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ClubFloyd Transcript:
IntroComp 2011 by Various Authors
As played on ifMUD on July 23, 2011

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 the IntroComp 2011 awards ceremony and a special IntroComp ClubFloyd session. You can learn more about the competition and this year's entries, including how to download them, by visiting the ifWiki.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing these games, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played these games, 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.


	ToyShop & Floyditorium		#ClubFloyd Discussion




	Massive Auditorium
	Stainless-steel robots glide hither and thither serving hors d'oeuvres (supplied from the kitchen via vacuum tube). A hastily-erected banner above the stage reads "INTROCOMP 2011", and the rows of seats that fill the auditorium are no doubt for that purpose as well. A podium stands in the middle of the stage.		HeatherAlbano says, "Third time's the charm? I think I've now said somtething only to the peanut gallery."
			Gerynar exclaims, "yay!"
			eu exclaims (at HeatherAlbano), "Good work!"
	Jacqueline arrives from the west.
	simski hollers, "Help, I need to get to the auditorium"
	Jacqueline hollers, "Type XYZZY. S. E."
	Jota arrives from the west.
	DavidW arrives from the west.
	Jota leaves the auditorium to the west.
	Jacqueline steps up onto the stage.		Jota says, "(Linked.)"
			eu says (to Jota), "Thanks."
	Jacqueline jumps up and down excitedly, singing,
	simski walks out from under the archway south of here, although you didn't notice it approaching it from the other side.
	Jacqueline exclaims, "It's almost time! It's almost time!"		Danielle says, "says just making sure I am doing thie correctly"
			* dfabulich has joined the channel.
			Rotonoto asks, "But where are my peanuts?"
			Jacqueline tosses Rotonoto a peanut.
	simski asks, "This is the right place for the IntroComp awards ceremony?"		dfabulich says, "There should be a shortcut command for the Auditorium"
	DavidW says, "yes indeed"		Rotonoto says, "Whew. Thanks."
			Jacqueline says, "Ack, sorry. I usually have better aim than that, Rotonoto."
			eu says (to dfabulich), "Jota just made one. Xyzzy."
	simski says, "Thank you. Glad I found it."		* dacharya64 has joined the channel.
			dfabulich says, "but that just takes you to the Long Hall"
			dfabulich says, "We're in the Auditorium announcing the winners of IntroComp"
			DavidW says, "It's the IntroComp awards today in Massive Auditorium."
			dfabulich says, "Get there with XYZZY. S. E."
			* ed has joined the channel.
			eu says, "Yeah, Jota just fixed that."
	Jacqueline asks, "Gosh, I guess I should get this thing started, eh?"		Rotonoto says, "Time."
	Jacqueline asks, "Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening. How is everyone doing?"		Gunther says, "perhaps, just perhaps, we could have a "comp" or "auditorium" command that takes you there"
	Jacqueline asks, "I said... how is everyone doing?"
	DavidW says, "I'm good. Have some tea!"
	Jacqueline taps the mic.
	dfabulich claps!
	djfletch exclaims, "splendidly!"
	Jacqueline says (to DW), "Ooh, thank you, sir."
	Rotonoto claps.
	Jacqueline asks, "Are you ready for an AMAZING AWARDS CEREMONY?"
	dfabulich claps again!
	HeatherAlbano claps
	eu claps.
	Rotonoto exclaims, "Yeaaaaah!"
	Jacqueline exclaims, "Well, the Xyzzy Awards will be here again before you know it!"
	simski clap
	Jacqueline says, "In the meantime, I'm going to announce the winners of IntroComp for 2011."
	DavidW says, "Ha! Knew it!"
	eu says, "Heh."
	dfabulich chuckles.
	maga does a rim shot: ba-dum-bum-tish!
	Jacqueline says, "And afterward, we'll head to the Toyshop and Floyditorium (you can join us by typing >TOYSHOP when the time comes) to play the top three entries in this year's IntroComp."		Rotonoto says, "Drum roll please."
	Jacqueline exclaims, "As many have noted, we had a bumper crop of entries this year: thirteen intros!"
	Jacqueline exclaims, "THIRTEEN!"
	dfabulich cheers.
	eu claps.
	maga claps
	(From DavidW) Lavender says, "but isn't Thirteen unlucky?"
	Jacqueline laughs.
	Danielle claps
	simski says, "In some cultures, it's considered lucky."
	Jacqueline says, "And these thirteen entries have already received a fair number of reviews, thus providing the biggest reward for IntroComp entrants: feedback."
	Jacqueline exclaims, "So let's give a big round of applause to the reviewers!"
	eu cheers.
	DavidW says, "yay reviewers!"
	Jacqueline applauds.
	djfletch claps
	Rotonoto claps.
	shammack applauds.
	dacharya64 claps
	DavidW says, "Even yay reviewers who are mean to us!"
	Rotonoto exclaims, "Especially those!"
	Jacqueline exclaims, "heh. Yes. We should be inclusively thankful!"
	vimes walks out from under the archway south of here, although you didn't notice him approaching it from the other side.
	Jacqueline says, "Also, before we get into the actual authors and entries, I'd like to thank a few people."
	HeatherAlbano claps
	Danielle exclaims, "yay for constructive criticism!"
	Jacqueline says, "First, Mr. Dan "inky" Shiovitz, who has been integrating IntroComp into the larger IF Comp system. Basically, because of inky, you can log in to the IntroComp site with your IF Comp login info, vote, etc."
	eu exclaims, "Yay inky!"
	simski claps.
	HeatherAlbano claps
	DavidW claps for inky
	Jacqueline says, "inky also worked with dfabulich, perhaps better known as Dan Fabulich (or, as I like to call him, Dan Fabulous, because it is a fitting name and because I am unsure of how to actually pronounce his name)."
	Jacqueline says, "Dan F is the creator of ChoiceScript, and that Dan worked with inky (also named Dan) to get all the ChoiceScript entries playable on our bot, Floyd."
	Jacqueline says, "So I'd like to thank The Team of Dans for that."
	dfabulich smiles graciously. :-)
	DavidW says, "yay Team Dan"
	eu claps.
	dacharya64 applauds.
	HeatherAlbano claps
	maga claps
	simski exclaims, "Yay for Dan!"
	Rotonoto whistles through teeth.
	HeatherAlbano says Yay Dan
	Jacqueline says, "And on a similar note, thanks also to Justin de Vesine (aka vimes) for making sure that the ClubFloyd transcripts would be capable of displaying accented characters, just in case we end up playing a game with accented characters in it today on ClubFloyd."
	Danielle cheers
	eu applauds.
	dfabulich exclaims, "Huzzah!"
	DavidW says, "Hooray for just in mixed case!"
	vimes says, "I can't think of a witty polite acceptance of your praise that has accents in it, so: Ï€ all around."
	HeatherAlbano applauds
	Jacqueline says (to vimes), "hahaha"
	Jacqueline claps.
	Rotonoto exclaims, "Yay acutes & graves!"
	Jacqueline says, "And I'd like to thank Mr. Sam Kabo Ashwell, better known here as maga, for writing up the short blurbs I'll use here in a minute to describe the top three intros."
	Jacqueline says, "As a general rule, I make sure the entries launch, but don't actually play them until after voting closes. It's just a thing I do to remove myself and make myself more impartial as a comp organizer."
	HeatherAlbano applauds
	eu exclaims, "Yay maga!"
	dfabulich claps
	DavidW applauds for Sam.
	Jacqueline says, "I used to play the games right after voting closed so that I could speak a bit about them during the awards ceremony. But then in the past few years we've started playing the intros on ClubFloyd afterward, and I couldn't really participate because I'd just played the intros."
	Rotonoto exclaims, "maga! maga! maga!"
	Jacqueline says, "So this year, maga, the love of my life and my reason for living and my lovely groom (who also happened to play all the intros) wrote up the blurbs so that I could remain naive in the ways of their content."
	Jacqueline says, "That means that here in a few I'll be playing the entries on ClubFloyd as a first time player, and I'm excited about that. Thanks for helping me do that, Sam."		dfabulich says (to vimes), "You get a t-shirt! [LINK]"
	maga says, "it is my life's work to shield your innocent mind from the world's horrors"
	DavidW says, "snerk"
	Danielle laughs
	shammack applauds.
	Jacqueline says, "That was... a... a very maga thing to say. Thank you, maga."		Emily asks (of maga), "weren't you the one who showed her Kallisti?"
	Jacqueline asks, "And, finally, I'd like to thank Neil deMause for coming up with the idea for IntroComp. Can you believe next year will be our tenth anniversary?"		DavidW says, "ha ha"
			maga says, "ayup"
			Jacqueline says (to Emily), "GOOD POINT"
			Jacqueline says, "ILIAC"
			Jacqueline says (to Emily), "GOOD POINT"
	shammack says, "I can't believe it"
	DavidW says, "goodness"
	Gerynar says "bloop" and shrinks down into a little dot, then winks out...just like those old-fashioned B&w televisions.
	Gerynar has disconnected.
	simski claps.
	Jacqueline says, "You know what that means, people."
	Jacqueline says, "It means we are getting old..."
	HeatherAlbano makes an impressed sound
	Gerynar walks out from under the archway south of here, although you didn't notice him approaching it from the other side.
	Jacqueline exclaims, "Wait, no. It means that we keep doing this great little comp because there's continued interest and involvement, and so lets give the writers, the players, the everyone a big round of applause!"		maga says, "and it seems like every five minutes I have to explain to her certain, uh, I'm not sure I'd call them 'facts of life' exactly"
	DavidW asks, "I better finish my game soon too, eh?"
	dfabulich claps!
	Jacqueline says (to DavidW), "Get to it, man."
	eu cheers!
	Gerynar claps
	Rotonoto exclaims, "Hey, I was old ten years ago!"
	DavidW says, "yes'm"
	djfletch applauds
	shammack applauds		Gunther says, "though it does start with f"
			DorianX says, "Well, you take the good, you take the bad, you take them _both_..."
			DavidW says, "argh"
	Jacqueline says, "So by now you may be curious about this year's results."
	Rotonoto cheers & claps wildly
	dfabulich takes a deep breath of anticipation, not to release it until the winner is announced.
	Jacqueline says, "The following ten authors receive an honorable mention. What that means is that the first person of these ten to complete their game (within the next year) will get a cool twenty-five greenbacks."
	DavidW asks, "Greenbacks meaning dollars? Cash? Moolah?"
	shammack says, "Bones or clams or whatever you call them"
	Jacqueline says, "Except that, well, they'll probably get it by PayPal, so I can not guarantee the crispness of any bills, virtual or otherwise."		Rotonoto says, "Yeah, no pretty money like you guys have, DW."
	Jacqueline says, "(And I know, I know... $25 isn't much, but we're a self-funded competition, dontchaknow!)"
	Jacqueline says, "So. In no particular order (just to keep you guessing), the honorable mentions are as follows:"		dfabulich says (to DavidW), "I think it's greenbacks as in trout. [LINK]"
	Jacqueline says, "Parthenon, by Charles Wickersham"
	eu claps continuously.
	dfabulich claps without stopping our breathing.
	DavidW starts a long clapping conga line
	Jacqueline says (to dfabulich), "Should we get you some IV oxygen? Oh, wait..."		K-Y says, "that's for the non-finishers"
	HeatherAlbano says Yay, Charles!
	Gerynar joins in and claps a conga beat
	Jacqueline says, "Bender, by Katz"
	DavidW says, "clap... clap.. clap..."
	HeatherAlbano says Yay, Katz!
	shammack applauds
	dfabulich applauds, nearly ready to pass out.
	Jacqueline says, "The Z-Machine Matter, by Zack Urlocker"
	DavidW says, "hop... clap... hop... clap... kweepa..."
	Guest1 O
	Jacqueline says, "Exile, by Simon"
	eu says (to DavidW), "Haha."
	HeatherAlbano applauds for Zack
	dfabulich claps for Zack!		Rotonoto exclaims (at DavidW), "LGOP!"
	HeatherAlbano applauds for Simon
	shammack continues applauding
	DavidW claps more
	dfabulich claps for Simon!
	Jacqueline says, "Stalling for Time, by Dominic Delabruere"
	eu keeps up the clapping.
	dfabulich claps for Dominic
	HeatherAlbano says Yay, Dominic!
	DavidW does that more clapping thing that's so popular these days.
	Jacqueline wishes she could get off the stage and into the conga line.
	Jacqueline says, "Seasons, by Poster (MT)"
	dfabulich claps for Seasons
	DavidW claps further and further
	HeatherAlbano claps for Poster		dfabulich exclaims, "It's OK. I can hold my breath for fifteen minutes!"
	Jacqueline says, "Gargoyle, by Simon"
	dfabulich claps for Simon again!
	simski smiles
	DavidW claps for the Gargoyle that isn't an interpreter.
	HeatherAlbano says "Yay, Simon!"
	Jacqueline says, "The Despondency Index, by Ed Blair"
	dfabulich claps for Ed
	shammack snaps & claps
	djfletch applauds the mentions as they are mentioned
	HeatherAlbano claps for Ed
	DavidW applauds along and anon.
	maga claps
	Jacqueline says, "Of Pots and Mushrooms, by Devi and Maya"
	Jacqueline says, "Chunky Blues, by Scott Hammack and Jessamin Yu"
	HeatherAlbano applauds for Devi and Maya
	DavidW cheers anything that reminds him of food
	Gunther walks out from under the archway south of here, although you didn't notice him approaching it from the other side.
	Rotonoto claps for all the honorable mentions & whistles thru his teeth some more
	dfabulich claps for Devi, Maya, Scott, and Jessamin
	Jacqueline exclaims, "So let's give a round of applause to all those folks who were brave and put their idea out there and put together an entry!"
	maga claps
	HeatherAlbano applauds for Scott and Jessamin
	Gerynar applauds
	dfabulich claps loudly!
	eu cheers.
	HeatherAlbano whistles
	Rotonoto exclaims, "Yaaaaaaay!"
	Gerynar throws confetti
	Jacqueline says, "Now, for the top three. Everone please lean forward in their seats..."
	eu leans forward in his seat.
	DavidW says, "(we're sitting?)"
	Gerynar leans forward and falls out
	Rotonoto leans forward in his seat
	dfabulich stands on his seat, leaning forward
	simski leans forward in anticipation.
	Danielle bites her lip
	Jacqueline says, "Our third place game, if it's finished by July 23rd, 2012, will win $40."
	Gerynar rolls a drum down the aisle
	Jacqueline says, "Our third place game, if it's finished by July 23rd, 2012, will win $40."
	Jacqueline exclaims, "Wait! I just said that!"
	dfabulich experiences deja vu.
	Jacqueline says, "I assure you that I am not a bot. Honest."
	DavidW says, "You did! You did say that!"
	maga says, "well it is very important"		Gerynar exclaims, "there's a problem in the matrix!"
	Jacqueline says, "What I meant to say is that the third place game is a game of ambition and patronage against a sprawling fantasy backdrop..."
	simski exclaims, "There is a glitch in the matrix!"		Rotonoto exclaims, "Quiet, you! We took the blue pill!"
	Jacqueline asks (of simski), "How will you warn the others, if you have no mouth?"
	Jacqueline exclaims, "And that game is Choice of the Petal Throne, by Danielle Goudeau!"
	dfabulich claps for Danielle!!
	Jacqueline applauds wildly!
	shammack applauds
	Danielle says, "wow"
	djfletch exclaims, "hurrah!"
	eu cheers for Danielle.
	Gerynar applauds civilized-like
	HeatherAlbano exclaims Go, Danielle!
	DavidW claps for Her Petalness
	Rotonoto claps for Danielle
	Jacqueline looks around the auditorium...
	maga claps
	Jacqueline exclaims, "Oh right, there's Danielle!"
	Danielle waves and moves to podium
	Jacqueline asks (of Danielle), "Would you like to come up and say a few words?"
	dacharya64 applauds wildly
	simski exclaims, "Yay for Danielle and ChoiceScript!"
	Jacqueline exclaims, "You keep typing faster than me! I mean, yay speech!"
	Jacqueline steps aside.
	Danielle says, "thanks everyone! I never guessed I might make the top three. I'll work very hard to complete the game and incorporate the feedback.. I am very excited about feedback."
	dfabulich applauds more!
	Jacqueline claps for feedback and finishing and surpassing personal expectations.
	dead_dog goes home.
	DavidW says, "yay feedback, definitely"
	Danielle says, ""I should thank Dan and Adam who taught me how to program.""
	dead_dog walks out from under the archway south of here, although you didn't notice him approaching it from the other side.
	Jacqueline exclaims, "Yay Dan and Adam!"
	simski applauds
	Danielle exclaims, "anyway, that is all. Thanks again!"
	eu applauds.
	Gerynar says, "yay"
	Danielle leaves podium excitedly
	Jacqueline exclaims, "Well done, Danielle! I hope I have to shell out money to you!"
	Rotonoto exclaims, "Hunh! hunh! hunh!"
	Jacqueline says, "Okay. Everyone lean a bit farther forward now..."
	maga faceplants into the orchestra pit.
	Gerynar says, "no way, I've already fallen once"
	Jacqueline says (to maga), "I know it's five o'clock somewhere, but it's not even noon yet here."
	DavidW \| >push farther \| You see no such thing.
	Rotonoto tips over the row in front of him
	djfletch reverses his seat's recline function
	Jacqueline says, "I can't take him anywhere."
	dfabulich has prepared for this; he stands on his chair and extends a short pole which rests on the ground.
	Jacqueline says, "The second place game, if it's finished within the year, will get $60."
	Jacqueline says, "And I'm serious about this money thing. I just had to shell out $60 to Robb Sherwin a few weeks back."
	DavidW says, "ooh"
	eu says, "Yay Robb for finishing."
	Rotonoto says, "..."
	Jacqueline exclaims (at Rotonoto), "It's not what you're thinking. Robb finished his game!"
	Jacqueline says, "Anyway, I digress. In second place, we have a game that would be a comedy about white-collar crime, if the PC could wear a collar."
	dfabulich finds it difficult to applaud leaning forward like this while holding his breath.
	maga says, "there was a stipulation that he only spend it on cheap gin and NES cartridges"
	Rotonoto exclaims (at Jacqueline), "I think nothing! Nothing!"
	Jacqueline exclaims, "Second place goes to Speculative Fiction, by Thomas Mack!!"
	maga claps
	eu claps for Thomas.
	dfabulich collapses to the floor, applauding loudly
	DavidW claps for SF
	shammack applauds
	Gerynar claps for Thomas
	Jacqueline applauds and looks around for Mr. Mack.
	djfletch says, "woooo"
	simski applauds
	Danielle claps enthusiastically
	dacharya64 claps and claps
	HeatherAlbano applauds for Thomas
	Rotonoto claps lustily
	tmack shyly approaches the podium.
	Jacqueline smiles and steps aside.		inuredbyheavyrain says, "I would ask to just spend it on games, because alccohol smells like rotting garbage and tastes like burning acid to me."
	tmack says, "Hi, guys. Thank you all so much. I'd also like to thank Diane Christoforo, who was my co-author on the game. Thank you again, and I hope to repay your kindness by eventually getting a finished game out."		dfabulich exclaims (at inuredbyheavyrain), "It's like they just let the fruit ROT! What are they thinking?!"
	tmack offers to podium back to Jacqueline
	dfabulich applauds tmack more!
	Rotonoto exclaims, "Yay Thomas!"
	eu cheers for tmack!		DavidW says, "well, there weren't many fridges back in 1503."
			Rotonoto asks, "There were some?"
	Jacqueline says (to tmack), "Gosh, we didn't have Diane on the site at all! Who the heck is organizing this comp? They should be ... oh, nevermind. (Sorry about that!)"
	Jacqueline applauds for them both.		DavidW says, "Not on our planet."
	eu cheers for Diane too.
	Jacqueline asks, "Is Diane here?"
	Jacqueline listens to the crickets.
	Jacqueline says, "Okay, just wanted to make sure in case Diane wanted to slap me around for not putting her name on the site, or in case she wanted to say a few words."		Rotonoto asks, "Where'd all these *%&#@ crickets come from?!!?"
	Jacqueline says, "I do know why her name wasn't there, though - a learning point for next year's big Ten Year IntroComp."
	Jacqueline says, "Anyway, that of course leaves us with one entry eligible for first place. Which is convenient."
	eu says, "Heh."
	Jacqueline says, "Our first place entry is a game of a bleak future in which the undead destroy civilization... yet leave Facebook intact."		dead_dog asks, "My uncle's Internet connection made me loose third place. Who got it?"
			eu says (to maga), "Good job with the descriptions."
	DavidW asks, "Does that mean Facebook isn't part of civilization?"
	Jacqueline says (to DW), "You might be onto something there."
	Rotonoto asks (of DavidW), "What was your first clue?"		dfabulich says, "Choice of the Petal Throne took 3rd"
	simski regrets switching to Google+		dead_dog says, "Thanks."
	Jacqueline says, "In fact, DW, I'll bet you could get a masters with that thesis idea."
	Jacqueline says, "If you finish within the year, Heather, I'll send you $100 and you'll get this apanky bonus prize, donated to the competition by Zack Urlocker (who, incidentally, I forgot to thank -- thanks for donating a really cool prize, Zack!)."
	Jacqueline \| [LINK]
	Jacqueline steps aside and does some wavy Vanna White arms around the link.
	Danielle exclaims, "pick what's behind door 3!"
	HeatherAlbano says Oh... wow. I am speechless.
	Jacqueline says, "Also, apanky is a new word, not a typo."		maga says, "aPanky: adjective, said of an IF work written with skill and taste"
	DavidW says, "That's an amazing prize."
	Jacqueline exclaims, "So yeah, let's hear it for Choice of Zombies, by Heather Albano!!!"
	dfabulich says, "YAY HEATHER!!!""
	Jacqueline applauds.
	DavidW says, "woot!"
	HeatherAlbano says Really, I am thrilled.
	Danielle claps
	eu cheers for Heather!
	djfletch exclaims, "yay!"
	Rotonoto exclaims, "YAYYYYY!"
	Jacqueline smiles and claps.
	maga cheers
	dfabulich breathes deeply.
	Gerynar cheers and pops a bottle of sparkling grape juice
	simski applauds loudly
	HeatherAlbano says So is my husband, who contributed greatly to the game, although his name doesn't formally appear as co-author.
	Jacqueline says (to dfab), "We still have the 02 on hand. Let me know."
	HeatherAlbano says (Our decision, I mean, not a mistake.)
	Jacqueline exclaims, "Yay helpful spouse people!"
	Rotonoto collapses from all the excitement
	dfabulich exclaims, "Yay for spouses!"
	HeatherAlbano says Dan, thanks! If you hadn't created such a great language...
	HeatherAlbano smiles
	Jacqueline exclaims, "Hooray for Dan Fabulous!"
	DavidW asks, "This is a win for ChoiceScript too, isn't it?"
	HeatherAlbano says YAAAAY!!!
	dfabulich grins.
	Jacqueline says (to DW), "Totally. And CYOAs in an IF comp in general."
	HeatherAlbano says Two of the three top entries written in ChoiceScript - I'd say so!
	Jacqueline applauds.
	dfabulich says, "We have arrived! :-)"
	Danielle says, "congratulations dan"
	Danielle says, "thanks everyone. I sadly have to run as I am late to a commitment."
	Jacqueline exclaims, "Bye, Danielle!"
	Guest1 goes home.
	Jacqueline says, "And that's another year's ceremony done. Anybody interested in playing Choice of the Petal Throne, Speculative Fiction, and Choice of Zombies, join us in half an hour in the Toyshop and Floyditorium."
	Jacqueline says, "You can get there by entering >TOYSHOP into your preferred mud client."
	Jacqueline says, "And I would highly, highly recommend that you figure out how to enable your mud client to display accented characters for a better play experience today on ClubFloyd. Not required, of course, but you'll be glad you did."
	DavidW says, "congratulations to the winners!"
	HeatherAlbano says I wish I could come to that part, but I actually can't. :(
	Jacqueline asks, "Any of the techy people here willing to give folks some tips on getting their clients ready to display properly?"
	HeatherAlbano says Heading off to an afternoon commitment in about twenty minutes.
	Jacqueline says (to Heather), "It's fine... I will post a transcript."
	Danielle goes home.
	dfabulich gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop.
	Jacqueline says, "Says the girl who is way behind on transcripts."
	tmack applauds everyone and waves good-bye
	tmack goes home.
	HeatherAlbano says Thanks so very much again - I really am delighted!
	Jacqueline says, "Congrats again, Heather."
	Jacqueline exclaims, "To you and your spouse!"
	Rotonoto wishes congrats to all the winners & runners-up.
	HeatherAlbano jumps up and down excitedly
	Rotonoto gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop.
	HeatherAlbano exits
	Gerynar disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.
	shammack goes home.
	eu gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop.
	maga gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop.
	HeatherAlbano goes home
	DavidW gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop.
	Nitku gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop.
	Jacqueline hollers, "If you want to join us on ClubFloyd, we'll start at quarter after the next hour. We'll be playing Choice of the Petal Throne, Speculative Fiction, and Choice of Zombies. If you are new and need help getting set up, whisper to me and I'll help you out."
	Jacqueline gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop.		dfabulich asks, "So, vimes has figured out how to get accent marks to show up in the transcript, but I assume they won't show up correctly here in Floyd?"
	Gunther disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.		Jacqueline says, "They will, Dan, if your client is set up right."
	djfletch gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop.		Jacqueline says, "They display right for me on MUSHclient, for instance."
			Jacqueline says, "Part of it is a setting on ifMUD, part of it is your client."
			DavidW says, "I know my client can't show them to me, but Floyd ought to be okay for those players who have decent clients."
			dfabulich says, "Choice of the Petal Throne has a TON of accent marks. If they don't show up correctly in your MUD client, you might just want to follow along at [LINK]"
	inuredbyheavyrain gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop.
	dead_dog gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop.		Jacqueline says, "True. And of course the transcript I upload will show them correctly as well."
			dfabulich says, "I assume we'll vote on the answers, so just pick what Floyd picks and you'll be fine. :-)"
			Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I'll drive on the ChoiceScript games."
			DavidW says (to dfabulich), "Thanks for the link."
			Jacqueline says (to Dan), "Seriously, wtg on the ChoiceScript sweep of IntroComp. Pretty cool."
			Rotonoto says, "I won't be sticking around, so I won't have to pity myself over Webly's lack of accents."
			DavidW asks, "We do have a few minutes break here, yes?"
	vimes gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop.		Jacqueline says, "I've long been a proponent that choice based narratives are very much interactive fiction, so I'm really glad to see this."
			Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah... quarter after the next hour."
			dfabulich says, "It shouldn't be necessary for Zombies, but, just in case: [LINK]"
			Jacqueline says, "Get some tea, David."
			dfabulich says, "Ah, if it's in 30 minutes, I'll probably be gone by then..."
			Jacqueline says (to dfab), "Aw"
			Jacqueline says, "I want to give people a chance to get tea or coffee and get their clients set up to work right, so yeah."
			Jacqueline says, "And, um, I should maybe take five myself."
			Jacqueline says, "Back in a few."
			Rotonoto says, "Happy choosing & i.f.ing."
	Playtime!
	Toyshop and Floyditorium
	Bulging toychests make this a child's (or child-at-heart's) dream. Play all day, play all night. A small booth has been erected and is staffed by a friendly robot. The sign over it says, "INFOKOM GAMEZ 5 cents". A small notice on the door reads, "PLEASE RETURN TOYS TO THIS ROOM WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH THEM."

