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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Foreign Soil by Olaf Nowacki
Navigatio by P. James Garrett
As played on ifMUD on August 16, 2020

The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each week at a pre-arranged time, a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Below is a transcript of Foreign Soil written by Olaf Nowacki, and Navigatio written by P. James Garrett. Both of these games were released as part of the 2020 IntroComp. Navigatio took third place, and Foreign Soil received an Honorable Mention. You can learn more about the games, including how to download them, by visiting the IFDB pages: Navigatio, and Foreign Soil.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing these games, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played these games, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.

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Foreign Soil by Olaf Nowacki
Navigatio by P. James Garrett
ToyShop & Floyditorium
#ClubFloyd Discussion

Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "load sleepmask ic20foreignsoil"
CF | >Are you sure you want to quit? ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF |
CF |
CF |
CF | Puffing and roaring, the ship slowly touched down on the orange sand.
CF | Then the engines died, it became quiet again and only the sand under
CF | the engines, which had melted into glass, still bubbled and smoked.
CF | Inside the caravel were cool dark passages with small lights here and
CF | there, and the ship's distributed processors eventually found the
CF | conditions were met to wake a pilgrim.
CF |
CF | The displays on the pilgrim's sarcophagus began to light up and showed
CF | measured values ������from the sensors inside. Nobody was there to read
CF | them anyway. The cervix at the bottom of the sarcophagus opened and
CF | the escaping liquid disappeared bubbling and gurgling in the drain
CF | below. The cervix opened further and further, the body of the pilgrim
CF | behind it slowly sank down and finally sliped out on the floor in
CF | front of the sarcophagus, feet first. The limp, wet body seemed
CF | lifeless, but then it began to twitch, choke and cough. The pilgrim
CF | gasped and eventually she raised her torso and leaned on her shaky
CF | arms.
CF |
CF | Foreign Soil
CF | A strange colonization by Olaf Nowacki
CF | Release 1 / Serial number 200801 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
CF | 6/12N)
CF |
CF | Undefinable blurry brown
CF | You are coughing and gasping for breath, struggling to keep your torso
CF | upright. Your mind is foggy and your sense of balance is so confused
CF | that it feels like you are falling all the time.
CF |
CF | You can hardly see anything around you, everything just looks blurry
CF | brown.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x me"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > X ME
CF |
CF | You feel dizzy, cold and naked.
CF |
CF | You feel the nausea rise in you and without being able to do anything
CF | about it you vomit your stomach contents onto the floor. In addition
CF | to all the unpleasant sensations, there is now the bitter and sour
CF | taste in your mouth. But at least your sense of balance is gradually
CF | normalizing.
CF |
CF | > Roger says, "oww my torso"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > I
CF |
CF | You are carrying nothing.
CF |
CF | Slowly, really, very slowly, your vision improves a little. In the
CF | brown mass in front of you there appears to be a bright, pulsating
CF | spot.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x spot"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > X SPOT
CF |
CF | Your hand gropes for the shining spot and feels a smooth, firm
CF | surface. With the touch of your fingers, a pale, seemingly old memory
CF | comes back: Under the pulsating spot there must be something good,
CF | important.
CF |
CF | Another sensation suddenly comes to your mind: cold. Your wet skin,
CF | goose bumps and the shivering fit that runs through your body in
CF | recurring waves.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look under spot"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > LOOK UNDER SPOT
CF |
CF | Your hand moves to the edge and pushes it up. The pulsating light
CF | folds up and your hand gropes down into the hollow below. There is
CF | something in it, something that is rough and soft at the same time ...
CF |
CF | >
Guenni says (to ClubFloyd), "take spot"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > TAKE SPOT
CF |
CF | Taken.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x rough"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > X ROUGH
CF |
CF | You take the rough and soft thing out of the hollow and pull it
CF | towards you. Your mind is still sluggish and cannot grasp what it is,
CF | but your body already seems to know and is pressing it against you.
CF |
CF | With both hands you press the thing into your face, against your nose
CF | and the thing exudes a familiar smell. It smells good, it smells
CF | fresh, it smells fresh ... fresh ... fresh laundry! It is a terry
CF | towel.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "clean me"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > CLEAN ME
CF |
CF | You rub yourself.
CF |
CF | Your body is wet and shivering with cold.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "wear towel"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > WEAR TOWEL
CF |
CF | You wrap yourself in the towel and feel less unprotected and naked. At
CF | the same time you realize how exhausted you are. And even if your mind
CF | comes back gradually, your senses still work only to a limited extent.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > LOOK
CF |
CF | Undefinable blurry brown
CF | You can hardly see anything around you, everything just looks blurry
CF | brown.
CF |
CF | Your body is wet and shivering with cold.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > I
CF |
CF | You are carrying:
CF | a terry towel (being worn)
CF | a pulsating spot (open)
CF | a small slim rod
CF |
CF | Your body is wet and shivering with cold.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x rod"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > X ROD
CF |
CF | A short slim rod with a smooth surface and a button on one side.
CF |
CF | Your body is wet and shivering with cold.
CF |
CF | > DavidW says, "I don't think we were supposed to take the 'spot'."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take rod"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > TAKE ROD
CF |
CF | You take the pen-shaped object and feel that it is also very
CF | important.
CF |
CF | Your body is wet and shivering with cold.
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe not?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "push button"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > PUSH BUTTON
CF |
CF | You don't know exactly what you're doing, it's like your hand is
CF | acting on its own, holding the pen to your upper arm, and then
CF | pressing the button. You feel the sting, the burning in your arm and
CF | how the tingling immediately spreads all over your body. Your ears
CF | roar and your eyes burn as if you were suddenly looking into a very
CF | bright and hot light. Your heart is pounding wildly and you can feel
CF | the energy pouring into your muscles. You're awake! Absolutely awake!
CF |
CF | Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | This is an elongated flat room with sparse lighting. At least two
CF | dozen sarcophagi are lined up on the two long walls.
CF |
CF | There is a hole in the floor and an integrated ladder leads downwards.
CF |
CF | Next to the open sarcophagus there is a small container on the floor.
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu says, "But who knows."
MoyTW says, "Well now we can check our inventory and see what it is."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x container"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > X CONTAINER
CF |
CF | (the pulsating spot)
CF | You feel nothing unexpected.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > I
CF |
CF | You are carrying:
CF | an empty autoinjector
CF | a terry towel (being worn)
CF | a pulsating spot (open but empty)
CF |
CF | > MoyTW says, "...hmm. Yeah, that seems iffy."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x autoinjector"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > X AUTOINJECTOR
CF |
CF | A short slim rod with a smooth surface and a button on one side.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "drop spot"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > DROP SPOT
CF |
CF | (the pulsating spot)
CF | Dropped.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x sarcophagus"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > X SARCOPHAGUS
CF |
CF | More than two dozen sarcophagi are lined up here. Most of them are
CF | still closed, they contain the other pilgrims. Their bodies float in
CF | carrier fluid, neither dead nor alive nor aging. They wait for you to
CF | create the right conditions so they can be woken up and start a
CF | colony. Only the one you traveled in is open. How long you traveled
CF | and how far? You don't know it, just that it must have been very long.
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, I guess we weren't supposed to carry that."
Roger says, "it's our pet, Pulsating Spot"
DavidW says, "That's why I dropped it. Might cause problems later if I don't."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > L
CF |
CF | Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | This is an elongated flat room with sparse lighting. At least two
CF | dozen sarcophagi are lined up on the two long walls.
CF |
CF | There is a hole in the floor and an integrated ladder leads downwards.
CF |
CF | Next to the open sarcophagus there is a small container on the floor.
CF |
CF | You can also see a pulsating spot (empty) here.
CF |
CF | > DavidW asks, "I suppose we have a choice. Up or down?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x hole"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > X HOLE
CF |
CF | You can't see any such thing.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x ladder"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > X LADDER
CF |
CF | You can't see any such thing.
CF |
CF | > DavidW says, "I vote up."
MoyTW says, "Sure, why not."
Guenni says, "fine by me."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "u"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > U
CF |
CF | You can't go that way.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "climb ladder"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > CLIMB LADDER
CF |
CF | You can't see any such thing.
CF |
CF | > DavidW says, "oh. The ladder goes down."
DavidW says, "There is no up."
Knight_Otu says, "I guess it only goes down from here."
DavidW says, "I'm still tired. Misreading stuff."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "d"
CF ] Central Room
CF | >
CF | > D
CF |
CF |
CF | Central Room
CF | This is a flat, round room. A ladder leads up and there is a massive
CF | metal hatch in the south wall.
CF |
CF | You can see a protective suit here.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x suit"
CF ] Central Room
CF | >
CF | > X SUIT
CF |
CF | This lightweight safety suit protects you from high UV radiation and
CF | provides you with breathing air for a while.
CF |
CF | > DavidW asks, "I would like to exchange the towel for this suit. Agree?"
Guenni says (to ClubFloyd), "wear suit"
CF ] Central Room
CF | >
CF | > WEAR SUIT
CF |
CF | (first taking the protective suit)
CF | You put on the protective suit.
CF |
CF | > Jacqueline says, "I don't know why, but at first I thought we'd been spat out on the ground under the ship, naked on the new world."
Jacqueline says, "Not, like, safely inside the ship."
Knight_Otu says, "Seems we don't need to swap."
DavidW asks, "Shouldn't we take the towel off before wearing the suit?"
MoyTW says, "That was my impression, at first."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "remove towel"
CF ] Central Room
CF | >
CF | > REMOVE TOWEL
CF |
CF | You take off the terry towel.
CF |
CF | > Jacqueline says, "heh"
Jacqueline says, "Good catch."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "snap towel"
CF ] Central Room
CF | >
CF | > SNAP TOWEL
CF |
CF | That's not a verb I recognise.
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu says (to Jacq), "I mean, it wouldn't be the safest procedure."
Jacqueline says (to DW), "Hee"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Central Room
CF | >
CF | > L
CF |
CF | Central Room
CF | This is a flat, round room. A ladder leads up and there is a massive
CF | metal hatch in the south wall.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x hatch"
CF ] Central Room
CF | >
CF | > X HATCH
CF |
CF | You see nothing special about the inner airlock hatch.
CF |
CF | > DavidW says, "oh, airlock"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open hatch"
CF ] Central Room
CF | >
CF | > OPEN HATCH
CF |
CF | You open the inner airlock hatch.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Airlock
CF | >
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Airlock
CF | This claustrophobic small room is an airlock. It has solid, airtight
CF | closable hatches in the north and south walls.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "close hatch"
CF ] Airlock
CF | >
CF | > CLOSE HATCH
CF |
CF | Which do you mean, the inner airlock hatch or the outer airlock hatch?
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "inner"
CF ] Airlock
CF | >
CF | > INNER
CF |
CF | You close the inner airlock hatch.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open outer"
CF ] Airlock
CF | >
CF | > OPEN OUTER
CF |
CF | You open the outer airlock hatch.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > S
CF |
CF | You climb through the hatch and take your first step on this planet.
CF | In fact, it's not just your first step here, it's the first of any
CF | human being.
