  
ClubFloyd Transcript:
The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each
week at a pre-arranged time, a group of
people meet online to cooperatively play
a game of interactive fiction.
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ClubFloyd Transcript:
The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each
week at a pre-arranged time, a group of
people meet online to cooperatively play
a game of interactive fiction.
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ToyShop & Floyditorium
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#ClubFloyd Discussion
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| Jacqueline says, "Because I am predictable, I like the sound of DW's suggestion 'The Garden of Verging Paths'" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Also 'Under the Sea'" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "But I'm open to whatev." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Garden sounds nice." | ||
| DavidW says, "The IFDB page on Garden doesn't say much about the game except Surreal, Slice of Life, and Merciful." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask gardenofpaths" | ||
Floyd | Can you hear me? >> Please answer yes or no.> Please answer yes or no.> Floyd | Please answer yes or no.> ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | For instructions on how to play, type INFO. For hints, type Floyd | HELP. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You blink, confused. Floyd | A filtered sun has just woken you from a pleasant slumber. Judging by Floyd | the strength of the light, it seems to be much later than you had Floyd | intended on getting up. You recall that you've just spent the night at Floyd | Grandma's house, before rolling out of bed. You notice that a few of Floyd | your things seem to be missing, including your alarm clock. Floyd | Floyd | The Garden of Verging Paths Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Quinn Spence Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 151027 / Inform 7 build 6L38 (I6/v6.33 lib Floyd | 6/12N) Floyd | Floyd | Guest Bedroom Floyd | A decently sized bedroom on the second floor of Grandma's house. The Floyd | room is sparesly decorated, and you feel a dull carpet underfoot. A Floyd | door leads out to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a full size bed, a sweater, and a side table (on which are Floyd | a note and a surprisingly empty spot) here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Let's read that note." | |
| Roger says, ""'dull' carpet" is one of those words that's almost right, but not really" | ||
| DavidW says, "hmm" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x note" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > X NOTE Floyd | Floyd | "I thought I'd let you sleep in today! When you're ready meet me Floyd | outside on the patio - I need some help with the yard. Floyd | Love, Grandma" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | As good-looking as ever. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x spot" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > X SPOT Floyd | Floyd | You could have sworn that you left your glasses here last night, but Floyd | now you aren't so sure. Did you even bring them to her house? Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I doubt we can check our head for our glasses." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch face" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > TOUCH FACE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Roger says (to floyd), "touch head" | Jacqueline says, "Apparently we can still read without glasses" | |
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > TOUCH HEAD Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under bed" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sweater" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > X SWEATER Floyd | Floyd | She's always trying to make you take her old things. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the door reluctantly shift in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "door" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | A stubborn wooden paneled door. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I want to take and wear the sweater" | |
| Jacqueline says, "k" | ||
| Roger says, "do it" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sweater" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE SWEATER Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | You can't see very well without your glasses… Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear sweater" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > WEAR SWEATER Floyd | Floyd | You pull the scratchy woolen jumper over your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Guest Bedroom Floyd | A decently sized bedroom on the second floor of Grandma's house. The Floyd | room is sparesly decorated, and you feel a dull carpet underfoot. A Floyd | door leads out to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a full size bed and a side table (on which are a note and Floyd | a surprisingly empty spot) here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "I think a better writer would have gone with "You can't very well see without your glasses."" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Huh. I think that sentence is fine." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get spot" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > GET SPOT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ha ha" | |
| Roger says, "it suffices" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "But I agree with you on the dull carpeting." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I had to try that." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear spot" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > WEAR SPOT Floyd | Floyd | You can't wear that! Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "yay we took the spot" | |
| Jacqueline says, "see spot" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "see spot run" | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims (at Spot), "Run, Spot! Run!" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x carpet" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > X CARPET Floyd | Floyd | It must have been supple once, but the years have eroded this rug down Floyd | to a thin floor covering. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "See spot abducted." | |
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > OPEN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You open the bedroom door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | It is lost in its own contentment, and doesn't notice you as it bobs Floyd | from side to side, humming quietly. Floyd | Floyd | On the side table is a note. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "It... it *what*??" | |
| Roger says, "well that just got way more surreal" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "yeah" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen to table" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > LISTEN TO TABLE Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask table about glasses" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > ASK TABLE ABOUT GLASSES Floyd | Floyd | You can only do that to something animate. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Ask it... okay." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch table" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > TOUCH TABLE Floyd | Floyd | You feel nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "table, hello" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > TABLE, HELLO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't talk to the side table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Jacqueline asks, "Why not?" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push table" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > PUSH TABLE Floyd | Floyd | It is fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search table" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > SEARCH TABLE Floyd | Floyd | On the side table is a note. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "It got no ears to hear us?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "True" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take note" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE NOTE Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read note" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > READ NOTE Floyd | Floyd | "I thought I'd let you sleep in today! When you're ready meet me Floyd | outside on the patio - I need some help with the yard. Floyd | Love, Grandma" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Shall we leave the room?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess we should." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Was it northwest or northeast?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "NW." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Hall Floyd | Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hall Floyd | You are in a dimly lit hall, with an odd pale rectangle on the wall. A Floyd | stairway leads down to the Foyer. There are exits to the north (her Floyd | bedroom), west (the bathroom), and southeast (the guest room). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rectangle" | ||
Floyd ] Hall Floyd | Floyd | > X RECTANGLE Floyd | Floyd | There must have once been a framed image here, but you can't recall Floyd | having seen one before. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Down?" | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Thieves!" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "Sure" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer Floyd | You are in a bright foyer. A stairway leads up and there are exits to Floyd | the southwest (the living room) and south (the dining room). An ornate Floyd | glass door leads out to the east. Floyd | Floyd | The day has just begun but the table is already done with it. It Floyd | drearily slumps in the corner. Floyd | Floyd | On the accent table is a dustless space. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh no" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Poor table" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd | Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | On the accent table is a dustless space. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x space" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd | Floyd | > X SPACE Floyd | Floyd | You know that's where Grandma usually puts her keys when she's home, Floyd | but now the spot is empty. She might have them with her, but if she's Floyd | lost her keys all sorts of things could happen... Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "maybe yet another take on La Belle et Le Bete" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Hm. Possiblt" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Hm. Possibly" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x glass door" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GLASS DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door sighs at your arrival and wonders if you will ever smell that
Floyd | green grass again.
