  
ClubFloyd Transcript:
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.
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ClubFloyd Transcript:
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.
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ToyShop & Floyditorium
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#ClubFloyd Discussion
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| DavidW says, "Hi all" | ||
| DavidW says, "We're latchkey kids again this week. Jacq's left some games in the fridge for us." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Since we're apparently running Alliterative Animal Abuse Comp games, I suppose Wizard Sniffer fits the bill." | ||
| DavidW says (to Knight), "I don't know what that comment means, but Wizard Sniffer sounds okay to me." | ||
| DavidW says, "I haven't played any of the games that Jacqueline's uploaded." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, last week we heated a hamster, thankfully not in a Maniac Mansion manner..." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Before that,we poisoned a pidgeon and our busdriver hit a horse..." | ||
| DavidW asks, "oh, the kimpert in The Wand?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yes." | ||
| DavidW says, "oh, yes, the horse and pidgeon in A Walk in A Park." | ||
| DavidW says, "btw, I found lots more to do in The Wand. The ending we got to wasn't the real ending." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And of course, in the first game, we cruelly caused a cat to chew some crappy cheese to catch her and catapult her into a chimney, so we could break a bird's nest." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, I saw the BB message and found your walkthrough." | ||
| DavidW says, "oh right, that poor cat." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm not sure I'd have had the patience to solve that processions bit." | ||
| DavidW says, "I wonder if IF just tends to see animals as part of an extended tool set to exploit." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "It is quite common." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Maybe there should be some Zelda-style chickens in a game for once." | ||
| DavidW says, "I'll have to research that, I think, but it's a bit disturbing if that's how people culturally see animals." | ||
| DavidW asks, "What's a Zelda-style chicken?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Cuckoos, or how they're spelled, have a tendency to hit back hard when they're attacked." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And in a swarm." | ||
| DavidW says, "oh" | ||
| DavidW asks, "Anyway, shall we sniff out wizards now?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Let's." | ||
| Teaspoon arrives, ready to play with the toys. | Teaspoon asks, "What we playing?" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask wizardsniffer" | ||
Floyd ] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [Hello! Before you start playing, please know that this game isn't Floyd | like other games with a parser you may have played. Commands are Floyd | limited to directional travel (N, NE, NW, S, SE, SW, E, W, U, D), Floyd | LOOK, EXAMINE (or X), TAKE, DROP, WAIT, SNIFF (important!), and DRINK Floyd | (not as important), as well as basic meta commands like UNDO and SAVE. Floyd | You may type HELP at any time, which is recommended if you are new to Floyd | parser fiction in general, or type COMMANDS for a consolidated Floyd | reminder of the list of commands. Also, thank you for playing. Floyd | Floyd | Press any key to begin.] | Knight_Otu says, "Wizard Sniffer." | |
| Teaspoon says, "ah" | ||
| Teaspoon asks, "a doggy?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "A pig, I believe." | ||
| DavidW says, "Huh. Another limited command game. If this is new trend, I'm unhappy with it." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "agreeds" | ||
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart, the bravest knight in all the land, points his sword at Floyd | the fortress before him. Lightning strikes in the distance, Floyd | illuminating the battlements below impatient clouds. A light rain Floyd | begins to fall. Floyd | Floyd | "Behold, the Impenetrable Keep," he says. "At long last, I shall slay Floyd | the evil shapeshifting wizard, rescue the princess and return peace to Floyd | our fair kingdom." Floyd | Floyd | The young Squire Tuck clambers up the last stretch of steep mountain Floyd | path. "Golly... milord," he says, struggling to catch his breath. Floyd | "Must we go in there?" Floyd | Floyd | The knight's hair ripples in a swift breeze. "Fear not, my Floyd | apprehensive accomplice. While no evil can withstand the heavy fist of Floyd | justice, you must remember our secret weapon—the wizard sniffer Floyd | shall Floyd | sniff out the villain for us!" Floyd | Floyd | He prods you forward with the side of his boot, and you let out a Floyd | disgruntled oink. To think you had successfully escaped this Floyd | place the night before last, only to be brought back again. Floyd | Floyd | Well, it could be worse. You could be bacon. Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to continue.] | Knight_Otu says, "At least here's a good reason for it." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Being a pig." | ||
| DavidW says, "I didn't know we'd be a pig in this game." | ||
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Atop a Mountain Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | The Wizard Sniffer Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Buster Hudson Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 171007 / Inform 7 build 6L38 (I6/v6.33 lib Floyd | 6/12N) Floyd | Floyd | You stand before the raised drawbridge of an evil fortress. A murky, Floyd | foul-smelling moat reflects not even a little bit of light. A rubbish Floyd | bin festers beneath a cloud of flies. Floyd | Floyd | "My feet are ever so angry," says Tuck, "and terrible things have Floyd | found their way between my toes. Might we rest here before walking Floyd | further, milord?" His master nods in approval, and the squire sits on Floyd | the ground and takes off his shoes. Floyd | Floyd | "One does not simply walk into the Impenetrable Keep," says Ser Floyd | Leonhart. "First, I must devise a way across this moat." He rubs his Floyd | chin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Atop a Mountain Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | While your current owners know you as a wizard sniffer, you are, as Floyd | far as you can tell, an ordinary pig (which you do not recommend being Floyd | if it can be avoided). Floyd | Floyd | You recently managed a fortuitous escape from the Impenetrable Floyd | Keep—a Floyd | remarkable feat involving magick, mayhem and a fair bit of puzzle Floyd | solving. Your luck, however, would not last. As you dragged your weary Floyd | body down the mountain and into the nearest town, you were spotted and Floyd | subsequently claimed by a wandering capitalist. Floyd | Floyd | The capitalist, later happening upon the dim-witted knight and his Floyd | squire at a roadside tavern, separated them from their large sack of Floyd | gold by claiming you had the ability to sniff out evil wizards. As it Floyd | turns out, this is not something you can actually do. Nevertheless, Floyd | you feel it to be in your best interest to play the part as best you Floyd | can. Floyd | Floyd | For now. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "oh god Tolkein jokes" | |
| genericgeekgirl says, "That went over my head until you pointed it out." | ||
| DavidW says, "I don't get it." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, ""one does not simply walk..."" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I wonder if there'll be a Black Cauldron." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bin" | ||
Floyd ] Atop a Mountain Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > X BIN Floyd | Floyd | It appears to be awaiting collection. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sniff bin" | ||
Floyd ] Atop a Mountain Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > SNIFF BIN Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the rubbish bin, and Ser Leonhart extends his sword. Floyd | Floyd | "The evil wizard is hiding in the bin! The time has come to take out Floyd | the trash." Smiling at his own wit, he kicks the bin and turns over Floyd | its contents. His squire joins him in sifting through the refuse in Floyd | search of the wizard. Floyd | Floyd | Much to your surprise, the bin was full of old puzzles. You find a Floyd | stack of discs with three wooden rods on a stand, a sliding set of Floyd | tiles numbered one through fifteen, a scale with many coins, a pair of Floyd | jugs (one 5-pint and one 3-pint), several heavy blocks and pressure Floyd | plates, a book of riddles and a number of other items not immediately Floyd | identifiable. Floyd | Floyd | "Freedom!" From within the pile comes a tiny voice, too tiny for the Floyd | others to hear. By the time you notice the two fleas hopping towards Floyd | you, they have already jumped onto your face and claimed the first Floyd | suitable piece of real estate they could find, below your left ear. Floyd | You attempt to scratch them away. Floyd | Floyd | "Wait! Wait! Help return us to our original forms, and we shall be Floyd | your guides!" cries a flea. "We know exactly what you should do!" Floyd | Floyd | "Aye! Simply oink, and we shall give you a hint," says the other. "But Floyd | take heed, for one of us always tells the truth and one of us always Floyd | lies." Floyd | Floyd | It seems the knight-and-knave fleas are along for the ride, whether Floyd | you like it or not. Floyd | Floyd | [Hi. It's me, the author, and I'm here to tell you that you can Floyd | now use the verb OINK to get a hint from the fleas. You can also type Floyd | HINT in case you find typing OINK to be too silly. Note that asking Floyd | for a hint does not take any time within the game.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x riddles" | ||
Floyd ] Atop a Mountain Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > X RIDDLES Floyd | Floyd | Some puzzles are old, others are broken, and they are all terribly Floyd | cliché. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Hmpf" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell puzzles" | ||
Floyd ] Atop a Mountain Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL PUZZLES Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the puzzles. Ser Leonhart searches them for signs of the Floyd | evil wizard, but finds none. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x moat" | ||
Floyd ] Atop a Mountain Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > X MOAT Floyd | Floyd | One might assume the waters are only black in colour, but the stench Floyd | that rises from their depths hints at something much fouler. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sniff moat" | ||
Floyd ] Atop a Mountain Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > SNIFF MOAT Floyd | Floyd | The moat is exceptionally putrid, so you pretend to sniff it. Floyd | Floyd | "The evil wizard is hiding in the moat!" shouts Ser Leonhart, drawing Floyd | his sword. And with a mighty leap, he disappears into the foetid Floyd | waters, only to emerge a minute or so later. Floyd | Floyd | Tuck helps him onto land. He tries not to breathe through his nose. Floyd | "What happened, milord?" Floyd | Floyd | "He got away," says the knight, wringing the black water out of his Floyd | golden tresses. "We shall let him savour his victory, for now." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Whatever we sniff, Ser attacks?" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Can we crush the flea that didn't say that one of them lies and the other tells the truth?" | ||
| DavidW says, "That's kinda amusing." | ||
| genericgeekgirl asks, "Guess so? And there's a difference between smell and sniff?" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Or rather, he didn't attack the puzzles." | ||
| DavidW asks (of ggg), "I imagine they're the same command?" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, he did. Nevermind." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "It just wasn't as fancy." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x drawbridge" | ||
Floyd ] Atop a Mountain Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > X DRAWBRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | The raised drawbridge is held up by sturdy ropes. One such rope Floyd | extends across the moat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rope" | ||
Floyd ] Atop a Mountain Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > X ROPE Floyd | Floyd | It connects the drawbridge to a lever on your side of the moat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lever" | ||
Floyd ] Atop a Mountain Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > X LEVER Floyd | Floyd | It stands beside a sign. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" | ||
Floyd ] Atop a Mountain Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > X SIGN Floyd | Floyd | It reads: PULL TO LOWER BRIDGE. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sniff lever" | ||
Floyd ] Atop a Mountain Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > SNIFF LEVER Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the lever. Floyd | Floyd | "Aha!" cries Ser Leonhart, pushing you aside and pointing his sword at Floyd | the thing. "Did you think your disguise would fool us, evil wizard? Floyd | For the good of the kingdom, I shall cut you down!" With one graceful Floyd | sweep of his blade, he removes the lever from where it stood. It Floyd | clatters noisily to the ground, then lies still. Floyd | Floyd | "The deed is done," says Ser Leonhart, sheathing his sword. "The Floyd | kingdom is safe once more. Let us remember all who have sacrificed Floyd | themselves for this victory." He bows his head in silence. Floyd | Floyd | Tuck picks up the lever and inspects it thoroughly. "Milord, forgive Floyd | me for not remembering the sacrifices, but, would not a dead evil Floyd | wizard mayhap look like a dead evil wizard?" Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart seizes the lever and narrows his eyes at it. "Aye, my Floyd | attentive attendant. It seems we have been deceived by an ordinary Floyd | wooden stick. The evil wizard is craftier than I expected. We must Floyd | remain vigilant if we hope to defeat him." He hands the lever back to Floyd | Tuck, who swings it enthusiastically like a sword before it slips Floyd | through his fingers and disappears into the moat with a Floyd | plunk. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Uh oh." | |
| Teaspoon says, "I have to admit, I'm amused by the idea of your guides being two very bored fleas who have learned ALL THE PUZZLES from having nothing else to do." | ||
| DavidW says, "um. Not what I expected them to do" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sniff moat" | ||
Floyd ] Atop a Mountain Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > SNIFF MOAT Floyd | Floyd | You pretend to sniff it. Floyd | Floyd | "He's returned to the moat!" shouts Ser Leonhart as he leaps into the Floyd | foetid waters once more, only to emerge with naught more than a frown. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sniff rope" | ||
Floyd ] Atop a Mountain Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > SNIFF ROPE Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the rope. Floyd | Floyd | "For justice!" cries Ser Leonhart, and with one great stroke of his Floyd | gleaming sword, he severs the rope in two. Down comes the drawbridge, Floyd | making as much noise as possible (as falling drawbridges tend to do). Floyd | When the dust clears, the duo discovers the way into the keep has Floyd | opened to the north. Floyd | Floyd | "A brilliant success, milord!" cheers Tuck. Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart poses like a titan holding up the sky. His hair dances in Floyd | another breeze. "Not even the Impenetrable Keep can stop the heavy Floyd | fist of justice. All you need is confidence, my timid tenderfoot, and Floyd | you can accomplish that which your heart most desires." Floyd | Floyd | "I shall keep working on my confidence, milord," says Tuck, holding Floyd | his hair up for the wind to take. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think we can penetrate the impenetra ... the keep now." | |
| DavidW asks, "Shall we head north?" | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "For justice!" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, northeast, northwest and south Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | As you scurry across the drawbridge, the rain grows heavier. Floyd | Floyd | "He has the wizard's scent," says Ser Leonhart, pulling Tuck to his Floyd | feet. "Let us make haste!" Floyd | Floyd | And so, the brave knight and his squire follow you into the Floyd | now-penetrable Impenetrable Keep. Passing beneath the outer walls, you Floyd | come upon the lower bailey, a muddy yard lying at the foot of the Floyd | inner keep. A dogtower rises from the centre of the bailey to the Floyd | north. You can also go northeast or northwest, to the respective east Floyd | and west ends of the bailey. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tower" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, northeast, northwest and south Floyd | Floyd | > X TOWER Floyd | Floyd | The stone dogtower stands in the centre of the bailey. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x yard" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, northeast, northwest and south Floyd | Floyd | > X YARD Floyd | Floyd | This is the southern end of the bailey. You can go north, northeast, Floyd | northwest or south across the drawbridge. Tuck and Ser Leonhart wait Floyd | nearby. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "North?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Centre Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead the knight and his squire to a doghouse shaped like a Floyd | miniature tower. Hence, a dogtower. During your last escape, the Floyd | dogtower housed an overly playful pomeranian. You have no desire to Floyd | repeat the encounter. Floyd | Floyd | Attached to the dogtower is a long, thick chain. At first, you wonder Floyd | why such a small dog would need such a thick chain, until you realise Floyd | the chain is not wrapped around the neck of a pomeranian. The chain is Floyd | wrapped around the neck of a sleeping dragon. Floyd | Floyd | "Is-is that a... is-is that a..." asks Tuck, the rest of his question Floyd | lodged in his throat. Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart covers the young squire's mouth. "Aye, my quivering Floyd | companion," he whispers, "we have stumbled upon the fiercest creature Floyd | of them all. Let us keep quiet, lest we learn whether it has a taste Floyd | for human flesh." Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "SNIFF IT!" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dragon" | ||
Floyd ] Centre Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X DRAGON Floyd | Floyd | When it comes to dragons, the stories say not even the sharpest steel Floyd | can pierce their armoured scales. Even though this dragon is sleeping, Floyd | you are relieved to see the chain about its neck. Barely visible Floyd | beneath one of its claws is a ball. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ball" | ||
Floyd ] Centre Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X BALL Floyd | Floyd | One of those playthings for peasant children or dogs. It's not very Floyd | large and can be held easily in one hand. Or a pig's mouth, given you Floyd | are in possession of one. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "If we're feeling cruel, SNIFF TUCK" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tuck" | ||
Floyd ] Centre Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X TUCK Floyd | Floyd | The ever-faithful Squire Tuck might be taking his first brave steps Floyd | into manhood, but he most closely resembles an underfed parrot. To his Floyd | credit he is not necessarily an unsightly one. His slender frame may Floyd | not help him accomplish any grand feats, but one could argue his Floyd | mettle more than makes up for it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sniff tuck" | ||
Floyd ] Centre Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SNIFF TUCK Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the young squire. Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart casts Tuck a suspicious glare and draws his sword. "So, Floyd | evil wizard, you think you could kidnap my squire and take his place? Floyd | For justice, I will strike you down!" Floyd | Floyd | Tuck throws his arms in the air and tumbles backwards. "Wait, milord! Floyd | It's me, your faithful servant!" Floyd | Floyd | The knight halts his blade shy of justice. "Oh, it is you," he says. Floyd | "That was nearly a misunderstanding." He returns his sword to his Floyd | side. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "heh. I figured the response would be something like that." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chain" | ||
Floyd ] Centre Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X CHAIN Floyd | Floyd | It's wrought of iron and as thick as Tuck is thin. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Now I wonder about sniffing the knight." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x knight" | ||
Floyd ] Centre Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X KNIGHT Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart is a knight, which is to say he is the quintessential Floyd | man. If asked about his countenance, the good people of the kingdom Floyd | would tell you the gods, in their quest for perfection, carved him out Floyd | of the very lands he swore an oath to protect. They would say his eyes Floyd | shimmer like the crystal blue sea beneath a radiant sun; his hair, Floyd | amber and billowy, cascades from his noble brow like lush, wind-lashed Floyd | fields of grain before the autumn harvest; his jaw is strong, defined Floyd | and unyielding like the great walls that guard the borders against the Floyd | demi-human hordes; and his massive suit of platemail leaves little Floyd | doubt as to the robustness of the regions beneath. Floyd | Floyd | Yet to you he is a rather average fellow, with ruddy skin, a mop of Floyd | blond hair and a long nose. No matter how hard you try, you are unable Floyd | to gaze upon him with such admiration, and you wonder if it ought to Floyd | do with being an ordinary pig. Floyd | Floyd | He carries with him a great sword and a shield emblazoned with the Floyd | Leonhart family standard—a lion on checks of burgundy and gold. Floyd | Tucked Floyd | into his belt is a wrinkled flyer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flyer" | ||
Floyd ] Centre Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X FLYER Floyd | Floyd | The knight has gazed at the flyer with sufficient frequency for you to Floyd | memorise both the crudely-drawn depiction of a princess and the text Floyd | beneath. It read: Floyd | Floyd | Citizens of our most great and virtuous kingdom, Floyd | Floyd | On the twenty-third day of Maya, Her Royal Highness, Princess Joyanna Floyd | Marianna Novellanna Montcabernet Savignon (Princess Joy), hath been Floyd | kidnapped by the most evil of wizards, Queklain, who, in the form of a Floyd | most fearsome dragon, hath taken her against her will to his Floyd | Impenetrable Keep for the most nefarious of purposes. Henceforce and Floyd | whatwith, whoever among the most noble of heroes, who possesseth the Floyd | most courage and virtue, who rescueth her from the most terrible of Floyd | fates, shall earneth the king's most bountiful blessing to requesteth Floyd | her hand in marriage, and receiveth the most royal dowry of ten Floyd | million doubloons. Floyd | Floyd | Signeth, Floyd | His Most Royal Highness, King Aurelius Audacious Latinus Montcabernet Floyd | Savignon XXVIII. Floyd | Floyd | You soon discovered neither the knight nor his squire possess the Floyd | ability to read. Ser Leonhart has, however, learned a mere two words Floyd | in his travels—Princess Joy—which he recited over and over like a Floyd | prayer from the Good Books. This would be accompanied by a wistful Floyd | look at the sky, or perhaps a fist over his heart and a vow to the Floyd | gods he will either finish his quest or die trying. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "If the wizard was the dragon, why would he be chained up here?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Hmm..." | ||
| DavidW says, "I suspect we'll want that ball that the dragon has, although I had no idea why." | ||
| DavidW says, "er have no idea why" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, we'll find out at some point." | ||
| genericgeekgirl disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. | DavidW asks, "Should we sniff the dragon and see what happens?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure. I expect a death." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sniff dragon" | ||
Floyd ] Centre Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SNIFF DRAGON Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart watches you at first, his noble features etched with Floyd | worry as you sniff around the dragon's wicked claws. Then, Floyd | comprehension arrives like the first rays of the morning sun. "Oh, Floyd | what a fool I am!" he shouts. Tuck gasps and pulls his doublet up over Floyd | his nose. Floyd | Floyd | The knight strides gallantly forward, drawing his sword. "Were I an Floyd | evil shapeshifting wizard, would I not take the form of a mighty Floyd | dragon? You are clever, evil one, but you cannot outwit justice!" He Floyd | stabs the dragon in the neck, but his blade bounces harmlessly aside. Floyd | Floyd | The dragon stirs. With a yawn like a smoking chimney it rolls Floyd | languidly upright and, spotting the knight, begins to bark excitedly. Floyd | The ball escapes to the side. Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart is as still as a statue. "Listen carefully, Tuck," he Floyd | whispers, "and make not the slightest movement. Dragons cannot see Floyd | what does not move. In the meantime, I shall determine a plan of—" Floyd | Floyd | The dragon leaps onto Ser Leonhart, pinning him to the ground and Floyd | licking his face. The knight struggles to free himself. "Save Floyd | yourself, Tuck!" he shouts. "Send word to the king I have been Floyd | devoured by a dragon!" He prepares himself for digestion. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh...." | |
| DavidW asks, "It's a dog-like dragon?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Nice doggie." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Does the evil wizard use mind-transference?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "It's a transformed dog, I think." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ball" | ||
Floyd ] Centre Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE BALL Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm thinking of going west next." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "I stil want to sniff the knight" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sniff knight" | ||
Floyd ] Centre Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SNIFF KNIGHT Floyd | Floyd | You would rather not move so close to the dragon. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Perhaps later." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Centre Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | You stand beside the dogtower in the centre of the bailey. Ser Floyd | Leonhart is struggling to free himself from beneath the dragon. Tuck Floyd | is more affected than usual. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "throw/kick/drop ball, I think" | |
| DavidW says, "We can drop the ball, but not throw/kick. Limited commands." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I think we can only drop." | ||
| DavidW says, "It's possible that moving the ball moves the dragon? I'm wildly guessing." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Sounds plausible." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Western Bailey Floyd ] Exits: northeast, southeast and east Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to the western end of the bailey. You can continue Floyd | northeast towards the inner keep's entrance or southeast towards the Floyd | drawbridge. Floyd | Floyd | A red pail lies on its side. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pail" | ||
Floyd ] Western Bailey Floyd ] Exits: northeast, southeast and east Floyd | Floyd | > X PAIL Floyd | Floyd | It's painted red. The words "IN CASE OF FIRE" are written across its Floyd | side. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop ball" | ||
Floyd ] Western Bailey Floyd ] Exits: northeast, southeast and east Floyd | Floyd | > DROP BALL Floyd | Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "hm. NE?" | |
| DavidW says, "This area is like a baseball diamond." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "ahhhhhh" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you across the bailey, arriving at the double doors of Floyd | the inner keep. The dogtower stands behind you to the south, with the Floyd | rest of the bailey to the southeast and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "Zork flashbacks" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x doors" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > X DOORS Floyd | Floyd | Massive and ominous, they stand guard over the inner keep to the Floyd | north. Inset in the bottom of one of the doors is a doggy door. Floyd | Floyd | To be more specific, someone cut a jagged shape in the bottom of the Floyd | door, reached a point best described as "good enough" and nailed a Floyd | scrap of leather over the hole to call it a day. But, for all intents Floyd | and purposes, you may call it a doggy door, and simply moving in its Floyd | direction will allow you to pass through it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "useful" | |
| DavidW says, "yeah" | ||
| DavidW says, "We should still look at the East Bailey first, though, I think." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Eastern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: northwest, southwest and west Floyd | Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to the eastern end of the bailey. You can continue Floyd | west towards the dogtower or southwest towards the drawbridge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you across the bailey, arriving at the double doors of Floyd | the inner keep. The dogtower stands behind you to the south, with the Floyd | rest of the bailey to the southeast and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "North?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east, west and up Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You squeeze through the doggy door into the foyer of the inner keep. Floyd | Tales woven by the commonfolk have always described the wizard's keep Floyd | as naught more than a drab and dreary labyrinth. Yet instead of rough Floyd | stone floors and draughty corridors, the keep is brimming with warm Floyd | rooms full of lavish furnishings, vibrant purple alpaca carpeting, Floyd | traditional fleuret-patterned wallpaper in silver and gold and stepped Floyd | cornices sculpted into dancing putti. Floyd | Floyd | The foyer itself is grand indeed, stretching three storeys high and Floyd | lit from a skylight at the very top. To the north is an outdoor Floyd | courtyard, to the west a darkened hallway and to the east a well-lit Floyd | hallway. A circular staircase curves upwards around a clockwork lift, Floyd | two options for reaching the balconies above. Floyd | Floyd | You notice the decorations have yet to be removed. Great swathes of Floyd | white fabric are draped from the balconies, and bouquets of baby's Floyd | breath still run along the walls. A wooden crate sits unmoved in the Floyd | centre of the room. A poster on an easel reads: "Welcome to the most Floyd | assuredly legal wedding of Master Tristain Girard and Her Royal Floyd | Highness, Joyanna Marianna Novellanna Montcabernet Savignon (Princess Floyd | Joy). The ceremony will be held in the ballroom beyond the courtyard." Floyd | Beneath the text, an arrow points to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "that's helpful" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "commonfolk, you say, pig?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Hmmm again." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crate" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east, west and up Floyd | Floyd | > X CRATE Floyd | Floyd | The words FIREWORKS FOR AFTER CEREMONY are written on the side. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x poster" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east, west and up Floyd | Floyd | > X POSTER Floyd | Floyd | It reads: "Welcome to the most assuredly legal wedding of Master Floyd | Tristain Girard and Her Royal Highness, Joyanna Marianna Novellanna Floyd | Montcabernet Savignon (Princess Joy). The ceremony will be held in the Floyd | ballroom beyond the courtyard." Beneath the text, an arrow points to Floyd | the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lift" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east, west and up Floyd | Floyd | > X LIFT Floyd | Floyd | Upon the advent of the clockwork engine a few decades ago, clockwork Floyd | gadgets became an instant trend. Only the rich could afford these Floyd | mechanical marvels, and even fewer could afford something as grand as Floyd | a lift. Floyd | Floyd | This one is closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I suppose if we want to move, say, a crate to another floor, the lift might help." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wallpaper" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east, west and up Floyd | Floyd | > X WALLPAPER Floyd | Floyd | So lavish. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "It's bound to be useful, yes." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x carpet" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east, west and up Floyd | Floyd | > X CARPET Floyd | Floyd | You cannot see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x carpetry" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east, west and up Floyd | Floyd | > X CARPETRY Floyd | Floyd | You cannot see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "West? East? North? Up?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "East, I'd say." | ||
| DavidW says, "hm, okay." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You head down a long hallway lined with portraits. Ahead to the east Floyd | is a closed door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | A solid wooden door. The doors of the keep used to contain puzzles to Floyd | solve in order to open them. It appears they have all been removed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x portraits" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X PORTRAITS Floyd | Floyd | The row of portraits features men and women radiating wealth and Floyd | nobility. Each possesses the same upturned noses and downturned Floyd | frowns. They scowl at you disdainfully from their perches with rich, Floyd | violet eyes. Floyd | Floyd | Beneath each portrait is a gold plate engraved with a single name. Floyd | From left to right, they read: Adelstain, Morgaine, Rogaine, Gawain, Floyd | Romaine, Elaine, Queklain. The end of the row, bearing the name Floyd | Tristain, is an empty frame. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I hope we don't have to figure out family trees." | |
| DavidW says, "I haven't made any notes on the names of people." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x queklain" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X QUEKLAIN Floyd | Floyd | The evil wizard Queklain. From up close, he resembles little of a Floyd | wizard, except for being a bit grumpy. His robes are fairly pedestrian Floyd | compared to the rest, and the painting itself is inferior in quality, Floyd | which might have given him something to be grumpy about. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm, also, everyone is an -ain rhyme." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x elaine" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X ELAINE Floyd | Floyd | Elaine forwent the family tradition of wearing finery to her sitting, Floyd | instead choosing a simple workman's outfit and knotting her hair in a Floyd | silk handkerchief. Her only piece of jewellery is a pendant in the Floyd | shape of a jigsaw puzzle piece about her neck. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pendant" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X PENDANT Floyd | Floyd | You cannot see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gawain" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X GAWAIN Floyd | Floyd | This was painted when an excess of beard-curls and ribbons was all the Floyd | rage at court. Gawain was a victim of the times in the worst sort of Floyd | way. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Continue with these or explore elsewhere?" | |
| Roger says, "might as well keep going" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Let's explore for a bit, I think." | ||