CF |
CF | Next to the airlock
CF | The ship lies in the middle of a crater, probably 400 meters in
CF | diameter. As far as the eye can see, the ground is covered with orange
CF | sand and it doesn't look like anything has ever lived here, not in a
CF | billion years.
CF |
CF | You are next to the hatch of the airlock in the north.
CF |
CF | > DavidW says, "No message about cycling air or anything."
Knight_Otu says, "Confirmation that we are human."
DavidW says (to KO), "oh good"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x sand"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > X SAND
CF |
CF | The rough orange sand is simply omnipresent on the surface of this
CF | planet. There is sand here and there is nothing but sand here.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x crater"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > X CRATER
CF |
CF | The crater has a diameter of approximately 400 meters. He will be your
CF | home for the foreseeable future.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x ship"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > X SHIP
CF |
CF | The ship is a simple little caravel. Fortunately, it survived the long
CF | journey without any damages.
CF |
CF | > MoyTW asks, "..."he"?"
Guenni says (to ClubFloyd), "touch sand"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > TOUCH SAND
CF |
CF | You feel nothing unexpected.
CF |
CF | > Jacqueline says, "He is a nice touch."
Knight_Otu says, "The author may be a German speaker. Crater is a masculine noun there."
DavidW asks, "I see so suggestion on where to go from here. Are all directions open?"
DavidW asks, "South?"
Knight_Otu says, "Let's try."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Southern Crater
CF | >
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Southern Crater
CF | You are halfway between the crater rim in the south and the ship in
CF | the north.
CF |
CF | > Jacqueline says, "I don't necessarily see 'he' as a problem - people call things 'she' all the time. But yeah, possibly a language thing."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Southern rim of the crater
CF | >
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Southern rim of the crater
CF | You can see the entire crater from up here. The edge runs from east to
CF | west. To the south is a monotonous orange desert that is sprinkled
CF | here and there by larger and smaller craters. The ship is in the
CF | middle of the crater in the north.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Southern rim of the crater
CF | >
CF | > S
CF |
CF | You don't dare to leave the crater. The oxygen supply in your suit
CF | certainly will not last long enaugh to move that far away from the
CF | spaceship.
CF |
CF | > DavidW asks, "Circle the rim clockwise?"
Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Western rim of the crater
CF | >
CF | > W
CF |
CF |
CF | Western rim of the crater
CF | You can see the entire crater from up here. The edge runs from north
CF | to south. To the west is a monotonous orange desert that is sprinkled
CF | here and there by larger and smaller craters. The ship is in the
CF | middle of the crater in the east.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Northern rim of the crater
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Northern rim of the crater
CF | You can see the entire crater from up here. The edge runs from east to
CF | west. To the north is a monotonous orange desert that is sprinkled
CF | here and there by larger and smaller craters. The ship is in the
CF | middle of the crater in the south.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Eastern rim of the crater
CF | >
CF | > E
CF |
CF |
CF | Eastern rim of the crater
CF | You can see the entire crater from up here. The edge runs from north
CF | to south. To the east is a monotonous orange desert that is sprinkled
CF | here and there by larger and smaller craters. The ship is in the
CF | middle of the crater in the west.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Southern rim of the crater
CF | >
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Southern rim of the crater
CF | You can see the entire crater from up here. The edge runs from east to
CF | west. To the south is a monotonous orange desert that is sprinkled
CF | here and there by larger and smaller craters. The ship is in the
CF | middle of the crater in the north.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Southern Crater
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Southern Crater
CF | You are halfway between the crater rim in the south and the ship in
CF | the north.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Western crater
CF | >
CF | > W
CF |
CF |
CF | Western crater
CF | You are halfway between the crater rim in the west and the ship in the
CF | east.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Northern crater
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Northern crater
CF | You are halfway between the crater rim in the north and the ship in
CF | the south.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Next to the ship
CF | >
CF | > E
CF |
CF |
CF | Next to the ship
CF | You stand next to the ship. A lever is embedded in the hull.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x lever"
CF ] Next to the ship
CF | >
CF | > X LEVER
CF |
CF | You see nothing special about the lever.
CF |
CF | > MoyTW says, "A lever! PULL IT"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "pull lever"
CF ] Next to the ship
CF | >
CF | > PULL LEVER
CF |
CF | You have to make a real effort to pull the lever down, but finally you
CF | can do it. The lever opened a sliding door in the side of the ship and
CF | started the robot that was hidden behind it.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x robot"
CF ] Next to the ship
CF | >
CF | > X ROBOT
CF |
CF | You can't see any such thing.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look"
CF ] Next to the ship
CF | >
CF | > LOOK
CF |
CF | Next to the ship
CF | You stand next to the ship. A lever is embedded in the hull.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x door"
CF ] Next to the ship
CF | >
CF | > X DOOR
CF |
CF | You can't see any such thing.
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu says, "Huh."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Eastern crater
CF | >
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Eastern crater
CF | You are halfway between the crater rim in the east and the ship in the
CF | west.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Southern Crater
CF | >
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Southern Crater
CF | You are halfway between the crater rim in the south and the ship in
CF | the north.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Next to the airlock
CF | The ship lies in the middle of a crater, probably 400 meters in
CF | diameter. As far as the eye can see, the ground is covered with orange
CF | sand and it doesn't look like anything has ever lived here, not in a
CF | billion years.
CF |
CF | You are next to the hatch of the airlock in the north.
CF |
CF | > DavidW asks, "um. Did I miss anything?"
Knight_Otu asks, "Is it me or is the geography a bit odd?"
DavidW asks, "Should we did in the sand?"
DavidW says, "dig"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "dig"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > DIG
CF |
CF | That's not a verb I recognise.
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu says, "We can try dig... or not."
Jacqueline asks (of KO), "How so?"
DavidW says, "The geography seems like Zork house rules."
Jacqueline asks, "heh. What does that mean?"
DavidW says, "North of West of House turns eastward to North of House."
Jacqueline says, "Oh, true."
Guenni asks, "Could we try to climb the ship?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "climb ship"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > CLIMB SHIP
CF |
CF | Little is to be achieved by that.
CF |
CF | >
Guenni says (to ClubFloyd), "take sand"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > TAKE SAND
CF |
CF | It has been observed that some people may experience these types of
CF | ideas after hypersleep.
CF |
CF | > DavidW says, "I'm wondering if this is all there is so far."
benzene says, "Maybe we can access each side of the ship as different locations? We've seen two so far"
DavidW says, "Like, maybe the robot is supposed to fabricate a little village here, then we wake up everyone else and make vegan tacos."
Jacqueline says, "Well, we're also supposed to wake the crew at some point."
Knight_Otu says, "I mean, I don't see much else to do unless there are more near-ship locations"
DavidW says, "I thought I was at each side of the ship."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Eastern crater
CF | >
CF | > E
CF |
CF |
CF | Eastern crater
CF | You are halfway between the crater rim in the east and the ship in the
CF | west.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > W
CF |
CF |
CF | Next to the airlock
CF | The ship lies in the middle of a crater, probably 400 meters in
CF | diameter. As far as the eye can see, the ground is covered with orange
CF | sand and it doesn't look like anything has ever lived here, not in a
CF | billion years.
CF |
CF | You are next to the hatch of the airlock in the north.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Eastern crater
CF | >
CF | > E
CF |
CF |
CF | Eastern crater
CF | You are halfway between the crater rim in the east and the ship in the
CF | west.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Southern Crater
CF | >
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Southern Crater
CF | You are halfway between the crater rim in the south and the ship in
CF | the north.
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu says, "Well, we are short of a robot at least."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Next to the airlock
CF | The ship lies in the middle of a crater, probably 400 meters in
CF | diameter. As far as the eye can see, the ground is covered with orange
CF | sand and it doesn't look like anything has ever lived here, not in a
CF | billion years.
CF |
CF | You are next to the hatch of the airlock in the north.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Airlock
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Airlock
CF | This claustrophobic small room is an airlock. It has solid, airtight
CF | closable hatches in the north and south walls.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Airlock
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF | (first opening the inner airlock hatch)
CF | The inner hatch may only be opened when the outer hatch is closed -
CF | otherwise valuable breathing air would escape.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "close outer"
CF ] Airlock
CF | >
CF | > CLOSE OUTER
CF |
CF | You close the outer airlock hatch.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open inner"
CF ] Airlock
CF | >
CF | > OPEN INNER
CF |
CF | You open the inner airlock hatch.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Central Room
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Central Room
CF | This is a flat, round room. A ladder leads up and there is a massive
CF | metal hatch in the south wall.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "u"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > U
CF |
CF |
CF | Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | This is an elongated flat room with sparse lighting. At least two
CF | dozen sarcophagi are lined up on the two long walls.
CF |
CF | There is a hole in the floor and an integrated ladder leads downwards.
CF |
CF | Next to the open sarcophagus there is a small container on the floor.
CF |
CF | You can also see a pulsating spot (empty) here.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "wake people"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > WAKE PEOPLE
CF |
CF | You can't see any such thing.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x sarcophagi"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > X SARCOPHAGI
CF |
CF | More than two dozen sarcophagi are lined up here. Most of them are
CF | still closed, they contain the other pilgrims. Their bodies float in
CF | carrier fluid, neither dead nor alive nor aging. They wait for you to
CF | create the right conditions so they can be woken up and start a
CF | colony. Only the one you traveled in is open. How long you traveled
CF | and how far? You don't know it, just that it must have been very long.
CF |
CF | >
Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x small container"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > X SMALL CONTAINER
CF |
CF | A small container with rounded edges and a soft surface whose lid
CF | alternately lights up and darkens like a pulse.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take container"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > TAKE CONTAINER
CF |
CF | Which do you mean, the pulsating spot or the small box?
CF |
CF | > Jacqueline says, "I wonder what the conditions must be."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "box"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > BOX
CF |
CF | It has been observed that some people may experience these types of
CF | ideas after hypersleep.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open box"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > OPEN BOX
CF |
CF | That's already open.
CF |
CF | > MoyTW asks, "I'm confused about the robot, did we pull the lever and then it said there was a robot, but we couldn't find/interact with it?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "close box"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > CLOSE BOX
CF |
CF | You close the small box.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "d"
CF ] Central Room
CF | >
CF | > D
CF |
CF |
CF | Central Room
CF | This is a flat, round room. A ladder leads up and there is a massive
CF | metal hatch in the south wall.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Airlock
CF | >
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Airlock
CF | This claustrophobic small room is an airlock. It has solid, airtight
CF | closable hatches in the north and south walls.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "close inner"
CF ] Airlock
CF | >
CF | > CLOSE INNER
CF |
CF | You close the inner airlock hatch.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open outer"
CF ] Airlock
CF | >
CF | > OPEN OUTER
CF |
CF | You open the outer airlock hatch.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Next to the airlock
CF | The ship lies in the middle of a crater, probably 400 meters in
CF | diameter. As far as the eye can see, the ground is covered with orange
CF | sand and it doesn't look like anything has ever lived here, not in a
CF | billion years.