	You can see: banana machine, faucets, toy catalogue, a crystal ball, cuddly walrus, cloak, tic-tac-toe, thermometer, waldo whisper object, checkers board, Werewolf rules, Mike Tyson, frobozz magic dispenser, fun shiny toy, jukebox, orange door, mind chess, storyharp, save button, Best of Speed?, basketball, midterm monster, green button, Gene Ray, RPS Bot 3000, colourcoding device, the 'companion' cube, monkey guru, Gak, Photocopier, Pun Police Whistle, ice cream cone, Rejected I7 Keywords, long-stemmed red rose, yellow button, jellybean, ClubFloyd Suggestions, an ice corknut, dfan's quest, FREE DONUTS machine, A Hobbit, a slender woman with exquisite legs, muffled groan, soda reading 'Don't drink me!', orange
	Players: Waldo, Floyd, AFGNCAAP, Biep, Binder, dfabulich, Rotonoto, eu, maga, Gerynar
	Visible Exits: northeast (to the Lounge)		Jacqueline exclaims, "Oh, hey, look - it's time!"
			Jacqueline asks, "So, who here is new to ClubFloyd?"
			DavidW says, "Better make sure they're on the channel first."
			Jacqueline exclaims, "Good point!"
	Jacqueline asks, "Okay, who here is new to ClubFloyd?"
	Jacqueline says, "You should start by typing @JOINC CLUBFLOYD"		eu says, "I think everyone is already on-channel except Biep."
			* Jacqueline has added Biep to the channel.
			eu says, "Idle eight hours though, so..."
			Jacqueline says, "Okay, I don't think -- yeah."
			Jacqueline says, "If he shows up we'll fill him in."
			Jacqueline asks, "Out of curiosity, who hasn't played Petal Throne?"
			DavidW says, "I haven't."
			Jacqueline raises her hand and lifts DavidW's hand, too.
			djfletch says, "I haven't tried any of these yet"
			DavidW says, "ooh, she touched me!"
			Jacqueline says (to DW), "Snrk. I'm not your type, fwiw."
			Jacqueline says (to djf), "Ooh, cool. That means there's at least a trio today."
			DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "That's 'cause you have girl germs."
			Jacqueline sticks her tongue out at David.
			Jacqueline says, "So, I'll drive on the ChoiceScript games (such as this first one...)"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load petalthrone"
	Floyd \| > Floyd \| Floyd \| Outside the sky is mercilessly bright, and the hot air full of all the Floyd \| varied sounds of an army ready to march; but inside this small shrine Floyd \| are coolness,darkness and solitude. And peace, which is a rare and Floyd \| precious thing to find in these years since the Usurper placed himself Floyd \| upon Tsolyánu's Petal Throne, igniting a civil war. Floyd \| Floyd \| Before you stands a statue of your god, presiding over an alter on Floyd \| which other legionaries have placed offerings. There are ten gods in Floyd \| Tsolyánu: five who champion the cause of unchanging Stability, and five Floyd \| who wish to bring about endless Change. All are permitted their Floyd \| temples and honored on their holy days, but you and your family, like Floyd \| most Tsolyáni, have a particular patron deity. Who's face do you look Floyd \| into? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Lord Hnálla, the Illumination of All the World and supreme principal Floyd \| of Stability Floyd \| B: Lord Karakán, Lord of Glorious War and high general of Stability Floyd \| C: Lady Avánthe, Mistress of Heaven and the goddess of women and nature Floyd \| D: Lord Hrú'ü, the Dispenser of Calamities and supreme principal of Floyd \| Change Floyd \| E: Lord Vimhúla, the Power of Destruction and Red Ruin, Lord of Flame Floyd \| F: Lady Dlamélish, the Green Eyed Lady of Fleshly Joys and Mistress of Floyd \| Demons Floyd \|		maga says, "man, we should have a live reading of this"
			Jacqueline says (to maga), "I was reading it out loud, but you gave me a dirty look."
			Jacqueline says, "Well, a weird look."
			maga says, "just to watch the poor reader's expression when they get to Hr?'?"
			Gerynar says, "choose A"
			Jacqueline says, "But I think that was just because you didn't appreciate my pronunciation of Tsoly?nu."
	tmack arrives, full of fun and funk.		Gerynar says (to tmack), "just in time"
	eu says (to tmack), "You'll want to @joinc #clubfloyd."		Jacqueline says, "I... I think there is no real discerning on this first playthrough, so yeah, let's do A."
			DavidW says, "hm. No goddess of kittens or glaciers or trail mix."
			* Jacqueline has added tmack to the channel.
			Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah, my gods don't exist in this world."
			Jacqueline says, "Not even the patron saint of marmots is here."
			DavidW says, "drat."
			Jacqueline says, "Oh wait, I am here."
			Jacqueline asks, "Anyway, A?"
			djfletch says, "ok"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > The hiMaróda lineage of the most aristocratic Sea Blue clan has Floyd \| worshiped Lord Hnálla since the ancient days of the Empire of the Floyd \| Gods-- the most noble of gods for the most noble of families. Lord Floyd \| Hnálla calls upon his worshipers to fulfill their place in society Floyd \| with dignity and to strive industriously against change and decay, both Floyd \| in a spiritual sense and in the physical world. Kneeling before a Floyd \| statue of his twelfth aspect: Baján Ke'ún, "Guardian of the Imperium Floyd \| and Patron of the Armies," you scatter a handful of fresh white Floyd \| blossoms and flawless quartz crystals upon the altar. And what brings Floyd \| you to Hnálla's Temple? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I hope to lead my men well in the coming siege. Floyd \| B: I want to find glory and promotion Floyd \| C: I wish to return safely to my home and family when this is over Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "Well, I'm generally a big hippie, so I vote for C."
			DavidW says, "I like the Dorothy option: C."
			Jacqueline asks, "Anyone care if we do C?"
			djfletch says, "ok by me"
			Jacqueline counts to five.
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c"
	Floyd \| > You beseech Hnálla to extend his protection over you, promising more Floyd \| offerings to come if you make it home alive. Floyd \| Floyd \| Though few soldiers would admit it, many of them share this secret Floyd \| prayer. Floyd \| Floyd \| As you finish praying the silence of the temple is disturbed by the Floyd \| faint scuffing of sandals upon stone. You turn in time to see a woman, Floyd \| wearing the badge of an assassin's clan, raise a blowgun to her lips. Floyd \| As you duck, a poisoned dart whistles by your ear to thunk into the Floyd \| altar. You are alone in the small shrine and unarmored, though your Floyd \| _chlén_ hide sword leans against the altar. (Metal is too rare on Floyd \| Tekumel to be of common use, and so soldiers fight with weapons cut Floyd \| from a tough hide which has been chemically treated to resemble soft Floyd \| bronze.) Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I grab my _chlén_ hide sword and lunge for the woman in expert form. Floyd \| B: I cast the spell 'Hands of Kra the Mighty', and crush her, as one Floyd \| does a fly. Floyd \| C: I focus my psychic energies and time slows around me. Picking up my Floyd \| chlén hide sword I advance. Floyd \| D: I whistle for two of my soldiers who are stationed outside. Floyd \|		Jacqueline asks, "Promising more offerings to come if you make it home alive... isn't that kind of extortion?"
			DavidW says, "hm. B isn't a bad choice, but it also means we can't question her later."
			Jacqueline says, "Huh - neat concept, _chl?n_"
			djfletch says, "I like C, slow down time"
			vimes says, "Slowing down time sounds neat for other reasons."
			Jacqueline says, "haha - yeah, I like how B is phrased, too, but you make a good point."
			vimes says, "(Psychically-extended nap!)"
			Jacqueline says, "I like naps."
			Jacqueline asks, "Okay yeah. C?"
			DavidW says, "sure"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c"
	Floyd \| > While not a ritual spell caster, you have innate psychic talents Floyd \| which were honed in Temple School. You harness these now and move Floyd \| toward the assassin like a bolt of Lord Karakán's lightning. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		inuredbyheavyrain says, "All of the choices seem to involve trying to kill her."
			Jacqueline says, "I am envisioning a sort of 300 meets the Matrix thing here."
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| Though momentarily off balance, the assassin displays the speed and Floyd \| trickery for which her kind are known, and a poisoned blade is soon at Floyd \| your throat. Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I fight defensively and whistle for two of my soldiers who are Floyd \| stationed outside. Floyd \| B: You must be mistaken. She may be talented, but I am one of the Floyd \| finest psychic warriors in the empire. Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "ack"
			djfletch says, "slow motion powers fail us"
			Jacqueline says (to djf), "Maybe not. We could try B, though I'm suspecting that choice may lead to an ending."
			Jacqueline says, "Like, and ending with our throat cut."
			djfletch says, "yeah, A might be the sensible option here"
			DavidW says, "I think A for this choice might be best, yes."
			Jacqueline says, "I dunno - these both look like show stoppers to me. If I were here and the dude whistled, I'd cut."
			Jacqueline says, "But okay, A it is."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > Kásikoi are expected to be tactical thinkers as well as personally Floyd \| formidable, and you are no exception. By focusing purely on defense Floyd \| you negate any difference in skill, and the assassin is soon flanked by Floyd \| your soldiers. Realizing, too late, her position, she looks around for Floyd \| a route of escape. Floyd \| Floyd \| A: As she turns to parry one of my soldiers I finish her with a single Floyd \| sword stroke. Her death is a fair price for an attempt upon my life, Floyd \| but I make it quick. Floyd \| B: I motion for my soldiers to grab her. I'm curious to know whether Floyd \| it's true that Assassins cannot be tortured into betraying their Floyd \| clients. Floyd \| C: I lunge, stopping my sword inches from her throat. "Do you yield?" Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "Hm. B or C."
			DavidW says, "It occurs to me that there might even be a possibility of getting her to change sides if we manage things just so."
			Jacqueline says, "This is pretty well written - definite tone to it. It would be fun to do a live reading."
			Jacqueline says (to DW), "You're a cunning sort."
			DavidW says, "C is dangerous; she'll probably impale herself on the throat to avoid questioning."
			Jacqueline says, "I'm good with B, then."
			Jacqueline asks, "djf?"
			djfletch says, "we need to know if assassins have a code of honour or not"
			DavidW says, "so, yeah, I'd choose B"
			djfletch says, "yeah, B is ok"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > "Who sent you?" Floyd \| Floyd \| The assassin's face remains blank as she is grabbed, a picture of Floyd \| perfect stillness. It is clear she intends to die with dignity, and Floyd \| silence. Floyd \| Floyd \| A: So it's true then? Well I know who her employer is anyway. I give Floyd \| her a merciful end. Floyd \| B: It's a shame intentions don't always equal success. Floyd \|		DavidW says, "She still might die, regardless. Hard to say."
			Jacqueline says, "mrf"
			Jacqueline says, "I do not like either of those."
			DavidW asks, "Whose success does B refer to, though. Ours or hers?"
			DavidW says, "Clever ambiguity there."
			eu nods.
			Jacqueline asks, "Shall we see?"
			DavidW says, "Please."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > You begin to torture the woman, but though she cries out to her god, Floyd \| Lord Ksárul, for deliverance, she does not speak. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the end she manages to end her life with a quick slap to her neck, Floyd \| resembling the swatting of a mosquito, which leaves behind a poisoned Floyd \| dart. The soldier who had let her arm free in his blanching distraction Floyd \| is stabbed as well, with snake-like swiftness. He collapses to the Floyd \| stones, foaming at the mouth. Floyd \| Floyd \| She passes from this life having not betrayed her clan or her employer. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		Jacqueline scrolls back to see what Lord Casserole is lord of...
			Gerynar says (to Jacqueline), "lord of dinner"
			Jacqueline says, "Hrm. I'm not sure we've heard of this Lord. He's not one of the initial ones mentioned, is he? Was wondering if that would be a clue for us."
			Jacqueline says, "I am already regretting that this is merely an intro."
			djfletch says, "we need a dramatis personae for this thing"
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| So, why would someone send an assassin after you anyway? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I killed a rival for the sake of my beloved. Floyd \| B: The weak envy the strong.? I don't have time to enumerate every Floyd \| grievance brought against me by lesser men. Floyd \| C: I prevented an injustice Floyd \| D: I killed a man in anger, and deeply regret it. Floyd \|		* Jacqueline has added dead_dog to the channel.
			djfletch says, "I like that they have a clan of assassins. I imagine the little assassins been brought up as assassins by their mummy and daddy assassins."
			Gerynar says, "c"
			DavidW says, "I like C also."
			Gerynar says, "I only said C because I like cookies, and cookies start with C"
			Jacqueline exclaims (at djf), "No, no, Billy... you hold the magnifying glass like this to fry the ant. That's a good boy!"
			djfletch says, "ha"
			Jacqueline says, "I have no preference, so okay, C."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c"
	Floyd \| > Though assassins are only supposed to take commissions which redress Floyd \| ignoble action, it is a truism that all men are corruptible. Having Floyd \| failed to gain his revenge in the courts, your powerful enemy uses his Floyd \| fortune to send greedy assassins after you on the flimsiest of Floyd \| pretexts. Thus far you have been lucky in surviving such attempts. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next Chapter
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| The next day sees your legion marching down one of the large fortified Floyd \| sákbe roads which serve in peacetime as rivers of trade between the Floyd \| cities of the empire, and in war as defensible walls guarding its Floyd \| provinces. Behind you is the stone guard tower at which you took your Floyd \| noon meal, while ahead of you the road snakes away toward the horizon. Floyd \| The top tier of the sákbe is unoccupied, except for occasional runners Floyd \| sprinting by on Imperial business. Floyd \| Floyd \| Most of the ranking officers ride in palanquins carried by slaves upon Floyd \| the middle tier, but the soldiers and the baggage train move slowly Floyd \| along the broad road of well-worn stone at the base of the wall. As a Floyd \| _kási_ of the legion of the Blue Peak and a commander of a _tsurúm_ of Floyd \| 400 soldiers you may choose to travel in style if you wish. Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I am riding in my palanquin. Floyd \| B: I am marching with my soldiers. Floyd \|		vimes says, "_tsur??m_ sounds li an onomatopoeia."
	Gunther has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.		DavidW asks, "Are the underlines meant to be italics and just never got implemented? Or are they a feature of this other language?"
			inuredbyheavyrain says, "I think tsurim is Yiddish for gifts of candy, actually."
			Jacqueline says, "Hard to say."
			Jacqueline says, "I say we be with the men."
			Gerynar says, "I second that motion"
			DavidW says, "I'm leaning towards A with the riding."
			maga says, "I think they're meant to be italics, but in the web client they're still underlines"
			Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Really?"
			djfletch says, "I was liking A too"
			DavidW says, "We'd get more respect that way by accepting the perks of one's station."
			Jacqueline asks, "To show we're a leader, you mean?"
			DavidW says, "yeah."
			Jacqueline says (to DW), "huh"
			Jacqueline says, "Okay. Though I voice my dissention."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > Given your station, this is your prerogative, but why did you choose Floyd \| it? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I need to catch up on paperwork. Floyd \| B: After the week I have had, and with a battle to come, I could use Floyd \| the relaxation. Floyd \| C: I enjoy trading jokes and news with my fellow commanders. Floyd \| D: In truth I would rather be marching, but I have to keep up Floyd \| appearances. Floyd \|		djfletch asks, "because how often do you get to go in a palanquin?"
			DavidW says, "D!"
			Jacqueline says, "So then we say D, I guess, yeah."
			Gerynar says, "yeah D"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d"
	Floyd \| > Though great men can have their eccentricities tolerated, being too Floyd \| chummy with one's soldiers is often seen as a weakness in a _kási_, and Floyd \| serves as a block to future promotion. It is safer to blend in with Floyd \| the crowd, and let appropriate behavior be your guide. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		DavidW says, "yup"
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| To take your mind off the tedium of riding in a palanquin across the Floyd \| breadbasket of the Empire, you begin replay the recent attempt upon Floyd \| your life in your mind. Floyd \| Floyd \| From there, it is a small step to thinking about the events around the Floyd \| time of your naming day celebration, and the unfortunate incident that Floyd \| resulted in the assassination attempt. . . Floyd \| Floyd \| Your childhood in the great clan-house of Golden Sunburst was pleasant. Floyd \| Your household possessed plenty of slaves to do menial toil and an Floyd \| abundance of wealth. Your numerous clan mothers and fathers (your Floyd \| parents' siblings and their spouses) lavished affection upon you. Floyd \| During the day you were taught reading, writing, maths, psychics and Floyd \| history at the temple school of Hnálla; and in the evenings you slept Floyd \| in barracks-like dormitories with your "clan cousins"(other children of Floyd \| the clan, most of them unrelated to you by any close blood tie). Floyd \| Floyd \| Many of the older adolescents, on the verge of adulthood, snuck between Floyd \| the boys and girls dormitories to warm each other's beds, and in the Floyd \| past year you had begun to join in this pastime. The night before your Floyd \| _khatunjálim_, or naming ceremony, found you sneaking into your Floyd \| "cousin" Wave's bed. Where were you coming from and where were you Floyd \| heading to? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I slept in the boys' dormitory and was visiting Wave in the girls' Floyd \| dormitory Floyd \| B: Both Wave and I slept in the boys' dormitory. Floyd \| C: I slept in the girls' dormitory and was visiting Wave in the boys' Floyd \| dormitory Floyd \| D: Both Wave and I slept in the girls' dormitory. Floyd \|		DavidW says, "'maths' sounds oddly slang-y in this context."
			inuredbyheavyrain says, "D sounds like an opportunity for wacky hijinks."
			maga says, "of course, later in life we dump Wave because she's too weird, and shack up with Plus"
			DavidW says (to maga), "ha"
			Jacqueline says (to maga), "yay"
			djfletch says, "Golden Sunburst must be a breakfast cereal that our family makes"
			DavidW says, "I guess I wouldn't mind D."
			Jacqueline says (to DW), "Well, it's British English. I wonder if that's Danielle's background or an attempt at evoking a sense of snootiness-- I mean, elegance."
			Jacqueline asks, "Any other votes for this one?"
			Jacqueline says, "I'll say B, just to counter IBHR & DW."
			DavidW says, "And of these choices are fine with me, really."
			Jacqueline says, "But I really don't care."
			vimes says, ">HOMONORMATIVITY OFF"
			Jacqueline asks, "djf?"
			vimes says, "(i'm not sure which option I'm advocating with that command, honestly)"
			Jacqueline says, "heh"
			djfletch asks, "when it said we have 400 men were they actually men?"
			DavidW says, "@vimes I want the foursome."
			djfletch says, "anyway, go for D then"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d"
	Floyd \| > It was quite convenient not needing to leave the warmth of the Floyd \| dormitory and walk through the damp hall on the chilly spring night. Floyd \| You simply dragged your sleeping mat over next to Wave, who was still Floyd \| awake, waiting for you. "Tiuni, I was worried you were mad at me and Floyd \| were not coming tonight," she whispered. You thought how strange it Floyd \| would be that after tomorrow no one would ever call you Tiuni again. Floyd \| There was pride in the idea that you would finally have an adult's name Floyd \| and an adult's responsibilities. Floyd \| Floyd \| Earlier that day you had found Wave gambling with some of the other Floyd \| girls in one of the courtyards. You knew that her mother would not Floyd \| have approved of gambling, and worst of all, she had placed the small Floyd \| ceramic amulet of _Ssáni_ "The Lover," patroness of love between women, Floyd \| that you had given her in the pot! After the dice had been thrown and Floyd \| she had won, Wave had claimed she had only bet it because she had known Floyd \| it would bring her luck; but as Wave slipped the amulet back around her Floyd \| neck, and gathered up her winnings, you had stormed off with tears in Floyd \| your eyes. Though Wave was beautiful and clever, she could also be Floyd \| spoiled, sure that her winning personality could get her out of any Floyd \| situation. Floyd \| Floyd \| Now she was looking up at you with a vulnerable worry, different from Floyd \| the brash assurance of earlier in the day. Floyd \| Floyd \| A: "I could not stay angry with you." Floyd \| B: "You hurt my feelings, _tsámmeri_, when you do not value my gifts." Floyd \| C: "If you ever do something like that again, we're through!" Floyd \|		Gerynar says, "b"
			DavidW says, "B sounds good."
			Jacqueline says, "Huh."
	Firion arrives, full of funk, but no fun.		Firion asks, "Which game are we playing atm?"
			Jacqueline says, "I mean, I guess we're that character, so it needs to be one of those choices."
			DavidW says, "Choice of the Petal Throne"
			Jacqueline says (to Firion), "See the last bb post - IntroComp winners."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > Wave looked crushed. "Mother gave me that money to purchase a new Floyd \| hair comb, and I couldn't lose it, and I knew the Goddess would not let Floyd \| me be parted from your amulet, that it would ensure my winning. . ." Floyd \| The two of you talked for a _kirén_ or more, starting with Floyd \| remonstrances, but ending in joint apologies followed by pledges of Floyd \| love, and eventually more physical affirmations of your mutual Floyd \| affection; until, physically and emotionally exhausted, you passed into Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| The next thing you knew, cold water was startling you out of sleep. Floyd \| Sputtering you looked up to see your elder brother, Gayán, smiling down Floyd \| at you. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Sleep well, little sister? Or did you not sleep at all?" Here he Floyd \| leered at Wave, and waggled his eyebrows. Gayán fancied himself a Floyd \| comedian. "Well, I have come to break you two apart. Mother Halé is in Floyd \| a state of distraction over the fit of your formal dress, and has told Floyd \| me that if I do not bring you back immediately she will feed me to a Floyd \| dragon. Oh!" here he looked again at Wave, "and your parents wish your Floyd \| company as well." Floyd \| Floyd \| Without waiting for a response, Gayán grabbed you up by the arm and Floyd \| dragged you from the barracks. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| You were barely through the door before Mama Halé was fastening a Floyd \| jeweled _chlén_-hide collar over your shoulders, and arranging a kilt Floyd \| around your waste. As she eyed and adjusted its drape she barraged you Floyd \| with unsolicited advice about the upcoming ceremony. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Tiúni, you must keep your posture during the parade, and during the Floyd \| feast. The headdress will be heavy, but you must look regal. And Floyd \| afterwards do not drink too heavily or overindulge in the powders. Floyd \| There will be ten of you getting your names today, and half of Jakálla Floyd \| has turned out to see, and you must be the most shining youth present. Floyd \| . ." on and on she chattered. Floyd \| Floyd \| Mama Halé was your birth-mother's sister and had raised you since you Floyd \| were an infant. Your other mother, Dzái, had declared herself _aridáni_ Floyd \| at her own naming ceremony, and so taken on rights and responsibilities Floyd \| normally reserved for men. She had joined a legion and marched to war Floyd \| while her sister elected to remain a "good clan girl" and accept the Floyd \| more traditional role for women. Halé was not considered legally a Floyd \| person in her own right, could not own property, and could not be sued Floyd \| or challenged to a duel; but she was still a formidable personality, Floyd \| actively involved in the work and social life of Clan Golden Sunburst. Floyd \| Floyd \| And now all of her will was bent on getting you through the day without Floyd \| a misstep that might provide fodder for gossips and lower your family's Floyd \| prestige within the clan-house. How did you feel about the Floyd \| celebration? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I was excited to be an adult, but just wanted to survive the day Floyd \| without disgracing myself. Floyd \| B: I am always up for a good party and meant to enjoy myself. Floyd \| C: This was my chance to impress my clan elders and the rest of the Floyd \| city's notables. Floyd \|		Jacqueline asks, "Clan Golden Sunburst does sound like a good cult name, doesn't it?"
			DavidW says, "yes. Friendly shiny people."
			lunasspecto says, "I'll get the purple cloth triangles and cyanide."
			Jacqueline asks, "How about 'D) I'm not worried about disgracing myself, I just want it to be over with already.'?"
			maga asks (of Jacq), "where 'taste the rainbow' is a euphemism for mass suicide?"
			DavidW says, "hm. I'm tempted to go with either B or C because we already know that this day will end poorly, so I'd prefer (for one) to be less cautious."
			DavidW says, "er (for once)"
			Jacqueline asks, "C?"
			Alex says (to Jacqueline), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that C IS C."
			Jacqueline says (to Alex), "Thank you."
			Alex asks (of Jacqueline), "Awwwk! So where's my cork nut then?"
			DavidW asks (of Alex), "Are you sure?"
			Alex exclaims (at DavidW), "Awwwk! Am not! Am not!"
			djfletch says, "yup, C"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c"
	Floyd \| > Even then you had a keen eye for the ways of power, and knew that Floyd \| though the elders saw the _khatunjálim_ as a chance to boost the Floyd \| prestige of the clan-house, it would be you and your compatriots all Floyd \| the populace of Jakálla would be staring at. Mama Halé was alternately Floyd \| enthused and frustrated that you had an interest in the proceedings, Floyd \| depending on whether your views matched with hers on a given issue. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the end you were impeccably turned out as you joined the other nine Floyd \| soon-to-be adults for the procession through the city. The city of Floyd \| Jakálla lies on the delta of the Eqúnoyel river, facing out over tidal Floyd \| flats and the Bay of Jakálla. Jakállans consider Dlamélish to be their Floyd \| city patron, and their town to be the most cultured in Tsolyánu. Thus, Floyd \| as Golden Sunburst's parade wound through the city's streets it Floyd \| attracted an entourage of curiosity seekers, revelers, and Floyd \| entertainers. Floyd \| Floyd \| By the time you returned to your clan-house, the parade had swelled to Floyd \| become a mob. Your clan elders had anticipated this and, while only Floyd \| the most exalted of noble families would celebrate and dine with you Floyd \| inside, a vast feast with associated entertainments was set up in the Floyd \| courtyard. Monstrous _tsi'íl_ beasts roasted over fire pits, their Floyd \| juices crackling as they hit the flames and filling the air with savory Floyd \| smells. Bread was handed out, and wine flowed freely. It is by such Floyd \| largess that the lower clans are kept peaceable, and in awe of mighty Floyd \| Golden Sunburst. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		DavidW says, "okay, that's awesome."
			Jacqueline says, "Pretty sweet party, yeah."
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| The noble guests filed through a vast room with frescoes upon the Floyd \| plastered walls and an intricate mosaic upon the floor, up a grand Floyd \| marble staircase, and onto a terraced rooftop garden. Here the spring Floyd \| breezes could flow freely, but the walls and roofs of the surrounding Floyd \| buildings blocked prying eyes. The guests arranged themselves on a Floyd \| series of raised daises under peaked pavilions according to rank while Floyd \| the ten of you stood beneath a bower. There you waited, still and Floyd \| proud, on display, as what seemed like every notable in Jakálla filed Floyd \| in. Floyd \| Floyd \| When all were seated, a hush descended. An older man, dressed in Floyd \| finery of the 19th formal circle, stood, bowed to priests waiting Floyd \| beside the bower, and began to speak. He orated upon the ancient roots Floyd \| of Clan Sea Blue in the days of the Engsvanyáli Imperium; on the Floyd \| histories of the lineages of each young man or woman standing before Floyd \| him; on the virtues of duty to the clan, of honor and dignity. Floyd \| Finally, when you felt your knees must buckle from supporting the Floyd \| massive weight of your jeweled and feather headdress, he approached the Floyd \| first youth. In turn each new name was read from a scroll, and a Floyd \| sacrifice was passed from a waiting slave to the man or woman, and from Floyd \| them to a priest of their faith. When the elder came to stand before Floyd \| you, what name did he read out? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Chentsúni Floyd \| B: Mikúsa Floyd \| C: Linátla Floyd \| D: Osuré Floyd \| E: Tlayésha Floyd \| F: Visháya Floyd \| G: None of these Floyd \|		inuredbyheavyrain says, "F, because it sounds like Vishnu, God of destruction."
	Ellison arrives, ready to play with the toys.		djfletch says, "Slytherin"
			DavidW says (to djf), "wrong!"
			Gerynar says, "A (just to be different)"
			Jacqueline says, "B sounds like Mucosa, so I don't want that one."
			DavidW says, "I have no preference here."