| DavidW says, "well, I want to explore" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east, west and up Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You continue to the foyer of the inner keep. To the north is a Floyd | courtyard, to the west is a darkened hallway and to the south are the Floyd | closed double doors to the bailey. A circular staircase curves around Floyd | a lift to the balcony above. Floyd | Floyd | A poster announcing the wedding of Tristain and Princess Joy directs Floyd | guests to the north. Near the poster is a wooden crate. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I vote north next." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, let's see the wedding hall." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The cold rain greets you once more as you proceed to the outdoor Floyd | courtyard, the way forward continuing beyond a colonnade to the north. Floyd | High stone walls constrict the courtyard on all sides, but a Floyd | collection of elegant rose bushes and the gentle murmuring of water Floyd | from the central fountain soften the edges of the enclosed space. Floyd | Stairs descend below the wall to the west. Floyd | Floyd | A goblin engineer, seemingly unbothered by the rain, is busy repairing Floyd | the dislocated leg of a suit of mechanical armour. She frowns as you Floyd | waddle across the cobblestones. Floyd | Floyd | "Oy, piggy! What sort of magicks saw piggy free from the sty? Tis Floyd | Robbit's problem, Rhoda thinks. His Lordship must needs his keep Floyd | protected from more heroes. Rhoda will burn them all crispy crispy, Floyd | Rhoda will!" She proudly pats the armour before returning to the task Floyd | at hand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rhoda" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > X RHODA Floyd | Floyd | The goblin engineer looks like goblins in any other line of work, Floyd | except this one dons a pair of goggles. She stands nary four hands Floyd | high, her skin only slightly green and her ears decidedly droopy. She Floyd | attempted to tame her wild red hair in two buns on either side of her Floyd | head, achieving little success. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x suit" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > X SUIT Floyd | Floyd | Security only nobility can afford. Even the Royal Palace only Floyd | maintains a dozen of them. This one is a equipped with a flamethrower. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x roses" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > X ROSES Floyd | Floyd | The thorny branches bear red roses in full bloom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fountain" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > X FOUNTAIN Floyd | Floyd | The fountain is a large pool of water encased by stone. The statue in Floyd | its centre depicts a cockatrice hen feeding her chicks in the manner Floyd | of most birds, the act represented by the water pouring out of her Floyd | mouth. At the hen's feet are the remains of a human, ravaged, with Floyd | their ribs exposed through torn meat. Floyd | Floyd | You think the artist may have been making a statement about the Floyd | lengths one must go to provide for one's children. Or perhaps they Floyd | simply enjoy monsters and gore. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh, the pig knows the security of the royal palace." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I think we see where that is supposed to be going." | ||
| DavidW asks, "The header said we can go north or down from here. Down how?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "The description mentioned stairs." | ||
| DavidW says, "oh. I missed that." | ||
| Knight_Otu Floyd | Stairs descend below the wall to the west. | ||
| DavidW asks, "Shall we continue north? If Rhoda will permit us?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Let's try." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Ballroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You pass beneath the colonnade into a magnificent ballroom decorated Floyd | for a wedding. Floyd | Floyd | At one end stands the altar, framed by a wooden arbour painted white Floyd | and entwined with roses from the garden. Standing below the arbour is Floyd | a full-sized statue of Cupido, god of love, music, romance fiction and Floyd | scented candles. A simple table is bare, but you know it was to hold a Floyd | glass mug, from which the bride and groom both drink a bitter craft Floyd | beer to symbolise the strength of their union in even the worst of Floyd | times. A few dozen chairs are arranged for optimal viewing. Floyd | Floyd | All together the wedding looks like it could have been quite lovely. Floyd | Not that you would have enjoyed it, of course. Not at all. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "50% we are Princess Joy, 50% we aren't, but are supposed to think we are." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cupido" | ||
Floyd ] Ballroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X CUPIDO Floyd | Floyd | According to myth, love is born between two souls when Cupido plays Floyd | his guitar at them. The myth has since evolved into a tradition where Floyd | men serenade women at their windows late at night in an attempt to woo Floyd | them. Floyd | Floyd | You take the opportunity to renew your commitment to atheism. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x altar" | ||
Floyd ] Ballroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X ALTAR Floyd | Floyd | A simple table is the focal point of the altar. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x arbour" | ||
Floyd ] Ballroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X ARBOUR Floyd | Floyd | The red roses and green vinery contrast prettily with the white wood Floyd | beneath. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Ballroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | A simple table is the focal point of the altar. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chairs" | ||
Floyd ] Ballroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X CHAIRS Floyd | Floyd | The chairs are in various shapes and sizes to accommodate rear-ends of Floyd | various shapes and sizes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Ballroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | You are standing in a magnificent ballroom decorated for a wedding. At Floyd | one end stands the altar, consisting of an arbour, a table and a Floyd | statue of Cupido. A few dozen chairs are arranged for optimal viewing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x guitar" | ||
Floyd ] Ballroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X GUITAR Floyd | Floyd | You cannot see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Nothing too useful here at the moment." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You head to a cobblestoned courtyard enclosed by rose bushes. In the Floyd | centre is a fountain, regurgitating water onto itself. The entrance to Floyd | the foyer is to the south. Stairs descend below the wall to the west. Floyd | Floyd | A goblin engineer, seemingly unbothered by the rain, is busy repairing Floyd | the dislocated leg of a suit of mechanical armour. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Down?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Cellar Stairwell Floyd ] Exits: east and up Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You make your way down a looping stairway, entering a dimly-lit hall Floyd | that extends to the east. Floyd | Floyd | Without warning, a harrowing sound echoes through the passage. You Floyd | recall hearing worse only once before, when a fellow of your Floyd | acquaintance contracted the dreaded banshee tapeworm (much to your Floyd | relief, the problem of the noise was resolved once someone thought to Floyd | apply a cork to the offending orifice). Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oy." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | As you draw closer, you recognise the tortured caterwauling of a man. Floyd | With each step, the wailing becomes more and more intense, and it Floyd | takes every ounce of courage not to turn and flee. You can see a dead Floyd | end a little farther to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Outside a Cell Floyd ] Exit: west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You inch towards the end of the hall and discover the source of the Floyd | noise. Locked in a cramped cell is a collection of heroes—five, to Floyd | be Floyd | exact. One of them is bent over a guitar. Floyd | Floyd | "And after aaaaaaaalllllllll," he cries. "You're my Floyd | wonderwaaaaaaaaalllllllll!" Floyd | Floyd | The hero ends his song with a flourish and a bow, and the others offer Floyd | a rousing round of applause. "Bravo, bravo!" they cry. Hero 3 whistles Floyd | appreciatively through his fingers. (It should be noted you have a Floyd | hard time telling heroes apart, especially when they are all men and Floyd | rather generic. Thus, you decide to number them in your head to Floyd | prevent any issues with disambiguation. Only Hero 1 stands out by Floyd | virtue of his guitar, but calling him Guitar Hero would simply be too Floyd | generous a title.) Floyd | Floyd | "By the gods, a pig!" shouts Hero 5. He smacks his cellmates to gain Floyd | their attention, and they all turn to consider you. "Could it be here Floyd | to rescue the princess?" he continues. Floyd | Floyd | "What a silly notion. I'm here to rescue the princess," says Floyd | Hero 4. Hero 2 gently but firmly corrects the other, stating that he, Floyd | in fact, shall be rescuing the princess. This is followed by the same Floyd | assertion from Hero 3. Hero 1 not only believes he shall be rescuing Floyd | the princess, he has also written a song about it that he thinks Floyd | everyone should hear right away. Floyd | Floyd | "What if we all rescue the princess together?" asks Hero 5, earning Floyd | incredulous glares from the others. Floyd | Floyd | "If everyone is the hero, then nobody is," says Hero 4. The remaining Floyd | heroes nod in unison. "So naturally," he continues, "I shall be the Floyd | one to rescue the princess." Floyd | Floyd | Losing interest in the resulting argument, you take in the rest of Floyd | your surroundings. Within the cell, a combination washer-dryer stands Floyd | against the far wall. Outside the cell, you find an empty guard post Floyd | and a ring of keys hanging on the wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "Princess-rescuing pig, why not" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x keys" | ||
Floyd ] Outside a Cell Floyd ] Exit: west Floyd | Floyd | > X KEYS Floyd | Floyd | The ring of keys hangs on the wall, though not as high up as you would Floyd | have placed them if you were in charge of hanging keys (and also not Floyd | an ordinary pig). Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "Maybe this is the pig from Lost Pig" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take keys" | ||
Floyd ] Outside a Cell Floyd ] Exit: west Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE KEYS Floyd | Floyd | You assumed they were low enough to reach, but even when standing on Floyd | your hind legs, the ring of keys is too far away. Floyd | Floyd | The prisoners halt their argument to gape at your attempt. "Are you... Floyd | are you trying to purloin the keys for us?" asks Hero 3. "Are you some Floyd | sort of intelligent pig?" Floyd | Floyd | When you turn to look at them, Hero 1 has an idea. "If you can Floyd | understand me, bring me something to throw at the keys. I shall knock Floyd | them off the wall, and you can retrieve them for me. Then I shall be Floyd | free to rescue the princess." Floyd | Floyd | "No, I'm rescuing the princess," counters Hero 2, and the Floyd | argument resumes once more. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well, I've voiced my suspicions." | |
| DavidW says, "ah, this is what the ball is for." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Seems so." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x post" | ||
Floyd ] Outside a Cell Floyd ] Exit: west Floyd | Floyd | > X POST Floyd | Floyd | It's a table and chair, with the chair facing the cell. You assume Floyd | this is where a guard would watch over a prisoner, so calling it a Floyd | guard post felt more appropriate to conveying its purpose (though Floyd | without a guard, it really is just a table and chair). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x washer" | ||
Floyd ] Outside a Cell Floyd ] Exit: west Floyd | Floyd | > X WASHER Floyd | Floyd | A rare clockwork combination washer-dryer is beginning to succumb to Floyd | rust. Chained to the machine is a skeleton. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I wonder if our knight has been digested yet." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x skeleton" | ||
Floyd ] Outside a Cell Floyd ] Exit: west Floyd | Floyd | > X SKELETON Floyd | Floyd | Such a gruesome death. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open washer" | ||
Floyd ] Outside a Cell Floyd ] Exit: west Floyd | Floyd | > OPEN WASHER Floyd | Floyd | Being a pig, you are limited in what you can do. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think our knight is merely well licked." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Probably." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Shall we bring the ball here?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yes." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You return to the centre of the dimly-lit hall that runs east and Floyd | west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Cellar Stairwell Floyd ] Exits: east and up Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You continue to the foot of the stairs to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You make your way up the stairs to a cobblestoned courtyard enclosed Floyd | by rose bushes with a fountain in the centre. To the north is the Floyd | ballroom, and to the south is the foyer. Floyd | Floyd | A goblin engineer, seemingly unbothered by the rain, is busy repairing Floyd | the dislocated leg of a suit of mechanical armour. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east, west and up Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You proceed to the foyer of the inner keep. To the west is a darkened Floyd | hallway, to the east is a well-lit hallway and to the south are the Floyd | closed double doors to the bailey. A circular staircase curves around Floyd | a lift to the balcony above. Floyd | Floyd | A poster announcing the wedding of Tristain and Princess Joy directs Floyd | guests to the north. Near the poster is a wooden crate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You squeeze through the doggy door and return to the northern end of Floyd | the bailey, with the rest of the bailey to the south, southeast and Floyd | southwest. Tuck is thrilled to see you again. Floyd | Floyd | The squire immediately throws his arms around you. "Oh! How happy I am Floyd | to know you are safe, little sniffer." He blinks the mist from his Floyd | eyes. "I thought—well, who knows what dwells inside this evil place, Floyd | and I was worried that..." He trails off, unable to complete the Floyd | sentence, and only after an exhausting amount of kicking and squealing Floyd | does he let you go. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Western Bailey Floyd ] Exits: northeast, southeast and east Floyd | Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to the western end of the bailey. You can continue Floyd | east towards the dogtower or southeast towards the drawbridge. Floyd | Floyd | A red pail lies on its side. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a ball here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ball" | ||
Floyd ] Western Bailey Floyd ] Exits: northeast, southeast and east Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE BALL Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you across the bailey, arriving at the double doors of Floyd | the inner keep. The dogtower stands behind you to the south, with the Floyd | rest of the bailey to the southeast and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east, west and up Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You squeeze through the doggy door into the foyer of the inner keep. Floyd | To the north is an outdoor courtyard, to the west a darkened hallway Floyd | and to the east a well-lit hallway. A circular staircase curves Floyd | upwards around a clockwork lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You head to a cobblestoned courtyard enclosed by rose bushes with a Floyd | fountain in the centre. To the north is the ballroom. Stairs descend Floyd | below the wall to the west. Floyd | Floyd | A goblin engineer, seemingly unbothered by the rain, is busy repairing Floyd | the dislocated leg of a suit of mechanical armour. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Cellar Stairwell Floyd ] Exits: east and up Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You descend the stairs down the looping stairs, entering a dimly-lit Floyd | hall that extends to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You return to the centre of the dimly-lit hall that runs east and Floyd | west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Outside a Cell Floyd ] Exit: west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You proceed to the closed cell at the end of the hall. Inside, a Floyd | collection of heroes are engaged in a heated argument. The nearby Floyd | guard post is empty. On the wall hangs a ring of keys. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, good boy," says Hero 3, cutting the argument short. "Now bring Floyd | the ball here." He slaps his hands on his thighs like you resemble a Floyd | dog. You poke your snout between the bars, and Hero 2 takes the ball Floyd | from your mouth. Floyd | Floyd | "I have it! I have it!" he exclaims. "As leader of this group, I shall Floyd | save us." Floyd | Floyd | But Hero 4 snatches the ball away. "Leader? You are the leader the day Floyd | pigs fly. I shall do the honours." he says, prompting another argument Floyd | over who should be the one to rescue the group and whether or not they Floyd | even have a leader. The fight quickly turns physical, each trying to Floyd | take the ball from the other, and after a brief struggle, the ball Floyd | looses itself from their collective grips. It sails across the hall Floyd | and knocks the keys onto the floor. Floyd | Floyd | The heroes consider their accomplishment. Finally, Hero 1 speaks. "Let Floyd | that be a reminder of the power of teamwork," he says, and they all Floyd | nod in agreement. "Now, pig," he continues, "might you bring us the Floyd | keys?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take keys" | ||
Floyd ] Outside a Cell Floyd ] Exit: west Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE KEYS Floyd | Floyd | You pick up the ring of keys and bring it to the heroes, who fight Floyd | over possession of them, and then fight over which key to try in the Floyd | lock. As is usually the case when dealing with multiple keys, the last Floyd | one tried is the right one. They burst out of the cell as soon as it Floyd | opens. Floyd | Floyd | "Fear not princess, for I am coming!" shouts Hero 5, escaping down the Floyd | hall. Floyd | Floyd | "Nay, princess, wait for your true hero!" follows Hero 3. Heroes 2 and Floyd | 4 chase after the other two. Floyd | Floyd | "I must warn the others to hide until the time is right," says Hero 1. Floyd | "While I shall be the one to rescue the princess, I would not Floyd | want them to perish in this place." He looks down at the ring of keys. Floyd | "I also see no need for these in the near future for any specific Floyd | reason." Tossing them over his shoulder, he hurries after the others. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Outside a Cell Floyd ] Exit: west Floyd | Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | You are at the end of a dimly-lit hall before an open cell containing Floyd | a skeleton chained to a combination washer-dryer. The nearby guard Floyd | post is empty. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a ring of keys and a ball here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm certain those keys have another use." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Definitely." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe they even open up the double doors for squire and knight?" | ||
| DavidW asks, "Do you think they'd unlock the door at north bailey?" | ||
| DavidW says, "ah. Let's try that." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take keys" | ||
Floyd ] Outside a Cell Floyd ] Exit: west Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE KEYS Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You return to the centre of the dimly-lit hall that runs east and Floyd | west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Cellar Stairwell Floyd ] Exits: east and up Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You make your way to the foot of the stairs to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You crest the top of the stairs and emerge into the courtyard, where Floyd | the goblin engineer is panicking. Floyd | Floyd | "Call the guard! The heroes have escaped!" she shouts, running back Floyd | and forth before skidding to a halt. "Oh, chickenspit. Rhoda is the Floyd | bloody guard." Floyd | Floyd | She pulls a flint-wheel lighter out of her workvest and, shielding the Floyd | flame from the rain, ignites the pilot light of the armour's Floyd | flamethrower. Then she hops in the back and works the controls. Floyd | Floyd | The contraption sputters and shakes as it struggles to right itself Floyd | with one of its legs askew. Still, the goblin manages to coax the Floyd | armour into an awkward limp, guiding it to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east, west and up Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You continue to the foyer of the inner keep. To the west is a darkened Floyd | hallway, to the east is a well-lit hallway and to the south are the Floyd | closed double doors to the bailey. A circular staircase curves around Floyd | a lift to the balcony above. Floyd | Floyd | The goblin engineer inspects the double doors from atop the armour. Floyd | Floyd | "Hmmm," she says, tugging on her ears. "The doors remain locked? The Floyd | rotten heroes must be in the keep! Rhoda shall wait here and roast 'em Floyd | on their escape." She pulls on the trigger of her flamethrower, and a Floyd | ten-hands jet of flame bursts out of the barrel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You squeeze through the doggy door and return to the northern end of Floyd | the bailey, with the rest of the bailey to the south, southeast and Floyd | southwest. Tuck is thrilled to see you again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop keys" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > DROP KEYS Floyd | Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sniff keys" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > SNIFF KEYS Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the ring of keys, and Tuck picks them up. Floyd | Floyd | "Are you saying these will open the doors?" He looks to the south. Floyd | "No, I cannot go in without Ser Leonhart. We have to rescue him Floyd | first!" He returns the keys to the ground. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I suspectred as much." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "suspected, even." | ||
| DavidW says, "hm. yes. But it's still progress." | ||
| DavidW says, "We can still try west or up from the foyer." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "We might need the ball back?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Right." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Maybe the ball will help the knight. The dragon might like to play "fetch"?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I expect so, yes." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east, west and up Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You squeeze through the doggy door into the foyer of the inner keep. Floyd | To the north is an outdoor courtyard, to the west a darkened hallway Floyd | and to the east a well-lit hallway. A circular staircase curves Floyd | upwards around a clockwork lift. Floyd | Floyd | The goblin engineer keeps watch over the foyer from atop her Floyd | mechanical suit of armour, her back facing the double doors. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You make your way to a cobblestoned courtyard enclosed by rose bushes Floyd | with a fountain in the centre. To the north is the ballroom. Stairs Floyd | descend below the wall to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Cellar Stairwell Floyd ] Exits: east and up Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You descend the stairs down the looping stairs, entering a dimly-lit Floyd | hall that extends to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You return to the centre of the dimly-lit hall that runs east and Floyd | west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Outside a Cell Floyd ] Exit: west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You head to the end of the hall. The nearby guard post is empty. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a ball here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ball" | ||
Floyd ] Outside a Cell Floyd ] Exit: west Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE BALL Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You return to the centre of the dimly-lit hall that runs east and Floyd | west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Cellar Stairwell Floyd ] Exits: east and up Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You proceed to the foot of the stairs to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You climb the stairs to a cobblestoned courtyard enclosed by rose Floyd | bushes with a fountain in the centre. To the north is the ballroom, Floyd | and to the south is the foyer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east, west and up Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You continue to the foyer of the inner keep. To the west is a darkened Floyd | hallway, to the east is a well-lit hallway and to the south are the Floyd | closed double doors to the bailey. A circular staircase curves around Floyd | a lift to the balcony above. Floyd | Floyd | The goblin engineer keeps watch over the foyer from atop her Floyd | mechanical suit of armour, her back facing the double doors. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You squeeze through the doggy door and return to the northern end of Floyd | the bailey, with the rest of the bailey to the south, southeast and Floyd | southwest. Tuck is thrilled to see you again. Floyd | Floyd | You see a ring of keys here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop ball" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > DROP BALL Floyd | Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sniff ball" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > SNIFF BALL Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the ball, and Tuck picks it up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Eastern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: northwest, southwest and west Floyd | Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to the eastern end of the bailey. You can continue Floyd | west towards the dogtower or southwest towards the drawbridge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Centre Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to the dogtower, where Ser Leonhart is struggling to Floyd | free himself from beneath the dragon. Floyd | Floyd | The dragon, seeing Tuck hurry by with the ball in hand, bolts upright, Floyd | panting and wagging its tail. Floyd | Floyd | "W-w-what now, milord?" asks Tuck. He moves the ball left and right, Floyd | and the dragon follows it with its eyes. It shifts its weight from Floyd | claw to claw, and its tail buffets the ground. Floyd | Floyd | "The dragon has you in its sights!" shouts Ser Leonhart, filled with Floyd | worry for his young charge. "Run, Tuck! Run I say! The beast is about Floyd | to pounce!" Floyd | Floyd | The squire spins round in a panic, but one foot catches on the other, Floyd | and he falls. The ball, escaping his grip, bounces away to the south. Floyd | The dragon immediately gives chase. Floyd | Floyd | Beaming with pride, Ser Leonhart climbs to his feet and brushes Floyd | himself off. "Excellent work, my resourceful rookie. You are always Floyd | full of surprises." Tuck blushes as he too rises, though his brow Floyd | remains furrowed; he is not quite sure what it is he actually did. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yay us" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you across the bailey, arriving at the Floyd | double doors of the inner keep. The dogtower stands behind you to the Floyd | south, with the rest of the bailey to the southeast and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | Startled by the sounds of clinking chain and heavy footfalls, you turn Floyd | to see the dragon running towards you with the ball in its jaws. Ser Floyd | Leonhart grips the hilt of his sword. "The beast is more ferocious Floyd | than I expected," he says. "We are left with no other choice." Floyd | Floyd | "You shall defeat it in battle, milord?" asks Tuck. Floyd | Floyd | "Of course not," replies the knight. "I suggest a hasty retreat." Floyd | Floyd | Thus, the knight and his squire begin to run in tight circles as is Floyd | their usual manner of escape. You would be more surprised if you had Floyd | not already witnessed their methods working with an inexplicable Floyd | degree of success against the creatures of the mountain (the ogre was Floyd | prone to dizziness, the cyclops suffered from an inferior perception Floyd | of depth and the medusa simply could not entice them to look at her). Floyd | Floyd | The dragon, dropping the ball, joins in the circle behind them for Floyd | what must seem a very fun game to play. You manage to hop over its Floyd | chain with each pass. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "Woo!" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sniff keys" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > SNIFF KEYS Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the ring of keys, but the knight and his squire are too busy Floyd | running from the dragon to notice. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Maybe we just wait for the chain to get too short?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I was thinking taking the ball." | ||
| DavidW says, "alright" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Centre Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck run after you to the dogtower, the dragon not Floyd | far behind. From here, you can go back north, or continue south, east Floyd | or west. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "It should be where we were." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, northeast, northwest and south Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead Ser Leonhart, Tuck and the dragon to the southern end of the Floyd | bailey. You can go north to the dogtower or around it to the northeast Floyd | or northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Western Bailey Floyd ] Exits: northeast, southeast and east Floyd | Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead Ser Leonhart, Tuck and the dragon to the west end of the Floyd | bailey. As you circle the dogtower, the chain holding the dragon Floyd | becomes a little shorter. You can go east to the dogtower or around it Floyd | to the northeast or southeast. Floyd | Floyd | A red pail lies on its side. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead Ser Leonhart, Tuck and the dragon to the double doors of the Floyd | inner keep, and the chain becomes a little shorter. You can go south Floyd | to the dogtower or around it to the southeast or southwest. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a ball and a ring of keys here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ball" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE BALL Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Eastern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: northwest, southwest and west Floyd | Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead Ser Leonhart, Tuck and the dragon to the east end of the Floyd | bailey, and the chain becomes a little shorter. You can go west to the Floyd | dogtower or around it to the northwest or southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, northeast, northwest and south Floyd | Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead Ser Leonhart, Tuck and the dragon to the southern end of the Floyd | bailey, and the chain becomes a little shorter. Once more around Floyd | should finish the job. You can go north to the dogtower or around it Floyd | to the northeast or northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Western Bailey Floyd ] Exits: northeast, southeast and east Floyd | Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead Ser Leonhart, Tuck and the dragon to the west end of the Floyd | bailey, and the chain becomes a little shorter. You can go east to the Floyd | dogtower or around it to the northeast or southeast. Floyd | Floyd | A red pail lies on its side. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead Ser Leonhart, Tuck and the dragon to the double doors of the Floyd | inner keep, and the chain becomes a little shorter. You can go south Floyd | to the dogtower or around it to the southeast or southwest. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a ring of keys here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Eastern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: northwest, southwest and west Floyd | Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead Ser Leonhart, Tuck and the dragon to the east end of the Floyd | bailey, and the chain becomes a little shorter. You can go west to the Floyd | dogtower or around it to the northwest or southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh the chhain gets shorter." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, northeast, northwest and south Floyd | Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead your entourage to the southern end of the bailey. At long Floyd | last the chain has shortened enough to prevent the dragon from chasing Floyd | our heroes. The knight and his squire take the opportunity to admire Floyd | their accomplishment. Floyd | Floyd | "I cannot believe (wheeze) we stopped the dragon (wheeze) with its own Floyd | chain," says Tuck while trying to catch his breath. Floyd | Floyd | "Not even dragons (wheeze) can escape the tangled (wheeze) irons of Floyd | justice," replies Ser Leonhart, also gasping for air but putting a Floyd | valiant effort into not showing it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Western Bailey Floyd ] Exits: northeast, southeast and east Floyd | Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the western end of the bailey. You Floyd | can continue east towards the dogtower or northeast towards the inner Floyd | keep's entrance. Floyd | Floyd | A red pail lies on its side. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop ball" | ||
Floyd ] Western Bailey Floyd ] Exits: northeast, southeast and east Floyd | Floyd | > DROP BALL Floyd | Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pail" | ||
Floyd ] Western Bailey Floyd ] Exits: northeast, southeast and east Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE PAIL Floyd | Floyd | It's too big and unwieldy for you to carry. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sniff pail" | ||