Floyd |
Floyd | What are you most afraid of? >
| Jacqueline's eye get really wide. | |
| Roger says, "uh oh floyd might not like this" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "ennui" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Huh." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "spontaneous combustion" | ||
| DavidW asks, "Shall I really answer 'ennui'?" | ||
| Roger says, "surely" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Sure" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ennui" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENNUI
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The door shudders at your ignorance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to try again? (Yes or No) >
| Jacqueline says, "huh" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Alternatively, living furniture." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to KO), "ha" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "There's apparently a ... correct answer?" | ||
| Roger says, "it would seem" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Apparently." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "It's a glass door, so... Windex? Dirt? Being broken?" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | What are you most afraid of? >
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| DavidW says (to Floyd), "senility" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer
Floyd |
Floyd | > SENILITY
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The door shudders at your ignorance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to try again? (Yes or No) >
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| DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | What are you most afraid of? >
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| DavidW says (to Floyd), "death" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer
Floyd |
Floyd | > DEATH
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The door shudders at your ignorance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to try again? (Yes or No) >
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| DavidW says (to Floyd), "no" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd | Floyd | > NO Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline squints at the screen. | |
| DavidW says, "I guess we have to learn the answer." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Apparently" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd | Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Foyer Floyd | You are in a bright foyer. A stairway leads up and there are exits to Floyd | the southwest (the living room) and south (the dining room). An ornate Floyd | glass door leads out to the east. Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "Let's explore more" | |
Floyd | The day has just begun but the table is already done with it. It
Floyd | drearily slumps in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the accent table is a dustless space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
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| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stairway" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd | Floyd | > X STAIRWAY Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room Floyd | A claustrophobic formal dining room, made smaller by its lack of Floyd | windows. There are exits to the north (the foyer), west (the living Floyd | room), and southwest (the kitchen). A door leads out to the south. Floyd | Floyd | In the darkness looms a strange form. Perhaps it's the table? Floyd | Floyd | You can see a covered plate of food here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "X form?" | |
| DavidW asks, "How can it be claustrophic with four exits?" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x form" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FORM
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Before your eyes the dark wood table lightens, the boards swell, and
Floyd | space grows between them.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]
| Jacqueline says, "oh dear" | |
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Dining Hall Floyd | Floyd | Dining Hall Floyd | A wide airy hall, filled with tables and benches made from wide pine Floyd | boards. Grandma waits by your side, it looks like she wants to talk to Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | You can see tables and benches here. Floyd | Floyd | It's been a long and fun week at camp, but now it's time Floyd | to go home. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "..." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "A memory?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Hm. Possibly." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grandma" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Hall Floyd | Floyd | > X GRANDMA Floyd | Floyd | An old, frail woman who always seems to bubble with an excitement Floyd | that's far younger than she is. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm guessing CAMP and TIME are topics to ask grandma about." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Try it" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask grandma about camp" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Hall Floyd | Floyd | > ASK GRANDMA ABOUT CAMP Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "I love camp!" you exclaim. Floyd | Floyd | "I'm so happy you had fun! It's just too bad you wont be able to come Floyd | back next year." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask grandma about next year" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Hall Floyd | Floyd | > ASK GRANDMA ABOUT NEXT YEAR Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "Of course I'll come back here." Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, I'm sorry dear… your camp is closing down at the end of Floyd | this summer." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask grandma about closing" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Hall Floyd | Floyd | > ASK GRANDMA ABOUT CLOSING Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "…It's closing?" Floyd | Floyd | "I know this must be a difficulty for you, but we'll find a Floyd | another camp for you to go to." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "dang" | |
| Jacqueline says, "sadness" | ||
| DavidW asks, "Which topic next?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, you suggested 'time'" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Difficulty? Or time." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "I worry that TIME might end the whole conversation." | ||
Floyd ] Dining Hall
Floyd |
Floyd | > I WORRY THAT TIME MIGHT END THE WHOLE CONVERSATION.
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to take inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| DavidW says, "ack" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "That's possible, yeah." | ||
| DavidW says, "Shall I try it anyway? I assume UNDO works." | ||
| Roger says, "it's early; sure" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask grandma about time" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Hall Floyd | Floyd | > ASK GRANDMA ABOUT TIME Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "I want to go to camp forever." Floyd | Floyd | "We can definitely find another camp for you to go to next Floyd | year." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "next year" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask grandma about next year" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Hall Floyd | Floyd | > ASK GRANDMA ABOUT NEXT YEAR Floyd | Floyd | There is no reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oh wait, you did" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Not sure why it's still italicized." | ||
| DavidW says, "ask grandma about difficulty" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask grandma about difficulty" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Hall
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK GRANDMA ABOUT DIFFICULTY
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's closing."
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's right dear."
Floyd |
Floyd | It's closing. It's closing. It's closing.
Floyd | Everything softens. You feel fuzzy.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]
| DavidW says, "*** You are a sweater ***" | |
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Roger says, "ha" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Heh." | ||
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room Floyd | A claustrophobic formal dining room, made smaller by its lack of Floyd | windows. There are exits to the north (the foyer), west (the living Floyd | room), and southwest (the kitchen). A door leads out to the south. A Floyd | familiar scuffed table stands, dignified, at the center of the room. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a covered plate of food here. Floyd | Floyd | Did you even bring your glasses here? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x food" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | Floyd | > X FOOD Floyd | Floyd | It appears to be a bagel. Floyd | Floyd | Where could Grandma's keys be? Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Man, this game is giving me anxiety." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | Though scratched, the table retains its impressive presence. Floyd | Floyd | You can't see very well without your glasses… Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "<em>Did I remember to turn off the stove?</em>" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take plate" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE PLATE Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Where could those glasses be? Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "<em>Did I floss this morning?</em>" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the heavy wooden door)
Floyd | The sable, paneled wood door is steadfast, adamant to follow protocol.