			Jacqueline says, "I like C"
			Jacqueline asks, "djf, which do you want, A or C?"
			djfletch says, "hmm, C"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c"
	Floyd \| > An excellent and noble name! And what offering did you present? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: A flawless clear diamond that my mother Dzái captured while away at Floyd \| war Floyd \| B: A delicate white orchid from the Chákan jungles Floyd \| C: A white thésun gauze priest's robe Floyd \|		DavidW says, "Diamond."
			Jacqueline asks, "B? Because of Petal Throne?"
			Alex says (to Jacqueline), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that B IS B."
			Jacqueline says, "Okay, I'm going to start anticipating that and not go there."
			Gerynar says, "C, because we are pious"
			DavidW says, "oh, we are not pious."
			Jacqueline asks (of IBHR), "We're totally split - preference?"
			inuredbyheavyrain says, "Whoops, I confused Vishnu with Shiva."
			Jacqueline asks (of DW), "We're not?"
			DavidW says, "I'm willing to go with B, if necessary."
			maga asks, "why does every Choice Of game we play turn into Choice of the Objectivist Parrot?"
			inuredbyheavyrain says, "A sounds like it might be leading somewhere."
			djfletch says, "no idea, B is ok by me"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > As the priest accepted the orchid, your elder read out: "The ancient Floyd \| and exalted clan of Sea Blue is proud to welcome its newest member, Floyd \| Linátla hiMaródla. _Otuléngba!_" At his joyous shout, the crowd Floyd \| replied in a chorus: "_Otuléngba!_, All Hail!" Having been cued before Floyd \| the ceremony by Dzái, the clan-elder now waited for you to claim your Floyd \| _aridáni_ status. Since you were little your birth-mother had made it Floyd \| clear that she expected you to be the equal of all men before the law Floyd \| and follow her into the army. How did you feel about this? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I would have preferred to remain a simple woman of my clan, and live Floyd \| a life surrounded by my aunts and sisters. Floyd \| B: I was eager to assume the role of _aridáni_ and soldier, and to make Floyd \| my mark upon the world. Floyd \| C: I was glad to become _aridáni_ and escape the stifling life of the Floyd \| good clan girl, but was not so sure about the soldier part. Floyd \|		lunasspecto asks (of Jacqueline), "Doesn't Alex have a command like 'Alex, shut up'?"
			eu says (to Alex), "ignore me"
			Jacqueline says, "I could remove him from the channel, I guess."
			eu says, "Or just say ..Alex ignore me"
			eu says, "Which I just accidentally did."
			* Jacqueline has removed Alex from the channel.
			Gerynar says, "c"
			DavidW says, "B or C."
			djfletch says, "C"
			Jacqueline says, "I like B"
			DavidW says, "Are we Xena or Gabrielle? :)"
			Jacqueline says, "That leaves us split again."
			Jacqueline asks, "IBHR, got a pref?"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > Ever bold you stepped forward, head held high, to announce: "Let it Floyd \| be recorded that before all the honored and respectable people gathered Floyd \| here, I declare myself an _aridáni_ woman." The announcement was Floyd \| greeted with polite applause from the crowd and a look of pride on the Floyd \| faces of your mothers. Floyd \| Floyd \| The ritual of naming was repeated for the next clan cousins, and then Floyd \| the elder stood before Wave, who presented the priest of Hnálla with a Floyd \| necklace of milky white moonstones. The elder then read from the scroll Floyd \| "The ancient and exalted clan of Sea Blue is proud to welcome its Floyd \| newest member, Sáyi hiTánkolel. _Otuléngba!_," and once more the crowd Floyd \| shouted approval. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		inuredbyheavyrain says, "B"
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| Soon the ceremony ended, and attention drifted away from the newly Floyd \| named adults and onto more important things like fashion, gossip, trade Floyd \| deals, and news of the war with the country of Yan Kor. Mama Dzái came Floyd \| forward and gave you a tight hug, as did her husbands Visán and Pi'úr; Floyd \| but she had just arrived that morning after over two years away, and it Floyd \| was not long until social obligation dragged them all off. You found Floyd \| yourself left to your own devices. Various rooms in the clan-house Floyd \| were set aside for puppet shows, poetry readings, and a display by Floyd \| dancers. How did you occupy yourself? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I looked for Wave, I mean Sáyi Floyd \| B: I went to watch the puppet show Floyd \| C: I went to see the dancers Floyd \| D: I went to go listen to the poetry reading Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "I like puppet shows."
			DavidW says, "C"
			lunasspecto says, "Got to be A, cause the other options remain regardless."
			Jacqueline says, "I mean, we're supposed to choose A, but..."
			DavidW says, "Let S?yi search for _us_."
			Jacqueline says (to DW), "Ooh - coy."
			Jacqueline says, "And a good point."
			lunasspecto asks, "Y'all are into playing hard-to-get, huh?"
			djfletch says, "I vote B"
			Gerynar says, "D"
			Jacqueline says, "Two Bs a C and a D."
			Jacqueline says, "Guess it's B."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > The Clan of the Striding Incantation had a stage set up in one of the Floyd \| larger rooms, and had gathered a crowd. On this stage, in front of Floyd \| backdrops of painted cloth, moved magically animated puppets, each the Floyd \| size of your forearm. Directed by the spells of the puppeteers -- the Floyd \| secrets of which are protected by law and assassination -- the wooden Floyd \| figures were acting out the tale of Pendárte of Khéiris who had Floyd \| traveled throughout the many planes of reality to rescue the soul of Floyd \| Princess Ssíneleth from the horrific demon Rü'ütlánesh. Floyd \| Floyd \| The puppet playing Pendárte moved from Plane to Plane (each with its Floyd \| own backdrop, showing fantastical landscapes) and in each one faced a Floyd \| new foe crafted of paper or bone or gems. Sometimes they would battle, Floyd \| while in other scenes Pendárte would humorously trick the demon. In Floyd \| the climactic battle, the small hero was pitted against a monstrous and Floyd \| ill-formed puppet made of reeds and paper. Pendárte's wooden sword Floyd \| clattered against Rü'ütlánesh's many limbs, occasionally breaking a Floyd \| reed with a loud snap that would cause the audience to gasp. Floyd \| Rü'ütlánesh appeared to use magic to cause wounds to spontaneously open Floyd \| upon Pendárte and pour forth blood (or rather, red ink). Floyd \| Floyd \| The battle was waged back and forth across the stage, until finally Floyd \| Pendárte leaped upon the great demon's back, and stabbed down with his Floyd \| sword into the fragile paper. Then, from this husk rose the Princes Floyd \| Ssíneleth. The crowd all snapped approval. The evening was yet young; Floyd \| where did you go next? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I looked for Wave, I mean Sáyi Floyd \| B: I went to see the dancers Floyd \| C: I went to go listen to the poetry reading Floyd \|		lunasspecto says, "'I want to see more little things hitting each other!' -- Napoleon"
			DavidW says, "oooooh, magic puppets."
			DavidW says, "okay, now I want a game that's ALL ABOUT magic puppets."
			Ellison says, "great movie"
			Gerynar says, "Starts humming "Me and my shadow""
			Jacqueline says (to DW), "YES"
			Jacqueline says, "Also, yay snapping instead of clapping."
			Jacqueline asks, "Where the heck is S?yi?"
			DavidW says, "yes, nice touch that."
			inuredbyheavyrain asks, "Dynamite Headdy was about magic puppets, right?"
			Jacqueline asks, "So, are we going to conintue to be stubborn?"
			DavidW says, "S?yi is cheating on us. S?yi is dead."
			Jacqueline says, "Probably something."
			Jacqueline asks, "So, exhaust the other entertainment first?"
			DavidW says, "S?yi has been drugged and kidnapped. S?yi is looking for you but didn't find us."
			djfletch says, "yes, try the dancers or the poets"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > In a tiled courtyard, young men and women adorned in transparent Floyd \| green (very little of it) danced to the music of drums and a stringed Floyd \| _tenturén_. The silver bells upon their anklets created their own tune Floyd \| as they swayed and stamped in unison. There are many stories in Jakálla Floyd \| of men who have risked their wealth, social standing, and even lives Floyd \| for the favor of a skilled dancing girl, and those hired by clan Golden Floyd \| Sunburst are very skilled indeed. Floyd \| Floyd \| The dancers continued their display, at times languorous, at others Floyd \| frantic. The dancers continued their display, at times languorous, at Floyd \| others frantic. Watching them sway rhythmically to and fro, you fell Floyd \| into a gentle sleep. It had been a long day. Someone must have Floyd \| collected you when the party ended, for you have a vague memory of Floyd \| being groggily undressed, and then more unconsciousness. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next Chapter		DavidW says, "hm. Double statement there."
			Jacqueline says, "Yeah, and a not great way to end the evening."
			Gerynar says, "hm. Double statement there."
			Jacqueline says (to Gerynar), "heh"
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| . . . What happens the next morning and in the years to come is a story Floyd \| not yet written. Floyd \| Floyd \| I hope you enjoyed playing my game. If you did, keep an eye out on Floyd \| www.choiceofgames.com for the full story when I have written it. Floyd \| Floyd \| I want to thank M.A.R. Barker for giving me permission to spin a tale Floyd \| in his fabulously detailed world of Tekumel, more information about Floyd \| which can be found at www.tekumel.com. Floyd \| Floyd \| I also want to thank Dan and Adam for letting me write in choicescript Floyd \| and teaching me how to do so. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Play again		DavidW says, ""Yeah, and a not great way to end the evening."
			Jacqueline says, "Oh, so now I totally want to go check out tekumel.com"
			DavidW says, "oh, it's over? Drat."
			Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah, drat."
			inuredbyheavyrain says, "This is potentially interesting. I might play t if it gets finished."
			Jacqueline says, "We could play one more time, just to see how it changes."
			DavidW says, "Someone must finish this. I can see why it got into the final three."
			lunasspecto says, "There are commercial games for sale there. On tekumel.com, I mean."
			Jacqueline says, "ah"
			Jacqueline asks, "Should we play again?"
			Jacqueline asks, "Or go to the next game?"
			lunasspecto says (to Jacqueline), "What is the next game? Missed the ceremony."
			DavidW says, "I wouldn't mind a re-do of this. We can be less merciful with the assassin this time."
			Jacqueline says, "Quite frankly, if this is third, I can't wait to see first and second, but not in that order."
			inuredbyheavyrain asks, "Are the games on Tekumel all text adventures, or does it have a wider selection?"
			Jacqueline says, "lunasspecto Next will be Speculative Fiction, then Choice of Zombies."
			lunasspecto says, "I don't think any of the tekumel.com games are text adventures."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "press green"
	Floyd \| Outside the sky is mercilessly bright, and the hot air full of all the Floyd \| varied sounds of an army ready to march; but inside this small shrine Floyd \| are coolness,darkness and solitude. And peace, which is a rare and Floyd \| precious thing to find in these years since the Usurper placed himself Floyd \| upon Tsolyánu's Petal Throne, igniting a civil war. Floyd \| Floyd \| Before you stands a statue of your god, presiding over an alter on Floyd \| which other legionaries have placed offerings. There are ten gods in Floyd \| Tsolyánu: five who champion the cause of unchanging Stability, and five Floyd \| who wish to bring about endless Change. All are permitted their Floyd \| temples and honored on their holy days, but you and your family, like Floyd \| most Tsolyáni, have a particular patron deity. Who's face do you look Floyd \| into? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Lord Hnálla, the Illumination of All the World and supreme principal Floyd \| of Stability Floyd \| B: Lord Karakán, Lord of Glorious War and high general of Stability Floyd \| C: Lady Avánthe, Mistress of Heaven and the goddess of women and nature Floyd \| D: Lord Hrú'ü, the Dispenser of Calamities and supreme principal of Floyd \| Change Floyd \| E: Lord Vimhúla, the Power of Destruction and Red Ruin, Lord of Flame Floyd \| F: Lady Dlamélish, the Green Eyed Lady of Fleshly Joys and Mistress of Floyd \| Demons Floyd \|		Firion says, "Why are there so many ?'"
			DavidW says, "F"
			Firion asks, "Why are there so many ?'s in the story?"
			lunasspecto says (to Jacqueline), "Thanks. Spec Fiction should be fun."
			eu says (to Fiction), "Accented characters."
			Jacqueline says (to Firion), "It's that your client isn't set up right - those are accented characters."
			DavidW says, "Accented characters that your client isn't rendering properly."
			Ellison says, "dang, I'm late because a nap took on a life of its own, but I still have to get some lunch. later."
	Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst..
	Ellison has disconnected.		Jacqueline shrugs. Okay, F.
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "f"
	Floyd \| > The hiVriyén lineage of the White Stone clan revels in the patronage Floyd \| of Lady Dlamélish. The Green Eyed Lady is a mystical goddess of Floyd \| pleasure who encourages her followers to live in the moment and seek Floyd \| out new experiences. As a soldier you do her honor whenever you feel Floyd \| the rush of battle or gaze triumphantly upon a new vista. The statue Floyd \| of a beautiful and sensuous woman before you is her thirty-fourth Floyd \| aspect: Mrikáya, "She Who Takes Pleasure in Battle". On the altar you Floyd \| pleasingly arrange three large green blossoms and several silver coins. Floyd \| And what brings you to Dlamélish's Temple? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I hope to lead my men well in the coming siege. Floyd \| B: I want to find glory and promotion Floyd \| C: I wish to return safely to my home and family when this is over Floyd \|		Firion says, "I guess SimpleMU* won't handle them."
			djfletch says, "just looking up about the language - it's a complete thing: [LINK]"
			djfletch says, "sorry, that probably didn't paste"
			DavidW says, "B. This gal isn't into the safety so much."
			Jacqueline says, "Sure."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > The military is one of the few methods of social advancement within Floyd \| the Tsolyáni Imperium; and a soldier who is good at his trade, Floyd \| respectful of his superiors, and liberal with bribes can rise far, Floyd \| especially with a little luck. Hopefully this offering has brought you Floyd \| that luck. Floyd \| Floyd \| As you finish praying the silence of the temple is disturbed by the Floyd \| faint scuffing of sandals upon stone. You turn in time to see a woman, Floyd \| wearing the badge of an assassin's clan, raise a blowgun to her lips. Floyd \| As you duck, a poisoned dart whistles by your ear to thunk into the Floyd \| altar. You are alone in the small shrine and unarmored, though your Floyd \| _chlén_ hide sword leans against the altar. (Metal is too rare on Floyd \| Tekumel to be of common use, and so soldiers fight with weapons cut Floyd \| from a tough hide which has been chemically treated to resemble soft Floyd \| bronze.) Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I grab my _chlén_ hide sword and lunge for the woman in expert form. Floyd \| B: I cast the spell 'Hands of Kra the Mighty', and crush her, as one Floyd \| does a fly. Floyd \| C: I focus my psychic energies and time slows around me. Picking up my Floyd \| chlén hide sword I advance. Floyd \| D: I whistle for two of my soldiers who are stationed outside. Floyd \|		DavidW says, "Crush her!"
			Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I want the fly option this time, too."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > Though you are not as talented as the mages of your legion's sorcerer Floyd \| corps, you studied the casting of spells in Temple School, attaining a Floyd \| low priestly rank. You strike the ritual poses needed to bring forth Floyd \| a spell and the assassin's eyes widen in fear. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		Madonna says, "Strike a pose."
			DavidW says, "huh. Assassin wasn't expecting that, I guess."
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| A great force cracks the stone flagging as she leaps aside and throws a Floyd \| small bronze dagger which lodges in your thigh. It is suicide to cast Floyd \| spells while touching metal, and she charges you like a wild zrné Floyd \| beast, pressing the attack before you can remove the knife. Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Though an accomplished spell caster and leader of men, I am no match Floyd \| for an assassin in close combat, so I fight defensively and whistle for Floyd \| two of my soldiers who are stationed outside. Floyd \| B: I am as deadly with a sword as I am with my spells, and leap to meet Floyd \| her attack with a ferocious counter attack. Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "ouch"
			Jacqueline asks, "b?"
			DavidW says, "yeah."
			Jacqueline says, "RAR"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > The look of victory in the assassin's eyes turn to surprise as you Floyd \| grab your chlén hide sword and leap forward. After a few exchanges, Floyd \| you boldly duck down and remove the bronze dagger. Fearing your spells Floyd \| the assassin backs away. Floyd \| Floyd \| A: She is too tired now to dodge my spell which crushes her with Floyd \| terrifying force. Her death is a fair price for an attempt upon my Floyd \| life, but I make it quick. Floyd \| B: With careful finesse I use my spell to pin her gently to the stone Floyd \| floor. I'm curious to know whether it's true that Assassins cannot be Floyd \| tortured into betraying their clients. Floyd \| C: I once more strike the poses needed to cast spells and summon forth Floyd \| a ball of flame. "Do you yield?" Floyd \|
	Tale arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.		Jacqueline says, "B is kinda rowr"
			DavidW says, "hm. I'm unsure. B is theatric, though."
			Jacqueline says, "But I like balls of flame."
			DavidW says, "Any of these would do."
			djfletch says, "I bet she kills herself again whatever we do"
			Jacqueline says, "C is more different than b from our last playthrough."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c"
	Floyd \| > The assassin looks into your eyes, showing no fear. "If you let me Floyd \| live I promise my clan will return the payment and not make another Floyd \| attempt upon you." Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I let her go. Floyd \| B: I have changed my mind. She cannot be left alive. Floyd \|		DavidW says, "huh. That's new."
			Jacqueline says, "Gosh"
			DavidW says, "I kinda like A."
			DavidW says, "It leaves her alive and we continue as badass."
			Jacqueline asks, "djf?"
			Jacqueline asks, "Inured?"
			djfletch says, "try A and see if she is telling the truth"
			Jacqueline asks, "Madonna?"
			Jacqueline says, "Okay, A."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > She bows deeply to you and walks from the shrine. Assassination is Floyd \| legal in Tsolyánu, so no one stops her. It seems anticlimactic Floyd \| somehow. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		Jacqueline says, "heh"
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| So, why would someone send an assassin after you anyway? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I killed a rival for the sake of my beloved. Floyd \| B: The weak envy the strong.? I don't have time to enumerate every Floyd \| grievance brought against me by lesser men. Floyd \| C: I prevented an injustice Floyd \| D: I killed a man in anger, and deeply regret it. Floyd \|		DavidW says, "D"
			Jacqueline shrugs. Any opposition to D?
			djfletch says, "nope, ok by me"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d"
	Floyd \| > The offense was tried in military court, and with your elevated Floyd \| status and the situation taken into consideration, you were given a Floyd \| light punishment. Not knowing the regret you carry in your heart for Floyd \| that red deed, his family saw only a murderer going unpunished, and Floyd \| have spent a small fortune in pursuit of vengeance. You are unsure how Floyd \| to handle the situation. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next Chapter		Jacqueline says, "Again I say: gosh"
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| The next day sees your legion marching down one of the large fortified Floyd \| sákbe roads which serve in peacetime as rivers of trade between the Floyd \| cities of the empire, and in war as defensible walls guarding its Floyd \| provinces. Behind you is the stone guard tower at which you took your Floyd \| noon meal, while ahead of you the road snakes away toward the horizon. Floyd \| The top tier of the sákbe is unoccupied, except for occasional runners Floyd \| sprinting by on Imperial business. Floyd \| Floyd \| Most of the ranking officers ride in palanquins carried by slaves upon Floyd \| the middle tier, but the soldiers and the baggage train move slowly Floyd \| along the broad road of well-worn stone at the base of the wall. As a Floyd \| _kási_ of the legion of the Translucent Emerald and a commander of a Floyd \| _tsurúm_ of 400 soldiers you may choose to travel in style if you wish. Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I am riding in my palanquin. Floyd \| B: I am marching with my soldiers. Floyd \|		DavidW says, "I suppose we should try B this time, but I bet you'll need to justify the choice."
			lunasspecto says, "Yes, you will."
			Tale says, "b"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > Most officers would jump at the chance to ride in comfort and Floyd \| socialize with their superiors, but not you. Why? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I want my legionaries to know I lead from the front and share their Floyd \| tribulations. Floyd \| B: This way I will stand out in the eyes of my superiors. Floyd \| C: I want to use the opportunity to see how things stand with my Floyd \| legionaries with my own two eyes. Floyd \| D: I enjoy marching. Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "A"
			DavidW says, "okay"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > This outlook has made you popular with your men (and women), but some Floyd \| of your superiors worry that you are not upholding the dignity of your Floyd \| office and the chain of command. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| A few of the bolder _heréksa_ approach with conversational gambits in Floyd \| the manner of wine-merchants offering a vintage for evaluation. The Floyd \| first couple miles pass in small-talk, but as the afternoon proceeds Floyd \| you are left alone with your thoughts which naturally settle upon the Floyd \| recent attempt upon your life. Floyd \| Floyd \| From there, it is a small step to thinking about the events around the Floyd \| time of your naming day celebration, and the unfortunate incident that Floyd \| resulted in the assassination attempt. . . Floyd \| Floyd \| Your childhood in the great clan-house of White Stone was pleasant. Floyd \| Your household possessed plenty of slaves to do menial toil and an Floyd \| abundance of wealth. Your numerous clan mothers and fathers (your Floyd \| parents' siblings and their spouses) lavished affection upon you. Floyd \| During the day you were taught reading, writing, maths, ritual magic Floyd \| and history at the temple school of Dlamélish; and in the evenings you Floyd \| slept in barracks-like dormitories with your "clan cousins"(other Floyd \| children of the clan, most of them unrelated to you by any close blood Floyd \| tie). Floyd \| Floyd \| Many of the older adolescents, on the verge of adulthood, snuck between Floyd \| the boys and girls dormitories to warm each other's beds, and in the Floyd \| past year you had begun to join in this pastime. The night before your Floyd \| _khatunjálim_, or naming ceremony, found you sneaking into your Floyd \| "cousin" Wave's bed. Where were you coming from and where were you Floyd \| heading to? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I slept in the boys' dormitory and was visiting Wave in the girls' Floyd \| dormitory Floyd \| B: Both Wave and I slept in the boys' dormitory. Floyd \| C: I slept in the girls' dormitory and was visiting Wave in the boys' Floyd \| dormitory Floyd \| D: Both Wave and I slept in the girls' dormitory. Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "whoa lotta text"
			djfletch says, "hmm, so it is a unisex army"
			Jacqueline scrolls up to read it all on her netbook.
			Tale says, "c"
			djfletch asks, "or do I mean polysex?"
			Jacqueline says, "No, it said -- yeah."
			DavidW says, "I'd opt for B this time 'round."
			Jacqueline says, "I will play my own orientation alone later. B it is..."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > It was quite convenient not needing to leave the warmth of the Floyd \| dormitory and walk through the damp hall on the chilly spring night. Floyd \| You simply dragged your sleeping mat over next to Wave, who was still Floyd \| awake, waiting for you. "Tiuni, I was worried you were mad at me and Floyd \| were not coming tonight," he whispered. You thought how strange it Floyd \| would be that after tomorrow no one would ever call you Tiuni again. Floyd \| There was pride in the idea that you would finally have an adult's name Floyd \| and an adult's responsibilities. Floyd \| Floyd \| Earlier that day you had found Wave gambling with some of the other Floyd \| boys in one of the courtyards. You knew that his mother would not have Floyd \| approved of gambling, and worst of all, he had placed the small ceramic Floyd \| amulet of _Dletára_ "The Goddess of Reflective Pleasures," patroness of Floyd \| love between members of the same sex, that you had given him in the Floyd \| pot! After the dice had been thrown and he had won, Wave had claimed Floyd \| he had only bet it because he had known it would bring him luck; but as Floyd \| Wave slipped the amulet back around his neck, and gathered up his Floyd \| winnings, you had stormed off with tears in your eyes. Though Wave was Floyd \| beautiful and clever, he could also be spoiled, sure that his winning Floyd \| personality could get him out of any situation. Floyd \| Floyd \| Now he was looking up at you with a vulnerable worry, different from Floyd \| the brash assurance of earlier in the day. Floyd \| Floyd \| A: "I could not stay angry with you." Floyd \| B: "You hurt my feelings, _tsámmeri_, when you do not value my gifts." Floyd \| C: "If you ever do something like that again, we're through!" Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "A"
			DavidW says, "A"
			Jacqueline asks, "We said B last time, right?"
			DavidW says, "correct"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > Wave smiled invitingly and pulled back the sheet to welcome you Floyd \| under. "I knew you would understand!" His smile was like the sun Floyd \| coming out from behind the clouds, a joyous grin that made your heart Floyd \| speed faster, and promised an evening of sweet delight. The birds were Floyd \| chirping in the pre-dawn darkness before you fell asleep that night. Floyd \| Floyd \| The next thing you knew, cold water was startling you out of sleep. Floyd \| Sputtering you looked up to see your elder brother, Gayán, smiling down Floyd \| at you. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Sleep well, little brother? Or did you not sleep at all?" Here he Floyd \| leered at Wave, and waggled his eyebrows. Gayán fancied himself a Floyd \| comedian. "Well, I have come to break you two apart. Mother Halé is in Floyd \| a state of distraction over the fit of your formal dress, and has told Floyd \| me that if I do not bring you back immediately she will feed me to a Floyd \| dragon. Oh!" here he looked again at Wave, "and your parents wish your Floyd \| company as well." Floyd \| Floyd \| Without waiting for a response, Gayán grabbed you up by the arm and Floyd \| dragged you from the barracks. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next
	Tale makes himself you nothing me nothing out of the dust.
	Tale has disconnected.
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| You were barely through the door before Mama Halé was fastening a Floyd \| jeweled _chlén_-hide collar over your shoulders, and arranging a kilt Floyd \| around your waste. As she eyed and adjusted its drape she barraged you Floyd \| with unsolicited advice about the upcoming ceremony. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Tiúni, you must not slouch during the parade. And when you get to the Floyd \| temple, and are upon the altar, be decorous. And afterwards do not Floyd \| drink too heavily or overindulge in the powders. There will be ten of Floyd \| you getting your names today, and half of Béy Sü has turned out to see, Floyd \| and you must be the most shining youth present. . ." on and on she Floyd \| chattered. Floyd \| Floyd \| Mama Halé was your birth-mother's sister and had raised you since you Floyd \| were an infant. Your other mother, Dzái, had declared herself _aridáni_ Floyd \| at her own naming ceremony, and so taken on rights and responsibilities Floyd \| normally reserved for men. She had joined a legion and marched to war Floyd \| while her sister elected to remain a "good clan girl" and accept the Floyd \| more traditional role for women. Halé was not considered legally a Floyd \| person in her own right, could not own property, and could not be sued Floyd \| or challenged to a duel; but she was still a formidable personality, Floyd \| actively involved in the work and social life of Clan White Stone. Floyd \| Floyd \| And now all of her will was bent on getting you through the day without Floyd \| a misstep that might provide fodder for gossips and lower your family's Floyd \| prestige within the clan-house. How did you feel about the Floyd \| celebration? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I was excited to be an adult, but just wanted to survive the day Floyd \| without disgracing myself. Floyd \| B: I am always up for a good party and meant to enjoy myself. Floyd \| C: This was my chance to impress my clan elders and the rest of the Floyd \| city's notables. Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "People liked B last time."
			Jacqueline says, "As a runner-up, I mean."
