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DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "load sleepmask fairest"
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CF \|
CF \| Please press SPACE to continue.
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \| Would you like to read some helpful information before starting the
CF \| game?>
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "yes"
CF ]
CF \| game?>
CF \| > YES
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| This game is made from blended fragments of Grimm's fairy tales. Every
CF \| character and scene contains elements of one or more fairy tale. If
CF \| you want to know what fairy tales I have pillaged in any location, you
CF \| can type GRIMM at any time.
CF \|
CF \| Type TASK at any time to help you remember what you're supposed to be
CF \| doing.
CF \|
CF \| Type EXITS to see where you can go at any time.
CF \|
CF \| To communicate with another character, type TALK TO someone.
CF \|
CF \| There is a hint system, and you will discover it shortly.
CF \|
CF \| Type ABOUT to see information about the game and its credits.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a list of useful verbs by typing VERBS.
CF \|
CF \| Type HELP to come back to this information.
CF \|
CF \| This game is merciful, and there is no way to lose or lock it in an
CF \| unwinnable state.
CF \|
CF \| Are you new to parser IF? >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "no"
CF \| Are you new to parser IF? >
CF \| > NO
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You can type PLAY at any time to see instructions for playing parser
CF \| IF.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| What is your name? >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "Clubfloyd"
CF ]
CF \| Once upon a time, there was a great King who had ruled well and long
CF \| in a prosperous land of green fields and happy subjects. His first
CF \| Queen, a gracious and well-beloved lady, bore him his oldest son,
CF \| Prince Conrad, before she died. The King remarried and had two sons,
CF \| Hans and Roland, with his new wife, a scheming and avaricious woman.
CF \|
CF \| Now the King is dying. Although generally the kingdom would be
CF \| inherited by the oldest son, the malicious whispers of his wife and
CF \| the complaining of his younger sons, coupled with the fact that his
CF \| oldest son Conrad is a hapless young man, have led to discord over
CF \| which of the sons will be the next King...
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE		Jade says, "as I betatested it and played about twelve times, I will tend to look."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
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CF \| You are in the great hall of the castle with your father the King,
CF \| your two brothers, the King's Magician, and your stepmother. The King,
CF \| aged, sick, and exhausted, is on his throne, facing the five of you.
CF \| He says, "Wife, how can I choose one of my younger sons to be King?
CF \| Conrad..." he nods at you "...is the eldest, and the kingdom should
CF \| rightfully pass to him."
CF \|
CF \| The Queen replies, "But my lord, he's not fit to be King. He has gone
CF \| on no quests, defeated no enemies, and is not as handsome as my sons."
CF \|
CF \| All of which is true.
CF \|
CF \| The King wearily passes a hand over his face and says, "How can I
CF \| choose?" He turns to his Magician and asks, "Magician, have you any
CF \| guidance? How may I pick a son to lead after me?"
CF \|
CF \| The Magician pulls three snow-white feathers from his pocket and says,
CF \| "These feathers come from the enchanted swan brothers and will guide
CF \| those who follow them. We shall set a task to the princes, and they
CF \| shall follow these feathers wherever they blow, and complete the task.
CF \| Whichever one completes it best will win the crown. What task shall
CF \| you set them, Majesty?"
CF \|
CF \| The King ponders this for a moment and says, "They shall bring me a
CF \| carpet. Whoever brings the finest carpet, most worthy of a King, will
CF \| have the throne."
CF \|
CF \| And so it is settled. You all set off out of the Great Hall to the
CF \| front steps of the castle, and the Magician brings a feather to your
CF \| youngest brother's lips and bids him to blow it. Hans purses his lips
CF \| and blows.....
CF \|
CF \| The feather heads east, dancing on the breeze, and Hans follows it
CF \| immediately and gladly, as that way leads to the artisan's district of
CF \| the city, where he is sure to find a master weaver and a fine carpet.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
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CF \|
CF \|
CF \| The Magician holds a feather to your second brother's lips and Roland
CF \| blows it....
CF \|
CF \| The feather, twirling in a brief eddy of air, heads west, and Roland
CF \| follows it in high spirits, for that way lies the merchant area of the
CF \| city, where he is sure to find fine carpets from all over the realm
CF \| and from faraway lands.
CF \|
CF \| Finally, the Magician hold a feather to your lips and bids you to blow
CF \| it.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Castle
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Fairest
CF \| An Interactive Fiction by Amanda Walker
CF \| Release 1 / Serial number 220331 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.34 lib
CF \| 6/12N)
CF \|
CF \| Castle
CF \| You are standing on the wide marble steps in the front courtyard of
CF \| your father's castle, with its high stone turrets and the noble flags
CF \| flying from them. The King's Magician is holding a white feather to
CF \| your lips. "Blow the feather, Prince Conrad," he says.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "blow feather"
CF \| >
CF \| > BLOW FEATHER
CF \|
CF \| You blow the feather, and it drifts slowly almost to the ground and
CF \| then blows north, skimming the dust, toward the poorest part of the
CF \| city. Your heart sinks, as your prospects of finding a fine carpet
CF \| that way are not encouraging, but you follow it.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Slums
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE## Slums
CF \| A dirty, forlorn area on the edge of a dark forest at the northern
CF \| edge of the city, where the poorest people live. You've never been
CF \| here before; the King prefers to pretend that his whole city is
CF \| prosperous and beautiful, so no paved roads lead here, and no visitors
CF \| come here. Dark, abandoned shacks surround you. You feel eyes on you,
CF \| although you can see no one. You left the castle without a thing in
CF \| your pockets, but your clothing is rich and your face is known. You
CF \| are surely a target here.
CF \|
CF \| The road back to the castle is south. The path into the forest is
CF \| north.
CF \|
CF \| One shack, to the east, looks neater and in better repair than the
CF \| rest, with a sturdy front door.
CF \|
CF \| The feather drops.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu asks, "Shouldn't you free the goose brothers rather than lucking their feathers?"
Roger has arrived.		Knight_Otu says, "*plucking."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take feather"
CF ] Slums
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE FEATHER
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x shack"
CF ] Slums
CF \| >
CF \| > X SHACK
CF \|
CF \| A shack to the east that looks to be in better repair than the rest,
CF \| with a sturdy front door.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "knock on door"
CF ] Dim Room
CF \| >
CF \| > KNOCK ON DOOR
CF \|
CF \| You knock on the door, but there is no answer. Your knock has opened
CF \| it a crack, though. You look around at the dangerous street you're on,
CF \| and go in.
CF \|
CF \| Dim Room
CF \| A small room dominated by a large empty loom. A small fire crackles in
CF \| a stone fireplace, providing flickering light. A woman is seated at
CF \| the loom, examining herself in a mirror. A rickety table is beside
CF \| her, on which rests a shuttle which gleams in the firelight.
CF \|
CF \| The woman takes no notice of you, despite the fact that you have
CF \| rudely barged into her home. She continues admiring herself in her
CF \| mirror.
CF \|
CF \| The only exit is west, back to the street in the slums.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x woman"
CF ] Dim Room
CF \| >
CF \| > X WOMAN
CF \|
CF \| A coldly beautiful woman with a glow like the moon, dressed in black,
CF \| examining her haughty, chiseled face and black eyes in a small mirror.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "greet woman"
CF ] Dim Room
CF \| >
CF \| > GREET WOMAN
CF \|
CF \| That's not a verb I recognise.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to woman"
CF ] Dim Room
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO WOMAN
CF \|
CF \| You clear your throat and say, "Excuse me. This may sound very
CF \| strange, but a feather brought me here to find a carpet worthy of the
CF \| King. Might you happen to have one?" You glance at the empty loom and
CF \| the shuttle. "Or might you be able to make one for me? I would reward
CF \| you handsomely for it once I am King."
CF \|
CF \| The woman slowly looks up at you from her mirror and gives you an icy
CF \| smile. She is incredibly beautiful-- like the moon, she is cold and
CF \| pale and stark.
CF \|
CF \| She says, "I'd be happy to make you the most majestic carpet ever
CF \| seen, only I have no thread with which to weave it. If you can find me
CF \| some suitable thread, made of gold, I'll make the carpet from it, if
CF \| you promise me my heart's desire when you are King."
CF \|
CF \| "Of course. I promise," you say lightly. "Only... where can I find
CF \| golden thread?"
CF \|
CF \| She smiles again and says "How did you find me? Do that again."
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| The woman peers out through the text, out of the screen, sees you,
CF \| Clubfloyd, looking at the mirror and holds it out to you. You are
CF \| powerfully drawn to it.