Floyd ] Western Bailey Floyd ] Exits: northeast, southeast and east Floyd | Floyd | > SNIFF PAIL Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the pail. Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart points his sword at the thing. "Not one of your better Floyd | disguises, wizard," he says. "I shall cut you down where you, uh, lie Floyd | already." He strikes the pail, sending it tumbling over itself several Floyd | paces away. Floyd | Floyd | Tuck chases it down and turns it over in his hands. "This... does not Floyd | seem a dead wizard, milord," he says. Floyd | Floyd | The knight rubs his chin. "I should have guessed from the label," he Floyd | replies. "It is a chamber pot." Floyd | Floyd | Recoiling in both disgust and horror, Tuck throws the pail to the Floyd | ground and wipes his hands on his doublet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you across the bailey, arriving at the Floyd | double doors of the inner keep. The dogtower stands behind you to the Floyd | south, with the rest of the bailey to the southeast and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a ring of keys here. Floyd | Floyd | The heroes linger before the keep's imposing façade. Tuck cranes his Floyd | neck nearly to the point of falling over. Floyd | Floyd | "Golly! The keep is impossibly large," he says. "How ever shall we Floyd | find the princess?" Floyd | Floyd | "Kidnapped princesses are always remanded to the highest tower. It is Floyd | how these things are done," replies the knight. Floyd | Floyd | "But, milord," says Tuck as a new thought crosses his mind. "When I Floyd | meet her, what should I say? Surely you have met Her Highness before." Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart's eyes take on a hazy quality. "Nay, I have not the Floyd | privilege. Very few have lain eyes upon our beautiful and virtuous Floyd | Princess Joy. The king has wisely kept her under lock and key since Floyd | birth, safe within the walls of the Royal Palace. That the evil wizard Floyd | violated her sanctuary by transforming into a dragon and carrying her Floyd | away from her tower reveals the true depths of his depravity." He Floyd | shakes a fist. "But, upon meeting her, all you must do is lower Floyd | yourself to one knee and then stay there. Failing everything else, try Floyd | to appear as inconsequential as possible." He returns his attention to Floyd | the keep. Floyd | Floyd | Tuck practices appearing inconsequential, and as it turns out, he is a Floyd | natural. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I love the writing in this." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, it's good." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell keys" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL KEYS Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the ring of keys, and Tuck hands the bunch to Ser Leonhart. Floyd | Floyd | "Might these let us through the doors?" he asks. Floyd | Floyd | "Such a clever lad, you are," responds the knight. He tries the keys Floyd | in the lock, finding the right one when it turns. You hear the groan Floyd | of a lifting latch. "Be ready, my faithful follower, for we know not Floyd | what evils await us inside." Tuck darts behind Ser Leonhart as he ties Floyd | the keys onto his belt and flings the doors open. Floyd | Floyd | The goblin engineer, on the lookout for the five escaped heroes, was Floyd | not expecting any more heroes to arrive, and certainly not through the Floyd | locked double doors. She spins the armour round to face her new foes, Floyd | but the disjointed leg cannot support her swift manoeuvre, and she Floyd | stumbles backwards, inadvertently pulling the trigger of her Floyd | flamethrower and loosing an arrow of fire onto the staircase. The Floyd | flames spread across the carpet. Floyd | Floyd | "Look what the stinky humes made Rhoda do!" she shrieks, unleashing a Floyd | blast at Ser Leonhart. The knight ducks behind his shield. Floyd | Floyd | "Tuck, keep away!" he shouts. "My shield can withstand the creature's Floyd | fire!" He circles the armour, shield raised. Floyd | Floyd | You lead Tuck into the foyer but maintain a healthy distance from the Floyd | ensuing battle. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "hm. Now what? West?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Sounds good." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Or get Tuck to try to carry the pail to the fountain?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Hm. Worth a try." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you out onto the bailey. The dogtower stands before you Floyd | to the south, with the rest of the bailey to the southeast and Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Western Bailey Floyd ] Exits: northeast, southeast and east Floyd | Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to the western end of the bailey. You can continue Floyd | east towards the dogtower or southeast towards the drawbridge. Floyd | Floyd | A red pail lies on its side. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a ball here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pail" | ||
Floyd ] Western Bailey Floyd ] Exits: northeast, southeast and east Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE PAIL Floyd | Floyd | It's too big and unwieldy for you to carry. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell pail" | ||
Floyd ] Western Bailey Floyd ] Exits: northeast, southeast and east Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL PAIL Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the pail, but Tuck hesitates. Annoyed, you sniff it again, Floyd | and then again, until he comes over and picks it up with the tips of Floyd | his fingers. Floyd | Floyd | "The chamber pot? Is this supposed to help?" He looks back towards the Floyd | keep, full of worry for his master. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you across the bailey, arriving at the open double doors Floyd | of the inner keep. The dogtower stands behind you to the south, with Floyd | the rest of the bailey to the southeast and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to the foyer of the inner keep. To the north is a Floyd | courtyard, to the west is a darkened hallway and to the east is a Floyd | well-lit hallway. A circular staircase curves around a lift to the Floyd | balcony above. Floyd | Floyd | The goblin engineer is locked in battle with Ser Leonhart, though the Floyd | knight can only maintain a defensive position while the armour is Floyd | spewing flame. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to a cobblestoned courtyard enclosed by rose bushes Floyd | with a fountain in the centre. To the north is the ballroom. Stairs Floyd | descend below the wall to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell fountain" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL FOUNTAIN Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the fountain and then the pail. It takes a moment for the Floyd | idea to settle in. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, water!" Tuck exclaims. He scoops up the water, filling the pail Floyd | to the top. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | At first, Tuck refuses to step into the foyer. He watches with eyes Floyd | wide as saucers as the fierce battle rages on between Ser Leonhart and Floyd | the goblin astride the mechanical menace. The armour hurls many lances Floyd | of flame at the knight, who remains unscathed only by the grace of his Floyd | shield. Floyd | Floyd | A look of determination spreads across the young squire's face. "Here Floyd | I am, milord!" he cries. "I shall assist you!" Summoning all the Floyd | courage he can muster, he inhales deeply, lifts the pail of water high Floyd | above his head and charges forward, managing at least a solid three Floyd | steps, possibly four, before tripping over his own feet and flinging Floyd | water everywhere. Floyd | Floyd | The pail bounces once, twice, then rolls to a stop directly underneath Floyd | the armour's approaching foot. The machine topples goblin-over-heels Floyd | and crashes to the floor. Floyd | Floyd | Out of its flamethrower erupts a wild stream of fire. It sprays Floyd | upwards across the fleuret-patterned wallpaper and the elegantly Floyd | draped white fabric, arcs back down along the bouquets of baby's Floyd | breath and blasts the welcome poster off of its stand, only narrowly Floyd | missing the wooden crate. Clearly no measure of fire retardants were Floyd | applied to the wedding decorations, for the fire spreads quickly up Floyd | the walls, seeming to catch on everything. Floyd | Floyd | After a moment of quiet contemplation, the goblin engineer extricates Floyd | herself from the fallen armour and brushes herself off. "And Rhoda is Floyd | done," she says. "Have fun storming the castle!" Then she sprints Floyd | through the double doors and disappears into the strengthening Floyd | downpour outside. Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to continue.] | DavidW says, "Things never quite go as planned." | |
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Foyer
Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west
Floyd | Ser Leonhart immediately sets upon himself the task of putting out the
Floyd | fire, which involves stomping about in his armoured greaves. "Hurry,
Floyd | Tuck, we must halt the flames, lest the princess burn to death within
Floyd | her prison!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tuck investigates the possibility of using the fallen armour,
Floyd | comparing its oversized metal boots to his own for stomping out
Floyd | flames. Unfortunately, he seems unable to decipher the controls, and
Floyd | he soon becomes too distraught for independent action. He looks at
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Knight_Otu says, "Of course, here it doesn't even require contact with the enemy." | |
| Peregrine arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | ||
| Peregrine waves! | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell pot" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL POT Floyd | Floyd | You cannot see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell pail" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL PAIL Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the pail, and Tuck picks it up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You return to the courtyard with Tuck not far behind. Lightning Floyd | flashes, and thunder rolls across the heavens. The rain comes down in Floyd | thick sheets, leaving a thumb or two of standing water that Floyd | accumulates faster than it drains. Floyd | Floyd | The foyer is back to the south, billowing smoke out around you. A Floyd | colonnade borders the ballroom to the north, and stairs descend Floyd | beneath the wall to the west, water cascading down them. In the centre Floyd | stands the fountain. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell fountain" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL FOUNTAIN Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the fountain and then the pail. Tuck scoops up the water, Floyd | filling the pail to the top. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to the foyer of the inner keep, which happens to be Floyd | on fire. The drum of the downpour striking the skylight high above Floyd | competes with the roar of the surrounding flames. A suit of mechanical Floyd | armour lies abandoned near a wooden crate. Ser Leonhart runs back and Floyd | forth, attempting to stomp out the flames with his boots. Floyd | Floyd | > | Peregrine says, "Did someone try >SMOKE POT? Because that would be of dubious taste." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell pail" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL PAIL Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the pail, and Tuck flings the water at the nearest patch of Floyd | flame before dropping the empty pail. There is a spurt of steam, and Floyd | not much else. Floyd | Floyd | At this rate, it would take years to stop the fire's spread. There has Floyd | to be a better way. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I don't think we can smoke." | |
| DavidW says, "okay. I think the solution is opening the skylight so the heavy rain puts out the fire." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x armour" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X ARMOUR Floyd | Floyd | You have a much better view of the armour now that the goblin engineer Floyd | no longer lingers to shoo you away. Even so, you know not how it Floyd | works. You can, however, identify the control panel and the Floyd | flamethrower—its trigger within reach and its barrel pointed at the Floyd | floor. Its pilot light is lit. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x panel" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X PANEL Floyd | Floyd | The panel of cranks and levers is how one controls the armour, Floyd | somehow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell panel" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL PANEL Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the controls. Floyd | Floyd | Tuck knows not where to begin. He turns cranks and pulls levers, and Floyd | the suit bucks and whirs. Now the flamethrower is pointed directly at Floyd | the wooden crate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell panel" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL PANEL Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the controls. Tuck pulls a lever, and the flamethrower Floyd | points at the ceiling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell panel" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL PANEL Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the controls. Tuck pulls a lever, and the flamethrower Floyd | points at the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell panel" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL PANEL Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the controls. Tuck pulls a lever, and the flamethrower Floyd | points directly at the wooden crate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell panel" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL PANEL Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the controls. Tuck pulls a lever, and the flamethrower Floyd | points at the ceiling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell pilot" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL PILOT Floyd | Floyd | It is out of reach. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x suit" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X SUIT Floyd | Floyd | You have a much better view of the armour now that the goblin engineer Floyd | no longer lingers to shoo you away. Even so, you know not how it Floyd | works. You can, however, identify the control panel and the Floyd | flamethrower—its trigger within reach and its barrel pointed at the Floyd | ceiling. Its pilot light is lit. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell trigger" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL TRIGGER Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the trigger, which Tuck pulls. An arrow of flame shoots many Floyd | hands into the air. Floyd | Floyd | Startled by yet another burst from the armour, Ser Leonhart throws up Floyd | his shield before noticing his squire at the controls. "The goal is Floyd | less fire, not more!" he cries. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "The crate was full of fireworks, wasn't it?" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "light" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > LIGHT Floyd | Floyd | (the fleas) Floyd | Being a pig, you are limited in what you can do. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x light" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X LIGHT Floyd | Floyd | The pilot light is lit. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yes" | |
| DavidW asks, "You surely don't want to shoot the crate, do you?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "It might break the skylight." | ||
| DavidW says, "okay, we'll try it." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell panel" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL PANEL Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the controls. Tuck pulls a lever, and the flamethrower Floyd | points at the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the controls. Tuck pulls a lever, and the flamethrower Floyd | points directly at the wooden crate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell trigger" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL TRIGGER Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the trigger, which Tuck pulls. An arrow of flame finds it Floyd | mark upon the crate full of fireworks. Grabbing Tuck's hose with your Floyd | teeth, you pull him to the corner of the room, and not a moment too Floyd | soon. Floyd | Floyd | The foyer vanishes behind an explosion of light, colour and sound. Floyd | Blues swirl and greens pop. Yellows sizzle and purples streak this way Floyd | and that. A phoenix of red light spreads its wings and screams Floyd | upwards, bursting through the skylight and raining glass down around Floyd | you (along with the actual rain). Floyd | Floyd | Slowly but surely, rain triumphs over fire, and as the downpour Floyd | returns to a light drizzle, you are left standing on charred carpet Floyd | and slick stone. There is little spared by the flames. Floyd | Floyd | "That was too close," says Tuck, shivering in the wet. Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart brushes bits of glass off his armour. "It was fortunate Floyd | the wizard's plan failed," he says. Floyd | Floyd | "How do you mean, milord?" Floyd | Floyd | "He attempted to slay us with daggers of glass, but he instead put out Floyd | the fire with the rain," replies the knight. "It is a mercy that even Floyd | the most clever of men can make mistakes." Floyd | Floyd | A loud crash interrupts the conversation, and the lowest section of Floyd | the staircase, having lost its structural integrity, collapses into a Floyd | pile of rubble. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh dear. We never even tried going upstairs yet." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Oops." | ||
| DavidW says, "So. West? Up via lift? East? The knight has the keys still." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Let's try west." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you into the darkness. There is quite a Floyd | bit of bumping into things, not to mention each other, and after Floyd | several minutes of trying to go somewhere useful, you give up and head Floyd | back into the light of the foyer. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "East?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You guide the knight and his squire down the long hallway towards the Floyd | closed door to the east, passing by the row of portraits. Tuck winces Floyd | under their biting glares. "Who are all these people?" he asks. Floyd | Floyd | "Victims of the wizard, from the looks of it. It takes a special kind Floyd | of evil to steal portraits and then display them so blatantly in one's Floyd | own residence." Floyd | Floyd | "Oh," says Tuck. "I thought they might be the wizard's family." Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart nods. "There is a similar hall for portraits in my Floyd | family's manor. Have I mentioned I come from a long line of heroes in Floyd | service to the crown?" Floyd | Floyd | "Once or twice." says Tuck. He pauses. "Milord, if I may ask, have you Floyd | always wanted to be a hero?" Floyd | Floyd | The knight blinks in confusion. "Of course! Why would I not?" Floyd | Floyd | But Tuck offers no reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Man these guys." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell door" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the door, and Ser Leonhart pulls it open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Receiving Room Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | You lead the duo into a stately receiving room. Or rather, you walk in Floyd | by yourself, for the knight and his squire have turned around and run Floyd | the other way. Floyd | Floyd | The reason for their fearful flight soon becomes clear. On the floor Floyd | beside a fireplace sits an unnameable horror, sobbing dramatically. Floyd | She is dressed in a housemaid's uniform and, for some reason, wears Floyd | countless colourful ribbons all over her head-tentacles (an abundance Floyd | of ribbons is a couple of generations out of fashion, even for Floyd | housemaids). Most of her eyes acknowledge your presence before Floyd | returning to the business of sobbing. Floyd | Floyd | There are rooms to the east and south, as well as a narrow service Floyd | corridor to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x horror" | ||
Floyd ] Receiving Room Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X HORROR Floyd | Floyd | You have heard tales of unnameable horrors, and unlike your Floyd | companions, you possess the constitution to look upon one. Or, perhaps Floyd | their maddening appearance has no effect on ordinary pigs. In any Floyd | event, you never suspected they wore so many ribbons. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ribbons" | ||
Floyd ] Receiving Room Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X RIBBONS Floyd | Floyd | There are so many of them. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "count ribbons" | ||
Floyd ] Receiving Room Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > COUNT RIBBONS Floyd | Floyd | Your command was not recognised. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" | ||
Floyd ] Receiving Room Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X FIREPLACE Floyd | Floyd | A lit fireplace is always comforting, even in keeps belonging to evil Floyd | wizards. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd ] Exits: north and east Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You head to a long dining room, where the table runs from one end of Floyd | the room to the other. There are two chairs, one at each end. Any Floyd | attempt at mealtime conversation must involve extensive shouting. Floyd | Another room lies to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd ] Exits: north and east Floyd | Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | It's exceptionally long. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Smoking Room Floyd ] Exits: north and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You make your way into the smoking room, where light filters in Floyd | through frosted windows. Mahogany furniture matches the wainscoting on Floyd | the walls and ceiling. There is another room to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x windows" | ||
Floyd ] Smoking Room Floyd ] Exits: north and west Floyd | Floyd | > X WINDOWS Floyd | Floyd | They let in a suggestion of light. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x furniture" | ||
Floyd ] Smoking Room Floyd ] Exits: north and west Floyd | Floyd | > X FURNITURE Floyd | Floyd | All the furnishings are composed of mahogany. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wainscoting" | ||
Floyd ] Smoking Room Floyd ] Exits: north and west Floyd | Floyd | > X WAINSCOTING Floyd | Floyd | All the furnishings are composed of mahogany. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Parlour Floyd ] Exits: south and west Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You head to an elegant parlour. Blue and gold floral-printed Floyd | upholstery matches the paper on the walls. Beside a chaise lounge is Floyd | the worst attempt at a standing lamp you have ever seen. The receiving Floyd | room lies to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lamp" | ||
Floyd ] Parlour Floyd ] Exits: south and west Floyd | Floyd | > X LAMP Floyd | Floyd | Hero 2 is doing his best to impersonate a lamp, standing upright with Floyd | a lampshade over his head. Every once in a while he scratches an itch Floyd | or leans to one side before realising his error and standing rigid Floyd | once more. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh hey, about time we see one of these guys." | |
| DavidW says, "I suppose we collect these guys up at some point." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell hero" | ||
Floyd ] Parlour Floyd ] Exits: south and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL HERO Floyd | Floyd | You sniff around Hero 2's feet. He nudges you away surreptitiously Floyd | with a foot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lounge" | ||
Floyd ] Parlour Floyd ] Exits: south and west Floyd | Floyd | > X LOUNGE Floyd | Floyd | The chaise lounge looks remarkably comfortable. A shame you cannot Floyd | climb on top of it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Receiving Room Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You make your way to the receiving room. There is a narrow service Floyd | corridor to the north, a well-lit hallway to the west and a dining Floyd | room to the south. An unnameable horror is crying on the floor beside Floyd | a roaring fireplace. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Service Corridor Floyd ] Exits: north, south and up Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You enter a narrow service corridor continuing north. A set of Floyd | servants' stairs twists around a wall and disappears above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Pigpen Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | There is room enough for at least a dozen chefs in the dusty kitchen, Floyd | but as you pass through the open doorway, you instead find a single Floyd | occupant—a clown. And while you cannot say you have encountered many Floyd | clowns up close, and certainly none this small of stature, you Floyd | nevertheless recognise the warning signs: a head of poofy Floyd | multicoloured hair, a painted smile, a shabby patchwork coat and a Floyd | pair of oversized red shoes (which produces a delightfully silly Floyd | honk with each step). He stands before a cauldron bubbling Floyd | over an open flame, reading from a book and tossing ingredients into Floyd | the concoction. Floyd | Floyd | Only when he turns to grab a jar of owlet wings does he discover your Floyd | attempt to sneak by. His beady eyes narrow at you. Floyd | Floyd | "Piggy?" he asks. "How was the piggy freed? Not on Robbit's watch! His Floyd | Lordship is angry enough." He searches the table of ingredients for Floyd | something, growing more and more frustrated as the object of his Floyd | search fails to appear. "Robbit swears there were piggy treats here!" Floyd | Floyd | Exasperated, he pushes up his ruffled sleeves and chases you around Floyd | the room. Once he manages to grab ahold of you, he lifts you off the Floyd | floor, carries you out a side door and deposits you into a small, Floyd | fenced-in area. Then he closes the gate and marches away, his clown Floyd | shoes honking loudly as he goes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), ";" | ||
Floyd ] Pigpen
Floyd ] Exit: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > ;
Floyd |
Floyd | Your command was not recognised.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Pigpen Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | You find yourself surrounded by a chain link fence save for a gate to Floyd | the north. The ground is muddy, and the air reeks of manure. Floyd | Floyd | Of course. A pigpen. Floyd | Floyd | On its own this would be a terrible predicament, but as you scan your Floyd | surroundings, you discover you have a penmate. Another pig sits in the Floyd | corner, tucked far enough away that you almost missed him. He scowls Floyd | at you like you defecated all over his personal space. Floyd | Floyd | Which, now that you think about it, is increasingly likely to happen Floyd | should you find no escape. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pig" | ||
Floyd ] Pigpen Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > X PIG Floyd | Floyd | Aside from certain anatomical differences, he looks nearly identical Floyd | to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gate" | ||
Floyd ] Pigpen Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > X GATE Floyd | Floyd | A simple peg on a string inserted into a slot keeps the gate shut. The Floyd | peg is easily accessible from both sides of the gate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take peg" | ||
Floyd ] Pigpen Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE PEG Floyd | Floyd | It takes several tries with your teeth, but you manage to pull on the Floyd | string until the peg pops free of the slot. The gate swings open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell pig" | ||
Floyd ] Pigpen Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL PIG Floyd | Floyd | You attempt to sniff the pig, and he decides this is the perfect Floyd | opportunity to put as much distance between the two of you as Floyd | possible. He scurries through the gate to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Yard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and west Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Beyond the fence lies the stableyard. An old barn stands empty to the Floyd | north. An open doorway to the west leads back into the inner keep. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "barn?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Barn Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You proceed into a large but empty barn. Near the back, an old ladder Floyd | leads to a loft. You can hear creaky footsteps above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ladder" | ||
Floyd ] Barn Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X LADDER Floyd | Floyd | The ladder has seen better days. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We can't climb a ladder, of course." | |
| DavidW says, "I suppose one of the heroes is up there trying to hide." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Almost certainly." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Yard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You make your way to the stableyard. To the south is the pen. To the Floyd | west is an open doorway leading inside the inner keep. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd ] Exits: south and east Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You find the clown pursuing the other pig about the kitchen. He Floyd | manages to snatch the beast by his tail and lift him off the floor. Floyd | Floyd | "Caught piggy now!" he shouts in triumph, and at that moment, he Floyd | notices you. "Two piggies?" he asks aloud. "Two too many piggies Floyd | running higgeldy-piggeldy." Floyd | Floyd | The other pig, seeing a means of escape, bites down hard on the Floyd | clown's free hand. The clown recoils and drops the pig, who rushes Floyd | away to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The clown gives chase, shouting invectives and honking as he goes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd ] Exits: south and east Floyd | Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The kitchen is as large as it is dusty, and it's quite large. Passages Floyd | lead outside to the east and into a narrow corridor to the south. A Floyd | single cauldron bubbles over an open flame, filling the room with a Floyd | vile odour. Jars of assorted ingredients are gathered atop a nearby Floyd | table, alongside an open book that rests halfway off the table's edge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x book" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd ] Exits: south and east Floyd | Floyd | > X BOOK Floyd | Floyd | You presume it's some sort of poisoner's cookbook, considering the Floyd | smell of whatever is boiling in the cauldron. It hangs slightly off Floyd | the edge of the table. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take book" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd ] Exits: south and east Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE BOOK Floyd | Floyd | The book is too far away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cauldron" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd ] Exits: south and east Floyd | Floyd | > X CAULDRON Floyd | Floyd | Unsavoury things always seem to be brewed in cauldrons such as this. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x jars" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd ] Exits: south and east Floyd | Floyd | > X JARS Floyd | Floyd | There is not one ingredient among the jars you would consider Floyd | ingesting, even as an emergency emetic. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sniff book" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd ] Exits: south and east Floyd | Floyd | > SNIFF BOOK Floyd | Floyd | The book is too far away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read book" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd ] Exits: south and east Floyd | Floyd | > READ BOOK Floyd | Floyd | You presume it's some sort of poisoner's cookbook, considering the Floyd | smell of whatever is boiling in the cauldron. It hangs slightly off Floyd | the edge of the table. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd ] Exits: south and east Floyd | Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | Many jars of ingredients sit atop it. A book teeters on the edge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take table" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd ] Exits: south and east Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE TABLE Floyd | Floyd | It is hardly portable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit table" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd ] Exits: south and east Floyd | Floyd | > HIT TABLE Floyd | Floyd | Being a pig, you are limited in what you can do. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I suppose if we had a stick..." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yes. There must be a way." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Any idea why we'd want this book? Could the horror maid want it?" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "It might be. There could be antidote for her condition?" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Service Corridor Floyd ] Exits: north, south and up Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You enter a narrow service corridor continuing south. A set of Floyd | servants' stairs twists around a wall and disappears above you. Floyd | Floyd | From the south comes the clown's voice. "Petunia! Seen any piggies? A Floyd | pink piggy, this high, waddles about?" Floyd | Floyd | The only response from the horror is more sobbing. Floyd | Floyd | "Cry not, Petunia, Robbit is sorry. Look at poor Robbit! All Robbit Floyd | wanted was a sippy of His Lordship's tasty blueberry juice, and now Floyd | Robbit is stuck with the honky-honky shoes!" You hear several more Floyd | honks like he is walking in a circle, showing them off. Floyd | Floyd | The sobbing turns into a wail. Floyd | Floyd | "Sorry, sorry! Robbit can find the piggy then pluck the ingredients Floyd | from the stinky heroes then finish His Lordship's counter potion then Floyd | fix Petunia right up!" Floyd | Floyd | You wait until you hear the clown leaving the receiving room for one Floyd | further away. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We could try up at this point." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Let's." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You ascend the stairs to the first storey landing. The stairs continue Floyd | up to the storey above. To the west is a closed door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | A solid wooden door. The doors of the keep used to contain puzzles to Floyd | solve in order to open them. It appears they have all been removed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You climb the stairs to the second storey landing. From here, you can Floyd | continue up to the storey above. A closed door stands to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Third Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You reach the top of the servants' stairs. To the west is a closed Floyd | door. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. Closed doors are a problem for pigs." | |
