AllThingsJacq.com - Interactive Fiction | ClubFloyd - April 15, 2018 - Episode in the Life of an Artist by Peter Eastman


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Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "load episodeartist"
Floyd \| Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0. Floyd \| Floyd \| tadsr - A text-only TADS 2.5.10 Interpreter. Floyd \| Copyright (c) 1993, 2006 by Michael J. Roberts. Floyd \| Floyd \| Episode in the Life of an Artist Floyd \| Copyright 2003 by Peter Eastman Floyd \| Floyd \| Alexander Pope once said, "A little learning is a dangerous thing." I Floyd \| don't know what he meant by that. I've always thought learning was a Floyd \| good thing. Without it, you end up in some boring job that you hate. Floyd \| Maybe he was one of those Communists who wanted to give opium to the Floyd \| masses so they wouldn't notice they were bored and there was nothing Floyd \| to watch on TV. No, wait a minute... the Communists were against the Floyd \| Pope. Well, whatever. Floyd \| Floyd \| It's time to go to work. Floyd \| Floyd \| Bedroom, on the bed Floyd \| I'm lying in bed. It's warm and cosy here. In fact, this would be Floyd \| a really nice place to stay if there weren't an alarm clock going off Floyd \| across the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Okay, no sleepmask. Maybe I did it wrong."
		ivanr says, "shrugs"
ivanr says (to Floyd), "x alarm clock"
Floyd \| Without this, I don't know how I'd ever get up in the morning. It's Floyd \| currently buzzing loudly. Floyd \| Floyd \| The alarm clock is buzzing loudly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Shouldn't be a dealbreaker unless there is critical information in thestatus bar."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me"
Floyd \| "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." Well I think I look pretty Floyd \| good. Floyd \| Floyd \| The alarm clock is buzzing loudly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| I am empty-handed. Floyd \| Floyd \| The alarm clock is buzzing loudly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "(I just pulled it up in a regular interpreter, and all that's in the status bar is the location and turn count, so I think we're okay)"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sounds good."
ivanr says (to Floyd), "turn off alarm clock"
Floyd \| I can't reach that from the bed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
ivanr says (to Floyd), "get up"
Floyd \| Okay, I'm no longer on the bed. Floyd \| Floyd \| The alarm clock is buzzing loudly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
ivanr says (to Floyd), "turn off alarm clock"
Floyd \| I turn off the alarm clock, and the buzzing stops. "The rest is Floyd \| silence." Shakespeare. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
ivanr says (to Floyd), "look"
Floyd \| Bedroom Floyd \| This is my bedroom - a great place to come back to at the end of Floyd \| the day. A doorway leads west into the hallway. The dresser stands Floyd \| against one wall, and the bed on the opposite side. There's also a Floyd \| closet, an alarm clock on top of the dresser, a large pile of dirty Floyd \| clothes on the floor (hey, it's still a couple of weeks till my Floyd \| laundry day!), and a life-sized cutout of Leonard Nimoy. What can I Floyd \| say? It's home! Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x nimoy"
Floyd \| Mr. Spock was my hero when I was growing up. He had it all: strong, Floyd \| smart, always knew exactly what was going on. A lot like me. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Well, we sure have a self-image."
		ivanr says, "I have the sneaking suspicion that we (the PC) are being made fun of"
		Knight_Otu says, "Possible."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x clothes"
Floyd \| There is a large pile of dirty clothes on the floor. Well, maybe Floyd \| 'pile' isn't exactly the right word. They're sort of strewn all over Floyd \| the floor. Seems to me like a good place for them. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dresser"
Floyd \| It's an old but sturdy dresser. I've had it since I was a child. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Karona says (to Floyd), "count clothes"
Floyd \| I don't know the word "count". Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Karona says (to Floyd), "xyzzy"
Floyd \| I don't know the word "xyzzy". Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Aww."
Roger arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.
mcp arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open dresser"
Floyd \| The dresser contains an assortment of clean clothing, ready to wear. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear clothing"
Floyd \| Which clothing do you mean, the dirty clothes, or the clean clothes? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "clean"
Floyd \| What, all of it? Please be a little more specific about what I should Floyd \| wear. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x clean clothing"
Floyd \| The dresser contains an assortment of clean clothing, ready to wear. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr exclaims, "a getting-dressed puzzle!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Let's just streak."
ivanr says (to Floyd), "wear dirty"
Floyd \| What, all of it? Please be a little more specific about what I should Floyd \| wear. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Karona laughs.
ivanr says (to Floyd), "get all"
Floyd \| clean clothes: I look through the drawers of the dresser, and pull Floyd \| out some clean clothing to wear: socks, underwear, and a pair of Floyd \| pants. Floyd \| Floyd \| >

Plover arrives, ready to play with the toys.
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear socks and underwear and pants"
Floyd \| clean socks: Okay, I'm now wearing the clean socks. Floyd \| clean underwear: Okay, I'm now wearing the clean underwear. Floyd \| clean pants: Okay, I'm now wearing the clean pants. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Plover says (to Floyd), "look"
Floyd \| Bedroom Floyd \| This is my bedroom - a great place to come back to at the end of Floyd \| the day. A doorway leads west into the hallway. The dresser stands Floyd \| against one wall, and the bed on the opposite side. There's also a Floyd \| closet, an alarm clock on top of the dresser, a large pile of dirty Floyd \| clothes on the floor (hey, it's still a couple of weeks till my Floyd \| laundry day!), and a life-sized cutout of Leonard Nimoy. What can I Floyd \| say? It's home! Floyd \| The dresser seems to contain clean clothes. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under bed"
Floyd \| There's nothing under the bed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Plover says, "Hi"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hello."
		ivanr says, "we just woke up"
Plover says (to Floyd), "version"
Floyd \| Episode in the Life of an Artist Floyd \| Copyright 2003 by Peter Eastman Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "about"
Floyd \| There's no verb in that sentence! Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "can't argue with that"
Plover says (to Floyd), "hebp"
Floyd \| I don't know the word "hebp". Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "True."
		Plover asks, "Try ?help??"
Plover says (to Floyd), "help"
Floyd \| I don't know the word "help". Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu asks, "I think we're ready to move?"
		ivanr says, "I was about to say the same thing"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| This is a short hallway between my bedroom (to the east) and living Floyd \| room (to the west). The bathroom is north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Karona sings out of key, the fish jumps out of the jug and slaps her in the face, and she shuffles home looking ashamed.
		Knight_Otu asks, "Bath or living room?"
		Plover says, "It is like one of the Infocom games."
		ivanr says, "I fear a washing-up puzzle, so let's try the living room first"
Plover says (to Floyd), "west"
Floyd \| Living Room/Kitchen/Dining Room Floyd \| This is the main living area of my apartment, a sort of combined Floyd \| living room, dining room, and kitchen. Furniture includes a table, Floyd \| several chairs, and a very comfy sofa. There's also a refrigerator, a Floyd \| stove, and a TV. The hallway is to the west, and the front door is Floyd \| south. Floyd \| Sitting on the stove is a frying pan. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Heh."
		Knight_Otu says, "Insteadwe get a cooking puzzle, it seems."

Karona arrives, ready to play with the toys.		ivanr asks, "should we see if we're allowed to step out of the apartment?"
		Plover says, "And the game is in first son, rather like the Scott adams ones."
		Plover says, "Person"
		Knight_Otu says, "We can try."
		Karona says, "Interesting."
		Roger says, "But not in all-caps, for which we can be thankful"
Karona exclaims, "Yes!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| I'm not about to walk outside when I'm not fully dressed! Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr asks, "wait, what?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Fair enough."
		Knight_Otu says, "No shirt, no shoes."
		ivanr says, "it did mention other clean clothes still sitting in the dresser..."
		Plover exclaims, "No shirt, no shoes, no service!"
Plover says (to Floyd), "get pan"
Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Plover says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| I have clean pants (being worn), clean socks (being worn), clean Floyd \| underwear (being worn), and a frying pan. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
		ivanr says, "right, shirt and shoes"
Plover says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Plover says (to Floyd), "cf6"
Floyd \| File to save game in > Floyd \| Saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Plover asks, "Shall we go west?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Shall we search?"
Plover says (to Floyd), "search stove"
Floyd \| There's nothing on the stove. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Plover asks, "I should have asked, but who?s the driver?"
		ivanr asks, "what are we searching for?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I think the room description is wrong about the hallway being to the west - we came in from the east."
		Knight_Otu says, "We have no designated driver right now."
		Plover says, "A bit Hitchhiker's Guide, when the game says the exit on the Heart of was aft, but it was port."
		ivanr asks, "should we go back to the bedroom and try to put on the rest of our clothes?"
Plover says (to Floyd), "ntion"
Floyd \| I don't know the word "ntion". Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Sure"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "verbose"
Floyd \| Okay, now in VERBOSE mode. Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| This is a short hallway between my bedroom (to the east) and living Floyd \| room (to the west). The bathroom is north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Bedroom Floyd \| This is my bedroom - a great place to come back to at the end of Floyd \| the day. A doorway leads west into the hallway. The dresser stands Floyd \| against one wall, and the bed on the opposite side. There's also a Floyd \| closet, an alarm clock on top of the dresser, a large pile of dirty Floyd \| clothes on the floor (hey, it's still a couple of weeks till my Floyd \| laundry day!), and a life-sized cutout of Leonard Nimoy. What can I Floyd \| say? It's home! Floyd \| The dresser seems to contain clean clothes. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Karona says, "ivanr, I like that idea"
Plover says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| I can't go that way. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search clean clothes"
Floyd \| I find nothing of interest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Plover says (to Floyd), "look"
Floyd \| Bedroom Floyd \| This is my bedroom - a great place to come back to at the end of Floyd \| the day. A doorway leads west into the hallway. The dresser stands Floyd \| against one wall, and the bed on the opposite side. There's also a Floyd \| closet, an alarm clock on top of the dresser, a large pile of dirty Floyd \| clothes on the floor (hey, it's still a couple of weeks till my Floyd \| laundry day!), and a life-sized cutout of Leonard Nimoy. What can I Floyd \| say? It's home! Floyd \| The dresser seems to contain clean clothes. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
ivanr says (to Floyd), "take clean"
Floyd \| Which clean do you mean, the clean pants, the clean socks, or the Floyd \| clean clothes? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
ivanr says (to Floyd), "clothes"
Floyd \| I already have enough clean clothing to wear today. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "hmm"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Liar!"
		Karona asks, "Did my text display twice?"
		Knight_Otu says, "So we're not meant to go outside."
		Plover asks, "I typed ?look?"
Plover says (to Floyd), "search dresser"
Floyd \| The dresser contains an assortment of clean clothing, ready to wear. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Plover says (to Floyd), "get clothing"
Floyd \| Which clothing do you mean, the dirty clothes, or the clean clothes? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
ivanr says (to Floyd), "x dirty"
Floyd \| There is a large pile of dirty clothes on the floor. Well, maybe Floyd \| 'pile' isn't exactly the right word. They're sort of strewn all over Floyd \| the floor. Seems to me like a good place for them. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Plover says (to Floyd), "get clean"
Floyd \| Which clean do you mean, the clean pants, the clean socks, or the Floyd \| clean clothes? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "I don't think we're getting more clothing."
		Plover says, "Deffinately like one of the Zork ."
		ivanr asks, "maybe it's just a matter of shoes?"
		Plover says, "games."
ivanr says (to Floyd), "look in dresser"
Floyd \| The dresser contains an assortment of clean clothing, ready to wear. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe."
		Plover asks, "Do you think we should enter the closet?"
		Karona says, "Getting dressed should not be this hard"
		Plover says, "Well, it is a game after all."
Iria arrives, full of fun and funk.		Knight_Otu says, "I don't think we can enter the dresser."
ivanr says (to Floyd), "take nimoy"
Floyd \| I think Leonard will be happier if I leave him where he is. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "ha"
Plover says (to Floyd), "score"
Floyd \| In a total of 33 turns, you have achieved a score of 0 points out of a Floyd \| possible 100. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Huh, 100 points."
		Knight_Otu says, "And we have yet to get a single one."
		Plover says, "this is gives us the rank, of, not getting dressed."
		ivanr says, "we also have yet to put a shirt on, so"
		ivanr says, "yeah :p"
Plover says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| I have clean pants (being worn), clean socks (being worn), clean Floyd \| underwear (being worn), and a frying pan. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
ivanr says (to Floyd), "look"
Floyd \| Bedroom Floyd \| This is my bedroom - a great place to come back to at the end of Floyd \| the day. A doorway leads west into the hallway. The dresser stands Floyd \| against one wall, and the bed on the opposite side. There's also a Floyd \| closet, an alarm clock on top of the dresser, a large pile of dirty Floyd \| clothes on the floor (hey, it's still a couple of weeks till my Floyd \| laundry day!), and a life-sized cutout of Leonard Nimoy. What can I Floyd \| say? It's home! Floyd \| The dresser seems to contain clean clothes. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr exclaims, "there's a closet!"
ivanr says (to Floyd), "open closet"
Floyd \| Opening the closet reveals a clean shirt and a pair of shoes. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Doh."
		Plover says, "I?m sure the description of the clothes said shirt, or"
Plover says (to Floyd), "wear shirt"
Floyd \| (First taking the clean shirt) Floyd \| Taken. Okay, I'm now wearing the clean shirt. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Plover cheers at his fellow ClubFloyders
Plover says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| This is a short hallway between my bedroom (to the east) and living Floyd \| room (to the west). The bathroom is north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr exclaims, "you forgot the shoes!"
		Plover says, "wtf"
Plover says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Bedroom Floyd \| This is my bedroom - a great place to come back to at the end of Floyd \| the day. A doorway leads west into the hallway. The dresser stands Floyd \| against one wall, and the bed on the opposite side. There's also a Floyd \| closet, an alarm clock on top of the dresser, a large pile of dirty Floyd \| clothes on the floor (hey, it's still a couple of weeks till my Floyd \| laundry day!), and a life-sized cutout of Leonard Nimoy. What can I Floyd \| say? It's home! Floyd \| The dresser seems to contain clean clothes. The closet seems to Floyd \| contain a pair of shoes. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
ivanr says (to Floyd), "wear shoes"
Floyd \| (First taking the pair of shoes) Floyd \| Taken. Okay, I'm now wearing the pair of shoes. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Plover says (to Floyd), "wear shoes"
Floyd \| I'm already wearing the pair of shoes! Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Karona says, "Good thinking, Plover"
		ivanr says, "(sorry)"
Plover says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| This is a short hallway between my bedroom (to the east) and living Floyd \| room (to the west). The bathroom is north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Plover says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Living Room/Kitchen/Dining Room Floyd \| This is the main living area of my apartment, a sort of combined Floyd \| living room, dining room, and kitchen. Furniture includes a table, Floyd \| several chairs, and a very comfy sofa. There's also a refrigerator, a Floyd \| stove, and a TV. The hallway is to the west, and the front door is Floyd \| south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr asks, "are we going to try to leave again?"