CF \|
CF \| The mirror is calling out to you. You want it.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Gee, prince, way to negotiate."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x mirror"
CF ] Dim Room
CF \| >
CF \| > X MIRROR
CF \|
CF \| A small mirror in the woman's sleek hand, reflecting the woman's
CF \| haughty, chiseled face, and the dancing firelight in its polished
CF \| surface.
CF \|
CF \| Wait... it's reflecting a different face, golden and pouting.... now
CF \| it's a lovely face with violet eyes, crying....You are mesmerized by
CF \| it. You want it. The woman peers out through the text, out of the
CF \| screen, sees you, Clubfloyd, looking at it, and holds it out to you.
CF \|
CF \| The mirror is calling out to you. You want it.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "a lot"
		DavidW asks, "Should we take the mirror?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "ask woman about mirror"
CF ] Dim Room
CF \| >
CF \| > ASK WOMAN ABOUT MIRROR
CF \|
CF \| To communicate with someone, TALK TO a character.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take mirror"
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE MIRROR
CF \|
CF \| Conrad reaches for the mirror and the woman flutters her fingers at
CF \| him, freezing him in place. She looks out of the story, out of the
CF \| words, out of your screen, at you, Clubfloyd. She locks eyes with you,
CF \| smiles a haunting smile, and holds out the mirror...
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \| Clubfloyd Looks Into The Mirror:
CF \|
CF \| You are you, Clubfloyd, playing this game as Prince Conrad. The
CF \| woman's hand is reaching out through the text toward you, holding out
CF \| the mirror. You hesitate for a moment, your eyes locked on the woman's
CF \| black eyes. And then you reach into the text, through the screen. Your
CF \| fingertips brush hers with an electric tingle as you take the mirror.
CF \| And as you pull the mirror from the game, it dissolves and travels
CF \| into your fingers, up your arm, your shoulder, your neck, and into
CF \| your mind.
CF \|
CF \| The mirror tilts and winks in your mind. And as it shifts and turns
CF \| and sparkles there, you know something about it instinctively.
CF \|
CF \| This mirror is a magical gauge of female beauty, but its eye is
CF \| subtle. With so many beauties to choose from, it pulses with the
CF \| reflections of lovely faces. It is supposed to know and reflect the
CF \| fairest woman in the land, but it is wiser than most people, and knows
CF \| that beauty is more than fair features, and that the fairest of all
CF \| may change from day to day, moment to moment, as the good and evil in
CF \| women's hearts act upon the world around them.
CF \|
CF \| And so you know that it can help you see the women you encounter with
CF \| clarity.
CF \|
CF \| You, Clubfloyd, may now EXAMINE or LOOK IN the mirror in your mind
CF \| when you meet a new character to learn more about them. EXAMINE it
CF \| now, in this room, to see this woman more clearly.
CF \|
CF \| You return to the game, to being Conrad, who is standing in the dim
CF \| room with his mouth hanging open.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE		Jade says, "look in"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look in mirror"
CF ] Dim Room
CF \|
CF \| Dim Room
CF \| A small room dominated by a large empty loom. A small fire crackles in
CF \| a stone fireplace, providing flickering light. A woman is seated at
CF \| the loom, gazing into the fire. A rickety table is beside her, on
CF \| which rests a shuttle which gleams in the firelight.
CF \|
CF \| The only exit is west, back to the street in the slums.
CF \|
CF \| You shake yourself out of a strange daze and look at the woman in
CF \| surprise. "Didn't you just have a mirror?" you say.
CF \|
CF \| "I did," the woman replies. "But now it has gone to another, the one
CF \| behind your eyes. Clubfloyd."
CF \|
CF \| You look around in confusion, then shrug. If this woman thinks there's
CF \| someone named Clubfloyd behind your eyes, you'll play along as long as
CF \| it helps you get your carpet.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Erm."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look in mirror"
CF ] Dim Room
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK IN MIRROR
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Clubfloyd Looks Into The Mirror:
CF \|
CF \| You look into the mirror in your mind and see jumbled images of this
CF \| woman's life, her emotions, her actions:
CF \|
CF \| ...the woman as beautiful as the moon, much younger, weeping at her
CF \| mother's grave...
CF \| ...she's an orphan, poor and hungry, yet with such a gift for weaving
CF \| with the magic shuttle her mother left her...
CF \| ... she's marrying a great lord, who was impressed by her stunning
CF \| skill at the loom...
CF \| ...she's a stepmother to a girl as white as snow, whom she grows to
CF \| hate for the child's growing beauty...
CF \| ... murder in her heart, she tries to kill the girl, and fails...
CF \| ...she is relegated to this room, to poverty again, to waiting for an
CF \| opportunity...
CF \|
CF \| The mirror shimmers in your mind. It wishes to be of more use, to put
CF \| its probing eye to other ends, to be helpful. It wants to play a
CF \| better, richer part in the story: that of a guide.
CF \|
CF \| You, Clubfloyd, may now QUERY MIRROR for a hint in any location in
CF \| addition to EXAMINING it.
CF \|
CF \| Conrad is staring around him, wondering what's going on, unable to see
CF \| what you, Clubfloyd, see in the mirror. He can see only her beauty.
CF \|
CF \| You return to the game, to being Conrad.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "so strange"
		Knight_Otu says, "This is quite an effect."
		DavidW says, "I think we should leave the shack, blow the feather again, to try to find gold thread."
		Knight_Otu says, "Seems like it"
		Jacqueline says, "I think we should maybe not have offered to give her her heart's desire."
		DavidW says, "We'll probably first the Rumplestiltskin girl next."
		DavidW says, "er find"
		DavidW says, "And need straw, I suppose."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, yeah, blow that feather/"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "out"
CF ] Slums
CF \| >
CF \| > OUT
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Slums
CF \| A dirty, forlorn area on the edge of a dark forest at the northern
CF \| edge of the city, where the poorest people live. You've never been
CF \| here before; the King prefers to pretend that his whole city is
CF \| prosperous and beautiful, so no paved roads lead here, and no visitors
CF \| come here. Dark, abandoned shacks surround you. You feel eyes on you,
CF \| although you can see no one. You left the castle without a thing in
CF \| your pockets, but your clothing is rich and your face is known. You
CF \| are surely a target here.
CF \|
CF \| The road back to the castle is south. The path into the forest is
CF \| north.
CF \|
CF \| One shack, to the east, looks neater and in better repair than the
CF \| rest, with a sturdy front door.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "blow feather"
CF ] Slums
CF \| >
CF \| > BLOW FEATHER
CF \|
CF \| You blow the feather into the air, and a chilly breeze spins it around
CF \| and carries it north, out of the city and into the dark forest.
CF \|
CF \| You see the feather dancing off to the north. You'd better follow it!
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Path Into The Forest
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Path Into The Forest
CF \| Most people avoid this forest, as the city is full of rumors about
CF \| unpleasant creatures, enchantments, mischievous fairies, and other
CF \| decidedly abnormal folk and circumstances there.
CF \|
CF \| You can go south to the slums, and the path branches to the northeast
CF \| and northwest into the forest.
CF \|
CF \| You see the feather dancing off to the northeast. You'd better follow
CF \| it!
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "ne"
CF \| >
CF \| > NE
CF \|
CF \| The path twists through thick undergrowth and the canopy of the trees
CF \| blocks the sunlight. You follow the feather for some time, twisting
CF \| and turning through the trees. After some time of trotting after the
CF \| feather, you are suddenly stopped in your tracks.
CF \|
CF \| A large wolf is standing in the path. It sees you and snarls. You back
CF \| away and it advances, teeth bared, and you run east off the path, into
CF \| the forest.
CF \|
CF \| You thrash through a thicket of thorny bushes and stumble onto the
CF \| grounds of a sizeable estate, with a great stone house next to a
CF \| tranquil pond.
CF \|
CF \| You appear to have shaken the wolf, but the feather is nowhere in
CF \| sight. You've lost it.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE		Knight_Otu says, "Uh Oh"
		Jacqueline says, "dang"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Pond
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUEYou eye the house and grounds. It's an
CF \| impressive place, and you frown, as you've never heard of any estate
CF \| like this within walking distance of your city. It's clearly the house
CF \| of nobles, but you of course know all the noble houses around, having
CF \| attended parties at all of them.
CF \|
CF \| This is a tranquil pond, covered with lilypads in the front grounds of
CF \| the large stone house. You hear the croaking of a large frog, and
CF \| looking closer you spy the frog itself, sitting on a lilypad by the
CF \| edge of the pond.
CF \|
CF \| The forest is to the west. An elegant stone house with a large front
CF \| door is to the east.
CF \|
CF \| Something gold twinkles in the pond, catching your eye.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "oh, The Golden Ball story instead."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x pond"
CF ] Pond
CF \| >
CF \| > X POND
CF \|
CF \| A tranquil pond, covered in lilypads, in front of the stone house. A
CF \| large frog is croaking on a lilypad. Through the water, you can see
CF \| something gold shining at the bottom of the pond.