| DavidW says, "Unless they have doggy doors." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Where's a goofy knight or squire when you need one?" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You make your way down the stairs to the second storey landing, the Floyd | stairway continuing down to the storey below. A closed door stands to Floyd | the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You descend the stairs to the first storey landing, the stairway Floyd | continuing down to the ground floor below. To the west is a closed Floyd | door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Service Corridor Floyd ] Exits: north, south and up Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You descend the stairs and enter a narrow service corridor running Floyd | north and south. Floyd | Floyd | You relax as you hear the clown's honking shoes taking him away from Floyd | the room to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Receiving Room Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You proceed to the receiving room. There are rooms to the east and Floyd | south, as well as a well-lit hallway through the open door to the Floyd | west. An unnameable horror is crying on the floor beside a roaring Floyd | fireplace. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the clown searching for you in the room to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You return to the well-lit hallway with enough time to watch Ser Floyd | Leonhart and Tuck follow the other pig into the foyer to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You arrive to find Ser Leonhart and Tuck chasing the pig around in Floyd | circles. The pig wants naught to do with the overly eager humans in Floyd | tow. He dashes off into the darkened hallway to the west in an effort Floyd | to lose them, but Ser Leonhart charges in after him. Floyd | Floyd | Tuck hesitates long enough to catch a glimpse of you waddling into the Floyd | foyer. He scratches his head, first looking down the darkened hallway, Floyd | then back to you, then down the darkened hallway again before Floyd | shrugging and resuming his place behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Of course, the knight thinks the other pig is us." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lift" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X LIFT Floyd | Floyd | The lift is closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell lift" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Lift Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL LIFT Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the lift, and after Tuck opens the door, you lead him Floyd | inside. Floyd | Floyd | The space is only large enough for about three people, but for an Floyd | ordinary pig like yourself, there is plenty of room. Next to the door Floyd | on the southern wall is a horizontal row of buttons, labelled '3', Floyd | '2', '1' and 'G' from left to right. The button labelled 'G' is Floyd | already depressed. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "At least we have Tuck." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell 1" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east and up Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL 1 Floyd | Floyd | You stand on your hind legs and sniff as high as you can reach, just Floyd | below the button labelled '1'. Tuck presses it. Floyd | Floyd | The lift stutters to life and slowly ascends before coming to a stop. Floyd | You emerge onto the first storey balcony. On this level, you can go Floyd | east to a hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you down the first storey hallway. There is an open Floyd | doorway to the north and a closed door to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The expansive library is a welcoming sight, its ceiling high enough to Floyd | accommodate the shelves upon shelves of ancient books and tomes. If Floyd | only during your captivity you were kept here, you could have hurried Floyd | the afternoons along reading some forgotten tales, or epic poetry, or Floyd | as a last resort, something religious. Floyd | Floyd | On the southern wall beside the sole entrance hangs a great tapestry. Floyd | The large window on the opposite wall lets in ample light, and on a Floyd | sunny day paired with a warm breeze, the room might have even Floyd | convinced you to remember the keep in a kinder light. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tapestry" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X TAPESTRY Floyd | Floyd | The large tapestry depicts a demon standing on a rocky shoreline in Floyd | the midst of a storm. In one hand he holds a bell; the other is Floyd | outstretched, feeding a murder of crows that hovers around him. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x books" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X BOOKS Floyd | Floyd | The shelves are full of the usual suspects: histories, atlases, Floyd | scientific theses, scriptures, erotic poetry and, of course, studies Floyd | in dark magick. You notice the magickal tomes in particular have Floyd | titles like Hexes and the Art of Broomstick Repair and Floyd | The Joy of Brewing, and you wonder if the keep also has a Floyd | witch in residence. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x joy" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X JOY Floyd | Floyd | You cannot see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | The window is closed. Given you are not very tall, you have no angle Floyd | to see much more than the clouds. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell tapestry" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL TAPESTRY Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the tapestry. Tuck considers the subject but finds no deeper Floyd | meaning beyond a bunch of pretty pictures. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The expansive library stretches out around you, lit by a large window. Floyd | On the southern wall beside the sole entrance hangs a great tapestry. Floyd | The remaining walls are lined with shelves upon shelves of books. A Floyd | bare reading table occupies the centre of the room. Tuck waits nearby. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | The table is bare. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell books" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL BOOKS Floyd | Floyd | You sniff a bookshelf. Tuck, intimidated by the sheer number of books, Floyd | says rooted in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x books" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X BOOKS Floyd | Floyd | The shelves are full of the usual suspects: histories, atlases, Floyd | scientific theses, scriptures, erotic poetry and, of course, studies Floyd | in dark magick. You notice the magickal tomes in particular have Floyd | titles like Hexes and the Art of Broomstick Repair and Floyd | The Joy of Brewing, and you wonder if the keep also has a Floyd | witch in residence. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hexes" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X HEXES Floyd | Floyd | You cannot see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read books" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > READ BOOKS Floyd | Floyd | The shelves are full of the usual suspects: histories, atlases, Floyd | scientific theses, scriptures, erotic poetry and, of course, studies Floyd | in dark magick. You notice the magickal tomes in particular have Floyd | titles like Hexes and the Art of Broomstick Repair and Floyd | The Joy of Brewing, and you wonder if the keep also has a Floyd | witch in residence. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You return to the first storey hallway, which runs from the balcony to Floyd | the west to a closed door to the east. Tuck remains close behind. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell door" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the door, and Tuck opens it, revealing a narrow servants' Floyd | staircase. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, this must be the stairway we found before." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to the first storey landing. From here, you can take Floyd | the servants' stairs to the storey above or the ground floor below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Service Corridor Floyd ] Exits: north, south and up Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | The smell of burnt flesh and rotten eggs wafts into the narrow Floyd | corridor as you lead Tuck down the stairs. The clown comes running in Floyd | from the south. Floyd | Floyd | "The potion! Robbit cannot burn the potion!" He races by you to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "drat. I was hoping Tuck could grab the book, but not now." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "We can't smell it though." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "But the lamp hero..." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Pigpen Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Tuck manages hardly a few steps into the kitchen when the clown turns Floyd | around. Floyd | Floyd | "Who is this one?" he asks, but before Tuck can stutter a reply, the Floyd | clown thrusts a large spoon into the squire's hand and pulls him over Floyd | to the cauldron. "It matters not. Friend stirs now," he commands. "The Floyd | sooner Robbit finishes the potion, the sooner Robbit is no longer a Floyd | honky-honky clown, and friend no longer a stinky hume." Floyd | Floyd | The terrified squire begins to slowly stir the cauldron, earning a Floyd | smack on the back of the hand from the clown. "Stir faster, and stop Floyd | not, or His Lordship will sentence friend to death from laundry duty." Floyd | Tuck stirs with all the strength he can rally. Floyd | Floyd | "Now for the piggy." The clown picks you up and returns you to the Floyd | pen, mumbling something about the poor quality of piggy fences. After Floyd | closing the gate behind you, he honks back into the kitchen. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh dear. That may have been a mistake." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "It might have been." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Should I undo?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, for now." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Service Corridor Floyd ] Exits: north, south and up Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Service Corridor Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Service Corridor Floyd ] Exits: north, south and up Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | The horror is still in the receiving room, and you'd rather not Floyd | separate from Tuck at this particular juncture. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh, right." | |
| DavidW asks, "I guess back up the stairs? Can we take the lift higher?" | ||
| DavidW says, "oh wait. The stairs." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to the first storey landing. From here, you can Floyd | continue up to the storey above or go west to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to the second storey landing. The stairs continue up Floyd | to the storey above. There is a closed door to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell door" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the door, and Tuck opens it, revealing a hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you down the hallway. There is a closed door to the north Floyd | and a balcony to the west. A memorandum has been nailed to the Floyd | northern door. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Can't type as fast as I'd like thanks to lap cat." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x memo" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X MEMO Floyd | Floyd | The memo was written in haste, complete with angry smears of ink. It Floyd | reads: Floyd | Floyd | Attn: staff Floyd | For switching the labels on all of my potions, thus enabling the Floyd | Princess Joy's escape, as well as dumping the remaining store of Floyd | counter potion down the drain, my son is grounded and must remain in Floyd | his room. Do NOT let him out under pain of death by laundry duty. I Floyd | can assure you there are PLENTY of socks that require matching. Floyd | Anyone not affected by a potion must search the mountain for the Floyd | princess and bring her back here. In the meantime, Robbit will brew a Floyd | counter potion to fix the rest of us. I would do it myself, but now I Floyd | have to brew a new batch of love potion so we can finally have a Floyd | wedding. Floyd | Signed, Floyd | ~*Lord Queklain*~ Floyd | Floyd | P.S. To whomever keeps smuggling in wigs and dresses, I will find you Floyd | and you will suffer the worst kind of laundry duty and also death. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hmm." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell door" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL DOOR Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the eastern door or the northern door? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "northern" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > NORTHERN Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the door. Tuck tries to open it but finds it locked. Floyd | Floyd | "I believe Ser Leonhart has the keys," he says. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to the second storey balcony. Another hallway leads Floyd | to the west. A circular staircase reaches the balconies above and Floyd | below. A call button can summon the lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you down the western hallway. There is a bedroom to the Floyd | west and a closed door to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You attempt to lead Tuck into the bedroom, but an old woman frightens Floyd | him away. "Too soon! Too soon for heroes!" she cries. "My greatest Floyd | work is not yet complete!" She chases Tuck about with a tin of pig Floyd | treats until he flees back into the hallway. You remain close behind. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x woman" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | You cannot see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bedroom" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X BEDROOM Floyd | Floyd | You cannot see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell door" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL DOOR Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the western door or the northern door? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "northern" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > NORTHERN Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the door, and Tuck opens it, revealing a bedroom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you north to a majestic bedroom. Against the far wall is Floyd | a mahogany bed, a totem of devilish creatures carved into each of the Floyd | posts. In another corner is a desk covered in papers. One such paper Floyd | has fallen to the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x paper" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X PAPER Floyd | Floyd | It is a letter: Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | To His Most Honourable Evil Wizard Queklain, Lord of the Impenetrable Floyd | Keep, Floyd | Floyd | We are writing to inform you that Corporation Incorporated has Floyd | purchased your debt in arrears. As of the date of this letter, your Floyd | outstanding balance is nine million, nine hundred and twenty-three Floyd | thousand, six hundred and eighty-five doubloons. You may send a check Floyd | or money order in the return envelope provided with this letter. Floyd | Floyd | Failure to comply with this request within thirty days will begin Floyd | possession proceedings, including but not limited to confiscation of Floyd | real estate, bank accounts, sole proprietorships, investment Floyd | securities, ships and vehicles, art and antiquities, spell books, Floyd | slaves and your first born child. Customer satisfaction is our number Floyd | one priority, so please do not hesitate to contact us with any Floyd | questions or concerns you may have. Floyd | Floyd | Sincerely, Floyd | Gerry Evans, Account Executive Floyd | Corporation Incorporated Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "'Most Honourable Evil'" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, I'm not sure a royal marriage will get him that much." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And yeah. :D" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bed" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X BED Floyd | Floyd | It is large and luxurious, if somewhat creepy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell bed" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL BED Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the bed. Tuck bites his lip. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x totem" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X TOTEM Floyd | Floyd | It is large and luxurious, if somewhat creepy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | You are in a majestic bedroom, the exit to the south. Against the far Floyd | wall is a mahogany bed, a totem of devilish creatures carved into each Floyd | of the posts. In another corner is a desk covered in papers. One such Floyd | paper has fallen to the floor. Tuck waits nearby. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x desk" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X DESK Floyd | Floyd | There are a great deal of papers on top of it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Since Tuck can't read, it's probably pointless to smell the paper." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Probably, yeah." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to the western hallway. There is a balcony to the Floyd | east and bedroom to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to the second storey balcony. Another hallway leads Floyd | to the east. A circular staircase reaches the balconies above and Floyd | below. A call button can summon the lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Third Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to the highest balcony, with a hallway to the east Floyd | and a spiral staircase up to the tower to the west. A call button can Floyd | summon the lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Top of the Tower Stairs Floyd ] Exits: north and down Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to the top of the spiral staircase. To the north is a Floyd | closed door. You can hear sparks and zaps and other magickal noises Floyd | coming from inside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Top of the Tower Stairs Floyd ] Exits: north and down Floyd | Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | A solid wooden door. The doors of the keep used to contain puzzles to Floyd | solve in order to open them. It appears they have all been removed. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I suspect our Most Honourable Evil Wizard." | |
| DavidW says, "I don't think we're really for this door." | ||
| DavidW says, "er ready" | ||
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Third Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead Tuck away from the cramped stone stairway and return to the Floyd | third storey balcony. A hallway extends to the east, while the main Floyd | staircase descends to the balcony below. A call button can summon the Floyd | lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you down the third storey hallway. There is a stone Floyd | gargoyle carved into the wall to the north and a closed door to the Floyd | east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gargoyle" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X GARGOYLE Floyd | Floyd | Its countenance was carved into the most hideous of glowers. You are Floyd | reminded of the woman who tended to you when you were young. In one of Floyd | its hands hangs a tasselled cord. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cord" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X CORD Floyd | Floyd | It hangs from one of the gargoyle's hands. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell cord" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL CORD Floyd | Floyd | The tasselled cord is too far away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell door" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the door, and Tuck opens it, revealing a narrow servants' Floyd | staircase. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. Well... we could go down the lift and try the west passage again, even though we still have no light source." | |
| DavidW asks, "Or was there stuff we skipped over on the 1st floor west of the balcony?" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Was there anything beyond the wedding hall?" | ||
| DavidW says, "Not that I noticed." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh, and there might be something beyond the balcony, yes." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Third Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead Tuck to the third storey balcony. Ahead of you rises a spiral Floyd | staircase to the keep's highest tower. The main staircase descends to Floyd | the balcony below. A call button can summon the lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to the second storey balcony, where hallways extend Floyd | to the east and west. The circular staircase continues to the balcony Floyd | below. A call button can summon the lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east and up Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to the first storey balcony, which curves along the Floyd | far wall and turns down a hallway to the east. The lift stands ready Floyd | to take you to another storey. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east and up Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You cannot go that way. Available exits are east and up. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Okay, apparently not." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell lift" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Lift Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL LIFT Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the lift, and after Tuck opens the door, you lead him Floyd | inside. Next to the door on the southern wall is a horizontal row of Floyd | buttons, labelled '3', '2', '1' and 'G' from left to right. The button Floyd | labelled '1' is already depressed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell g" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL G Floyd | Floyd | You stand on your hind legs and sniff as high as you can reach, just Floyd | below the rightmost button. Tuck presses it. The lift stutters to Floyd | life, slowly descending all the way to the ground. Floyd | Floyd | You emerge into the foyer. You can go north to the courtyard, south Floyd | through the double doors to the bailey, east to the well-lit hallway Floyd | or west to the darkened hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you into the darkness. There is quite a bit of bumping Floyd | into things and people, eliciting the occasional squeal from the other Floyd | pig, and after emerging back into the light of the foyer, you discover Floyd | Ser Leonhart is now standing behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, okay." | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Partner switch!" | ||
| DavidW says, "oh, we lost Tuck? geez." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, maybe Leonhart can deal with Robbit, at least." | ||
| DavidW says, "yeah, hopefully" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell lift" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL LIFT Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the lift. Ser Leonhart throws open the door, only to find it Floyd | empty. He holds you back before you can enter. "The wizard must have Floyd | been in there recently, but he is not in there now," he says. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "He gotta be useful for something." | |
| DavidW says, "hmm. He won't use the lift." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And we can't reach the servant's stairs." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Take him to the washer-dryer?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Right, the prison." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you to a cobblestoned courtyard enclosed by rose Floyd | bushes with a fountain in the centre. To the north is the ballroom. Floyd | Stairs descend below the wall to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | It's much too flooded to go down there. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "drat" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Right, the rain." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Ballroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you into a magnificent ballroom decorated for a Floyd | wedding. At one end stands the altar, consisting of an arbour, a table Floyd | and a statue of Cupido looking particularly anxious. A few dozen Floyd | chairs are arranged for optimal viewing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell cupido" | ||
Floyd ] Ballroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL CUPIDO Floyd | Floyd | You sniff around Hero 1's feet, and Ser Leonhart nods with solemn Floyd | reverence. Floyd | Floyd | "Aye, I believe a prayer to the divine may help us in our quest." He Floyd | sinks to his knees before the hero and says a quick prayer. Meanwhile, Floyd | Hero 1 scrunches and unscrunches his nose in an attempt to scratch an Floyd | itch without moving his arms. Floyd | Floyd | Once finished, Ser Leonhart rises and bids you to continue the search Floyd | for the wizard. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh. Hero 1 is pretending to be the statue." | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Hero 1!" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x statue" | ||
Floyd ] Ballroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X STATUE Floyd | Floyd | Hero 1 has taken the position of the statue of Cupido, having Floyd | shattered the real statue into hundreds of pieces spread out across Floyd | the floor. He painted himself white with what might be flour and milk, Floyd | lending him a slightly sour odour. His guitar completes the look. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "bite cupido" | ||
Floyd ] Ballroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > BITE CUPIDO Floyd | Floyd | Your command was not recognised. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you to a cobblestoned courtyard enclosed by rose Floyd | bushes with a fountain in the centre. To the south is the foyer. Floyd | Stairs descend below the wall to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fountain" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > X FOUNTAIN Floyd | Floyd | The fountain is a large pool of water encased by stone. The statue in Floyd | its centre depicts a cockatrice hen feeding her chicks in the manner Floyd | of most birds, the act represented by the water pouring out of her Floyd | mouth. At the hen's feet are the remains of a human, ravaged, with Floyd | their ribs exposed through torn meat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "remains" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > REMAINS Floyd | Floyd | Your command was not recognised. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x remains" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > X REMAINS Floyd | Floyd | The fountain is a large pool of water encased by stone. The statue in Floyd | its centre depicts a cockatrice hen feeding her chicks in the manner Floyd | of most birds, the act represented by the water pouring out of her Floyd | mouth. At the hen's feet are the remains of a human, ravaged, with Floyd | their ribs exposed through torn meat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you to what remains of the foyer of the inner Floyd | keep. To the west is a darkened hallway, to the east is a well-lit Floyd | hallway and to the south are the open double doors to the bailey. Floyd | Without a functioning staircase, only a lift remains to provide access Floyd | to the balconies above. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you down a long hallway lined with portraits. Floyd | Ahead to the east is the receiving room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x portraits" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X PORTRAITS Floyd | Floyd | The row of portraits features men and women radiating wealth and Floyd | nobility. Each possesses the same upturned noses and downturned Floyd | frowns. They scowl at you disdainfully from their perches with rich, Floyd | violet eyes. Floyd | Floyd | Beneath each portrait is a gold plate engraved with a single name. Floyd | From left to right, they read: Adelstain, Morgaine, Rogaine, Gawain, Floyd | Romaine, Elaine, Queklain. The end of the row, bearing the name Floyd | Tristain, is an empty frame. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tristain" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X TRISTAIN Floyd | Floyd | It's an empty frame. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell tristain" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL TRISTAIN Floyd | Floyd | The portrait of Tristain is too far away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x adelstain" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X ADELSTAIN Floyd | Floyd | In the oldest painting, Adelstain poses amidst his inventions. Floyd | Children in history class learn about the great puzzlemaster Floyd | Adelstain, who held patents on everything from the basic crossword Floyd | puzzle to the puzzle cube to the use of several alternate number Floyd | systems including binary and hexadecimal. That is, until the patents Floyd | were opened up to the public domain after a lengthy court battle Floyd | several decades later (a riveting tale, for another day). He wears the Floyd | finest clothes and has diamond rings on nearly every finger. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x morgaine" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X MORGAINE Floyd | Floyd | After it was discovered that gold could be ground into a fine powder, Floyd | many women decided to show their wealth by lining their eyes and lips Floyd | with the stuff. Morgaine was very rich indeed. Her collection of Floyd | jewellery is extensive. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rogaine" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X ROGAINE Floyd | Floyd | Rogaine was completely bald. There might be other interesting things Floyd | happening in the portrait, but you find yourself too distracted by how Floyd | well the artist captured the shininess of the man's head, to the point Floyd | where you can make out a reflection of the artist himself, hard at Floyd | work. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Lovely." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Hah." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x romaine" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X ROMAINE Floyd | Floyd | Poor Romaine must have been disliked by his family. Was there not one Floyd | kind soul to dissuade him from wearing an outfit so offensively green? Floyd | The portrait itself is only half the size of its predecessors, as if Floyd | paying the artist had become a consideration. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Lettuce take comfort that we're not him." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "So salad." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Receiving Room Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | You pass through the open door into the next room without Ser Floyd | Leonhart, the sight of the unnameable horror too much for him to bear. Floyd | He panics for the briefest of moments before his feet assume Floyd | responsibility for his mental well-being, taking him back the way he Floyd | came. Floyd | Floyd | The receiving room is as you have left it, including the horror still Floyd | sobbing by the fire. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart is busy recovering from his trauma when you arrive. He Floyd | soon returns to your side. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon teleports home to the sound of tortured piano strings. | DavidW says, "The knight doesn't seem to be helpful. Maybe we do need to have Tuck at chef duty and then get the knight." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "We may need Tuck back for the heroes, as well." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you to what remains of the foyer of the inner Floyd | keep. To the north is a courtyard, to the west is a darkened hallway Floyd | and to the south are the open double doors to the bailey. Without a Floyd | functioning staircase, only a lift remains to provide access to the Floyd | balconies above. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you into the darkness. There is quite a bit of Floyd | bumping into things and people, eliciting the occasional squeal from Floyd | the other pig, and after emerging back into the light of the foyer, Floyd | you discover Hero 3 is now standing behind you. Floyd | Floyd | "Hmmm," he says, taking in the newly-damaged foyer. "The princess must Floyd | be locked in the highest tower, and it seems I have missed my chance Floyd | for the stairs." Glancing out the double doors, he spots the dragon in Floyd | the distance and shouts with glee. "I shall tame the dragon and ride Floyd | it up to the princess!" As he runs through the doors, he turns and Floyd | pulls them shut behind him, as if to bar you from meddling. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "..." | |
| DavidW says, "Doggy door. We can meddle." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "well yes." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Should we?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You squeeze through the doggy door and onto the northern end of the Floyd | bailey, with the rest of the bailey to the south, southeast and Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Centre Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You return to the dogtower to find that not only has Hero 3 managed to Floyd | stay alive, but he has somehow climbed onto the dragon's back and is Floyd | attempting to free the chain from around its neck. Floyd | Floyd | The dragon, not entirely pleased with the situation, is trying to Floyd | scratch the hero off his back with a hind leg like a dog would an Floyd | irritating flea. You can empathise. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Ser has the keys and could follow us here, in theory. Tuck cannot." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "The poor poor princess relying on those heroes." | ||
| DavidW says, "Princess probably isn't even here. She's probably on some tropical island, sipping cherry cocktails." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I still suspect we're the princess." | ||
| DavidW says, "Maybe, yes." | ||
| DavidW says, "There's certainly a very good chance of that." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You head across the bailey, arriving at the double doors of the inner Floyd | keep. The dogtower stands behind you to the south, with the rest of Floyd | the bailey to the southeast and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You squeeze through the doggy door and return to what's left of the Floyd | foyer. To the north is a courtyard, to the west a darkened hallway and Floyd | to the east a well-lit hallway. Without a functioning staircase, only Floyd | a lift remains to provide access to the balconies above. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You head down the hallway and into the darkness. There is quite a bit Floyd | of bumping into things and people, eliciting the occasional squeal Floyd | from the other pig, and after emerging back into the light of the Floyd | foyer, you discover Tuck is now standing behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Take Tuck to the kitchen?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "The doors might not be locked." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Or to Cupido?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I'd try the cupido first." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell doors" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL DOORS Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the double doors. Tuck attempts to open them, but he simply Floyd | is not strong enough. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to a cobblestoned courtyard enclosed by rose bushes Floyd | with a fountain in the centre. To the north is the ballroom. Stairs Floyd | descend below the wall to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Ballroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you into a magnificent ballroom decorated for a wedding. Floyd | At one end stands the altar, consisting of an arbour, a table and a Floyd | statue of Cupido looking particularly anxious. A few dozen chairs are Floyd | arranged for optimal viewing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell cupido" | ||
Floyd ] Ballroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL CUPIDO Floyd | Floyd | You sniff around Hero 1's feet. Tuck bows reverently to the statue, a Floyd | fist at his heart. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh well." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Ballroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You cannot go that way. The only available exit is south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to a cobblestoned courtyard enclosed by rose bushes Floyd | with a fountain in the centre. To the south is the foyer. Stairs Floyd | descend below the wall to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to what remains of the foyer of the inner keep. To Floyd | the west is a darkened hallway, to the east is a well-lit hallway and Floyd | to the south are the closed double doors to the bailey. Without a Floyd | functioning staircase, only a lift remains to provide access to the Floyd | balconies above. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell lift" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Lift Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL LIFT Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the lift, and after Tuck opens the door, you lead him Floyd | inside. Next to the door on the southern wall is a horizontal row of Floyd | buttons, labelled '3', '2', '1' and 'G' from left to right. The button Floyd | labelled 'G' is already depressed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell 1" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east and up Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL 1 Floyd | Floyd | You stand on your hind legs and sniff as high as you can reach, just Floyd | below the button labelled '1'. Tuck presses it. Floyd | Floyd | The lift stutters to life and slowly ascends before coming to a stop. Floyd | You emerge onto the first storey balcony. On this level, you can go Floyd | east to a hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you down the first storey hallway. There is a library to Floyd | the north and a stairwell to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to the first storey landing. From here, you can take Floyd | the servants' stairs to the storey above or the ground floor below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Service Corridor Floyd ] Exits: north, south and up Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead Tuck down the stairs and into the narrow service corridor Floyd | running north and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Pigpen Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Tuck manages hardly a few steps into the kitchen when the clown turns Floyd | around. Floyd | Floyd | "Who is this one?" he asks, but before Tuck can stutter a reply, the Floyd | clown thrusts a large spoon into the squire's hand and pulls him over Floyd | to the cauldron. "It matters not. Friend stirs now," he commands. "The Floyd | sooner Robbit finishes the potion, the sooner Robbit is no longer a Floyd | honky-honky clown, and friend no longer a stinky hume." Floyd | Floyd | The terrified squire begins to slowly stir the cauldron, earning a Floyd | smack on the back of the hand from the clown. "Stir faster, and stop Floyd | not, or His Lordship will sentence friend to death from laundry duty." Floyd | Tuck stirs with all the strength he can rally. Floyd | Floyd | "Now for the piggy." The clown picks you up and returns you to the Floyd | pen, mumbling something about the poor quality of piggy fences. After Floyd | closing the gate behind you, he honks back into the kitchen. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take peg" | ||