		Plover asks, "Recon weshould go s.?"
Plover says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| I'd really like to eat breakfast before I go to work... Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Plover says (to Floyd), "open fridge"
Floyd \| Opening the refrigerator reveals a carton of milk, a carton of orange Floyd \| juice, two eggs, and some bacon. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "I guess we can't leave until we sorted everything in here."
		Plover says, "we use the stove to make breakfast."
Plover says (to Floyd), "get bacon"
Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Cooking puzzle is go!"
Plover says (to Floyd), "put bacon in stove"
Floyd \| I can't put anything into the stove. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Plover asks, "Should we ?cook bacon? as apposed to ?put bacon in stove??"
ivanr says (to Floyd), "put bacon in pan"
Floyd \| Done. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
ivanr says (to Floyd), "put pan on stove"
Floyd \| Done. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Put the frying... right."
		ivanr says, "sorry"
Plover says (to Floyd), "turn"
Floyd \| What do you want to turn? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Don't be."
		ivanr says, "I just remembered we were carrying that"
Plover says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| I have clean pants (being worn), clean socks (being worn), clean Floyd \| underwear (being worn), a clean shirt (being worn), and a pair of Floyd \| shoes (being worn). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Plover says (to Floyd), "turn on stove"
Floyd \| Okay, it's now turned on. The strips of bacon sizzle and turn crispy. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
ivanr says (to Floyd), "eat bacon"
Floyd \| Just as I'm about to start eating, I glance at the clock and notice Floyd \| that the bus will be here in three minutes. No time to eat now! I Floyd \| grab a pop-tart to eat on the bus instead. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Plover says, "Yey I have, or we have, made a virtual"
		ivanr says, "I guess we gotta leave now"
Plover says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Just as I'm walking up to the door, I see the bus coming down the Floyd \| street. I grab my wallet, keys, and watch from the ledge by the door, Floyd \| throw on my coat, and dash outside as the bus is rolling up. I climb Floyd \| the steps, drop my money into the change-taking-machine (it makes a Floyd \| neat clinking noise as the coins roll down the slide), and take a seat Floyd \| near the front of the bus. Floyd \| Floyd \| On The Bus Floyd \| I'm sitting on the bus, about four rows back. It's fairly crowded Floyd \| - lots of people going to work. Outside the window, I can see the Floyd \| city rolling past. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Let's urn of the stove..."
		Knight_Otu says, "Or not."
		ivanr says, "if we get the house-burned-down ending I'll be pretty impressed"
ivanr says (to Floyd), "x city"
Floyd \| We're driving through a residential district. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Karona says, "I just saw a poptart the other day when I replayed 9:05"
		Plover says, "I hope our friend in the game himself.-)"
		Plover says, "In 9:05, the poptart is in the kitchennet."
Plover says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Plover says (to Floyd), "cf7"
Floyd \| File to save game in > Floyd \| Saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Karona exclaims, "Plover Yes!"
		Plover gets out the InvissiClues booklet for the game
Plover says (to Floyd), "hint"
Floyd \| I don't know the word "hint". Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu slaps the invisiclues booklet away.
		ivanr says, "I bet this is just a cutscene"
		ivanr says, "that ends after a set number of turns"
		ivanr says, "I don't see any indication of a puzzle"
		Knight_Otu asks, "We probably just need to eat the poptart?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| I have clean pants (being worn), clean socks (being worn), clean Floyd \| underwear (being worn), a clean shirt (being worn), a pair of shoes Floyd \| (being worn), a pop-tart, a coat (being worn), a wristwatch (being Floyd \| worn), a wallet, and keys. The coat pocket seems to contain a book of Floyd \| famous quotations. Floyd \| Floyd \| A woman starts to sit down next to me, but immediately stands up again Floyd \| and moves to another row, wrinkling her nose and sniffing loudly. Floyd \| Perhaps I should have taken a shower... Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Plover slaps himself for having revealed		Knight_Otu says, "Heh. We never did visit the bathroom."
		Plover says, "a oiler"
		ivanr says, "oh man, I wonder if it was possible to wash up and get different messages here"
Plover says (to Floyd), "eat tart"
Floyd \| I don't know the word "tart". Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Plover says (to Floyd), "eat poptart"
Floyd \| I don't know the word "poptart". Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Plover says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| I have clean pants (being worn), clean socks (being worn), clean Floyd \| underwear (being worn), a clean shirt (being worn), a pair of shoes Floyd \| (being worn), a pop-tart, a coat (being worn), a wristwatch (being Floyd \| worn), a wallet, and keys. The coat pocket seems to contain a book of Floyd \| famous quotations. Floyd \| Floyd \| Darn it. I really should have turned off the stove before I left. Floyd \| And closed the refrigerator. Oh well... Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Hah!"
		Karona says, "0_o"
		Plover asks, "*** we have died?"
Plover says (to Floyd), "eat pop tart"
Floyd \| I don't know the word "pop". Floyd \| Floyd \| >
ivanr says (to Floyd), "eat pop-tart"
Floyd \| That was delicious! And it's a good source of 7 vitamins and Floyd \| minerals! Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "No, but we may have no house to return to."
		Plover says, "Guess we are homeless."
		Plover exclaims, "in the game, at least!"
		ivanr says, "I think this is an interesting game design moment, re communicating the difference between "you messed up" vs. "I remember this so you get a funny message""
		Plover asks the in-game bus driver if he can get back to what is left of his
Plover says (to Floyd), "hello sailor"
Floyd \| I don't know the word "sailor". Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Plover says (to Floyd), "xyzzy"
Floyd \| I don't know the word "xyzzy". Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Plover says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| On The Bus Floyd \| I'm sitting on the bus, about four rows back. It's fairly crowded Floyd \| - lots of people going to work. Outside the window, I can see the Floyd \| city rolling past. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Plover says (to Floyd), "smash window"
Floyd \| I don't know the word "smash". Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Plover says, "Could be a long bus-ride"
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe, maybe not."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd \| Time passes... Floyd \| Floyd \| An old man in a battered raincoat sits down next to me. He has a Floyd \| chicken sitting on his head. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Plover drinks winesome
		Knight_Otu says, "... a chicken."
		Plover says, "I will have to go."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x chicken"
Floyd \| The chicken is watching me in a way that makes me kind of Floyd \| uncomfortable. It's like she knows something that I don't. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu The chicken says "Your house is burning brightly right now."
		Karona laughs.
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sleep"
Floyd \| I've heard that horses sleep standing up. I can't imagine how they're Floyd \| able to do that. I sure couldn't! Floyd \| Floyd \| >
ivanr says (to Floyd), "take chicken"
Floyd \| The chicken gives me an ominous glance as if to say, "Don't even think Floyd \| about it." Floyd \| Floyd \| The old man sighs. "It grieves me to see the changes taking place in Floyd \| this town," he remarks. It sounds like he's trying to start a Floyd \| conversation. It always weirds me out a bit when strangers do that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
ivanr says (to Floyd), "ask man about town"
Floyd \| He nods sadly. "I have lived in this city for many years, and it Floyd \| saddens me to watch the gradual loss of everything that once defined Floyd \| its character. The decline of the railroads... the disappearance, Floyd \| one by one, of stores and restaurants I have known and loved... and Floyd \| now the old Frobworks factory... It makes me begin to feel old." Floyd \| Floyd \| >
ivanr says (to Floyd), "ask man about frobworks"
Floyd \| "You have not heard? The Frobworks factory has been sold. There is a Floyd \| great deal of mystery surrounding the new owners." Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "this sounds important"
ivanr says (to Floyd), "ask man about new owners"
Floyd \| "Their identities are a closely guarded secret. Few seem to know, and Floyd \| those who know will not say. There have, of course, been many rumors. Floyd \| But perhaps it is better if I do not speak of things which I do not Floyd \| actually know." Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Plot twist - we worked at frobworks and only now hear about being out of a job."
		ivanr says, "I wouldn't be surprised, actually"
ivanr says (to Floyd), "ask man about identities"
Floyd \| He looks uncomfortable. "There have been many things whispered. Floyd \| Unpleasant things. There are those who believe... But no, I will not Floyd \| say. Please understand, I know nothing except rumors and gossip, and Floyd \| those may be nothing more than the wild imaginings of an overactive Floyd \| mind." Floyd \| Floyd \| >
ivanr says (to Floyd), "ask man about rumors"
Floyd \| He looks uncomfortable. "There have been many things whispered. Floyd \| Unpleasant things. There are those who believe... But no, I will not Floyd \| say. Please understand, I know nothing except rumors and gossip, and Floyd \| those may be nothing more than the wild imaginings of an overactive Floyd \| mind." Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Out of a house, out of a job, and we haven't showered. What a day. :p"
		ivanr says, "and our factory has been bought out by werewolves"
		ivanr says, "or something"
		Karona exclaims, "But at least we got to eat a pop-hyphen-tart!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
ivanr says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd \| Time passes... Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask man about chicken"
Floyd \| "Dharmawati is resting at present. Perhaps in a little while she will Floyd \| feel ready to perform." Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "ooh"
ivanr says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| I have clean pants (being worn), clean socks (being worn), clean Floyd \| underwear (being worn), a clean shirt (being worn), a pair of shoes Floyd \| (being worn), a coat (being worn), a wristwatch (being worn), a Floyd \| wallet, and keys. The coat pocket seems to contain a book of famous Floyd \| quotations. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
ivanr says (to Floyd), "x wallet"
Floyd \| This was a birthday present a couple of years ago. It's a fairly Floyd \| ordinary leather wallet. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
ivanr says (to Floyd), "open wallet"
Floyd \| In the wallet I see a driver's license and a five zorkmid bill. Floyd \| Floyd \| The bus reaches my stop. The man with the chicken on his head stands Floyd \| up to let me out. As I squeeze past him, I feel him press something Floyd \| into my palm. I start to raise my hand to see what it is, but he Floyd \| stops me and shakes his head. Floyd \| Floyd \| The chicken watches me as I leave the bus. All the way off, I can Floyd \| feel her eyes on the back of my neck. Floyd \| Floyd \| Only when I'm standing on the sidewalk and the bus is pulling away do Floyd \| I look down to see what he has given me. It's a tiny flashlight, Floyd \| meant to go on a keychain. What on earth...? I look back to the bus, Floyd \| but it's already halfway down the block, and I can't see anything Floyd \| through the windows. All I can think of is a quote by Samuel Beckett: Floyd \| "He brings light, as only the great dare to bring light, to the Floyd \| issueless predicament of existence." Floyd \| Floyd \| I head on into the factory. It's just a few minutes till starting Floyd \| time, so there are lots of other people arriving, punching timecards Floyd \| and heading to their stations. I still feel a bit weirded out by that Floyd \| guy on the bus, and the chicken on his head, and him giving me this Floyd \| flashlight like it was some big secret. I take a deep breath as I Floyd \| step out onto the factory floor. Everything's normal here, just like Floyd \| it always has been. I wave to some of the other guys as I walk past Floyd \| them toward my station, at the very start of the assembly line. It's Floyd \| good to be home. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu exclaims, "zorkmids!"
		ivanr says, "and it looks like we do work at a factory, at least"
		Knight_Otu says, "Indeed."
ivanr says (to Floyd), "look"
Floyd \| Factory Main Floor Floyd \| I'm standing at my station on the assembly line. A conveyor belt Floyd \| comes out of the wall to the east, and travels west down the middle of Floyd \| the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x belt"
Floyd \| The conveyor belt comes out of the wall to the east, and continues Floyd \| down the middle of the room. It is not currently moving. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
ivanr says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd \| Time passes... Floyd \| Floyd \| A bell rings loudly. With a clanking sound, the conveyor belt comes Floyd \| to life. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
ivanr says (to Floyd), "x belt"
Floyd \| The conveyor belt comes out of the wall to the east, and continues Floyd \| down the middle of the room. It is currently moving. Floyd \| Floyd \| With a quiet clop!, a green widget appears out of a chute in the wall Floyd \| and lands in front of me, just to the side of the conveyor belt. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "this looks timed"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Knight_Otu asks, "You wanna drive it?"
		ivanr says, "I might have to step away in the near future"
		Knight_Otu says, "Okay then. I'll try."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf8"
Floyd \| File to save game in > Floyd \| Saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put widget on belt"
Floyd \| That isn't ready to go on the conveyor belt yet. Floyd \| Floyd \| Clop! A red wodget appears out of the chute and lands beside the Floyd \| widget. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all"
Floyd \| green widget: Taken. Floyd \| red wodget: Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x widget"
Floyd \| It's a bright green widget, made of plastic, with a square peg Floyd \| sticking up out of it. I'm an expert with these things! Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wodget"
Floyd \| A red plastic wodget, with a square hole in the middle. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr exclaims, "aha!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put wodget on widget"
Floyd \| There's no good surface on the green widget. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "put in, I imagine"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put wodget in widget"
Floyd \| I can't put anything into the green widget. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put widget in wodget"
Floyd \| I fit the square peg of the green widget into the square hole of the Floyd \| red wodget. They snap together with a satisfying click! to form a Floyd \| perfect red-green widget-wodget complex, all ready to put on the Floyd \| conveyor belt for transport on to parts unknown! God, I love my job! Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, thanks."