CF \|
CF \| Something gold twinkles in the pond, catching your eye.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take gold"
CF ] Pond
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE GOLD
CF \|
CF \| You reach toward the water to take the golden ball, causing the frog
CF \| to croak loudly in alarm, and a hand reaches out of the water toward
CF \| you. You snatch your hand back as a slender, green-tinged girl with
CF \| long bronze hair comes out of the water at you, showing her sharp
CF \| teeth. You stumble backwards as the girl, quite naked but for her long
CF \| wet hair trailing over her body, leaps up the bank of the pond.
CF \|
CF \| It's a nixie.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look in mirror"
CF ] Pond
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK IN MIRROR
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Clubfloyd Looks Into The Mirror:
CF \|
CF \| You look into the mirror in your mind and see jumbled images of this
CF \| creature's life, her emotions, her actions:
CF \|
CF \| ... the nixie, swimming silently through the murky water, her hair
CF \| swirling around her body...
CF \| ... she's pulling someone under the surface, a man. She kisses him and
CF \| his face falls slack...
CF \| ... she's staring up through the water, at the sun, then down to the
CF \| gold ball under the water, then back up...
CF \| ...she isn't human. Has no human feelings. She's wild, untamed,
CF \| amoral....
CF \|
CF \| Conrad is staring around him, wondering what's going on, unable to see
CF \| what you, Clubfloyd, see in the mirror. He can see only her beauty.
CF \|
CF \| You return to the game, to being Conrad.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x frog"
CF ] Pond
CF \| >
CF \| > X FROG
CF \|
CF \| A large and rather good-looking frog, eyeing you with intelligent
CF \| eyes. It seems to be weeping.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to frog"
CF ] Pond
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO FROG
CF \|
CF \| Feeling somewhat foolish, you say "Ahem... hello?" to the frog, which
CF \| croaks back loudly and urgently, eyes rolling, tears falling. You have
CF \| the distinct impression it's trying to tell you something, but of
CF \| course, you can't talk to animals!
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "/more on"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "kiss frog"
CF ] Pond
CF \| >
CF \| > KISS FROG
CF \|
CF \| Ew.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW asks (of Jacqueline), "beg pardon?"
		Jacqueline says, "It's a command, I didn't mean to type it in the channel."
		DavidW says, "oh"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to nixie"
CF ] Pond
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO NIXIE
CF \|
CF \| You manage to sputter out a greeting, "He..ll...oo?"
CF \|
CF \| The nixie blinks her amber eyes, shows you her teeth, stretches her
CF \| lithe body, and lisps, "Sssso. You would like the sssphere. I think
CF \| not. It pleasssesss me to deprive that sssilly girl of her toy.
CF \| Perhapsss the frog would get it for you? If you could ssspeak with
CF \| him? I think you can do no sssuch thing, though."
CF \|
CF \| You stammer for a moment, trying to avert your eyes from the nixie's
CF \| nude body and failing miserably, and manage to say "I... I just saw it
CF \| shining. In the water. Uh. So sorry. I'm here by accident...."
CF \|
CF \| The nixie stretches again, enjoying your attempts to keep your eyes
CF \| off her body, and says, "Sssso we have nothing to dissscusss then? You
CF \| will keep to the sssoil where you belong, yesss?" And with that, she
CF \| dives back into the pond, leaving you gaping on the shore.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "The text was scrolling too quickly /MORE ON pauses it screen by screen until I'm ready to proceed."
		Jacqueline says, "I was sure the frog would be kissable. Seems we can't speak with it."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Pond
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Pond
CF \| This is a tranquil pond, covered with lilypads in the front grounds of
CF \| the large stone house. You hear the croaking of a large frog, and
CF \| looking closer you spy the frog itself, sitting on a lilypad by the
CF \| edge of the pond.
CF \|
CF \| The forest is to the west. An elegant stone house with a large front
CF \| door is to the east.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x door"
CF ] Pond
CF \| >
CF \| > X DOOR
CF \|
CF \| A large front door, made of dark wood, grand and sober. It leads east
CF \| into the stone house.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW asks, "Knock on the door?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
		Knight_Otu says, "Surely there's a fairy tale object that we the player desperately want that'll let us talk to animals."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "knock on door"
CF ] Stone House
CF \| >
CF \| > KNOCK ON DOOR
CF \|
CF \| You knock on the door, and it is opened by a butler in impeccable
CF \| livery, who says, "Ah, Prince Conrad. Do come in."
CF \|
CF \| You don't know this man any more than you know the house, but it
CF \| doesn't trouble you that he knows you. Everyone knows you. You're a
CF \| prince.
CF \|
CF \| The butler leaves you momentarily and returns with the master of the
CF \| house. The butler stands aside as the well-dressed gentleman stalks
CF \| into the room, trailed by a gorgeous girl in silks. Her face is as
CF \| lovely as a doll's, and as vacuous, with a sulky, pouting mouth. Even
CF \| though she isn't making any noise, you can hear the echo of a whine
CF \| trailing in her wake. The gentleman, enough like her to clearly be her
CF \| father, bows to you, taking in your torn velvet clothing, and says,
CF \| "Welcome to our house, Prince Conrad."
CF \|
CF \| This is the entry hall of an elegant stone house-- fit for gentry. It
CF \| is filled with colorful woven tapestries, expensive furnishings, and
CF \| fine rugs. The exit is west.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a girl and a man here.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Possibly, yeah"
		Knight_Otu says, "(And leave Conrad confusedly in the dark.)"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to man"
CF ] Stone House
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO MAN
CF \|
CF \| You bow and say, "Good afternoon. I was following a magic feather, and
CF \| I lost it after an encounter with a wolf and found your house here. I
CF \| feel I should know you, yet I do not."
CF \|
CF \| The gentleman nods sagely and says, "We are not known outside the
CF \| forest, due to a curse on us-- we cannot leave."
CF \|
CF \| The girl breaks into a large, coy smile and gives you a deep curtsy,
CF \| saying, "Welcome, my lord. I'm so sorry you see us like this, in such
CF \| a state, but we've been all day trying to get my golden ball back.
CF \| Only it fell in the pond again, and the frog is SO unhelpful, and..."
CF \|
CF \| Her father sighs and says, "I'm afraid my daughter treated an
CF \| enchanted frog badly, which annoyed the enchantress, and so we are
CF \| cursed. And my daughter keeps losing her golden ball in the pond, and
CF \| the frog has stopped retrieving it since she snubbed him, and so here
CF \| you find us."
CF \|
CF \| The girl lets out a petulant wail and says, "MY BALL. I WANT IT BACK."
CF \| You blink and try to say something about your lost feather, and the
CF \| thick forest, but the girl is whining now, and her father is arguing
CF \| with her, and you can't get their attention.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look in mirror"
CF ] Stone House
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK IN MIRROR
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Clubfloyd Looks Into The Mirror:
CF \|
CF \| You look into the mirror in your mind and see jumbled images of this
CF \| girl's life, her emotions, her actions:
CF \|
CF \| ... the girl, confined to her home by a curse, bored, lonely, angry...
CF \| ... her golden ball falls into the pond and she shrieks in
CF \| frustration...
CF \| ... the frog retrieves it and she promises him a place in her bed,
CF \| then runs from him...
CF \| ... her father, telling her that she must honor her promise as she
CF \| screams and cries...
CF \| ... she's disgusted by the frog trying to climb into bed with her. She
CF \| throws him at the wall in a fit of rage and violence...
CF \|
CF \| Conrad is staring around him, wondering what's going on, unable to see
CF \| what you, Clubfloyd, see in the mirror. He can see only her beauty.
CF \|
CF \| You return to the game, to being Conrad.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "query mirror"
CF ] Stone House
CF \| >
CF \| > QUERY MIRROR
CF \|
CF \| The mirror throbs uneasily, unsure of what to show you. You see images
CF \| rippling in its surface, but nothing coalesces.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Stone House
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Stone House
CF \| This is the entry hall of an elegant stone house-- fit for gentry. It
CF \| is filled with colorful woven tapestries, expensive furnishings, and
CF \| fine rugs. The exit is west.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a girl and a man here.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x rugs"
CF ] Stone House
CF \| >
CF \| > X RUGS
CF \|
CF \| Fine rugs in bright colors. You eye them for a moment, as you are
CF \| looking for a fine carpet, but rugs like these, although expensive and
CF \| finely made, are not special enough.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to girl"
CF ] Stone House
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO GIRL
CF \|
CF \| You try to get the girl's attention, but all she will do is whine
CF \| about frogs and her golden ball.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to man"
CF ] Stone House
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO MAN
CF \|
CF \| You try to get the man's attention, but he's arguing with his daughter
CF \| about how it's all her fault for treating the frog so badly. You give
CF \| up.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Suddenly as you exit the house, you see the feather zip out over the
CF \| trees. It found you! It hovers over your head for a moment and then
CF \| dances slowly on a breeze back into the forest to the west. You'd
CF \| better follow it!