			DavidW says, "yes"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > Despite the general stress level in the clan-house you managed to Floyd \| maintain an enthusiastic and relaxed demeanor. At one point you saw Floyd \| Wave being herded through a corridor by all 8 of his parents, and give Floyd \| him a smile. Eventually you found yourself joining the other nine Floyd \| soon-to-be adults for the procession to the Temple of Dlamélish. Many Floyd \| of them seemed petrified or puffed up, but you managed to crack the Floyd \| tension with smiles and wit. The city of Béy Sü lays alongside the Floyd \| mighty Mssúma river in the heart of the Empire. This epicenter of Floyd \| mercantile trade, bureaucracy and priestly politics is known as 'The Floyd \| Soul of the World'. Thus, as White Stone's parade wound through the Floyd \| city's streets to the temple of Dlamélish it was but one small display Floyd \| amongst many in the giant metropolis. It was, however, an especially Floyd \| fine one, including a select group of the most important people in most Floyd \| powerful city in the greatest empire since the fall of Engsván hla Floyd \| Gánga. Floyd \| Floyd \| The ceremony at the temple was similarly tasteful and intimate. The Floyd \| noble guests filed through a vast courtyard lined with statues of the Floyd \| aspects of the goddess, and into a small, but opulent shrine. In the Floyd \| cool shadows of the vaulted ceiling the guests arranged themselves on a Floyd \| series of raised daises according to rank while the ten of you stood Floyd \| before an altar. There you waited, still and proud, on display, as Floyd \| what seemed at the time like every notable in Béy Sü filed in. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		DavidW says, "That sounds different. I guess our god(dess) patron choice affects this section."
			DavidW asks, "Also, Wave has 10 parents?"
			DavidW asks, "er 8?"
			Jacqueline says, "8"
			Jacqueline says, "Yeah, just like we have many."
			Jacqueline says, "Your parents siblings are also your parents."
			DavidW says, "What a fun society."
			DavidW says, "oh. That sounds more reasonable."
			Jacqueline exclaims, "It takes a village!"
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| When all were seated, a priest and priestess, each dressed in elaborate Floyd \| finery, appeared. The woman orated upon the ancient roots of Clan White Floyd \| Stone; on the histories of the lineages of each young man or woman Floyd \| standing before her; on the virtues of duty to the clan, of honor and Floyd \| piety before the goddess. With these words, she approached the first Floyd \| youth and led him up to lie upon the altar amidst a bed of flowers. Floyd \| There, in view of all, the priestess and the young man came together in Floyd \| the way most pleasing to Dlamélish. Afterward, all present snapped Floyd \| polite approval. Floyd \| Floyd \| As the applause died away the priest read out the man's new name from a Floyd \| scroll, and a sacrifice was passed from a waiting slave to the new Floyd \| adult, and from him to the priestess. This ritual was then repeated Floyd \| for each young man or woman in turn. When you had been helped down Floyd \| from the altar, what name was read out? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Achán Floyd \| B: Fíru Floyd \| C: Kámar Floyd \| D: Mnéktu Floyd \| E: Túrisan Floyd \| F: Zhurák Floyd \| G: None of these Floyd \|		DavidW \| DLAM?LISH: I AM WELL PLEASED.
			lunasspecto snaps his approval.
			Jacqueline says, "Different names this time."
			DavidW says, "(ASCII and the Argonauts ref)"; ..Jacqueline guys names this time.
			DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "guys names this time."
			Jacqueline says, "I... it's hard to tell, not being fluent. I'm still working on this language."
			DavidW says, "F"
			Jacqueline asks, "What if we say none? Does it give us more choices?"
			DavidW says, "No one's gonna mess with a guy named Zhur?k if they're smart."
			djfletch says, "haha"
			DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I dunno. We could try G."
			lunasspecto asks, "If a text prompt appears, can Floyd handle it?"
			Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g"
	Floyd \| > Really? What is your name then? Floyd \| Floyd \| >Type Something		Jacqueline says, "yay"
			Jacqueline asks, "So, um, how about Snuggles?"
			lunasspecto exclaims, "YES!"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "Snuggles"
	Floyd \| An excellent and noble name! And what offering did you present? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: A large pile of coins of pure silver Floyd \| B: A green glass vial filled with sweet perfume Floyd \| C: An emerald colored snake Floyd \|		Jacqueline exclaims, "An excellent and noble name, Snuggles!"
			DavidW says, "Snake"
			Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c"
	Floyd \| > As the priestess accepted the snake, the priest read out. "The Floyd \| ancient and exalted clan of White Stone is proud to welcome its newest Floyd \| member, Snuggles hiVriyén. _Otuléngba!_" At his joyous shout, the Floyd \| crowd replied in a chorus: "_Otuléngba!_, All Hail!" Floyd \| Floyd \| The ritual of naming was repeated for the next clan cousins, and then Floyd \| Wave was led up upon the altar. Afterwards he presented the priest of Floyd \| Dlamélish with a necklace of emeralds. The priestess then read from the Floyd \| scroll "The ancient and exalted clan of White Stone is proud to welcome Floyd \| its newest member, Sánjesh hiTánkolel. _Otuléngba!_," and once more Floyd \| the crowd snapped approval. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| Soon the ceremony ended, and attention drifted away from the newly Floyd \| named adults and onto more important things like fashion, gossip, trade Floyd \| deals, and news of the war with the country of Yan Kor. Mama Dzái came Floyd \| forward and gave you a tight hug, as did her husbands Visán and Pi'úr. Floyd \| You walked with them as the group proceeded to the House of Unmarred Floyd \| Repose, where White Stone had reserved a suite of rooms for a Floyd \| celebration. But Dzái had just arrived that morning after over two Floyd \| years away, and as soon as you passed through the door social Floyd \| obligation dragged her away. You found yourself left to your own Floyd \| devices. Various rooms in the hostel were set aside for puppet shows, Floyd \| poetry readings, and a display by dancers. How did you occupy Floyd \| yourself? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I looked for Wave, I mean Sánjesh Floyd \| B: I went to watch the puppet show Floyd \| C: I went to see the dancers Floyd \| D: I went to go listen to the poetry reading Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "Let's go look for him."
			DavidW says, "Sure"
			DavidW says, "It's Snuggle time."
			Jacqueline says, "hehee"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > He was looking for you as well, and you both made a fine display as Floyd \| you explored the party. Sánjesh was clearly enjoying acting the part Floyd \| of the sophisticated adult, an effect that was only ruined by Floyd \| occasional grins and laughter. Now that you young lovers were reunited, Floyd \| where did you venture? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I went to watch the puppet show Floyd \| B: I went to see the dancers Floyd \| C: I went to go listen to the poetry reading Floyd \|		lunasspecto asks, "Not so crazy about ending the evening with a drugging and an abduction this time?"
			Jacqueline asks, "Poetry this time?"
			DavidW says, "oh, the drugs will happen regardless."
			Jacqueline says (to lunasspecto), "Well, the night is young."
			DavidW says, "I expect we get drugged."
			Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c"
	Floyd \| > You came to a smaller chamber filled with a more subdued crowd. In Floyd \| one corner was a dais upon which stood a poet, declaiming lines from Floyd \| 'The Lament to the Wheel of Black', the tale of the great war between Floyd \| the gods at the beginning of days, begun when Lord Ksárul, god of Floyd \| secrets and arcane magic, attempted make himself supreme over the Floyd \| others. At first, the gods of Change gladly joined him in fighting Floyd \| against their opposite numbers who served Stability, but one by one Floyd \| they realized that his victory would mean their subservience and joined Floyd \| forces with Stability to lock him within the Blue Room, where he Floyd \| remains imprisoned today. Floyd \| Floyd \| The last of the gods to leave his side was his lover Dlamélish, and it Floyd \| is of her betrayal that the poet spoke. She began with the two walking Floyd \| together upon Dórmoron Plain, and Ksárul gifting Dlamélish an obsidian Floyd \| dagger. At this the audience all nodded and sighed, for it was well Floyd \| known that it was this dagger which Dlamélish used to erect her seal Floyd \| upon his prison. The poet was good--or perhaps had just suffered a Floyd \| breakup herself?--for she managed to infuse the dialogue between the Floyd \| two with frustration and sorrow, turning the stanzas into a referendum Floyd \| on the impossibility of love in a universe where pride holds sway. The Floyd \| more soft hearted audience members were openly weeping by the story's Floyd \| end. Sánjesh looked at you apologetically, and squeezed your arm Floyd \| through the end of the tale, clearly regretting the events of the Floyd \| previous day. Floyd \| Floyd \| No one seemed eager to follow the woman and there was a brief lull. Floyd \| Did you seize the moment and deliver a poem? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I am a classically educated and extremely cultured noble, of course Floyd \| I chose to orate! Floyd \| B: I am afraid I never had a head for memorization of such stories. Floyd \| C: I know a great many poems, but was too shy to present myself. Floyd \|		DavidW says, "(and did the first time too)"
			djfletch says, "D, we recite some dirty limericks"
			Jacqueline says, "heh"
			DavidW says, "Sounds like A would let us stab S?njesh in the back, subtly, with a poem."
			lunasspecto asks, "How about a little e.e. cummings?"
			Jacqueline says, "A, I say"
			djfletch says, "yes, clearly A"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > What kind of poem did you tell? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: These people needed to be cheered up. I declaimed something light Floyd \| and comical.. Floyd \| B: Clearly everyone present was a sucker for romantic tragedy, so I Floyd \| gave them more of the same. Floyd \| C: A tale of martial valor seemed appropriate, there was a war on after Floyd \| all. Floyd \|		Jacqueline asks, "C?"
			DavidW says, "B"
			djfletch says, "B"
			lunasspecto says, "I think you get to try two of them anyway."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > Your tale of a young man who tried to rescue his beloved from the Floyd \| Garden of the Weeping Snows--only to end frozen as a statue a hair's Floyd \| breadth from her touch for all eternity--reinforced the mood of Floyd \| sentimental despair. A certain despondency hung in the room as you Floyd \| left. The evening was yet young; where did you go next? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I went to watch the puppet show Floyd \| B: I went to see the dancers Floyd \|		lunasspecto says, "Was I wrong? Urgh."
	[cyoa] maga says, "I'm actually sort of tempted to write an Undum game with a Choice Of-type narrative structure"		DavidW says, "hm. Not quite the effect I wanted."
			Jacqueline says, "I liked the puppet show, myself."
			DavidW says, "Magic puppets!"
			djfletch says, "avoid the hypno-dancers and do A"
			Jacqueline says, "YAY"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > The Clan of the Striding Incantation had a stage set up in one of the Floyd \| larger rooms, and had gathered a crowd. On this stage, in front of Floyd \| backdrops of painted cloth, moved magically animated puppets, each the Floyd \| size of your forearm. Directed by the spells of the puppeteers -- the Floyd \| secrets of which are protected by law and assassination -- the wooden Floyd \| figures were acting out the tale of Pendárte of Khéiris who had Floyd \| traveled throughout the many planes of reality to rescue the soul of Floyd \| Princess Ssíneleth from the horrific demon Rü'ütlánesh. Floyd \| Floyd \| The puppet playing Pendárte moved from Plane to Plane (each with its Floyd \| own backdrop, showing fantastical landscapes) and in each one faced a Floyd \| new foe crafted of paper or bone or gems. Sometimes they would battle, Floyd \| while in other scenes Pendárte would humorously trick the demon. In Floyd \| the climactic battle, the small hero was pitted against a monstrous and Floyd \| ill-formed puppet made of reeds and paper. Pendárte's wooden sword Floyd \| clattered against Rü'ütlánesh's many limbs, occasionally breaking a Floyd \| reed with a loud snap that would cause the audience to gasp. Floyd \| Rü'ütlánesh appeared to use magic to cause wounds to spontaneously open Floyd \| upon Pendárte and pour forth blood (or rather, red ink). Floyd \| Floyd \| The battle was waged back and forth across the stage, until finally Floyd \| Pendárte leaped upon the great demon's back, and stabbed down with his Floyd \| sword into the fragile paper. Then, from this husk rose the Princes Floyd \| Ssíneleth. The crowd all snapped approval. By this time the party had Floyd \| begun to thin, and by mutual consent you and Sánjesh left to return to Floyd \| the clan house's dormitory, where you had a great deal of fun Floyd \| discovering how to remove formal dress of the 19th traditional form. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next Chapter		lunasspecto exclaims, "See, no drugging!"
			Jacqueline exclaims, "Yay! Drug Free Adventure!"
			Jacqueline exclaims, "We DARED to have a fun evening!"
			eu shakes his head.
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| . . . What happens the next morning and in the years to come is a story Floyd \| not yet written. Floyd \| Floyd \| I hope you enjoyed playing my game. If you did, keep an eye out on Floyd \| www.choiceofgames.com for the full story when I have written it. Floyd \| Floyd \| I want to thank M.A.R. Barker for giving me permission to spin a tale Floyd \| in his fabulously detailed world of Tekumel, more information about Floyd \| which can be found at www.tekumel.com. Floyd \| Floyd \| I also want to thank Dan and Adam for letting me write in choicescript Floyd \| and teaching me how to do so. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Play again		inuredbyheavyrain exclaims, "I like Earthbound, the most drug-fueled game!"
			DavidW says, "cool. We didn't get beheaded or anything."
			Jacqueline says, "okay, Spec Fic."
			Jacqueline asks, "Do we need a break?"
			DavidW says, "Can't imagine how the other two games will top this one."
			Jacqueline says, "Yeah, looking forward. THEY HAD BETTER NOT DISAPPOINT"
			Jacqueline smiles.
			lunasspecto says (to DavidW), "Two words. Singing hedgehog."
			DavidW says, "A five minute break might be wise."
			Jacqueline exclaims (at lunasspecto), "Fantastic!"
			Jacqueline says, "Okay, five minutes."
			DavidW says, "okay. Back from shower."
			Jacqueline says, "wow"
			Jacqueline says, "Oh, and yeah, it's five minutes."
			DavidW says, "well, I just wanted to cool down. It wasn't a proper soap and shampoo shower."
			Jacqueline nods.
			DavidW says, "There's no a/c in our place."
			Jacqueline says, "We watched some gothy vid Otto posted to G+ during the interlude."
			Jacqueline asks, "But it is over now and I am ready. Are others back?"
			djfletch says, "ready"
			lunasspecto says, "Roger."
			Jacqueline says, "Give it another minutes, see if we get eu and IBHR back."
			Jacqueline says, "Okay."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit"
	Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sfiction"
	Floyd \| Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Money will come when you are doing the right thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| ---Mike Phillips Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Speculative Fiction Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| [Press any key to begin.] Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \|
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Babe, I'm really sorry, but I'm going to have to cancel dinner. Yeah, Floyd \| I've got to stop the boss from being executed. Floyd \| Floyd \| Speculative Fiction Floyd \| Beginner's Lessons from "The Big Book of Financial Crimes" Floyd \| Copyright (c) 2011 by Diane Christoforo and Thomas Mack Floyd \| Release 1 / Serial number 110630 / Inform v6.31 Library 6/11 Floyd \| Floyd \| Not a Dungeon Floyd \| Floyd \| No! My shiniest of shiny objects! Don't fly aw--- Come back! I love Floyd \| you! Floyd \| Floyd \| Well, now that my girlfriend's mad at me, where were we? Ah, right. Floyd \| Floyd \| It's kind of boring here. I hear the king hasn't put anybody in the Floyd \| dungeon in over a year. Must make you feel special. It's drafty, being Floyd \| up in the tower, and the stones in the wall have chips and various--- Floyd \| do you really care? They're old. The door looks pretty sturdy. There's Floyd \| some light coming into the room from a window about, uh, twice your Floyd \| height up. Can we leave? Floyd \| Floyd \| I can see a tapestry, a bed, a mirror and an annoying git in a dress Floyd \| here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "So, I think what happend on the whole Diane not being mentioned on the site (and consequently at the awards) was because they didn't sign her up as a coauthor in the system."
			Jacqueline says, "Without her showing up that way in the system, she wasn't on anything else, and because I don't play the games during the comp, I had no way to know."
			Jacqueline says, "So, if you're reading this, sorry again, Diane."
			DavidW says, "(re SF: hm are we an imp of some sort now?)"
			lunasspecto says, "A raven. I'm not sure if the game ever says that explicitly."
	David says (to Floyd), "x me"
	Floyd \| You're a mediocre wizard. No, no, boss, don't look sad! Wait for me to Floyd \| finish! You're a great inventor! See, there was a compliment coming. Floyd \| You always have the best ideas. Remember Primo Eyeballs-in-a-Can? That Floyd \| was my personal favorite, for obvious reasons. But your ideas don't Floyd \| always, er, work right. That's why you took the wizarding job: 'cause Floyd \| it gets you money to work on your inventions until we hit it big. Which Floyd \| we will, as soon as we replace all that missing money and keep you from Floyd \| getting killed and, um, okay, this is probably not cheering you up as Floyd \| much as I'd hoped. Floyd \| Floyd \| Right now your body is in the corner, unconscious. You're wearing your Floyd \| completely awesome purple robe, but your hat got lost in the arrest Floyd \| fiasco. The stupid fat guy searched you and took all your stuff, but Floyd \| maybe there's something he missed. I don't know. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i"
	Floyd \| I'm carrying around: Floyd \| the mind of a mediocre wizard Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x mirror"
	Floyd \| It's an oval mirror with a steel frame bolted to the wall. The frame Floyd \| has little diamond-shaped cutouts in it. The mirror itself is about as Floyd \| big as I am. It's got a big dent in it, but it still works as a Floyd \| reflective surface. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "oh, I get it. This is like we're V's bird."
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "look in mirror"
	Floyd \| Hey, it's me! I'm W.D., your familiar, and I'm awesome. Check out these Floyd \| feathers! Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	David says (to Floyd), "x dent"
	Floyd \| I can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	David says (to Floyd), "open mirror"
	Floyd \| That's not something I can open. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	David says (to Floyd), "look behind mirror"
	Floyd \| Hey, it's me! I'm W.D., your familiar, and I'm awesome. Check out these Floyd \| feathers! Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "hm. Thought it might be a hidden door."
	David says (to Floyd), "x wizard"
	Floyd \| (the annoying git in a dress) Floyd \| You're a mediocre wizard. No, no, boss, don't look sad! Wait for me to Floyd \| finish! You're a great inventor! See, there was a compliment coming. Floyd \| You always have the best ideas. Remember Primo Eyeballs-in-a-Can? That Floyd \| was my personal favorite, for obvious reasons. But your ideas don't Floyd \| always, er, work right. That's why you took the wizarding job: 'cause Floyd \| it gets you money to work on your inventions until we hit it big. Which Floyd \| we will, as soon as we replace all that missing money and keep you from Floyd \| getting killed and, um, okay, this is probably not cheering you up as Floyd \| much as I'd hoped. Floyd \| Floyd \| Right now your body is in the corner, unconscious. You're wearing your Floyd \| completely awesome purple robe, but your hat got lost in the arrest Floyd \| fiasco. The stupid fat guy searched you and took all your stuff, but Floyd \| maybe there's something he missed. I don't know. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	David says (to Floyd), "undo"
	Floyd \| Not a Dungeon Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	David says (to Floyd), "x dress"
	Floyd \| I love your robe. It's so stylish. It's purple and dark purple and Floyd \| darker purple and all swirly patterned and stuff, and it's covered in Floyd \| sequins and sparkles and shiny and glittery and glowy! It's Floyd \| mesmerizing. You look great, even unconscious. There are big floppy Floyd \| pockets sewn inside. You usually keep all kinds of stuff in there. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	David says (to Floyd), "look in pockets"
	Floyd \| Hey, hey, there's a magic wand in one of the pockets! Man, the fat guy Floyd \| didn't even think it was worth taking? That's just sad. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	David says (to Floyd), "x wand"
	Floyd \| This is the Aetheric Coin Generator Mark III! It turns air into faery Floyd \| coins. The Mark I only lasted through seven thousand uses or so, and Floyd \| Mark II backfired and turned coins into air. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x tapestry"
	Floyd \| It's a garish sight. I'm usually all over things with more than thirty Floyd \| colors, but none of these even go together. I don't think humans are Floyd \| supposed to be that shade of orange. I think the blue blobby thing is Floyd \| meant to be a unicorn, but that's a wild guess. Floyd \| Floyd \| The tapestry was probably made by the late queen. I've heard stories Floyd \| about her prolific and, er, unique talent. I'm sure the old guy Floyd \| couldn't bear to throw it out, and nobody else could bear to look at Floyd \| it. There's a wobbly inscription woven into the corner. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "hm. Unless there's a vending machine of something fastened with screws, we don't have much need of coins yet."
			DavidW says, "s/of/or/"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x inscription"
	Floyd \| "To my beloved on our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. May our love Floyd \| always be as eternal as the flowing fountain." Floyd \| Floyd \| That's a fountain? I guess this was made by the queen. Aw, that's so Floyd \| sad. I mean, she had no taste, but they say the old guy really loved Floyd \| her and went mad with grief after she died. I guess that was good for Floyd \| us, with you getting the job here and him never caring what you did. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW asks, "hm. Maybe the tapestry looks different under different lighting?"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "look behind tapestry"
	Floyd \| I don't see anything interesting or valuable. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x inscription"
	Floyd \| "To my beloved on our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. May our love Floyd \| always be as eternal as the flowing fountain." Floyd \| Floyd \| That's a fountain? I guess this was made by the queen. Aw, that's so Floyd \| sad. I mean, she had no taste, but they say the old guy really loved Floyd \| her and went mad with grief after she died. I guess that was good for Floyd \| us, with you getting the job here and him never caring what you did. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I was just curious if the description changes."
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "get tapestry"
	Floyd \| That's fixed in place. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x bed"
	Floyd \| It's a wooden bed frame that would be big enough for one human with a Floyd \| mattress or pillows, but there aren't any around. It doesn't look Floyd \| particularly comfortable, and the wood's splintering. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW asks, "Bed, door, window yet. Also, can we wake the wizard or put his mind back?"
	David says (to Floyd), "look under bed"
	Floyd \| Nothing but a bit of dust. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	David says (to Floyd), "x door"
	Floyd \| It's a big wooden door, wide enough for two humans to walk through it Floyd \| at once. Based on all the noise when they threw us in here, it's locked Floyd \| from the outside. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	David says (to Floyd), "open door"
	Floyd \| Hmm, the latch won't move. I think it's locked, and I don't think I'd Floyd \| be strong enough to push it open even if it weren't. Wings aren't Floyd \| really good for that kind of task. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	David says (to Floyd), "x hinges"
	Floyd \| I can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	David says (to Floyd), "x window"
	Floyd \| The "window" is just a space in the stones. It's smaller than a human Floyd \| but bigger than a raven, if you catch my drift. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "ah. We can fly through and get something useful, I suspect."
			Jacqueline says, "This is reminding me of A Fine and Pleasant Place, for obvious reasons."
			Jacqueline says, "Not that it had a wizard or an inventor or a cell or anything."
			DavidW asks, "First, can we return the guy's mind? Or what can we do with it?"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wake wizard"
	Floyd \| (the annoying git in a dress) Floyd \| Your body is out cold from that whack the guards gave you, apparently Floyd \| unconscious beyond what I can fix with ravenous violence. You're lucky Floyd \| you ate one of your Mind Melding Mints when you did. I am not so lucky. Floyd \| Floyd \| I will also point out that I have not eaten your delicious eyeballs, Floyd \| despite having a perfect opportunity to do so. You're welcome. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	David says (to Floyd), "x mind"
	Floyd \| It's...well...it's hard to describe what it's like to have someone else Floyd \| in your head. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "haha"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "eat eyeballs"
	Floyd \| I can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "AW"
			DavidW says, "That's a missed opportunity."
			Jacqueline says, "Diane and Thomas need to get on that one, yeah."
			Jacqueline smiles.
	David says (to Floyd), "put mind in wizard"
	Floyd \| (the annoying git in a dress) Floyd \| If only it was that easy. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "poke wizard"
	Floyd \| That's not a verb I recognize, boss. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "peck wizard"
	Floyd \| (the annoying git in a dress) Floyd \| ..You know what? You, I will do random violence to. Consider yourself Floyd \| pecked. You're still unconscious, though. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I think we have to fly through the window, guys."
			Jacqueline says, "yeah"
			djfletch says, "seems like it"
	David says (to Floyd), "fly through window"
	Floyd \| Whooooosh! I'm flying out the window to sweet, delicious freedom! And Floyd \| to sweet, delicious rotting meat, with any luck. Floyd \| Floyd \| Castle Gate Floyd \| The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot Floyd \| of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's Floyd \| bedroom. But the castle's on lockdown while the treasurer tries to Floyd \| figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to Floyd \| attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	tmack goes home.		lunasspecto says, "finger tmack"
			lunasspecto says, "Oops."
			inuredbyheavyrain says, "I guess we are going to Mcdonald's"
			lunasspecto blushes.
			Jacqueline exclaims (at lunasspect), "Busted!"
			DavidW says, "hm. Doesn't mention the window there."
			Jacqueline says, "er +o there, lunasspecto. Sorry 'bout that."
			DavidW says, "Not sure where to fly to from this description."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Farmland Floyd \| I've stopped in front of a cottage, which is the only interesting thing Floyd \| for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am surround us and make Floyd \| for a really dull view. Civilization is back to the northwest, and the Floyd \| castle is east of here. Floyd \| Floyd \| There's a red barn off to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| I can also see a hedgehog here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I'm just curious... one sec..."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "/undo"
	Floyd \| Castle Gate Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e"
	Floyd \| I can't go that way. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s"
	Floyd \| I can't, since the giant wooden doors are in the way. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Okay, it's really west, then."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Farmland Floyd \| I've stopped in front of a cottage, which is the only interesting thing Floyd \| for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am surround us and make Floyd \| for a really dull view. Civilization is back to the northwest, and the Floyd \| castle is east of here. Floyd \| Floyd \| There's a red barn off to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| I can also see a hedgehog here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "OH I HOPE IT SINGS"
			lunasspecto says, "The game isn't very good at telling you about the exits; one is expected to examine the map that was provided with it."
			DavidW says, "oh."
			DavidW says, "well, perhaps the map was mentioned in the about or whatever and we skipped merrily past it."
	David says (to Floyd), "x hedgehog"
	Floyd \| Hedgehogs are, sadly, inedible, so there's not much to say about them. Floyd \| This one is frolicking, which is very undignified. In fact, I think Floyd \| it's singing. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "hm. I'm unsure what to do with a singing hedgehog unless we're in Bremen."
			Jacqueline says, "YAY"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "listen to hedgehog"
	Floyd \| It appears to be singing about how nice it is to be pointy. I think I'm Floyd \| losing intelligence just listening to it. Floyd \| Floyd \| The hedgehog starts to sing: Floyd \| Floyd \| Doop de dooooooo, Floyd \| It's a round life for meeeeee! Floyd \| We're roly and poly Floyd \| And hedgyhogoly, Floyd \| A life in the hedge is for meeeeee! Floyd \| Floyd \| >		lunasspecto says, "It has a few songs, too."
			Jacqueline says, "Okay, I do recall maga playing this bit, now that it sings that."
			DavidW asks, "So, I assume we drop this guy down a storm drain to dislodge something more useful?"
			eu says, "Heh."
			Jacqueline exclaims (at DW), "DAVID!"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "peck hedgehog"
	Floyd \| I wish I could, but he's just too pointy. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "hedgehog, hello"
	Floyd \| "Hey, hedgehog, I---" Floyd \| Floyd \| "Hi! Got any food? Got any food? Iiiiiiiiii'm pointy!" Floyd \| Floyd \| I think I'm done here. Floyd \| Floyd \| The hedgehog starts to sing: Floyd \| Floyd \| Singing is the best, Floyd \| The best, the best! Floyd \| What's the best? Floyd \| That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging! Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "You forget that I'm the guy that solved You're Gonna Make A Stew, or whatever it was actually called."
	David says (to Floyd), "ask hedgehog about food"
	Floyd \| "Hey, hedgehog, I---" Floyd \| Floyd \| "Hi! Got any food? Got any food? Iiiiiiiiii'm pointy!" Floyd \| Floyd \| I think I'm done here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	Tale arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.		Jacqueline says (to DW), "ITYM Escape the Bear Campsite."
			DavidW says, "no no, a newer game."