		ivanr exclaims, "we did it!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put it on belt"
Floyd \| I can't reach that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| I have clean pants (being worn), clean socks (being worn), clean Floyd \| underwear (being worn), a clean shirt (being worn), a pair of shoes Floyd \| (being worn), a coat (being worn), a wristwatch (being worn), a Floyd \| wallet, keys, a flashlight, and a widget-wodget complex. The coat Floyd \| pocket seems to contain a book of famous quotations. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put complex on belt"
Floyd \| I put the widget-wodget complex on the conveyor belt, which carries it Floyd \| off down the line. Floyd \| Floyd \| Clop! A green widget appears out of the chute. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get widget"
Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| Clop! A red wodget appears out of the chute. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get wodget"
Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put widget in wodget"
Floyd \| Click! Another perfect widget-wodget complex, made and ready! Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put complex on belt"
Floyd \| I put the widget-wodget complex on the conveyor belt, which carries it Floyd \| off down the line. Floyd \| Floyd \| Clop! A blue widget appears out of the chute. Huh? Blue? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Oh no!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x blue"
Floyd \| It looks just like every other widget I've ever seen... only totally Floyd \| different. Same plastic, same square peg... but it's blue! Floyd \| Floyd \| Clop! A red wodget appears out of the chute. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put widget in wodget"
Floyd \| Ralph Waldo Emerson said that a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin Floyd \| of little minds, and he knew what he was talking about. He knew that Floyd \| sometimes the widgets would be green, and sometimes they'd be blue. Floyd \| So I've been doing this job for eight years, and every widget I've Floyd \| ever seen has been green. That doesn't mean the next one won't be Floyd \| blue. You've got to just take what comes and go on with your job. Floyd \| Emerson understood that, and that's why he was such a great genius. Floyd \| Floyd \| I fit the blue widget into the red wodget. They go together with Floyd \| an... almost satisfying... clack!. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put complex on belt"
Floyd \| I put the widget-wodget complex on the conveyor belt, which carries it Floyd \| off down the line. Floyd \| Floyd \| Clop! A blue widget appears out of the chute. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get widget"
Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| Clop! A red wodget appears out of the chute. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put widget in wodget"
Floyd \| I put the peg of the blue widget into the hole of the red wodget Floyd \| and... wait a minute! It won't go in! Hey - this wodget has a round Floyd \| hole! What's going on here? What the...! OK, wait... just a Floyd \| second... don't panic. Take a deep breath. It's going to be OK. Floyd \| Everything's going to be OK. Floyd \| Floyd \| Fine, so things change. The world is like that. Widgets used to be Floyd \| green and now they're grue. I mean blue. And wodgets used to have Floyd \| square holes and now they have round ones. That's OK. Round is a Floyd \| fine shape for a hole. I just have to put the peg into it anyway. Floyd \| Floyd \| But it won't fit! No! I can't deal with this! Someone must have Floyd \| made a mistake! They can't expect me to put these together. I just Floyd \| can't do it. No one can do it! I've got to find someone and tell Floyd \| them they've made a mistake. Then the holes will go back to being Floyd \| square, and everything will be OK again. Floyd \| Floyd \| That's odd... something seems to be happening further down the Floyd \| assembly line. I can't tell what's going on, but there's a lot of Floyd \| shouting, and I can see people running. Suddenly there's a clank, and Floyd \| the conveyor belt comes to a stop! Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "I remember that emerson reference from paul o'brian's review of this game. I am charmed by our PC"
		ivanr says, "wait, uh oh"
		ivanr asks, "should we go west?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Probably."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Perhaps you're wondering how I know the conveyor belt runs east to Floyd \| west. Well, I checked. "If you don't know where you're going, you Floyd \| probably won't get there." I don't know who said that. I saw it on a Floyd \| poster once. That very same day, I went out and got this Floyd \| super-durable, patent-pending outdoorsman's wrist-watch with built in Floyd \| compass, and since then I've always known exactly which way I was Floyd \| going. Floyd \| Floyd \| As I walk along the conveyor belt, I can see the room emptying out Floyd \| fast. By the time I reach the far end, most of the workers are gone, Floyd \| and those who are left seem to be heading for the door. Mr. Biggs, Floyd \| the president of the factory, is standing next to the doorway and Floyd \| shouting at them. He almost looks like he's going to step in their Floyd \| way and try to block the exit, but he knows he'd get trampled if he Floyd \| tried. Floyd \| Floyd \| Factory Main Floor Floyd \| This is the west end of the main floor of the factory. The Floyd \| conveyor belt passes down the length of the room and disappears into Floyd \| the wall to the west. A large set of double doors leads north to the Floyd \| lobby. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "I saw we examine mr biggs"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x biggs"
Floyd \| For some reason, Mr. Biggs always makes me think of a bulldog. He Floyd \| can't be much more than five feet tall, and you always feel like he's Floyd \| about to attack you. No one messes with Mr. Biggs. I mean no one. Floyd \| Floyd \| Mr. Biggs glances up at me. "Get back to work!" he shouts. Floyd \| "There's absolutely nothing to be alarmed about! The company has some Floyd \| new owners, and they're just making a few changes. That's all there Floyd \| is..." He breaks off and lunges at the door in a desperate attempt to Floyd \| keep the last of the workers from getting away. He stumbles over his Floyd \| own feet, barely avoids falling, and collides with the wall. "Come Floyd \| BACK here!" he shouts, dashing out the door after them. It swings Floyd \| shut behind him, and the room becomes almost silent. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "things are heating up"
		ivanr asks, "do we follow them?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Well that confirms we are at that factory."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Lobby Floyd \| This is the lobby of the factory building. There's a potted plant Floyd \| sitting in the corner, only I looked at it closely once and found that Floyd \| it's made of plastic. There are doors going north to the parking lot Floyd \| and south to the main floor of the factory. There are hallways to Floyd \| east and west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x plant"
Floyd \| I guess a plant that's made of plastic is a lot easier to take care of Floyd \| than a regular one. You never have to water it, just dust it once in Floyd \| a while, and it doesn't get sick or turn brown or anything like that, Floyd \| though if someone fell on it and broke it or something it wouldn't Floyd \| grow back the way a regular plant would. But then I guess you could Floyd \| just buy a new one. I wonder what company makes these things. If I Floyd \| ever leave this place, I ought to go and work for them. It sounds Floyd \| like a great business to be in! Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "so, now we have to figure out which way we go"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it"
Floyd \| I find nothing of interest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Presumably east or west."
		ivanr says, "we could run out of the factory, or we could wander around and maybe learn something"
		ivanr says, "yeah"
		Knight_Otu asks, "east was mentioned first of those two, so that?"
		ivanr exclaims, "sure!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| I know Mr. Biggs said there was nothing to worry about, but I'm not Floyd \| sure I believe him. I never trust anything the first time someone Floyd \| says it. I learned that from a guy called Lewis Carroll. He said, Floyd \| "What I tell you three times is true." What he meant is that everyone Floyd \| says a lot of stuff. Some of it's true and some of it isn't. If you Floyd \| want to really know, you've got to ask them again to make sure they Floyd \| mean what they say. Otherwise, they might just be saying it and not Floyd \| really mean it. Floyd \| Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| I'm standing in a hallway that runs between the lobby, to the west, Floyd \| and the end of the building, to the east. North is the door to Mr. Floyd \| Biggs office, which is currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door"
Floyd \| It's closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it"
Floyd \| Perhaps I should knock on the door before going in? I don't want to Floyd \| upset Mr. Biggs by just barging in. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "our PC is not very clever"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Has he overtaken us?"
		ivanr says, "considering Mr. Biggs just left the building, if I read correctly"
		Knight_Otu says, "Right, he did."
		ivanr says, "although I guess we don't know that for sure"
		Knight_Otu says, "I misread that and thought we left him behind."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Knock, or further east?"
		ivanr says, "I bet there's something interesting in that office if it lets us in, so I say we knock"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "knock on door"
Floyd \| I knock carefully on the door. A muffled voice inside says, "Yes? Floyd \| Come in." Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| (Opening the door) Floyd \| Mr. Biggs' Office Floyd \| This has got to be one of the most boring offices in the world. No Floyd \| pictures on the walls, no fake plants, nothing. Just a big desk in Floyd \| the middle of the room. There aren't even any chairs, except the one Floyd \| Mr. Biggs sits in, so you have to stand up the whole time you're Floyd \| talking to him. You'd think he didn't like having people come see him Floyd \| or something. The office door, to the south, is open. Floyd \| Floyd \| Mr. Biggs is sitting behind the desk, looking at me impatiently. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to biggs"
Floyd \| What do you want to ask it about? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "owners"
Floyd \| "You stay out of this!" he snarls at me, shooting up out of the chair Floyd \| like he's going to attack. Then he seems to catch himself. "Um, the Floyd \| new owners wish to remain, um, anonymous. Out of respect for Floyd \| their...um...wishes, I cannot say more." Floyd \| Floyd \| He sighs and puts down the piece of paper he was reading. "Yes Floyd \| Smithers? What is it you want?" Smithers? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Mr. Biggs' Office Floyd \| This has got to be one of the most boring offices in the world. No Floyd \| pictures on the walls, no fake plants, nothing. Just a big desk in Floyd \| the middle of the room. There aren't even any chairs, except the one Floyd \| Mr. Biggs sits in, so you have to stand up the whole time you're Floyd \| talking to him. You'd think he didn't like having people come see him Floyd \| or something. The office door, to the south, is open. Floyd \| Floyd \| Mr. Biggs is sitting behind the desk, looking at me impatiently. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x desk"
Floyd \| It's a huge wooden desk, with a couple of drawers on one side, and Floyd \| enough space underneath that you could practically sleep under it. A Floyd \| big black telephone sits on one side. Some papers are spread out over Floyd \| the desk, like Mr. Biggs was looking at them. Floyd \| Floyd \| If I'm going to ask him about the widgets, I'd better go ahead and do Floyd \| it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "ah, we are being prodded"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask about widgets"
Floyd \| (Mr. Biggs) Floyd \| "The world changes, Smithers. I know you're very attached to your Floyd \| widgets, but it's time to move this factory into the modern age. It's Floyd \| got new owners now, and they're bringing in a whole new way of doing Floyd \| business." He kind of scrunches up his face. I think it's supposed Floyd \| to be a smile, only he doesn't know how. "We're both very lucky to be Floyd \| here. This is a glorious age we're living in! Infinite opportunity Floyd \| for men with the courage and intelligence to recognize it and do what Floyd \| must be done! Men like me! And, uh... you." Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr asks, "ask him about himself, maybe?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask about biggs"
Floyd \| (Mr. Biggs) Floyd \| He sighs. "Look Smithers, I'm very busy right now. Could we please Floyd \| discuss this another time?" Floyd \| Floyd \| The telephone rings. Mr. Biggs' face turns pale. "Get out! Now!" Floyd \| he snaps at me. He almost looks like he's going to be sick. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Yes, Sir. Thank you," I say, moving toward the door. "By the way, Floyd \| my name isn't..." Floyd \| Floyd \| "I said get OUT!" he shouts, leaping from his chair as the phone Floyd \| rings a second time. He shoves me out of the room and slams the door. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Well that's not ominous."
		ivanr says, "I wonder if there's a way to listen at the door, or if we should just continue east"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen at door"
Floyd \| I put my ear to the door to listen. I can't make out exactly what Floyd \| he's talking about, but he sounds upset. I hear him say, "Yes sir," Floyd \| several times, and then, "But it's not ready yet! We need more time Floyd \| to test it first!" Then there's a long silence. It goes on so long Floyd \| I've almost decided that he must have hung up, when I hear him say Floyd \| very quietly, "Yes sir. I understand." He sounds terrified. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Good thinking."
		Knight_Otu says, "Ominouser and ominouser."
		ivanr says, "yeah, something bad is going on"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Further east then?"
		ivanr says, "let's"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| End of Hallway Floyd \| This is the east end of the hallway. There's a staircase going Floyd \| down, and a doorway leading east to the loading dock. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Choices, choices."
		ivanr asks, "down to the basement?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd \| Bottom of Stairs Floyd \| The stairs come to an end at a closed door leading north, which Floyd \| says "Research" on it. There's a black plastic thing sticking out of Floyd \| the wall next to it, which looks a lot like the thing you swipe your Floyd \| credit card through at the grocery. Floyd \| Floyd \| It's funny, but you know something? In all the years I've worked at Floyd \| the factory, I've never been here before. Usually, I just go straight Floyd \| to my place on the assembly line. A few times, I've been sent to the Floyd \| loading dock to do things, but I've always just gone right past the Floyd \| stairs and never thought what was at the bottom. Well, now that I'm Floyd \| here, I guess it's not real interesting. I do wonder what's behind Floyd \| that door, though. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| I have clean pants (being worn), clean socks (being worn), clean Floyd \| underwear (being worn), a clean shirt (being worn), a pair of shoes Floyd \| (being worn), a coat (being worn), a wristwatch (being worn), a Floyd \| wallet, keys, a flashlight, and a blue widget. The coat pocket seems Floyd \| to contain a book of famous quotations. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wallet"
Floyd \| This was a birthday present a couple of years ago. It's a fairly Floyd \| ordinary leather wallet. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it"
Floyd \| In the wallet I see a driver's license and a five zorkmid bill. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "no dice"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x license"
Floyd \| I hardly ever drive anywhere, but it's good to have a license, just in Floyd \| case. I think the picture on it makes me look kind of goofy. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		ivanr says, "ooh, x the picture"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x picture"
Floyd \| I don't know the word "picture". Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "bah, humbug"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Aw. Landing dock next?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd \| End of Hallway Floyd \| This is the east end of the hallway. There's a staircase going Floyd \| down, and a doorway leading east to the loading dock. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x doorway"
Floyd \| A pair of swinging doors lead out to the loading dock. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x staircase"
Floyd \| It's an ordinary looking staircase. I'd tell you more about it, but Floyd \| really, I can't think of anything else to stay. You know, it's a Floyd \| staircase. Going down. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr exclaims, "sure, out we go!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Loading Dock Floyd \| This is the loading dock for the factory. It's a big old cement Floyd \| platform that trucks can pull up to and load or unload stuff for the Floyd \| factory. I guess that's why they call it a "loading" dock, huh? Floyd \| Actually, I don't know why they call it that. It hasn't got anything Floyd \| to do with boats, so it isn't a dock, is it? Maybe there used to be a Floyd \| river here or something, and when it dried up, they just started using Floyd \| trucks instead of boats, but everyone still calls it a dock because Floyd \| that's what they're used to. I guess that would make sense. Floyd \| Floyd \| Anyway, there are no trucks or boats here right now. There are a lot Floyd \| of crates piled up here, though. There's also a door going west into Floyd \| the factory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x crates"
Floyd \| There are a whole bunch of wooden crates stacked up on one side of the Floyd \| loading dock. They all have "USDA GRADE A" stamped on them in big Floyd \| black letters. No idea what that means. They also have arrows Floyd \| pointing downward that say, "This Way Up". Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "maybe we should search them too"
		Knight_Otu says, "Heh."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search them"
Floyd \| crates: I find nothing of interest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "oh, and I just caught that"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open them"
Floyd \| crates: There's no way I could open these crates without a crowbar. Floyd \| They're nailed shut. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "that sounds like a hint"
		Knight_Otu says, "Well then."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Knight_Otu says, "Let's go west then."