CF |
CF | You are next to the hatch of the airlock in the north.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Eastern crater
CF | >
CF | > E
CF |
CF |
CF | Eastern crater
CF | You are halfway between the crater rim in the east and the ship in the
CF | west.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Next to the ship
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Next to the ship
CF | You stand next to the ship. A lever is embedded in the hull.
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu says, "I would guess a dome over the crater to be filled with air as a "short-term" goal."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Northern crater
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Northern crater
CF | You are halfway between the crater rim in the north and the ship in
CF | the south.
CF |
CF | > Jacqueline says, "Oh. Gosh."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Northern rim of the crater
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Northern rim of the crater
CF | You can see the entire crater from up here. The edge runs from east to
CF | west. To the north is a monotonous orange desert that is sprinkled
CF | here and there by larger and smaller craters. The ship is in the
CF | middle of the crater in the south.
CF |
CF | > Jacqueline says, "That seems like a lot to put on little ol' us by ourself."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x crater"
CF ] Northern rim of the crater
CF | >
CF | > X CRATER
CF |
CF | The crater has a diameter of approximately 400 meters. He will be your
CF | home for the foreseeable future.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Northern crater
CF | >
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Northern crater
CF | You are halfway between the crater rim in the north and the ship in
CF | the south.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Next to the ship
CF | >
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Next to the ship
CF | You stand next to the ship. A lever is embedded in the hull.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "pull lever"
CF ] Next to the ship
CF | >
CF | > PULL LEVER
CF |
CF | It is fixed in place.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "push lever"
CF ] Next to the ship
CF | >
CF | > PUSH LEVER
CF |
CF | It is fixed in place.
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu says, "Well, if we had a robot workforce..."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "in"
CF ] Next to the ship
CF | >
CF | > IN
CF |
CF | You can't go that way.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Eastern crater
CF | >
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Eastern crater
CF | You are halfway between the crater rim in the east and the ship in the
CF | west.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Next to the ship
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Next to the ship
CF | You stand next to the ship. A lever is embedded in the hull.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Next to the ship
CF | >
CF | > W
CF |
CF | You can't go that way.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Northern crater
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Northern crater
CF | You are halfway between the crater rim in the north and the ship in
CF | the south.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Western crater
CF | >
CF | > W
CF |
CF |
CF | Western crater
CF | You are halfway between the crater rim in the west and the ship in the
CF | east.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > E
CF |
CF |
CF | Next to the airlock
CF | The ship lies in the middle of a crater, probably 400 meters in
CF | diameter. As far as the eye can see, the ground is covered with orange
CF | sand and it doesn't look like anything has ever lived here, not in a
CF | billion years.
CF |
CF | You are next to the hatch of the airlock in the north.
CF |
CF | >
benzene says (to ClubFloyd), "x desert"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > X DESERT
CF |
CF | The rough orange sand is simply omnipresent on the surface of this
CF | planet. There is sand here and there is nothing but sand here.
CF |
CF | > MoyTW asks, "Are introcomp games required to say when it's done?"
Jacqueline says, "heh. I was just thinking that."
DavidW says, "The fact that the robot is missing doesn't fill me with confidence."
Jacqueline says, "Technically no, but it's become convention."
Knight_Otu says, "I guess technically they aren't."
Jacqueline says, "Nah, they're not."
DavidW says, "I suspect this might be all there is."
Knight_Otu says, "It would be courteous though."
Jacqueline says, "And if we decide we've likely done what we can do, but we're wrong about that, then that's a data point for the author."
DavidW says, "I have seen IntroComp entries more sparse than this one."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "xyzzy"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > XYZZY
CF |
CF | That's not a verb I recognise.
CF |
CF | > Jacqueline says (to DW), "Oh yeah, definitely."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "about"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > ABOUT
CF |
CF |
CF | FOREIGN SOIL
CF | How does it feel to be the one to start the first colony on a foreign
CF | planet?
CF |
CF | This game would be rated PG in the UK, and "merciful" on Andrew
CF | Plotkins cruelty scale. It is in this state far from finished though.
CF |
CF | Credits
CF | I would like to thank Annette K��hn for the (as always) wonderful cover
CF | art and Saskia Eckhardt for testing and indispensable feedback. The
CF | game was written in june and july 2020 by Olaf Nowacki, using Inform
CF | 7.
CF | Feedback and transcripts of your play sessions are very appreciated
CF | and can be sent to olaf.nowacki@gmail.com
CF | > Jacqueline says, "Hm. I didn't realize that 'PG' is a thing in the UK"
Jacqueline asks, "Do we want to shift to the other one?"
DavidW asks, "yeah, unless you can think of something to try here?"
Guenni says, "We could put sand in the container and press the spot again, now that we're awake."
DavidW says, "The box isn't portable and neither is the sand."
benzene says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > I
CF |
CF | You are carrying:
CF | a protective suit (being worn)
CF | an empty autoinjector
CF | a terry towel
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x suit"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > X SUIT
CF |
CF | This lightweight safety suit protects you from high UV radiation and
CF | provides you with breathing air for a while.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "jump"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > JUMP
CF |
CF | You jump on the spot.
CF |
CF | > DavidW says, "Nothing about gravity with a jump."
Guenni says, "I think we didn't try to take the container."
DavidW says, "I thought I had tried."
Guenni says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Southern Crater
CF | >
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Southern Crater
CF | You are halfway between the crater rim in the south and the ship in
CF | the north.
CF |
CF | >
Guenni says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Next to the airlock
CF | The ship lies in the middle of a crater, probably 400 meters in
CF | diameter. As far as the eye can see, the ground is covered with orange
CF | sand and it doesn't look like anything has ever lived here, not in a
CF | billion years.
CF |
CF | You are next to the hatch of the airlock in the north.
CF |
CF | > Jacqueline asks, "Oh wait. Isn't the default, 'You jump on the spot, fruitlessly'? Or did that get changed and this is now the default?"
Guenni says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Airlock
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Airlock
CF | This claustrophobic small room is an airlock. It has solid, airtight
CF | closable hatches in the north and south walls.
CF |
CF | >
Guenni says (to ClubFloyd), "outer"
CF ] Airlock
CF | >
CF | > OUTER
CF |
CF | That's not a verb I recognise.
CF |
CF | >
Guenni says (to ClubFloyd), "close outer"
CF ] Airlock
CF | >
CF | > CLOSE OUTER
CF |
CF | You close the outer airlock hatch.
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu says, "I fired it up locally. I think we were supposed to dry ourselves with the towel."
DavidW says, "The fruitlessly bit might've been dropped by Inform, yes."
Jacqueline asks, "We... cleaned ourselves, I thought?"
Guenni says (to ClubFloyd), "open inner"
CF ] Airlock
CF | >
CF | > OPEN INNER
CF |
CF | You open the inner airlock hatch.
CF |
CF | >
Guenni says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Central Room
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Central Room
CF | This is a flat, round room. A ladder leads up and there is a massive
CF | metal hatch in the south wall.
CF |
CF | > DavidW says, "I didn't try 'dry'."
DavidW says, "Clean is a standard verb. Dry is not."
Jacqueline says, "Well, I know, but..."
Knight_Otu says, "Also, standing at "Next to the ship", going north, then east, we get back to "Next to the ship"."
Jacqueline grumbles.
Guenni says (to ClubFloyd), "u"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > U
CF |
CF |
CF | Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | This is an elongated flat room with sparse lighting. At least two
CF | dozen sarcophagi are lined up on the two long walls.
CF |
CF | There is a hole in the floor and an integrated ladder leads downwards.
CF |
CF | Next to the open sarcophagus there is a small container on the floor.
CF |
CF | You can also see a pulsating spot (empty) here.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "dry me"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > DRY ME
CF |
CF | What do you want to dry yourself with?
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "dry me with towel"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > DRY ME WITH TOWEL
CF |
CF | You rub your body with the towel and feel how your skin becomes dry
CF | and supplied with blood. You feel the warmth returning and the
CF | shivering goes away.
CF |
CF | > Jacqueline says, "Okay, fair."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x me"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > X ME
CF |
CF | As good-looking as ever.
CF |
CF | > Jacqueline says, "But clean should be a synonym."
Jacqueline says, "(I say this hoping the author will later read this transcript.)"
Jacqueline says, "There is actually much that I like about the writing."
Jacqueline says, "I'd like to see more of this."
Knight_Otu says, "It should. The spot and the box also should be the same object, probably."
DavidW says, "We might've run afoul of the Taleslinger error."
Guenni says (to ClubFloyd), "take spot"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > TAKE SPOT
CF |
CF | Which do you mean, the pulsating spot or the small box?
CF |
CF | >
Guenni says (to ClubFloyd), "pulsating"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > PULSATING
CF |
CF | Which do you mean, the pulsating spot or the small box?
CF |
CF | >
Guenni says (to ClubFloyd), "take pulsating spot"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > TAKE PULSATING SPOT
CF |
CF | Which do you mean, the pulsating spot or the small box?
CF |
CF | > DavidW says, "yeah, they're supposed to be the same item."
Guenni says, "Ok."
Knight_Otu says, "It can be easy to not get the necessary synonyms, even with the Inform defaults."
Jacqueline says, ";Yeah"
Guenni says (to ClubFloyd), "press spot"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > PRESS SPOT
CF |
CF | Which do you mean, the pulsating spot or the small box?
CF |
CF | >
Guenni says (to ClubFloyd), "press container"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > PRESS CONTAINER
CF |
CF | Which do you mean, the pulsating spot or the small box?
CF |
CF | > DavidW says, "We could restart."
Jacqueline says, "Sure."
DavidW says, "Do things as the author expected."
Jacqueline says, "If you wanna."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "restart"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > RESTART
CF |
CF | Are you sure you want to restart?
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "yes"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF |
CF |
CF |
CF | Puffing and roaring, the ship slowly touched down on the orange sand.
CF | Then the engines died, it became quiet again and only the sand under
CF | the engines, which had melted into glass, still bubbled and smoked.
CF | Inside the caravel were cool dark passages with small lights here and
CF | there, and the ship's distributed processors eventually found the
CF | conditions were met to wake a pilgrim.
CF |
CF | The displays on the pilgrim's sarcophagus began to light up and showed
CF | measured values ������from the sensors inside. Nobody was there to read
CF | them anyway. The cervix at the bottom of the sarcophagus opened and
CF | the escaping liquid disappeared bubbling and gurgling in the drain
CF | below. The cervix opened further and further, the body of the pilgrim
CF | behind it slowly sank down and finally sliped out on the floor in
CF | front of the sarcophagus, feet first. The limp, wet body seemed
CF | lifeless, but then it began to twitch, choke and cough. The pilgrim
CF | gasped and eventually she raised her torso and leaned on her shaky
CF | arms.
CF |
CF | Foreign Soil
CF | A strange colonization by Olaf Nowacki
CF | Release 1 / Serial number 200801 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
CF | 6/12N)
CF |
CF | Undefinable blurry brown
CF | You are coughing and gasping for breath, struggling to keep your torso
CF | upright. Your mind is foggy and your sense of balance is so confused
CF | that it feels like you are falling all the time.
CF |
CF | You can hardly see anything around you, everything just looks blurry
CF | brown.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > Z
CF |
CF | Time passes.