			Jacqueline asks, "Oh?"
			inuredbyheavyrain says, "Ask hedgehg what is wrong"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "feed hedgehog"
	Floyd \| (to the hedgehog) Floyd \| I haven't got the hedgehog. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "[LINK]"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take hedgehog"
	Floyd \| I don't see how, and I would probably just get shooed away again. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch asks, "what do hedgehogs eat? Beetles and worms and things?"
	inuredbyheavyrain says (to Floyd), "ask hedgehog what is wrong"
	Floyd \| I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask hedgehog about hedgehog"
	Floyd \| "Hey, hedgehog, I---" Floyd \| Floyd \| "Hi! Got any food? Got any food? Iiiiiiiiii'm pointy!" Floyd \| Floyd \| I think I'm done here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says (to djf), "That's why I asked."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "listen to hedgehog"
	Floyd \| It appears to be singing about how nice it is to be pointy. I think I'm Floyd \| losing intelligence just listening to it. Floyd \| Floyd \| The hedgehog starts to sing: Floyd \| Floyd \| Doop de dooooooo, Floyd \| It's a round life for meeeeee! Floyd \| We're roly and poly Floyd \| And hedgyhogoly, Floyd \| A life in the hedge is for meeeeee! Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I say find him a jar of moldy raisins; he ought to like that."
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x corn"
	Floyd \| The corn won't be ripe for months. I wish we still had some of that Floyd \| Numinous Plant Enhancer left. Man, that was a great invention. It Floyd \| turned plants into rotting meat! I don't understand why nobody wanted Floyd \| to buy it. Floyd \| Floyd \| The hedgehog starts to sing: Floyd \| Floyd \| Singing is the best, Floyd \| The best, the best! Floyd \| What's the best? Floyd \| That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging! Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "uh, losing intelligence might be fatal to us, btw."
			Jacqueline says (to DW), "When you do the ifwiki write up for this game, please make a note that maga's cat got a cameo appearance, because the hedgehog is totally modelled after his cat."
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x barn"
	Floyd \| It's a bit far off to see very well. Floyd \| Floyd \| The hedgehog starts to sing: Floyd \| Floyd \| Happy happy hedgehog Floyd \| Is a happy happy hog! Floyd \| It's a good day for eating Floyd \| And siiiiiiiiiiiinging! Floyd \| Floyd \| >		inuredbyheavyrain says, "That is true of most Internet users."
			Jacqueline says, "I just want to hear all the songs."
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x cottage"
	Floyd \| A fairly nondescript house of the sort I understand humans like to live Floyd \| in. Its door is ajar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "oooh - door ajar"
			DavidW asks, "But is it ajar of raisins?"
			Jacqueline says (to DW), "You do that just to annoy me. I realize that."
			djfletch asks, "shall we go in there?"
			Jacqueline asks, "May I enter the cottage, please?"
			DavidW says, "hey, when IF gives you ajars, make ajarmenade."
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "look in jar"
	Floyd \| I can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "just checking"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "in"
	Floyd \| You'll have to be more specific, boss. Floyd \| Floyd \| The hedgehog starts to sing: Floyd \| Floyd \| Happy happy hedgehog Floyd \| Is a happy happy hog! Floyd \| It's a good day for eating Floyd \| And siiiiiiiiiiiinging! Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "enter cottage"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Cottage Floyd \| These little country houses are hit or miss. Sometimes they have good Floyd \| food to steal. Sometimes their owners want to cook and eat you. This Floyd \| particular one is a one-room cottage with a thatched roof. The Floyd \| chimney's the nicest thing here. Unfortunately for us, there's nothing Floyd \| cooking on the fireplace. No fire either, so waiting around here isn't Floyd \| going to get us any food. Nobody's here, though the door to the north Floyd \| is ajar. Floyd \| Floyd \| A ramshackle table stands against the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| There are some farming tools in the corner of the cottage. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		inuredbyheavyrain says, "Its X-Box 360 version would be identical to Call of Duty."
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x chimney"
	Floyd \| It's a red brick chimney. I'm not a great judge--- I don't know why Floyd \| anyone would ruin meat by setting it on fire--- but it looks nicer than Floyd \| the rest of the house. The bricks look like they're exactly the same Floyd \| size, and they're laid out in straight rows. Most of them, anyway; one Floyd \| is sticking out a bit. It looks like the mortar surrounding it has been Floyd \| cut away. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Secret brick!"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x brick"
	Floyd \| There's one brick in the fireplace that's sticking out. It looks like Floyd \| the mortar around it's been cut away. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "pull brick"
	Floyd \| Okay. It's a rough surface. I can probably get my claws in and drag it Floyd \| out. Rrrgh! Well, I didn't manage to pry it all the way out, but I did Floyd \| shift it a little. There's a parchment concealed under the brick. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "get parchment"
	Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "read it"
	Floyd \| This is...well...man, this is a lot of text. I didn't know humans could Floyd \| write letters that tiny. Give me a minute. Floyd \| Floyd \| ...Okay, I'm pretty sure it's some kind of insurance policy. Bearer Floyd \| gets...um, hmm. I think it's an insurance policy on a barn west of Floyd \| here, but don't quote me on that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Hope it's a spell."
			DavidW says, "oh, I see. Burn the place down and get the money."
			Jacqueline asks, "A wakey-wakey spell?"
	genericgeekgirl arrives, full of fun and funk.
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x table"
	Floyd \| The table doesn't have any food on it, so it's hard to work up any Floyd \| interest in it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "With insurance money, we'll be able to buy all the eyeballs we want."
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "look under table"
	Floyd \| Good idea! Maybe there are some shiny coins or something! Floyd \| Floyd \| No, sadly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Also, another ajar to the north."
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x tools"
	Floyd \| They're some tools that you humans probably use to farm, uh, farm Floyd \| stuff. Some of them have pointy bits, if that helps. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "get tools"
	Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "huh, I was expecting them to be too big"
			lunasspecto says, "Maybe we only have one of them."
			DavidW says, "We probably can't carry too much."
	Biep slowly wakes from a deep, deep slumber..		DavidW says, "Also, the hedgehog might like a pointy tool so much they get married."
			djfletch says, "hah"
			djfletch says, "it might just work"
			DavidW says, "We could be the best bird."
			djfletch asks, "anything else to try in here, or should we look at the barn?"
			inuredbyheavyrain says, "Try some amphetamines and see if we can get crossover."
			DavidW says, "And decorate their honeymoon car. Birds are great at car decorating."
			lunasspecto says, "Never tried "DROP TOOL ON HEDGEHOG" myself, come to think of it."
			DavidW says (to djf), "Room to north."
	David says (to Floyd), "i"
	Floyd \| I'm carrying around: Floyd \| some farming tools Floyd \| a parchment Floyd \| the mind of a desperate wizard Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x tools"
	Floyd \| They're some tools that you humans probably use to farm, uh, farm Floyd \| stuff. Some of them have pointy bits, if that helps. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Farmland Floyd \| I've stopped in front of a cottage, which is the only interesting thing Floyd \| for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am surround us and make Floyd \| for a really dull view. Civilization is back to the northwest, and the Floyd \| castle is east of here. Floyd \| Floyd \| There's a red barn off to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| I can also see a hedgehog here. Floyd \| Floyd \| The hedgehog starts to sing: Floyd \| Floyd \| Happy happy hedgehog Floyd \| Is a happy happy hog! Floyd \| It's a good day for eating Floyd \| And siiiiiiiiiiiinging! Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "show tools to hedgehog"
	Floyd \| I'm not getting any response. Pssh. I wish I had one of your Extremely Floyd \| Loud Icebreaker Crackers. Those always got a response, even if it was Floyd \| usually a violent one. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "oh. The front door was north? I was confused then."
			djfletch says, "I've found the map, it's a pdf in the introcomp zip"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "give tools to hedgehog"
	Floyd \| Hey, this is hard-earned stuff. I'm not just giving it away here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I could be a nice person and upload that to the temp IntroComp file."
			djfletch says, "it's only ten rooms or so anyway"
			DavidW says, "I've pulled it up on my computer."
			Jacqueline says, "One moment..."
			DavidW says, "yeah, it's a small map."
			Jacqueline \| [LINK]
			DavidW says, "I'm really thinking we'll set the cottage on fire and get the insurance money to buy something great."
			DavidW says, "Also, the bed from the cell sounded like it was almost firewood."
			DavidW says, "Maybe the tools will help there."
			Jacqueline stares at DavidW.
			Jacqueline says, "..."
			DavidW says, "And don't forget the wand. It might let us have a coin to buy matches."
			djfletch says, "ok, let's look at this barn"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Barn Floyd \| Yep, big red barn. It's got a new paint job, too. It looks like it's in Floyd \| good condition, actually. I don't see any cobwebs in the corners or Floyd \| birds' nests, so either it's been freshly-built or they really cleaned Floyd \| the place out recently. Even the hay in the stalls is untrampled. Floyd \| Floyd \| I can see a pile of hay here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x hay"
	Floyd \| The hay is dry and clean, which is pretty atypical for hay in a barn. I Floyd \| wonder if they haven't moved the animals in yet. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "oh wait. It's the barn that the policy is for."
			DavidW asks, "Maybe the hay is flammable?"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "search hay"
	Floyd \| There's nothing on the pile of hay. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x stalls"
	Floyd \| I can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline observes.
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "wave wand"
	Floyd \| I can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch asks, "hmm, didn't we bring the wand?"
			DavidW says, "No."
			DavidW says, "We left the wand in the pocket."
			djfletch says, "never mind, just wanted to see if it really gave us money"
			djfletch says, "anyway, I agree we clearly have to set fire to this hay"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x paint"
	Floyd \| I can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "So we need an agent of fire. Matches, lantern, torch, cursed tiki idol, flint and iron."
			djfletch asks, "ok, explore some more?"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Farmland Floyd \| I've stopped in front of a cottage, which is the only interesting thing Floyd \| for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am surround us and make Floyd \| for a really dull view. Civilization is back to the northwest, and the Floyd \| castle is east of here. Floyd \| Floyd \| There's a red barn off to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| I can also see a hedgehog here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Castle Gate Floyd \| The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot Floyd \| of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's Floyd \| bedroom. But the castle's on lockdown while the treasurer tries to Floyd \| figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to Floyd \| attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Big Street, South End Floyd \| Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four Floyd \| wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually cobbles Floyd \| instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various shops Floyd \| selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This stretch of Floyd \| the road is pretty boring; the financial district is farther north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x cobbles"
	Floyd \| I can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x road"
	Floyd \| I can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "hm. unneccesary location."
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x shops"
	Floyd \| I can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Unless the cobbles are useful."
	David says (to Floyd), "x cobbles"
	Floyd \| I can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Big Street, Center Floyd \| Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although Floyd \| people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's is Floyd \| to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The Floyd \| financial district is farther north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x stalls"
	Floyd \| I can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	David says (to Floyd), "x mel's"
	Floyd \| I can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Magic Shop Floyd \| Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all Floyd \| sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't Floyd \| work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic Floyd \| (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. Floyd \| Floyd \| We're here to ask Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save Floyd \| your bacon. Floyd \| Floyd \| Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here. Floyd \| Floyd \| A red balloon is here, probably as part of some promotion. Floyd \| Floyd \| Mel's at the counter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x mel"
	Floyd \| Mel notices me and gives me a boisterous greeting. "Hey, W.D.! How's my Floyd \| favorite raven doing? How's your boss? Need more color-changing powder? Floyd \| I have to warn you, I don't think this 'Cow of a Different Color' Floyd \| project is going to catch on." Floyd \| Floyd \| "Not good, Mel. The Perfectly Foolproof Illusion on the treasury Floyd \| wasn't." Floyd \| Floyd \| "Oh. Does that mean you are recently unemployed? Would you like a job? Floyd \| I've been meaning to branch out into delivery, but people are afraid of Floyd \| golems, so..." Floyd \| Floyd \| "No, no. The boss is still good, at least for a few hours. I may be Floyd \| back tomorrow, though. (No offense, boss.) We, er, figure the only Floyd \| thing that might save the chief's bacon is to, uh, turn the fake Floyd \| treasure into...er..." Floyd \| Floyd \| "Yes?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "...real treasure. Uh, you wouldn't happen to have a Midas potion just, Floyd \| you know, lying around?" Floyd \| Floyd \| Mel's normally placid face darkens, and he glowers at me. "W.D., you Floyd \| know that I like you and your master, but I do not typically keep Floyd \| potions which are primarily composed of irreplaceable components just Floyd \| 'lying around'. Besides, their manufacture is highly illegal, and I Floyd \| have an unfortunate allergy to prison." Floyd \| Floyd \| "I know, I know. It was a long shot. We just thought you might have Floyd \| something." Floyd \| Floyd \| Mel sighs. "I could possibly sell you some components, and then what Floyd \| you did with them would be up to you. But these ingredients are not Floyd \| cheap, and my favor to you would be selling them at all. You would have Floyd \| to come up with nearly enough money to repopulate the treasury on your Floyd \| own." Floyd \| Floyd \| "Oh. Well, I'm sure we can come up with something. I like shiny Floyd \| objects, after all. I can probably scrounge up some money." Floyd \| Floyd \| "All right. Good luck, W.D." Floyd \| Floyd \| ...Oh, shoot, I forgot what you asked me to do. Sorry, boss. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "hm. Exploding cockroach might start a fire. Or be a hedgehog treat."
			djfletch says, "blimey"
	David says (to Floyd), "x cockroach"
	Floyd \| They're amazingly realistic, except for the exploding part. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	David says (to Floyd), "ask mel about cockroach"
	Floyd \| "How are the Exploding Cockroaches working out for you?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "Excellently, thank you. I will never tire of watching little Billy Floyd \| Goatsmith try to steal them." Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x mel"
	Floyd \| You know Mel! He runs the magic shop. He finds you charming, because Floyd \| you're like a kid to him, what with him being an actual super-duper Floyd \| wizard and you being sort of a tinkerer who can do a few spells here Floyd \| and there. Don't think that frowny face at me! It's not an insult! It's Floyd \| a fact. Mel likes the tinkering, anyway. He buys more of your Floyd \| inventions than anybody. I think he's still got some of the Exploding Floyd \| Cockroaches on the tricks shelf. He likes it when kids try to shoplift Floyd \| them. Floyd \| Floyd \| Anyway, in case you've somehow forgotten, Mel always looks happy. He's Floyd \| got enough magic power to do whatever he wants, but what he wants is to Floyd \| quietly retire in this little shop. He dresses all in green, and I Floyd \| think he conjures up his clothes himself. He wears glasses that can see Floyd \| into your soul. (Or maybe he just thinks they look cool.) He's also the Floyd \| only person in town other than you who isn't too stupid to speak Raven. Floyd \|
	David says (to Floyd), "x balloon"
	Floyd \| It's a shiny red balloon on a string, filled with that special air that Floyd \| makes things float. It's really shiny. We should keep it and look at it Floyd \| for a while. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	David says (to Floyd), "x glasses"
	Floyd \| I can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "maybe we burst the balloon with the hedgehog"
			djfletch says, "for some reason"
			DavidW says, "That doesn't sound useful, though."
	David says (to Floyd), "ask mel about tapestry"
	Floyd \| "I'm not quite sure I follow you, W.D." Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	David says (to Floyd), "tell mel about tapestry"
	Floyd \| Frankly, boss, I don't think there's anything I can tell Mel that he Floyd \| doesn't already know. The man's a genius. We might have better luck Floyd \| asking questions, though. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "get balloon"
	Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	David says (to Floyd), "ask mel about balloon"
	Floyd \| "Can I have the balloon?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "Yes, W.D. It's just there for advertisement. I can conjure up another Floyd \| one." Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "get cockroach"
	Floyd \| As you well know, those little guys are extremely unstable. Also, Mel's Floyd \| Magic Shop is you-break-it-you-buy-it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	David says (to Floyd), "ask mel about hedgehog"
	Floyd \| Mel shakes his head. "Sorry, I didn't catch that." Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	David says (to Floyd), "ask mel about queen"
	Floyd \| "The queen died, what, five years ago? That was before we got here. Floyd \| What was she like?" you ask Mel. Floyd \| Floyd \| "She was very active. Always a new project. One year it was beets; the Floyd \| next it was tapestries. I believe the populace approved of her in a Floyd \| bemused sort of way. She never did anything too harmful, and she never Floyd \| stuck with anything for too long. She was our own little goddess of Floyd \| chaos. She and the king were very much in love, of course. He loved her Floyd \| more than anything. More than his own sanity, certainly." Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	David says (to Floyd), "ask mel about king"
	Floyd \| "Do you think the king will let the treasurer go ahead and off the Floyd \| boss?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "I think the our dear king is not so mad that he can ignore the theft Floyd \| of the entire treasury. I think your employer is correct that replacing Floyd \| the money is his last, best hope for survival." Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I'm thinking the shininess of the balloon and mirror might be related in some weird way."
			DavidW says, "Like, either one or the other is used for some ritual, or something has to bounce off both in a chain of reflections."
	David says (to Floyd), "ask mel about wand"
	Floyd \| "Know anything about magic wands, Mel?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "Not much. They're really only used by less experienced or talented Floyd \| wizards. Most people outgrow them quickly. I think the usual way to Floyd \| activate one is by waving it." Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW asks, "hm. Shall we explore the financial district?"
			djfletch says, "yes, might as well"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "out"
	Floyd \| I'm not in anything at the moment. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Big Street, Center Floyd \| Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although Floyd \| people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's is Floyd \| to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The Floyd \| financial district is farther north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Big Street, North End Floyd \| This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a Floyd \| bank, the stock market, money changers - you want to spend and get Floyd \| money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting food, Floyd \| but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here sparkles. Floyd \| Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a minute there. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can go west deeper into the city if you feel like being harassed by Floyd \| guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
	Floyd \| The bank's already closed for the day. That's unfortunate; it's Floyd \| probably full of money. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	David says (to Floyd), "x coins"
	Floyd \| I can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x money changers"
	Floyd \| I can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "ne"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Stock Market Floyd \| This is the floor of the stock market, and it's full of animals. Floyd \| There's hooting and honking and barking and mooing. I'm getting hungry Floyd \| just thinking about it. Floyd \| Floyd \| I can see a salesman here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x salesman"
	Floyd \| The salesman is wearing a fancy black suit. He seems faintly oily, but Floyd \| not in the delicious fried meats kind of way. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x animals"
	Floyd \| There are more kinds of animals here than I can count. There must be, Floyd \| like, ten different kinds. They're currently alive, which is not the Floyd \| most delicious state for an animal, but I can dream. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "hm. Talk to him, I guess."
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask salesman about animals"
	Floyd \| "Awk!" Floyd \| Floyd \| "Howdy, little birdie! Would you like to hear about Surety Insurance? Floyd \| We have policies to cover every..." Floyd \| Floyd \| This guy is evangelizing insurance to a bird. I've already zoned out. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "oh. Forgot that not everyone speaks Raven."
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "show parchment to salesman"
	Floyd \| "Hmm, yes, this is one of our policies. If anything unfortunate should Floyd \| happen to the barn at 1 Farmland Farm, then the bearer will be entitled Floyd \| to...ah, let's see...eight thousand florins." Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, (un)convenient, that."
			DavidW says, "I think an accident might happen there, yes."
			DavidW says, "We might rub a hedgehog between two sticks or something."
			Jacqueline says, "meh"
			DavidW says, "I say we visit the guards, might be something helpful there. Then we'll just have to start experimenting."
			djfletch says, "yup. We can still try the wand for one thing."
			DavidW says, "of course."
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "sw"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Big Street, North End Floyd \| This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a Floyd \| bank, the stock market, money changers - you want to spend and get Floyd \| money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting food, Floyd \| but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here sparkles. Floyd \| Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a minute there. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can go west deeper into the city if you feel like being harassed by Floyd \| guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline watches while she continues to repair maga's computer, which she totally b0rked.
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Mindo Street Floyd \| This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago Floyd \| or something. There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, Floyd \| which is less likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell Floyd \| like people. Big Street's back east. Floyd \| Floyd \| Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "oh dear."
			Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
			Jacqueline says, "Also, w00 meat."
			DavidW asks, "Is the meat for the hedgehog?"
			DavidW asks, "Is the wand to get a coin to buy meat?"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x sandie"
	Floyd \| Sandie is a short, round woman. To a first approximation, she's a Floyd \| sphere. To a second approximation, she's a sphere with hands. She's got Floyd \| a greasy apron on and she smells fantastic. I love her and her meaty Floyd \| ways. She only loves me when I have money. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Admittedly I was away a second... but can't we just be like a real life raven and steal meat?"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "get meat"
	Floyd \| Boss, that is an excellent idea, but Sandie has a mean backhand. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "oh"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask sandie about meat"
	Floyd \| "Quork quork quork!" Floyd \| Floyd \| "I know what you want, W.D., but I'm not giving you any food unless you Floyd \| have some real money. Your tab is already ridiculous." Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Alright. Time to get the wand and make a change in the world."
			DavidW says, "And once you've made change, spend it."
			djfletch says, "hah"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Big Street, North End Floyd \| This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a Floyd \| bank, the stock market, money changers - you want to spend and get Floyd \| money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting food, Floyd \| but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here sparkles. Floyd \| Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a minute there. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can go west deeper into the city if you feel like being harassed by Floyd \| guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Big Street, Center Floyd \| Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although Floyd \| people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's is Floyd \| to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The Floyd \| financial district is farther north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to djf), "He'll be here all night."
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Big Street, South End Floyd \| Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four Floyd \| wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually cobbles Floyd \| instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various shops Floyd \| selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This stretch of Floyd \| the road is pretty boring; the financial district is farther north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Castle Gate Floyd \| The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot Floyd \| of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's Floyd \| bedroom. But the castle's on lockdown while the treasurer tries to Floyd \| figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to Floyd \| attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "u"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Not a Dungeon Floyd \| It's kind of boring here. I hear the king hasn't put anybody in the Floyd \| dungeon in over a year. Must make you feel special. It's drafty, being Floyd \| up in the tower, and the stones in the wall have chips and various--- Floyd \| do you really care? They're old. The door looks pretty sturdy. There's Floyd \| some light coming into the room from a window about, uh, twice your Floyd \| height up. Can we leave? Floyd \| Floyd \| I can see a tapestry, a bed, a mirror and an annoying git in a dress Floyd \| here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "look in pockets"
	Floyd \| In the robes is a magic wand. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "get wand"
	Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "wave wand"
	Floyd \| Poof! A glittering coin materializes in the air in front of me and Floyd \| drops to the floor. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "woo"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "get coin"
	Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "If this wand works, why does our boss have an issue?"
	lunasspecto says (to Floyd), "again"
	Floyd \| I already have that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	lunasspecto says (to Floyd), "wave wand"
	Floyd \| Nothing happens. I think Mel said something about having to destroy the Floyd \| last coin first. Conservation of energy, or something. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "It might disappear if you don't spend it promptly. Magic money is annoying that way."
			lunasspecto says, "That's why."
			djfletch says, "ok, let us buy delicious meat"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "out"
	Floyd \| I'm not in anything at the moment. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "fly"
	Floyd \| Whoooosh! That was fun, boss, but we should get back to saving your Floyd \| miserable hide. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "d"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Castle Gate Floyd \| The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot Floyd \| of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's Floyd \| bedroom. But the castle's on lockdown while the treasurer tries to Floyd \| figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to Floyd \| attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Big Street, South End Floyd \| Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four Floyd \| wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually cobbles Floyd \| instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various shops Floyd \| selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This stretch of Floyd \| the road is pretty boring; the financial district is farther north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Big Street, Center Floyd \| Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although Floyd \| people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's is Floyd \| to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The Floyd \| financial district is farther north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Big Street, North End Floyd \| This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a Floyd \| bank, the stock market, money changers - you want to spend and get Floyd \| money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting food, Floyd \| but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here sparkles. Floyd \| Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a minute there. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can go west deeper into the city if you feel like being harassed by Floyd \| guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Mindo Street Floyd \| This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago Floyd \| or something. There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, Floyd \| which is less likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell Floyd \| like people. Big Street's back east. Floyd \| Floyd \| Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "give coin to sandie"
	Floyd \| Sandy knows all about the fake money, Boss. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "hm. awkward"
			Jacqueline says, "oh"
	David says (to Floyd), "x coin"
	Floyd \| This is one of your majick faery coins. They were incredibly useful for Floyd \| a while, but then some wiseacre figured out that they explode if you Floyd \| put salt on them. Now everyone in town knows they're not real gold. The Floyd \| coins are useless as currency, at least until we find a new idiot. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW asks, "Salt?"
			DavidW asks, "Have we seen salt anywhere?"
	lunasspecto says (to Floyd), "x salt"
	Floyd \| I'm told that humans put salt on things to make them taste salty. Psh. Floyd \| The only seasoning meat needs is more meat. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask sandie about salt"
	Floyd \| "Awk awk caw!" Floyd \| Floyd \| "I know what you want, W.D., but I'm not giving you any food unless you Floyd \| have some real money. Your tab is already ridiculous." Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	David says (to Floyd), "x counter"
	Floyd \| Sandie's Hot Meats is exactly what it says on the tin. It's a tent with Floyd \| a couple of tables and the delicious smell of hot, hot meat products. Floyd \| You can get the "Excitement Mix", which contains the random meat mix of Floyd \| the day, or you can pay twice as much to guarantee that you're eating Floyd \| pork or beef or some other animal you humans are picky about. (I Floyd \| suspect you get the Excitement Mix no matter what you pay for.) As Floyd \| usual, Sandie's here running the stall. Floyd \| Floyd \| Inside the meats stall are some meat pans, some salt and some pepper. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Right, there's salt there."
			djfletch says, "aha"
			DavidW asks, "Can we take the salt?"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "get salt"
	Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "get pepper"
	Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "get pans"
	Floyd \| Boss, that is an excellent idea, but Sandie has a mean backhand. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW asks, "Gonna make the hedgehog sneeze?"
			djfletch says, "maybe, although I don't know why"
			djfletch says, "except it might stop him singing"
			DavidW says, "Actually, the pepper might be needed for the Midas potion, for all I know."
			DavidW says, "Anyway, I suggest putting the coin in the hay, sprinkling some salt on it, then amscray."
			djfletch says, "sounds like a plan"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "sw"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Farmland Floyd \| I've stopped in front of a cottage, which is the only interesting thing Floyd \| for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am surround us and make Floyd \| for a really dull view. Civilization is back to the northwest, and the Floyd \| castle is east of here. Floyd \| Floyd \| There's a red barn off to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| I can also see a hedgehog here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Barn Floyd \| Yep, big red barn. It's got a new paint job, too. It looks like it's in Floyd \| good condition, actually. I don't see any cobwebs in the corners or Floyd \| birds' nests, so either it's been freshly-built or they really cleaned Floyd \| the place out recently. Even the hay in the stalls is untrampled. Floyd \| Floyd \| I can see a pile of hay here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "put coin on hay"
	Floyd \| Okay, I've put the faery coin on the pile of hay. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "cf9"
	Floyd \| Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "put salt on coin"
	Floyd \| Fwoooom! The faery coin explodes! Sparks everywhere! Floyd \| Floyd \| I think the hay is on fire. Yep, it's kind of smoking. Oooh, I see Floyd \| flame! Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Farmland Floyd \| I've stopped in front of a cottage, which is the only interesting thing Floyd \| for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am surround us and make Floyd \| for a really dull view. Civilization is back to the northwest, and the Floyd \| castle is east of here. Floyd \| Floyd \| There's a red barn off to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| I can also see a hedgehog here. Floyd \| Floyd \| Oooh, I can see flames shooting out of the barn! There's this huge Floyd \| cloud of smoke going up! Floyd \| Floyd \| The hedgehog starts to sing: Floyd \| Floyd \| Happy happy hedgehog Floyd \| Is a happy happy hog! Floyd \| It's a good day for eating Floyd \| And siiiiiiiiiiiinging! Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x barn"
	Floyd \| It's a bit far off to see very well. Floyd \| Floyd \| The barn's collapsing! Crash! Smash! It's like the time your Floyd \| Solar-Powered Juice Extractor went wrong and took out that entire apple Floyd \| orchard! Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "z"
	Floyd \| All right. Floyd \| Floyd \| The barn's now a pile of ash and rubble! Aww, man. I guess that means Floyd \| the show's over. Floyd \| Floyd \| The hedgehog starts to sing: Floyd \| Floyd \| Happy happy hedgehog Floyd \| Is a happy happy hog! Floyd \| It's a good day for eating Floyd \| And siiiiiiiiiiiinging! Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
	Floyd \| You should have thought of that before you had me burn the barn down. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "okay, cash in the policy."