		ivanr says, "oh, right"
		ivanr says, "yes, good idea"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| End of Hallway Floyd \| This is the east end of the hallway. There's a staircase going Floyd \| down, and a doorway leading east to the loading dock. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| I'm standing in a hallway that runs between the lobby, to the west, Floyd \| and the end of the building, to the east. North is the door to Mr. Floyd \| Biggs office, which is currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| Mr. Biggs still seems to be talking on the phone. I can hear his Floyd \| voice coming faintly through the door. He sounds upset. Floyd \| Floyd \| Mr. Biggs still seems to be talking on the phone. I can hear his Floyd \| voice coming faintly through the door. He sounds upset. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu asks, "Huh, still?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen at door"
Floyd \| There's another long pause, and then I hear Mr. Biggs say, "It will Floyd \| be done right away. Exactly as you describe." There's a click as he Floyd \| hangs up the phone, and I hear him getting up from the desk. I Floyd \| quickly move away from the door, since I don't want to get caught Floyd \| listening to him. A moment later, the door opens and he comes out. Floyd \| I'm afraid he'll ask me what I'm doing hanging out in the hallway, but Floyd \| he doesn't even seem to see me. His face is practically white, and as Floyd \| he pulls the door closed behind him, it almost looks like his hand is Floyd \| shaking. He heads east along the hallway, and disappears down the Floyd \| stairs at the end. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Oh. Wonder what we missed there."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Lobby Floyd \| This is the lobby of the factory building. There's a potted plant Floyd \| sitting in the corner, only I looked at it closely once and found that Floyd \| it's made of plastic. There are doors going north to the parking lot Floyd \| and south to the main floor of the factory. There are hallways to Floyd \| east and west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| This is a short hallway connecting the lobby (to the east), the Floyd \| cafeteria (to the west), and the restroom (to the north). There's Floyd \| also a closet here where Rufus, the janitor, keeps his cleaning Floyd \| things. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x closet"
Floyd \| The closet is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it"
Floyd \| Opening the closet reveals a broom and a uniform. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "janitor's closet seems like a likely place for a crowbar"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x broom"
Floyd \| It's an old broom that Rufus uses for cleaning the cafeteria. The Floyd \| word "Cleansweep" is printed on the handle in silver letters. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "try entering it"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter closet"
Floyd \| I don't know how to enter the closet. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "oh, nvm"
		ivanr says, "I was lagging"
		ivanr says, "yeah, take and wear the uniform probably"
		Knight_Otu says, "No coming out for this protagonist."
		ivanr says, "I wouldn't be surprised if the janitor has a keycard, too"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear uniform"
Floyd \| Why would I want to put on Rufus' uniform? I'm not a janitor! Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "okay, well, search the uniform"
		Knight_Otu says, "Espionage, my good person."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search uniform"
Floyd \| I find nothing of interest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get broom"
Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
		ivanr says, "hmm"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get uniform"
Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu asks, "Oh, but you'll take it, eh?"
Karona sings out of key, the fish jumps out of the jug and slaps her in the face, and she shuffles home looking ashamed.
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe we will yet wear it."
		ivanr says, "okay, so we can check out the cafeteria or the restroom"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Restroom or cafeteria?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Timing."
		ivanr says, "why don't we try the restroom first"
		Knight_Otu says, "sure."
		ivanr says, "since we so sadly missed it last time"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Restroom Floyd \| This is the restroom for all of us who work here. It's pretty Floyd \| basic: just a sink and a stall with a toilet. But it does the job Floyd \| pretty well. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Heh."
		Knight_Otu says, "But still no shower for us."
		ivanr says, "alas"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sink"
Floyd \| It's white and shiny and hard, just like most sinks. Rufus does a Floyd \| nice job of keeping it clean, I guess, but somehow I don't feel like Floyd \| it has much character. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x stall"
Floyd \| It's a toilet. What else is there to say about it? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "there might not be much to do here"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it"
Floyd \| I don't know how to open the toilet. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		ivanr says, "this might be like the whole getting-dressed sequence - mimesis, as they say"
		ivanr asks, "should we just check out the cafeteria?"
		Knight_Otu says, "True. So let's go for the cafeteria, I guess."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| This is a short hallway connecting the lobby (to the east), the Floyd \| cafeteria (to the west), and the restroom (to the north). There's Floyd \| also a closet here where Rufus, the janitor, keeps his cleaning Floyd \| things. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Cafeteria Floyd \| This is where we all eat lunch. Except Mr. Biggs, who I guess Floyd \| must bring his own lunch since I never see him here. There's a bunch Floyd \| of tables and chairs here, and a long window that you walk past to Floyd \| pick up your food. The window is closed right now, since it won't be Floyd \| lunch time for a while yet. Floyd \| You see a newspaper here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x newspaper"
Floyd \| It's a copy of The Daily Wombat that someone left in the cafeteria. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it"
Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr asks, ">read, maybe?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it"
Floyd \| Hey! There's an article about the Frobworks plant on the front page! Floyd \| It says... hold on a minute while I read this... It's talking about Floyd \| the factory being sold. It says there's some group of foreign Floyd \| investors who are buying it, but they don't want anyone to know who Floyd \| they are. Something about a holding company, whatever that is. And a Floyd \| lot of people are wondering what they plan to do with it... Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it"
Floyd \| I flip through the rest of the newspaper, but the article about the Floyd \| Frobworks plant is the only one that looks really interesting. Except Floyd \| for an article about how to raise orchids, and it says that if you Floyd \| know what you're doing, you can earn hundreds of dollars just by Floyd \| having a bunch of plants sitting around your house. Maybe I should Floyd \| try that out. And there's an article here about how clear plastic Floyd \| bathing suits are going to be the big new fashion this summer, and Floyd \| everyone on the beach out in California will be wearing them. That Floyd \| sounds kind of uncomfortable, but I guess if that's what everyone else Floyd \| is doing... Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr asks, "one more time for luck?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it"
Floyd \| I don't see anything else interesting. Just a lot of boring stories Floyd \| about wars and things like that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
		Knight_Otu says, "Right."
		ivanr says, "we could try opening the window, I guess"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open window"
Floyd \| I don't know how to open the window. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it"
Floyd \| It's a big opening in the wall between the cafeteria and the kitchen, Floyd \| where they make the food. It's closed right now, since they aren't Floyd \| serving lunch yet. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "hmm"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Snoop in the office?"
		ivanr says, "sure"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| This is a short hallway connecting the lobby (to the east), the Floyd \| cafeteria (to the west), and the restroom (to the north). There's Floyd \| also a closet here where Rufus, the janitor, keeps his cleaning Floyd \| things. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Lobby Floyd \| This is the lobby of the factory building. There's a potted plant Floyd \| sitting in the corner, only I looked at it closely once and found that Floyd \| it's made of plastic. There are doors going north to the parking lot Floyd \| and south to the main floor of the factory. There are hallways to Floyd \| east and west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| I'm standing in a hallway that runs between the lobby, to the west, Floyd \| and the end of the building, to the east. North is the door to Mr. Floyd \| Biggs office, which is currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| (Opening the door) Floyd \| Mr. Biggs' Office Floyd \| This has got to be one of the most boring offices in the world. No Floyd \| pictures on the walls, no fake plants, nothing. Just a big desk in Floyd \| the middle of the room. There aren't even any chairs, except the one Floyd \| Mr. Biggs sits in, so you have to stand up the whole time you're Floyd \| talking to him. You'd think he didn't like having people come see him Floyd \| or something. The office door, to the south, is open. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "examine the desk"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search desk"
Floyd \| There's nothing on the desk. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it"
Floyd \| It's a huge wooden desk, with a couple of drawers on one side, and Floyd \| enough space underneath that you could practically sleep under it. A Floyd \| big black telephone sits on one side. Some papers are spread out over Floyd \| the desk, like Mr. Biggs was looking at them. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "okay, papers and telephone"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x papers"
Floyd \| It looks like some sort of a letter. The letterhead at the top says Floyd \| it's from 'Grue Industries, Incorporated', whatever that is. I try to Floyd \| read through the first few pages, but it's pretty hard to understand. Floyd \| Whoever wrote it likes to use lots of big words, things like "capital Floyd \| depreciation" and "market penetration" and "speculative revenue Floyd \| projections". I think they're unhappy because the factory isn't Floyd \| making as much money as they want it to. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Grues!"
		ivanr says, "ominous music plays"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x papers"
Floyd \| It looks like some sort of a letter. The letterhead at the top says Floyd \| it's from 'Grue Industries, Incorporated', whatever that is. I try to Floyd \| read through the first few pages, but it's pretty hard to understand. Floyd \| Whoever wrote it likes to use lots of big words, things like "capital Floyd \| depreciation" and "market penetration" and "speculative revenue Floyd \| projections". I think they're unhappy because the factory isn't Floyd \| making as much money as they want it to. Floyd \| Floyd \| >

Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x telephone"
Floyd \| You know how in movies, the President of the United States always has Floyd \| this big telephone that sits on his desk, and when it rings there's a Floyd \| light that flashes on it, and you know something terrible has just Floyd \| happened? That's what this telephone looks like. Like a phone you Floyd \| really don't want to get a call on. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "the description of the desk might be hinting that we can look under it"
		Knight_Otu says, "A mix of modern and zorkian setting."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under desk"
Floyd \| There's nothing under the desk. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x drawers"
Floyd \| They're big wooden drawers, exactly the kind you would expect to find Floyd \| in a big wooden desk. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open them"
Floyd \| drawer: Opening the drawer reveals a lunchbox and a plastic card. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Ah ha!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all from drawer"
Floyd \| lunchbox: Taken. Floyd \| plastic card: Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x box"
Floyd \| I don't see any box here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lunchbox"
Floyd \| It's a Dimwit Flathead lunchbox. I used to have one just like it back Floyd \| in grade school! It's made of metal, and covered with pictures of Floyd \| Lord Dimwit in famous places, like Mt. Rushmore and Flood Control Dam Floyd \| Number Three. The lunchbox is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it"
Floyd \| Opening the lunchbox reveals a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and an Floyd \| apple. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x card"
Floyd \| It's the size and shape of a credit card, made of white plastic. On Floyd \| one side it says in really small letters, "This card is the private Floyd \| property of Grue Industries, Inc. If you are not authorized to Floyd \| possess this card, you are currently in violation of the law. Please Floyd \| contact the police immediately so you can be arrested and duly Floyd \| prosecuted." There's a black strip on the other side, just like the Floyd \| one on the back of a credit card. Other than that, it's completely Floyd \| blank. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "this will make up for that bacon we missed"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "eat apple"
Floyd \| You know how in Snow White the witch gives Snow White a poisoned Floyd \| apple, and she eats it and falls asleep so everyone thinks she is Floyd \| dead? As I'm biting into the apple, it occurs to me that this one Floyd \| looks exactly like the apple in Snow White. Floyd \| Floyd \| It's OK though. Nothing bad happens to me when I eat it, except my Floyd \| fingers are now a bit sticky from the juice on them. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "An apple a day..."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close drawer"
Floyd \| Closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| I'm standing in a hallway that runs between the lobby, to the west, Floyd \| and the end of the building, to the east. North is the door to Mr. Floyd \| Biggs office, which is currently standing open. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close door"
Floyd \| Closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Everything closed. The perfect crime."
		Knight_Otu says, "And since Mr Biggs doesn't know our actual name..."
		ivanr exclaims, "now, down to the key-card door!"
		ivanr says, "haha, yeah"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Yarr!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| End of Hallway Floyd \| This is the east end of the hallway. There's a staircase going Floyd \| down, and a doorway leading east to the loading dock. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd \| Bottom of Stairs Floyd \| The stairs come to an end at a closed door leading north, which Floyd \| says "Research" on it. There's a black plastic thing sticking out of Floyd \| the wall next to it, which looks a lot like the thing you swipe your Floyd \| credit card through at the grocery. Floyd \| Floyd \| It's funny, but you know something? In all the years I've worked at Floyd \| the factory, I've never been here before. Usually, I just go straight Floyd \| to my place on the assembly line. A few times, I've been sent to the Floyd \| loading dock to do things, but I've always just gone right past the Floyd \| stairs and never thought what was at the bottom. Well, now that I'm Floyd \| here, I guess it's not real interesting. I do wonder what's behind Floyd \| that door, though. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "swipe card"
Floyd \| There's a click, and the light on the card reader turns green. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open door"
Floyd \| Opened. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf9"
Floyd \| File to save game in > Floyd \| Saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Short Hallway Floyd \| I'm standing in a short hallway. There are doors to north, east, Floyd \| south, and west. Otherwise, the walls are completely blank. I can Floyd \| faintly hear voices coming through the door to the east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "oh boy"

Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen at door"
Floyd \| I can hear people talking on the other side of the door. I can't Floyd \| quite make out what they're saying, but I'm pretty sure that one of Floyd \| the voices is Mr. Biggs. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr asks, "should we explore the other doors first?"
		Knight_Otu says, "We probably... right."