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | What are you most afraid of? >
| Knight_Otu asks, "Did I lock the door? Did I even close it?" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The door shudders at your ignorance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to try again? (Yes or No) >
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| DavidW says (to Floyd), "no" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | Floyd | > NO Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "<em>Did I forget to take medication? Am I *on* any medication??</em>" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "What interior places can we visit?" | ||
| DavidW says, "Living room, Kitchen, Grandma's room, Bathroom." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Probably living room and kitchen on this... right." | ||
| DavidW says, "I think we ARE grandma with Alzheimer's." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Just wondering if the answer lies in one of those places." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "That would be a twist." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "It's a possibility." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| DavidW says, "I'd like to see Kitchen next. It's southwest." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Kitchen Floyd | Heaps of clutter cover both the counters and the floor and aged Floyd | appliances are scattered upon every surface, though none appear very Floyd | well used. A window to the west surveys the patio. There are exits to Floyd | the north (the living room), northeast (the dining room) west (the Floyd | sunroom). A plain door leads out to the east. Floyd | Floyd | You can see an oven here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x oven" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | Floyd | > X OVEN Floyd | Floyd | You aren't sure if she has ever used this for anything other than Floyd | storage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open oven" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | Floyd | > OPEN OVEN Floyd | Floyd | The oven refuses to open, adamant that you have more important things Floyd | to be doing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x clutter" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | Floyd | > X CLUTTER Floyd | Floyd | Papers, dishes, and medicaion containers are scattered about the Floyd | kitchen. You'd really love to organize it for her, but you'll need her Floyd | permission first. Floyd | Floyd | You're pretty worried about those glasses. Floyd | Floyd | "What if there's something important in that clutter, and she Floyd | can't find it when she needs it?" you wonder. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the kitchen window or the nondescript door? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "kitchen" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | Floyd | > KITCHEN Floyd | Floyd | Through the window, you see Grandma swaying in her chair, most likely Floyd | singing as she waits on the Patio. You should hurry. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Sunroom Floyd | The most lived-in space in the house, the sunroom seems to have an Floyd | aura of comfort about it. The north and west walls are completely made Floyd | of dirty glass, allowing tinted sunlight to fill the room. There is an Floyd | exit to the east (the kitchen) and a windowed door leads out to the Floyd | south. Floyd | Floyd | A glorious sun-beached rug naps in the center of the room. Floyd | Floyd | You need to keep in mind that Grandma might not want the clutter Floyd | cleaned... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rug" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RUG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern appears to move and swirl, growing brighter as it spirals.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]
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| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] A Slightly Different Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | A Slightly Different Sunroom Floyd | The north and west walls are comprised of crystal clear glass, Floyd | allowing sunlight to flood the room. A windowed door leads out to the Floyd | south. Floyd | Floyd | You can see Grandma, a tv, and your sister here. Floyd | Floyd | You are sitting on the rug watching tv when you begin to smell Floyd | something terrible. You're pretty sure that the source is your sister. Floyd | You remember a joke from tv, maybe if you tell it Floyd | Grandma will laugh? Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, ""Don't clean my clutter, that's all where it belongs!"" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tv" | ||
Floyd ] A Slightly Different Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > X TV Floyd | Floyd | Grandma hasn't noticed the violent cartoon on the screen. Floyd | Floyd | The tv is currently switched on. Floyd | Floyd | You want to clean the mess, but that might ruin whatever system Floyd | she has. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sister" | ||
Floyd ] A Slightly Different Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > X SISTER Floyd | Floyd | She is several years younger than you, but looks older. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell" | ||
Floyd ] A Slightly Different Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL Floyd | Floyd | You take a deep breath and are struck by the smell of old people. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh. I thought sis farted" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "Wait, what?" | ||
| DavidW says, "the smell" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Snrk. Never mind." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask grandma about joke" | ||
Floyd ] A Slightly Different Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > ASK GRANDMA ABOUT JOKE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "Did somebody just [ ] in here!?" you joke. Floyd | Floyd | Grandma casts a glare at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "How rude we are." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask grandma about glare" | ||
Floyd ] A Slightly Different Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > ASK GRANDMA ABOUT GLARE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "It was a joke! From tv!" you stammer. Floyd | Floyd | "We don't joke about that in this house," says Grandma. Floyd | Floyd | How will Grandma ever find the things she needs in that mess? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask grandma about that" | ||
Floyd ] A Slightly Different Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > ASK GRANDMA ABOUT THAT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "Why?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "It's something that we should all be taking with Floyd | seriousness," Grandma replies. Floyd | Floyd | You abruptly snap back out of your thoughts. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [press any key to continue] | DavidW asks, "hey. Offering topics and ending the convo?" | |
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | Sunroom Floyd | The most lived-in space in the house, the sunroom seems to have an Floyd | aura of comfort about it. The north and west walls are completely made Floyd | of dirty glass, allowing tinted sunlight to fill the room. There is an Floyd | exit to the east (the kitchen) and a windowed door leads out to the Floyd | south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rug" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > X RUG Floyd | Floyd | You could get lost in the pattern that decorates the sleeping beast's Floyd | back. Floyd | Floyd | Did you even bring your glasses here? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pattern" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > X PATTERN Floyd | Floyd | You could get lost in the pattern that decorates the sleeping beast's Floyd | back. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter rug" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > ENTER RUG Floyd | Floyd | That's not something you can enter. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the front door)
Floyd | "You know there's a story behind that pear tree. Go out and ask her
Floyd | about it, what are you waiting for?"