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Pond
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE## Pond
CF \| This is a tranquil pond, covered with lilypads in the front grounds of
CF \| the large stone house. You hear the croaking of a large frog, and
CF \| looking closer you spy the frog itself, sitting on a lilypad by the
CF \| edge of the pond.
CF \|
CF \| The forest is to the west. An elegant stone house with a large front
CF \| door is to the east.
CF \|
CF \| The feather is heading west. You don't want to lose it again. You'd
CF \| better follow it!
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Fork in the Path
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Fork in the Path
CF \| This is the place where you saw the wolf. The bushes are beaten down
CF \| to the east where you ran to escape it. That way lies the pond and the
CF \| stone house. Your city lies southwest.
CF \|
CF \| The feather is drifting north. You'd better follow it!
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| You travel north for some time through the forest, and it pops you out
CF \| into a place you know.
CF \|
CF \| This is the town square of Hamelin, a place you've been many times,
CF \| although you've always taken the much longer route around the forest
CF \| in a carriage. It's a quiet town, as something happened to all the
CF \| children some time ago, and they are gone.
CF \|
CF \| The Mayor's house is to the east. A road to the west seems to be
CF \| blocked off. The forest is to the south. To the north, you can see a
CF \| stone tower surrounded by briars and brambles.
CF \|
CF \| There is a sign on the roadblock.
CF \|
CF \| Here in the square is a life-sized marble statue of a sweet-faced girl
CF \| holding a marble rose.
CF \|
CF \| The feather is drifting east. You'd better follow it!
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] In Front of the Mayor's House
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| In Front of the Mayor's House
CF \| You are standing in front of the house of the Mayor of Hamelin, a man
CF \| you know. This is a well-built and large house. The Mayor is a rich
CF \| man, but he is always scheming to enrich himself further. Recently,
CF \| he's been searching for the richest young lady he can find, with the
CF \| hopes of marrying into yet more money.
CF \|
CF \| The feather comes to rest here in front of the stained glass front
CF \| door to the east. It lifts and twirls around-- this is where it wants
CF \| you to go. The town square lies west.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a white feather here.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "I guess this may just have been an intermission"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take feather"
CF ] In Front of the Mayor's House
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE FEATHER
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "all is interconnected"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x door"
CF ] In Front of the Mayor's House
CF \| >
CF \| > X DOOR
CF \|
CF \| A stained glass front door that rivals anything your father the King
CF \| has in the palace. It leads east into the Mayor's house.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "knock on door"
CF ] Mayor's House
CF \| >
CF \| > KNOCK ON DOOR
CF \|
CF \| You knock on the door and are admitted by a servant. He calls for the
CF \| Mayor, who comes rushing in, as is appropriate when a prince comes
CF \| calling.
CF \|
CF \| This is a well-built and large house, fit for an ambitious man in
CF \| charge of a prosperous town. It is filled with expensive knick-knacks
CF \| and objets d'art. All the fine things are crammed into the room
CF \| without thought for their placement.
CF \|
CF \| There is a door to the east, and the exit lies west.
CF \|
CF \| You can see the Mayor here.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to mayor"
CF ] Mayor's House
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO MAYOR
CF \|
CF \| You greet the Mayor and he fawns on you, praising you, your brothers,
CF \| your stepmother, and of course your father the King. You tell him
CF \| about your quest for gold thread, and he says, "Well, you're in luck
CF \| today, Prince Conrad! I have a young lady in my barn right now who
CF \| claims she can spin straw into gold. If she can, you're welcome to
CF \| some of it. Then I'll marry her and have all the gold I want! I know
CF \| you'll remember my kindness to you when you are King."
CF \|
CF \| He grins and continues, "Of course, if the lady is proved a liar and
CF \| can't spin any gold, then I'll put her to death for lying to me. She's
CF \| in the barn, if you'd like to go chat with her", and he indicates the
CF \| barn to the east. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have work to do
CF \| elsewhere." With that, he bows and leaves the room.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Barn
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Barn
CF \| A sturdy wooden barn filled with straw. A girl sits by a spinning
CF \| wheel, crying as if her heart would break.
CF \|
CF \| The exit is west, into the Mayor's house.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a girl here.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x girl"
CF ] Barn
CF \| >
CF \| > X GIRL
CF \|
CF \| A rumpled girl with a tear-stained face, sobbing. She's so pretty in
CF \| her distress that it takes your breath away: violet eyes, ebony hair,
CF \| milky skin flushed from crying.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to girl"
CF ] Barn
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO GIRL
CF \|
CF \| You clear your throat and say "I, your prince, wish to have a word
CF \| with you, miss." The girl raises her teary violet eyes to you and
CF \| says, "Have you got a spindle?"
CF \|
CF \| You say, "Why, no. Do you need one?"
CF \|
CF \| The girl replies, "I can't spin anything at all with a spinning wheel
CF \| lacking a spindle!"
CF \|
CF \| "So you can spin straw into gold?" you ask. She sighs and says, "Well,
CF \| in a manner of speaking. But no spindle, no gold. And then he'll put
CF \| me to death!" With this, she breaks into wailing sobs again. You heave
CF \| a sigh. Why must you do everything?
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look in mirror"
CF ] Barn
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK IN MIRROR
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Clubfloyd Looks Into The Mirror:
CF \|
CF \| You look into the mirror and see jumbled images of this girl's life,
CF \| her emotions, her actions:
CF \|
CF \| ... the girl, younger, alone with her father, poor and wandering the
CF \| streets, afraid...
CF \| ... her father, dying, tells her to find a rich husband at any cost...
CF \| ...she meets a strange little man, and in her ambition and desperation
CF \| she strikes a terrible bargain...
CF \| ... she's telling the Mayor she can spin straw into gold: lying,
CF \| afraid...
CF \| ... the threat of death hangs over her and her tears are drowning
CF \| her...
CF \|
CF \| Conrad is staring around him, wondering what's going on, unable to see
CF \| what you, Clubfloyd, see in the mirror. He can see only her beauty.
CF \|
CF \| You return to the game, to being Conrad.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "You signed up to be an adventure game proagonist, prince."
		Knight_Otu says, "Or maybe got volunteered. Same dfference."
		DavidW says, "We passed by a briar. Sleeping Beauty and her spindle must be beyond it."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x wheel"
CF ] Barn
CF \| >
CF \| > X WHEEL
CF \|
CF \| An ordinary spinning wheel, but it's missing something, you think.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Quite possibly."
		DavidW says, "I'd like to blow the feather yet again, though."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "task"
CF ] Barn
CF \| >
CF \| > TASK
CF \|
CF \| You are tasked with finding the most beautiful carpet in the kingdom.
CF \| You need a spindle for spinning straw into gold thread so a carpet can
CF \| be made from the thread.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "blow feather"
CF ] Barn
CF \| >
CF \| > BLOW FEATHER
CF \|
CF \| Blowing the feather inside would probably not get you anywhere.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Mayor's House
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Mayor's House
CF \| This is a well-built and large house, fit for an ambitious man in
CF \| charge of a prosperous town. It is filled with expensive knick-knacks
CF \| and objets d'art. All the fine things are crammed into the room
CF \| without thought for their placement.
CF \|
CF \| There is a door to the east, and the exit lies west.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] In Front of the Mayor's House
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| In Front of the Mayor's House
CF \| You are standing in front of the house of the Mayor of Hamelin, a man
CF \| you know. This is a well-built and large house. The Mayor is a rich
CF \| man, but he is always scheming to enrich himself further. Recently,
CF \| he's been searching for the richest young lady he can find, with the
CF \| hopes of marrying into yet more money.
CF \|
CF \| The stained glass front door is the east. The town square lies west.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "blow feather"
CF ] In Front of the Mayor's House
CF \| >
CF \| > BLOW FEATHER
CF \|
CF \| You blow the feather into the air and it drops straight back down to
CF \| where it was before.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take feather"
CF ] In Front of the Mayor's House
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE FEATHER
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Town Square
CF \| This is the town square of Hamelin, a place you've been many times,
CF \| although you've always taken the much longer route around the forest
CF \| in a carriage. It's a quiet town, as something happened to all the
CF \| children some time ago, and they are gone.