		Knight_Otu asks, "North first?"
		ivanr says, "sure"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| I'll have to open the north door first. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open north door"
Floyd \| It's locked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Okay."
		ivanr says, "oy"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| I put my head carefully through the door, but immediately pull it back Floyd \| again. There's someone in there! I'm really not supposed to be down Floyd \| here, and I could be in a lot of trouble if I get caught. I need some Floyd \| sort of disguise so I won't attract attention. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "maybe our PC can be convinced to wear that uniform now"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Ah! Now we get the uniform!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear uniform"
Floyd \| Okay, I'm now wearing the uniform. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| A man in a white coat looks up at me as I step into the room. I smile Floyd \| and show him my broom. He looks away without saying anything, and Floyd \| goes back to whatever he was doing. Good! I think my disguise is Floyd \| working! Floyd \| Floyd \| (Opening the west door) Floyd \| Workshop Floyd \| This is a really weird room. It almost looks like a mad Floyd \| scientist's workshop. There are bits of machinery all over the place, Floyd \| like someone has been putting things together or taking them apart. I Floyd \| have no idea what any of it is, though, and I'm not sure I want to Floyd \| know. I don't know why, but I'm getting a really creepy feeling from Floyd \| this place. What is it doing here? What does it have to do with the Floyd \| factory? Floyd \| Floyd \| There's a door leading east back to the hallway, and another one to Floyd \| the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A man in a white coat is doing something with the bits of machinery. Floyd \| He's ignoring me, which is just fine as far as I'm concerned. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "clean room"
Floyd \| I don't see any room here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "let's check out that machinery"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x machinery"
Floyd \| I have no idea what any of this stuff is. There are gears, wires, Floyd \| tubes, pipes, motors, and I don't know what else scattered all over Floyd \| the place. It looks like someone's been building something. Or maybe Floyd \| taking something apart. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "we could try asking the guy about stuff, I bet"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask man about machinery"
Floyd \| I don't want to do anything to draw his attention. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, guessed so."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x man"
Floyd \| It's a tall man wearing a white coat. You know the kind that mad Floyd \| scientists always wear in movies? One like that. I don't remember Floyd \| ever seeing him before. It looks like he's doing something with a Floyd \| piece of machinery, but I can't tell what. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit man with broom"
Floyd \| Attacking the man doesn't appear productive. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu exclaims, "But it would be convenient!"
		ivanr says, "if we didn't get him in one hit, we might find ourselves in some trouble"
		ivanr says, "besides, our PC doesn't seem like the type"
		Knight_Otu says, "True, true."
		ivanr says, "we could try another one of the doors"
		Knight_Otu says, "So further west seems the only option."
		ivanr says, "yeah"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| (Opening the west door) Floyd \| Machine Room Floyd \| As I step into the room, the first thing I notice is the loud Floyd \| clanking sound. There's a big machine sitting here noisily doing Floyd \| something. It looks like it's... No. Oh God, no. Please no, it Floyd \| can't be. No! Please!. Floyd \| Floyd \| It's the most horrifying thing I've ever seen in my life. There are Floyd \| two conveyor belts running into the machine, one carrying widgets and Floyd \| the other wodgets. And it's fitting them together. It's doing Floyd \| exactly what I do, but a hundred times faster. I can hardly follow it Floyd \| with my eyes, it's fitting them together so quickly. I could never Floyd \| keep up with this thing. What do they need me for, now they've got Floyd \| this machine? All I've ever wanted to do was put widgets together. I Floyd \| thought I was the best, I had it made for life. And now with this Floyd \| thing... what am I? What am I good for? I'm so useless now, I don't Floyd \| even want to think about it. Will anyone care anymore if I live or Floyd \| die? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu exclaims, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
		ivanr exclaims, "aaaah!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x machine"
Floyd \| There's a big machine in the middle of the room, clanking away. There Floyd \| are two conveyor belts running into it, one carrying widgets and the Floyd \| other wodgets, and the assembled widget-wodgets are coming out a chute Floyd \| on the other side and falling into a box Floyd \| Floyd \| What a fool I've been. I see now what Mr. Biggs was talking about. Floyd \| They're going to replace us with machines. All of us! We've been Floyd \| doing our jobs up above, happily going along doing whatever they asked Floyd \| us. And they've been down here, building these robots to take our Floyd \| places. Talk about giving opium to the masses! What is it they've Floyd \| been giving us? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x break machine"
Floyd \| I don't understand that sentence. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break machine"
Floyd \| That's what I want to do. But how? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "oooh"
		ivanr says, "Now we really need that crowbar."
		Plover asks, "have I missed anything?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put widget in machine"
Floyd \| I can't put anything into the machine. Floyd \| Floyd \| I saw this movie once about these two guys who wrote music. One of Floyd \| them was really popular, but the other one wrote better music, and the Floyd \| first one knew it. He couldn't stand knowing someone else was better Floyd \| than him, so he tried to kill him. Floyd \| Floyd \| I think I understand now what that guy must have felt. I've always Floyd \| thought of myself as an artist. I put widgets together, and I always Floyd \| thought I was really good at it. No one could put those widgets Floyd \| together like I could. I guess it's like that for all artists. We go Floyd \| along doing our thing and thinking we're really good. And then one Floyd \| day we meet someone who's so much better, we don't know why we even Floyd \| bother trying. You've either got to give up, or find a way to get rid Floyd \| of them. They say art isn't easy. I finally know what they mean. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Quite a bit, I think."
		ivanr says, "this game's philosophical tack is pretty interesting, and I think it depends on how seriously we're supposed to take this guy"
Plover says (to Floyd), "score"
Floyd \| In a total of 188 turns, you have achieved a score of 0 points out of Floyd \| a possible 100. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "I am a bit sceptical about their artistry."
		ivanr says, "welp"
		ivanr says, "yeah"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Wait, still 0 points!?"
		ivanr says, "I bet it's all-or-nothing."
		Knight_Otu says, "Probably."
		ivanr asks, "I think the only thing left to do is barge in on the meeting, right?"
		ivanr says, "unless there's a door we haven't tried"
		Knight_Otu says, "I think so. The only other door is locked, I think."
		Plover: : counts: counts the: counts the score: counts the score on: counts the score on his
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kick machine"
Floyd \| I don't know the word "kick". Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Plover says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Machine Room Floyd \| There's a big machine in the middle of the room, clanking away. Floyd \| There are two conveyor belts running into it, one carrying widgets and Floyd \| the other wodgets, and the assembled widget-wodgets are coming out a Floyd \| chute on the other side and falling into a box Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put widget on machine"
Floyd \| There's no good surface on the machine. Floyd \| Floyd \| Very well, I see now what I must do. Let it be war between us. "Be Floyd \| bloody, bold, and resolute." Either I will destroy this machine, or Floyd \| it will destroy me. "Lay on, Macduff, and damn'd be him that first Floyd \| cries, 'Hold, enough!'" Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Plover says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Machine Room Floyd \| There's a big machine in the middle of the room, clanking away. Floyd \| There are two conveyor belts running into it, one carrying widgets and Floyd \| the other wodgets, and the assembled widget-wodgets are coming out a Floyd \| chute on the other side and falling into a box Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put widget on belt"
Floyd \| I drop the widget onto the conveyor belt. Within seconds, it has Floyd \| disappeared into the machine. A moment later, there's a strange Floyd \| cracking sound. It's hard to describe exactly. I guess it sounds Floyd \| sort of like a square-pegged widget being forced into a round-holed Floyd \| wodget at high speed, under lots of force. It's followed by a sound Floyd \| of belts squealing, which ends abruptly with a loud snapping sound. Floyd \| Then without warning, there's a deafening BANG! When my ears stop Floyd \| ringing, I realize that the machine has stopped. A thin stream of Floyd \| smoke is coming from it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "ooh, I bet we can do something with box and the complices"
Plover runs out of the room, with a smile on his face.
		ivanr exclaims, "oh, wow!"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Woo!"
Plover arrives, ready to play with the toys.
Plover says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Machine Room Floyd \| The machine has stopped running. A thin stream of smoke is coming Floyd \| from it, and there are a couple of odd dents in the case. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr exclaims, "Take that, automation!"
Plover says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| I have clean pants (being worn), clean socks (being worn), clean Floyd \| underwear (being worn), a clean shirt (being worn), a pair of shoes Floyd \| (being worn), a coat (being worn), a wristwatch (being worn), a Floyd \| wallet, keys, a flashlight, a broom, a uniform (being worn), a Floyd \| newspaper, a lunchbox, and a plastic card. The coat pocket seems to Floyd \| contain a book of famous quotations. The lunchbox seems to contain a Floyd \| peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Widgetage!"
		ivanr says, "something something rage against the machine, etc"
		ivanr says, "let's check our score"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Rather than sabotage!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "score"
Floyd \| In a total of 194 turns, you have achieved a score of 0 points out of Floyd \| a possible 100. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Aww..."
		ivanr asks, "what do you want from us, game!?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x machine"
Floyd \| The machine has stopped running. A thin stream of smoke is coming Floyd \| from it, and there are a couple of odd dents in the case. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dents"
Floyd \| I don't know the word "dents". Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "there is still the meeting room"
		Knight_Otu says, "True."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| As I step through the door, something hits me like a flying Floyd \| locomotive. Next thing I know, my back is pressed against the wall, Floyd \| there's someone holding me on either side, and Mr. Biggs is staring Floyd \| me in the face, his eyes bulging out like he was going to explode. Floyd \| Floyd \| "So, I'll bet you think you're very clever, don't you?" he wheezes. Floyd \| "Yes, very, very clever, huh? Well I'll show you who's clever. I'm Floyd \| going to tie you up, and throw you into a vat of boiling water. I'm Floyd \| going to cut open your stomach, and pull out all your intestines, and Floyd \| fry them up while you watch me do it! I'm going to make you scream so Floyd \| loud you'll wish you'd never been born! You're going to beg me to let Floyd \| you die, and I'm going to stand there and smile at you! I'm going to Floyd \| make you..." Floyd \| Floyd \| Suddenly he stops. A peaceful look comes over his face, and he almost Floyd \| looks like he's smiling. "No. I have an even better idea. I'll let Floyd \| the owners deal with you themselves. I'm sure they can find an Floyd \| appropriate...use...for you." This time he really does smile, and Floyd \| something about it sends a chill through my whole body. Floyd \| Floyd \| He spins around without another look and starts walking away. "Let's Floyd \| go. Bring him along!" I'm half dragged, half carried through a Floyd \| series of doorways, down a hall I've never seen before, through Floyd \| another set of doors. Suddenly I find myself staring at a final Floyd \| doorway. It's open, and there are stairs leading down into darkness. Floyd \| A coldness, and a strange musty smell, rises out of it. Floyd \| Floyd \| "OK," says Mr. Biggs. "Throw him in." There's a shove, the hands Floyd \| holding me let go, and I find myself tumbling down the stairs. Floyd \| Something cracks against my head on the way down, and I hit the bottom Floyd \| with a painful thump. The sound of the door slamming shut echoes Floyd \| through the darkness like the fall of a headsman's ax. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| It's pitch black. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "oh, ****"
		Knight_Otu says, "We are likely to be eaten by a company of grues."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf10"
Floyd \| File to save game in > Floyd \| Saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on flashlight"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| I'm in what must be the basement of the factory. The walls and Floyd \| floor are made of concrete, and the ceiling is covered with pipes and Floyd \| ventilation ducts. Large metal light fixtures hang down at regular Floyd \| intervals, but they're all turned off. Only my little flashlight Floyd \| makes a pool of light in the middle of the room. There is a thick Floyd \| layer of dust on the floor. Otherwise, the room is completely empty. Floyd \| Floyd \| Open doorways lead south and east. A metal staircase attached to the Floyd \| north wall leads upward. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Plover runs out of the room, with a smile on his face.
		ivanr says, "hmmm"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x staircase"
Floyd \| These are the stairs that I fell down. They look old and kind of Floyd \| rickety. I can't see the top from where I'm standing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr exclaims, "oh, right, the flashlight!"
		ivanr asks, "I guess we go up, now?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Good thing chicken man wasn't repelled by our nonshowering."
		Knight_Otu says, "I suspect it won't be that easy, but sure."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd \| Stairs Floyd \| I'm standing on a narrow metal staircase which leads down into Floyd \| darkness. At the top is a closed door. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open door"
Floyd \| I try to turn the handle, but it doesn't budge. It must be locked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Right."
		ivanr says, "okay, so we're going to have to find a key or a crowbar or something in this basement."
		Knight_Otu says, "Or all of it."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| I'm in what must be the basement of the factory. The walls and Floyd \| floor are made of concrete, and the ceiling is covered with pipes and Floyd \| ventilation ducts. Large metal light fixtures hang down at regular Floyd \| intervals, but they're all turned off. Only my little flashlight Floyd \| makes a pool of light in the middle of the room. There is a thick Floyd \| layer of dust on the floor. Otherwise, the room is completely empty. Floyd \| Floyd \| Open doorways lead south and east. A metal staircase attached to the Floyd \| north wall leads upward. Floyd \| Floyd \| Out of the corner of my eye, I catch a glimpse of movement through one Floyd \| of the doorways. I spin around and shine the flashlight through it, Floyd \| but there's nothing there. Maybe it was just my imagination playing Floyd \| tricks on me? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "Brrr..."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on light"
Floyd \| I can't reach that from here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu asks, "South?"
		ivanr says, "Sure."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| This is the oddest room. Well, the room itself is ordinary enough Floyd \| - more concrete, more pipes, doorways leading east and north. It Floyd \| looks like this was once a storeroom. I can see discolored patches on Floyd \| the walls and floor where large boxes must have sat for a long time. Floyd \| Floyd \| It's the current contents of the room that are strange. No boxes or Floyd \| furniture anymore, just a huge pile of... stuff... in the middle of Floyd \| the floor. It's a mass of all sorts of odds and ends: scraps of Floyd \| cloth, old phone books, broken mattresses, and who knows what else. Floyd \| It looks like a giant rat's nest. The strange musty smell that fills Floyd \| the basement is stronger here, like it was coming from this pile. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "Oh boy."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x nest"
Floyd \| Holding my nose, I move carefully toward the strange pile of stuff. I Floyd \| can see it better up close. There are old pieces of clothing, shirts Floyd \| and jackets and such, all torn and stained. There are lots of sheets, Floyd \| blankets, even a sleeping bag. There's a large rubber ball, like one Floyd \| you'd play with at the beach. And something that looks like... Floyd \| Floyd \| Oh my... Floyd \| Floyd \| several large bones. Some of them with bits of meat still on them. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Uh oh."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bones"
Floyd \| Please, don't make me go any closer. I don't like this place. I Floyd \| don't know what it is, but I want to leave. Please... Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr exclaims, "A grue nest!"
		ivanr says, "oof"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Flee to the east?"