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | What are you most afraid of? >
| Knight_Otu asks, "No going back to our memories?" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "outside" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The door shudders at your ignorance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to try again? (Yes or No) >
| ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | What are you most afraid of? >
| ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "no" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The door shudders at your ignorance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to try again? (Yes or No) >
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, sorry" | |
| DavidW says, "no, go ahead" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Nah, it's fine." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Guessing is likely not productive." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the north wall or the west wall? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "north" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > NORTH Floyd | Floyd | You can see happy plastic furniture dotting the Patio. A particularly Floyd | joyful chair is occupied by Grandma. She look up and waves at you. Floyd | Floyd | What if Grandma gets locked out without her keys? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x west window" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > X WEST WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | Outside, a narrow patch of grass seperates the house from a row of Floyd | trees. There is a stone birdbath plus an assortment of bird feeders. Floyd | Floyd | You're concerned about those keys... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x birdbath" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > X BIRDBATH Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm guessing we find more memories." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| Jacqueline nods. | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Kitchen Floyd | Heaps of clutter cover both the counters and the floor and aged Floyd | appliances are scattered upon every surface, though none appear very Floyd | well used. A window to the west surveys the patio. There are exits to Floyd | the north (the living room), northeast (the dining room) west (the Floyd | sunroom). A plain door leads out to the east. Floyd | Floyd | You can see an oven here. Floyd | Floyd | You need to keep in mind that Grandma might not want the clutter Floyd | cleaned... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search clutter" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | Floyd | > SEARCH CLUTTER Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Living Room Floyd | A solemn room intended for family gatherings. A window on the Floyd | southwest wall overlooks the patio. There are exits to the northeast Floyd | (the foyer), east (the dining room) and south (the kitchen). Floyd | Floyd | You can see a piano (on which is a pile of sheet music) here. Floyd | Floyd | You can't see very well without your glasses… Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x piano" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Floyd | Floyd | > X PIANO Floyd | Floyd | The piano is ancient and cluttered, but the sound is immaculate. Over Floyd | the years she's taught you several songs that are older than she is. Floyd | You suddenly realize that you can't recall how to play any of them. Floyd | You resolve to ask Grandma about them the next time you see her. Floyd | Floyd | On the piano is a pile of sheet music. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x music" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Floyd | Floyd | > X MUSIC Floyd | Floyd | Yellowed pages with indecipherable notes scrawled upon them. Floyd | Floyd | What if you don't ask her about those songs and you can never Floyd | remember them again? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Floyd | Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | You see Grandma's back as she lounges in a chair on the Patio, waiting Floyd | for you. You shouldn't delay her much longer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "play music" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Floyd | Floyd | > PLAY MUSIC Floyd | Floyd | You can't play that! Floyd | Floyd | How will Grandma ever find the things she needs in that mess? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "play piano" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Floyd | Floyd | > PLAY PIANO Floyd | Floyd | You clumsily tap out a tune and the piano dutifully hums along. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take music" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE MUSIC Floyd | Floyd | That's fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Go back upstairs?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "I just want to give this protagonist a hug and a meditation lesson." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess yes." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nt" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Floyd | Floyd | > NT Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd | Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer Floyd | You are in a bright foyer. A stairway leads up and there are exits to Floyd | the southwest (the living room) and south (the dining room). An ornate Floyd | glass door leads out to the east. Floyd | Floyd | The day has just begun but the table is already done with it. It Floyd | drearily slumps in the corner. Floyd | Floyd | On the accent table is a dustless space. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline shrugs. "Sure." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Hall Floyd | Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hall Floyd | You are in a dimly lit hall, with an odd pale rectangle on the wall. A Floyd | stairway leads down to the Foyer. There are exits to the north (her Floyd | bedroom), west (the bathroom), and southeast (the guest room). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Her Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Her Bedroom Floyd | You are in a messy, darkened bedroom. A dull light source seethes in Floyd | the corner. Floyd | Floyd | You can see Grandma's bed and a technicolor here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "A seething light source. Huh." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x source" | ||
Floyd ] Her Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > X SOURCE Floyd | Floyd | The lone incandescent huffs as you notice that the lamp is lacking the Floyd | correct number of bulbs. If you don't restore them, Grandma will Floyd | likely continue living in the gloom until she stumbles over something. Floyd | You don't think she even has any extra lightbulbs, but you should keep Floyd | an eye out anyways. Floyd | Floyd | You're pretty worried about those glasses. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bed" | ||
Floyd ] Her Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > X BED Floyd | Floyd | You remember how much she boasted when she got this proud mattress. Floyd | "Both sides of the bed can feel different! It's controlled by a Floyd | number!" Floyd | Floyd | If you forget those songs, you might forget important memories Floyd | too. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch bed" | ||
Floyd ] Her Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > TOUCH BED Floyd | Floyd | You feel nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | You can't see very well without your glasses… Floyd | Floyd | Does Grandma have her keys? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x technicolor" | ||
Floyd ] Her Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > X TECHNICOLOR Floyd | Floyd | For something that is used daily, it has a surprisingly thick layer of Floyd | dust coating the screen. Floyd | Floyd | The technicolor is currently switched off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on technicolor" | ||
Floyd ] Her Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > TURN ON TECHNICOLOR Floyd | Floyd | You switch the technicolor on. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Her Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | The television emits a hazy glow as the newscaster reads a report Floyd | about a missing person. Floyd | Floyd | The technicolor is currently switched on. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Her Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | The television emits a hazy glow as the newscaster reads a report Floyd | about a missing person. Floyd | Floyd | The technicolor is currently switched on. Floyd | Floyd | "Does Grandma even have extra lightbulbs?" you wonder. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hrm." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off tv" | ||