CF \|
CF \| The Mayor's house is to the east. A road to the west seems to be
CF \| blocked off. The forest is to the south. To the north, you can see a
CF \| stone tower surrounded by briars and brambles.
CF \|
CF \| There is a sign on the roadblock.
CF \|
CF \| Here in the square is a life-sized marble statue of a sweet-faced girl
CF \| holding a marble rose.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "read sign"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > READ SIGN
CF \|
CF \| A wooden roadblock with a sign saying, "ROAD TO BREMEN CLOSED DUE TO
CF \| TROLL UNDER BRIDGE."
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "(Also, we'll end up accruing so many debts that it won't be worth to be king.)"
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh my gosh I'm 20 pages behind. Can you all hold a sec?"
		DavidW says, "okay"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Oh, ha. It meant 20 lines, not pages. hahaha - I'm caught up!"
		Jacqueline laughs.
		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, so did the girl who needs gold not have a spindle?"
		Jade says, "ok, ja, ja, ja"
		DavidW \| The 20 pages kick up a chorus line.
		DavidW says, "Yes, we need a spindle now."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x briar"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > X BRIAR
CF \|
CF \| A tall stone tower to the north, surrounded by a wall of briars and
CF \| brambles. The tower has been there since time out of mind, and no one
CF \| has ever come back from trying to reach it.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Brambles
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Brambles
CF \| A high, thick wall of brambles and briars. Through it you can see the
CF \| tall tower to the north. Numerous skeletons are tangled up in the
CF \| wicked thorns of the brambles.
CF \|
CF \| The Town Square is south.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline asks, ";Right, but does the first girl we met have a spindle?"
		Jacqueline says, "Gosh, skellingtons."
		DavidW asks, "The loom woman?"
		Knight_Otu says, "The woman with the loom needs the gold thread from the girl with the spinning wheel without a spindle which is owned by someone who needs something...."
		Jacqueline says, "Y-- oh. It was a loom, not a spinning wheel. Right. Disregard."
		Jade says, "I have to find a spindle somewehe far away"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x skeletons"
CF ] Brambles
CF \| >
CF \| > X SKELETONS
CF \|
CF \| Bleached skeletons caught in the thorns of the brambles.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "search brambles"
CF ] Brambles
CF \| >
CF \| > SEARCH BRAMBLES
CF \|
CF \| You find nothing of interest.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Brambles
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| You eye the skeletons caught in the thorns of the brambles and stop.
CF \| You really need some way to find a path through it so you don't end up
CF \| like that.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Brambles
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Brambles
CF \| A high, thick wall of brambles and briars. Through it you can see the
CF \| tall tower to the north. Numerous skeletons are tangled up in the
CF \| wicked thorns of the brambles.
CF \|
CF \| The Town Square is south.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x tower"
CF ] Brambles
CF \| >
CF \| > X TOWER
CF \|
CF \| You can see a stone tower to the north, through a wall of thorny
CF \| brambles. You don't know what's in the tower, because no one has ever
CF \| gotten through the brambles.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "blow feather"
CF ] Clearing
CF \| >
CF \| > BLOW FEATHER
CF \|
CF \| You blow the feather into the air and it dances into the bramble
CF \| patch, showing you an uncomfortable but manageable path through the
CF \| maze. The brambles tear at your skin and clothes as you pass by
CF \| several skeletons caught in the thorns. The feather guides you to a
CF \| clearing in the brambles and falls to the ground.
CF \|
CF \| This is a small clearing in the brambles where you pause to rest. A
CF \| skeleton lies here with a sword still around his waist.
CF \|
CF \| You can go south back to town, or north to the tower.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a white feather here.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take feather"
CF ] Clearing
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE FEATHER
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "A sword, huh."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x skeleton"
CF ] Clearing
CF \| >
CF \| > X SKELETON
CF \|
CF \| A bleached skeleton, with tatters of long-rotted clothing underneath
CF \| it. A sword is belted around its waist.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x sword"
CF ] Clearing
CF \| >
CF \| > X SWORD
CF \|
CF \| A very fine steel sword, much finer than anything you have at home.
CF \| It's quite the nicest sword you've ever seen.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take it"
CF ] Clearing
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE IT
CF \|
CF \| You unbuckle the sword from the skeleton, which falls to bits as you
CF \| do so, and buckle the sword around your own waist. You'll be ready to
CF \| face any wolves now.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look"
CF ] Clearing
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK
CF \|
CF \| Clearing
CF \| This is a small clearing in the brambles where you pause to rest.
CF \| There are some fragments of a skeleton here.
CF \|
CF \| You can go south back to town, or north to the tower.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Base of the Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Base of the Tower
CF \| Above you rises a steep stone tower. You notice you're standing right
CF \| in the middle of an ant hill, and distressed ants are running about.
CF \| You've always been rather fond of insects in general and ants in
CF \| particular, so you step aside, sparing the hill further damage.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "We're turning into a bit of an adventurer, even if we are still selfishly wondering why it's us that has to do everything."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x ants"
CF ] Base of the Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > X ANTS
CF \|
CF \| An ant hill is by the door. Ants are scurrying about, repairing the
CF \| damage you did to their hill. They seem to see you looking at them,
CF \| and stop, waving their antennae at you. Perhaps they are grateful that
CF \| you spared their home.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to ants"
CF ] Base of the Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO ANTS
CF \|
CF \| You wish you could. They seem to see you looking at them, and stop,
CF \| waving their antennae at you. Perhaps they are grateful that you
CF \| spared their home.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look in mirror"
CF ] Base of the Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK IN MIRROR
CF \|
CF \| Images of lovely faces pulse and disappear in its surface, but there's
CF \| no face here for it to reflect.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Base of the Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Base of the Tower
CF \| Above you rises a steep stone tower.
CF \|
CF \| An ant hill is here.
CF \|
CF \| A solid front door leads north into the tower. You can also go back
CF \| south through the brambles. You think you remember the way.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "knock on door"
CF ] Ground Floor of the Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > KNOCK ON DOOR
CF \|
CF \| You knock on the door and a head of red hair pops out of a window high
CF \| above you and calls, "Prince Conrad! Please come in!" before
CF \| withdrawing back inside.
CF \|
CF \| The door to the north creaks open, which unnerves you a bit, because
CF \| there's no one inside to have opened it. You enter the ground floor of
CF \| the tower, cautiously.
CF \|
CF \| A stone room, empty but for a spiral staircase going up, and up, and
CF \| up.
CF \|
CF \| You can exit to the south.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "u"
CF ] Spiral Stairs
CF \| >
CF \| > U
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Spiral Stairs
CF \| You pause on the stairs and catch your breath. You can see a landing
CF \| above you, and the ground floor below.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "u"
CF ] Landing
CF \| >
CF \| > U
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Landing
CF \| A landing at the top of the spiral stairs. An open door is north, and
CF \| a melodic voice calls from inside it, "Come in!"
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| Tower
CF \| A stone walled room with a bare floor and a white bier with a sleeping
CF \| girl on it, dressed in pink.
CF \|
CF \| Near one of the windows is a jaw-droppingly beautiful woman with a
CF \| mane of red curls. She's sitting in an ornate chair and is wearing the
CF \| most beautiful necklace of pearls you've ever seen. She smiles
CF \| invitingly at you, flashing her emerald eyes.
CF \|
CF \| The landing is to the south.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a silver spindle here.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to woman"
CF ] Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO WOMAN
CF \|
CF \| You bow deeply and say, "Good afternoon. I'm in need of a spindle, and
CF \| I thought you might spare me one." You indicate the silver spindle on
CF \| the floor.
CF \|
CF \| She laughs, a sound like bells, and says, "You are very welcome to
CF \| that spindle. It has fulfilled its purpose here and is no more use to
CF \| me. Take it and owe me a favor."
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look in mirror"
CF ] Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK IN MIRROR
CF \|
CF \| Two faces rise, the face of the sleeping girl (1) and the face of the
CF \| red-haired woman (2). Which would you like to focus on?
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF ] Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Clubfloyd Looks Into The Mirror:
CF \|
CF \| You try to see the lady in the mirror, but she narrows her green eyes
CF \| through the words at you, and barks out a terrible, guttural word. The
CF \| mirror in your mind shivers and turns its surface away. You feel a
CF \| sharp sensation in that place in your head where the mirror lives and
CF \| stop trying to use it.
CF \|
CF \| You return to the game, to being Conrad, who is looking around in
CF \| confusion.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "eep"
		DavidW says, "wow. She can resist the mirror."