		ivanr says, "Good idea."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| Another basement room, just like the others. This one isn't quite Floyd \| empty: a tall metal filing cabinet stands against one wall. Doorways Floyd \| lead north and west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cabinet"
Floyd \| It's an ordinary looking metal filing cabinet. It has five drawers, Floyd \| all of which are currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| Again, I see movement through the doorway. I'm sure of it this time. Floyd \| Something large and dark, moving slowly toward me. But again, when I Floyd \| shine the flashlight, there's nothing there. I don't like this place, Floyd \| I'm scared, I want to go home... Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "aaaaah"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open cabinet"
Floyd \| I try each of the drawers in turn. All of them are locked except the Floyd \| third one, which slides open easily. It is filled with papers. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x papers"
Floyd \| I flip through the papers and select one at random. It's something Floyd \| from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. I guess it must be a Floyd \| patent. It's entitled, "A Device for Locomotion Through the Floyd \| Conversion of Rotary to Linear Motion." Huh? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x papers"
Floyd \| I flip through the papers and select one at random. It's a brochure Floyd \| from the Society to Ban Hydrogen Hydroxide. It says that hydrogen Floyd \| hydroxide is a pollutant which is created as a side effect of many Floyd \| industrial processes. It can be harmful or even fatal if ingested in Floyd \| sufficiently large quantities, and is a major component of acid rain. Floyd \| In spite of this, it is completely unregulated, and many factories Floyd \| just dump it into the environment! It has been detected in many Floyd \| streams, rivers, and lakes, and may even be getting into the drinking Floyd \| water supply. This is really scary stuff. And I'd never even heard Floyd \| of it! Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "Reinventing the wheel! womp womp"
		ivanr says, "hmmm"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x papers"
Floyd \| I flip through the papers and select one at random. It looks like Floyd \| another patent. "A Method for the Production of Energy in Biological Floyd \| Systems Through the Decomposition of Simple Sugars." This stuff is Floyd \| really weird. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x papers"
Floyd \| I flip through the papers and select one at random. It's a thick Floyd \| packet of photocopied pages that look like they're from an old book: Floyd \| "The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter." I flip through a Floyd \| few pages, but I can't make head or tail of it. It reads kind of like Floyd \| poetry, but not really, and mostly it just sounds like someone was Floyd \| writing nonsense. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "These are pretty good."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x papers"
Floyd \| I flip through the papers and select one at random. This one's Floyd \| another brochure: "My Life as a Governess: A Witch's Guide to Floyd \| Controlling Children and Other Pests," by Silvia Daisy Pouncer. Since Floyd \| I don't have children, I'm not very interested in things like this. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x papers"
Floyd \| I flip through the papers, but none of them look any more interesting Floyd \| than what I've seen already. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "It had to end sometime, I guess."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Basement, with Telephone Floyd \| This is another room, just like the last one. There are doorways Floyd \| leading west and south. The room is almost completely empty, except Floyd \| for one thing: sitting right in the center of the concrete floor is a Floyd \| little table, the sort of fancy table made from curved pieces of wood Floyd \| that you find in antique stores. And on top of the table is a Floyd \| telephone. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x telephone"
Floyd \| How strange. There's no buttons, no dial, nothing. Just a handset Floyd \| sitting on a cradle, and a blank area where the buttons ought to be. Floyd \| I pick up the handset and listen to it. Instead of a dial tone, I Floyd \| hear a phone ringing on the other end. I let it ring several times, Floyd \| but no one answers, so I put it back. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "Aaah, the other end of the grue hotline."
		Knight_Otu says, "Now where could the other end be.... right."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x table"
Floyd \| It's a little wooden table. The feet are shaped like claws holding Floyd \| balls, and the legs are carved to look like they're covered with Floyd \| flowers. I have no idea what this thing is doing here. I can hardly Floyd \| imagine anywhere that it would look more out of place. I don't Floyd \| understand anything that's going on. Floyd \| Floyd \| There it is again, movement through the doorway, but it disappears Floyd \| before I can shine the flashlight on it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Batteries, please hold."
		ivanr says, "Right on."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under table"
Floyd \| There's nothing under the table. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push table"
Floyd \| Pushing the table doesn't do anything. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "I think we have to brave the nest..."
		ivanr says, "We can still go west from here."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| I'm in what must be the basement of the factory. The walls and Floyd \| floor are made of concrete, and the ceiling is covered with pipes and Floyd \| ventilation ducts. Large metal light fixtures hang down at regular Floyd \| intervals, but they're all turned off. Only my little flashlight Floyd \| makes a pool of light in the middle of the room. There is a thick Floyd \| layer of dust on the floor. Otherwise, the room is completely empty. Floyd \| Floyd \| Open doorways lead south and east. A metal staircase attached to the Floyd \| north wall leads upward. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "Oh, right. There's my spatial reasoning for you."
		Knight_Otu says, "That's where we started."
		ivanr says, "Nest it is, then."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yes..."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| This is the oddest room. Well, the room itself is ordinary enough Floyd \| - more concrete, more pipes, doorways leading east and north. It Floyd \| looks like this was once a storeroom. I can see discolored patches on Floyd \| the walls and floor where large boxes must have sat for a long time. Floyd \| Floyd \| It's the current contents of the room that are strange. No boxes or Floyd \| furniture anymore, just a huge pile of... stuff... in the middle of Floyd \| the floor. It's a mass of all sorts of odds and ends: scraps of Floyd \| cloth, old phone books, broken mattresses, and who knows what else. Floyd \| It looks like a giant rat's nest. The strange musty smell that fills Floyd \| the basement is stronger here, like it was coming from this pile. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search nest"
Floyd \| I find nothing of interest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "Oh."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter nest"
Floyd \| I don't know how to enter the pile. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pile"
Floyd \| Please, don't make me go any closer. I don't like this place. I Floyd \| don't know what it is, but I want to leave. Please... Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pile"
Floyd \| Please, don't make me go any closer. I don't like this place. I Floyd \| don't know what it is, but I want to leave. Please... Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "Huh."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break nest"
Floyd \| You'll have to tell me how to do that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| I have clean pants (being worn), clean socks (being worn), clean Floyd \| underwear (being worn), a clean shirt (being worn), a pair of shoes Floyd \| (being worn), a coat (being worn), a wristwatch (being worn), a Floyd \| wallet, keys, a flashlight (providing light), a broom, a uniform Floyd \| (being worn), a newspaper, a lunchbox, and a plastic card. The coat Floyd \| pocket seems to contain a book of famous quotations. The lunchbox Floyd \| seems to contain a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break nest with broom"
Floyd \| I don't recognize that sentence. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit nest with broom"
Floyd \| Attacking the pile doesn't appear productive. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wristwatch"
Floyd \| One of my proudest possessions. This wristwatch is water-proof, Floyd \| shock-proof, and heat-proof, with alarm, stopwatch, countdown timer, Floyd \| memory for 24 phone numbers, and built in compass and thermometer. I Floyd \| don't usually care about knowing the time that much, but it sure looks Floyd \| cool. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| This is the oddest room. Well, the room itself is ordinary enough Floyd \| - more concrete, more pipes, doorways leading east and north. It Floyd \| looks like this was once a storeroom. I can see discolored patches on Floyd \| the walls and floor where large boxes must have sat for a long time. Floyd \| Floyd \| It's the current contents of the room that are strange. No boxes or Floyd \| furniture anymore, just a huge pile of... stuff... in the middle of Floyd \| the floor. It's a mass of all sorts of odds and ends: scraps of Floyd \| cloth, old phone books, broken mattresses, and who knows what else. Floyd \| It looks like a giant rat's nest. The strange musty smell that fills Floyd \| the basement is stronger here, like it was coming from this pile. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr asks, "We could try to unlock that door with various things, I guess?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe."
		ivanr says, "Or maybe we have to turn the flashlight off."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf11"
Floyd \| File to save game in > Floyd \| Saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn off flashlight"
Floyd \| I turn off the flashlight, and immediately I'm plunged into darkness. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd \| Time passes... Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "gulp"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd \| Time passes... Floyd \| Floyd \| I just heard something. Or did I? A sort of muffled thump? I can't Floyd \| really tell. This place echoes strangely, and all my own sounds come Floyd \| back to me in odd ways. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd \| Time passes... Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "This feels like we're headed for a death ending."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd \| Time passes... Floyd \| Floyd \| I definitely heard something. Sort of a quiet scratching sound. I'm Floyd \| not sure which way it came from, but it definitely wasn't me. Where Floyd \| am I? What is this place? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd \| Time passes... Floyd \| Floyd \| The sound is coming closer! There's something down here with me, and Floyd \| it's coming toward me! Help, please, get me out of here. There's Floyd \| something down here and I don't know what it is, but I'm really scared Floyd \| and I want to get out of here. Please help me... Floyd \| Floyd \| >
		ivanr asks, "turn it on now? or wait?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on flashlight"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| This is the oddest room. Well, the room itself is ordinary enough Floyd \| - more concrete, more pipes, doorways leading east and north. It Floyd \| looks like this was once a storeroom. I can see discolored patches on Floyd \| the walls and floor where large boxes must have sat for a long time. Floyd \| Floyd \| It's the current contents of the room that are strange. No boxes or Floyd \| furniture anymore, just a huge pile of... stuff... in the middle of Floyd \| the floor. It's a mass of all sorts of odds and ends: scraps of Floyd \| cloth, old phone books, broken mattresses, and who knows what else. Floyd \| It looks like a giant rat's nest. The strange musty smell that fills Floyd \| the basement is stronger here, like it was coming from this pile. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "Hm"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Well not turning it on it seems?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd \| (Undoing one command) Floyd \| Floyd \| It's pitch black. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd \| Time passes... Floyd \| Floyd \| Aaaiiiiieeeeeeeeee!!!!!!! Floyd \| Floyd \| * You have died * Floyd \| Floyd \| In a total of 236 turns, you have achieved a score of 0 points out of Floyd \| a possible 100. Floyd \| Floyd \| You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current Floyd \| command. Floyd \| Please enter RESTORE, RESTART, QUIT, or UNDO: >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd \| (Undoing one command) Floyd \| Floyd \| It's pitch black. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on flashlight"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| This is the oddest room. Well, the room itself is ordinary enough Floyd \| - more concrete, more pipes, doorways leading east and north. It Floyd \| looks like this was once a storeroom. I can see discolored patches on Floyd \| the walls and floor where large boxes must have sat for a long time. Floyd \| Floyd \| It's the current contents of the room that are strange. No boxes or Floyd \| furniture anymore, just a huge pile of... stuff... in the middle of Floyd \| the floor. It's a mass of all sorts of odds and ends: scraps of Floyd \| cloth, old phone books, broken mattresses, and who knows what else. Floyd \| It looks like a giant rat's nest. The strange musty smell that fills Floyd \| the basement is stronger here, like it was coming from this pile. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "clean nest"
Floyd \| The pile looks a bit cleaner now. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "Well, that's not the solution, I guess."
		ivanr says, "re the flashlight"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "clean nest with broom"
Floyd \| I don't know how to clean anything with the broom. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wipe nest"
Floyd \| I don't know the word "wipe". Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x nest"
Floyd \| Please, don't make me go any closer. I don't like this place. I Floyd \| don't know what it is, but I want to leave. Please... Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "This is meta-game logic, but whatever the solution is presumably was designed to force us to explore the whole basement."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put flashlight in nest"
Floyd \| I don't want to leave it just lying around. It might get lost. Floyd \| Floyd \| Out of the corner of my eye, I catch a glimpse of movement through one Floyd \| of the doorways. I spin around and shine the flashlight through it, Floyd \| but there's nothing there. Maybe it was just my imagination playing Floyd \| tricks on me? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "so I don't think it involves just the nest."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| Another basement room, just like the others. This one isn't quite Floyd \| empty: a tall metal filing cabinet stands against one wall. Doorways Floyd \| lead north and west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cabinet"
Floyd \| It's an ordinary looking metal filing cabinet. It has five drawers, Floyd \| of which the third one is currently open. It is filled with papers. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open drawers"
Floyd \| The filing cabinet is already open! Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push cabinet"
Floyd \| Leaning against the filing cabinet with all my weight, I manage to Floyd \| push it several feet. This reveals a small metal box mounted on the Floyd \| wall behind it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr exclaims, "Aha!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x box"
Floyd \| It's a small metal box, attached to the wall. It is currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| Again, I see movement through the doorway. I'm sure of it this time. Floyd \| Something large and dark, moving slowly toward me. But again, when I Floyd \| shine the flashlight, there's nothing there. I don't like this place, Floyd \| I'm scared, I want to go home... Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it"
Floyd \| I open the box, revealing a circuit breaker switch. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "Well, well, well."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "switch switch"
Floyd \| Okay, the circuit breaker is now switched on. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn off flashlight"
Floyd \| I turn off the flashlight, and immediately I'm plunged into darkness. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd \| (Undoing one command) Floyd \| Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| Another basement room, just like the others. This one isn't quite Floyd \| empty: a tall metal filing cabinet stands against one wall. A small Floyd \| metal box, previously hidden by the cabinet, is mounted on the wall. Floyd \| Doorways lead north and west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x box"
Floyd \| It's a small metal box, attached to the wall. It is currently open, Floyd \| revealing a circuit breaker. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lights"
Floyd \| The lights are spaced along the ceiling every ten feet or so. They're Floyd \| held in round metal reflectors that hang down about five feet from the Floyd \| ceiling to get below all the pipes and stuff. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pipes"
Floyd \| I can barely see most of the ceiling, since it's hidden in shadow Floyd \| behind all the pipes and ducts hanging down from it. The shadows Floyd \| wiggle strangely as I move the flashlight back and forth. Almost as Floyd \| if there were something up there... Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x box"
Floyd \| It's a small metal box, attached to the wall. It is currently open, Floyd \| revealing a circuit breaker. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x breaker"
Floyd \| Inside the box is a circuit breaker switch. It is currently on. Floyd \| Floyd \| >


ivanr disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.
ivanr arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "switch breaker"
Floyd \| Okay, the circuit breaker is now switched off. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "switch breaker"
Floyd \| Okay, the circuit breaker is now switched on. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
		ivanr says, "whoops, I blinked out for a minute there"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Basement, with Telephone Floyd \| This is another room, just like the last one. There are doorways Floyd \| leading west and south. The room is almost completely empty, except Floyd \| for one thing: sitting right in the center of the concrete floor is a Floyd \| little table, the sort of fancy table made from curved pieces of wood Floyd \| that you find in antique stores. And on top of the table is a Floyd \| telephone. Floyd \| Floyd \| There it is again, movement through the doorway, but it disappears Floyd \| before I can shine the flashlight on it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x telephone"
Floyd \| How strange. There's no buttons, no dial, nothing. Just a handset Floyd \| sitting on a cradle, and a blank area where the buttons ought to be. Floyd \| I pick up the handset and listen to it. Instead of a dial tone, I Floyd \| hear a phone ringing on the other end. I let it ring several times, Floyd \| but no one answers, so I put it back. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Hi David!"