Floyd ] Her Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > TURN OFF TV Floyd | Floyd | You switch the technicolor off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under bed" | ||
Floyd ] Her Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Bathroom?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Hall Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hall Floyd | You are in a dimly lit hall, with an odd pale rectangle on the wall. A Floyd | stairway leads down to the Foyer. There are exits to the north (her Floyd | bedroom), west (the bathroom), and southeast (the guest room). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom Floyd | A dingy tiled bathroom with a sink and a commode. Next to the sink Floyd | sits a cup filled with jittery toothbrushes. On top of the commode is Floyd | a fidgeting powder box. There is an exit to the east (the hall). Floyd | Floyd | Something about the tiles catches your gaze. Floyd | Floyd | "Does Grandma even have extra lightbulbs?" you wonder. Floyd | Floyd | "What if there's something important in that clutter, and she Floyd | can't find it when she needs it?" you wonder. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "that powder box has seen things, man" | |
| DavidW says, "This seems to be where the action is." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Roger), "yay" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x box" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom Floyd | Floyd | > X BOX Floyd | Floyd | A hexagonal metal container with three lion's legs supporting it, Floyd | possibly an antique. It shifts uncomfortably beneath your gaze. Floyd | Floyd | You feel bad for the remaining bulb. It must be so lonely without Floyd | a friend... Floyd | Floyd | You think about how Grandma could trip in that clutter and get Floyd | hurt. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open box" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom Floyd | Floyd | > OPEN BOX Floyd | Floyd | You open the powder box. Floyd | Floyd | Where could Grandma's keys be? Floyd | Floyd | You can't forget to ask Grandma about those songs... Floyd | Floyd | You want to clean the mess, but that might ruin whatever system Floyd | she has. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in box" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK IN BOX Floyd | Floyd | Inspecting the box, you see that some powder still remains caked at Floyd | the bottom. Floyd | Floyd | If you forget those songs, you might forget important memories Floyd | too. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search box" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom Floyd | Floyd | > SEARCH BOX Floyd | Floyd | Inspecting the box, you see that some powder still remains caked at Floyd | the bottom. Floyd | Floyd | Where could Grandma's keys be? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x powder" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom Floyd | Floyd | > X POWDER Floyd | Floyd | Inspecting the box, you see that some powder still remains caked at Floyd | the bottom. It shifts uncomfortably beneath your gaze. Floyd | Floyd | Does Grandma have her keys? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "move powder" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom Floyd | Floyd | > MOVE POWDER Floyd | Floyd | Nothing obvious happens. Floyd | Floyd | It's not the songs that are imortant, it's the memories they Floyd | hold. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "powder nose" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom Floyd | Floyd | > POWDER NOSE Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x toothbrush" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom Floyd | Floyd | > X TOOTHBRUSH Floyd | Floyd | The toothbrushes buzz with excitement. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sink" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom Floyd | Floyd | > X SINK Floyd | Floyd | The counter has a white film over it and the basin is yellowed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x commode" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom Floyd | Floyd | > X COMMODE Floyd | Floyd | It is old and worn-out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tiles" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TILES
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You see the scuffed dark yellow bathroom tiles transform into tall dry
Floyd | grass.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]
| ||
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Edge of the Field Floyd | Floyd | Edge of the Field Floyd | Trimmed grass comes to a halt where the field rises to the south. Floyd | Floyd | You can see Grandma here. Floyd | Floyd | It's your birthday. You've spent the day playing with your dog, Floyd | Griffin, who has had some sort of illness. After a short break Floyd | you've returned to the field, but now it's dark and you're having a Floyd | hard time finding him. Grandma might know where he is, maybe Floyd | you should talk to her? Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "This is kind of wild, because this is how I originally got the idea for Waterhouse. Bathroom tiles." | |
| DavidW says, "huh. I didn't know that." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask grandma about finding him" | ||
Floyd ] Edge of the Field Floyd | Floyd | > ASK GRANDMA ABOUT FINDING HIM Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "Grandma, have you seen where Griffin went?" Floyd | Floyd | "No, but you know how he is, sometimes he just lays down in the Floyd | field. Maybe you should try looking for him?" Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Yeah. There were some bathroom tiles that had scenes on them in a house I was visiting." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look for Griffin" | ||
Floyd ] Edge of the Field Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK FOR GRIFFIN Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask grandma about looking" | ||
Floyd ] Edge of the Field Floyd | Floyd | > ASK GRANDMA ABOUT LOOKING Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "Should I look anywhere else?" Floyd | Floyd | "No dear, he won't have gone very far. Go south into the hay, and try Floyd | to CALL for him as you look." Floyd | Floyd | "Ask Grandma about those songs, ask Grandma about those songs," Floyd | you remind yourself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask grandma about songs" | ||
Floyd ] Edge of the Field Floyd | Floyd | > ASK GRANDMA ABOUT SONGS Floyd | Floyd | There is no reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] A Vast Field Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A Vast Field Floyd | You are in a field of wildflowers, all alike. Tall dry grass Floyd | suffocates you to the east and west. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a dense patch of grass here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "call" | ||
Floyd ] A Vast Field Floyd | Floyd | > CALL Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Griffin? Floyd | Floyd | How will Grandma ever find the things she needs in that mess? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grass" | ||
Floyd ] A Vast Field Floyd | Floyd | > X GRASS Floyd | Floyd | (the dense patch of grass) Floyd | You eagerly push aside the hay only to find nothing within. Floyd | Floyd | You want to clean the mess, but that might ruin whatever system Floyd | she has. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] A Vast Field Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A Vast Field Floyd | You are in a field of wildflowers, all alike. Tall dry grass Floyd | suffocates you to the east and west. Floyd | Floyd | You can see some soft earth and a pile of stones here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "call" | ||
Floyd ] A Vast Field Floyd | Floyd | > CALL Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "Here, Griffin!" Floyd | Floyd | You want to clean the mess, but that might ruin whatever system Floyd | she has. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stones" | ||
Floyd ] A Vast Field Floyd | Floyd | > X STONES Floyd | Floyd | You peer behind the stones but only see more hay. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x earth" | ||
Floyd ] A Vast Field
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EARTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You inspect the dirt for prints, but the ground is undisturbed.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Grandma fights her way through the grass with a tenacity like you've
Floyd | never known.
Floyd | "There you are!" she says. "I just realized...I think I know where
Floyd | Giffin is, sweetie.