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "nw"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Mindo Street Floyd \| This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago Floyd \| or something. There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, Floyd \| which is less likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell Floyd \| like people. Big Street's back east. Floyd \| Floyd \| Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Big Street, North End Floyd \| This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a Floyd \| bank, the stock market, money changers - you want to spend and get Floyd \| money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting food, Floyd \| but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here sparkles. Floyd \| Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a minute there. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can go west deeper into the city if you feel like being harassed by Floyd \| guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "ne"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Stock Market Floyd \| This is the floor of the stock market, and it's full of animals. Floyd \| There's hooting and honking and barking and mooing. I'm getting hungry Floyd \| just thinking about it. Floyd \| Floyd \| I can see a salesman here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "show policy to salesman"
	Floyd \| "Hmm, yes, this is one of our policies. If anything unfortunate Floyd \| should..." He trails off as he notices a rising plume of smoke in the Floyd \| distance. "I see. Well, then. I suppose this is yours." He takes the Floyd \| parchment from me and hands me a check. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Our score has just gone up by 1 point.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "hurrah"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "x check"
	Floyd \| We got this check for burning down--- er, redeeming the policy on the Floyd \| barn at 1 Farmland Farm. Well, actually, we did both of those things. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		inuredbyheavyrain says, "I like the mental image of a apple orchard being destroyed."
			Johnny says, "Take that, you stupid apples!"
			djfletch says, "the bank was shut, I don't know if we can cash the check"
			djfletch says, "maybe Mel will accept it"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "sw"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Big Street, North End Floyd \| This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a Floyd \| bank, the stock market, money changers - you want to spend and get Floyd \| money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting food, Floyd \| but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here sparkles. Floyd \| Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a minute there. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can go west deeper into the city if you feel like being harassed by Floyd \| guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		lunasspecto says (to inuredbyheavyrain), "Remind me not to take you on my next apple-gathering outing."
			DavidW says, "hm. Now I'm not sure what's next. Mel seems the most likely recipient, yes."
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
	Floyd \| The bank's already closed for the day. That's unfortunate; it's Floyd \| probably full of money. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Big Street, Center Floyd \| Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although Floyd \| people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's is Floyd \| to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The Floyd \| financial district is farther north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Magic Shop Floyd \| Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all Floyd \| sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't Floyd \| work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic Floyd \| (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. Floyd \| Floyd \| We're here to ask Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save Floyd \| your bacon. Floyd \| Floyd \| Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here. Floyd \| Floyd \| Mel's at the counter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "show check to mel"
	Floyd \| "Hey, Mel, what do you say about eight thousand florins?" Floyd \| Floyd \| Mel takes the check and considers it. "Hmm. Made out to cash, even. All Floyd \| right, W.D., I'm impressed. Perhaps you will be able to get enough Floyd \| money." Floyd \| Floyd \| This is wonderful, boss! I think we're well on our way to creating the Floyd \| potion and saving your bacon! Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| * You have completed the introduction! * Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| We have scored 2 out of a possible 40, in 135 turns, earning you the Floyd \| rank of Possibly Only Going to Get Your Legs Cut Off. Floyd \| Floyd \| Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score Floyd \| for that game, see some suggestions for AMUSING things to do or QUIT? Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "hurrah"
			DavidW says, "more! more!"
	djfletch says (to Floyd), "amusing"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Have you tried: Floyd \| Floyd \| Asking Mel about the king, queen, treasurer, money, wizard, raven, Floyd \| etc.? Floyd \| Listening to all three of the hedgehog's songs? Floyd \| ...without going crazy? Floyd \| Praying? Floyd \| Putting an object into or on top of itself? Floyd \| Repeatedly trying to eat inedible things? Floyd \| Waking up the wizard? Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score Floyd \| for that game, see some suggestions for AMUSING things to do or QUIT? Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "we never used the balloon"
			DavidW asks, "I suspect it's used later?"
			djfletch says, "could be"
			Jacqueline asks, "It was just to gaze at longingly, wasn'tit?"
			Jacqueline says, "or, yeah, could be useful later."
			inuredbyheavyrain asks, "I wonder what happens if we type "go crazy" while listening to the songs?"
			Jacqueline says, "Helium is usually either useful or squeaky."
			DavidW says, "So far. It could be used to float something."
			djfletch says, "I was thinking it could be hydrogen and it would help start the fire somehow"
			Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
			DavidW says, "Or we could tie the balloon's string to the hedgehog and it could fly over everyone."
			inuredbyheavyrain says, "Helium is a Nobel gas, so it would not work for starting fires."
			djfletch says, "no, I mean if it was hydrogen"
			djfletch says, "not very likely, I admit"
			eu exclaims, "Hey, you finished. Good work!"
			inuredbyheavyrain asks, "We still have one more game to play, right?"
			Jacqueline says, "Yes."
			Jacqueline asks, "Need a break, or press forward?"
			lunasspecto says, "BRAAAIINS! I mean, whatever the rest of you agree on."
			DavidW says, "I'm okay."
			djfletch says, "carry on"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load choiceofzombies"
	Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| You really aren't awake yet. You never are until at least your second Floyd \| cup of coffee, and this is only your first. You're having a hard time Floyd \| getting your eyes to focus. But it certainly looks like there's a man Floyd \| in your front yard, crouched down on all fours, gnawing at a leg. Floyd \| Floyd \| A human leg. Definitely. It's still wearing a sneaker. And a sock. Floyd \| Floyd \| The man gnawing on the human leg suddenly stops chewing, as though some Floyd \| sound disturbs him. He slowly looks up from his meal. His eyes don't Floyd \| blink, and they seem to be too large for his face. His mouth hangs Floyd \| open. Drool and blood trail down his chin. Floyd \| Floyd \| You heard about the outbreak in Millbury, of course. You just hadn't Floyd \| thought it was as serious as the eleven o'clock news made it out. They Floyd \| get hysterical about everything. A couple of inches of snow, and it's Floyd \| THE SNOWPOCALYPSE. You can't really be blamed for putting their Floyd \| ZOMBIEPOCALYPSE warnings in the same category. Boy who cried wolf, Floyd \| right? Floyd \| Floyd \| But it seems the newscasters were at least a little right, because Floyd \| there's a zombie chowing down on a human leg in your front yard. Floyd \| Floyd \| Shit. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		Jacqueline says, "Yay thanks."
			Jacqueline says, "I'll drive again."
			lunasspecto asks, "Anyone else actually heard a newscaster say "SNOWPOCALYPSE"?"
			lunasspecto says, "I Think I have, but I can't remember when/where..."
			DavidW says, "No. We don't get those in Ontario."
			Jacqueline says (to lunasspecto), "Yes."
			Jacqueline says, "Seattle and DC, last year."
			Jacqueline says, "Possibly year before on DC."
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| And just then you catch a glimpse of movement out of the corner of your Floyd \| eye, and a herd of at least twenty more zombies come staggering around Floyd \| the bend in the road. They are covering ground pretty steadily. Faster Floyd \| than you would have thought. Floyd \| Floyd \| The zombie with the leg sees them coming. He rises from his crouch, Floyd \| teeth bared, leg in hand. Some of the zombie herd move towards him. Floyd \| (Herd? Is that the right word? Maybe a flock? A decomposition of Floyd \| zombies or an infestation perhaps? ANYWAY...) They start a messy tug of Floyd \| war with the leg, mostly using teeth. Floyd \| Floyd \| Others look around for different prey. One goes for a squirrel. Some Floyd \| seem to be eyeing your front windows, though you're standing far enough Floyd \| back that you don't think they can actually see you. Floyd \| Floyd \| Still, this is really not good. Your house is on one floor, and the Floyd \| news footage made it pretty clear that zombies can break through glass Floyd \| with no trouble, zombifying some humans and eating others. And it seems Floyd \| that they've already started doing just that in your neighborhood, Floyd \| because those two zombies there have glass shards sticking out of their Floyd \| faces. And you recognize one of them--that annoying woman who always Floyd \| cuts in line at the coffee shop. She is moving towards your windows. So Floyd \| are about five others. Floyd \| Floyd \| You obviously can't stay in your house. What are you going to do? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Sprint out the back door and into the woods. Floyd \| B: Slip out the side door and try to sneak past them to my car, while Floyd \| they're all occupied with legs and squirrels and windows. Floyd \|		DavidW says, "Hard to say what option is better. Car might provide better protection and armour."
			Jacqueline says, "Can't we climb to the roof."
			DavidW says, "And distance."
			Jacqueline says, "But yeah, car."
			Jacqueline asks, "Anyone set on the woods? Anyone want to argue? Anyone want to... die?"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > You very carefully set down your coffee mug. Oddly enough, you don't Floyd \| really feel like you need it any more; your heart is hammering like Floyd \| you've just downed a triple espresso. You ease backward, moving Floyd \| carefully so the zombies approaching the window won't notice you. You Floyd \| duck out of sight into the kitchen, pause to slip your shoes on, and Floyd \| quietly unlock the side door. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Argh," you hear from the front room. It is followed by a sticky sound, Floyd \| probably from a wet hand (wet with what? ugh) slapping against your Floyd \| window. Floyd \| Floyd \| Ever so carefully, you turn the knob and open the door. You hear more Floyd \| hammering behind you, and now you can hear the growls of the zombies Floyd \| fighting over the human leg in your front yard. Your car is just ahead Floyd \| of you, backed into its usual parking space against the shed. You hope Floyd \| the front yard zombies are so obsessed with their leg-of-war that they Floyd \| won't catch sight of you tiptoeing across the driveway. Floyd \| Floyd \| The ten steps it takes you to reach the car are the ten most Floyd \| nervewracking of your entire life. But you manage to be quiet Floyd \| enough--the tangle of zombies in your front yard doesn't look up until Floyd \| the thud of the closing driver's side door. Floyd \| Floyd \| Then all their wide eyes go wider and they start for you, but you drive Floyd \| with your foot to the floor, tires squealing, out of your driveway and Floyd \| down your side street, heading for the main road. Floyd \| Floyd \| We should pause here to get straight a few details about you. First of Floyd \| all, are you male or female? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Male. Floyd \| B: Female. Floyd \|		inuredbyheavyrain says, "[LINK] Watch and cower."
			Jacqueline says, "Heehee - yeah, let's take a moment to chat."
			Jacqueline says, "I guess most of us here are male, and I'm used to that, so we can be a boy if that's what you people want to do."
			DavidW says, "Boy with his toy."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > What's your first name? Floyd \| Floyd \| >Type Something		Jacqueline says, "Not Snuggles this time. Something different than Snuggles."
			lunasspecto asks, "Shawn?"
			DavidW says, "Macaroni"
			Jacqueline says, "heh"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "Shawn Macaroni"
	Floyd \| What's your profession? I mean, your profession now appears to be Floyd \| "zombiepocalypse survivor." But what was your profession before the Floyd \| world went to hell? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Advertising executive. Floyd \| B: Paramedic. Floyd \| C: Software engineer. Floyd \| D: Plumber. Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "We can't be D."
			DavidW says, "I like B."
			djfletch says, "big game hunter"
			Jacqueline says, "I will envision Mario if we pick D."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > You ride in an ambulance and are often the first on the scene of Floyd \| terrible accidents. That severed leg in your yard was not the first Floyd \| you've ever seen. You'd know how to amputate a limb yourself if you had Floyd \| to. More to the point, you know how to do the stuff necessary so Floyd \| amputating limbs isn't required. You're very good at CPR, setting Floyd \| broken bones, and stabilizing patients when hospitals are not Floyd \| available. Floyd \| Floyd \| And what do you most like to do in your spare time? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Play sports. Floyd \| B: Play video games. Floyd \| C: Collect stamps. Floyd \| D: Woodwork. Floyd \| E: Hunting. Floyd \|		DavidW says, "B again."
			Jacqueline says, "Wait, did we have the leg? I thought the zombies had the leg."
			eu says, "Yeah, the zombie had the leg."
			genericgeekgirl asks, "E seems amusing, but too obvious. C?"
			DavidW says, "The zombies had the leg, yes."
			djfletch asks, "hmm, do we keep our shotguns in the car?"
			Jacqueline says, "I am okay with C."
			djfletch says, "yes, C is good"
			DavidW says, "Stamp collecting will so save our bacon."
			Jacqueline asks, "It... it will?"
			DavidW says, "Sarcasm"
			lunasspecto exclaims, "Woah, take it to #cfspoilers!"
			Jacqueline says, "Oooooh. That ol' thing."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c"
	Floyd \| > Really? I didn't think there was anyone under 90 who actually did Floyd \| that. Floyd \| Floyd \| Congratulations, you have the most boring hobby on the planet. But I Floyd \| guess it might come in useful when fleeing from zombies. . . somehow. Floyd \| After all, you must have good eyes to distinguish one valuable stamp Floyd \| from ten thousand worthless ones. Maybe those pattern recognition Floyd \| skills will be useful when fleeing from zombies. You can hope. Floyd \| Floyd \| That tells us what you're good at, but you can't be perfect. What would Floyd \| you say is your worst quality? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I'm terribly out of shape. I always say I'm going to do something Floyd \| about it, but I'm always so busy. . . Floyd \| B: I'm terribly uncoordinated. Always have been. I trip over stuff all Floyd \| the time. Floyd \|		maga says (to DW), "we'll be able to make the Postman our servant, for one thing"
			Jacqueline says, "Neither of these is a good thing."
			Johnny says, "Pretty soon zombies will have the vote too."
			Jacqueline says, "Let me rephrase: neither of these is a good thing during the zombiepocalypse."
			maga says, "'have you received official notice of changes in the rate of basic postage? no? then dance for me, mailbag boy'"
			DavidW says, "well, we have a car. That'll help minimize A's defect."
			Jacqueline says, "I was thinking the same thing about B."
			Jacqueline says, "Like, in the car we can't trip... but I guess we could get the brake and gas mixed up or something."
			maga says, "being out of shape and driving everywhere will keep America alive in our hearts"
			DavidW says, "well, we shouldn't stall. The zombies might find a hoverboard and chase us."
			Jacqueline asks, "But what if we have a heart attack from sheer terror due to our poor cardiovascular health by picking A?"
			djfletch says, "if we are uncoordinated enough maybe we can pass for a zombie"
			lunasspecto says, "I'm with djfletch on this one."
			Jacqueline says, "Okay, quick vote. A or B? You have five seconds."
			genericgeekgirl says, "B"
			DavidW says, "oh very well B"
			djfletch says, "B"
			Jacqueline says, "NONE OF YOU VOTED IN FIVE SECONDS."
			Jacqueline says, "But you all said B, so okay."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > I'm sure that's embarrassing sometimes, but nothing to worry about. Floyd \| The ability to keep quiet isn't likely to be important when you're. . . Floyd \| er, running from zombies. Floyd \| Floyd \| Right, then! Now that we know who you are, we'll return to "flight from Floyd \| the zombies," already in progress! Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next Chapter
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| The tires of your little Honda Civic squeal as you shoot down your Floyd \| street, heading for the main drag through town. You try not to look too Floyd \| hard at the scenes playing out on your neighbors' lawns. Some zombies Floyd \| cluster around first floor windows, matter-of-factly marching through Floyd \| shrubbery and glass to get at the tasty humans inside. Others cluster Floyd \| around tasty humans already dragged outside. A few chase your car for a Floyd \| while, but soon give it up in favor of pursuing the sounds or movements Floyd \| that signal easier prey. Floyd \| Floyd \| You really try not to look, but you can't help noticing that Floyd \| partially-eaten humans rise from the grass within a few moments of Floyd \| becoming partially-eaten, and join the throng of hungry zombies. Only Floyd \| if the hungry zombies have ripped their meal to pieces in the process Floyd \| of dining does the human appear to stay dead. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| The main street of town is even worse. Zombies punching through the Floyd \| glass windows of the pharmacy. Zombies dragging screaming people out of Floyd \| the coffee shop. Zombies pouring out of the pizza parlor. You don't Floyd \| think that's tomato sauce on their faces. Floyd \| Floyd \| You keep driving. Floyd \| Floyd \| You're almost at the town limits, and there aren't many buildings Floyd \| lining the street now. Mostly woods and fields. You're getting into Floyd \| farming territory. Sometimes you see a car abandoned on the side of the Floyd \| road, but you don't see any people. There aren't many people out here, Floyd \| which you hope means fewer zombies. . . Floyd \| Floyd \| . . . except there are three of them, right there in front of you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		lunasspecto says, "Excuse me, I'm off to BRAAAIIINS... I mean, dinner."
			Jacqueline says, "We're totally going to run out of gas."
	lunasspecto wanders homeward.		Jacqueline says (to l), "bye"
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| On the left side of the road is a large oak tree. I mean, a _really_ Floyd \| large tree--it's locally famous; the base is something like twenty feet Floyd \| around. Three zombies are pressed up against the base, looking up into Floyd \| the branches like dogs who have just treed a squirrel. Floyd \| Floyd \| Which is an apt comparison, you realize a moment later. High up in the Floyd \| branches is a little kid. A boy, maybe nine or ten. As you come closer, Floyd \| you see that one of the zombies is jumping, and another trying to crawl Floyd \| up the tree trunk. The third seems to be experimenting with all the Floyd \| moving parts necessary to actually climb the tree, but hasn't worked Floyd \| them out yet. Floyd \| Floyd \| Still, it's very likely only a matter of time. You can see the kid's Floyd \| face clearly now. He looks terrified, and his mouth is open as though Floyd \| he is screaming for help. Floyd \| Floyd \| He's looking at you. Floyd \| Floyd \| Are you going to stop and help him? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Yes, of course! Floyd \| B: No, there's nothing I can do. Floyd \|		DavidW says, "A sidekick!"
			Jacqueline says, "So, I guess my initial thought of writing him off wouldn't go over well with you, David."
			DavidW says, "I don't know how we'll save him, but we oughta try."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > Good for you. Heroic, in fact. Floyd \| Floyd \| Uh, what's your plan? Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		Jacqueline says, "ha"
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| You slow down as you approach the tree, considering your options. Floyd \| Floyd \| You could stop the car and fight the zombies. If you stopped the car Floyd \| some distance away, you might be able to fight them one at a time. You Floyd \| have a shovel in your trunk--because this past winter actually did have Floyd \| a lot of snowpocalypses, and in your part of the country, it's only Floyd \| sense to carry a shovel with you. You're glad now that you'd been lazy Floyd \| about putting it back in the shed. Floyd \|		DavidW says, "ha"
	Floyd \| You could try to run the zombies over with the car. They'd have to move Floyd \| away from the tree first, though, because crashing the car into the Floyd \| tree wouldn't exactly be the desired outcome. Floyd \| Floyd \| Or. . . well, the Civic has a sunroof. And the kid is a little kid. You Floyd \| think you can drive close enough to the tree that the kid could jump Floyd \| through the sunroof. Or at least, jump onto the roof and then lower Floyd \| himself through the sunroof. You think you could execute the manuever Floyd \| before the zombies figured out how to swarm you, and anyway, they don't Floyd \| seem to be very coordinated. You might even be able to run one or more Floyd \| of them down at the same time. Floyd \| Floyd \| So what do you want to do? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Stop the car, get out, and fight the zombies with my shovel. Floyd \| B: Beep the horn to get the zombies' attention, then run them over when Floyd \| they come to investigate. Floyd \| C: Open the sunroof, then drive the car close enough so the kid can Floyd \| drop down. Floyd \|		genericgeekgirl asks, "B?"
			DavidW says, "hm. C has a mad appeal. Of course, the sun roof might let the zombies in too."
			genericgeekgirl says, "A seems like an immediate deathwish, and I worry that C results in zombies climbing in"
			genericgeekgirl says, "Or we find out that the boy in the tree is even less coordinated than us :P"
			Jacqueline says, "I like C, but okay B."
			djfletch says, "yes, I think B because if it doesn't work you might still be able to try something else"
			DavidW says, "I vote C."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > The piercing noise of your horn attracts the zombies' attention, and Floyd \| they move towards the hood of your Honda to investigate. Floyd \| Floyd \| You wait, heart pounding, until the female is correctly positioned. Floyd \| Floyd \| Then you gun the engine. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		DavidW says, "y'know, the zombies could be the kid's parents. He might not like you running them over."
			Jacqueline asks, "The... female?"
			Jacqueline says (to DW), "Think about what you just said."
			djfletch says, "a lady zombiette"
			DavidW says, "well, we'll see what happens."
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| She goes down under your wheels with a satisfying splat. Floyd \| Floyd \| You jerk the wheel quickly and manage to also graze the older male Floyd \| zombie, trapping his leg under the car. He pulls away, and it tears Floyd \| off. Not quite as effective as squashing him, but then, he won't be Floyd \| very effective either with only one leg. Out of the corner of your eye, Floyd \| as you turn your attention to the younger male, you see the older male Floyd \| pulling himself away using his hands. He isn't moving very fast. Floyd \| Floyd \| The younger male zombie pulls away slightly. Might that be a look of Floyd \| concern on his face? If they have enough intelligence or instinct to go Floyd \| after easy prey, they might have enough intelligence or instinct to Floyd \| retreat from predators-- Floyd \| Floyd \| The younger male zombie backs away a few steps, then turns slightly. Floyd \| Floyd \| You think he is about to run. Floyd \| Floyd \| You have to get him now. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| You correctly judge in which direction he is about to move, and you gun Floyd \| the engine in time to have the car there when he does. Another splat Floyd \| under your wheels. Nicely done! Floyd \| Floyd \| "Wow," the kid says, once he's safely in the car beside you. "Three at Floyd \| once." Floyd \| Floyd \| You resume driving, with the kid beside you. Floyd \| Floyd \| You okay? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Not really, no. I think about the things that used to be human Floyd \| beings, and it's all I can do not to vomit. Floyd \| B: More or less okay. That was. . . that was upsetting, but at least I Floyd \| saved a living person. Floyd \| C: Hell yeah! That was awesome! Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "C"
			genericgeekgirl exclaims, "C! Woooo!"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c"
	Floyd \| > "You should probably put your seatbelt on," you say after a while. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Oh," the kid says. "Yeah." He does. Floyd \| Floyd \| "What's your name?" you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Kayden." 5Floyd \| Floyd \| "I'm Shawn Macaroni," you say. "Where are your parents, Kayden?" Floyd \| Floyd \| There's a pause. "Bottom of the tree," Kayden says. Another pause. Floyd \| "Third one was my brother." Floyd \| Floyd \| "Oh." You can't think of anything else to say. Floyd \| Floyd \| "It's okay," Kayden says. Floyd \| Floyd \| That's probably not true. But you're not quite sure how to say that. Floyd \| Floyd \| You also realize that the kid might be able to tell you how fast his Floyd \| parents turned into zombies after being bitten, and a number of other Floyd \| useful pieces of information. But you might traumatize him or something Floyd \| by asking. Floyd \| Floyd \| Is it more important to find out or to not traumatize the kid Floyd \| (further)? Floyd \| Floyd \| What do you say? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: "That's probably not true." Floyd \| B: "It doesn't have to be okay." Floyd \| C: "I'm really sorry." Floyd \| D: "How did your parents turn into zombies?" Floyd \|		DavidW says, "I told you they were his folks!"
			Jacqueline says, "You did."
			genericgeekgirl says, "Heh. C? Maybe D. Not so enthused about A or B."
			Jacqueline says, "D, I think."
			DavidW says, "Not sure what to choose."
			djfletch says, "hmm, don't know either. D is ok."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d"
	Floyd \| > Kayden doesn't answer. Floyd \| Floyd \| Are you going to question him any further? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Yes. Floyd \| B: No, I just let it go. Floyd \| C: Only if I can figure out a way to do it gently. Floyd \|		Jacqueline asks, "C?"
			Jacqueline asks, "Or A?"
			genericgeekgirl says, "A."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > "Look, Kayden, I really need to know this," you say. "It could be Floyd \| really important later." Floyd \| Floyd \| He doesn't say anything. Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I let it go. Floyd \| B: I push harder. Floyd \|		Jacqueline asks, "He's going to become one of them quite suddenly, right?"
			Jacqueline asks, "B?"
			genericgeekgirl says, "I totally want to see what he does if we keep pushing."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > "Come on, kid, I saved your life!" Floyd \| Floyd \| Kayden sets his teeth. "There was a lady on the side of the road waving Floyd \| at us. Dad stopped and let her in. Mom didn't want him to, but he did. Floyd \| The lady was normal at first, but then she. . . got sorta quiet and Floyd \| weird. And we stopped because I had to pee, and when I got back to the Floyd \| car, she was. . . eating them. And then they were all. . . zombiefied, Floyd \| and I. . . climbed the tree." Floyd \| Floyd \| "Where did the lady go?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "I dunno. She ran off into the woods." Floyd \| Floyd \| So if somebody gets bitten and killed, they change almost instantly. Floyd \| But if they just get bitten, it takes longer. How much longer? "How Floyd \| long was the lady in the car with you before you stopped to pee?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "I dunno. A while." Floyd \| Floyd \| Even though you press, Kayden can't (or won't) give you any further Floyd \| information than that. Finally you let it go. Floyd \| Floyd \| It's quite for a while. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next Chapter		DavidW asks, "quiet?"
			Jacqueline says, "He's going to bite us."
			lunasspecto exclaims, "TOO quiet!"
			DavidW says, "He's gonna totally bite us."
			Jacqueline says, "We shouldn't have helped him. I tried to tell you all this."
			DavidW says, "No, we need him, I'm sure."
			Jacqueline raises an eyebrow.
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| "So," Kayden says. "Um. . . where are we going?" Floyd \| Floyd \| That's a very good question. Floyd \| Floyd \| In search of ideas, you switch on the radio. ". . . have upgraded the Floyd \| Zombie Watch to a Zombie Warning for the following counties," the radio Floyd \| says, and then the announcer rattles off a long list. The announcer Floyd \| seems pretty rattled herself. "I repeat, this is a serious and Floyd \| life-threatening situation. If you are in this area, you are in the Floyd \| path of the zombiepocalypse and should take shelter immediately. Floyd \| Zombies can break through glass and can climb stairs, so we are Floyd \| advising all residents to leave their homes while they still can. Floyd \| Groups of survivors have been forming at various locations throughout Floyd \| the state. Within the last hour, we have heard from the group at Maple Floyd \| Valley Mall, Cedar Junction Correctional Facility, and First Church of Floyd \| Fulton, so we can confirm that those are still viable sanctuaries for Floyd \| state residents fleeing the zombiepocalypse. Here is a list of school Floyd \| and business closings as a result of the zombiepocalypse. . . " Floyd \| Floyd \| Static engulfs the station again. Floyd \| Floyd \| It seems you have a decision to make. Floyd \| Floyd \| The church, the prison, and the mall are all in different directions. Floyd \| The church is about half the distance away as the other two Floyd \| sanctuaries. Which one will you head for? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: The mall. Floyd \| B: The prison. Floyd \| C: The church. Floyd \|		lunasspecto says, "Don't blame me, I was out to brains. I mean Mexican brains. I mean Mexican food."
			Johnny has left the channel.
			lunasspecto asks, "Can I just say that I love the varying levels of zombie alerts? What agency manages that?"