		DavidW says, "Hi. I overslept.:{"
		DavidW says, "Episode of an Artist, I see."
		ivanr exclaims, "Indeed!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		ivanr says, "We've been pacing around in this basement for a while."
		Knight_Otu says, "Though we doubt the artistry of the protagonist."
		DavidW asks, "That's the one where he has a book of sayings and quotations, right?"
		ivanr says, "Yeah."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		ivanr says, "We haven't even examined that booklet, I think."
		Knight_Otu says, "True."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| I have clean pants (being worn), clean socks (being worn), clean Floyd \| underwear (being worn), a clean shirt (being worn), a pair of shoes Floyd \| (being worn), a coat (being worn), a wristwatch (being worn), a Floyd \| wallet, keys, a flashlight (providing light), a broom, a uniform Floyd \| (being worn), a newspaper, a lunchbox, and a plastic card. The coat Floyd \| pocket seems to contain a book of famous quotations. The lunchbox Floyd \| seems to contain a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x book"
Floyd \| This is my guide in life. More than 10,000 quotations by the Floyd \| greatest, most intelligent people in history. I really can't imagine Floyd \| life without it. Anything important that's ever been said, I can find Floyd \| it in here. Floyd \| Floyd \| Not many people know this about me, but I was adopted. I don't know Floyd \| who my real parents were. I was just left on the doorstep of an Floyd \| orphanage with nothing but a change of diapers and this book of Floyd \| quotations. So I guess it won't surprise you that I've always thought Floyd \| of this book as my parents' voice. I've tried to live my life by it. Floyd \| When I've got to make any big decision, I always look here first, and Floyd \| I always find something that tells me what to do. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW asks, "Is that also the one where a guy was wearing a duck on his head on the bus?"
		ivanr says, "It was a chicken, but yes."
		Knight_Otu says, "Chicken. But yeah."
		DavidW says, "oh, okay. It's been ages."
		ivanr says, "The book thing is kind of sweet. I'm glad we examined that."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it"
Floyd \| I flip through the book of quotations and pick one at random. G.K. Floyd \| Chesterton: "An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly Floyd \| considered; an adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered." Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it"
Floyd \| I flip through the book of quotations and pick one at random. Samuel Floyd \| Johnson: "Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain Floyd \| characteristics of a vigorous mind." Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it"
Floyd \| I flip through the book of quotations and pick one at random. H.P. Floyd \| Lovecraft: "The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the Floyd \| inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents." Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr asks, "Did the circuit breaker seem to actually do anything?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I don't think so."
		Knight_Otu says, "We may have to find the light switch too."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| I'm in what must be the basement of the factory. The walls and Floyd \| floor are made of concrete, and the ceiling is covered with pipes and Floyd \| ventilation ducts. Large metal light fixtures hang down at regular Floyd \| intervals, but they're all turned off. Only my little flashlight Floyd \| makes a pool of light in the middle of the room. There is a thick Floyd \| layer of dust on the floor. Otherwise, the room is completely empty. Floyd \| Floyd \| Open doorways lead south and east. A metal staircase attached to the Floyd \| north wall leads upward. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ducts"
Floyd \| I can barely see most of the ceiling, since it's hidden in shadow Floyd \| behind all the pipes and ducts hanging down from it. The shadows Floyd \| wiggle strangely as I move the flashlight back and forth. Almost as Floyd \| if there were something up there... Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on lights"
Floyd \| I can't reach that from here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd \| Stairs Floyd \| I'm standing on a narrow metal staircase which leads down into Floyd \| darkness. At the top is a closed door. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on lights"
Floyd \| I don't see any lights here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| I'm in what must be the basement of the factory. The walls and Floyd \| floor are made of concrete, and the ceiling is covered with pipes and Floyd \| ventilation ducts. Large metal light fixtures hang down at regular Floyd \| intervals, but they're all turned off. Only my little flashlight Floyd \| makes a pool of light in the middle of the room. There is a thick Floyd \| layer of dust on the floor. Otherwise, the room is completely empty. Floyd \| Floyd \| Open doorways lead south and east. A metal staircase attached to the Floyd \| north wall leads upward. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x walls"
Floyd \| The walls are made of concrete. I don't see anything interesting Floyd \| about them. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| This is the oddest room. Well, the room itself is ordinary enough Floyd \| - more concrete, more pipes, doorways leading east and north. It Floyd \| looks like this was once a storeroom. I can see discolored patches on Floyd \| the walls and floor where large boxes must have sat for a long time. Floyd \| Floyd \| It's the current contents of the room that are strange. No boxes or Floyd \| furniture anymore, just a huge pile of... stuff... in the middle of Floyd \| the floor. It's a mass of all sorts of odds and ends: scraps of Floyd \| cloth, old phone books, broken mattresses, and who knows what else. Floyd \| It looks like a giant rat's nest. The strange musty smell that fills Floyd \| the basement is stronger here, like it was coming from this pile. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x walls"
Floyd \| The walls are made of concrete. I don't see anything interesting Floyd \| about them. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x nest"
Floyd \| Please, don't make me go any closer. I don't like this place. I Floyd \| don't know what it is, but I want to leave. Please... Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push it"
Floyd \| Pushing the pile doesn't do anything. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| Another basement room, just like the others. This one isn't quite Floyd \| empty: a tall metal filing cabinet stands against one wall. A small Floyd \| metal box, previously hidden by the cabinet, is mounted on the wall. Floyd \| Doorways lead north and west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push cabinet"
Floyd \| Leaning against the filing cabinet with all my weight, I manage to Floyd \| push it several feet. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| Another basement room, just like the others. This one isn't quite Floyd \| empty: a tall metal filing cabinet stands against one wall. A small Floyd \| metal box, previously hidden by the cabinet, is mounted on the wall. Floyd \| Doorways lead north and west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Looking at my notes, you're quite close to the end."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x walls"
Floyd \| The walls are made of concrete. I don't see anything interesting Floyd \| about them. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "That's good to hear."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "climb cabinet"
Floyd \| It's too tall for me to climb on top of, and I think it might tip over Floyd \| if I tried. Floyd \| Floyd \| There it is again, movement through the doorway, but it disappears Floyd \| before I can shine the flashlight on it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Basement, with Telephone Floyd \| This is another room, just like the last one. There are doorways Floyd \| leading west and south. The room is almost completely empty, except Floyd \| for one thing: sitting right in the center of the concrete floor is a Floyd \| little table, the sort of fancy table made from curved pieces of wood Floyd \| that you find in antique stores. And on top of the table is a Floyd \| telephone. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "climb table"
Floyd \| It's too small for me to stand on top of. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "jump"
Floyd \| Wheeee! Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "shout"
Floyd \| My throat is a bit sore now. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Also, there's a nice bonus command when you win the game."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Will it tell us whether we burned down our house?"
		Knight_Otu says, "We kind of left the stove on."
		DavidW says, "My notes don't say."
There's no obvious exit in that direction.
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| I can't go that way. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| I'm in what must be the basement of the factory. The walls and Floyd \| floor are made of concrete, and the ceiling is covered with pipes and Floyd \| ventilation ducts. Large metal light fixtures hang down at regular Floyd \| intervals, but they're all turned off. Only my little flashlight Floyd \| makes a pool of light in the middle of the room. There is a thick Floyd \| layer of dust on the floor. Otherwise, the room is completely empty. Floyd \| Floyd \| Open doorways lead south and east. A metal staircase attached to the Floyd \| north wall leads upward. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| This is the oddest room. Well, the room itself is ordinary enough Floyd \| - more concrete, more pipes, doorways leading east and north. It Floyd \| looks like this was once a storeroom. I can see discolored patches on Floyd \| the walls and floor where large boxes must have sat for a long time. Floyd \| Floyd \| It's the current contents of the room that are strange. No boxes or Floyd \| furniture anymore, just a huge pile of... stuff... in the middle of Floyd \| the floor. It's a mass of all sorts of odds and ends: scraps of Floyd \| cloth, old phone books, broken mattresses, and who knows what else. Floyd \| It looks like a giant rat's nest. The strange musty smell that fills Floyd \| the basement is stronger here, like it was coming from this pile. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "climb nest"
Floyd \| Please, don't make me go any closer. I don't like this place. I Floyd \| don't know what it is, but I want to leave. Please... Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I can give you the link to my notes since they're online, now, but they're also spoilers."
		Knight_Otu says, "We've been flailing in the basement for a bit, but I'm not sure we're ready for spoilers yet."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| I have clean pants (being worn), clean socks (being worn), clean Floyd \| underwear (being worn), a clean shirt (being worn), a pair of shoes Floyd \| (being worn), a coat (being worn), a wristwatch (being worn), a Floyd \| wallet, keys, a flashlight (providing light), a broom, a uniform Floyd \| (being worn), a newspaper, a lunchbox, and a plastic card. The coat Floyd \| pocket seems to contain a book of famous quotations. The lunchbox Floyd \| seems to contain a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on lights"
Floyd \| I can't reach that from here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lights"
Floyd \| The lights are spaced along the ceiling every ten feet or so. They're Floyd \| held in round metal reflectors that hang down about five feet from the Floyd \| ceiling to get below all the pipes and stuff. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| I'm in what must be the basement of the factory. The walls and Floyd \| floor are made of concrete, and the ceiling is covered with pipes and Floyd \| ventilation ducts. Large metal light fixtures hang down at regular Floyd \| intervals, but they're all turned off. Only my little flashlight Floyd \| makes a pool of light in the middle of the room. There is a thick Floyd \| layer of dust on the floor. Otherwise, the room is completely empty. Floyd \| Floyd \| Open doorways lead south and east. A metal staircase attached to the Floyd \| north wall leads upward. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x staircase"
Floyd \| These are the stairs that I fell down. They look old and kind of Floyd \| rickety. I can't see the top from where I'm standing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		ivanr says, "hmph"
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm thinking we want to turn on the lights. We've switched the breaker, but can't find anything to turn on the lights themselves."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on lights with broom"
Floyd \| I don't recognize that sentence. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dust"
Floyd \| The concrete floor is covered with a thick layer of dust. It looks Floyd \| like it hasn't been cleaned in ages. There are strange patterns in Floyd \| the dust - long trails like objects have been dragged along the floor, Floyd \| and smaller streaks, and blotches that look almost like footprints but Floyd \| not quite. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "follow trails"
Floyd \| I can't reach that from here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "climb pipes"
Floyd \| I can't reach that from here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd \| Stairs Floyd \| I'm standing on a narrow metal staircase which leads down into Floyd \| darkness. At the top is a closed door. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "jump down"
Floyd \| I don't understand that sentence. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Okay, I think I'm out of ideas..."
		DavidW asks, "What have you done with the cabinet?"
		Knight_Otu says, "We've pushed it to reveal the breaker box, and opened it and read the papers."
		DavidW asks, "and with the box?"
		Knight_Otu says, "We tried to climb it but couldn't."
		DavidW says, "The breaker box, I mean."
		Knight_Otu says, "We opened it and switched the switch."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sorry, typing a bit slowly."
		DavidW says, "hm. My notes say 'turn on switch'."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| I can't go that way. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| I'm in what must be the basement of the factory. The walls and Floyd \| floor are made of concrete, and the ceiling is covered with pipes and Floyd \| ventilation ducts. Large metal light fixtures hang down at regular Floyd \| intervals, but they're all turned off. Only my little flashlight Floyd \| makes a pool of light in the middle of the room. There is a thick Floyd \| layer of dust on the floor. Otherwise, the room is completely empty. Floyd \| Floyd \| Open doorways lead south and east. A metal staircase attached to the Floyd \| north wall leads upward. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| This is the oddest room. Well, the room itself is ordinary enough Floyd \| - more concrete, more pipes, doorways leading east and north. It Floyd \| looks like this was once a storeroom. I can see discolored patches on Floyd \| the walls and floor where large boxes must have sat for a long time. Floyd \| Floyd \| It's the current contents of the room that are strange. No boxes or Floyd \| furniture anymore, just a huge pile of... stuff... in the middle of Floyd \| the floor. It's a mass of all sorts of odds and ends: scraps of Floyd \| cloth, old phone books, broken mattresses, and who knows what else. Floyd \| It looks like a giant rat's nest. The strange musty smell that fills Floyd \| the basement is stronger here, like it was coming from this pile. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| Another basement room, just like the others. This one isn't quite Floyd \| empty: a tall metal filing cabinet stands against one wall. A small Floyd \| metal box, previously hidden by the cabinet, is mounted on the wall. Floyd \| Doorways lead north and west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on switch"
Floyd \| It's already turned on! Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "After that, my notes say: (lights & scream & crash!)"
		DavidW asks, "Did that happen?"
		ivanr says, "oh, maybe we need to turn off the flashlight now"
		Knight_Otu says, "No..."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn off flashlight"
Floyd \| I turn off the flashlight, and immediately I'm plunged into darkness. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "switch switch"
Floyd \| It's pitch black. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
		Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe we should restore and try again?"
		DavidW says, "Sometimes my notes leave out stuff. I wonder if I did that this time."