Floyd | I think he's left us."
Floyd |
Floyd | "But he wouldn't run away."
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's...not what I meant."
Floyd |
Floyd | The grass closes in. You feel it on every side of your body. Your
Floyd | lungs breathe no air, only grass. You are drowning.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [press any key to continue]
| ||
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom Floyd | A dingy tiled bathroom with a sink and a commode. Next to the sink Floyd | sits a cup filled with jittery toothbrushes. On top of the commode is Floyd | a fidgeting powder box. There is an exit to the east (the hall). Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "so, Griffin died?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "He was ill, the game said." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "This is one of the saddest, most anxious games." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell powder" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom Floyd | Floyd | > SMELL POWDER Floyd | Floyd | You smell nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | If you forget those songs, you might forget important memories Floyd | too. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom Floyd | Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a covered plate of food Floyd | a note Floyd | a surprisingly empty spot Floyd | a sweater (being worn) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Iria arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | Knight_Otu nods. | |
| Iria says, "How sad." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x spot" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom Floyd | Floyd | > X SPOT Floyd | Floyd | You could have sworn that you left your glasses here last night, but Floyd | now you aren't so sure. Did you even bring them to her house? Floyd | Floyd | Where could those glasses be? Floyd | Floyd | You've got to remember to look for some lightbulbs. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm unsure what to do next. We've been everywhere so maybe we need to revisit locations now. Maybe you have to see some memories to unlock others." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hall Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hall Floyd | You are in a dimly lit hall, with an odd pale rectangle on the wall. A Floyd | stairway leads down to the Foyer. There are exits to the north (her Floyd | bedroom), west (the bathroom), and southeast (the guest room). Floyd | Floyd | You want to clean the mess, but that might ruin whatever system Floyd | she has. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, we should revisit a few rooms." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rectangle" | ||
Floyd ] Hall Floyd | Floyd | > X RECTANGLE Floyd | Floyd | There must have once been a framed image here, but you can't recall Floyd | having seen one before. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Guest Bedroom Floyd | A decently sized bedroom on the second floor of Grandma's house. The Floyd | room is sparesly decorated, and you feel a dull carpet underfoot. A Floyd | door leads out to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a full size bed and a side table here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put spot on table" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > PUT SPOT ON TABLE Floyd | Floyd | You put the surprisingly empty spot on the side table. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Can we also go back to the kitchen? We could talk to grandma from there, right?" | |
| DavidW says, "Sunroom, I think it was. Yes, we can try." | ||
| DavidW says, "I don't think it'll work, though." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Hall Floyd | Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hall Floyd | You are in a dimly lit hall, with an odd pale rectangle on the wall. A Floyd | stairway leads down to the Foyer. There are exits to the north (her Floyd | bedroom), west (the bathroom), and southeast (the guest room). Floyd | Floyd | "Ask Grandma about those songs, ask Grandma about those songs," Floyd | you remind yourself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd | Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer Floyd | You are in a bright foyer. A stairway leads up and there are exits to Floyd | the southwest (the living room) and south (the dining room). An ornate Floyd | glass door leads out to the east. Floyd | Floyd | The day has just begun but the table is already done with it. It Floyd | drearily slumps in the corner. Floyd | Floyd | On the accent table is a dustless space. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Floyd | Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Living Room Floyd | A solemn room intended for family gatherings. A window on the Floyd | southwest wall overlooks the patio. There are exits to the northeast Floyd | (the foyer), east (the dining room) and south (the kitchen). Floyd | Floyd | You can see a piano (on which is a pile of sheet music) here. Floyd | Floyd | You've got to remember to look for some lightbulbs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Floyd | Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Kitchen Floyd | Heaps of clutter cover both the counters and the floor and aged Floyd | appliances are scattered upon every surface, though none appear very Floyd | well used. A window to the west surveys the patio. There are exits to Floyd | the north (the living room), northeast (the dining room) west (the Floyd | sunroom). A plain door leads out to the east. Floyd | Floyd | You can see an oven here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Sunroom Floyd | The most lived-in space in the house, the sunroom seems to have an Floyd | aura of comfort about it. The north and west walls are completely made Floyd | of dirty glass, allowing tinted sunlight to fill the room. There is an Floyd | exit to the east (the kitchen) and a windowed door leads out to the Floyd | south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grandma" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > X GRANDMA Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x west window" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > X WEST WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | Outside, a narrow patch of grass seperates the house from a row of Floyd | trees. There is a stone birdbath plus an assortment of bird feeders. Floyd | Floyd | Where could those glasses be? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x north window" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > X NORTH WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | You can see happy plastic furniture dotting the Patio. A particularly Floyd | joyful chair is occupied by Grandma. She look up and waves at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We can see Grandma but she's not implemented here to talk to." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask north window about songs" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > ASK NORTH WINDOW ABOUT SONGS Floyd | Floyd | You can only do that to something animate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open north window" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > OPEN NORTH WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | It seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | Did you even bring your glasses here? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the north wall) Floyd | It seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Huh." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open plate" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > OPEN PLATE Floyd | Floyd | It isn't something you can open. Floyd | Floyd | You're concerned about those keys... Floyd | Floyd | You can't forget to ask Grandma about those songs... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Sunroom Floyd | Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | You can't see very well without your glasses… Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Kitchen Floyd | Heaps of clutter cover both the counters and the floor and aged Floyd | appliances are scattered upon every surface, though none appear very Floyd | well used. A window to the west surveys the patio. There are exits to Floyd | the north (the living room), northeast (the dining room) west (the Floyd | sunroom). A plain door leads out to the east. Floyd | Floyd | You can see an oven here. Floyd | Floyd | You're concerned about those keys... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x appliances" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | Floyd | > X APPLIANCES Floyd | Floyd | They are in a state of decrepitness that makes you think they've been Floyd | here since she bought the house 60 years ago (and they probably have). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x counters" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | Floyd | > X COUNTERS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "plain door" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | Floyd | > PLAIN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plain door" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | Floyd | > X PLAIN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | It thinks about the vibrant poppies outside. "They're her favorite you Floyd | know. If you could just get outside maybe you could bring her some." Floyd | Floyd | You're sure that if you added another bulb to the lamp in Floyd | Grandma's room that the other one would be much happier. Floyd | Floyd | What are you most afraid of? > | Jacqueline asks, "So, sorry, I stepped away a second. No way to talk to grandma yet, right?" | |
| DavidW says, "no" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Hm." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "forgetfulness" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > FORGETFULNESS
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The door shudders at your ignorance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to try again? (Yes or No) >
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| DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | What are you most afraid of? >
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| DavidW says (to Floyd), "forgetting" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > FORGETTING
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The door shudders at your ignorance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to try again? (Yes or No) >
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| DavidW says (to Floyd), "no" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | Floyd | > NO Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "squint" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | Floyd | > SQUINT Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It thinks about the vibrant poppies outside. "They're her favorite you
Floyd | know. If you could just get outside maybe you could bring her some."