			DavidW says, "hm. Only the prison would be good at defense, but you'd be sharing with prisoners."
			genericgeekgirl says, "Not the mall. I think we've all seen that movie and know how well that works :P"
			Jacqueline says (to lunasspecto), "FEMA"
			DavidW says, "The mall would have plenty of supplies."
			lunasspecto says (to Jacqueline), "But, alert vs. warning? Sounds like the work of NOAA to me."
			Jacqueline says, "Well, I don't want to go to church, and the prison sounds bad. I vote for the mall, myself."
			DavidW says, "I distrust the church option."
			genericgeekgirl says, "Well, ok."
			Jacqueline \| [LINK]
			lunasspecto asks, "Doesn't Dawn of the Dead take Place in a mall?"
			DavidW says, "I can't imagine how a mall would be made secure though."
			djfletch says, "a church might be moderately defensible as long as the windows are high up"
			genericgeekgirl says (to lunasspecto), "Exactly."
			DavidW says, "I think mall is our best option for now, to get supplies before fleeing again to somewhere better."
			Jacqueline says (to lunasspecto), "Sure, but so did Necrotic Drift, and I won that game."
			djfletch says, "I'll vote for the mall too"
			Jacqueline says, "Granted, that was ghosts and spirits, not zombies, but still."
			Jacqueline says, "So, votes."
			lunasspecto says, "Necrotic Drift sounds like the title of a zombie game. Close enough."
			Jacqueline exclaims, "MALL!"
			Jacqueline says, "c'mon, folks, roll call."
			djfletch says, "A"
			lunasspecto says, "Mall sounds like the most exciting option. Mall."
			Jacqueline says, "(A - mall, B - prison, C - chuch)"
			Jacqueline says, "Okay, that's a decent number for mall."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > The mall it is. Why mess with tradition, after all? You head for the Floyd \| main road that will take you to the mall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| "We're heading for the mall," you tell Kayden. Floyd \| Floyd \| You've still got a ways to drive through the country before you can Floyd \| pick up a main road, though. At least it's peaceful. No zombies. Just Floyd \| farmland. Old New England at its finest. Floyd \| Floyd \| You wonder what Lovecraft would have made of the zombiepocalypse. Floyd \| Floyd \| In some places, great big McMansions sit up on hills looking over acres Floyd \| of manicured lawn that used to be farmland but was sold to some rich Floyd \| person. You're coming up on one now, off to the left. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Who lives there?" Kayden wants to know. Floyd \| Floyd \| You have no idea. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Should we tell them what's happening?" Floyd \| Floyd \| Do you head for the house? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: No, can't risk it. They could already have turned, and I need to put Floyd \| my own safety first. Floyd \| B: Yes, to warn them. Floyd \| C: Yes, maybe I can leave Kayden with them. Floyd \| D: Yes, that house looks defensible. Floyd \|		Johnny says, "There was one zombie in ND."
			Jacqueline says (to Johnny), "Was there? I thought there was, but figured I was making that up."
			Johnny says, "Although, true, most monsters were only zombie adjacent."
			genericgeekgirl says, "Ha. C."
			genericgeekgirl says, "(Otherwise, I'd say A.)"
			DavidW says, "If the house is defensible, it may already be on the defense. Going there could get us shot."
			Jacqueline says, "One would think you'd be able to tell upon driving up. Like, if all the windows are broken, dump Kayden in the driveway and head to the mall alone."
			lunasspecto says, "Thing about this game is that 'Do you want to investigate this?' usually seems to mean 'Do you want to play this part of the game, or no?'"
			djfletch asks, "if we drive up to it they'll know we're not a zombie, won't they?"
			DavidW says, "Hard to say."
			djfletch says, "although we could still be a becoming-a-zombie"
			Jacqueline says, "Sure, but we can still flee."
			DavidW says, "They might not want to share even if it's obvious we're not zombies."
			Jacqueline says, "Well, I vote for D, I guess."
			DavidW says, "Of course, the house might belong to kindly Dr Moreau who has been working on a project in the basement..."
			djfletch says, "D for me too. I think this place is better than a mall."
			DavidW says, "Alright. I can go with D."
			lunasspecto says, "B or D. And I've seen B, so D."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d"
	Floyd \| > A enormous driveway sweeps up the hill, past a lawn that looks like a Floyd \| golf course, around some artistically-shaped shrubberies, and finally Floyd \| to a front door flanked by statues of stone lions. Floyd \| Floyd \| You hesitate, engine idling, wondering how best to approach. What if Floyd \| there are zombies inside? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I leave the car, take the snowpocalypse shovel from the trunk, and Floyd \| go ring the bell. But I keep the car running. Floyd \| B: I honk the horn. Floyd \| C: To hell with this. I leave. Floyd \|		Jacqueline asks, "b?"
			genericgeekgirl says, "B"
			djfletch asks, "statues of stone lions? So they are statues of statues of lions?"
			DavidW says, "erk. None of those choices appeal."
			Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeag"
			Jacqueline says, "er, yeah, but also yeag"
			lunasspecto asks (of DavidW), "If this were parser IF, what would you do now?"
			DavidW says, "Choosing A might get us run over or Kayden stealing the car."
			Jacqueline says, ">KAYDEN, RING DOORBELL"
			DavidW says, "ha ha"
			lunasspecto grins fiendishly.
			djfletch says, "B seems safe enough. If someone comes out we can always run them over."
			DavidW says, "I suppose B is safest."
			Jacqueline says, "That's my favorite, yeah."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > You lean on the horn until an upstairs window opens and the Floyd \| healthiest-looking fifty-year-old man you've ever seen pokes his head Floyd \| out. His short graying hair is standing all on end, and he is wearing a Floyd \| silk bathrobe and an irritated expression. Floyd \| Floyd \| "What the hell do you want?" he demands. Floyd \| Floyd \| "There's a horde of zombies on the loose," you say. "I stopped to warn Floyd \| you." Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| Shortly thereafter, you and Kayden are installed at a breakfast nook Floyd \| table so spotless you're sure it can't be used very much. The entire Floyd \| house, in fact, looks so spotless it can't be used very much. The man Floyd \| in the bathrobe lives here alone. He's a surgeon, as it turns Floyd \| out--works in the hospital one city over. His name is Michael. Floyd \| Floyd \| He frowns as you describe your morning. It's the first he's heard of a Floyd \| zombie horde nearby. He's been at the hospital the last two days, Floyd \| because somebody infected with zombieism committed suicide by parking Floyd \| his car on railroad tracks, so there were many severe injuries Floyd \| requiring Michael's surgical expertise. He only got home and to bed a Floyd \| few hours ago. When you're done talking, he nods slowly. Then his eyes Floyd \| drift to contemplate the wall over your head as he thinks. Floyd \| Floyd \| So what are you going to say next? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: "Look, I'm going on to the mall, but I think it would be better if I Floyd \| left Kayden with you. A doctor would be better able to take care of a Floyd \| child." Floyd \| B: "I was thinking of going to the mall, but when I saw your house I Floyd \| thought maybe it would be better to try to defend a place like this." Floyd \| C: "I'm headed for mall. You should come too." Floyd \|		lunasspecto asks, "So, Night of the Living Dead, or Dawn of the Dead?"
			genericgeekgirl says, "haha"
			Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Are you set on us keeping the zombiboy?"
			DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I agree he's a risk, but sidekicks can be handy."
			DavidW says, "I'd choose B here."
			djfletch says, "B as well"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > His eyebrows go straight up. "Oh no, you're not staying here and Floyd \| turning my house into a stronghold. It's a bad idea anyway--we'd be Floyd \| much better off joining a larger group. I'll come with you to the Floyd \| mall." Dryly, he adds, "You look like you could use all the help you Floyd \| can get." Floyd \| Floyd \| Right, so this asshole is pretty full of himself. How are you going to Floyd \| handle it? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Snap back. Floyd \| B: Point out my own qualifications. Floyd \| C: Flatter his ego. Floyd \| D: Ignore his tone of voice. Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "Well, he is a doctor."
			Jacqueline asks, "C?"
			lunasspecto says, "I say get the shovel."
			djfletch asks, "do you think he would be impressed with our stamp collecting qualifications?"
			Jacqueline says, "Possibly."
			Jacqueline says, "He is a man of leisure."
			DavidW says, "I'm thinking D."
			genericgeekgirl says, "E. Kick him out and take over the house."
			lunasspecto says, "We do have paramedic qualifications too."
			Jacqueline says (to lunasspecto), "Oh, right. That's true."
			Jacqueline asks, "So, am I hearing D?"
			djfletch says, "yes, D is fine"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d"
	Floyd \| > "Yes, it would be a really big help to have a doctor along. I'd Floyd \| appreciate it." Floyd \| Floyd \| Michael nods. "Let me just get dressed and pack some medical supplies." Floyd \| Floyd \| It doesn't take Michael long to get ready. "It's not like I work out of Floyd \| my house," he says when he sees you eyeing his very small box of Floyd \| medical supplies. "Some are better than none, right? So what is it Floyd \| you're driving?" He looks out the window and makes a face at your Floyd \| little Civic. "We'd better take my car. It's an off-road vehicle--I Floyd \| like to go hiking in out of the way places when I'm not working--and we Floyd \| might have to drive off-road before this is all over." Floyd \| Floyd \| What do you say? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: He's right. It would be better to have an off-road vehicle. Floyd \| B: He's wrong. Off-road capability might be useful, but running out of Floyd \| gas will get us killed, and the Civic is more fuel-efficient. Floyd \| C: I don't care strongly either way, but I agree with him for the sake Floyd \| of building a relationship. Floyd \| D: He's probably right, but I resent his tone of voice, so I argue. Floyd \|		genericgeekgirl says, "A. Or D :P"
			genericgeekgirl says, "The better to run over zombies with."
			Jacqueline says, "Now, now. Now is not the time."
			Jacqueline says, "Let's do A, yeah."
			Jacqueline says, "Next playthrough, though, I'm givin' this guy some words."
			djfletch says, "we need to siphon all the fuel out of one car to fill up the other one"
			djfletch says, "but I'll vote for A as well"
			Jacqueline asks, "How should we phrase that, djf?"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > "Sure, that makes sense." You pack up his big-ass Jeep and head out. Floyd \| He insists on driving, of course. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next Chapter
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| Out of the corner of your eye, you see Kayden playing around with what Floyd \| looks like a smartphone. "What are you doing?" you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| "I thought my phone fell out of my jacket when I was up the tree," Floyd \| Kayden says, "but it didn't. And I thought maybe the internet was still Floyd \| there. And it is. Look, Facebook has a zombiepocalypse survivor group! Floyd \| That way you can tell people you're okay. I'll put my name on it, and Floyd \| yours, and Michael's, okay?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "Sure," you say. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Hey, this is weird," Kayden says after another few minutes. Floyd \| Floyd \| "What's weird?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "So, there's all these posts, from the last few days--they're from all Floyd \| different people, and they all say, 'I'm still okay!' and 'Not Floyd \| zombified yet!' Except there aren't any from yesterday or today. Except Floyd \| from one guy-- Chris Murray. He's posted over and over again, every Floyd \| couple of hours, the same status--'COME GET ME! If you provide Floyd \| transportation to the Cedar Junction Correctional Facility, I can keep Floyd \| you safe from zombies on the way! I know what I'm talking about--look Floyd \| how long I've stayed alive!'" Kayden bends over the phone, a look of Floyd \| concentration on his face. "I'm going to message him and find out where Floyd \| he is." Floyd \| Floyd \| "Shit," Michael mutters. Floyd \| Floyd \| That puts you instantly on alert. "What?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "We're, um. . . " He looks sheepish. "Almost out of gas." Floyd \| Floyd \| How do you respond? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: "We're WHAT? You didn't freaking check before we left?" Floyd \| B: "Oh my God, that's it. We're going to get stranded and eaten." Floyd \| C: I don't say anything. I just check the apps menu to see if there's a Floyd \| GPS app that can take us to a gas station. Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "OH MY ARRRRR"
			genericgeekgirl says, "Hahahaha. Oops."
			djfletch says, "stupid CYOA not letting me do my plan"
			Jacqueline says, "A"
			Jacqueline says, "A A A A A A"
			Jacqueline looks for the bold key and the blink tag.
			genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah. A."
			Johnny says (to djfletch), "Here you go: "You oversuck and choke on gasoline :( :( :( The End.""
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "A"
	Floyd \| > Michael's face turns red with anger or embarrassment or both. "No, I Floyd \| didn't." Floyd \| Floyd \| How do you respond? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: "This stupid all-terrain vehicle you wanted us to take is going to Floyd \| get us killed. We would have been okay with my Civic." Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "I... guess we just have the one choice, so..."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > Michael looks even redder. "Well, it doesn't matter now." Floyd \| Floyd \| He's right there. What do you say? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: "Oh my God, we're dead, we're so dead. We're going to get stranded Floyd \| and eaten." Floyd \| B: I don't say anything. I just check the apps menu to see if there's a Floyd \| GPS app that can take us to a gas station. Floyd \|		Johnny says (to djfletch), "I am so sorry that didn't work out."
			Jacqueline asks, "B?"
			djfletch exclaims (at Johnny), "that's not what would have happened at all!"
			genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah. I think we've gotten that out of our system. Maybe."
			genericgeekgirl says, "Kayden is the least useful, so he can get out and pump ;)"
			Jacqueline says, "Well, it's not out of my system, but the guy is right. What's done is done."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > And there is. Floyd \| Floyd \| You read out the directions, and Michael manuevers the Jeep into a Floyd \| deserted gas station along a lonely stretch of highway just as it Floyd \| begins to splutter and choke and stall. Floyd \| Floyd \| You get out of the car. Seems quiet enough. Floyd \| Floyd \| "I'm hungry," Kayden says. Floyd \| Floyd \| Michael looks with distaste at the gas station. "What they sell in Floyd \| there isn't really food, but it's better than starvation. Here--" He Floyd \| gets out of the car and says to you, "I'll pump, you go pick out Floyd \| whatever stuff you usually eat. Get me some bottled water and some Floyd \| nuts. Or plain granola bars. Something without high-fructose corn Floyd \| syrup." Floyd \| Floyd \| What a pain in the ass. Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I leave him to pump gas, and I go to get munchies. Floyd \| B: Since he's so particular, I send him to get munchies. Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "B"
			Jacqueline says, "I am not. going. in. there."
			genericgeekgirl says, "I would, uh, rather stay near the car. B."
			Jacqueline says, "Also, maybe he will die."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > With how much of an edge in your voice? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: None at all. The best way to handle this jerk is pleasantly. Floyd \| B: Just a little, to hopefully communicate that he's crossing a line. Floyd \| C: Edge, nothing. I snap back that I'm not his servant. Floyd \| D: Edge, nothing. I communicate calmly and directly that I would Floyd \| appreciate him making requests instead of issuing orders. Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
			Jacqueline exclaims, "An excellent question!"
			Jacqueline asks, "A or B?"
			genericgeekgirl says, "B, but I bet he won't even notice."
			Jacqueline asks, "Is it just you and I playing all of the sudden?"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > "Since you know exactly what you want, why don't you go get the food Floyd \| and I'll pump the gas?" you say, in that over-precise tone people use Floyd \| when they are annoyed. Michael doesn't seem to notice it. He gives the Floyd \| gas station another contemptuous look and goes inside. You pump the Floyd \| gas. Floyd \| Floyd \| A moment later, Michael comes tearing back outside, dead white. Floyd \| "Zombie!" he snaps, and you scramble to get inside the car. Floyd \| Floyd \| You're quite a way down the road before your heart settles down, and Floyd \| only then do you realize that you got no food out of the encounter (and Floyd \| only half the gas you wanted). Still, better than nothing and much Floyd \| better than being zombie food. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next Chapter		lunasspecto asks (of Jacqueline), "Yes?"
			eu says, "I'm watching, but I've played."
			Jacqueline says, "ah"
			djfletch says, "still here, just distracted"
			DavidW says, "I'm still here, but also in another window."
			Jacqueline says (to ggg), "hahaha - you're right - he didn't notice."
			genericgeekgirl says (to eu), "I'm mostly trying to steer things away from choices I made previously, to get a different experience :)"
			Jacqueline asks, "Was that you-know-what bit?"
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next Chapter		genericgeekgirl says, "Let's hope not :("
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| That's as far as the game goes for now! We hope you liked it. The full Floyd \| version will be available from Choice of Games sometime in late 2011 or Floyd \| early 2012. Floyd \| Floyd \| You finished the game with the following scores: Floyd \| Medical: 80 Floyd \| Engineering: 59 Floyd \| Athletics: 50 Floyd \| Hand to hand: 40 Floyd \| Reflexes: 59 Floyd \| Floyd \| You managed to kill 2 zombies. Floyd \| Floyd \| You managed to rescue the following people: Floyd \| Michael Floyd \| Kayden Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| Please share this game with friends! The more people play, the more Floyd \| resources we'll have to work on the next game. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		eu says (to genericgeekgirl), "Yeah, it was interesting to see some choices I didn't make."
			djfletch asks, "I thought we killed three zombies?"
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| Thank you for playing! Floyd \| Floyd \| To find out more about our upcoming games, please visit our website at Floyd \| [LINK] Floyd \| Floyd \| >Play again		eu says, "One you just got the leg."
			Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
			djfletch says, "oh, right"
			Jacqueline says, "Okay, I would like to play again, this time making angry or outrageously stupid choices."
			Jacqueline asks, "Who's with me?"
			genericgeekgirl says, "Sure"
			lunasspecto exclaims, "Stupid is as stupid does!"
			djfletch says, "go go"
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| You really aren't awake yet. You never are until at least your second Floyd \| cup of coffee, and this is only your first. You're having a hard time Floyd \| getting your eyes to focus. But it certainly looks like there's a man Floyd \| in your front yard, crouched down on all fours, gnawing at a leg. Floyd \| Floyd \| A human leg. Definitely. It's still wearing a sneaker. And a sock. Floyd \| Floyd \| The man gnawing on the human leg suddenly stops chewing, as though some Floyd \| sound disturbs him. He slowly looks up from his meal. His eyes don't Floyd \| blink, and they seem to be too large for his face. His mouth hangs Floyd \| open. Drool and blood trail down his chin. Floyd \| Floyd \| You heard about the outbreak in Millbury, of course. You just hadn't Floyd \| thought it was as serious as the eleven o'clock news made it out. They Floyd \| get hysterical about everything. A couple of inches of snow, and it's Floyd \| THE SNOWPOCALYPSE. You can't really be blamed for putting their Floyd \| ZOMBIEPOCALYPSE warnings in the same category. Boy who cried wolf, Floyd \| right? Floyd \| Floyd \| But it seems the newscasters were at least a little right, because Floyd \| there's a zombie chowing down on a human leg in your front yard. Floyd \| Floyd \| Shit. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		eu says, "Sure."
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| And just then you catch a glimpse of movement out of the corner of your Floyd \| eye, and a herd of at least twenty more zombies come staggering around Floyd \| the bend in the road. They are covering ground pretty steadily. Faster Floyd \| than you would have thought. Floyd \| Floyd \| The zombie with the leg sees them coming. He rises from his crouch, Floyd \| teeth bared, leg in hand. Some of the zombie herd move towards him. Floyd \| (Herd? Is that the right word? Maybe a flock? A decomposition of Floyd \| zombies or an infestation perhaps? ANYWAY...) They start a messy tug of Floyd \| war with the leg, mostly using teeth. Floyd \| Floyd \| Others look around for different prey. One goes for a squirrel. Some Floyd \| seem to be eyeing your front windows, though you're standing far enough Floyd \| back that you don't think they can actually see you. Floyd \| Floyd \| Still, this is really not good. Your house is on one floor, and the Floyd \| news footage made it pretty clear that zombies can break through glass Floyd \| with no trouble, zombifying some humans and eating others. And it seems Floyd \| that they've already started doing just that in your neighborhood, Floyd \| because those two zombies there have glass shards sticking out of their Floyd \| faces. And you recognize one of them--that annoying woman who always Floyd \| cuts in line at the coffee shop. She is moving towards your windows. So Floyd \| are about five others. Floyd \| Floyd \| You obviously can't stay in your house. What are you going to do? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Sprint out the back door and into the woods. Floyd \| B: Slip out the side door and try to sneak past them to my car, while Floyd \| they're all occupied with legs and squirrels and windows. Floyd \|		eu asks, "So that means A?"
			Jacqueline says, "I think that means A, yes."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > You slam down your coffee mug. Oddly enough, you don't really feel Floyd \| like you need it any more; your heart is hammering like you've just Floyd \| downed a triple espresso. You shove your feet into your running shoes Floyd \| and bolt for the back door. You snap open the lock, yank the door open, Floyd \| and run like hell across your yard and into the woods. Floyd \| Floyd \| As you run, you can hear growling and screaming from your front yard Floyd \| and your neighbors' front yards. It decreases doppler-fashion the Floyd \| farther into the trees you get. Floyd \| Floyd \| We should pause here to get straight a few details about you. First of Floyd \| all, are you male or female? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Male. Floyd \| B: Female. Floyd \|		lunasspecto asks, "Female this time?"
			Jacqueline says, "Sure."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > What's your first name? Floyd \| Floyd \| >Type Something		lunasspecto says, "Zombie-fighting heroines are the best."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "Zarah the Zombie Killer"
	Floyd \| What's your profession? I mean, your profession now appears to be Floyd \| "zombiepocalypse survivor." But what was your profession before the Floyd \| world went to hell? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Advertising executive. Floyd \| B: Paramedic. Floyd \| C: Software engineer. Floyd \| D: Plumber. Floyd \|		eu says (to Jacqueline), "Nice."
			Jacqueline asks, "So, hm. Plumber?"
			Jacqueline asks, "Or ad exec?"
			genericgeekgirl asks, "Hm. D could almost be useful. A?"
			lunasspecto asks, "Ad exec sounds least useful. How about that?"
			Jacqueline says, "Okay"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > You spent your early career writing ads that persuaded people to buy Floyd \| things they didn't actually want. Now that you're in management, you Floyd \| spend your life persuading your clients to go with your good ideas Floyd \| rather than their stupid ones, and persuading the people who work for Floyd \| you not to kill each other. This means you are both good at reading Floyd \| people and unusually persuasive. Floyd \| Floyd \| And what do you most like to do in your spare time? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Play sports. Floyd \| B: Play video games. Floyd \| C: Collect stamps. Floyd \| D: Woodwork. Floyd \| E: Hunting. Floyd \|		lunasspecto says, "I'm really wondering whether the hunting option gives one access to firearms."
			Jacqueline says, "We already chose the stupidest one."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e"
	Floyd \| > You first went hunting with your dad when you were a kid, and now you Floyd \| go several weekends during the season, with friends. You love the deep Floyd \| quiet of the woods, and you're proud of your precision with a rifle. Floyd \| Floyd \| You wonder if shooting zombies will turn out to be more or less Floyd \| difficult than shooting deer. You expect you'll be finding out. Soon. Floyd \| You wish you'd had time to get your gun on the way out the door. Floyd \| Floyd \| That tells us what you're good at, but you can't be perfect. What would Floyd \| you say is your worst quality? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I'm terribly out of shape. I always say I'm going to do something Floyd \| about it, but I'm always so busy. . . Floyd \| B: I'm not a visual sort of person at all. Sometimes I envy people who Floyd \| can easily read maps and put together puzzles. Floyd \| C: I'm terribly uncoordinated. Always have been. I trip over stuff all Floyd \| the time. Floyd \|		eu says, "Ooh, new option."
			genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, that's new. I've never seen B before."
			Jacqueline asks, "Let's do that one, then?"
			genericgeekgirl says, "ok"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > And for obvious reasons, your job and hobbies have been things that Floyd \| you think about conceptually rather than things that you visualize. Floyd \| That's okay. You've developed many important skills that way, and I'm Floyd \| sure they'll come in useful as you. . . er, run from zombies. Floyd \| Floyd \| Right, then! Now that we know who you are, we'll return to "flight from Floyd \| the zombies," already in progress! Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next Chapter
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| Right, so you were running into the woods, zombie sounds decreasing Floyd \| doppler-fashion behind you. . . Floyd \| Floyd \| Once you're well into the forest, you stop to listen. You don't hear Floyd \| any rustling or anything, so you walk more slowly. Floyd \| Floyd \| Soon the trees begin to thin, and you can see glimpses of apple trees Floyd \| on the other side. This must be the outlying edge of Coursers' Farm, Floyd \| though you've never come at it from this direction. When you go to Floyd \| their farmstand, you always go by road. A few steps more, and you can Floyd \| see the farmhouse, some distance away. Beyond that is the long dirt Floyd \| road that leads from the farmstand to the farmhouse, and beyond that Floyd \| (though you can't see it) is a paved road. Floyd \| Floyd \| Are you going to head for the paved road, or go warn the Coursers? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Warn the Coursers, of course! They may need my help. Floyd \| B: Warn the Coursers, of course! I bet they've got food and guns and Floyd \| useful supplies. Floyd \| C: Head for the paved road, thanks. I'm not about to risk going into Floyd \| that farmhouse. What if they've already turned? Floyd \| D: I'm staying right here. Floyd \|		eu says, "D seems most foolish, but closes off part of the storyline."
			Jacqueline says, "Well, we said we were going to do stupid and outlandish things, but I do like B."
			lunasspecto says, "Definitely go into the infested farmhouse."
			genericgeekgirl says, "Hm. I'm not sure. B sounds ok."
			Jacqueline says, "haha"
			Jacqueline exclaims, "Okay, maybe it is the stupid option. B it is!"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > Very practical of you. Floyd \| Floyd \| You take the first step forward. . . Floyd \| Floyd \| . . . and something grabs your ankle and pulls you down. And then up, Floyd \| with astonishing strength. Floyd \|
	Lionheart arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.
	Floyd \| >Next		eu says, "Wow."
			Jacqueline says, "eep"
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| You find yourself upside down, dangling headfirst a few feet off the Floyd \| ground. There's a band of tight, hot pain clamped around your foot. Floyd \| Floyd \| Oh shit, you think dazedly. Zombies can set traps? Floyd \| Floyd \| The distinctive chi-chink of a shotgun comes to your ears. Floyd \| Floyd \| Oh, shit, you think. Zombies can use shotguns, too? Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		eu says, "Moral: outlandish and stupid behavior gets one killed."
			Jacqueline says, "This is awesome, fwiw."
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| But the old woman who steps slowly into your field of vision, shotgun Floyd \| aimed at your head, doesn't have the drooling, fixed-eyed look of the Floyd \| zombies in your front yard. She doesn't have the sagging, rotting Floyd \| flesh, either. She looks overall pretty healthy. She is observing you Floyd \| closely. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Lucky you didn't run into the bear trap," she says. Floyd \| Floyd \| How do you answer that? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: "Yeah, I guess so. That snare was really well-hidden. Yours?" Floyd \| B: "A BEAR trap? What the hell is the matter with you? What do you Floyd \| think you're doing, setting up dangerous things like this in the woods? Floyd \| Get me down from here!" Floyd \| C: It's sort of difficult to know how to respond, under the Floyd \| circumstances. I stay quiet. Floyd \|		genericgeekgirl says, "I bet B gets us shot :)"
			Jacqueline says, "Well, in real life I'd say A."
			lunasspecto says, "A fits the character we've built."
			Miseri says, "interesting. I never took the 'run into the woods' option because it always struck me as being phenomenally stupid...."
			lunasspecto says (to Miseri), "Same here."
			Lionheart says, "Silence seems a bad idea when talking to a zombie hunter."
			lunasspecto says, "Looks like a whole other narrative branch."