CF |
CF | You feel the nausea rise in you and without being able to do anything
CF | about it you vomit your stomach contents onto the floor. In addition
CF | to all the unpleasant sensations, there is now the bitter and sour
CF | taste in your mouth. But at least your sense of balance is gradually
CF | normalizing.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > LOOK
CF |
CF | Undefinable blurry brown
CF | You can hardly see anything around you, everything just looks blurry
CF | brown.
CF |
CF | Slowly, really, very slowly, your vision improves a little. In the
CF | brown mass in front of you there appears to be a bright, pulsating
CF | spot.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "touch spot"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > TOUCH SPOT
CF |
CF | Your hand gropes for the shining spot and feels a smooth, firm
CF | surface. With the touch of your fingers, a pale, seemingly old memory
CF | comes back: Under the pulsating spot there must be something good,
CF | important.
CF |
CF | Another sensation suddenly comes to your mind: cold. Your wet skin,
CF | goose bumps and the shivering fit that runs through your body in
CF | recurring waves.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open spot"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > OPEN SPOT
CF |
CF | Your hand moves to the edge and pushes it up. The pulsating light
CF | folds up and your hand gropes down into the hollow below. There is
CF | something in it, something that is rough and soft at the same time ...
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take rough"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > TAKE ROUGH
CF |
CF | You take the rough and soft thing out of the hollow and pull it
CF | towards you. Your mind is still sluggish and cannot grasp what it is,
CF | but your body already seems to know and is pressing it against you. Guenni says, "Be back in some minutes. I'll catch up."
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "dry me with rough"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > DRY ME WITH ROUGH
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > I
CF |
CF | You are carrying:
CF | a rough and soft thing
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "touch rough"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > TOUCH ROUGH
CF |
CF | You feel nothing unexpected.
CF |
CF | Your body is wet and shivering with cold.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "wear rough"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > WEAR ROUGH
CF |
CF | You can't wear that!
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu says, "examine it"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x rough"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > X ROUGH
CF |
CF | With both hands you press the thing into your face, against your nose
CF | and the thing exudes a familiar smell. It smells good, it smells
CF | fresh, it smells fresh ... fresh ... fresh laundry! It is a terry
CF | towel.
CF |
CF | Your body is wet and shivering with cold.
CF |
CF | > Jacqueline says, "huh"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "dry me with towel"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > DRY ME WITH TOWEL
CF |
CF | You rub your body with the towel and feel how your skin becomes dry
CF | and supplied with blood. You feel the warmth returning and the
CF | shivering goes away.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "wear towel"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > WEAR TOWEL
CF |
CF | You wrap yourself in the towel and feel less unprotected and naked. At
CF | the same time you realize how exhausted you are. And even if your mind
CF | comes back gradually, your senses still work only to a limited extent.
CF |
CF | > Jacqueline says, "Gotta know what it is for it to work? That's always weird."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > LOOK
CF |
CF | Undefinable blurry brown
CF | You can hardly see anything around you, everything just looks blurry
CF | brown.
CF |
CF | Nevertheless, there is a bright, pulsating spot inside the brown that
CF | surrounds you.
CF |
CF | > Jacqueline says, "To me, anyway."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look in spot"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > LOOK IN SPOT
CF |
CF | In the pulsating spot is a small slim rod.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take rod"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > TAKE ROD
CF |
CF | You take the pen-shaped object and feel that it is also very
CF | important.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x rod"
CF ] Undefinable blurry brown
CF | >
CF | > X ROD
CF |
CF | A short slim rod with a smooth surface and a button on one side.
CF |
CF | > MoyTW says, "It feels like the author is still not quite dialed in with the engine. Like the steps are very picky and you can't examine some things you'd expect."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "push button"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > PUSH BUTTON
CF |
CF | You don't know exactly what you're doing, it's like your hand is
CF | acting on its own, holding the pen to your upper arm, and then
CF | pressing the button. You feel the sting, the burning in your arm and
CF | how the tingling immediately spreads all over your body. Your ears
CF | roar and your eyes burn as if you were suddenly looking into a very
CF | bright and hot light. Your heart is pounding wildly and you can feel
CF | the energy pouring into your muscles. You're awake! Absolutely awake!
CF |
CF | Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | This is an elongated flat room with sparse lighting. At least two
CF | dozen sarcophagi are lined up on the two long walls.
CF |
CF | There is a hole in the floor and an integrated ladder leads downwards.
CF |
CF | Next to the open sarcophagus there is a small container on the floor.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > I
CF |
CF | You are carrying:
CF | an empty autoinjector
CF | a terry towel (being worn)
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x container"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > X CONTAINER
CF |
CF | A small container with rounded edges and a soft surface whose lid
CF | alternately lights up and darkens like a pulse.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x sarcophagi"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > X SARCOPHAGI
CF |
CF | More than two dozen sarcophagi are lined up here. Most of them are
CF | still closed, they contain the other pilgrims. Their bodies float in
CF | carrier fluid, neither dead nor alive nor aging. They wait for you to
CF | create the right conditions so they can be woken up and start a
CF | colony. Only the one you traveled in is open. How long you traveled
CF | and how far? You don't know it, just that it must have been very long.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x sarcophagus"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > X SARCOPHAGUS
CF |
CF | More than two dozen sarcophagi are lined up here. Most of them are
CF | still closed, they contain the other pilgrims. Their bodies float in
CF | carrier fluid, neither dead nor alive nor aging. They wait for you to
CF | create the right conditions so they can be woken up and start a
CF | colony. Only the one you traveled in is open. How long you traveled
CF | and how far? You don't know it, just that it must have been very long.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "d"
CF ] Central Room
CF | >
CF | > D
CF |
CF |
CF | Central Room
CF | This is a flat, round room. A ladder leads up and there is a massive
CF | metal hatch in the south wall.
CF |
CF | You can see a protective suit here.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "remove towel"
CF ] Central Room
CF | >
CF | > REMOVE TOWEL
CF |
CF | You take off the terry towel.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "wear suit"
CF ] Central Room
CF | >
CF | > WEAR SUIT
CF |
CF | (first taking the protective suit)
CF | You put on the protective suit.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Airlock
CF | >
CF | > S
CF |
CF | (first opening the inner airlock hatch)
CF |
CF | Airlock
CF | This claustrophobic small room is an airlock. It has solid, airtight
CF | closable hatches in the north and south walls.
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu says, "> remove suit |||| You must not expose yourself to the unhealthy atmosphere of this alien planet until it has been terraformed."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "close inner"
CF ] Airlock
CF | >
CF | > CLOSE INNER
CF |
CF | You close the inner airlock hatch.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > S
CF |
CF | You climb through the hatch and take your first step on this planet.
CF | In fact, it's not just your first step here, it's the first of any
CF | human being.
CF |
CF | (first opening the outer airlock hatch)
CF |
CF | Next to the airlock
CF | The ship lies in the middle of a crater, probably 400 meters in
CF | diameter. As far as the eye can see, the ground is covered with orange
CF | sand and it doesn't look like anything has ever lived here, not in a
CF | billion years.
CF |
CF | You are next to the hatch of the airlock in the north.
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu says, "That'll be a while."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Eastern crater
CF | >
CF | > E
CF |
CF |
CF | Eastern crater
CF | You are halfway between the crater rim in the east and the ship in the
CF | west.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > W
CF |
CF |
CF | Next to the airlock
CF | The ship lies in the middle of a crater, probably 400 meters in
CF | diameter. As far as the eye can see, the ground is covered with orange
CF | sand and it doesn't look like anything has ever lived here, not in a
CF | billion years.
CF |
CF | You are next to the hatch of the airlock in the north.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Eastern crater
CF | >
CF | > E
CF |
CF |
CF | Eastern crater
CF | You are halfway between the crater rim in the east and the ship in the
CF | west.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Next to the ship
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Next to the ship
CF | You stand next to the ship. A lever is embedded in the hull.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "push lever"
CF ] Next to the ship
CF | >
CF | > PUSH LEVER
CF |
CF | It is fixed in place.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "pull lever"
CF ] Next to the ship
CF | >
CF | > PULL LEVER
CF |
CF | You have to make a real effort to pull the lever down, but finally you
CF | can do it. The lever opened a sliding door in the side of the ship and
CF | started the robot that was hidden behind it.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x robot"
CF ] Next to the ship
CF | >
CF | > X ROBOT
CF |
CF | You can't see any such thing.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x sliding door"
CF ] Next to the ship
CF | >
CF | > X SLIDING DOOR
CF |
CF | You can't see any such thing.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x ship"
CF ] Next to the ship
CF | >
CF | > X SHIP
CF |
CF | The ship is a simple little caravel. Fortunately, it survived the long
CF | journey without any damages.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Next to the ship
CF | >
CF | > W
CF |
CF | You can't go that way.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Northern crater
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Northern crater
CF | You are halfway between the crater rim in the north and the ship in
CF | the south.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Western crater
CF | >
CF | > W
CF |
CF |
CF | Western crater
CF | You are halfway between the crater rim in the west and the ship in the
CF | east.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Southern Crater
CF | >
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Southern Crater
CF | You are halfway between the crater rim in the south and the ship in
CF | the north.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Next to the airlock
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Next to the airlock
CF | The ship lies in the middle of a crater, probably 400 meters in
CF | diameter. As far as the eye can see, the ground is covered with orange
CF | sand and it doesn't look like anything has ever lived here, not in a
CF | billion years.
CF |
CF | You are next to the hatch of the airlock in the north.
CF |
CF | > DavidW asks, "now what?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Airlock
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Airlock
CF | This claustrophobic small room is an airlock. It has solid, airtight
CF | closable hatches in the north and south walls.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "close outer"
CF ] Airlock
CF | >
CF | > CLOSE OUTER
CF |
CF | You close the outer airlock hatch.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Central Room
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF | (first opening the inner airlock hatch)
CF |
CF | Central Room
CF | This is a flat, round room. A ladder leads up and there is a massive
CF | metal hatch in the south wall.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x ladder"
CF ] Central Room
CF | >
CF | > X LADDER
CF |
CF | You can't see any such thing.
CF |
CF | > MoyTW says, "Am willing to move to the next one."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Central Room
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF | You can't go that way.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Central Room
CF | >
CF | > W
CF |
CF | You can't go that way.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Central Room
CF | >
CF | > E
CF |
CF | You can't go that way.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "u"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > U
CF |
CF |
CF | Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | This is an elongated flat room with sparse lighting. At least two
CF | dozen sarcophagi are lined up on the two long walls.
CF |
CF | There is a hole in the floor and an integrated ladder leads downwards.
CF |
CF | Next to the open sarcophagus there is a small container on the floor.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open sarcophagi"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > OPEN SARCOPHAGI
CF |
CF | If you were to wake up the other pilgrims now, you would all have to
CF | die, because until now there would be neither enough oxygen nor enough
CF | food and water for everyone.
CF |
CF | > Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I'm good whenever."
Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, I'm out of ideas."
olethros has arrived. Jacqueline asks, "Anyone want to explore further?"
DavidW says, "yeah, let's hope in the full game the robot builds everything and we can take all the credit and be a hero."