		Jacqueline asks, "The other one is Snow White?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x sleeping girl"
CF ] Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > X SLEEPING GIRL
CF \|
CF \| You can't see any such thing.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline asks, "er, Sleeping Beauty?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x girl"
CF ] Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > X GIRL
CF \|
CF \| A girl as radiant as the sun lies sleeping on a white bier. Her hair
CF \| is golden and has roses in it. Her long black eyelashes lie pillowed
CF \| on rosy cheeks. Soft breaths come from her rosebud mouth.
CF \|
CF \| It's hard to tell who is more beautiful, this girl or the lady at the
CF \| window. In fact, you have seen so many dazzling women today that your
CF \| head is quite spinning.
CF \|
CF \| The lady sees you examining the sleeping girl, and says, "Lovely,
CF \| isn't she? Too bad she'll sleep forever. She's been sleeping already
CF \| for a thousand years. Her parents are long since dust, but I'm
CF \| still angry at them for not inviting me to their party."
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "oh, this is the fairy who cursed Sleeping Beauty, then"
		Jacqueline says, "Yikes."
		Jacqueline says, "yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "Awkward."
		DavidW says, "And if we take the spindle, we owe the bad fairy a favour."
		Jacqueline says, "We already owe a bunch."
		Jacqueline asks, "What's one more?"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, not sure we have a choice."
		Knight_Otu says, "I do wonder if it's possible to play through the game without getting indebted to the top X worst fairy tale personalities."
		Jacqueline nods.
		DavidW asks, "anyway, I'll take the spindle, shall I?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, this might be that 'first playthrough where you just do whatever you need to do but there is a better, more optimized path for subsequent play'"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "We'll get the carpet made and the king still won't decide and he'll set us all on task TWO, I bet."
		Jade says, "yes"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take spindle"
CF ] Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE SPINDLE
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Tower
CF \| A stone walled room with a bare floor and a white bier with a sleeping
CF \| girl on it, dressed in pink.
CF \|
CF \| Near one of the windows is a jaw-droppingly beautiful woman with a
CF \| mane of red curls. She's sitting in an ornate chair and is wearing the
CF \| most beautiful necklace of pearls you've ever seen. She smiles
CF \| invitingly at you, flashing her emerald eyes.
CF \|
CF \| The landing is to the south.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "there is no deadend"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x pearls"
CF ] Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > X PEARLS
CF \|
CF \| An extraordinary necklace of thousands of perfectly luminescent
CF \| pearls, worth a king's ransom. The necklace seems to move, twining
CF \| around her neck.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "That necklace must be important later."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Landing
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| As you leave, the woman rises from her chair and stops you, smiling
CF \| into your eyes. She presses her finger against the sharp tip of the
CF \| spindle, then lets three drops of red blood fall onto a white silk
CF \| handkerchief.
CF \|
CF \| She tucks the handkerchief into your pocket and whispers into your
CF \| ear, "When I need the favor you owe me, this handkerchief will speak
CF \| to you."
CF \|
CF \| She gives you a small push, and you are in the landing, with the door
CF \| shut firmly in your face.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "oh boy."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "d"
CF ] Spiral Stairs
CF \| >
CF \| > D
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Spiral Stairs
CF \| You pause on the stairs and catch your breath. You can see a landing
CF \| above you, and the ground floor below.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "d"
CF ] Ground Floor of the Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > D
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Ground Floor of the Tower
CF \| A stone room, empty but for a spiral staircase going up, and up, and
CF \| up.
CF \|
CF \| You can exit to the south.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Base of the Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| The door closes behind you and you hear the lock click.
CF \|
CF \| Base of the Tower
CF \| Above you rises a steep stone tower.
CF \|
CF \| An ant hill is here.
CF \|
CF \| A solid front door leads north into the tower. You can also go back
CF \| south through the brambles. You think you remember the way.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu asks, "So is she immune to the curse or has it run its c(o)urse?"
		DavidW says, "Very immune."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Clearing
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| You struggle back along the path through the brambles, tearing your
CF \| clothes and skin in the process. You're a mess.
CF \|
CF \| Clearing
CF \| This is a small clearing in the brambles where you pause to rest.
CF \| There are some fragments of a skeleton here.
CF \|
CF \| You can go south back to town, or north to the tower.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Brambles
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| You struggle back along the path through the brambles, tearing your
CF \| clothes and skin in the process. You're a mess.
CF \|
CF \| Brambles
CF \| A high, thick wall of brambles and briars. Through it you can see the
CF \| tall tower to the north. Numerous skeletons are tangled up in the
CF \| wicked thorns of the brambles.
CF \|
CF \| The Town Square is south.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Town Square
CF \| This is the town square of Hamelin, a place you've been many times,
CF \| although you've always taken the much longer route around the forest
CF \| in a carriage. It's a quiet town, as something happened to all the
CF \| children some time ago, and they are gone.
CF \|
CF \| The Mayor's house is to the east. A road to the west seems to be
CF \| blocked off. The forest is to the south. To the north, you can see a
CF \| stone tower surrounded by briars and brambles.
CF \|
CF \| There is a sign on the roadblock.
CF \|
CF \| Here in the square is a life-sized marble statue of a sweet-faced girl
CF \| holding a marble rose.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] In Front of the Mayor's House
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| In Front of the Mayor's House
CF \| You are standing in front of the house of the Mayor of Hamelin. The
CF \| front door is east. Town square is to the west.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Mayor's House
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| You knock on the door and are admitted by a servant.
CF \|
CF \| Mayor's House
CF \| This is a well-built and large house, fit for an ambitious man in
CF \| charge of a prosperous town. It is filled with expensive knick-knacks
CF \| and objets d'art. All the fine things are crammed into the room
CF \| without thought for their placement.
CF \|
CF \| There is a door to the east, and the exit lies west.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Barn
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Barn
CF \| A sturdy wooden barn filled with straw. A girl sits by a spinning
CF \| wheel, crying as if her heart would break.
CF \|
CF \| The exit is west, into the Mayor's house.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a girl here.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "give spindle"
CF ] Barn
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE SPINDLE
CF \|
CF \| (to the girl)
CF \| You say, "Here's a spindle, miss. It's a little bloody, but other than
CF \| that it seems a very fine spindle." You hold the spindle out to her,
CF \| and she leaps up and seizes it with a glad shout. She calls out an
CF \| outlandish name, and to your astonishment, a twisted little man pops
CF \| into existence in the room. He takes the spindle, sits at the spinning
CF \| wheel, and in short order has spun all the straw in the room to gold.
CF \| He says to the girl, "Remember our bargain!" and vanishes.
CF \|
CF \| The girl runs west into the house, and returns with the Mayor, who
CF \| surveys the great piles of golden thread with satisfaction.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x gold"
CF ] Barn
CF \| >
CF \| > X GOLD
CF \|
CF \| Rich golden thread, perfect for weaving a carpet.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to mayor"
CF ] Barn
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO MAYOR
CF \|
CF \| You ask the Mayor about the golden thread and he says, "Yes, yes, I
CF \| remember. Take what you like! I'll just have the girl make more, once
CF \| she's my wife! You owe me a debt, your majesty."
CF \|
CF \| You say, "Quite so," but they aren't paying any attention to you any
CF \| longer.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take gold"
CF ] Barn
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE GOLD
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Barn
CF \| >
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You, Conrad, are carrying some golden thread, a silk handkerchief, a
CF \| sword and a white feather.
CF \|
CF \| You, Clubfloyd, are carrying the mirror in your mind.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Mayor's House
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Mayor's House
CF \| This is a well-built and large house, fit for an ambitious man in
CF \| charge of a prosperous town. It is filled with expensive knick-knacks
CF \| and objets d'art. All the fine things are crammed into the room
CF \| without thought for their placement.
CF \|
CF \| There is a door to the east, and the exit lies west.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] In Front of the Mayor's House
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| In Front of the Mayor's House
CF \| You are standing in front of the house of the Mayor of Hamelin. The
CF \| front door is east. Town square is to the west.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Town Square
CF \| This is the town square of Hamelin, a place you've been many times,
CF \| although you've always taken the much longer route around the forest
CF \| in a carriage. It's a quiet town, as something happened to all the
CF \| children some time ago, and they are gone.
CF \|
CF \| The Mayor's house is to the east. A road to the west seems to be
CF \| blocked off. The forest is to the south. To the north, you can see a
CF \| stone tower surrounded by briars and brambles.
CF \|
CF \| There is a sign on the roadblock.
CF \|
CF \| Here in the square is a life-sized marble statue of a sweet-faced girl
CF \| holding a marble rose.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Fork in the Path
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| You take a breath and plunge into the forest. You remember the way,
CF \| and you go fast, remembering the wolf. You encounter no problems,
CF \| though, and reach...