			Jacqueline says (to Mis), "We were going to be stupid and angry this playthrough (our second) but now we're into new and interesting territory and I, personally, am conflicted on our goal of being an idiot."
			genericgeekgirl asks, "Let's go with A then?"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > A good choice of response--diplomatic and demonstrating command of Floyd \| both logic and the English language. Floyd \| Floyd \| The old woman grins a little. "You bet your behind, they're mine. No Floyd \| zombie's getting closer than this to my land." Floyd \| Floyd \| The old woman circles you again. "Don't seem like you want to eat me," Floyd \| she says. "But you could be bit and just not turned yet. Safest thing Floyd \| is probably to leave you here." Floyd \| Floyd \| You don't think much of this idea at all. You envision yourself hanging Floyd \| here as a horde of zombies swarms through the woods. You envision them Floyd \| all trying to eat you as you dangle helplessly. They'd start with your Floyd \| head, you're sure. They'd try to take bites out of you as you swung Floyd \| back and forth between them, like bobbing for apples. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| "On the other hand," the old woman goes on, "that wouldn't be very Floyd \| neighborly, if you're really not bit. Guess I'd better let you down." Floyd \| She's near a particularly large oak tree now. She does something you Floyd \| can't see, and the pain around your ankle vanishes. Floyd \| Floyd \| To be replaced by a pain in your head, after you fall on it. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Now strip," the old woman orders, shotgun pointed at your head. "Prove Floyd \| you're not bit." Floyd \| Floyd \| You don't have lots of choices right at this moment, so you comply. Floyd \| Floyd \| And the old woman smiles. "Well, good, then! Good for you. You'd better Floyd \| come inside the perimeter. I'm Bonnie Courser, by the way. And you are? Floyd \| Nice to meet you, Zarah the Zombie Killer. Careful where you step, now. Floyd \| There's a few more snares where that came from." Floyd \| Floyd \| You follow in her footsteps veryveryvery carefully. On the way to the Floyd \| farmhouse, she points out five bear traps, four trapping pits, three Floyd \| snares, and two deadfall traps. "Knew they were coming," she says, in Floyd \| reference to the zombies--at least, you think so; you suppose it could Floyd \| as easily be in reference to the government or the Commies or Floyd \| something. "Can't be too prepared." Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		Jacqueline says, "yay I love this woman"
			genericgeekgirl asks, "Did we get redressed?"
			Jacqueline asks (of ggg), "She's not your type, eh?"
			Miseri says, "Oh my. It's my friend Darroch."
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| In front of the farmhouse, a Jeep is waiting, about three-quarters Floyd \| packed with stuff. The farmhouse itself is empty and silent. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Where's the rest of your family, Bonnie?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "Won't be coming back," she says shortly. "I had to stay until I was Floyd \| sure, but I'm leaving now. There's a group of survivors dug in at the Floyd \| Cedar Junction Correctional Facility. I'm off to join them." Floyd \| Floyd \| "Why bother with all those traps, then. . .?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "I told you, had to wait until I was sure my family wouldn't be coming Floyd \| back. Had to slow the dead critters down. But the traps won't be enough Floyd \| against a real big horde. I'll do better at the prison." She puts her Floyd \| shotgun in the Jeep, where it has, you notice, several others to keep Floyd \| it company. Along with plenty of ammunition, and boxes of MREs. Bonnie Floyd \| looks up from her packing job at you. "So will you, if you want to Floyd \| come." Floyd \| Floyd \| Do you want to go with her to the prison, or do you want to fend for Floyd \| yourself? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I'll go with her to the prison. She's got food and guns and a Jeep Floyd \| and seems to know what she's doing. Floyd \| B: She's got food and guns because she's clearly crazy. I don't want to Floyd \| be trapped in a Jeep with her. I'll fend for myself. Floyd \|		genericgeekgirl asks, "I'm guessing a male character meets a man in the woods, maybe?"
			eu says, "Yeah. All the genders match."
			Jacqueline says, "Oh."
			Lionheart says, "A male survivalist asking a female PC to strip would add an unsavory dimension to the scene."
			Jacqueline asks, "Anyway, I know I said I wanted to be a fool, but now I want to play all nice. Can we please do A?"
			genericgeekgirl says, "sure"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > You help Bonnie finish packing the Jeep, and the two of you head off. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next Chapter
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| Bonnie takes the road that skirts around the edge of town, so you only Floyd \| pass a few houses. Floyd \| Floyd \| You try not to look too hard at the scenes playing out on the various Floyd \| lawns. Some zombies cluster around first floor windows, Floyd \| matter-of-factly marching through shrubbery and glass to get at the Floyd \| tasty humans inside. Others cluster around tasty humans already dragged Floyd \| outside. A few chase your car for a while, but soon give it up in favor Floyd \| of pursuing the sounds or movements that signal easier prey. Floyd \| Floyd \| You really try not to look, but you can't help noticing that Floyd \| partially-eaten humans rise from the grass within a few moments of Floyd \| becoming partially-eaten, and join the throng of hungry zombies. Only Floyd \| if the hungry zombies have ripped their meal to pieces in the process Floyd \| of dining does the human appear to stay dead. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		Miseri says, "Oh! this looks familiar again."
			Jacqueline says, "Yeah, that bit is used in the other part of the tree."
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| Bonnie turns on the radio at this point, distracting you. Floyd \| Floyd \| ". . . have upgraded the Zombie Watch to a Zombie Warning for the Floyd \| following counties," the radio says, and then the announcer rattles off Floyd \| a long list. The announcer seems pretty rattled herself. "I repeat, Floyd \| this is a serious and life-threatening situation. If you are in this Floyd \| area, you are in the path of the zombiepocalypse and should take Floyd \| shelter immediately. Zombies can break through glass and can climb Floyd \| stairs, so we are advising all residents to leave their homes while Floyd \| they still can. Groups of survivors have been forming at various Floyd \| locations throughout the state. Within the last hour, we have heard Floyd \| from the group at Maple Valley Mall, Cedar Junction Correctional Floyd \| Facility, and First Church of Fulton, so we can confirm that those are Floyd \| still viable sanctuaries for state residents fleeing the Floyd \| zombiepocalypse. Here is a list of school and business closings as a Floyd \| result of the zombiepocalypse. . . " Floyd \| Floyd \| Static engulfs the station again. Floyd \| Floyd \| That's interesting. Floyd \| Floyd \| The church, the prison, and the mall are all in different directions. Floyd \| The church is about half the distance away as the other two Floyd \| sanctuaries. Bonnie said you were headed for the prison, but it seems Floyd \| as though there are other options. You might be able to convince her to Floyd \| go to the mall or the church instead. Do you want to try? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Yes, I want to go to the mall. Floyd \| B: Yes, I want to go to the church. Floyd \| C: No, I think the prison is the best bet. Floyd \| D: No, I don't want to anger Bonnie. I need her to survive. Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "D."
			genericgeekgirl says, "D"
			eu says, "Sure."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d"
	Floyd \| > You've almost reached the town limits, and there aren't many Floyd \| buildings lining the street now. Mostly woods and fields. You're Floyd \| getting into real farming territory. Sometimes you see a car abandoned Floyd \| on the side of the road, but you don't see any people. There aren't Floyd \| many people out here at all, which you hope means fewer zombies. . . Floyd \| Floyd \| . . . except there are three of them, right there in front of you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		Jacqueline says, "moo"
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| On the left side of the road is a large oak tree. I mean, a really Floyd \| large tree--it's locally famous; the base is something like twenty feet Floyd \| around. Three zombies are pressed up against the base, looking up into Floyd \| the branches like dogs who have just treed a squirrel. Floyd \| Floyd \| Which is an apt comparison, you realize a moment later. High up in the Floyd \| branches is a girl, you think maybe your age. As you come closer, you Floyd \| see that one of the zombies is jumping, and another trying to crawl up Floyd \| the tree trunk. The third seems to be experimenting with all the moving Floyd \| parts necessary to actually climb the tree, but hasn't worked them out Floyd \| yet. Floyd \| Floyd \| Still, it's very likely only a matter of time. You can see the girl's Floyd \| face clearly now. She looks terrified, and her mouth is open as though Floyd \| she is screaming for help. Floyd \| Floyd \| She's looking at you. Floyd \| Floyd \| What do you say to Bonnie? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: "We've got to help that woman!" Floyd \| B: "Step on the gas before the zombies start chasing us!" Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "Weird."
			Lionheart says, "I don't see 'zombiepocalypse' becoming the media's preferred term. 'zombpocalyse' maybe, but 'zombiepocalypse' is just too clumsy and long."
			Jacqueline says (to LH), "Speak for yourself. I like it."
			maga says, "yeah, if you need to excitedly shout a word a lot it tends to get cut down faster"
			Jacqueline asks, "So, ignore that plot thread this time?"
			Jacqueline asks, "B?"
			eu says, "Oh. Since we've broken our original character plan, I was going to vote for A."
			maga says, "I'm assuming that most media people will pronounce it 'zombiepocaiiiiirghgluk'."
			Jacqueline says, "Enh, A is fine."
			Johnny says, "zombpocalypso"
			genericgeekgirl says, "A, but we should let her jump into the sunroof this time (if that's still an option) :P"
			Miseri says, "daylight come and we wanna go urkk."
			Johnny says, "The Book of Zombevelations"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > She glances at you. "Damn right. Get the shotgun out of the back. Floyd \| I'll drive, you shoot." Floyd \| Floyd \| You brace the shotgun against your shoulder and flick the safety off. Floyd \| Five shells. Three zombies. You can do this. You've been shooting guns Floyd \| since you were a kid. Floyd \| Floyd \| Not that you generally shoot deer from the windows of Jeeps screaming Floyd \| in circles, though. And the deer aren't generally trying to eat you Floyd \| while you do. You feel your palms sweat as the three zombies look away Floyd \| from the tree and at the approaching Jeep. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Ready?" Bonnie says, and slams on the brakes before you can answer. Floyd \| Floyd \| The lurch of the Jeep spoils your aim, and your first shot goes wide. Floyd \| Floyd \| The female zombie starts briskly towards the Jeep. Floyd \| Floyd \| You raise the gun again and blow her head off. You see the shower of Floyd \| brains go up as she falls over. Floyd \| Floyd \| One down. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		eu says (to genericgeekgirl), "That's what I was thinking."
			djfletch says, "it will be like how they always explained that the internet was "the worldwide network of computers", until about five years ago"
			Johnny says, "Zombnarok"
			djfletch says, "they will say, "the zombiepocalypse, the worldwide epidemic of the living dead""
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| Bonnie hits the gas hard and you whirl away. "We'll come back for Floyd \| another pass," Bonnie says, and only then do you see how close to the Floyd \| window the other two zombies got. Both are male--or were, in life. One Floyd \| young, one older. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Ready?" Bonnie says again, and slams on the brakes. Floyd \| Floyd \| Three shells, two zombies. This time, you are ready. You hit the Floyd \| younger male on the first try, and are whirling to face the older male Floyd \| before the younger body has hit the ground. The older male stumbles Floyd \| away, spoiling your aim--your shot goes wide--Bonnie swings the Jeep Floyd \| around to give you another pass-- Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		Johnny says (to djf), "'and/or non-living undead'"
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| And you find yourself face-to-face with a grinning, snarling, drooling Floyd \| zombie, not more than an arms'-length from your open window. Floyd \| Floyd \| You blow its head off. Floyd \| Floyd \| It falls over. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Nice," Bonnie says, and jumps out and runs over to the tree to get the Floyd \| girl you've saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| You okay? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: . . . no. I stare down at the things that used to be human beings, Floyd \| and then I get the car door open just in time to throw up. Floyd \| B: More or less okay. That was. . . that was upsetting, but it was Floyd \| necessary. I'm glad we saved the girl in the tree. Floyd \| C: Hell yeah! That was awesome! Floyd \|		Johnny says, "Wouldn't want to tick them of with zombacism"
			Jacqueline says, "Well, I still vote for C on this one."
			Miseri says, "i like C"
			genericgeekgirl says, "C! (Woo!)"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c"
	Floyd \| > Bonnie comes back to the car, towing along a woman who looks Floyd \| extremely pale and limp. "This is Jennifer," Bonnie says briefly. Floyd \| "Jennifer, Zarah the Zombie Killer." And you are off again. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next Chapter		Miseri says, "I know I just showed up five minutes ago, but yeah."
			maga says (to Johnny), "BAN HEADSHOTS"
			eu says (to Jacqueline), "Your choice of name worked well there."
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| "So," you say to Jennifer, "what's your story?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "The two guys were my roommate and his son," Jennifer says. "The woman Floyd \| was hitchhiking, and I _said_ we shouldn't pick her up, but Bob never Floyd \| did think I was worth listening to--he insisted. . . And then we Floyd \| stopped because I had to pee, and when I got back from the bushes, all Floyd \| of them had zombified. I was right. We shouldn't have picked her up." Floyd \| Floyd \| "How long was she in the car with you first?" Bonnie asks sharply. Floyd \| Floyd \| "What? I don't know . . . what do you mean?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "You know how long it takes for someone to turn, if they're not Floyd \| killed," Bonnie says impatiently. "If they're killed, we know it's Floyd \| almost immediate, but we don't know exactly how long if you're just bit Floyd \| and left alive. . . " Floyd \| Floyd \| "I don't know," Jennifer says again. "I wasn't really paying Floyd \| attention." Floyd \| Floyd \| "Well, ballpark then. An hour? A half hour? Five hours? Five minutes?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "I said I don't know!" Jennifer sounds defensive, almost teary. Floyd \| Floyd \| Are you going to get involved here? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Yes. Bonnie is obviously coming on too strong. I can get the Floyd \| information more gently. Floyd \| B: Yes. I don't want my two companions to be at each other's throats, Floyd \| and this beginning isn't promising. Floyd \| C: Nope. Not my problem. Floyd \|		genericgeekgirl asks, "A?"
			eu says, "Yeah, or else B."
			Jacqueline says, "I was thinking we should help Bonnie ride her for answers, myself."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > "Easy does it," you say, and several other things along those lines, Floyd \| and finally Jennifer remembers that it was about fifteen minutes Floyd \| between when they picked up the hitchhiker and when the hitchhiker Floyd \| started eating her roommate. Floyd \| Floyd \| Jennifer seems calmer now, though she has apparently decided to only Floyd \| talk to you, not Bonnie. "Where are we going?" she asks. Floyd \| Floyd \| You explain about the prison. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Oh." She sounds disappointed. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Why?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "I was hoping we were headed for the interstate. Do you know about Lisa Floyd \| Murray?" She waves a smartphone. Floyd \| Floyd \| "No," Bonnie says. Floyd \| Floyd \| "I've been following the Zombiepocalypse Survivors group on Facebook," Floyd \| Jennifer explains. "There aren't, um, aren't so many of them posting as Floyd \| there used to be, but Lisa's still updating her status every couple of Floyd \| hours." Floyd \| Floyd \| She shows you the smartphone screen. Lisa's status updates are all Floyd \| almost the same. "COME GET ME! If you provide transportation to the Floyd \| Cedar Junction Correctional Facility, I can keep you safe from zombies Floyd \| on the way! I know what I'm talking about--look how long I've stayed Floyd \| alive!" Floyd \| Floyd \| "I've been messaging with her," Jennifer says. "She's at the transfer Floyd \| center off exit 13. Bob said we'd go there first, and then the church. Floyd \| . . I think that's the best plan, but if you want to do something Floyd \| else, of course, it's your car, I can't do anything about it. . . " Floyd \| Floyd \| Do you want to sidetrack to rescue Lisa? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Yes. Floyd \| B: No. Floyd \|		djfletch exclaims, "it is a zombie facebook trap!"
			genericgeekgirl says, "Hm. I don't know."
			lunasspecto says, "When I played this last, I didn't manage to rescue Lisa's male equivalent, 'cause that b****** doctor wouldn't let me."
			Jacqueline asks, "Wait. If Lisa wants to go to the correctional facility, why would we stop and get her then take her to the church?"
			maga says, "this is a game from before apocalypses were co-ed"
			genericgeekgirl says, "I.. have no idea. Good point."
			Miseri says, "I like the male version better because then that expert at the transfer center is named Chris."
			Jacqueline says (to Mis), "heh"
			Jacqueline asks, "Anyway, save her or not?"
			eu says, "Um, sure, I'll vote A."
			djfletch says, "I vote A too"
			lunasspecto exclaims, "Save the poor girl!"
			genericgeekgirl says, "yeah, ok"
			eu says, "Might as well collect all of the NPCs."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > You're going to have to convince Bonnie. She says she thinks it's a Floyd \| bad idea--mostly, you get the impression, because she finds Jennifer Floyd \| annoying and wants to contradict her. Floyd \| Floyd \| What are you going to do? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Let it drop--let Bonnie call the shots. Floyd \| B: Make a forceful argument. Floyd \| C: Make a logical argument. Floyd \| D: Make a deferential argument. Floyd \|		Jacqueline asks, "We're an ad exec. C?"
			eu says, "Huh. Hmm."
			lunasspecto says, "I took a semester in logic. C."
			Miseri says, "With the Doctor, you want [spoiler]. Bonnie may be different."
			Miseri says, "But I vote B"
			Jacqueline asks, "What would a deferential argument entail?"
			Jacqueline asks, "I know I'm not the expert here, but have you considered X?"
			eu says, "Probably explaining that we need her skills, something like that."
			lunasspecto asks, "Bonnie... pleeeeeaaaassseee??"
			genericgeekgirl asks, ""You're right, of course you are, but maybe we should do it anyway"?"
			Miseri says, "'I know you are the awesomest, so surely it wouldn't matter so much to you if we...."
			genericgeekgirl says, "E. Shoot Bonnie in the head. "We're going to get her.""
			Jacqueline asks, "So what tack should we take?"
			genericgeekgirl says, "C, I guess"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c"
	Floyd \| > You make a long-winded and overly elaborate statement of your reasons Floyd \| for in this particular circumstance, all things being equal, prefering Floyd \| to take the risks involved in rescuing the student because of the Floyd \| advantages her presence might provide, as well as the arguments of Floyd \| honor and duty. . . Floyd \| Floyd \| Bonnie is distinctly unimpressed, and informs you that you'll be Floyd \| continuing on your way to the prison without stopping to rescue the Floyd \| student. Floyd \| Floyd \| Which gives you some useful information. Long logical arguments aren't Floyd \| the way to persuade Bonnie. That may be good to know later, although it Floyd \| would have been better to know before now. You hope someone else Floyd \| rescues that poor student. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		genericgeekgirl says, "B might just cause her to dig in her heels more."
			genericgeekgirl says, "oh"
			Jacqueline says, "ha"
			Jacqueline says, "Well, there is /undo..."
			eu asks (of Jacqueline), "There is? Even with ChoiceScript?"
			Jacqueline says, "Deferential seems like it's a loser, but maybe not."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "/undo"
	Floyd \| After a short while, a gas station comes up on your right. Bonnie pulls Floyd \| in. "We'd better fuel up while we have the opportunity." Floyd \| Floyd \| "I'm hungry," Jennifer says. Floyd \| Floyd \| "There's MREs in the box beside you." Floyd \| Floyd \| Jennifer makes a face. "No, I mean I want food. I can't eat that weird Floyd \| shit. Can't one of you get some real food from the gas station?" Floyd \| Floyd \| You wouldn't have thought what was sold at gas stations counted as Floyd \| "real food", but apparently Jennifer does. Bonnie looks like she wishes Floyd \| she'd left this whiny brat to be eaten by zombies. What do you do? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I offer to get munchies. Floyd \| B: I suggest Jennifer go get her own munchies. Floyd \| C: I point out to Bonnie that munchies would make the MREs last longer. Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I guess not."
			Miseri says, "I think B will convince her."
			Jacqueline says, "Oh well, that ship has sailed, Chris."
			lunasspecto asks, "It's not %undo, like %quit?"
			genericgeekgirl says, "Incidentally, how does Floyd's magical undo work? (This is a conversation to have another time, but it might be useful for the bot cyberskunk uses elsemu*.)"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "%undo"
	Floyd says (to Jacqueline), "Floyd doesn't know that trick."		Jacqueline says, "No."
			lunasspecto says, "Darn."
			Jacqueline asks, "C?"
			eu says, "Sounds logical."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c"
	Floyd \| > She rolls her eyes. "Fine, go get some, then." Floyd \| Floyd \| You walk into the gas station, in search of munchies. Floyd \| Floyd \| And you find--probably you should have expected this--a zombie inside, Floyd \| also in search of munchies. Floyd \| Floyd \| In fact, the zombie has found munchies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		genericgeekgirl says, "Aww."
			genericgeekgirl is friend, not food.
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| The zombie appears to have a kid cornered in the very back of the Floyd \| store, between the ice cream cooler and the shelf of Floyd \| artifically-flavored-and-colored "potato" chips. Floyd \| Floyd \| But the zombie doesn't seem to have actually started munching yet. It Floyd \| turns its head as you enter and studies you with interest. You're not Floyd \| quite sure why you'd seem like more attractive prey than the cowering Floyd \| kid--a girl of about nine or ten--but it's possible that you do. To Floyd \| judge by the (sort-of) expression on (what's left of) the zombie's Floyd \| face. It sweeps its long hair out of its eyes to look at you better. Floyd \| Floyd \| This one seems to have been a teenage girl. Floyd \| Floyd \| So what do you do? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Try to save the kid. Floyd \| B: Run like hell. Floyd \|		genericgeekgirl exclaims, "B!!!!!"
			Jacqueline asks, "Do we have a gun? Did it say we got a gun?"
			eu says, "There are guns in the vehicle."
			Jacqueline exclaims (at ggg), "C'mon, we're Zarah the Zombie Killer!"
			genericgeekgirl says, "There exists a gun. We might not have it right now."
			genericgeekgirl asks, "Can we go get the gun and come back?"
			Miseri says, "you don't need a gun!"
			genericgeekgirl says, ""You pick up a can of spam and throw it at the zombies head.""
			DavidW says, "Clonk it on the head with a fire extinguisher."
			Jacqueline exclaims, "I'm back to wanting to do insane stuff. A! A! A! A! A! A!"
			maga says (to DW), "see, that's what I thought, but noooo"
			eu says, "I'll vote A."
			djfletch says, "it tells us at the end how many zombies we killed, therefore we should try and kill more for the high score"
			genericgeekgirl says, "Oh. All right."
			Jacqueline exclaims, "Also, how many peeps we rescued!"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a"
	Floyd \| > That's very brave. Heroic, in fact. Floyd \| Floyd \| You have a plan, right? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: I'll make a lot of noise and dance around a little, to distract the Floyd \| zombie long enough for the kid to run out the door. And then I'll Floyd \| figure out how to escape myself. Floyd \| B: I'll attack the zombie directly. Floyd \|		Johnny says, "D) Microwave peeps."
			Jacqueline says, "I'm feeling like a silly bad ass right now, so I vote for B."
			Miseri says, "b"
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > Right, then. You'll need a weapon. Floyd \| Floyd \| You look around the gas station. You are standing almost in one corner, Floyd \| with the counter and cash register behind you. The zombie and its Floyd \| potential victim are in the opposite corner. Along the wall to your Floyd \| left is a display of frisbees, beachballs, and wiffle balls and bats. Floyd \| Past it, in the left-hand corner, is a freezer with bags of ice. Along Floyd \| the wall to your right are shelves containing cat food cans, Floyd \| condiments, lighters, bags of charcoal, bags of hot dog and hamburger Floyd \| buns, and lighter fluid. (On some more relaxed occasion you might pause Floyd \| to wonder what the cat food is doing in the cookout display.) Perhaps Floyd \| out of fear regarding the lighter fluid, there is a fire extinguisher Floyd \| over the shelves. In the middle of the store, more towards your left Floyd \| than your right, are some rickety-looking stands holding candy, maps, Floyd \| and newspapers. Floyd \| Floyd \| Before you can decide quite what to do, the zombie charges across the Floyd \| center of the room at you. Floyd \| Floyd \| Which way do you run? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Left. Floyd \| B: Right. Floyd \| C: I jump over the counter. Floyd \|		genericgeekgirl says, "B. A seems.. like it won't work."
			genericgeekgirl says, "Um. I don't know."
			genericgeekgirl asks, "Lighter fluid seems promising?"
			Miseri asks, "So does the fire extinguisher. Both of those are B, right?"
			Jacqueline says, "Well, the wiffle ball bat seems not sufficient."
			eu says, "I think we have options in all directions. Any choice is fine by me."
			genericgeekgirl says, "C. "Pre-snack breathmint, Sir?""
			genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah, I think B. Unless we're going to hit it with a sack of ice."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "b"
	Floyd \| > You dart to the right, and the zombie pursues you. Floyd \| Floyd \| What do you grab? Floyd \| Floyd \| A: Cat food cans. Floyd \| B: The fire extinguisher. Floyd \| C: A lighter and the lighter fluid. Floyd \|		Jacqueline asks, "C?"
			lunasspecto says, "Cat food sounds most dangerous here."
			Jacqueline says (to l), "ha"
			genericgeekgirl snerks. "C"
			Jacqueline says, "I mean, you could pelt it with cat food cans."
			genericgeekgirl says, "Although I bet we're going to kill ourselves and the kid in the process."
	Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c"
	Floyd \| > Your hands shake as you unscrew the cap. The zombie prowls Floyd \| purposefully towards you. Floyd \| Floyd \| You swing the lighter fluid container, flinging the liquid inside in a Floyd \| long arc through the air. A good healthy splash lands on the zombie, Floyd \| which blinks at the liquid in its eyes. Floyd \| Floyd \| You swing the container again, pouring lighter fluid on the floor, in a Floyd \| straight line between yourself and the zombie. Floyd \| Floyd \| Then you flick the lighter on, touch it to the lighter fluid, and jump Floyd \| out of the way. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		eu says, "Oh boy."
			Jacqueline says, "This is going to be pretty."
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| You don't watch. You don't want to. Instead you stumble towards the Floyd \| cowering kid, who still hasn't moved, physically haul her to her feet, Floyd \| and drag her with you out the door. Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next Chapter
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| You're quite a ways down the road before your heart settles down. "You Floyd \| should probably put your seatbelt on," you say to the kid. Bonnie Floyd \| snorts a little, apparently considering seatbelts to be a wussy Floyd \| invention of the modern era. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Oh," the kid says. "Yeah." She does. Floyd \| Floyd \| "What's your name?" you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Kayden." Floyd \| Floyd \| "I'm Zarah the Zombie Killer," you say. "Where are your parents, Floyd \| Kayden?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "Don't know," Kayden says. After a while, she adds, "That was my Floyd \| sister, inside." Floyd \| Floyd \| "Oh." You can't think of anything else to say. Floyd \| Floyd \| "It's okay." Floyd \| Floyd \| "Where are we going?" Kayden asks after a while. Floyd \| Floyd \| "To a prison," Bonnie says. Floyd \| Floyd \| Jennifer makes a little sniffing noise. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next Chapter
	Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
	Floyd \| That's as far as the game goes for now! We hope you liked it. The full Floyd \| version will be available from Choice of Games sometime in late 2011 or Floyd \| early 2012. Floyd \| Floyd \| You finished the game with the following scores: Floyd \| Medical: 50 Floyd \| Engineering: 40 Floyd \| Athletics: 57 Floyd \| Hand to hand: 50 Floyd \| Reflexes: 50 Floyd \| Floyd \| You managed to kill 2 zombies. Floyd \| Floyd \| You managed to rescue the following people: Floyd \| Bonnie Floyd \| Jennifer Floyd \| Kayden Floyd \| Floyd \| >Next		Jacqueline says, "bah. It turns out it was just an intro."
			Miseri says, "snrk"
			eu says, "Haha."
			DavidW says, "IntroComp, y'know."
			Jacqueline says, "Well, that was a pretty good (if long) session."
			Jacqueline exclaims, "Thank you, everyone!"
			genericgeekgirl says, "I like that we rescued Bonnie, rather than the other way around :)"
			eu exclaims, "Thanks Jacqueline!"
			eu exclaims, "Both for CF organizing and IntroComp organizing!"
			Jacqueline says, "You are welcome."
			genericgeekgirl cheers
			lunasspecto snaps.
			djfletch says, "hurrah"

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