Floyd |
Floyd | What are you most afraid of? >
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| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ignorance" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > IGNORANCE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The door shudders at your ignorance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to try again? (Yes or No) >
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| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Loneliness?" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It thinks about the vibrant poppies outside. "They're her favorite you
Floyd | know. If you could just get outside maybe you could bring her some."
Floyd |
Floyd | What are you most afraid of? >
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| DavidW says (to Floyd), "loneliness" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | > LONELINESS
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The door shudders at your ignorance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to try again? (Yes or No) >
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| DavidW says (to Floyd), "no" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | Floyd | > NO Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open oven" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | Floyd | > OPEN OVEN Floyd | Floyd | The oven refuses to open, adamant that you have more important things Floyd | to be doing. Floyd | Floyd | What if Grandma gets locked out without her keys? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick oven" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | Floyd | > KICK OVEN Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean clutter" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | Floyd | > CLEAN CLUTTER Floyd | Floyd | You really shouldn't mess with Grandma's things without her Floyd | permission. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "who am i" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | Floyd | > WHO AM I Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room Floyd | A claustrophobic formal dining room, made smaller by its lack of Floyd | windows. There are exits to the north (the foyer), west (the living Floyd | room), and southwest (the kitchen). A door leads out to the south. A Floyd | familiar scuffed table stands, dignified, at the center of the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search table" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | Floyd | > SEARCH TABLE Floyd | Floyd | There is nothing on the dining table. Floyd | Floyd | Where could those glasses be? Floyd | Floyd | What if Grandma gets locked out without her keys? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | Though scratched, the table retains its impressive presence. Floyd | Floyd | You need to keep in mind that Grandma might not want the clutter Floyd | cleaned... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under table" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | What if Grandma gets locked out without her keys? Floyd | Floyd | You think about how Grandma could trip in that clutter and get Floyd | hurt. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "You know what? Let's clean up her damn clutter. I'm over it." | |
| DavidW says, "I tried" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "oh" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "darn" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Right. So you did." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | The sable, paneled wood door is steadfast, adamant to follow protocol. Floyd | Floyd | It's not the songs that are imortant, it's the memories they Floyd | hold. Floyd | Floyd | What are you most afraid of? > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "anxiety" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > ANXIETY
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The door shudders at your ignorance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to try again? (Yes or No) >
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| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | What are you most afraid of? >
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| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "knowledge" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNOWLEDGE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The door shudders at your ignorance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to try again? (Yes or No) >
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| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "memories" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The sable, paneled wood door is steadfast, adamant to follow protocol.
Floyd |
Floyd | What are you most afraid of? >
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| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "memories" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEMORIES
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The door shudders at your ignorance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to try again? (Yes or No) >
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| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | What are you most afraid of? >
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| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "grandma" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > GRANDMA
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The door shudders at your ignorance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to try again? (Yes or No) >
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| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | What are you most afraid of? >
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| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "doors" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room
Floyd |
Floyd | > DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The door shudders at your ignorance.
| Knight_Otu asks, "Weird thought - are we afraid of grandma?" | |
Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to try again? (Yes or No) > | DavidW says, "tried it" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Apparently not." | |
| Jacqueline says, "We're afraid of everything, but the door just don't care." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh, I was typing that while you tried." | ||
| DavidW says, "If it's spiders, I'm gonna be annoyed." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x light" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | Floyd | > X LIGHT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer Floyd | You are in a bright foyer. A stairway leads up and there are exits to Floyd | the southwest (the living room) and south (the dining room). An ornate Floyd | glass door leads out to the east. Floyd | Floyd | The day has just begun but the table is already done with it. It Floyd | drearily slumps in the corner. Floyd | Floyd | On the accent table is a dustless space. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x light" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd | Floyd | > X LIGHT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x space" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd | Floyd | > X SPACE Floyd | Floyd | You know that's where Grandma usually puts her keys when she's home, Floyd | but now the spot is empty. She might have them with her, but if she's Floyd | lost her keys all sorts of things could happen... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ornate door" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd | Floyd | > X ORNATE DOOR Floyd | Floyd | The door sighs at your arrival and wonders if you will ever smell that Floyd | green grass again. Floyd | Floyd | You need to keep in mind that Grandma might not want the clutter Floyd | cleaned... Floyd | Floyd | What are you most afraid of? > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "everything" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer
Floyd |
Floyd | > EVERYTHING
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The door shudders at your ignorance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to try again? (Yes or No) >
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| DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | What are you most afraid of? >
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| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nothing" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer
Floyd |
Floyd | > NOTHING
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The door shudders at your ignorance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to try again? (Yes or No) >
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| DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | What are you most afraid of? >
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| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sleep" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer
Floyd |
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The door shudders at your ignorance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to try again? (Yes or No) >
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| DavidW says (to Floyd), "no" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd | Floyd | > NO Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "version" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd | Floyd | > VERSION Floyd | Floyd | The Garden of Verging Paths Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Quinn Spence Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 151027 / Inform 7 build 6L38 (I6/v6.33 lib Floyd | 6/12N) Floyd | Identification number: //06D49238-DBF2-4BB7-8389-784FFC116EA7// Floyd | Standard interpreter 1.0 (6b) / Library serial number 080126 Floyd | Standard Rules version 3/120430 by Graham Nelson Floyd | Event Chains version 1 by William S Martin Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Maybe take things in the bathroom?" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Loss?" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the ornate glass door)
Floyd | The door sighs at your arrival and wonders if you will ever smell that
Floyd | green grass again.