Floyd ] Pigpen Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE PEG Floyd | Floyd | You pull out the peg on the first try, having become significantly Floyd | better at this. The gate swings open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Yard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and west Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You continue to the stableyard. To the north is the barn, and to the Floyd | west is an open doorway leading to the kitchen. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd ] Exits: south and east Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You return to the kitchen and find Tuck alone, frantically stirring Floyd | the contents of the cauldron. He looks relieved to see you enter. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, little sniffer, what a mess I now find myself in! What can I do? Floyd | Maybe I can find something to scare away the clown." He steps away Floyd | from the cauldron and peers down the service corridor. Seeing no sign Floyd | of the clown, he then hurries over to the table and sorts through Floyd | ingredients. Floyd | Floyd | "I know not what to look for. What do you suppose clowns are afraid Floyd | of? I daresay, the wizard seems to have a number of frightening Floyd | things—" His elbow catches a jar, tipping it and several others over Floyd | amidst the sound of breaking glass. Tuck yanks his arm away, knocking Floyd | a book and a pepper shaker onto the floor. Floyd | Floyd | He stands frozen in fearful anticipation of having drawn unwanted Floyd | attention. When no one arrives, he returns straight to the cauldron Floyd | and promptly resumes stirring the brew. "I will never make a good Floyd | hero. Not even a passable hero. I will stir as asked and allow Ser Floyd | Leonhart to save the day," says Tuck reassuringly to himself. "Yes, Floyd | that is for the best." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Book and pepper, hmm." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Thanks, Tuck." | ||
| DavidW says, "The pepper might be good for exposing hiding heroes." | ||
| DavidW says, "Statues and lamps don't sneeze." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "could be, yes." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x book" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd ] Exits: south and east Floyd | Floyd | > X BOOK Floyd | Floyd | It's a book of potions. The open page reads: Floyd | Floyd | COUNTER POTION Floyd | ~ To reverse the effects of any magick potion ~ Floyd | Floyd | Ingredients Floyd | * three pints of milk Floyd | * one hundred grams of all-purpose flour, sifted Floyd | * ten nail clippings from a bear Floyd | * six tears from a virgin Floyd | * four lizard's legs Floyd | * two owlet wings Floyd | * five strands of hair from heroes (to clarify: hair from five Floyd | separate heroes, and not five strands from the same one) Floyd | Floyd | Boil the ingredients in a cauldron of rose water, adding them one by Floyd | one while stirring continuously. The potion is finished once it turns Floyd | a bright pink in colour. Note that the ingredients may be difficult to Floyd | come by. Floyd | Floyd | Bottle immediately and store for up to three years in a cool, dark Floyd | place. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh lord." | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Three years?!" | ||
| DavidW asks, "How likely is it that we're expected to brew this thing?" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "101%?" | ||
| DavidW says, "Perhaps there's a time travel cave in the back." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Wouldn't that be convenient." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pepper" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd ] Exits: south and east Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE PEPPER Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | [Please excuse the interruption, but I thought you should know you Floyd | can now use the verb SHAKE while carrying the pepper shaker.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "Woo!" | |
| DavidW says, "Perhaps the 3 years bit is only how long the potion is good for, and not a necessary step in its production." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd ] Exits: south and east Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You cannot go that way. Available exits are south and east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Yard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You make your way to the stableyard. To the north is the barn, and to Floyd | the west is an open doorway leading to the kitchen. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Barn Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You proceed into the large but empty barn. Near the back, an old Floyd | ladder leads to a loft. You can hear creaky footsteps above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh, yes, that's possible" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake pepper" | ||
Floyd ] Barn Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > SHAKE PEPPER Floyd | Floyd | You shake the pepper shaker. A cloud of pepper expands and hovers Floyd | briefly, tickling the nostrils of anyone in its vicinity. Floyd | Floyd | You sneeze (but hold onto the shaker). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Barn Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Yard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You make your way to the stableyard. To the south is the pen. To the Floyd | west is an open doorway leading to the kitchen. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd ] Exits: south and east Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You continue into the large and dusty kitchen. A narrow service Floyd | corridor lies to the south. A single cauldron bubbles over an open Floyd | flame, filling the room with a vile odour. Jars of assorted Floyd | ingredients are gathered atop a nearby table. On the floor is an open Floyd | book. Tuck is frantically stirring the contents of the cauldron. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Service Corridor Floyd ] Exits: north, south and up Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You enter a narrow service corridor continuing south. A set of Floyd | servants' stairs twists around a wall and disappears above you. Floyd | Floyd | From the south comes the voice of the clown, in a state of utter Floyd | panic. "Oh no, oh no, oh no. Forget the piggies, the foyer is a mess! Floyd | Rhoda is gone! The heroes escaped!" He pauses and gasps. "What if His Floyd | Lordship blames poor Robbit?" You hear the honk honk honk of Floyd | the clown pacing about the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You head up the stairs to the first storey landing. From here, you can Floyd | continue up to the storey above or go west to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You proceed down the first storey hallway. There is a library to the Floyd | north and a balcony to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You make your way into an expansive library lit by a large window. On Floyd | the southern wall beside the sole entrance hangs a great tapestry. The Floyd | remaining walls are lined with shelves upon shelves of books. A bare Floyd | reading table occupies the centre of the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake pepper" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > SHAKE PEPPER Floyd | Floyd | You shake the pepper shaker. A cloud of pepper expands and hovers Floyd | briefly, tickling the nostrils of anyone in its vicinity. Floyd | Floyd | You sneeze (but hold onto the shaker). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You return to the first storey hallway, which runs from the balcony to Floyd | the west to the stairwell to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You proceed to the first storey landing. From here, you can take the Floyd | servants' stairs to the storey above or the ground floor below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You climb the stairs to the second storey landing. You can continue up Floyd | to the storey above or head west to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Third Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You climb the stairs to the third storey landing. You can head west to Floyd | the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You make your way down the third storey hallway. There is a stone Floyd | gargoyle carved into the wall to the north and a balcony to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake pepper" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SHAKE PEPPER Floyd | Floyd | You shake the pepper shaker. A cloud of pepper expands and hovers Floyd | briefly, tickling the nostrils of anyone in its vicinity. Floyd | Floyd | You sneeze (but hold onto the shaker). The gargoyle sneezes, and he Floyd | spits out a bottle of potion. It sails into the opposite wall and Floyd | smashes to bits. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Uh." | |
| DavidW says, "gee, I hope that wasn't a mistake." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Hallway Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf10" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gargoyle" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X GARGOYLE Floyd | Floyd | Its countenance was carved into the most hideous of glowers. You are Floyd | reminded of the woman who tended to you when you were young. In one of Floyd | its hands hangs a tasselled cord. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "No mention of a potion." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Is the inside of a gargoyle cold?" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake pepper" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SHAKE PEPPER Floyd | Floyd | You shake the pepper shaker. A cloud of pepper expands and hovers Floyd | briefly, tickling the nostrils of anyone in its vicinity. Floyd | Floyd | You sneeze (but hold onto the shaker). The gargoyle sneezes, and he Floyd | spits out a bottle of potion. It sails into the opposite wall and Floyd | smashes to bits. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bottle" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X BOTTLE Floyd | Floyd | You cannot see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake pepper" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SHAKE PEPPER Floyd | Floyd | You shake the pepper shaker. A cloud of pepper expands and hovers Floyd | briefly, tickling the nostrils of anyone in its vicinity. Floyd | Floyd | You sneeze (but hold onto the shaker). The gargoyle sneezes, and he Floyd | spits out a bottle of potion. It sails into the opposite wall and Floyd | smashes to bits. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It's a potion dispenser." | |
| DavidW says, "I guess we need a person or pillow to catch it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Third Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west and down Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You continue to the third storey landing. You can take the servants' Floyd | stairs to the storey below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You descend the stairs to the second storey landing. You can continue Floyd | down to the storey below or go west to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You proceed down the hallway. There is a closed door to the north and Floyd | a balcony to the west. A memorandum has been nailed to the northern Floyd | door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You head to the second storey balcony. Another hallway leads to the Floyd | west. A circular staircase reaches the balconies above and below. A Floyd | call button can summon the lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You cannot go that way. Available exits are east, west, up and down. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You make your way down the western hallway. There is a bedroom to the Floyd | west and a bedroom to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You head north to a majestic bedroom. Against the far wall is a Floyd | mahogany bed, a totem of devilish creatures carved into each of the Floyd | posts. In another corner is a desk covered in papers. One such paper Floyd | has fallen to the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bed" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X BED Floyd | Floyd | It is large and luxurious, if somewhat creepy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pillow" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X PILLOW Floyd | Floyd | You cannot see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You make your way to the western hallway. There is a balcony to the Floyd | east and bedroom to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: east Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The small bedroom is not as immaculately kept as the other rooms. Oil Floyd | stains are everywhere, including on the hammock that serves as a bed. Floyd | Above the hammock hangs an aged painting. An old woman is hard at work Floyd | tinkering with some kind of vending machine. Floyd | Floyd | At first, the woman fails to notice you. She removes the lid from a Floyd | tin of pig treats and shoves a handful of them into her mouth. Floyd | However, once she sees you waddle in through the open door, she raises Floyd | an eyebrow as if to say "why is there a pig in my bedroom?" This is Floyd | followed by a glance over at her pig treats, then a horrible glare and Floyd | hissing sound at you to say "oh, you want these treats? Well, too bad, Floyd | they belong to me and not to you!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x woman" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: east Floyd | Floyd | > X WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | Her age is a mystery, but if you were to hazard a guess, you would say Floyd | somewhere between ninety-six and one hundred and fifty-two. Around her Floyd | neck is a pendant shaped like a jigsaw puzzle piece. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "One of portraits had a pendant just like that." | |
| DavidW says, "Elaine, I think." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "That was Elaine, I think?" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x elaine" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: east Floyd | Floyd | > X ELAINE Floyd | Floyd | Her age is a mystery, but if you were to hazard a guess, you would say Floyd | somewhere between ninety-six and one hundred and fifty-two. Around her Floyd | neck is a pendant shaped like a jigsaw puzzle piece. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Confirmed." | |
| DavidW says, "So, this is the wizard's mother." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hammock" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: east Floyd | Floyd | > X HAMMOCK Floyd | Floyd | Hanging from the ceiling is a hammock, which you presume is where the Floyd | old woman sleeps. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x painting" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: east Floyd | Floyd | > X PAINTING Floyd | Floyd | The scene depicts Blixe, goddess of lightning, of wisdom, invention Floyd | and caffeinated beverages, giving a book of mathematics to Adelstain, Floyd | who you recognise from his portrait in the hallway gallery. The divine Floyd | interaction takes place atop a familiar mountain, the eventual site of Floyd | the Impenetrable Keep. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machine" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: east Floyd | Floyd | > X MACHINE Floyd | Floyd | The clockwork vending machine stands ominously against the wall, an Floyd | exposed monolith of cogs and axles. Through the glass cover you can Floyd | see spiral coils arranged in lettered rows and numbered columns (A1 Floyd | through F8), though the only object available for vending is a Floyd | handbell in D5. Floyd | Floyd | Along the bottom are a series of coloured switches. In order from left Floyd | to right, they are: a red switch (down), an orange switch (down), a Floyd | yellow switch (down), a green switch (down), a blue switch (down), an Floyd | indigo switch (down), a violet switch (down) and a white switch Floyd | (down). A large button on the side reads: PRESS TO VEND. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "What a portfolio." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push indigo" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: east Floyd | Floyd | > PUSH INDIGO Floyd | Floyd | Being a pig, you are limited in what you can do. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell indigo" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: east Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL INDIGO Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the indigo switch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tin" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: east Floyd | Floyd | > X TIN Floyd | Floyd | The pig on the side of the tin looks unbelievably happy to be eating Floyd | one of the treats. It sits atop a drafting table. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I suppose the treats might help with the _other_ pig." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Possibly." | ||
| DavidW says, "Don't know where we'd use a bell." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake pepper" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: east Floyd | Floyd | > SHAKE PEPPER Floyd | Floyd | You shake the pepper shaker. A cloud of pepper expands and hovers Floyd | briefly, tickling the nostrils of anyone in its vicinity. Floyd | Floyd | You sneeze (but hold onto the shaker). The old woman sneezes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You leave the bedroom behind and return to the western hallway. There Floyd | is a balcony to the east and a bedroom to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You proceed to the second storey balcony. Another hallway leads to the Floyd | east. A circular staircase reaches the balconies above and below. A Floyd | call button can summon the lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east and up Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You head down the stairs to the first storey balcony, which curves Floyd | along the far wall and turns down a hallway to the east. The lift Floyd | stands ready to take you to another storey. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east and up Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You cannot go that way. Available exits are east and up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east and up Floyd | Floyd | > JUMP Floyd | Floyd | Being a pig, you are limited in what you can do. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You make your way down the first storey hallway. There is a library to Floyd | the north and a stairwell to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You cannot go that way. Available exits are north, east and west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You continue to the first storey landing. From here, you can take the Floyd | servants' stairs to the storey above or the ground floor below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Service Corridor Floyd ] Exits: north, south and up Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You descend the stairs and enter a narrow service corridor running Floyd | north and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Receiving Room Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | By the time you return to the receiving room, the clown has started Floyd | crying, and the horror has wrapped a comforting tentacle around him. Floyd | Floyd | "Robbit shall be sacked for sure," moans the clown. "On the streets, Floyd | begging for scraps from stinky stinky humes!" The horror proffers him Floyd | a handkerchief, which he uses to wipe his eyes and blow his nose Floyd | before handing it back. Floyd | Floyd | "If doggy was still a doggy," the clown continues, "mayhap doggy could Floyd | find the heroes. Robbit cannot finish the potion without them." Floyd | Floyd | As you waddle across the room, the horror gestures to you and makes a Floyd | deep, gargling sound. The clown perks a bit. "Petunia thinks so?" he Floyd | asks. "Robbit heard about piggies smelling mushrooms, but heroes? Floyd | Well, piggy stays not in the piggypen anyway." He walks over to you Floyd | and shoves a shiny badge that says "Hero Akademy: Class of '68" in Floyd | your nose, or rather, your snout. Floyd | Floyd | "Smell this, piggy. Is the heroes' scent. Piggy shall lead Petunia to Floyd | the heroes to collect ingredients and return the heroes to their cage. Floyd | In the meantime, Robbit must see to His Lordship." After granting you Floyd | barely enough time to smell it, Robbit returns the badge to his pocket Floyd | and honks away to the north. Floyd | Floyd | The horror wipes away the last of her tears and lumbers over to you. Floyd | It seems you have a new friend. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Peregrine hops into the DeLorean and heads off to the future. | DavidW says, "oo, weird." | |
| DavidW asks, "I guess the lamp first?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Now we're a hero sniffer." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Parlour Floyd ] Exits: south and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you to the parlour. Blue and gold floral-printed Floyd | upholstery matches the paper on the walls. Beside a chaise lounge is Floyd | the worst attempt at a standing lamp you have ever seen. The smoking Floyd | room lies to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell lamp" | ||
Floyd ] Parlour Floyd ] Exits: south and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL LAMP Floyd | Floyd | You sniff around Hero 2's feet. Floyd | Floyd | The horror gently lifts the lampshade off the hero's head, and you Floyd | watch as the walls of his sanity begin to crumble. He cries, he Floyd | laughs, he mumbles gibberish, all while the horror caresses him with Floyd | her tentacles. Floyd | Floyd | After a distinct period of time known only to the horror, she opens a Floyd | portal to the partially-flooded cell beneath the keep and pushes him Floyd | through, plucking a single hair from his head as he goes. Then she Floyd | lifts one tentacle into the air. Floyd | Floyd | One found, you suppose. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Receiving Room Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you to the receiving room. There is a narrow Floyd | service corridor to the north, a well-lit hallway to the west and a Floyd | dining room to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you down a long hallway lined with portraits. Ahead Floyd | to the west is the foyer. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "On the other hand, maybe I don't want to marry you after all" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you to what remains of the foyer of the inner keep. Floyd | To the north is a courtyard, to the west is a darkened hallway and to Floyd | the south are the closed double doors to the bailey. A call button can Floyd | summon the lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You squeeze through the doggy door and onto the northern end of the Floyd | bailey, with the rest of the bailey to the south, southeast and Floyd | southwest. The horror follows you through the doors, closing them Floyd | behind you. Floyd | Floyd | The dragon, somehow free of its chain, comes leaping and bounding Floyd | towards the horror, barking and wagging its tail. With a wave of her Floyd | tentacle, the horror commands the dragon to sit up on its hind legs, Floyd | then lie down. After performing several more tricks, the dragon falls Floyd | in line behind her. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "hm. Where's the hero that was with the dragon?" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Centre Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You return to the dogtower, the horror and dragon close behind. From Floyd | here, you can go back north, or continue south, east or west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, northeast, northwest and south Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead the horror and the dragon to the southern end of the bailey. Floyd | You can go north, northeast, northwest or south across the drawbridge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, northeast, northwest and south Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL Floyd | Floyd | (the pepper shaker) Floyd | You might drop the pepper shaker first. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Western Bailey Floyd ] Exits: northeast, southeast and east Floyd | Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead the horror and the dragon to the western end of the bailey. Floyd | You can continue east towards the dogtower or northeast towards the Floyd | inner keep's entrance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Centre Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You return to the dogtower, the horror and dragon close behind. From Floyd | here, you can go back west, or continue north, south or east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Eastern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: northwest, southwest and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead the horror and the dragon to the eastern end of the bailey. Floyd | You can continue northwest towards the inner keep's entrance or Floyd | southwest towards the drawbridge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead the horror and the dragon across the bailey, arriving at the Floyd | double doors of the inner keep. The dogtower stands behind you to the Floyd | south, with the rest of the bailey to the southeast and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You squeeze through the doggy door and return to what's left of the Floyd | foyer. The horror follows not long after, opening and then closing the Floyd | double doors behind you. To the north is a courtyard, to the west a Floyd | darkened hallway and to the east a well-lit hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you to a cobblestoned courtyard enclosed by rose Floyd | bushes with a fountain in the centre. To the north is the ballroom. Floyd | Stairs descend below the wall to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Ballroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you into a magnificent ballroom decorated for a Floyd | wedding. At one end stands the altar, consisting of an arbour, a table Floyd | and a statue of Cupido looking particularly anxious. A few dozen Floyd | chairs are arranged for optimal viewing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake pepper" | ||
Floyd ] Ballroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > SHAKE PEPPER Floyd | Floyd | You shake the pepper shaker. A cloud of pepper expands and hovers Floyd | briefly, tickling the nostrils of anyone in its vicinity. Floyd | Floyd | You sneeze (but hold onto the shaker). The horror sneezes. Hero 1 Floyd | sneezes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell hero" | ||
Floyd ] Ballroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL HERO Floyd | Floyd | You sniff around Hero 1's feet. Floyd | Floyd | The horror coaxes open the hero's eyes, and you watch as the walls of Floyd | his sanity begin to crumble. As you have witnessed before, the horror Floyd | transports him to the small cell beneath the keep, keeping a strand of Floyd | hair for herself. Then she lifts two tentacles into the air, a Floyd | reminder of how many heroes have been found. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That's neat. Using tentacles to count with." | |
| Roger says, "A sneezing dragon might be fun" | ||
| DavidW says, "hm, yes." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and down Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you to a cobblestoned courtyard enclosed by rose Floyd | bushes with a fountain in the centre. To the south is the foyer. Floyd | Stairs descend below the wall to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you to what remains of the foyer of the inner keep. Floyd | To the west is a darkened hallway, to the east is a well-lit hallway Floyd | and to the south are the closed double doors to the bailey. A call Floyd | button can summon the lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You squeeze through the doggy door and onto the northern end of the Floyd | bailey, with the rest of the bailey to the south, southeast and Floyd | southwest. The horror follows you through the doors, and the dragon Floyd | soon joins the both of you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake pepper" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > SHAKE PEPPER Floyd | Floyd | You shake the pepper shaker. A cloud of pepper expands and hovers Floyd | briefly, tickling the nostrils of anyone in its vicinity. Floyd | Floyd | You sneeze (but hold onto the shaker). The horror sneezes. The dragon Floyd | sneezes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Centre Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You return to the dogtower, the horror and dragon close behind. From Floyd | here, you can go back north, or continue south, east or west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, northeast, northwest and south Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead the horror and the dragon to the southern end of the bailey. Floyd | You can go north, northeast, northwest or south across the drawbridge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Atop a Mountain Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You cross the drawbridge and return to the opposite side of the moat, Floyd | where a cornucopia of old and broken puzzles spills out of an Floyd | overturned rubbish bin. The horror and dragon remain close behind. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bin" | ||
Floyd ] Atop a Mountain Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > X BIN Floyd | Floyd | It has been overturned, revealing a number of old and broken puzzles. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well he doesn't sneeze out the hero, at least." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake pepper" | ||
Floyd ] Atop a Mountain Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > SHAKE PEPPER Floyd | Floyd | You shake the pepper shaker. A cloud of pepper expands and hovers Floyd | briefly, tickling the nostrils of anyone in its vicinity. Floyd | Floyd | You sneeze (but hold onto the shaker). The horror sneezes. The dragon Floyd | sneezes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell moat" | ||
Floyd ] Atop a Mountain Floyd ] Exit: north Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL MOAT Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the moat. The horror continues to be patient with you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, northeast, northwest and south Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead the horror and the dragon to the southern end of the bailey. Floyd | The dogtower stands in the centre of the bailey to the north. You can Floyd | also go northeast or northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Centre Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You return to the dogtower, the horror and dragon close behind. From Floyd | here, you can go back south, or continue north, east or west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead the horror and the dragon across the bailey, arriving at the Floyd | double doors of the inner keep. The dogtower stands behind you to the Floyd | south, with the rest of the bailey to the southeast and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You squeeze through the doggy door and return to what's left of the Floyd | foyer. The horror follows not long after, opening and then closing the Floyd | double doors behind you. To the north is a courtyard, to the west a Floyd | darkened hallway and to the east a well-lit hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you into the darkness. There is quite a bit of Floyd | bumping into things and people, eliciting the occasional squeal from Floyd | the other pig, and after emerging back into the light of the foyer, Floyd | you discover Ser Leonhart is now standing behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I wasn't sure if that'd still work, but of course it does." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you down a long hallway lined with portraits. Floyd | Ahead to the east is the receiving room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You cannot go that way. Available exits are east and west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Receiving Room Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you to the receiving room. There are rooms to the Floyd | east and south, as well a service corridor to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Service Corridor Floyd ] Exits: north, south and up Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead Ser Leonhart into the narrow service corridor continuing to Floyd | the north. A set of servants' stairs twists around a wall and Floyd | disappears above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd ] Exits: south and east Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you into the kitchen. He is surprised to discover Floyd | Tuck exerting himself over a cauldron. Floyd | Floyd | "There you are, my slippery sidekick!" exclaims the knight. "What is Floyd | this foul creation you are brewing?" Floyd | Floyd | "I-I know not, milord," replies Tuck, "but I'm not permitted to stop." Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart gasps. "You have been enchanted by the evil wizard, Floyd | forced to assist him in his devilry!" Floyd | Floyd | "I apologise, milord, what I meant to say is that—" Floyd | Floyd | "Worry not," interrupts the knight. "With the sniffer's help, I shall Floyd | slay the wizard and release you from his spell." He grips the younger Floyd | man's shoulder in a gesture of confidence. Floyd | Floyd | Tuck sighs and returns to the stirring. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd ] Exits: south and east Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You cannot go that way. Available exits are south and east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Yard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you to the stableyard. To the north is the barn, Floyd | and to the west is an open doorway leading to the kitchen. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Barn Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you into the large but empty barn. Near the back, Floyd | an old ladder leads to a loft. You can hear creaky footsteps above Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell ladder" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SMELL LADDER Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the ancient ladder. Ser Leonhart hops onto the rungs and Floyd | ascends partway before the wood snaps in two. Gravity brings him down, Floyd | and not gently. Floyd | Floyd | "How many times have I told you this is my hiding sp—" comes a voice Floyd | from above, and Hero 4 pokes his head over the side of the loft. He Floyd | gasps. "Georgie? Little 'Georgie Porgie' Leonhart from Hero Akademy? Floyd | It has been an age! How have you been? My, to what heights you have Floyd | grown! And you lost weight! At the same time, how wonderful!" Floyd | Floyd | "Percy?" Ser Leonhart can hardly believe his eyes. "How is it you are Floyd | here?" Floyd | Floyd | "I ascended the mountain to rescue the princess, of course," replies Floyd | Hero 4. "Tell me, are you not also here to rescue the princess, win Floyd | her love and affection, marry her and receive her ten million doubloon Floyd | dowry? Well, you have embarked on this quest for naught, because I Floyd | shall succeed first." He pauses. "After I find a way down from here. Floyd | Would you lend a hand?" Floyd | Floyd | "Certainly—that is, I can certainly help you down. I have no Floyd | interest Floyd | in marrying Her Highness, only in seeing to her safe return home. So, Floyd | if you could slowly lower yourself over the—" Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to continue.] | ||
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Barn
Floyd ] Exit: south
Floyd | Hero 4 throws himself off the loft and onto Ser Leonhart, who
Floyd | collapses under the other man's weight. The two immediately rise and
Floyd | appraise each other for broken parts.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you, Georgie," says Hero 4. He smooths his beard. "The lead
Floyd | actor always receives the accolades, but it is important to appreciate
Floyd | the supporting cast."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Aye," agrees Ser Leonhart. "Which is why I appreciate you most
Floyd | genuinely."
Floyd |
Floyd | Hero 4 makes a face like he bit into something sour, but he recovers
Floyd | quickly. "Nay, Georgie, it is I who appreciates you most sincerely."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I must insist that I am the one who appreciates you most
Floyd | indubitably," replies Ser Leonhart.
Floyd |
Floyd | The two argue over who appreciates the other more until they forget
Floyd | why they were arguing in the first place. Hero 4 holds up a finger.
Floyd | "We could appreciate each other all day, but alas, the princess's time
Floyd | wanes. There is a plan, the best plan of them all I might add,
Floyd | submerged in the deepest river of my mind, and I am but a simple
Floyd | trout, skimming the surface when I should be plunging into its depths.
