DB says, "Not I." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Like, I am totally unfamiliar with the game, and even though I have the DVD, I haven't gone through all the extras." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I played the first A Simple Theft, but not the 2nd one." | ||||
| DB asks, "Did you see the extra on Photopia?" | ||||
| DB says, "I know it was spoilery, but I thought it should have stayed in the final version." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I haven't seen any of the DVD stuff via computer." | ||||
| DB asks, "So, TPGRTAG next?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "That'd be my pick, yeah." | ||||
| Nitku says, "I think it'd be a great game for CF" | ||||
| eladnarra says, "that sounds good; now I just need to remember to show up ^_^" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Sounds good." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I started it, didn't get terribly far. Would like to see it through." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to eladnarra), "Please do remember, yes. It was nice to have you here." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Seconded." | ||||
| DB says, "Indeed." | ||||
| eladnarra says, "aw, thanks" | ||||
| eladnarra exclaims, "it's a lot of fun!" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to DB), "Also glad to see you here. It's been awhile." | ||||
| DB says, "It has. I should try to make it here more regularly." | ||||
| DavidW says (to DB), "Have you been busy? I suspect you have been." | ||||
| DB says, "I've been quite busy, yeah." | ||||
| DB says, "Still am, actually." | ||||
| DB says, "I have a meeting at 2 today." | ||||
| DB asks, "Maybe I could turn ClubFloyd into research somehow?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Oh, I saw the email about Drifting round the Campfire or whatever it was called. Still not sure if I should respond to it or not." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I don't think I'm much of a Drifter for writing just one ADRIFT game." | ||||
| DB says, "Well, whatever you decide is most prudent. We're glad to have you around the community, though." | ||||
| (from DavidW) DB says, "well, if it bothers you, write a second one." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I should drop by the forum more often, certainly,." | ||||
| DB says (to jacqueline), "I think we might want to take it to e-mail, actually. I still need to shower and eat and such before my meeting." | DB says, "The Forum's a good place." | |||
| DB says, "I wish more 'DRIFTers would show up here, though." | ||||
| DavidW asks, "To ifmud, or to ClubFloyd?" | ||||
| DB says, "Both." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I think it'd be a good thing for the community if they did, yeah." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Some Drifters have visited once or twice, but somehow they feel out of place, I think." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "But I think a lot of them think we're elitist meanie cabalists." | ||||
| DB says, "Hey, guys, it's been a good time. I gotta get going, though." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "And don't worry, I won't include this bit in the transcript." | ||||
| DB says, "hah... that might be true of their perception." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Okay. See you, DB. Don't be a stranger." | ||||
| DB says, "Cool." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to DB), "Okay, I thought we were chatting afterward, but send me an e-mail if you want to follow up." | ||||
| DB says, "Right-o. I'll make an effort to be here next week, too." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "sweet" | ||||
| DB exclaims, "Later!" | ||||
| DB goes home. | eladnarra says, "homework beckons for me. see you next week~" | |||
| DavidW says, "bye eladnarra. See you then!" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "What homework?" | ||||
| eladnarra says, "Calc 3 and Bio one ^_^" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Fun fun." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Enjoy." | ||||
| eladnarra says, "bye~" | ||||
| eladnarra goes home. | Jacqueline says, "Thanks for today, David." | |||
| DavidW says, "Glad you were here for this one. Mite is such a feel good game, as you said." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "heh, yeah." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Sorry work has been kinda crazy." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "We'll be traveling again next month (both of us), but I'll try to still make it." | ||||
| DavidW asks, "wow. Traveling again? Where to this time?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Just Anchorage. Law enforcement refresher, immigration appointment. Then I'll drive up to HQ for a couple of days, since I'll be within reach of the place." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "See my boss, check in. heh" | ||||
| * NewsBoy hollers, "Extra! Extra! Jacqueline has posted message 152, about 'Sat, Jan 29 2010 - The People's Glorious Revolutionary Text Adventure Game', to the bulletin board! You spend as much time 'abusing the BB' as the next girl..." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I'm already wanting winter to be over and it really hasn't hit us hard yet. Though roommate said it'll be extremely cold tomorrow." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "That's the only real problem with hitting our main office in Feb. It could be -50 there." | ||||