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | What are you most afraid of? >
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| DavidW says (to Floyd), "loss" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd | Floyd | > LOSS Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The lock clicks out of place Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "WHOA" | |
| Jacqueline says, "WHOA WHOA WHOA" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "WHOA" | ||
| Jacqueline gives KO a gold star. | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "It... opened?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "It did." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the ornate glass door) Floyd | Floyd | Beasom side yard Floyd | Floyd | Excited by your breakthrough, you burst through the door and run Floyd | through the yard. You remember all of the things you wanted to ask her Floyd | about. You turn the corner - Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [press any key to continue] | ||
| DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Patio Floyd | Floyd | Patio Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | But Grandma's chair is empty. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** The End *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the Floyd | last command? Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "She is dead." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Damn." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I... I can't help it, but I'm laughing now." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm trying to be somber and sad, but ... I just can't." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I... hated that game, but now I love it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "But yeah, loss is the common thread - Griffin, the camp, the items..." | ||
| DavidW says, "I don't think I would have solved that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "For a game named Garden of Verging Paths, there was a whole lot of house, though." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, Quinn Spence, please make another game." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "That was just a lovely weird thing." | ||
| Jacqueline asks (of KO), "The title *really* made you want to get outside, though, didn't it?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "It did me, at least." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Wow, I know this was another 'short' game (1 hr) and that we only went an hour last week, but I ... I don't think I can play another thing right away after that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We were promised a garden, but we lost that, too." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Sam is now asking if I'm okay." | ||
| DavidW says, "oh dear" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Because I am laughing to the point of tears." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Every time I reread the ending, and think of how hard we struggled for it... I just laugh more." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "This is probalby not what the author intended, and I feel a teeny bit bad about that." | ||
| Jacqueline removes her glasses, wipes her eyes. | ||
| DavidW says, "Make sure you put your glasses back on. Don't want to lose them." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "hahaha TRUTH" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restart" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | For instructions on how to play, type INFO. For hints, type Floyd | HELP. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You blink, confused. Floyd | A filtered sun has just woken you from a pleasant slumber. Judging by Floyd | the strength of the light, it seems to be much later than you had Floyd | intended on getting up. You recall that you've just spent the night at Floyd | Grandma's house, before rolling out of bed. You notice that a few of Floyd | your things seem to be missing, including your alarm clock. Floyd | Floyd | The Garden of Verging Paths Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Quinn Spence Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 151027 / Inform 7 build 6L38 (I6/v6.33 lib Floyd | 6/12N) Floyd | Floyd | Guest Bedroom Floyd | A decently sized bedroom on the second floor of Grandma's house. The Floyd | room is sparesly decorated, and you feel a dull carpet underfoot. A Floyd | door leads out to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a full size bed, a sweater, and a side table (on which are Floyd | a note and a surprisingly empty spot) here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "about" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > ABOUT Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "credits" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > CREDITS Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "info" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > INFO Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "So what what is this > thing?" Floyd | Floyd | Good question! The > prompt means that it's your turn to tell the game Floyd | what you want to do. Just type in a command, like OPEN THE DOOR, or Floyd | EXAMINE BED, and press the Enter key. Floyd | Articles like "the" aren't necessary. Floyd | Floyd | Some words you might want to try are: Floyd | Floyd | CLOSE, OPEN, TURN ON, TURN OFF, PLAY, DROP, EAT, EXAMINE, TAKE, GIVE, Floyd | SMELL, LISTEN, LOOK, WEAR, ASK (person) ABOUT (something), TELL Floyd | (person) ABOUT (something) Floyd | Floyd | You can also combine many of these verbs with prepositions. For Floyd | example: in addition to LOOK, you can LOOK AT, LOOK INSIDE, LOOK Floyd | THROUGH, etc. Floyd | Floyd | There are also a number of special commands and abbreviations you Floyd | should know: Floyd | Floyd | G: short for AGAIN, this repeats the previous player entry. Floyd | Floyd | I: short for INVENTORY, this lists what you're carrying. Floyd | Floyd | L: short for LOOK, this describes what's around you. Floyd | Floyd | X: short for EXAMINE, this provides the details of an object. Floyd | Floyd | Z: short for WAIT, this lets a turn pass without carrying out an Floyd | action. Floyd | Floyd | RESTART: this returns the player to the start of the game. Floyd | Floyd | Additionally, when wishing to travel to another location you may type Floyd | GO WEST or GO SOUTHEAST, but a simple W or SE would suffice as well. Floyd | Floyd | Lastly, when talking with people there will be bolded keywords. Floyd | These represent important topics that you can ask or tell someone Floyd | about. To use them, you can enter ASK (person) ABOUT (keyword) or TELL Floyd | (person) ABOUT (keyword). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "help" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | Sometimes the temptation to rely on hints becomes overwhelming, and
Floyd | you may prefer to turn off hints now. If you do so, Grandma won't help
Floyd | you anymore. Turn off hints? (yes or no) >
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| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Guest Bedroom Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "That door is so headstrong! Give it some time and look around, it'll Floyd | budge eventually!" calls Grandma. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I didn't know that the game had hints." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Damn. Was kinda hoping for contact info." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "There are some Quinn Spence's on Twitter, but none look right" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "I am so glad you found this." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I may be the only one, but I am so glad." | ||
| DavidW says, "well, I'm glad you're glad." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "And I'm glad to be glad." | ||