Floyd | You must leave me to think now, Georgie, good old Georgie, but best of
Floyd | luck to you. You shall need it!" He begins to pace about the barn.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ser Leonhart, ready to rescue the princess himself, returns to your
Floyd | side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
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| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Yard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you to the stableyard. To the south is the pen. Floyd | To the west is an open doorway leading to the kitchen. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd ] Exits: south and east Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you into the large and dusty kitchen. A narrow Floyd | service corridor lies to the south. A single cauldron bubbles over an Floyd | open flame, filling the room with a vile odour. Jars of assorted Floyd | ingredients are gathered atop a nearby table. On the floor is an open Floyd | book. Tuck is frantically stirring the contents of the cauldron. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Service Corridor Floyd ] Exits: north, south and up Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead Ser Leonhart into the narrow service corridor continuing to Floyd | the south. A set of servants' stairs twists around a wall and Floyd | disappears above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you to the first storey landing. From here, you Floyd | can continue up to the storey above or go west to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you to the second storey landing. You can Floyd | continue up to the storey above or head west to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Third Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you to the third storey landing. You can head Floyd | west to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you down the third storey hallway. There is a Floyd | stone gargoyle carved into the wall to the north and a balcony to the Floyd | west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake pepper" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SHAKE PEPPER Floyd | Floyd | You shake the pepper shaker. A cloud of pepper expands and hovers Floyd | briefly, tickling the nostrils of anyone in its vicinity. Floyd | Floyd | You sneeze (but hold onto the shaker). Ser Leonhart sneezes. The Floyd | gargoyle sneezes, and he spits out a bottle of blue potion, which Ser Floyd | Leonhart deftly plucks from the air. Floyd | Floyd | "This appears to be some sort of magick potion," says the knight as he Floyd | looks it over. "I will not partake in such devilry." He smashes the Floyd | potion on the ground. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "sigh. I had to try it." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Third Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west and down Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you to the third storey landing. You can take the Floyd | servants' stairs to the storey below. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Sir Leonhart is kind of useless." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you to the second storey landing. You can Floyd | continue down to the storey below or go west to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you down the hallway. There is a closed door to Floyd | the north and a balcony to the west. A memorandum has been nailed to Floyd | the northern door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell northern door" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL NORTHERN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the door, and Ser Leonhart tries to open it. Discovering Floyd | it's locked, he instead attempts to read the memo. You think it the Floyd | perfect opportunity for a short nap. Floyd | Floyd | And yet, before you can settle down and descend into slumber, the Floyd | knight recognises two of the memo's many words and shouts in triumph. Floyd | "Princess Joy is here! We must free the princess from her prison!" Floyd | Floyd | From inside the room comes the scratchy tenor of an adolescent male. Floyd | "Who goes there?" Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart rises to his full height, holding a fist against his Floyd | chest. "Princess Joy, be those your dulcet tones passing through Floyd | yonder door? Let not despair linger a moment longer in your heart, for Floyd | it is I, Ser Leonhart, who have come to rescue you from the clutches Floyd | of the evil wizard. Allow me to escort you away, to wherever your Floyd | heart desires." Floyd | Floyd | There is a significant pause before the next response, this time a Floyd | squeaky falsetto. "Yes, (some sounds of a clearing throat) yes, my Floyd | brave and glorious knight, I'm most certainly Princess Joy. Prithee, Floyd | uh—grant me a moment to make myself decent." This is followed by Floyd | some Floyd | frantic shuffling and the rustling of fabric. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Maaan." | |
| DavidW says, "That's gotta be Tristain, the wizard's son." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell northern door" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL NORTHERN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the door, and Ser Leonhart tries to open it. It's locked. Floyd | You remember the ring of keys on the knight's belt. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "And of course the knight falls for it." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell keys" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SMELL KEYS Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the keys. Ser Leonhart tries each one in the lock until, at Floyd | last, it turns. He charges through the door, and you hurry in after Floyd | him. Floyd | Floyd | You know a few things about the bedrooms of teenage girls, but you Floyd | never expected to see one here. Of particular note is a brightly lit Floyd | vanity covered in wigs, ersatz jewellery and one specially large and Floyd | overflowing box of makeup. An open wardrobe is full of dresses and Floyd | capes and boas and heels. On the walls are posters of boy bands like 5 Floyd | Seconds of Winter and Four Directions (before they broke up, Floyd | naturally). The largest poster of them all is of Zifmia the Floyd | Adventurer, mayhap the kingdom's most famous and subversive drag Floyd | queen, clad all in leather, with her crown askew and her makeup Floyd | artfully smeared. Floyd | Floyd | In the centre of the room waits the wizard's son, Tristain, wearing Floyd | the pinkest and fluffiest dress you have ever seen. His arms are Floyd | crossed over his chest, partly to disguise his lack of a bust and Floyd | partly to hold up the dress (being unable to lace the back by Floyd | himself). His blonde shake-and-go wig is painfully dry, his contouring Floyd | is a touch too harsh and his left eyelash is only partially glued. Floyd | Despite all these flaws, you have to give him credit for producing Floyd | such an effort in so little time. Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to continue.] | DavidW says, "I co-sign your oh maaan" | |
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Hallway
Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west
Floyd | Ser Leonhart, meanwhile, is starstruck. "Your Highness," he says,
Floyd | sinking to one knee and bowing his head. "I have heard tales of your
Floyd | beauty, but mere words cannot describe the magnificence of your
Floyd | presence. You are a vision of Lunara herself, goddess of the moon, of
Floyd | beauty, elopements and gin. Would you do me the honour of accompanying
Floyd | you home?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Home?" Tristain-as-Joy starts, but he immediately corrects himself.
Floyd | "Why home, yes, of course, Ser Knight. Give me a few minutes to pack
Floyd | my things. Any of my dresses left behind are likely to be tossed into
Floyd | the nearest fireplace by my fa—er, I mean, what did you call him
Floyd | again? Oh yes, the evil wizard."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I shall not leave your side for an instant," says the knight, drawing
Floyd | his sword and preparing to stand guard, but Tristain ushers him
Floyd | towards the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Be not so silly. There is no reason for you to watch me sort through
Floyd | my unmentionables. I shall meet you down in the foyer. Yes, that
Floyd | sounds like a brilliant plan, I'm so glad you thought of it. Off you
Floyd | go!" And before Ser Leonhart can protest, Tristain has you both (with
Floyd | a curious but passing glance in your direction) out the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | On your way out, you notice Hero 5 falling and landing on the stone
Floyd | sill outside one of the bedroom windows. He rises to his feet and
Floyd | presses himself against the glass for a better view of the inside.
Floyd | Spotting Tristain dressed as the princess, he becomes very excited; so
Floyd | excited, he loses his balance and falls once more to the storey below.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tristain closes the door, leaving you and the knight alone in the
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| DavidW says, "My brain is doing spins or something." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "This is quite the game." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Can we go back and get the horror? Or should we introduce Ser to Elaine?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I suspect Elaine won't be ready for heroes yet, but we can try." | ||
| DavidW says, "agreed" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you to the second storey balcony. Another hallway Floyd | leads to the west. A circular staircase reaches the balconies above Floyd | and below. A call button can summon the lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you down the western hallway. There is a bedroom Floyd | to the west and a bedroom to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: east Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you into a cluttered and oil-stained bedroom. On Floyd | the wall above a hammock hangs an aged painting. An old woman is hard Floyd | at work tinkering with some kind of vending machine. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh my," says the woman when Ser Leonhart enters. "You have not yet Floyd | declared your intentions for courtship, and yet here you are, having Floyd | stolen into my bedroom. What ever is a maiden to do?" Floyd | Floyd | The knight assumes a heroic pose. "My name is Ser Leonhart, and I'm on Floyd | a quest to rescue the Princess Joy." Floyd | Floyd | "Of course you are," says the woman, hobbling over to him. "There is Floyd | naught that warms my heart like a big, strong, Floyd | intellectually-challenged hero. Come hither and play a little game for Floyd | my entertainment." Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart shakes his head. "There is naught time for games, and I Floyd | mustn't let my guard down. There is dark magick at work in these Floyd | halls." Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, you will find no witchcraft in my bedchambers. Puzzles are Floyd | my speciality. Here." She points at the vending machine. "All Floyd | you must do is solve the puzzle, retrieve the handbell and claim your Floyd | prize." She returns to her drafting table and chews on another handful Floyd | of pig treats. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell indigo" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL INDIGO Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the vending machine, and Ser Leonhart levels his sword at Floyd | it. Floyd | Floyd | "So, evil wizard, you have taken the form of this contraption to try Floyd | and confuse me." Floyd | Floyd | The old woman raises an eyebrow. "Uh, what are you doing?" Floyd | Floyd | The knight continues. "But here I am, at last, ready to bring down the Floyd | heavy fist of justice. The time has come for me to end your reign of Floyd | terror!" And before the old woman can stop him, Ser Leonhart has Floyd | smashed through the glass with his sword, sending cogs and axles and Floyd | spiral coils all over the room. Floyd | Floyd | The woman lets out a blood-curdling scream. "Look what you did, you Floyd | festering buffoon! You sack of rotten potatoes! You peer-reviewed Floyd | proof of reverse evolution! All that work, gone, gone, gone!" She Floyd | picks up the tin of pig treats and smacks him over the head with it, Floyd | over and over again, until he rushes out into the hallway. You follow Floyd | close behind, not wanting to be on the sharp end of her wrath any more Floyd | than he does. Floyd | Floyd | Once you both are out of harm's way, she throws the tin of pig treats Floyd | and the handbell at his face and slams the door shut. You can hear her Floyd | sliding what's left of the vending machine in front of the door, Floyd | blocking it for good. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Intellectually-challenged is putting it mildly." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "But that was cutting the Gordian Knot." | ||
| DavidW says, "It's like when the ogre or whatever smashed the chessboard in one of those Zork games." | ||
| DavidW asks, "I suppose we can swap pepper for bell?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I think so." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Or should we have Ser pick them up himself?" | ||
| DavidW says, "If we can shake pepper, we ought to be able to shake bell too." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop pepper" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > DROP PEPPER Floyd | Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bell" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE BELL Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | [Author here. You can also use the verb SHAKE while carrying the Floyd | handbell.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake bell" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SHAKE BELL Floyd | Floyd | You ring the bell, but aside from the sound, nothing happens. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell pepper" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL PEPPER Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the pepper shaker. Ser Leonhart attacks it with his sword Floyd | but produces nary a scratch. You find yourself suitably impressed by Floyd | the quality of modern pepper shakers. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Pft." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you north to a majestic bedroom. Against the far Floyd | wall is a mahogany bed, a totem of devilish creatures carved into each Floyd | of the posts. In another corner is a desk covered in papers. One such Floyd | paper has fallen to the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell bed" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL BED Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the bed. Ser Leonhart nicks the wood in several places with Floyd | his sword, but ultimately decides the wizard has not been harmed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell desk" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL DESK Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the desk. Ser Leonhart nicks the wood in several places with Floyd | his sword, but ultimately decides the wizard has not been harmed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you to the western hallway. There is a balcony to Floyd | the east and closed door to the west. A tin of pig treats lies on its Floyd | side near a wall. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pepper shaker here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you to the second storey balcony. Another hallway Floyd | leads to the east. A circular staircase reaches the balconies above Floyd | and below. A call button can summon the lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell button" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You sniff as high as you can reach, just below the call button. Ser Floyd | Leonhart inspects it, but he cannot fathom the wizard turning into a Floyd | small disk mounted on the wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east and up Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you to the first storey balcony, which curves Floyd | along the far wall and turns down a hallway to the east. The lift Floyd | stands ready to take you to another storey. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you down the first storey hallway. There is a Floyd | library to the north and a stairwell to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you to the first storey landing. From here, you Floyd | can take the servants' stairs to the storey above or the ground floor Floyd | below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Service Corridor Floyd ] Exits: north, south and up Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead Ser Leonhart down the stairs and into the narrow service Floyd | corridor running north and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Receiving Room Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you to the receiving room. There are rooms to the Floyd | east and south, as well as a well-lit hallway through the open door to Floyd | the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you down a long hallway lined with portraits. Floyd | Ahead to the west is the foyer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you to what remains of the foyer of the inner Floyd | keep. To the north is a courtyard, to the west is a darkened hallway Floyd | and to the south are the closed double doors to the bailey. A call Floyd | button can summon the lift. Floyd | Floyd | As you enter the foyer, Tristain (disguised as Princess Joy) exits the Floyd | lift, dragging a number of stuffed suitcases with him. He collects Floyd | himself, checks his makeup in a compact mirror and then notices the Floyd | knight. "Yoo-hoo, hello again! You certainly did a number on the Floyd | foyer. Not that I care. Anyway, I forgot I was already mostly packed Floyd | for my supposed honeymoon. Shall we be off?" He drops a pair of Floyd | sunglasses over his eyes and gathers his belongings for the journey Floyd | ahead. Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart finds one knee. "Your Highness! I would follow you to the Floyd | ends of the earth, but alas, I must first rescue my squire and slay Floyd | the evil wizard." Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, that would be a prudent course of action," replies Tristain. Floyd | "Except, um, I'm sure your squire will be fine. Eaglets never become Floyd | eagles without learning to fly. Also, the wizard is very adept at Floyd | disguises. You shall never find him, so we might as well take our Floyd | leave." Floyd | Floyd | But Ser Leonhart shakes his head. "We have a secret weapon, Your Floyd | Highness. I have in my service a wizard sniffer, who can follow the Floyd | wizard's scent and lead us directly to him." He points at you. Floyd | Floyd | Tristain inspects you over his sunglasses. Then he inspects you a Floyd | little more. And then a little more. "Now, for the sake of argument, Floyd | what would you do if your wizard sniffer turns out to be naught more Floyd | than an ordinary pig?" Floyd | Floyd | "That is entirely not possible," replies the knight. "I have the Floyd | assurance of the very capitalist who sold him to me." Floyd | Floyd | Tristain purses his lips. "Ah, that explains everything," he says, Floyd | replacing his sunglasses. "Very well, I shall make the journey alone. Floyd | I wish you the best of luck, Ser Knight, in all your—oh no, Scruffle Floyd | Wuffles!" As Tristain opens the double doors, he discovers the dragon Floyd | standing on the other side. Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to continue.] | ||
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Foyer
Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west
Floyd | "I shall save you, princess!" shouts Ser Leonhart, and he quickly
Floyd | shuts the doors and bars them with his body. "I have battled this
Floyd | dragon before. It's a most ferocious creature. We must find another
Floyd | way out of the castle."
Floyd |
Floyd | Finding a seat on top of a suitcase, Tristain rests his chin on one
Floyd | hand and mulls over his options. After a minute or so he comes upon an
Floyd | idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | He springs to his feet and hurries over to Ser Leonhart, taking one of
Floyd | the knight's hands and pressing it against his own heart. "Ser Knight,
Floyd | my brave and chivalrous knight, we have but one chance, and only if
Floyd | you are brave and chivalrous enough for such a mission."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ser Leonhart returns to his knee, his face a deep red. "There is nary
Floyd | a challenge too great for the protector of the princess."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tristain titters girlishly, making a show of it. "Well, there is a
Floyd | potion that can return—I mean turn the dragon into a tiny, harmless
Floyd | dog. Think of all the peasant villages you would save from being
Floyd | ravaged by the beast! Robbit—I mean, a goblin is brewing the potion
Floyd | in
Floyd | the kitchen. Once the potion is done, it will turn pink in colour.
Floyd | Bring me a bottle of it, and we can be on our way. I shall wait here
Floyd | for your return." He sits down on a suitcase, bats his eyelashes and
Floyd | smiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| DavidW asks, "um. Shall I swap Ser for the horror maid?" | |
| Roger says, "obviously yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you into the darkness. There is quite a bit of Floyd | bumping into things and people, eliciting the occasional squeal from Floyd | the other pig, and after emerging back into the light of the foyer, Floyd | you discover the horror is now standing behind you. Floyd | Floyd | Tristain dives behind his suitcases to keep from being seen. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you down a long hallway lined with portraits. Ahead Floyd | to the east is the receiving room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Receiving Room Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you to the receiving room. There are rooms to the Floyd | east and south, as well a service corridor to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Service Corridor Floyd ] Exits: north, south and up Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead the horror into the narrow service corridor continuing to the Floyd | north. A set of servants' stairs twists around a wall and disappears Floyd | above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd ] Exits: south and east Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you into the large and dusty kitchen. An open Floyd | doorway to the outside lies to the east. A single cauldron bubbles Floyd | over an open flame, filling the room with a vile odour. Jars of Floyd | assorted ingredients are gathered atop a nearby table. On the floor is Floyd | an open book. Tuck is frantically stirring the contents of the Floyd | cauldron, which should be enough to keep him distracted from turning Floyd | around and laying eyes on the horror, so long as you avoid him. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Yard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you to the stableyard. To the north is the barn, Floyd | and to the west is an open doorway leading to the kitchen. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Barn Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you into the barn where she discovers Hero 4 pacing Floyd | back and forth. He stops as you enter, and after seeing the terrible Floyd | visage of the horror, the walls of his sanity begin to crumble. As you Floyd | have witnessed before, the horror transports him to the small cell Floyd | beneath the keep, keeping a strand of hair for herself. Then she lifts Floyd | three tentacles into the air, a reminder of how many heroes have been Floyd | found. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x horror" | ||
Floyd ] Barn Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X HORROR Floyd | Floyd | You have heard tales of unnameable horrors, and unlike your Floyd | companions, you possess the constitution to look upon one. Or, perhaps Floyd | their maddening appearance has no effect on ordinary pigs. In any Floyd | event, you never suspected they wore so many ribbons. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Yard Floyd ] Exits: north, south and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you to the stableyard. To the south is the pen. To Floyd | the west is an open doorway leading to the kitchen. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd ] Exits: south and east Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you into the large and dusty kitchen. A narrow Floyd | service corridor lies to the south. A single cauldron bubbles over an Floyd | open flame, filling the room with a vile odour. Jars of assorted Floyd | ingredients are gathered atop a nearby table. On the floor is an open Floyd | book. Tuck is frantically stirring the contents of the cauldron. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Service Corridor Floyd ] Exits: north, south and up Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead the horror into the narrow service corridor continuing to the Floyd | south. A set of servants' stairs twists around a wall and disappears Floyd | above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you to the first storey landing. From here, you can Floyd | continue up to the storey above or go west to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you down the first storey hallway. There is a Floyd | library to the north and a balcony to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you into an expansive library lit by an open Floyd | window. On the southern wall beside the sole entrance hangs a great Floyd | tapestry, bulging a bit in the middle. The remaining walls are lined Floyd | with shelves upon shelves of books. A bare reading table occupies the Floyd | centre of the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tapestry" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X TAPESTRY Floyd | Floyd | The large tapestry depicts a demon standing on a rocky shoreline in Floyd | the midst of a storm. In one hand he holds a bell; the other is Floyd | outstretched, feeding a murder of crows that hovers around him. A pair Floyd | of boots poke out from below the tapestry. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell boots" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL BOOTS Floyd | Floyd | You sniff around Hero 5's feet. Floyd | Floyd | The horror gently shifts the tapestry to the side to reveal the hero, Floyd | and you watch as the walls of his sanity begin to crumble. As you have Floyd | witnessed before, the horror transports him to the small cell beneath Floyd | the keep, keeping a strand of hair for herself. Then she lifts four Floyd | tentacles into the air, a reminder of how many heroes have been found. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That leaves the one that was with the dragon." | |
| DavidW says, "I don't know where he went." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Maybe we can substitute the knight somehow." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You return to the first storey hallway, which runs from the balcony to Floyd | the west to the stairwell to the east. The horror remains close Floyd | behind. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell button" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You cannot see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x button" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You cannot see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lift" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X LIFT Floyd | Floyd | You cannot see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east and up Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You emerge from the hallway with the horror in tow onto the first Floyd | storey balcony. A circular staircase only rises to the balcony above, Floyd | as the descending section into the foyer has collapsed. A call button Floyd | can summon the lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell button" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east and up Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You sniff as high as you can reach, just below the call button. The Floyd | horror backs away, shaking her head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you down the first storey hallway. There is a Floyd | library to the north and a stairwell to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you to the first storey landing. From here, you can Floyd | take the servants' stairs to the storey above or the ground floor Floyd | below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Service Corridor Floyd ] Exits: north, south and up Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead the horror down the stairs and into the narrow service Floyd | corridor running north and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Receiving Room Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you to the receiving room. There are rooms to the Floyd | east and south, as well as a well-lit hallway through the open door to Floyd | the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you down a long hallway lined with portraits. Ahead Floyd | to the west is the foyer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you to what remains of the foyer of the inner keep. Floyd | To the north is a courtyard, to the west is a darkened hallway and to Floyd | the south are the closed double doors to the bailey. Without a Floyd | functioning staircase, only a lift remains to provide access to the Floyd | balconies above. Not wanting to be caught by any of the castle staff, Floyd | Tristain has hidden himself behind his pile of suitcases. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You squeeze through the doggy door and onto the northern end of the Floyd | bailey, with the rest of the bailey to the south, southeast and Floyd | southwest. The horror follows you through the doors, and the dragon Floyd | soon joins the both of you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake bell" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > SHAKE BELL Floyd | Floyd | You ring the bell, and a murder of crows descends from the sky. The Floyd | dragon, however, quickly chases them away. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh. The tapestry had the demon with a bell, and feeding crows." | |
| DavidW says, "So the bell summons crows." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Centre Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You return to the dogtower, the horror and dragon close behind. From Floyd | here, you can go back north, or continue south, east or west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tower" | ||
Floyd ] Centre Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X TOWER Floyd | Floyd | Hero 3 is hiding inside the dogtower above its entrance, pressing Floyd | against the walls with his hands and feet to keep himself aloft. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell hero" | ||
Floyd ] Centre Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL HERO Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the dogtower. Floyd | Floyd | The horror reaches a tentacle inside and pulls the hero down to the Floyd | ground. You watch as the walls of his sanity begin to crumble. She Floyd | collects her last strand of hair, casting the body through to the cell Floyd | with the others. After all is said and done she turns to you, lifts Floyd | five tentacles in the air and claps them together. Floyd | Floyd | All that is left is to complete the potion. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Northern Bailey Floyd ] Exits: north, south, southeast and southwest Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead the horror and the dragon across the bailey, arriving at the Floyd | double doors of the inner keep. The dogtower stands behind you to the Floyd | south, with the rest of the bailey to the southeast and southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You squeeze through the doggy door and return to what's left of the Floyd | foyer. The horror follows not long after, opening and then closing the Floyd | double doors behind you. To the north is a courtyard, to the west a Floyd | darkened hallway and to the east a well-lit hallway. Without a Floyd | functioning staircase, only a lift remains to provide access to the Floyd | balconies above. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you down a long hallway lined with portraits. Ahead Floyd | to the east is the receiving room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Receiving Room Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The horror follows you to the receiving room. There are rooms to the Floyd | east and south, as well a service corridor to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Service Corridor Floyd ] Exits: north, south and up Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead the horror into the narrow service corridor continuing to the Floyd | north. A set of servants' stairs twists around a wall and disappears Floyd | above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Robbit is waiting for you as you lead the horror into the kitchen. Floyd | Floyd | "Did Petunia find the stinky heroes?" he asks. The horror claps her Floyd | tentacles together excitedly and skips over to the cauldron. Leaning Floyd | over the edge, she spits out the five strands of hair. Each one sinks Floyd | into the brew. Floyd | Floyd | Tuck, meanwhile, recoils in shock at the arrival of the horror. He Floyd | flings his body under the table and curls up into a ball, rocking back Floyd | and forth while holding his head. Floyd | Floyd | "Done!" exclaims the clown once the mixture curdles into a bright pink Floyd | soup. "Robbit makes sure this is good, yes?" He stirs the cauldron Floyd | with the large spoon, and, scooping up a generous amount, he swallows Floyd | it down in one gulp. A puff of smoke surrounds him, and when it Floyd | clears, a goblin wearing a footman's livery appears where the clown Floyd | once stood. Floyd | Floyd | "Robbit is cured!" he shouts, looking himself over. He even takes a Floyd | few steps to ensure his shoes have lost their squeak. Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to continue.] | ||
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen
Floyd ] Exits: south and east
Floyd | Unable to wait any longer, the horror steals the spoon from the goblin
Floyd | and scoops up some of the potion for herself. She is surrounded by a
Floyd | similar puff of smoke, and yet when this one clears, the same
Floyd | terrifying horror stands before you. Instead, the multitude of ribbons
Floyd | in her head-tentacles have vanished.
Floyd |
Floyd | She feels up and down her head-tentacles, and finding no ribbons, she
Floyd | squeals in delight. She lifts up the goblin (despite his kicks and
Floyd | protests) and plants many kisses on his head with all of her mouths.
Floyd | Once satisfied with herself, the horror replaces the goblin and skips
Floyd | away to the south, humming merrily as she goes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The goblin wipes the slobber off his face. He then gives Tuck a swift
Floyd | kick to the rear. "What is friend doing under there? Help Robbit carry
Floyd | the big potty up to storage." He puts on a pair of oven mitts and
Floyd | picks up the whole cauldron. Tuck circles round to the other side but
Floyd | needs only help stabilise the unwieldy vessel.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Robbit cannot see around the bloody potty," continues the goblin.