Jacqueline says, "That's the only way I'm building a dome over this crater 'alone' -- yeah."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "quit"
CF ] Sarcophagi Chamber
CF | >
CF | > QUIT
CF |
CF | Are you sure you want to quit? Knight_Otu says, "Maybe we can just crawl back into our sarcophagus."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "y"
CF | Are you sure you want to quit?
CF | > Y
CF | cheapglulxe quit with exit status: 0
CF asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" DavidW says, "We were the one who pulled the important lever. That couldn't be done by a bot."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "load sleepmask ic20navigatio"
CF ]
CF ]
CF ]
CF ]
CF ] Chapter 1: So ...
CF ]
CF ]
CF |
CF |
CF |
CF |
CF |
CF |
CF | Please press SPACE to continue.
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF | You have lived your life in cells...
CF |
CF | You were a hostage, sold to your king by parents of whom you have
CF | no memories. Then, you became a slave to a corrupt and depraved
CF | landlord. You try to avoid those memories, though they refuse to leave
CF | you.
CF |
CF | Brother Tuan saved you. Now, at nearly 20 years, you serve him and
CF | live in a corbelled stone beehive cell in an Irish monastery near the
CF | sea. The transitions from one life to another, one cell to the other,
CF | do not matter.
CF |
CF | Two things matter.
CF |
CF | First, Tuan treats you well--so well that the other monks regard
CF | you as one of their own.
CF |
CF | Second, you would follow Tuan anywhere.
CF |
CF |
CF | Press any key ...
olethros disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Frozen Northern Bank
CF |
CF | Navigatio
CF | The Confession of the Second Man
CF |
CF | An Interactive Story by P. James Garrett
CF |
CF | Release 1 / Serial number 200613 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
CF | 6/12N)
CF |
CF | Frozen Northern Bank
CF | It is the third of a series of strange mornings. Lauds was late, but
CF | time has been misbehaving. So have the monks of this community. With
CF | Abbot Brandan missing now for three days, discipline is slipping.
CF | Chores go undone. The daily offices are in danger of blending into one
CF | another.
CF |
CF | You stand now upon the spit of land between the crumbling monastery
CF | wall and the river. The ground here is a disaster of rutted, frozen
CF | mud. This is a gray March, locked in ice after the tease of a late
CF | February thaw. There are no tracks or roads, but you can walk north
CF | back to the monastery. Lines of hedges--puzzles of bone-like sticks
CF | and thorns--render travel in other directions too exhausting to
CF | consider.
CF |
CF | Brother Tuan, your master, is standing by the river. He is looking
CF | toward the far bank. He does not seem to have noticed you.
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
Jacqueline asks, "Does the author's name being in italics imply that it is a nom de plume?"
DavidW says, "Not necessarily"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x Tuan"
CF ] Frozen Northern Bank
CF |
CF | > X TUAN
CF |
CF | Brother Tuan is your master. You are his servant. It is important to
CF | say these things so plainly, because it is easy to forget these
CF | things. After all, he treats you as an equal, to the point that the
CF | other brothers regard you as a member of the order even though you
CF | have had no formal training as a monk. Tuan is tall and strong, as big
CF | as a bear. He is raucous with his laughter, stern in his admonishment,
CF | full in his passion. Were it not for his tonsure, or the wisdom with
CF | which he teaches you, you would guess him to be a bandit king rather
CF | than a monk of Christ.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x me"
CF ] Frozen Northern Bank
CF |
CF | > X ME
CF |
CF | You have lived your life in cells, and you look like it.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x river"
CF ] Frozen Northern Bank
CF |
CF | > X RIVER
CF |
CF | The river, once wide and full, is a thin interruption between two
CF | banks of thick ice. Far downriver, toward the sea, a ship is stuck in
CF | the ice. Upriver, the ruins of a bridge describe a distant past in
CF | which things were easier, and there were fewer problems.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x ship"
CF ] Frozen Northern Bank
CF |
CF | > X SHIP
CF |
CF | The ship is from Italy, and is grounded perhaps for good. It carried
CF | your king's favorite cheese. The funk of that cargo is impossible to
CF | banish from your nostrils, even though his men carted it away weeks
CF | ago.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Frozen Northern Bank
CF |
CF | > I
CF |
CF | You are carrying nothing.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to tuan"
CF ] Frozen Northern Bank
CF |
CF | > TALK TO TUAN
CF |
CF | "Good morning, Brother Tuan," you say. "What would you have me do this
CF | morning?"
CF |
CF | Tuan sniffs and says, "Go talk to Brother Diarmat. I hear he has been
CF | saying something interesting, and I'd like to know what it is."
CF |
CF | He gestures north, toward the monastery.
CF |
CF | > Jacqueline says, "oh damn. Stranded cheese is serious."
DavidW asks, "Shall I head north?"
MoyTW says, "No, no, the king's men carried it away weeks ago."
Knight_Otu says, "Sure, ,north."
MoyTW says, "It's presumably at his court, now."
Jacqueline says (to M), "True"
DavidW asks, "Who moved my cheese?"
Jacqueline says (to DW), "heh"
Knight_Otu says, "I mean, the cheese may be gone, but the scent remains,"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Monastery Gate
CF |
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Monastery Gate
CF | Through this simple wooden gate, three separate raids entered the
CF | grounds. First, the raiders from the sea. Then, twice, the soldiers of
CF | your king breached this gate to end disputes about their provision of
CF | protection to the brotherhood. The wall is strongest here, but
CF | elsewhere has slid into sloppy heaps. "Why bother?" it must be asking.
CF | You can enter the monastery by heading east, or walk south to return
CF | to the river.
CF |
CF | A soldier of your king sits on a stump beside the gate, his back
CF | against the wall. He is asleep.
CF |
CF | The wind whistles above you.
CF |
CF | The soldier snorts as if his breateing had stopped, opens his eyes
CF | briefly and dreamily, shifts his weight against the wall, and returns
CF | to sleep. He touches the steel of a dagger in his lap carefully before
CF | dropping his hands back to his side.
CF |
CF | > Roger says, "I like how I'm not sure if these guys are kung-fu monks or fat, chanting monks"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x soldier"
CF ] Monastery Gate
CF |
CF | > X SOLDIER
CF |
CF | You do not know the young man's name. You do not know any of their
CF | names, but he is one of three or four who cycle through to provide
CF | protection on the agreement that, if your king does not receive
CF | tribute for this service, he will raid your monastery. This soldier is
CF | very young and slight. He wears the hardened leather and green cloth
CF | of your king's barracks, and carries a small dagger, which is
CF | unsheathed upon his lap. He appears to have fallen asleep in the
CF | middle of cleaning his nails.
CF |
CF | The soldier snorts as if his breateing had stopped, opens his eyes
CF | briefly and dreamily, shifts his weight against the wall, and returns
CF | to sleep. He touches the steel of a dagger in his lap carefully before
CF | dropping his hands back to his side.
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu says, "Western monks, not martial artists, I'm sure."
MoyTW asks, "breateing is, like, a misspelling of breathing or an obscure 15th century religious meditation exercise?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Western Yard
CF |
CF | > E
CF |
CF |
CF | Western Yard
CF | You stand inside the monastery enclosure, surrounded by the modest
CF | strone structures of the community. From here, at the western edge of
CF | a central yard, you can see the chapel and round tower to the east.
CF | The tall stone cross stands at that eastern end of the yard. To your
CF | north, the stone beehive cells of the brothers cluster in the cold. No
CF | doubt, many of the brothers are still sleeping. Your cell is among
CF | theirs. The kitchen sits prominently with other workhouses to the
CF | south. Smoke rises from its chimney and you catch the faint smell of
CF | stew in the air. You can leave the monastery encdosure through the
CF | gate by heading west.
CF |
CF | > benzene says, "This one seems to have sleep apnea"
Jacqueline says, "heh"
Knight_Otu says, "I am leery how the game notes the soldier's dagger. It's as if it's asking us to take it."
MoyTW says, "No, I think just typos - encdosure -> enclosure"
DavidW asks, "I'm guessing Diarmet is most likely east?"
Knight_Otu says, "Possibly."
DavidW says, "er Diarmat"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Eastern Yard
CF |
CF | > E
CF |
CF |
CF | Eastern Yard
CF | A tall, and intricate stone cross dominates this side of the yard,
CF | guarding the entrance to the chapel to the east. In warmer months,
CF | pilgrims visit this landmark, gathering mud that collects at its base
CF | and wiping it onto their faces. The mud is all frozen now, and there
CF | are no pilgrims--only the evidence of the passage of monks, who have
CF | worn paths northeast to the base of the monastery's round stone tower,
CF | and south to the scriptorium.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x cross"
CF ] Eastern Yard
CF |
CF | > X CROSS
CF |
CF | The stone cross is taller even than Tuan, especially atop its solid
CF | stone base. The cross" western face bears Intricate folding knots in
CF | the crossbar and vertical, behind a relief of the Crucifixion. The
CF | eastern side, facing the chapel, bears weather-worn panels depicting
CF | key moments from the lives of various local saints. The cross is far
CF | more ancient than this monastery, having been ferried across the river
CF | from the community's prior home, which sits in ruins to the south. The
CF | cross, it is rumored, is older than those ruins, and is said to have
CF | been the handiwork of a forgotten ascetic who lived in hermitage many,
CF | many years ago.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "pray"
CF ] Eastern Yard
CF |
CF | > PRAY
CF |
CF | That's not a verb I recognise.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x mud"
CF ] Eastern Yard
CF |
CF | > X MUD
CF |
CF | You can't see any such thing.
CF |
CF | > DavidW asks, "East to Chapel?"
Knight_Otu says, "Okay, pray needs to go in."
Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Chapel Interior
CF |
CF | > E
CF |
CF |
CF | Chapel Interior
CF | The chapel is a modest rectangular space, though each of the
CF | community's abbots had promised to expand it into a proper nave and
CF | chancel. Now, it is merely two heavy pews on the northern and southern
CF | walls, facing a rough wood altar offset to the east from the center of
CF | the room. The altar is bare but for a simple cloth, upon which you
CF | have seen Brandan place a large copy of the scripture that he keeps
CF | locked in his cell.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x cloth"
CF ] Chapel Interior
CF |
CF | > X CLOTH
CF |
CF | The altar is a single huge stone, perhaps left where some force had
CF | planted it eons ago. Craftsmen may have squared its sides, and then
CF | erected the chapel around it. It was probably Brandan who decided that
CF | this was all cold and severe, and who draped a cloth over it. The
CF | cloth is a natural-colored wool panel, without any adornment.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x pews"
CF ] Chapel Interior
CF |
CF | > X PEWS
CF |
CF | The pews are haevy, rough wood. They are suitably uncomfortable. As a
CF | servant, you had the opportunity to leave on errands and miss many of
CF | the offices. You quite enjoyed, though, when the brothers forgot that
CF | you were a servant and did not notice that you joined in their
CF | prayers.
CF |
CF | > Guenni says, "Sorry won't come back today after all. Have to defend my property rights. *looks annoyed*."
Guenni goes home. Knight_Otu exclaims, "Good luck, Guenni!"