CF \|
CF \| Fork in the Path
CF \| This is the place where you saw the wolf. The bushes are beaten down
CF \| to the east where you ran to escape it. That way lies the pond and the
CF \| stone house. Your city lies southwest. North is Hamelin.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "sw"
CF ] Path Into The Forest
CF \| >
CF \| > SW
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Path Into The Forest
CF \| Most people avoid this forest, as the city is full of rumors about
CF \| unpleasant creatures, enchantments, mischievous fairies, and other
CF \| decidedly abnormal folk and circumstances there.
CF \|
CF \| You can go south to the slums, and the path branches to the northeast
CF \| and northwest into the forest.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Slums
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Slums
CF \| A dirty, forlorn area on the edge of a dark forest at the northern
CF \| edge of the city, where the poorest people live. You've never been
CF \| here before; the King prefers to pretend that his whole city is
CF \| prosperous and beautiful, so no paved roads lead here, and no visitors
CF \| come here. Dark, abandoned shacks surround you. You feel eyes on you,
CF \| although you can see no one. You left the castle without a thing in
CF \| your pockets, but your clothing is rich and your face is known. You
CF \| are surely a target here.
CF \|
CF \| The road back to the castle is south. The path into the forest is
CF \| north.
CF \|
CF \| One shack, to the east, looks neater and in better repair than the
CF \| rest, with a sturdy front door.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Dim Room
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Dim Room
CF \| As you enter the shack, the golden thread blazes in the light of the
CF \| fire, and the woman leaps to her feet and smiles. "Perfect!" she
CF \| cries, holding out her hands for it.
CF \|
CF \| A small room dominated by a large empty loom. A small fire crackles in
CF \| a stone fireplace, providing flickering light. A rickety table is
CF \| beside her, on which rests a shuttle which gleams in the firelight.
CF \|
CF \| The only exit is west, back to the street in the slums.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "give gold"
CF ] Dim Room
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE GOLD
CF \|
CF \| (to the woman)
CF \| She looks you in the eye and says, "Remember your promise. When you
CF \| are King, you will give me whatever I want, yes?"
CF \|
CF \| "Well, yes, of course," you reply. "If it's something in my power to
CF \| give you, I will."
CF \|
CF \| She nods, takes the thread from you, sits at her loom, picks up her
CF \| shuttle, and begins to weave so quickly that the shuttle is a blur. In
CF \| no time at all she has woven a majestic golden carpet which glows in
CF \| the firelight. Then she returns to her seat and resumes staring into
CF \| the fire.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x carpet"
CF ] Dim Room
CF \| >
CF \| > X CARPET
CF \|
CF \| A fabulous golden carpet, the finest you have ever seen.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take it"
CF ] Dim Room
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE IT
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to woman"
CF ] Dim Room
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO WOMAN
CF \|
CF \| You try to get the woman's attention again, but she ignores you, and
CF \| simply stares into the fire. She mutters, "The fairest in the land..."
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Slums
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Slums
CF \| A dirty, forlorn area on the edge of a dark forest at the northern
CF \| edge of the city, where the poorest people live. You've never been
CF \| here before; the King prefers to pretend that his whole city is
CF \| prosperous and beautiful, so no paved roads lead here, and no visitors
CF \| come here. Dark, abandoned shacks surround you. You feel eyes on you,
CF \| although you can see no one. You left the castle without a thing in
CF \| your pockets, but your clothing is rich and your face is known. You
CF \| are surely a target here.
CF \|
CF \| The road back to the castle is south. The path into the forest is
CF \| north.
CF \|
CF \| One shack, to the east, looks neater and in better repair than the
CF \| rest, with a sturdy front door.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| You return, triumphant if scratched and tattered, to the castle. Your
CF \| brothers arrived home hours ago with fine carpets they purchased in
CF \| the city. They didn't put too much effort into it, as they didn't
CF \| believe you would be able to find anything good, and their carpets are
CF \| laid on the stone floors of the Great Hall, vivid with colorful silks.
CF \|
CF \| You lay your golden carpet down beside them and your stepmother sucks
CF \| in a breath. The magician kneels to stroke the carpet and declares it
CF \| to be made of pure gold thread, and the finest carpet he has ever
CF \| seen.
CF \|
CF \| The King, haggard and gray on his throne, says, "Well, that's settled.
CF \| Conrad is to be King after me." And then a great clamor rises as your
CF \| brothers and stepmother remind him of all the reasons why you
CF \| shouldn't be King. They give him no peace until the King agrees to
CF \| another trial.
CF \|
CF \| The King says, "The next task shall be to find the most beautiful ring
CF \| in the land."
CF \|
CF \| And so the next morning, you belt on your sword, tuck the handkerchief
CF \| into your pocket, and meet your family on the steps of the castle. The
CF \| magician again has you blow the three feathers, with the same results:
CF \| Hans follows his feather to the artisan's district of the city; Roland
CF \| follows his feather to the merchant's area; and your feather, again,
CF \| draggles northward toward the slums and northwest into the forest.
CF \|
CF \| You hurry to keep up with the feather as it picks up speed...
CF \|
CF \| Until you hear a low snarling and stop.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE		DavidW says, "I knew it. King couldn't decide after all."
		Jacqueline asks, "Have we ever examined the statue of the girl with the rose?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I don't think so."
		DavidW says, "I did, yes."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "push space"
CF ] Forest Path
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE## Forest Path
CF \| A dark, tangled place along the path in the forest. A slender girl in
CF \| a hooded red cloak trembles on the path ahead of you as a large, sleek
CF \| wolf stalks toward her, teeth bared. It hears your approach and turns
CF \| to you.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a girl in a hooded red cloak here.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "(Also, we really shouldn't be king.)"
		Jade says, "it is important"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to wolf"
CF ] Forest Path
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO WOLF
CF \|
CF \| You draw your sword and say, "En garde!" to the wolf, who turns to
CF \| look at you and begins slowly pacing toward you. "Come no further!"
CF \| you shout, brandishing the sword.
CF \|
CF \| The wolf's lips peel back, showing its sharp teeth, and it keeps
CF \| advancing.
CF \|
CF \| The wolf advances on you. It's preparing to spring. It's huge. You had
CF \| better do something.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "kill wolf"
CF ] Forest Path
CF \| >
CF \| > KILL WOLF
CF \|
CF \| You draw your sword and leap toward the wolf, slashing at it. It
CF \| lunges at you, and you slice a gash in its side. It yelps and runs
CF \| away, trailing blood behind it.
CF \|
CF \| The girl looks up at you with huge blue eyes in the sweetest face and
CF \| takes your hand. "Thank you," she says. "I'm afraid I'm lost. I don't
CF \| know how to get to my grandmother's house."
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to girl"
CF ] Forest Path
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO GIRL
CF \|
CF \| You try to talk to the girl in the red cape, but she is distracted,
CF \| anxious, and keeps saying, "I don't know how to get to my
CF \| Grandmother's house. Can you help?"
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look"
CF ] Forest Path
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK
CF \|
CF \| Forest Path
CF \| A dark, tangled place along the path in the forest. You are hopelessly
CF \| lost here.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a white feather and a girl in a hooded red cloak here.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu asks, "Red Riding Hood, didn't we help you before?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take feather"
CF ] Forest Path
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE FEATHER
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "No, first time in this game"
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "I agree that we should not be king."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "query mirror"
CF ] Forest Path
CF \| >
CF \| > QUERY MIRROR
CF \|
CF \| The mirror shimmers gleefully, thrilled to be of use to you.
CF \| An image appears in it of Conrad blowing the feather.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Ah, but we are also ClubFloyd, so not just this game counts."
		Jacqueline says, "I am also still very behind. I have no idea why I'm so slow today."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look in mirror"
CF ] Forest Path
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK IN MIRROR
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Clubfloyd Looks Into The Mirror:
CF \|
CF \| You look into the mirror in your mind and see jumbled images of this
CF \| girl's life, her emotions, her actions:
CF \|
CF \| ... a little girl in a red cape plays in the forest, happy, free...
CF \| ... the thrill and fear of a stranger on the path...
CF \| ... a sharp stab of fear as she looks at her grandmother, who looks
CF \| wrong...
CF \| ... she's screaming in pain as sharp teeth bite...
CF \| ... a sword cuts open a wolf's belly and she spills out, reborn,
CF \| covered in blood, no longer afraid, but hungry......
CF \|
CF \| Conrad is staring around him, wondering what's going on, unable to see
CF \| what you, Clubfloyd, see in the mirror. He can see only her beauty.
CF \|
CF \| You return to the game, to being Conrad.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "blow feather"
CF ] Glade
CF \| >
CF \| > BLOW FEATHER
CF \|
CF \| "We'll use my magic feather!" you say. You blow the feather and it
CF \| dances away down a dark, narrow path. You and the girl follow it, hand
CF \| in hand, through the tall trees, to...