Floyd | "Friend is taller, so friend can be Robbit's eyes, and Robbit shall
Floyd | follow. Onward!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tuck, unsure of where the goblin wants him to go exactly, looks over
Floyd | at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh my." | |
| DavidW asks, "um. Where do you suppose 'storage' is and should we go there?" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Gargoyle, I suspect?" | ||
| DavidW says, "I'm unsure." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Service Corridor Floyd ] Exits: north, south and up Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead Tuck and Robbit into the narrow service corridor continuing Floyd | to the south. A set of servants' stairs twists around a wall and Floyd | disappears above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Service Corridor Floyd ] Exits: north, south and up Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | The goblin clicks his teeth to gain Tuck's attention. "Robbit cannot Floyd | carry the potty on those stairs! Friend must make for the lift." He Floyd | motions to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Receiving Room Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck and Robbit follow you to the receiving room. There are rooms to Floyd | the east and south, as well as a well-lit hallway through the open Floyd | door to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck and Robbit follow you down a long hallway lined with portraits. Floyd | Ahead to the west is the foyer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck and Robbit follow you to what remains of the foyer of the inner Floyd | keep. To the north is a courtyard, to the west is a darkened hallway Floyd | and to the south are the closed double doors to the bailey. Without a Floyd | functioning staircase, only a lift remains to provide access to the Floyd | balconies above. Tristain is hiding behind his pile of suitcases. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell lift" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Lift Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL LIFT Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the lift, and after Tuck opens the door, you lead your Floyd | entourage inside. With the two companions in addition to the cauldron, Floyd | there is not much room to spare. Next to the door is a horizontal row Floyd | of buttons, labelled '3', '2', '1' and 'G' from left to right. The Floyd | button labelled 'G' is already depressed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW aimlessly. | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell 2" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL 2 Floyd | Floyd | You stand on your hind legs and sniff as high as you can reach, just Floyd | below the button labelled '2'. Tuck presses it. Floyd | Floyd | The lift stutters to life and slowly ascends before coming to a stop. Floyd | You emerge onto the second storey balcony. On this level, you can Floyd | follow hallways to the east or west. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh wait, this is bedroom level" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell lift" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Lift Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL LIFT Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the lift, and after Tuck opens the door, you lead your Floyd | entourage inside. Next to the door is a horizontal row of buttons, Floyd | labelled '3', '2', '1' and 'G' from left to right. The button labelled Floyd | '2' is already depressed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell 3" | ||
Floyd ] Third Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL 3 Floyd | Floyd | You stand on your hind legs and sniff as high as you can reach, just Floyd | below the button labelled '3'. Tuck presses it. Floyd | Floyd | The lift stutters to life and slowly ascends before coming to a stop. Floyd | You emerge with your entourage onto the highest balcony. On this Floyd | level, you can go east to a hallway or up the spiral staircase to the Floyd | tower. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Tuck and Robbit follow you down the third storey hallway, where a Floyd | stone gargoyle has been carved into the wall. The goblin drops the Floyd | cauldron, glad to be rid of the heavy weight, and puts his mouth Floyd | directly inside one of the gargoyle's ears. "Schrank!" he shouts. Floyd | "Wake up, Schrank!" Floyd | Floyd | The gargoyle wakes with a start, shouting something in a language you Floyd | fail to understand. Realising the source of the clamour is only Robbit Floyd | and therefore not a threat, he yawns and stretches, smacking his lips Floyd | and scratching an armpit. Floyd | Floyd | "Robbit would shout not if Schrank was a lighter sleeper. Now, Robbit Floyd | needs the potion closet, please and thanking you." Floyd | Floyd | The gargoyle shakes his head and says something else. Floyd | Floyd | Rolling his eyes, the goblin tugs three times on the tasselled cord Floyd | hanging from the gargoyle's hands. "There is the code. Robbit hopes Floyd | Schrank is happy now." Floyd | Floyd | The gargoyle grins then opens his mouth wide, and wider, and wider, Floyd | until you find yourself looking through a passage into a closet full Floyd | of shelves, each shelf full of bottled potions. Robbit drags the Floyd | cauldron into the closet, and using a ladle and funnel, he begins to Floyd | fill up a number of empty bottles. He hands the first one to Tuck. Floyd | Floyd | "Sorry! Robbit completely forgot to give friend a sippy. Friend should Floyd | have said something!" He resumes filling the bottles. Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to continue.] | ||
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Only after corking the last bottle does Robbit notice that Tuck never Floyd | drank his potion. "Robbit is confused," he says, stepping out of the Floyd | closet. He tugs three more times on the cord to close the gargoyle's Floyd | gaping maw. "Why would friend stay a stinky hume? Robbit has the Floyd | feeling that friend does not want to drink the counter potion. Robbit Floyd | has the feeling that friend likes being a stinky hume. Robbit Floyd | is not sure friend is a friend at all." Floyd | Floyd | Tuck backs away from the goblin's advances. "N-n-n-no, you see, Mr. Floyd | Goblin, sir, I believe there may have been a little misunderstanding, Floyd | in that I'm a stinky hume, er, human—well, not exactly stinky. I Floyd | mean, Floyd | I believe in good personal hygiene as much as anyone, but the journey Floyd | was long and arduous and I have not a decent bath in a fortnight, Floyd | and—" Floyd | Floyd | The squire is interrupted by a high-pitched voice, coming from the Floyd | west. "Robbit!" shouts the voice. "Robbit, you soggy lump of drain Floyd | hair! Have you finished my counter potion? Or do you think I enjoy Floyd | being stuck in the body of a non-denominational winter holiday elf?" Floyd | Floyd | The goblin snatches the potion out of Tuck's hands. "His Lordship Floyd | needs this," he sneers. "But Robbit shall be right back to finish the Floyd | talking." He stomps away to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Once Robbit is out of sight, Tuck turns to you. "I think we ought not Floyd | be here when he returns," he whispers. "But we should tell Ser Floyd | Leonhart where they keep the potions." He scratches his head. "If we Floyd | can find him, that is." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Third Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead Tuck to the third storey balcony. Ahead of you rises a spiral Floyd | staircase to the keep's highest tower. The main staircase descends to Floyd | the balcony below, curving around the waiting lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell lift" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Lift Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL LIFT Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the lift, and after Tuck opens the door, you lead him Floyd | inside. Next to the door on the southern wall is a horizontal row of Floyd | buttons, labelled '3', '2', '1' and 'G' from left to right. The button Floyd | labelled '3' is already depressed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell g" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SMELL G Floyd | Floyd | You stand on your hind legs and sniff as high as you can reach, just Floyd | below the rightmost button. Tuck presses it. The lift stutters to Floyd | life, slowly descending all the way to the ground. Floyd | Floyd | You emerge into the foyer. You can go north to the courtyard, south Floyd | through the double doors to the bailey, east to the well-lit hallway Floyd | or west to the darkened hallway. Floyd | Floyd | The moment Tristain sees Tuck, he forgets his disguise. His voice Floyd | drops an octave. "Hi," he says. Floyd | Floyd | Tuck is equally transfixed. "Hi, uh, miss," he says. Floyd | Floyd | Tristain clears his throat. "Yes, miss—I mean, what an adorable pig! Floyd | It seems like everyone has a pig companion these days. I hope I have Floyd | not missed a trend." Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, this is a wizard sniffer," replies Tuck. "Ser Leonhart and I are Floyd | using him to find the evil wizard." Floyd | Floyd | Tristain sashays over to you and pets you gingerly on the head. "Ah, Floyd | you are a friend of Ser Knight's. His squire, perhaps? How nice it Floyd | must be to share such adventures with a friend." He falls silent as he Floyd | drifts away, but only for a moment. "By the way, I should mention this Floyd | is not a boy-wizard sniffer, but a girl-wizard sniffer. I gather you Floyd | have little experience with wizard sniffers. Or pigs, for that Floyd | matter." Floyd | Floyd | "No, miss. I come from a family of knights, though I must serve as Floyd | squire before I am knighted. Not that I had much choice in the Floyd | matter." As he speaks, Tuck looks you over with fresh information. You Floyd | back up against the wall. Floyd | Floyd | "I bear similar feelings," Tristain says. "My father wishes me to be Floyd | like him, but... I'm not." Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to continue.] | ||
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Foyer
Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west
Floyd | Tuck laughs, which catches the other off guard. "I doubt you shall
Floyd | become aught like your father. You are a girl!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "A rather sublime example of one, I should think," says Tristain, not
Floyd | missing a beat. "Please, call me Tri—I mean, I am Princess Joy."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tuck gasps and throws himself onto the floor. "Your Highness! My
Floyd | sincerest apologies, if only I knew! Squire Tuck, at your service."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Tuck?" repeats Tristain, stifling a laugh. "I know a few things about
Floyd | tucks."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Really? I'm acquainted with no other."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mayhap I should introduce you," says Tristain, winking, which elicits
Floyd | a perplexed blush from the squire, which in turn prompts Tristain to
Floyd | start fanning himself. He quickly changes the subject. "So, I told Ser
Floyd | Knight I would wait for him here, and I believe I last saw him follow
Floyd | your, uh, sniffer down yonder hallway for what is surely an important
Floyd | reason. Once he accomplishes the task given to him, we may all leave
Floyd | together. How does that sound?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tuck jumps to his feet. "Oh, I would like that very much. This is such
Floyd | a dreadful place."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You know not the half of it," says Tristain with a frown.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you into the darkness. There is quite a bit of bumping Floyd | into things and people, eliciting the occasional squeal from the other Floyd | pig, and after emerging back into the light of the foyer, you discover Floyd | Ser Leonhart is now standing behind you. Floyd | Floyd | "Ser Knight!" calls Tristain. "You have missed your squire! He went in Floyd | where you came from." He points down the darkened hallway and smiles. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm thinking, if we take the treats in there, we might get Ser and Tuck back together." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "That's possible." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop bell" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > DROP BELL Floyd | Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "f w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > F W Floyd | Floyd | Your command was not recognised. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you into the darkness. There is quite a bit of Floyd | bumping into things and people, eliciting the occasional squeal from Floyd | the other pig, and after emerging back into the light of the foyer, Floyd | you discover Tuck is now standing behind you. Floyd | Floyd | Tristain's smile flattens. He looks down the hallway, then back at Floyd | Tuck. "You are not very good at this, are you?" Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, I shall never succeed in this hero business!" The squire flops Floyd | down on the suitcase next to Tristain, who immediately starts fanning Floyd | himself. Floyd | Floyd | "Be not so hard on yourself. With practice, I'm confident you shall be Floyd | a great hero." Floyd | Floyd | Tuck shakes his head. "I am sorry, Your Highness. I should not be Floyd | bothering you with my problems while you are kidnapped." Floyd | Floyd | "Nonsense," says Tristain, waving a hand. "I'm happy to listen and Floyd | offer advice if I can. And take it from me, you ought to be only what Floyd | your heart wants you to be." Floyd | Floyd | "I, uh, know not what my heart wants me to be." Floyd | Floyd | "Well, what is your greatest talent?" Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to continue.] | ||
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Foyer
Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west
Floyd | Tuck thinks for a moment. "I fear I possess no talents at all."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah," says Tristain. "In that case, have you considered politics?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "No, I'm afraid not."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tristain claps his hands together. "Splendid! Once we are free of this
Floyd | place, I shall help you with your burgeoning political career. Though
Floyd | you shall need a suitable wife to begin. All successful politicians
Floyd | are married, you know." He leans into Tuck, who abruptly jumps to his
Floyd | feet and stumbles backwards.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Er, thank you very much, Your Highness, but, uh, I have no interest
Floyd | in finding a wife. Wait—I did not mean that you could not—I mean,
Floyd | I'm
Floyd | sure that wives are wonderful, but not for me." He takes a deep breath
Floyd | to calm his nerves. "My apologies, Your Highness. Ser Leonhart warned
Floyd | me not to reveal this to anyone, as not wanting a wife is an offence
Floyd | to the common good. I hope to have not offended you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tristain looks delighted. "Offended? Young man, I'm positively
Floyd | enchanted. You have spoken no ills. Now, I shall wait here while you
Floyd | and Ser Knight sort yourselves out. He has a mission yet to complete,
Floyd | after all."
Floyd |
Floyd | The two say their goodbye, which takes quite a bit longer than you
Floyd | would like.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| DavidW says, "okay, maybe we just keep at the Scooby Doo doors gag until it's exhausted." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you into the darkness. There is quite a bit of bumping Floyd | into things and people, eliciting the occasional squeal from the other Floyd | pig, and after emerging back into the light of the foyer, you discover Floyd | Ser Leonhart is now standing behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart follows you into the darkness. There is quite a bit of Floyd | bumping into things and people, eliciting the occasional squeal from Floyd | the other pig, and after emerging back into the light of the foyer, Floyd | you discover Tuck is now standing behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "or not. I'll go get the tin" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell lift" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Lift Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL LIFT Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the lift, and after Tuck opens the door, you lead him Floyd | inside. Next to the door on the southern wall is a horizontal row of Floyd | buttons, labelled '3', '2', '1' and 'G' from left to right. The button Floyd | labelled 'G' is already depressed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell 2" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL 2 Floyd | Floyd | You stand on your hind legs and sniff as high as you can reach, just Floyd | below the button labelled '2'. Tuck presses it. Floyd | Floyd | The lift stutters to life and slowly ascends before coming to a stop. Floyd | You emerge onto the second storey balcony. On this level, you can Floyd | follow hallways to the east or west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you down the western hallway. There is a closed door to Floyd | the west and a bedroom to the north. A tin of pig treats lies on its Floyd | side near a wall. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pepper shaker here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tin" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE TIN Floyd | Floyd | It's too large and unwieldy for you to carry. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell tin" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL TIN Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the tin of pig treats. Tuck investigates the tin, eventually Floyd | opening it and pulling out a treat. Floyd | Floyd | "Is this what you want?" he asks. He places the treat on the ground in Floyd | front of you. "You must be hungry." Floyd | Floyd | His stomach growls. "Golly, I'm hungry too," he says. He sniffs one of Floyd | treats, and finding it acceptable, he takes a small bite. Then Floyd | another. Floyd | Floyd | Before you know it, the entire tin is empty. He seems to have Floyd | surprised himself. "Oops," he says, placing the empty tin back on the Floyd | floor. "I hope you only need the one." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW Wasn't expecting that. | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take treat" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE TREAT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x treat" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X TREAT Floyd | Floyd | It smells delicious, and powerfully so. You feel like you can smell it Floyd | all the way across the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you to the second storey balcony. Another hallway leads Floyd | to the east. A circular staircase reaches the balconies above and Floyd | below, curving around the waiting lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell lift" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Lift Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL LIFT Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the lift, and after Tuck opens the door, you lead him Floyd | inside. Next to the door on the southern wall is a horizontal row of Floyd | buttons, labelled '3', '2', '1' and 'G' from left to right. The button Floyd | labelled '2' is already depressed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell g" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL G Floyd | Floyd | You stand on your hind legs and sniff as high as you can reach, just Floyd | below the rightmost button. Tuck presses it. The lift stutters to Floyd | life, slowly descending all the way to the ground. Floyd | Floyd | You emerge into the foyer. You can go north to the courtyard, south Floyd | through the double doors to the bailey, east to the well-lit hallway Floyd | or west to the darkened hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Tuck follows you into the darkness. There is quite a bit of bumping Floyd | into things and people, and this time, upon emerging back into the Floyd | foyer, you discover Ser Leonhart, Tuck and the other pig marching Floyd | along behind you. The pig snatches the treat from your mouth and Floyd | charges through the doggy door, out of sight. Floyd | Floyd | The knight blinks. "Two pigs? The wizard plotted to separate us this Floyd | whole time! I was starting to wonder why my exploration of the keep Floyd | was interspersed with long periods of doing naught in a dark hallway." Floyd | Floyd | "I was under the impression the sniffer needed to nap frequently," Floyd | says Tuck, yawning, "which is an appealing prospect." Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart poses like he could conquer the world. "We must first Floyd | complete our mission. There is no rest for the wicked, thus we have Floyd | not the luxury." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bell" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE BELL Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell lift" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL LIFT Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the lift. Floyd | Floyd | "What is it?" asks Tuck, but Ser Leonhart presses a finger to his Floyd | squire's lips. Floyd | Floyd | "The loo," replies the knight in a hushed tone. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh," says Tuck. "But why are we whispering?" Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart points at the lift. "The evil wizard is inside." He Floyd | raises his sword, counts to three on his fingers, then throws open the Floyd | door, only to find it completely empty. The knight is dumbfounded and Floyd | almost offended. "Why, there is naught inside at all! Ah, here it is." Floyd | He picks up the pail in the foyer. "A good thing too. I have held this Floyd | in since the foot of the mountain." Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart places the pail in the centre of the lift, takes several Floyd | minutes to conduct his business and then returns without the pail. Floyd | "Now, where were we?" he asks. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ew" | |
| DavidW says, "I think we should take the stairs instead." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you down a long hallway lined with Floyd | portraits. Ahead to the east is the receiving room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Receiving Room Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the receiving room. There are Floyd | rooms to the east and south, as well a service corridor to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Service Corridor Floyd ] Exits: north, south and up Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead Ser Leonhart and Tuck into the narrow service corridor Floyd | continuing to the north. A set of servants' stairs twists around a Floyd | wall and disappears above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the first storey landing. From Floyd | here, you can continue up to the storey above or go west to the Floyd | hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the second storey landing. You can Floyd | continue up to the storey above or head west to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Third Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the third storey landing. You can Floyd | head west to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you down the third storey hallway. There Floyd | is a stone gargoyle carved into the wall to the north and a balcony to Floyd | the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell gargoyle" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL GARGOYLE Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the gargoyle. Floyd | Floyd | "The wizard is disguising himself as this stone creature!" cries Ser Floyd | Leonhart, but Tuck places himself between the knight and the gargoyle. Floyd | Floyd | "No, milord! He is a friendly gargoyle!" Floyd | Floyd | The gargoyle holds up his tiny arms, as if to say his arms lack the Floyd | length to hurt anybody. Floyd | Floyd | "There stands a closet of potions behind him," continues Tuck. "We Floyd | need to make use of that cord." He points at the tasselled cord Floyd | hanging limply from the gargoyle's hand. Floyd | Floyd | "Sometimes, Tuck, I wonder what I would do without you." And before Floyd | his squire can stop him, the knight cuts down the cord with his blade. Floyd | He hands the thing to Tuck. "There you are. I leave it to you." Floyd | Floyd | Tuck's lower lip trembles. "I... I no longer know what to do." He Floyd | stuffs the severed cord into his doublet. Floyd | Floyd | "Ah, worry not, my forgetful follower," says Ser Leonhart. "We shall Floyd | find another way." He gives his squire a comforting slap on the back, Floyd | though from the change in Tuck's expression, it failed to be Floyd | comforting at all. Floyd | Floyd | The gargoyle, meanwhile, is none too pleased with the loss of his Floyd | cord. He crosses his arms and glares at the three of you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh. Now we need the pepper" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Third Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west and down Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the third storey landing. You can Floyd | take the servants' stairs to the storey below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the second storey landing. You can Floyd | continue down to the storey below or go west to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you down the hallway. There is a closed Floyd | door to the north and a balcony to the west. A memorandum has been Floyd | nailed to the northern door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the second storey balcony. Another Floyd | hallway leads to the west. A circular staircase reaches the balconies Floyd | above and below. A call button can summon the lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you down the western hallway. There is a Floyd | closed door to the west and a bedroom to the north. A tin of pig Floyd | treats lies on its side near a wall. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pepper shaker here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pepper" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE PEPPER Floyd | Floyd | You already hold something in your mouth. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop bell" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > DROP BELL Floyd | Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pepper" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE PEPPER Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the second storey balcony. Another Floyd | hallway leads to the east. A circular staircase reaches the balconies Floyd | above and below. A call button can summon the lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you down the hallway. There is a closed Floyd | door to the north and a stairwell to the east. A memorandum has been Floyd | nailed to the northern door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the second storey landing. You can Floyd | take the servants' stairs to the storey above or below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you down the hallway. There is a closed Floyd | door to the north and a balcony to the west. A memorandum has been Floyd | nailed to the northern door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | The northern door is closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell door" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL DOOR Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the eastern door or the northern door? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "northern" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > NORTHERN Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the door, and Ser Leonhart opens it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you into Tristain's bedroom, lit from a Floyd | large window overlooking the courtyard. Beside a four-post bed with a Floyd | princess canopy is a vanity covered in wigs, ersatz jewellery and one Floyd | overflowing box of makeup. An open wardrobe is full of dresses and Floyd | capes and boas and heels. On the walls are posters of boy bands, Floyd | though the largest poster is of Zifmia the Adventurer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x poster" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X POSTER Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the poster of 5 Seconds of Winter, the poster of Floyd | Four Directions or the poster of Zifmia the Adventurer? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "zifmia" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > ZIFMIA Floyd | Floyd | There she is, as fierce as ever. She is clad all in leather, her crown Floyd | askew and her makeup artfully smeared. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x winter" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X WINTER Floyd | Floyd | It's the same picture as their iconic cover for Tumbling Rock Floyd | magazine. The boys are naked, covering themselves with merely their Floyd | hands, with short phrases and doodles drawn all over them. You cannot Floyd | call yourself a fan of their music, but at least they are pleasing to Floyd | look at. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x directions" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X DIRECTIONS Floyd | Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x four" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X FOUR Floyd | Floyd | This is a more candid picture of the boys when they were still Floyd | together. Since the breakup, East's solo career has not been as Floyd | successful as he (or his fans) had hoped for, though it's early yet. Floyd | The rest of the group is trying to continue on as Three Directions, Floyd | but the name lacks the same ring it once had. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bed" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X BED Floyd | Floyd | You have a similar one in your bedroom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wigs" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X WIGS Floyd | Floyd | You suppose Tristain must work with the tools he has. If you find a Floyd | way out of this alive, you might give him some of yours. At least he'd Floyd | appreciate the items more than you would by keeping them. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | You are in Tristain's bedroom, lit from a large window overlooking the Floyd | courtyard. Beside a four-post bed with a princess canopy is a vanity Floyd | covered in wigs, ersatz jewellery and one overflowing box of makeup. Floyd | An open wardrobe is full of dresses and capes and boas and heels. On Floyd | the walls are posters of boy bands, though the largest poster is of Floyd | Zifmia the Adventurer. Tuck and Ser Leonhart wait nearby. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x vanity" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X VANITY Floyd | Floyd | It is fairly worn. Tristain must oft make use of it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wardrobe" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X WARDROBE Floyd | Floyd | It's quite large, which is for the best, as Tristain's collection of Floyd | looks is also large. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | The large window overlooks the courtyard. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x makeup" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X MAKEUP Floyd | Floyd | You suppose Tristain must work with the tools he has. If you find a Floyd | way out of this alive, you might give him some of yours. At least he'd Floyd | appreciate the items more than you would by keeping them. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You return to the eastern hallway, which runs from the balcony to the Floyd | west to the stairwell to the east. Ser Leonhart and Tuck remain close Floyd | behind. A memorandum has been nailed to the northern door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the second storey landing. You can Floyd | take the servants' stairs to the storey above or below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Third Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the third storey landing. You can Floyd | head west to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you down the third storey hallway. There Floyd | is a stone gargoyle carved into the wall to the north and a balcony to Floyd | the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake pepper" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > SHAKE PEPPER Floyd | Floyd | You shake the pepper shaker. A cloud of pepper expands and hovers Floyd | briefly, tickling the nostrils of anyone in its vicinity. Floyd | Floyd | You sneeze (but hold onto the shaker). Ser Leonhart sneezes. Tuck Floyd | sneezes. The gargoyle sneezes, and he spits out a bottle of counter Floyd | potion, which Ser Leonhart deftly plucks from the air. Floyd | Floyd | "A pink potion! This must be what the princess is looking for," says Floyd | the knight, and he adds the potion to the collection of items on his Floyd | belt. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf11" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We can return to Tristain, I guess, or we can explore the top of the tower." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Top first, I guess." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Can I swap the pepper for the bell first?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop pepper" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > DROP PEPPER Floyd | Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Third Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west and down Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the third storey landing. You can Floyd | take the servants' stairs to the storey below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the second storey landing. You can Floyd | continue down to the storey below or go west to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you down the hallway. There is a bedroom Floyd | to the north and a balcony to the west. A memorandum has been nailed Floyd | to the northern door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the second storey balcony. Another Floyd | hallway leads to the west. A circular staircase reaches the balconies Floyd | above and below. A call button can summon the lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you down the western hallway. There is a Floyd | closed door to the west and a bedroom to the north. A tin of pig Floyd | treats lies on its side near a wall. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a handbell here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bell" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE BELL Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the second storey balcony. Another Floyd | hallway leads to the east. A circular staircase reaches the balconies Floyd | above and below. A call button can summon the lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you down the hallway. There is a bedroom Floyd | to the north and a stairwell to the east. A memorandum has been nailed Floyd | to the northern door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the second storey landing. You can Floyd | take the servants' stairs to the storey above or below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Third Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the third storey landing. You can Floyd | head west to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you down the third storey hallway. There Floyd | is a stone gargoyle carved into the wall to the north and a balcony to Floyd | the west. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pepper shaker here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Third Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead Ser Leonhart and Tuck to the third storey balcony. Ahead of Floyd | you rises a spiral staircase to the keep's highest tower. The main Floyd | staircase descends to the balcony below. A call button can summon the Floyd | lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Top of the Tower Stairs Floyd ] Exits: north and down Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the top of the spiral staircase. Floyd | To the north is a closed door. You can hear sparks and zaps and other Floyd | magickal noises coming from inside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell door" | ||
Floyd ] Top of the Tower Stairs Floyd ] Exits: north and down Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the door. Ser Leonhart tries to open it, but it is locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell keys" | ||
Floyd ] Top of the Tower Stairs Floyd ] Exits: north and down Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL KEYS Floyd | Floyd | You sniff the keys, and Ser Leonhart tries each one in the door. Not Floyd | one manages to open it. This one might actually be sealed by magick. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I guess we can't do this quite yet." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake bell" | ||
Floyd ] Top of the Tower Stairs Floyd ] Exits: north and down Floyd | Floyd | > SHAKE BELL Floyd | Floyd | You ring the bell, but aside from the sound, nothing happens. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Third Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead Ser Leonhart and Tuck away from the cramped stone stairway Floyd | and return to the third storey balcony. A hallway extends to the east, Floyd | while the main staircase descends to the balcony below. A call button Floyd | can summon the lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you down the third storey hallway. There Floyd | is a stone gargoyle carved into the wall to the north and a stairwell Floyd | to the east. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pepper shaker here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Third Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west and down Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the third storey landing. You can Floyd | take the servants' stairs to the storey below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the second storey landing. You can Floyd | continue down to the storey below or go west to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the first storey landing. From Floyd | here, you can continue down to ground floor or go west to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Service Corridor Floyd ] Exits: north, south and up Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead Ser Leonhart and Tuck down the stairs and into the narrow Floyd | service corridor running north and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Receiving Room Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the receiving room. There are Floyd | rooms to the east and south, as well as a well-lit hallway through the Floyd | open door to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you down a long hallway lined with Floyd | portraits. Ahead to the west is the foyer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to what remains of the foyer of the Floyd | inner keep. To the north is a courtyard, to the west is a darkened Floyd | hallway and to the south are the closed double doors to the bailey. Floyd | Without a functioning staircase, only a lift remains to provide access Floyd | to the balconies above. Tristain sits atop one of his suitcases, Floyd | looking rather bored. Floyd | Floyd | "Your Highness, I have the potion," says Ser Leonhart. When he pulls Floyd | the potion from his belt, the flyer falls onto the floor. Floyd | Floyd | Tristain picks it up and looks it over. His cheery expression lasts Floyd | not long. "Ten million doubloons! He said the wedding was in my best Floyd | interest, but... he is marrying me off for the money." Floyd | Floyd | "The royal dowry has long been a tradition for finding the next king Floyd | when there are no male heirs," says Ser Leonhart. "Certainly Your Floyd | Highness would know the law." Floyd | Floyd | "Yes... of course." Tristain smooths out the flyer with his fingers. Floyd | "I am sorry. I shall be in my room." He gathers his gown and rushes Floyd | down the hallway to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x suitcase" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > X SUITCASE Floyd | Floyd | There are so many of them. You wonder if Tristain packs for both Floyd | genders. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Follow him?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you down a long hallway lined with Floyd | portraits. Ahead to the east is the receiving room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Receiving Room Floyd ] Exits: north, south, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the receiving room. There are Floyd | rooms to the east and south, as well a service corridor to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Service Corridor Floyd ] Exits: north, south and up Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You lead Ser Leonhart and Tuck into the narrow service corridor Floyd | continuing to the north. A set of servants' stairs twists around a Floyd | wall and disappears above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the first storey landing. From Floyd | here, you can continue up to the storey above or go west to the Floyd | hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the second storey landing. You can Floyd | continue up to the storey above or head west to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you down the hallway. There is a bedroom Floyd | to the north and a balcony to the west. You notice the memorandum is Floyd | no longer nailed to the northern door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You lead the knight and his squire into the young master's bedroom. Floyd | Tristain is seated on the edge of his bed, bent low over the wrinkled Floyd | flyer in one hand and the memo torn from his door in the other. A few Floyd | tears fall onto the papers. Floyd | Floyd | "Your Highness... are you unwell?" asks Ser Leonhart. Floyd | Floyd | Tristain wipes his eyes, smearing mascara across his cheek. "You know, Floyd | you try not to think badly of a parent. You might pray they are Floyd | confused, or stubborn, or will come around. Or you might run away for Floyd | a little while to create some distance, and hope that upon your return Floyd | they will listen to you in earnest. But realising your parent may Floyd | simply not be a good person... I know not how to describe the feeling. Floyd | I suppose it was obvious in hindsight, especially with how often we Floyd | fought, but the pill is bitter and difficult to swallow. Not to Floyd | mention, the poor girl." He looks up. "I swear, I knew naught of his Floyd | plan to drug her with love potion. I overheard him saying she managed Floyd | an escape after stealing an invisibility potion, but I cannot remember Floyd | the potion I switched it with. I can only pray it aided in her Floyd | escape." Floyd | Floyd | "I'm afraid I have not the slightest idea what you are talking about," Floyd | says Ser Leonhart, and Tristain rises to his feet. Floyd | Floyd | "No, I suppose not. My father made his choices, and choices have Floyd | consequences. The door to the workshop will be sealed with a hex, but Floyd | I can find the counter spell for you. Meet me in the library when you Floyd | can." He hurries away to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You return to the eastern hallway, which runs from the balcony to the Floyd | west to the stairwell to the east. Ser Leonhart and Tuck remain close Floyd | behind. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the second storey landing. You can Floyd | take the servants' stairs to the storey above or below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you to the first storey landing. From Floyd | here, you can continue down to ground floor or go west to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart and Tuck follow you down the first storey hallway. There Floyd | is a library to the north and a balcony to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You find Tristain in the library poring over old books. He calls Ser Floyd | Leonhart and Tuck over to him. Floyd | Floyd | "I have found it! You must say 'Open or I shall use you for firewood,' Floyd | and the door to the tower will open. I realise it is not the best way Floyd | to secure a location, but witchcraft has its flaws." Floyd | Floyd | "I think you mean wizardry," says Ser Leonhart. Floyd | Floyd | "No, I mean witchcraft." Floyd | Floyd | Tuck has been having his own thoughts on the matter. He holds up a Floyd | finger. "Milord, I have noticed the wizard is rather reliant on Floyd | potions and, well, judging from what has been seen and heard so far, I Floyd | think the wizard is not a wizard. I think the wizard is a witch." Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart blinks. "You mean, we seek the Evil Witch Queklain? Floyd | But... he is a man." Slowly, the knight drags himself to a conclusion, Floyd | and his lips begin to tremble. He claps a hand over his mouth, but it Floyd | does no good, for he soon doubles over in laughter. "Queklain, a Floyd | witch! How ridiculous! Is he going to chase us on a broomstick? Does Floyd | he wear a pointy hat?" Floyd | Floyd | "I believe wizards also wear pointy hats..." says Tuck, unsure of the Floyd | purpose of his master's insults. Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to continue.] | ||
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | [Press any key to continue.]Tristain, unable to restrain Floyd | himself, marches over to the knight and slaps him across the face. Floyd | "Your tongue is in need of discipline. There may be plenty of reasons Floyd | to disparage him, but a feminine profession is not one of them." Floyd | Floyd | "But Your Highness..." says the knight. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, for the gods' sakes, I'm not the princess. I'm Tristain, son of Floyd | Queklain." Tristain pulls off his wig to reveal a head of greasy, Floyd | short black hair. "Do what you came here to do, before I change my Floyd | mind and warn my father of your presence." Floyd | Floyd | After a moment of stunned silence, Ser Leonhart draws his sword. "I Floyd | understand now. You are also a witch, and you used your dark powers to Floyd | bewitch me into believing you were the princess." Floyd | Floyd | Tristain raises his hands in surrender. "That was not the way of it. I Floyd | merely—" Floyd | Floyd | "Enough! Tell me, where is the princess? Where are you keeping her?" Floyd | Floyd | "She is not in my care. I know not where she is," says Tristain. He Floyd | backs slowly into a bookshelf. Floyd | Floyd | With fists clenched tightly by his side, Tuck steps in front of the Floyd | knight's raised sword. He lifts his head high. "Let him be," he says. Floyd | "H-he has wronged neither of us." Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to continue.] | ||
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Library
Floyd ] Exit: south
Floyd | Ser Leonhart halts before his squire. "Tuck? Have you taken leave of
Floyd | your senses?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I-I no longer know what is sense, milord. All this time, I followed
Floyd | your lead as it is what squires do. But at once it occurred to me, how
Floyd | would I know if what you say is right? Because this feels far from
Floyd | right. I think... I shall be thinking more for myself from now on."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Your journey to knighthood, nay, to manhood is only beginning," says
Floyd | Ser Leonhart. He finds a pose demonstrating the most confidence. "A
Floyd | hero always does what is right. And that whoreson over there—" he
Floyd | points accusingly at Tristain "—is deceitful in words and in dress,
Floyd | and his wickedness has cost the true princess valuable time. Justice
Floyd | must be served."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, he spoke falsehoods, but should we open our ears and listen, we
Floyd | may find reason in them. We must not pass judgement so quickly," Tuck
Floyd | pleads.