DavidW asks, "Well, our target isn't here. Tower next?"
MoyTW exclaims, ""suitably uncomfortable" boy!"
MoyTW says, "that sure is making this place seem depressing"
Knight_Otu says, "Or Scriptorium."
DavidW asks, "Do you think that's more likely?"
Jacqueline says, "Gosh, that sounds bad, what Guenni said."
DavidW says, "yeah"
Knight_Otu says, "It does, yeah."
MoyTW says, "Yeah."
Jacqueline says, "Yeah, let's hit the tower"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Eastern Yard
CF |
CF | > W
CF |
CF |
CF | Eastern Yard
CF | A tall, and intricate stone cross dominates this side of the yard,
CF | guarding the entrance to the chapel to the east. In warmer months,
CF | pilgrims visit this landmark, gathering mud that collects at its base
CF | and wiping it onto their faces. The mud is all frozen now, and there
CF | are no pilgrims--only the evidence of the passage of monks, who have
CF | worn paths northeast to the base of the monastery's round stone tower,
CF | and south to the scriptorium.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "ne"
CF ] Base of Tower
CF |
CF | > NE
CF |
CF |
CF | Base of Tower
CF | Towers such as these protect valuable posessions and lives against
CF | raids. The entrance to the tower is several yards above the
CF | ground--more for stability, you have learned, than protection. The
CF | stone round tower rises three floors to a pinnacle of rough slate
CF | shingles. Windows peer in all four directions from the top floor. You
CF | can go up to the entrance and first floor.
CF |
CF | A cloud of tiny flies appears as if from nowhere, surrounds your face,
CF | and then disappears before you can even swat them away.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "u"
CF ] First Floor
CF |
CF | > U
CF |
CF | You ascend the creaky wooden ladder.
CF |
CF | First Floor
CF | The tower floors are rough hewn boards, linked by ladders. The first
CF | floor has some sacks of barley, and other odds and ends. You can go up
CF | to the second floor, or down to head back outside to the tower base.
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu says, "Those flies are ominous."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x sacks"
CF ] First Floor
CF |
CF | > X SACKS
CF |
CF | The sacks have barley, some of which seems rancid and sprouting. The
CF | barrels may hold ale, or mead, or just ruddy water.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "u"
CF ] Darkness
CF |
CF | > U
CF |
CF | You climb up the ladder.
CF |
CF | Darkness
CF | The second floor is very dark. There is a feeble light from the first
CF | floor below. Above, you can see the hatch to the third floor, and the
CF | top of the ladder. However, you are not able to make out anything
CF | else. You could use some light.
CF |
CF | > Jacqueline says, "Those flies seem like the sort of scenery/ambience stunt I pulled in games, back in the day."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "u"
CF ] Darkness
CF |
CF | > U
CF |
CF | You cannot see the base of the ladder to the next floor, and you do
CF | not think it is safe to fumble around.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "d"
CF ] First Floor
CF |
CF | > D
CF |
CF | You move carefully down the ladder, leaving the dark behind.
CF |
CF | First Floor
CF | The tower floors are rough hewn boards, linked by ladders. The first
CF | floor has some sacks of barley, and other odds and ends. You can go up
CF | to the second floor, or down to head back outside to the tower base.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "d"
CF ] Base of Tower
CF |
CF | > D
CF |
CF | You descend the ladder, closing the entrance door behind you.
CF |
CF | Base of Tower
CF | Towers such as these protect valuable posessions and lives against
CF | raids. The entrance to the tower is several yards above the
CF | ground--more for stability, you have learned, than protection. The
CF | stone round tower rises three floors to a pinnacle of rough slate
CF | shingles. Windows peer in all four directions from the top floor. You
CF | can go up to the entrance and first floor.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "sw"
CF ] Eastern Yard
CF |
CF | > SW
CF |
CF |
CF | Eastern Yard
CF | A tall, and intricate stone cross dominates this side of the yard,
CF | guarding the entrance to the chapel to the east. In warmer months,
CF | pilgrims visit this landmark, gathering mud that collects at its base
CF | and wiping it onto their faces. The mud is all frozen now, and there
CF | are no pilgrims--only the evidence of the passage of monks, who have
CF | worn paths northeast to the base of the monastery's round stone tower,
CF | and south to the scriptorium.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Scriptorium
CF |
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Scriptorium
CF | The scriptorium is dark and oppressive, with a low ceiling. Tthe thick
CF | smell of burning peat and hours of toil of frustration hang in the
CF | air. A dozen desks surround an open fire in the center of the room,
CF | around which parchments are drying on racks. Baskets with rolled
CF | parchments sit beside each desk. You can leave by heading north.
CF |
CF | Brother Diarmat sits at a scriptorium desk, working feverishly and
CF | sweating profusely.
CF |
CF | > DavidW says, "ah, he is here."
MoyTW says, "Oh hello there, Brother."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x diarmat"
CF ] Scriptorium
CF |
CF | > X DIARMAT
CF |
CF | Diarmat is a short, portly brother who typically moves with a jerking,
CF | nervous energy. He sits at a scriptorium desk, scratching at a scrap
CF | of vellum with a quill with a fervor that is rare even for him. He
CF | mutters and shakes his head as if making errors. Sweat beads upon his
CF | bald head, trails down through his tonsure, and drips onto his
CF | shoulders . You wonder in the moment whether you should disturb him,
CF | but you know that you must talk to him for Tuan.
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu says, "You'd think we'd know where to find him."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to diarmat"
CF ] Scriptorium
CF |
CF | > TALK TO DIARMAT
CF |
CF | "Brother Diarmat," you begin.
CF |
CF | He erupts, gesturing forcefully at the vellum before him.
CF |
CF | "I am at a standstill!" he shouts. "I do not know how to proceed, and
CF | I believe that my humours are out of balance. I am low in blood, and
CF | uninspired. Please, Tuan. Help me!"
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x vellum"
CF ] Scriptorium
CF |
CF | > X VELLUM
CF |
CF | Vellum is a fine writing surface made from calf skin. Diarmat works a
CF | scrap of the size and shape typically used for practice, but his
CF | drawing is beautiful and intricate. Interconnecting lines and twisting
CF | knots surround a short poem. Poems like these typically appear as
CF | afterthoughts in the margins of copied works, but Diarmat has made
CF | this poem the center of the piece.
CF |
CF | The raiders course the sea and fell the trees from the
CF | north,
CF | while our king sits before his warm hearth to the east.
CF | The sea stretches west, to a promise of paradise,
CF | while ...
CF |
CF | He seems to be struggling with the last line. He mutters and then
CF | looks at you, waiting for you to say something.
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu says, ">Perform blood sacrifice"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "perform blood sacrifice"
CF ] Scriptorium
CF |
CF | > PERFORM BLOOD SACRIFICE
CF |
CF | That's not a verb I recognise.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "say perform blood sacrifice"
CF ] Scriptorium
CF |
CF | > SAY PERFORM BLOOD SACRIFICE
CF |
CF | (to Brother Diarmat)
CF | If you want to speak with Brother Diarmat, just talk to Brother
CF | Diarmat.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to diarmat"
CF ] Scriptorium
CF |
CF | > TALK TO DIARMAT
CF |
CF | "I need help," he says.
CF |
CF | "How can I help you?"
CF |
CF | "In the tower!" he nearly shouts. "Bring me something from the tower!"
CF |
CF | You swallow hard, then say: "Brother Tuan asked me to ask you--"
CF |
CF | "Bring me something to help me from the tower, then I will tell you!"
CF |
CF | "But--but what should I bring?" you ask.
CF |
CF | He waves you away.
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu exclaims, "I wasn't serious!"
Jacqueline says, "heehee"
Jacqueline says, "Well, let's go do our fetch quest."
Knight_Otu says, "(And yet I fear it may all end bloody.)"
DavidW asks, "We were just in the tower. Do you think he wants flies, a sack of barley, or a barrel of whatever?"
Jacqueline nods at KO.
benzene says, "We can try opening the barrels"
DavidW says, "I think we need that light source."
DavidW says, "There's fire here, though."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x fire"
CF ] Scriptorium
CF |
CF | > X FIRE
CF |
CF | The fire is warm but belches choking peat smoke.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take fire"
CF ] Scriptorium
CF |
CF | > TAKE FIRE
CF |
CF | You are better off leacing the fire alone.
CF |
CF | > MoyTW asks, "What, in the context of medieval heathcare, is the item most associated with blood?"
DavidW says, "leeches"
benzene says (to ClubFloyd), "take vellum"
CF ] Scriptorium
CF |
CF | > TAKE VELLUM
CF |
CF | That's hardly portable.
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu says, "But those remove more blood."
MoyTW says, "No, that's, like, what you do when you have too much blood. He has too little."
MoyTW says, "We need to find something that is sympathetic with blood."
DavidW says, "Who's the barber around here."
benzene says (to ClubFloyd), "x parchments"
CF ] Scriptorium
CF |
CF | > X PARCHMENTS
CF |
CF | A scriptorium even as small as this community's is full of parchments,
CF | many of it bearing the work and art of talented brothers. Even the
CF | scraps, relegated to practice, carry intricate script and doodles. The
CF | production and copying of manuscripts is the most important function
CF | of the monastery, both for the king and the Church. When the brothers
CF | are not tending to the offices of prayer or performing other chores,
CF | they are here.
CF |
CF | > DavidW says, "Maybe the kitchen will help us."
Jacqueline says (to DW), "These are all likely quarantine tonsures, I'm guessing."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Eastern Yard
CF |
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Eastern Yard
CF | A tall, and intricate stone cross dominates this side of the yard,
CF | guarding the entrance to the chapel to the east. In warmer months,
CF | pilgrims visit this landmark, gathering mud that collects at its base
CF | and wiping it onto their faces. The mud is all frozen now, and there
CF | are no pilgrims--only the evidence of the passage of monks, who have
CF | worn paths northeast to the base of the monastery's round stone tower,
CF | and south to the scriptorium.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Western Yard
CF |
CF | > W
CF |
CF |
CF | Western Yard
CF | You stand inside the monastery enclosure, surrounded by the modest
CF | strone structures of the community. From here, at the western edge of
CF | a central yard, you can see the chapel and round tower to the east.
CF | The tall stone cross stands at that eastern end of the yard. To your
CF | north, the stone beehive cells of the brothers cluster in the cold. No
CF | doubt, many of the brothers are still sleeping. Your cell is among
CF | theirs. The kitchen sits prominently with other workhouses to the
CF | south. Smoke rises from its chimney and you catch the faint smell of
CF | stew in the air. You can leave the monastery encdosure through the
CF | gate by heading west.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Kitchen
CF |
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Kitchen
CF | The kitchen is the most prominent of the workhouses in this end of the
CF | yard. It is typically in order, occupied only for scheduled meals
CF | between the hours of prayer, or when brothers are on work duty
CF | preparing or cleaning up from those meals. A pot bubbles with a stew
CF | on the eastern side of the room. Tzoday, however, a group of six
CF | brothers sits in idle chatter in the corner of the large table. The
CF | only exit is north, back into the yard.