		Knight_Otu says, "I think we can safely restore. I think the breaker is the only thing we did after our last save."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "RESTORE"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf11"
Floyd \| File to restore game from > Floyd \| Restored. Floyd \| Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| This is the oddest room. Well, the room itself is ordinary enough Floyd \| - more concrete, more pipes, doorways leading east and north. It Floyd \| looks like this was once a storeroom. I can see discolored patches on Floyd \| the walls and floor where large boxes must have sat for a long time. Floyd \| Floyd \| It's the current contents of the room that are strange. No boxes or Floyd \| furniture anymore, just a huge pile of... stuff... in the middle of Floyd \| the floor. It's a mass of all sorts of odds and ends: scraps of Floyd \| cloth, old phone books, broken mattresses, and who knows what else. Floyd \| It looks like a giant rat's nest. The strange musty smell that fills Floyd \| the basement is stronger here, like it was coming from this pile. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| Another basement room, just like the others. This one isn't quite Floyd \| empty: a tall metal filing cabinet stands against one wall. Doorways Floyd \| lead north and west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push cabinet"
Floyd \| Leaning against the filing cabinet with all my weight, I manage to Floyd \| push it several feet. This reveals a small metal box mounted on the Floyd \| wall behind it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open box"
Floyd \| I open the box, revealing a circuit breaker switch. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on switch"
Floyd \| I flip the switch on the circuit breaker. At first I don't think Floyd \| anything's going to happen. Then I hear a quiet hum, and a moment Floyd \| later I'm blinded as all the lights in the basement suddenly come on. Floyd \| Floyd \| At the same moment a deafening sound echoes through the room, Floyd \| something half way between an animal roar and a scream. It's followed Floyd \| by a series of banging sounds, first dull ones, then ringing ones of Floyd \| something pounding against metal. Then there's a crash like something Floyd \| shattering. I hear a few more quiet screams vanishing into the Floyd \| distance, and then silence. Floyd \| Floyd \| I'm sorry. What just happened? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "That is new."
		DavidW says, "oh. Maybe 'switch switch' is malcoded."
		Knight_Otu says, "Probably."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn off flashlight"
Floyd \| Ok, the flashlight is now off. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| Another basement room, just like the others. This one isn't quite Floyd \| empty: a tall metal filing cabinet stands against one wall. A small Floyd \| metal box, previously hidden by the cabinet, is mounted on the wall. Floyd \| Doorways lead north and west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| This is the oddest room. Well, the room itself is ordinary enough Floyd \| - more concrete, more pipes, doorways leading east and north. It Floyd \| looks like this was once a storeroom. I can see discolored patches on Floyd \| the walls and floor where large boxes must have sat for a long time. Floyd \| Floyd \| It's the current contents of the room that are strange. No boxes or Floyd \| furniture anymore, just a huge pile of... stuff... in the middle of Floyd \| the floor. It's a mass of all sorts of odds and ends: scraps of Floyd \| cloth, old phone books, broken mattresses, and who knows what else. Floyd \| It looks like a giant rat's nest. The strange musty smell that fills Floyd \| the basement is stronger here, like it was coming from this pile. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x nest"
Floyd \| Please, don't make me go any closer. I don't like this place. I Floyd \| don't know what it is, but I want to leave. Please... Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Okay, maybe we can just get out now."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| I'm in what must be the basement of the factory. The walls and Floyd \| floor are made of concrete, and the ceiling is covered with pipes and Floyd \| ventilation ducts. Large metal light fixtures hang down at regular Floyd \| intervals. There is a thick layer of dust on the floor. Otherwise, Floyd \| the room is completely empty. Floyd \| Floyd \| Open doorways lead south and east. A metal staircase attached to the Floyd \| north wall leads upward. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "You should be able to find something new or changed somewhere."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Basement, with Telephone Floyd \| This is another room, just like the last one. There are doorways Floyd \| leading west and south. The room is almost completely empty, except Floyd \| for one thing: sitting right in the center of the concrete floor is a Floyd \| little table, the sort of fancy table made from curved pieces of wood Floyd \| that you find in antique stores. And on top of the table is a Floyd \| telephone. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tble"
Floyd \| I don't know the word "tble". Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x table"
Floyd \| It's a little wooden table. The feet are shaped like claws holding Floyd \| balls, and the legs are carved to look like they're covered with Floyd \| flowers. I have no idea what this thing is doing here. I can hardly Floyd \| imagine anywhere that it would look more out of place. I don't Floyd \| understand anything that's going on. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| I can't go that way. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Basement Floyd \| I'm in what must be the basement of the factory. The walls and Floyd \| floor are made of concrete, and the ceiling is covered with pipes and Floyd \| ventilation ducts. Large metal light fixtures hang down at regular Floyd \| intervals. There is a thick layer of dust on the floor. Otherwise, Floyd \| the room is completely empty. Floyd \| Floyd \| Open doorways lead south and east. A metal staircase attached to the Floyd \| north wall leads upward. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "I must be getting tired."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd \| Stairs Floyd \| I'm standing on a narrow metal staircase which leads down to the Floyd \| basement, and up to a closed door. Or rather, it would be closed if Floyd \| there weren't a huge hole smashed right through the middle. It looks Floyd \| like a freight train went through here, and the door got in the way. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Heh."
		DavidW says, "There, that hole is new."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u"		Knight_Otu says, "Er."
		DavidW says, "push space, maybe"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.		Knight_Otu says, "Oh right."
You push the green 'space' button.
DavidW presses the yellow enter button.
You push the green 'space' button.
Floyd \| I climb through the hole in the door to the hallway on the other side. Floyd \| It takes a few wrong turns, but eventually I find my way back upstairs Floyd \| again. The whole factory seems to be deserted. Not a sign of anyone. Floyd \| The parking lot is completely empty. Floyd \| Floyd \| As I stand waiting at the bus stop, I have the strangest feeling. Floyd \| It's like waking up from a trance, or leaving the auditorium at the Floyd \| end of a concert. I know I've been somewhere strange, witnessed Floyd \| amazing things, but I'm not certain exactly what they were. "States Floyd \| of dreamy melancholy, fits of aimless joy." Was I the audience or the Floyd \| performer? Did it really happen, or was it just a fantasy? A witch's Floyd \| spell? Am I the artist? And if not, then who is? Floyd \| Floyd \| I think I'll stop off at the mall on my way home. I need an ice cream Floyd \| cone. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dear Mom, Floyd \| Floyd \| Thanks a lot for the cookies you sent. They were really great. I Floyd \| still say you make the best oatmeal raisin cookies in the world. Floyd \| Floyd \| My new job is going really well. I never would have guessed that Floyd \| screwing caps onto toothpaste tubes could be so interesting. My boss, Floyd \| Mr. Bucket, says I have a natural talent for it. Floyd \| Floyd \| I was really lucky to find a job so quickly. A lot of the guys from Floyd \| Frobworks are still looking. No one's sure what the new owners are Floyd \| planning to do with the building yet, but there's a rumor that they Floyd \| want to start a computer game company. Pretty weird, huh? Floyd \| Floyd \| Anyway, thanks a lot. I'll write again soon. I love you a lot. Floyd \| Floyd \| Your son, Floyd \| Floyd \| Peter Floyd \| Floyd \| P.S. Next time, could you send chocolate chip instead? Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| This game is a work of interactive fiction. Any similarity to works Floyd \| of interactive non-fiction, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| FBI WARNING: Floyd \| Floyd \| THE FBI COULD NOT CARE LESS WHAT YOU DO WITH THIS GAME. THEY MAY, Floyd \| HOWEVER, STILL CHOOSE TO TAP YOUR PHONE LINE, READ YOUR EMAIL, AND Floyd \| SEND LOVE LETTERS TO RANDOM PEOPLE SIGNED WITH YOUR NAME. THIS DOES Floyd \| NOT MEAN THAT YOU ARE SUSPECTED OF COMMITTING ANY CRIMES. THEY JUST Floyd \| ENJOY DOING IT. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| No grues were harmed in the making of this game. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Congratulations! You have completed the game! Floyd \| Floyd \| Type OUTTAKES to view outtakes, RESTORE to load a saved game, RESTART Floyd \| to start the game over again, or QUIT to quit. Floyd \| Floyd \| > Floyd \| Type OUTTAKES to view outtakes, RESTORE to load a saved game, RESTART Floyd \| to start the game over again, or QUIT to quit. Floyd \| Floyd \| > Floyd \| Type OUTTAKES to view outtakes, RESTORE to load a saved game, RESTART Floyd \| to start the game over again, or QUIT to quit. Floyd \| Floyd \| > Floyd \| Type OUTTAKES to view outtakes, RESTORE to load a saved game, RESTART Floyd \| to start the game over again, or QUIT to quit. Floyd \| Floyd \| > Floyd \| Type OUTTAKES to view outtakes, RESTORE to load a saved game, RESTART Floyd \| to start the game over again, or QUIT to quit. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Knight_Otu says, "whoops."
		DavidW says, "I guess Floyd was slow."
		DavidW says, "Congrats! Try the OUTTAKES."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, that must be it."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "outtakes"		Knight_Otu says, "Hm. Slow again."
		DavidW asks, "I've forgotten but maybe there's some weird animation or something that's doing this delay?"
DavidW presses the yellow enter button.
DavidW presses the yellow enter button.		Knight_Otu says, "Oh, we wouldn't see something like that, right."
		DavidW says, "I don't remember what's in the outtakes except it's quite long."
DavidW presses the yellow enter button.
DavidW presses the yellow enter button.
Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| >eat eggs Floyd \| Floyd \| It's time for breakfast! I sit down to a delicious meal of fried eggs Floyd \| and start... ummm... excuse me. Floyd \| Floyd \| I'm sorry, I just can't do this. I can't stand eggs. Even the smell Floyd \| of them makes me sick. Couldn't we please change them to something Floyd \| else, like toast or cereal? Floyd \| Floyd \| OK, wait a minute. I have an idea. We'll keep the eggs, but as soon Floyd \| as they ask me to eat them, I'll realize the bus is coming. So I Floyd \| won't have time to eat them, and I can just grab a pop-tart or Floyd \| something instead. That way we can keep your whole "cooking the eggs" Floyd \| thing you were so proud of, but I won't have to eat them. Would that Floyd \| be ok? Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| >put widget into wodget Floyd \| Floyd \| I put the peg of the blue widget into the hole of the red wodget Floyd \| and... wait a minute! It won't go in! Hey - this wodget has a... Floyd \| Floyd \| triangular? Floyd \| Floyd \| OK, very funny! Who's the wise guy in props? Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| >wear uniform Floyd \| Floyd \| Just like that? "wear uniform"? Am I supposed to somehow put it on Floyd \| over the clothes I'm already wearing? Or do you want me to strip them Floyd \| off first? And then what should I do with them? Carry them around? Floyd \| Leave them here? Floyd \| Floyd \| Oh, right. Plot device. Never mind. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| >turn on flashlight Floyd \| Floyd \| I turn on the flashlight and... Wait a minute. It isn't going on. Floyd \| The bulb must be burnt out. OK, I'm standing here in the dark, and my Floyd \| flashlight won't go on. Um... there aren't really any grues down Floyd \| here, are there? Could someone turn on the lights? Hello? Anyone? Floyd \| Bill, is that you? Bill? Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dear Mom, Floyd \| Floyd \| I have some very important news to tell you. I have decided to get a Floyd \| job with a company that writes computer games. I know this will come Floyd \| as a disappointment to you, since you've always wanted me to work in a Floyd \| factory like you and dad. I know what you will say about family Floyd \| traditions and your great uncle Herbert and all that, but this is MY Floyd \| life, damn it. I'm sick of wasting my life putting stupid pieces of Floyd \| plastic together day after day after day. It's time I did something Floyd \| that I care about, for a change. Floyd \| Floyd \| And while I'm at it, what's up with the cookies? How many times have Floyd \| I told you that I can't stand oatmeal raisin cookies? Why do you Floyd \| insist on doing this to me? Are you trying to prove something, or can Floyd \| you simply not believe I could really feel differently from you about Floyd \| anything in the world? Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dear Mom, Floyd \| Floyd \| Thank you for the cookies you sent. I guess you forgot that I don't Floyd \| eat oatmeal raisin cookies, but I really appreciate the thought. Floyd \| Floyd \| I have some wonderful news for you. I've decided to get a job with a Floyd \| company that writes computer games. I know it's a bit different from Floyd \| what you've always imagined for me. But this is a great opportunity, Floyd \| and I think I could be really good at it. Floyd \| Floyd \| I hope you won't be too disappointed by this. I just don't want to Floyd \| keep wasting my life working at an assembly line. Not that there's Floyd \| anything wrong with working on an assembly line. I know you and dad Floyd \| have done it all your lives, and you really like it. It's just that I Floyd \| don't want to keep wasting my life Floyd \| Floyd \| (sigh) Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Type OUTTAKES to view outtakes, RESTORE to load a saved game, RESTART Floyd \| to start the game over again, or QUIT to quit. Floyd \| Floyd \| > Floyd \| Type OUTTAKES to view outtakes, RESTORE to load a saved game, RESTART Floyd \| to start the game over again, or QUIT to quit. Floyd \| Floyd \| > Floyd \| Type OUTTAKES to view outtakes, RESTORE to load a saved game, RESTART Floyd \| to start the game over again, or QUIT to quit. Floyd \| Floyd \| > Floyd \| Type OUTTAKES to view outtakes, RESTORE to load a saved game, RESTART Floyd \| to start the game over again, or QUIT to quit. Floyd \| Floyd \| > Floyd \| Type OUTTAKES to view outtakes, RESTORE to load a saved game, RESTART Floyd \| to start the game over again, or QUIT to quit. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
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, "there it is."
		ivanr says, "there you go,"
		ivanr says, "*."
		Knight_Otu says, "Took some time, but better late than never."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "So I guess our house didn't burn down after all!"
		DavidW says, "I think this game won best PC award at the XYZZYies."
		Knight_Otu says, "That, or putting caps on toothpaste tubes pays better than I expected."
		Knight_Otu says, "They do have a certain voice."
		ivanr says, "I think it deserves that nomination"
		ivanr says, "It was also plenty atmospheric in parts"
		Knight_Otu says, "So we didn't have Perry for this, but I'm running a transcript myself."
		DavidW says, "At the following XYZZY Awards ceremony, I got to pretend to be this person presenting the PC award to Sting of the Wasp."
		DavidW says, "So much fun."
		Knight_Otu asks, "That's the one where everyone is an evil b-word, right?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Especially the protagonist."
		DavidW says, "More or less, yes."
		DavidW says (to KO), "Make sure you send a copy of the transcript to Jacqueline, please."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure. Wouldn't want this session to vanish into thin air."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Anyway, it's time to log off for me. Good night!"