Floyd |
Floyd | The knight's eyes soften, and for a moment, you can see the classic
Floyd | struggle between empathy and belief within them. Alas, belief, for
Floyd | those who possess it, is known for being the stronger of the two. Ser
Floyd | Leonhart shakes his head to throw the obtrusive thoughts away. "Your
Floyd | words are a gentle breeze, unable to bring down the sturdy stone wall
Floyd | of tradition. It is with a heavy heart that I release you from my
Floyd | service and brand you a traitor to the crown. Prepare yourself!"
Floyd |
Floyd | He at once lunges at his former squire, who narrowly avoids the blade
Floyd | and ducks under the table. The sword lodges itself in the wood, and
Floyd | placing one foot against the side of the table, Ser Leonhart removes
Floyd | the weapon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tuck, meanwhile, scrambles out the opposite side. Firmly practised in
Floyd | the art of retreat, he runs around the table in circles, and Ser
Floyd | Leonhart gives chase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Knight_Otu says, "For all the times that bite knight should work." | |
| DavidW says, "well, this took a turn." | ||
| DavidW says, "If this was outside, we could ring the bell for the crows." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You return to the first storey hallway, which runs from the balcony to Floyd | the west to the stairwell to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You head into an expansive library lit by an open window. On the Floyd | southern wall beside the sole entrance hangs a great tapestry. The Floyd | remaining walls are lined with shelves upon shelves of books. Tuck is Floyd | doing his best to escape the Ser Leonhart's blade. Tristain watches, Floyd | gripped by fear and unsure of what to do. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake bell" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SHAKE BELL Floyd | Floyd | You ring the bell, and a murder of crows descends through the open Floyd | window. They attack Ser Leonhart and his shiny platemail, distracting Floyd | him long enough for Tuck to throw himself at the knight's legs. They Floyd | both somersault to the ground. Floyd | Floyd | Left alone by the crows, Tristain presses the pointed end of one of Floyd | his heels against the knight's neck. "Drop your sword," he commands. Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart's lips tighten, but he does as he is told. Tuck grabs the Floyd | sword and takes a few steps backwards, pulling Tristain with him. They Floyd | watch the knight carefully as he returns to his feet and chases the Floyd | crows away with flailing arms. Floyd | Floyd | "Give me back my sword," says Ser Leonhart once the last of the crows Floyd | has fled. "You are untrained and more apt to hurt yourself than I." Floyd | Floyd | "Promise you will leave us in peace," says Tuck. "Your quarrel is with Floyd | Queklain, and you are indebted to me for all of those times I saved Floyd | you from death." You are not sure where the steady and confident voice Floyd | came from, but you are glad Tuck discovered it when he did. Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to continue.] | DavidW says, "oh, the window was open." | |
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Library
Floyd ] Exit: south
Floyd | Ser Leonhart considers his former squire's words. "Very well. Return
Floyd | my sword to me, and I swear on my honour and the wrath of the gods
Floyd | that I shall harm neither you nor the witch's child this foul day."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tristain puts a cautionary hand on the sword, but Tuck nods at him as
Floyd | if to say the knight is a man of his word. He clumsily tosses the
Floyd | sword at the knight's feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Goodbye, my defiant defector," says Ser Leonhart, "for I am off to
Floyd | slay the wizard—I mean witch. May the gods have mercy on your soul."
Floyd | Without another word, the knight retrieves his sword and departs to
Floyd | the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tuck spins round. "Are you unharmed?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tristain immediately throws his arms around Tuck and plants a kiss on
Floyd | his lips, but when Tuck pulls away, the young lord covers his face
Floyd | with his hands in shame. "My apologies! I... I misread the situation.
Floyd | I only hoped to show you gratitude for saving my life, and you had
Floyd | said earlier that—oh, never mind. I truly am sorry."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tuck shakes his head to put the other at ease. "Please, fret not over
Floyd | this," he says, then he lowers his voice. "Sometimes I worry Cupido
Floyd | sings not for me. But..." He gathers his courage, the courage of a
Floyd | different sort than when facing an enemy on a battlefield. He holds
Floyd | out his hand. "Let us first be friends, if you would have me."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course!" cries Tristain. His eyes shine as he grips the other's
Floyd | hand. "A friend! Yes, as a matter of fact, I would like that very
Floyd | much." He pauses. "And how does one go about being your friend?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well," says Tuck, "I believe we ought to start by learning about one
Floyd | another."
Floyd |
Floyd | Coming to an agreement on the best way to proceed, they find a seat by
Floyd | the window and do precisely that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop bell" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > DROP BELL Floyd | Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "I suppose find Ser and lead him to the tower?" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You return to the first storey hallway, which runs from the balcony to Floyd | the west to the stairwell to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Can we lead him into the dragon's maw instead?" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "alas, the dragon has the mind of a puppy." | ||
Floyd ] Hallway
Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west
Floyd |
Floyd | > ALAS, THE DRAGON HAS THE MIND OF A PUPPY.
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You proceed into an expansive library lit by an open window. On the Floyd | southern wall beside the sole entrance hangs a great tapestry. The Floyd | remaining walls are lined with shelves upon shelves of books. Tristain Floyd | and Tuck are engaged in conversation by the window. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a handbell here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tuck" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X TUCK Floyd | Floyd | Tuck is conversing with Tristain by the window. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: north, east and west Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You return to the first storey hallway, which runs from the balcony to Floyd | the west to the stairwell to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] First Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You continue to the first storey landing. From here, you can take the Floyd | servants' stairs to the storey above or the ground floor below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Second Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You make your way up the stairs to the second storey landing. You can Floyd | continue up to the storey above or head west to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Third Storey Landing Floyd ] Exits: west and down Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You climb the stairs to the third storey landing. You can head west to Floyd | the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway Floyd ] Exits: east and west Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You proceed down the third storey hallway. There is a stone gargoyle Floyd | carved into the wall to the north and a balcony to the west. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pepper shaker here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Third Storey Balcony Floyd ] Exits: east, up and down Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You leave the hallway and head onto the third storey balcony. Ahead of Floyd | you rises a spiral staircase to the keep's highest tower. The main Floyd | staircase descends to the balcony below. A call button can summon the Floyd | lift. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Top of the Tower Stairs Floyd ] Exits: north and down Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You head up the stairs to the top of the spiral staircase. To the Floyd | north is an open door into the tower. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You slip into Queklain's workshop within the keep's highest tower. Floyd | Light seeps in through narrow slitted windows, spreading thin Floyd | rectangles of light across the rough stone floor. On the far side of Floyd | the room, a cauldron bubbles between shelves of ingredients, bottled Floyd | potions and one particularly ratty broomstick. Floyd | Floyd | There, beside the cauldron, stands the evil witch himself. Robbit Floyd | peers out from behind the witch's robes. In the centre of the room, Floyd | Ser Leonhart is poised to attack. Floyd | Floyd | "Evil One!" shouts the knight. "My name is Ser Leonhart. Remember it Floyd | well, for it is a name that will live on for centuries in the stories Floyd | that tell of your demise. Step away from the cauldron, for we shall Floyd | duel man to man." Floyd | Floyd | Queklain lets out a booming laugh. He reaches up and takes a bottle of Floyd | potion off the shelf. "Are you here to challenge me? The great and Floyd | powerful wizard Queklain? I accept your duel, but rather than fight Floyd | man against man, might we try something a little more fun? Such as man Floyd | against dragon..." Floyd | Floyd | He trails off as he remembers something. "Shoot. Which potion was Floyd | switched with the dragon potion again?" He searches the shelf for a Floyd | different bottle, but unable to find it, he turns back to the knight. Floyd | "We shall duel, Ser Whatever, but you must give me a few minutes, and Floyd | also a strand of your hair." Floyd | Floyd | Ser Leonhart raises his shield. "I will not fall prey to your tricks. Floyd | Prepare to meet the heavy fist of justice!" Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to continue.] | ||
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | As the knight readies his charge, Heroes 1 through 5 burst into the Floyd | tower, each soaking wet and holding a random household object as a Floyd | weapon (except for Hero 1, who still has his guitar). They shout Floyd | things like "I'm here to rescue the princess!" and "No, I'm Floyd | here to rescue the princess!" and "Oh look, I see Georgie! Hi Floyd | Georgie!" and "Apologies we did not realise the cell door was open Floyd | sooner!" Spotting Queklain, they close in for the attack. "Look, the Floyd | evil wizard! We shall finish him!" Floyd | Floyd | As if things had not become confusing enough, an ogre chooses that Floyd | moment to barge into the tower, carrying the goblin engineer over his Floyd | shoulder. He is followed by a sweaty cyclops and a salty medusa. Floyd | Floyd | "Measter, we dinna fin the princess, but lek who a' fin runnin' awee! Floyd | She sed some 'eroes burna the keep and—" Upon seeing the collection Floyd | of Floyd | heroes in front of him, the ogre stops mid-sentence and throws Rhoda Floyd | to the ground. "Argh! I 'ate 'eroes!" The monsters pull out their Floyd | weapons. Floyd | Floyd | For the briefest of moments, the room is still. Then, the floodgates Floyd | open. Punches are thrown. Weapons clash. Circles are run. Cries for Floyd | help are lost in the shouting and the noise. The cauldron is tipped Floyd | over, spilling the half-brewed love potion all over the stone floor. Floyd | Shelves come crashing down, smashing bottles of potion left and right. Floyd | Somehow, the door is closed. The fates seem to enjoy spitting on you. Floyd | Floyd | Then again, perhaps not. You watch six bottles of blue potion, still Floyd | intact, skitter across the floor and come to a stop in front of you. Floyd | They are labelled Dragon, Clown, Ribbons, Elf, Flea and Pig. A seventh Floyd | bottle, a pink counter potion, slides next to the other six, having Floyd | freed itself from Ser Leonhart's belt in the chaos. Floyd | Floyd | You consider your options. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf12" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I think I'd like pink first." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pink" | ||
Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE PINK Floyd | Floyd | Alas, the door is closed and there is no where to go with it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pink" | ||
Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X PINK Floyd | Floyd | A pink potion you know to be the counter potion. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dragon" | ||
Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X DRAGON Floyd | Floyd | A blue potion labelled Dragon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x clown" | ||
Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X CLOWN Floyd | Floyd | A blue potion labelled Clown. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ribbons" | ||
Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X RIBBONS Floyd | Floyd | A blue potion labelled Ribbons. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x elf" | ||
Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X ELF Floyd | Floyd | A blue potion labelled Elf. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pig potion" | ||
Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X PIG POTION Floyd | Floyd | A blue potion labelled Pig. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pig potion" | ||
Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE PIG POTION Floyd | Floyd | Alas, the door is closed and there is no where to go with it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | A solid wooden door. The doors of the keep used to contain puzzles to Floyd | solve in order to open them. It appears they have all been removed. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I think this is where DRINK comes in." | |
| DavidW says, "oh" | ||
| DavidW says, "I totally forgot that drink was still permitted." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drink pink" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > DRINK PINK Floyd | Floyd | You remove the cork with your teeth and take a sip from the bottle. Floyd | You are surrounded by a puff of smoke, and when it clears, you have Floyd | returned to human form. Floyd | Floyd | "Finally," you blurt out in relief, but not so loudly as to draw Floyd | attention to yourself. Fortunately, the heroes and monsters in the Floyd | tower are too distracted by the brawl to notice. Floyd | Floyd | "Finally is right!" shouts a flea, and the two of them leap off your Floyd | face into the open bottle of counter potion. There appears another Floyd | puff of smoke, and you discover two gnomes in blue coats and pointy Floyd | red hats standing in front of you. Floyd | Floyd | "Many thanks for your assistance," says one gnome. Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, thank you," says the other. And with that, they both run into Floyd | the fray, immediately offering conflicting advice to the first hero Floyd | they meet. Floyd | Floyd | As quietly as you can, you open the door and slip out onto the tower Floyd | stairs (grabbing the remaining counter potion on the way, for Scruffle Floyd | Wuffles). Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to continue.] | Knight_Otu says, "Oh right the fleas were a thing." | |
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | [Press any key to continue.]You detour into Tristain's room Floyd | to borrow one of his more understated dresses (a rare find, to be Floyd | sure), then proceed on to the library. Tuck and Tristain are resting Floyd | beneath the open window. Floyd | Floyd | "Ahem." Even the slightest noise startles the boys out of their close Floyd | conversation. Floyd | Floyd | "Who are you?" asks Tuck. Floyd | Floyd | Tristain (who had visited you during your previous capture and Floyd | promised to help you escape) needs not ask. He springs to his feet and Floyd | envelops you in a hug, warm and genuine in a way you are not used to. Floyd | You return the kind gesture. Floyd | Floyd | "I'm so glad you are well! Oh, how I feared for your safety," says Floyd | Tristain once he separates. "And for the record, you wear that dress Floyd | better than I ever could." Floyd | Floyd | "Nonsense. You have the body for it," you reply. Floyd | Floyd | "Flattery will gain you everything," says Tristain, fanning himself. Floyd | Floyd | You smile. "We should be going. Neither of you will want to be here Floyd | when Corporation Incorporated arrives with their army." Floyd | Floyd | "The debt collectors? Oh gods, our situation really is worse than Floyd | father let on. If only..." His eyes are misty again. "No, it's best we Floyd | parted ways." Floyd | Floyd | You take his hand in yours. "Let him worry you no more," you say. "He Floyd | would never let your future be your own. It seems we have this much in Floyd | common. In any event, I happen to be quill-friends with someone named Floyd | Zifmia the Adventurer. You might know of her, and I hear she is always Floyd | on the hunt for new talent." Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to continue.] | ||
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Library
Floyd ] Exit: south
Floyd | Tristain's face shines like the sun. He turns proudly to Tuck. "Ah,
Floyd | allow me to introduce the real Princess Joy."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tuck leaps to one knee, but you shake your head and help him rise to
Floyd | his feet. "I hear Princess Joy died tragically somewhere on the
Floyd | mountain," you say. "A shame the king no longer has anyone to marry
Floyd | off. Mayhap all those screaming for democracy can finally have their
Floyd | way. In the meantime, I shall have to come up with a new name."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, but that is the fun part," says Tristain. He clears his throat.
Floyd | "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage, Miss Ima Runaway!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You giggle. "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage, Miss
Floyd | Tilda Swineton!" Tristain's eyes widen as he realizes the meaning
Floyd | behind your pun, and you discreetly put a finger to your lips.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Golly," says Tuck. "Hmmm... Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to
Floyd | the stage, Miss Notta Princess!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Tristain blinks. "That was... a decent first attempt," he lies. Tuck
Floyd | shoves the other in a playful manner, and in no time they are
Floyd | wrestling.
Floyd |
Floyd | You give them their space and move to the window. The sky has cleared,
Floyd | and the sun dips into the west. Traces of pink and purple radiate from
Floyd | behind the keep's outer curtain. You spent a lifetime staring at
Floyd | sunsets over castle walls, but after tonight, walls hold you no
Floyd | longer. Somewhere out there, the world waits to embrace you, and for
Floyd | the first time in your life, you think of the future and smile.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >
| DavidW says, "I'm curious what would happen if we drank one of the other potions." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well you saved. We can try." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf12" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drink dragon" | ||
Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > DRINK DRAGON Floyd | Floyd | You remove the cork with your teeth and take a sip from the bottle. Floyd | New smells come into focus. You feel your olfactory senses becoming Floyd | sharper. If you had this potion hours ago, you might have actually Floyd | passed for a wizard sniffer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell" | ||
Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL Floyd | Floyd | (the Flea potion) Floyd | You sniff the potion. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drink clown" | ||
Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > DRINK CLOWN Floyd | Floyd | You remove the cork with your teeth and take a sip from the bottle, Floyd | but nothing happens. The flavour is both sweet and tangy. You think Floyd | this must be a bottle of ordinary blueberry juice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drink ribbon" | ||
Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > DRINK RIBBON Floyd | Floyd | You remove the cork with your teeth and take a sip from the bottle. Floyd | Your feet lift off the floor, and you float up towards the ceiling. Floyd | Floyd | "Look!" shouts Hero 2. "Pigs fly! I'm the leader! Heroes, let's—" Floyd | His Floyd | first command as leader is lost as the cyclops lands on top of him. Floyd | Floyd | Flying is initially difficult, but you eventually manage to paddle Floyd | your way back to the floor where the potions are waiting. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drink elf" | ||
Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > DRINK ELF Floyd | Floyd | You remove the cork with your teeth and take a sip from the bottle. Floyd | The world seems to slow around you. You feel as though your actions Floyd | would proceed much more quickly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drink flea" | ||
Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > DRINK FLEA Floyd | Floyd | (the Flea potion) Floyd | You remove the cork with your teeth and take a sip from the bottle. A Floyd | wave of honesty passes over you. If you were asked a question, you Floyd | could not avoid telling the truth (though as an ordinary pig, nobody Floyd | would understand you). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drink pig" | ||
Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > DRINK PIG Floyd | Floyd | (the Pig potion) Floyd | You remove the cork with your teeth and take a sip from the bottle. Floyd | Your body fades from view. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "drink pink" | ||
Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > DRINK PINK Floyd | Floyd | You remove the cork with your teeth and take a sip from the bottle. Floyd | Your invisibility leaves you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You take a sip from the bottle. You feel as though you can lie again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You take a sip from the bottle. The world speeds up around you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You take a sip from the bottle. Gravity pulls you back to the floor as Floyd | you lose your ability to fly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Tower Workshop Floyd ] Exit: south Floyd | Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You take a sip from the bottle. Your heightened sense of smell fades Floyd | away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You take a sip from the bottle. You are surrounded by a puff of smoke, Floyd | and when it clears, you have returned to human form. Floyd | Floyd | "Finally," you blurt out in relief, but not so loudly as to draw Floyd | attention to yourself. Fortunately, the heroes and monsters in the Floyd | tower are too distracted by the brawl to notice. Floyd | Floyd | "Finally is right!" shouts a flea, and the two of them leap off your Floyd | face into the open bottle of counter potion. There appears another Floyd | puff of smoke, and you discover two gnomes in blue coats and pointy Floyd | red hats standing in front of you. Floyd | Floyd | "Many thanks for your assistance," says one gnome. Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, thank you," says the other. And with that, they both run into Floyd | the fray, immediately offering conflicting advice to the first hero Floyd | they meet. Floyd | Floyd | As quietly as you can, you open the door and slip out onto the tower Floyd | stairs (grabbing the remaining counter potion on the way, for Scruffle Floyd | Wuffles). Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to continue.] | Knight_Otu says, "Aw. I was hoping one of them was the real Dragon potion." | |
| DavidW says, "no, Tristain switched labels on everything." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, one of the could still have been it." | ||
| DavidW says, "yes, I suppose." | ||
| Roger says, "He does seem like the sort of person who doesn't really believe in labels" | ||
| DavidW says, "I can't improve on that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So the first clue that we were Princess Joy was that the pig could read, I think." | ||
| DavidW says, "And that the pig knew the castle well." | ||
| Roger says, "I thought the horror was going to be Princess Joy. I am a bit disappointed." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I was wondering if it was a red herring, but it became more certain all the time." | ||
| DavidW says, "yeah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That horror was quite the thing though - I thought it was a maid transformed into a horror..." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Not a horror cursed with ribbons." | ||
| DavidW says, "me too" | ||
| DavidW says, "It was a nice twist on expectations." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Any idea who the other pig was?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "The other pig might have been a real pig." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Or maybe the real dragon?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Then again, it seemed important." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, maybe." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Or maybe there was no real drgaon?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "If you have a dragon potion, you might not need a real dragon, yeah." | ||
| DavidW says, "And the other pig liked the pig treats, but considering how well Elaine and Tuck liked them, that doesn't mean much." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We probably would have liked it too, from the descriptions given." | ||
| DavidW says, "Scooby Snacks." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Goes with the Scooby Darkness." | ||
| DavidW says, "I'll have to look into that goddess of puzzles and caffeine." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "They have a weird set of gods." | ||
| DavidW says, "I'll say." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I suppose one of them must have the portfolio of heroes, idiocy, and following farm animals." | ||
| DavidW says, "I wonder what cirlce of hell is about laundry." | ||
| DavidW says, "er circle" | ||
| Roger says, "the one about pride and vanity, perhaps" | ||
| Roger disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. | DavidW says, "Anyway, I think we're done for today. Thank you everyone for playing. This was an interesting one." | |