CF |
CF | The brothers have raided the pantry, and prepared a simple stew.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x brothers"
CF ] Kitchen
CF |
CF | > X BROTHERS
CF |
CF | The six brothers eye you suspiciously, and quiet as you near. They are
CF | chatting and eating stew, probably gossiping, and definitely ignoring
CF | their chores.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x stew"
CF ] Kitchen
CF |
CF | > X STEW
CF |
CF | It is a thick porridge of oats and root vegetables--typical monastery
CF | fare, and typically bland.
CF |
CF | >
benzene says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to brothers"
CF ] Kitchen
CF |
CF | > TALK TO BROTHERS
CF |
CF | They stiffen and go silent. They are an impenetable group. You waste
CF | your time trying to bother them.
CF |
CF | The brothers whisper loudly for some seconds. You think you hear
CF | mention of Diarmat, and concern about his sanity. They hush one
CF | another, look at you, and return to their private conversation.
CF |
CF | >
benzene says (to ClubFloyd), "take stew"
CF ] Kitchen
CF |
CF | > TAKE STEW
CF |
CF | You need your bowl.
CF |
CF | > DavidW says, "Maybe we should look in the barrels."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "eat strew"
CF ] Kitchen
CF |
CF | > EAT STREW
CF |
CF | You can't see any such thing.
CF |
CF | >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "eat stew"
CF ] Kitchen
CF |
CF | > EAT STEW
CF |
CF | That's plainly inedible.
CF |
CF | The brothers whisper loudly for some seconds. You think you hear
CF | mention of Diarmat, and concern about his sanity. They hush one
CF | another, look at you, and return to their private conversation.
CF |
CF | > Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
Jacqueline says, "I hope that line stays in there, I think."
Knight_Otu says, "Wow, bad food."
DavidW says, "Silly. Even monks know about spices."
Jacqueline says (to DW), "This is Ireland."
Jacqueline says, "Also, I love me a bland stew in the winter."
DavidW asks, "I'm gonna go find a lever to pull and release the robot, k?"
Jacqueline says, "I tried to 'eat stew' in hope of a long passage about how darn comforting the stew was."
Jacqueline says (to DW), "Okay"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Western Yard
CF |
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Western Yard
CF | You stand inside the monastery enclosure, surrounded by the modest
CF | strone structures of the community. From here, at the western edge of
CF | a central yard, you can see the chapel and round tower to the east.
CF | The tall stone cross stands at that eastern end of the yard. To your
CF | north, the stone beehive cells of the brothers cluster in the cold. No
CF | doubt, many of the brothers are still sleeping. Your cell is among
CF | theirs. The kitchen sits prominently with other workhouses to the
CF | south. Smoke rises from its chimney and you catch the faint smell of
CF | stew in the air. You can leave the monastery encdosure through the
CF | gate by heading west.
CF |
CF | A hawk screeches in the distance, likely preparing to descend upon
CF | unlucky prey.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x hawk"
CF ] Western Yard
CF |
CF | > X HAWK
CF |
CF | You can't see any such thing.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Your Cell
CF |
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Your Cell
CF | Your cell is a simple beehive hut of stone, arranged in circular
CF | layers that corbel into a dome. You have a bed of hay, and nothing
CF | else. Leave your cell and had back to the yard by going south.
CF |
CF | A single candle of beeswax sits beside your bed.
CF |
CF | Your bowl is on the floor, beside the entrance.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take candle"
CF ] Your Cell
CF |
CF | > TAKE CANDLE
CF |
CF | Taken.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take bowl"
CF ] Your Cell
CF |
CF | > TAKE BOWL
CF |
CF | Taken.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x bed"
CF ] Your Cell
CF |
CF | > X BED
CF |
CF | It is a pile of hay, musty and damp.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "search bed"
CF ] Your Cell
CF |
CF | > SEARCH BED
CF |
CF | That is a waste of your time.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Western Yard
CF |
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Western Yard
CF | You stand inside the monastery enclosure, surrounded by the modest
CF | strone structures of the community. From here, at the western edge of
CF | a central yard, you can see the chapel and round tower to the east.
CF | The tall stone cross stands at that eastern end of the yard. To your
CF | north, the stone beehive cells of the brothers cluster in the cold. No
CF | doubt, many of the brothers are still sleeping. Your cell is among
CF | theirs. The kitchen sits prominently with other workhouses to the
CF | south. Smoke rises from its chimney and you catch the faint smell of
CF | stew in the air. You can leave the monastery encdosure through the
CF | gate by heading west.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Eastern Yard
CF |
CF | > E
CF |
CF |
CF | Eastern Yard
CF | A tall, and intricate stone cross dominates this side of the yard,
CF | guarding the entrance to the chapel to the east. In warmer months,
CF | pilgrims visit this landmark, gathering mud that collects at its base
CF | and wiping it onto their faces. The mud is all frozen now, and there
CF | are no pilgrims--only the evidence of the passage of monks, who have
CF | worn paths northeast to the base of the monastery's round stone tower,
CF | and south to the scriptorium.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Scriptorium
CF |
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Scriptorium
CF | The scriptorium is dark and oppressive, with a low ceiling. Tthe thick
CF | smell of burning peat and hours of toil of frustration hang in the
CF | air. A dozen desks surround an open fire in the center of the room,
CF | around which parchments are drying on racks. Baskets with rolled
CF | parchments sit beside each desk. You can leave by heading north.
CF |
CF | Brother Diarmat sits at a scriptorium desk, working feverishly and
CF | sweating profusely.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "light candle"
CF ] Scriptorium
CF |
CF | > LIGHT CANDLE
CF |
CF | You light the candle using the fire.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Eastern Yard
CF |
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Eastern Yard
CF | A tall, and intricate stone cross dominates this side of the yard,
CF | guarding the entrance to the chapel to the east. In warmer months,
CF | pilgrims visit this landmark, gathering mud that collects at its base
CF | and wiping it onto their faces. The mud is all frozen now, and there
CF | are no pilgrims--only the evidence of the passage of monks, who have
CF | worn paths northeast to the base of the monastery's round stone tower,
CF | and south to the scriptorium.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "ne"
CF ] Base of Tower
CF |
CF | > NE
CF |
CF |
CF | Base of Tower
CF | Towers such as these protect valuable posessions and lives against
CF | raids. The entrance to the tower is several yards above the
CF | ground--more for stability, you have learned, than protection. The
CF | stone round tower rises three floors to a pinnacle of rough slate
CF | shingles. Windows peer in all four directions from the top floor. You
CF | can go up to the entrance and first floor.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "u"
CF ] First Floor
CF |
CF | > U
CF |
CF | You ascend the creaky wooden ladder.
CF |
CF | First Floor
CF | The tower floors are rough hewn boards, linked by ladders. The first
CF | floor has some sacks of barley, and other odds and ends. You can go up
CF | to the second floor, or down to head back outside to the tower base.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open barrels"
CF ] First Floor
CF |
CF | > OPEN BARRELS
CF |
CF | You can't see any such thing.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "search sacks"
CF ] First Floor
CF |
CF | > SEARCH SACKS
CF |
CF | That is a waste of your time.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "u"
CF ] Second Floor
CF |
CF | > U
CF |
CF | You climb up the ladder.
CF |
CF | Second Floor
CF | You can not see much of the second floor in the dim light of the
CF | candle. However, the second floor seems to be nothing more than a
CF | place for the top of one ladder to deposit the climber at the bottom
CF | of another. You can go up or down.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "u"
CF ] Third Floor
CF |
CF | > U
CF |
CF | You carefully climb up the ladder.
CF |
CF | Third Floor
CF | The third floor is nearly empty, except for a workbench of supplies
CF | and tools for making ink. The monastery's most valuable manuscripts
CF | and treasures would be here, if there were any such things. Instead,
CF | empty shelves and chests describe a potential for such things. There
CF | are four windows looking over the landscape: a northern window, an
CF | eastern window, a southern window, and a western window. You can go
CF | down to the second floor.
CF |
CF | You cannot imagine what would be useful to Diarmat here.
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x shelves"
CF ] Third Floor
CF |
CF | > X SHELVES
CF |
CF | There is nothing in the shelves or chests.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x northern window"
CF ] Third Floor
CF |
CF | > X NORTHERN WINDOW
CF |
CF | To the north, you can see the open fields at the foot of the ridge.
CF | These ields used to be full of trees, but the Norse felled them all
CF | throughout a season of siege and raids that you would just as soon
CF | forget.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x eastern"
CF ] Third Floor
CF |
CF | > X EASTERN
CF |
CF | To the east, over the monastery yard and gate, you see the road
CF | leading into hills and, ultimately, to the vallye of your king's
CF | homsetead. You cannot see that far, but imagine that you can see the
CF | smoke of his warm hearth.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x southern"
CF ] Third Floor
CF |
CF | > X SOUTHERN
CF |
CF | The window looks over the wall, over Tuan and the frozen river, into a
CF | rough landscape of rocks and dead heather. A basin dominates much of
CF | the view before the frost fog obscures everything, denying the
CF | horizon. You can just make out the ruins of the prior home of this
CF | order in the basin. It was a monastery enclosure much like their
CF | current home. It seems so similar, in fact, that you are not sure why
CF | they left.
CF |
CF | You remember Diarmat's poem. This direction, this view of the ruined
CF | monastery to the south, is what is missing.
CF |
CF | There is a small vial of red ink sitting on the window sill. Curious.
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu asks, "The southern window? That was the missing direction, right?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take red ink"
CF ] Third Floor
CF |
CF | > TAKE RED INK
CF |
CF | Taken.
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu says, "Red ink. Right."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x ink"
CF ] Third Floor
CF |
CF | > X INK
CF |
CF | (the small vial of red ink)
CF | The glass vial contains a small amount of red ink. Brothers make red
CF | ink from bazilwood, vinegar, and gum. It looks like blood.
CF |
CF | > DavidW says, "Bet it IS blood."
Jacqueline ruffles up her nose.
Knight_Otu says, "Quite possibly."
MoyTW says, "Try tasting it."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "I am a jester. I shall bring thee thy HUMOUR."
CF ] Third Floor
CF |
CF | > I AM A JESTER. I SHALL BRING THEE THY HUMOUR.
CF |
CF | I only understood you as far as wanting to take inventory.
CF |
CF | > Jacqueline says, "heh"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "d"
CF ] Second Floor
CF |
CF | > D
CF |
CF | You descend the ladder.
CF |
CF | Second Floor
CF | You can not see much of the second floor in the dim light of the
CF | candle. However, the second floor seems to be nothing more than a
CF | place for the top of one ladder to deposit the climber at the bottom
CF | of another. You can go up or down.
CF |
CF | > MoyTW says, "hahahahaha"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "d"
CF ] First Floor
CF |
CF | > D
CF |
CF | You carefully descend the ladder.
CF |
CF | First Floor
CF | The tower floors are rough hewn boards, linked by ladders. The first
CF | floor has some sacks of barley, and other odds and ends. You can go up
CF | to the second floor, or down to head back outside to the tower base.