| DavidW says, "ow" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I mean, I can deal, but ugh." | ||||
| DavidW says, "yeah" | ||||
| DavidW asks, "How are you traveling?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "That part will be by car." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "We'll fly to Anchorage, but it's usually 0F at the coldest there, and usually fifteen or more warmer." | ||||
| DavidW says, "oh." | ||||
Floyd | Please give one of the answers above. Floyd | > Floyd | | ||||
| Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "list r" | ||||
| Floyd says (to Jacqueline), "ralph rameses recluse reflect residnt2 reverb revolution robots rogue roguemultiverse ronweasley4 roofed rover" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load revolution" | ||||
Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | | ||||
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||||
Floyd | Today is the day you've been waiting for! Today is the day when the Floyd | Revolution arrives to sweep over this entire town, converting it to a Floyd | worker's paradise! Your heart beats with trepidation and excitement Floyd | and you can almost taste victory! Floyd | But victory's not here yet. You still have a lot of work to do. After Floyd | all, it's like Marx said: It's one thing to interpret the world but Floyd | the point is to change it. And today, change will come! Floyd | Now if only you could find your Revolutionary To-Do List... Floyd | Floyd | The People's Glorious Revolutionary Text Adventure Game Floyd | An Interactive Revolution by Taylor Vaughan Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 100930 / Inform 7 build 6E72 (I6/v6.31 lib Floyd | 6/12N) Floyd | Floyd | Revolutionary Headquarters Floyd | In future generations, this building may well be a museum, for this is Floyd | where the People's Committee for the Revolution made their glorious Floyd | plans to liberate all who are oppressed! The red light that Floyd | illuminates the room might cause eye strain and make it hard to work, Floyd | but it is truly inspiring. Floyd | You can exit the headquarters to the west (how appropriate!) and a Floyd | staircase leads downwards to the lab. Floyd | Floyd | A giant workers' flag hangs on the back wall, filling your heart with Floyd | Revolutionary Pride. Floyd | Floyd | Underneath the flag sits the committee's desk, upon which all Floyd | Revolutionary Managerial Work is accomplished. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "about" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > Introduction and Credits Floyd | New to Interactive Fiction? Floyd | General, Non-Spoiler Hints Floyd | Specific Puzzle Hints | ||||
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The People's Glorious Revolutionary Text Adventure Game is copyright Floyd | 2010 Taylor Vaughan. This is the first version of the game, released Floyd | for the 2010 IF Comp. It was written in Inform 7 and includes the Floyd | Inform extensions "Basic Help Menu" and "Basic Screen Effects" by Floyd | Emily Short. Floyd | It was beta-tested by Joel Webster, Kenner Gordon, Tiddy Ogg and Floyd | Poster. Floyd | Floyd | It's strongly recommended you play while listening to the Floyd | Revolutionary Soundtrack, available at Floyd | [LINK] Floyd | Floyd | Bug reports and comments can be sent to Taylor.M.Vaughan@gmail.com Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue. | Jacqueline says, "That's what I was looking for - email." | |||
| Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > Introduction and Credits Floyd | New to Interactive Fiction? Floyd | General, Non-Spoiler Hints Floyd | Specific Puzzle Hints Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > Introduction and Credits Floyd | New to Interactive Fiction? Floyd | General, Non-Spoiler Hints Floyd | Specific Puzzle Hints | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "/quit" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > Introduction and Credits Floyd | New to Interactive Fiction? Floyd | General, Non-Spoiler Hints Floyd | Specific Puzzle Hints | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "q" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Revolutionary Headquarters Floyd | In future generations, this building may well be a museum, for this is Floyd | where the People's Committee for the Revolution made their glorious Floyd | plans to liberate all who are oppressed! The red light that Floyd | illuminates the room might cause eye strain and make it hard to work, Floyd | but it is truly inspiring. Floyd | You can exit the headquarters to the west (how appropriate!) and a Floyd | staircase leads downwards to the lab. Floyd | Floyd | A giant workers' flag hangs on the back wall, filling your heart with Floyd | Revolutionary Pride. Floyd | Floyd | Underneath the flag sits the committee's desk, upon which all Floyd | Revolutionary Managerial Work is accomplished. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "q" | ||||
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit? | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" | ||||
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