CF |
CF | The candle is down to about three-quarters of its original height.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "blow out candle"
CF ] First Floor
CF |
CF | > BLOW OUT CANDLE
CF |
CF | You blow out the beeswax candle.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "d"
CF ] Base of Tower
CF |
CF | > D
CF |
CF | You descend the ladder, closing the entrance door behind you.
CF |
CF | Base of Tower
CF | Towers such as these protect valuable posessions and lives against
CF | raids. The entrance to the tower is several yards above the
CF | ground--more for stability, you have learned, than protection. The
CF | stone round tower rises three floors to a pinnacle of rough slate
CF | shingles. Windows peer in all four directions from the top floor. You
CF | can go up to the entrance and first floor.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "sw"
CF ] Eastern Yard
CF |
CF | > SW
CF |
CF |
CF | Eastern Yard
CF | A tall, and intricate stone cross dominates this side of the yard,
CF | guarding the entrance to the chapel to the east. In warmer months,
CF | pilgrims visit this landmark, gathering mud that collects at its base
CF | and wiping it onto their faces. The mud is all frozen now, and there
CF | are no pilgrims--only the evidence of the passage of monks, who have
CF | worn paths northeast to the base of the monastery's round stone tower,
CF | and south to the scriptorium.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Scriptorium
CF |
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Scriptorium
CF | The scriptorium is dark and oppressive, with a low ceiling. Tthe thick
CF | smell of burning peat and hours of toil of frustration hang in the
CF | air. A dozen desks surround an open fire in the center of the room,
CF | around which parchments are drying on racks. Baskets with rolled
CF | parchments sit beside each desk. You can leave by heading north.
CF |
CF | Brother Diarmat sits at a scriptorium desk, working feverishly and
CF | sweating profusely.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "give ink to diarmat"
CF ] Scriptorium
CF |
CF | > GIVE INK TO DIARMAT
CF |
CF | You hand him the vial, saying "The ruined monastery is in the basin to
CF | the south."
CF |
CF | Diarmat looks at you, narrowing his eyes.
CF |
CF | "Of course!" he exclaims. He take the vial and pours the ink into one
CF | of the bowls at the top of his desk. He writes in red, now. You watch
CF | as he forms each letter, slow and careful. The poem is soon finished.
CF |
CF | The raiders course the sea and fell the trees from the
CF | north,
CF | while our king sits before his warm hearth to the east.
CF | The sea stretches west, to a promise of paradise,
CF | while, to the south, blood seeps into our roots.
CF |
CF | Diarmat smiles, regarding his work with pride. Then, he turns to you.
CF |
CF | "Did you want something?" he asks.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to diarmat"
CF ] Scriptorium
CF |
CF | > TALK TO DIARMAT
CF |
CF | "Brother Tuan heard that you--"
CF |
CF | "He heard that I had a dream! He heard about my vision of Abbot
CF | Brandan."
CF |
CF | Diarmat pauses, as if expecting you to confirm. You merely blink,
CF | which seems to be enough. Diarmat continues.
CF |
CF | "Tell Tuan that I saw Brandan crossing the river in a currach. He went
CF | to the ruins. He is not safe!"
CF |
CF | You swallow hard. This is frightening.
CF |
CF | "I will tell him," you say.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Eastern Yard
CF |
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Eastern Yard
CF | A tall, and intricate stone cross dominates this side of the yard,
CF | guarding the entrance to the chapel to the east. In warmer months,
CF | pilgrims visit this landmark, gathering mud that collects at its base
CF | and wiping it onto their faces. The mud is all frozen now, and there
CF | are no pilgrims--only the evidence of the passage of monks, who have
CF | worn paths northeast to the base of the monastery's round stone tower,
CF | and south to the scriptorium.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Western Yard
CF |
CF | > W
CF |
CF |
CF | Western Yard
CF | You stand inside the monastery enclosure, surrounded by the modest
CF | strone structures of the community. From here, at the western edge of
CF | a central yard, you can see the chapel and round tower to the east.
CF | The tall stone cross stands at that eastern end of the yard. To your
CF | north, the stone beehive cells of the brothers cluster in the cold. No
CF | doubt, many of the brothers are still sleeping. Your cell is among
CF | theirs. The kitchen sits prominently with other workhouses to the
CF | south. Smoke rises from its chimney and you catch the faint smell of
CF | stew in the air. You can leave the monastery encdosure through the
CF | gate by heading west.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Monastery Gate
CF |
CF | > W
CF |
CF |
CF | Monastery Gate
CF | Through this simple wooden gate, three separate raids entered the
CF | grounds. First, the raiders from the sea. Then, twice, the soldiers of
CF | your king breached this gate to end disputes about their provision of
CF | protection to the brotherhood. The wall is strongest here, but
CF | elsewhere has slid into sloppy heaps. "Why bother?" it must be asking.
CF | You can enter the monastery by heading east, or walk south to return
CF | to the river.
CF |
CF | A soldier of your king sits on a stump beside the gate, his back
CF | against the wall. He is asleep.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Frozen Northern Bank
CF |
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Frozen Northern Bank
CF | The spit of land between the crumbling monastery wall and the river is
CF | a disaster of rutted, frozen mud. This is a gray March, locked in ice
CF | after the tease of a late February thaw. There are no tracks or roads,
CF | but you can walk north back to the monastery. Lines of hedges--puzzles
CF | of bone-like sticks and thorns--render travel in other directions too
CF | exhausting to consider.
CF |
CF | Brother Tuan is here.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to tuan"
CF ] Frozen Northern Bank
CF |
CF | > TALK TO TUAN
CF |
CF | "Brother Diarmat had a vision," you say.
CF |
CF | Tuen turns to you and raises one eyebrow. His right. Always his right.
CF |
CF | "Tell me," he says.
CF |
CF | "Brandan took one of the currachs across the river. He crossed the
CF | river."
CF |
CF | "Well," Tuan says, sighing. "We must cross the river."
CF |
CF |
CF | Press any key ...
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF ]
CF ]
CF ]
CF ] Chapter 2: The Ruined Corpse
CF ]
CF ]
CF | Southern Bank
CF |
CF |
CF | Please press SPACE to continue.
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Southern Bank
CF | You are a sight crossing the river, you and Tuan. The two of you
CF | spin in the round currach, which almost tips more times that you care
CF | to remember. But you made it across to the southern bank.
CF |
CF | Tuan stands in this new land as if he is an inhabitant, bracing
CF | against the wind and looking toward the slope.
CF |
CF | "We have crossed the river and we look for Abbot Brandan," he
CF | says.
CF |
CF | But you are not sure whom he is addressing. Is it you? Is it the
CF | land, or the ruins that sit in the basin beyond the ridge? Or is it a
CF | declaration in the face of time that you feel has begun to misbehave?
CF | It was morning a moment ago. Now, the sky darkens and it is evening.
CF | But it could not have taken you that long to cross the river.
CF |
CF | Yes, he declares the intention as if time has become misordered,
CF | and his delcaration is all that establishes what had come just before,
CF | and what is coming next.
CF |
CF | Chapter 2, and the rest of Navigatio ... coming soon!
CF |
CF |
CF |
CF | *** The End ***
CF |
CF |
CF |
CF |
CF | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
CF | command?
CF | > MoyTW says, "Ok this is sweet."
MoyTW says, "I like this one a lot."
DavidW says, "It has promise, yes."
DavidW says, "Some spellchecking would be nice."
DavidW says, "The writing is better than average, for sure."
MoyTW says, "Yeah. Very well-written but, like, clearly not edited much."
Knight_Otu says, "That was the weak point of the game, yeah."
benzene asks, "Did we 'about' this one?"
DavidW says, "I don't think so."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "undo"
CF ] Frozen Northern Bank
CF |
CF | > UNDO
CF |
CF | Frozen Northern Bank
CF | [Previous turn undone.]
CF |
CF | > Knight_Otu says, "I don't think we did."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "about"
CF ] Frozen Northern Bank
CF |
CF | > ABOUT
CF |
CF | That's not a verb I recognise.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "credits"
CF ] Frozen Northern Bank
CF |
CF | > CREDITS
CF |
CF | That's not a verb I recognise.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "help"
CF ] Frozen Northern Bank
CF |
CF | > HELP
CF |
CF | That's not a verb I recognise.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "author"
CF ] Frozen Northern Bank
CF |
CF | > AUTHOR
CF |
CF | That's not a verb I recognise.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "info"
CF ] Frozen Northern Bank
CF |
CF | > INFO
CF |
CF | That's not a verb I recognise.
CF |
CF | > Jacqueline says, "Ah, well."
DavidW says, "Well, credits/about will come, I'm sure."
Jacqueline asks, "So... I guess for next week I should set us up for chatting with a screen share for some choice-based stuff?"
Jacqueline asks, "This is all the Floydable stuff, right?"
DavidW says, "That or we play non-intros."
DavidW says, "yeah, there were only three Floydable entries."
Knight_Otu says, "There was one executable, and the rest are all html-based, I believe."
Jacqueline nods.
Jacqueline says, "Okay. Well, see you all next week, then. Take care, and stay safe."
DavidW says, "thanks. You too."
MoyTW says, "See you all around."
MoyTW 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 (to ClubFloyd), "talk to tuan"
CF ] Frozen Northern Bank
CF |
CF | > TALK TO TUAN
CF |
CF | "Brother Diarmat had a vision," you say.
CF |
CF | Tuen turns to you and raises one eyebrow. His right. Always his right.
CF |
CF | "Tell me," he says.
CF |
CF | "Brandan took one of the currachs across the river. He crossed the
CF | river."
CF |
CF | "Well," Tuan says, sighing. "We must cross the river."
CF |
CF |
CF | Press any key ...
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF ]
CF ]
CF ]
CF ] Chapter 2: The Ruined Corpse
CF ]
CF ]
CF | Southern Bank
CF |
CF |
CF | Please press SPACE to continue.
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Southern Bank
CF | You are a sight crossing the river, you and Tuan. The two of you
CF | spin in the round currach, which almost tips more times that you care
CF | to remember. But you made it across to the southern bank.
CF |
CF | Tuan stands in this new land as if he is an inhabitant, bracing
CF | against the wind and looking toward the slope.
CF |
CF | "We have crossed the river and we look for Abbot Brandan," he
CF | says.
CF |
CF | But you are not sure whom he is addressing. Is it you? Is it the
CF | land, or the ruins that sit in the basin beyond the ridge? Or is it a
CF | declaration in the face of time that you feel has begun to misbehave?
CF | It was morning a moment ago. Now, the sky darkens and it is evening.
CF | But it could not have taken you that long to cross the river.
CF |
CF | Yes, he declares the intention as if time has become misordered,
CF | and his delcaration is all that establishes what had come just before,
CF | and what is coming next.
CF |
CF | Chapter 2, and the rest of Navigatio ... coming soon!
CF |
CF |
CF |
CF | *** The End ***
CF |
CF |
CF |
CF |
CF | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
CF | command?
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "quit"
CF | >
CF | > QUIT
CF | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0
CF asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?"
DavidW focuses on his crystal and fades away into a silver haze in the light. Knight_Otu exclaims, "Good night, and stay safe!"



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