CF \|
CF \| A small glade in the forest, with tall trees looming all around. A
CF \| babbling brook runs by a small cottage with a thatched roof and a
CF \| Dutch front door to the east. The girl lets go of your hand and runs
CF \| east through the front door, calling, "Come with me and meet
CF \| Grandmother!" to you. The feather drops down.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a white feather here.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "I wonder what would have happened had we not taken the sword."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take feather"
CF ] Glade
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE FEATHER
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "I don't know."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Grandmother's House
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| The girl is calling you to come in, so you do.
CF \|
CF \| Grandmother's House
CF \| A homey cottage with a cheery fire, comfortable furniture, and a rough
CF \| wooden table neatly laid for a meal.
CF \|
CF \| The girl in the red cloak is embracing an old woman, chattering about
CF \| wolves and swords and about you.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "The inheritance question would have become easier."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x woman"
CF ] Grandmother's House
CF \| >
CF \| > X WOMAN
CF \|
CF \| A rounded old woman with apple cheeks, white hair in a neat bun, and
CF \| round spectacles perched on a button nose, wearing an apron. The girl
CF \| in the red cloak is hugging her, saying, "Grandmother! A wolf
CF \| threatened me, and I got lost, and this gentleman saved me!"
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look in mirror"
CF ] Grandmother's House
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK IN MIRROR
CF \|
CF \| Two faces rise, the face of the girl in the red cape (1) and the face
CF \| of the grandmother (2). Which would you like to focus on?
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF ] Grandmother's House
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Clubfloyd Looks Into The Mirror:
CF \|
CF \| You look into the mirror in your mind and see jumbled images of this
CF \| woman's life, her emotions, her actions:
CF \|
CF \| ... a young girl, barely recognizable as the younger self of the old
CF \| woman...
CF \| ...a young woman, vivacious and outspoken, getting married, having a
CF \| child....
CF \| ... a middle-aged woman, widowed, living alone in the glade, raising
CF \| her daughter...
CF \| ...she's singing with the joy of the birth of her granddaughter...
CF \| ... she's opening the door, expecting a child, but a wolf explodes
CF \| into the room and turns its sharp teeth on her...
CF \|
CF \| Conrad is staring around him, wondering what's going on, unable to see
CF \| what you, Clubfloyd, see in the mirror. He can see only an old woman,
CF \| long past being of any interest to him.
CF \|
CF \| You return to the game, to being Conrad.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to woman"
CF ] Grandmother's House
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO WOMAN
CF \|
CF \| You bow deeply to the old woman, saying, "Madam, it was my pleasure to
CF \| assist this young lady. It is most alarming that wolves are allowed to
CF \| menace people in this forest. I shall speak to my father the King
CF \| about making the forest safer."
CF \|
CF \| Grandmother smiles and says, "I thank you for helping my
CF \| granddaughter. But nothing in this forest is safe, or ever will be, no
CF \| matter what kings do. Even this girl is not as she seems. Now, you
CF \| must allow me to feed you before you continue on your way."
CF \|
CF \| You demur a bit, not wanting to impose, but the old woman and the girl
CF \| insist, and so you sit at the rough wooden table. The old woman puts a
CF \| plate in front of you. The plate has a white snake coiled on it,
CF \| cooked and steaming.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Hahaha (re: inheritance question would be easier... I am about 40 lines behind you all.)"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x snake"
CF ] Grandmother's House
CF \| >
CF \| > X SNAKE
CF \|
CF \| A white snake, cooked and steaming, coiled on the plate.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW asks, "Are... we supposed to eat it?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sounds like it."
		Jacqueline says, "Snake... surprise."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "eat snake"
CF ] Glade
CF \| >
CF \| > EAT SNAKE
CF \|
CF \| It looks terrifying but smells wonderful. You take a deep breath and
CF \| eat a bite of the white snake. It seems to turn to air in your mouth
CF \| and something shifts in your mind. You eat the rest of the white snake
CF \| in a daze.
CF \|
CF \| You stand up from the table and look at the old woman, who says, "You
CF \| are changed, now. Good luck on your journey, sir."
CF \|
CF \| And with that, she ushers you to the door. You stammer a thanks, bow
CF \| at the maiden, who rewards you with a dazzling smile and a curtsy, and
CF \| turn to take your leave of the old woman, who looks suddenly
CF \| different-- with a longer nose, and sharper teeth, and bigger
CF \| ears--and then you are outside the cottage.
CF \|
CF \| A small glade in the forest, with tall trees looming all around. A
CF \| babbling brook runs by a small cottage with a thatched roof and a
CF \| Dutch front door to the east.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "yes, no choice"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Glade
CF \| >
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You, Conrad, are carrying a white feather, a silk handkerchief and a
CF \| sword.
CF \|
CF \| You, Clubfloyd, are carrying the mirror in your mind.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu asks, "Prequel to Moonshaped confirmed?"
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe after we get all these new attributes we will be worthy of being king."
		Jacqueline asks (of KO), "I know, right?"
		DavidW asks, "I wonder how we are changed?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "blow feather"
CF ] Outside Jeweler's
CF \| >
CF \| > BLOW FEATHER
CF \|
CF \| You blow the feather into the air and it whirls briefly before
CF \| shooting off down a dark, narrow path between tall trees. You follow
CF \| behind it, suddenly aware of voices around you. Instead of ravens
CF \| cawing, you hear raspy words: "Fly, hunt..." A tiny whisper comes from
CF \| a spider's web: "Spin, weave..." A small mouse darts across the path,
CF \| muttering, "Hide, run..."
CF \|
CF \| You can understand animals, it appears. Eating the white snake has
CF \| changed you, indeed.
CF \|
CF \| You follow the feather, listening to the voices around you, until
CF \| suddenly you come out of the forest and into a space you recognize:
CF \| the lively town of Bremen.
CF \|
CF \| You don't think you would ever be able to make it back to the old
CF \| woman's house, as distracted as you were by listening to the forest
CF \| animals. But you don't think you would want to return there anyway.
CF \|
CF \| This is a space outside a small storefront in the lively town of
CF \| Bremen. You can read the lettering on the shop's front door to the
CF \| west: "R. Stiltskin-- Jeweler." A card underneath the lettering reads:
CF \| "OPEN".
CF \|
CF \| You can go east to Bremen Park. The forest is to the south.
CF \|
CF \| The feather lifts and twirls around in front of the shop's door to the
CF \| west. That is where it wants you to go.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "We still are too terrible a negotiator. Those deals are still on."
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh, hey."
		Jacqueline says, "The frawg! We can speak to it now."
		Jacqueline says, "(That is how I pronounce 'frog'. My husband taunts me about this.)"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take feather"
CF ] Outside Jeweler's
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE FEATHER
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "knock on door"
CF ] Jeweler's Shop
CF \| >
CF \| > KNOCK ON DOOR
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Jeweler's Shop
CF \| A small, cramped space filled with odds and ends. A glass display case
CF \| is here with a little man behind it. You know this man! He was the one
CF \| who spun the straw into gold! You can exit to the east.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to man"
CF ] Jeweler's Shop
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO MAN
CF \|
CF \| You say, "I remember you!" The little man scrutinizes you through his
CF \| loupe and says, "Ah, the prince. Witness to the deception of the
CF \| Mayor's betrothed! Well, she'll keep her bargain with me for my
CF \| services!"
CF \|
CF \| "What was the bargain, if I may ask?" you ask. He replies, "To give me
CF \| her firstborn child, of course. The scheming girl wanted a powerful
CF \| husband, and now she'll have one."
CF \|
CF \| "Er, yes," you reply. "May I ask if you have rings for sale? Or can
CF \| you make me one? To become King after my father, I need a majestic
CF \| ring. These..." you wave your hand at the display case... "are very
CF \| nice, but I need a ring fit for a King."
CF \|
CF \| The little man taps his fingers on the display case for a moment and
CF \| says, "Of course I can make such a ring, if I have the right
CF \| materials. For a price, of course."
CF \|
CF \| "What price?" you ask. He chuckles and says, "Have you not been
CF \| listening? The price will be your firstborn child."
CF \|
CF \| You think this over. You don't really care for children. You'd rather
CF \| not have any. You'd be happier without them-- your father has not
CF \| seemed particularly happy with the three of you.
CF \|
CF \| "It's a bargain!" you say. And little man replies, "Bring me pure gold
CF \| that has been bathed in the water of a nixie's pond. Bring me two
CF \| pearls of perfect luminescence. And finally, bring me a single strand
CF \| of hair from a laughing princess. And then you shall have your ring."
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "golly"
		Jacqueline says, "Um"
		Knight_Otu says, "Ouch."
		Jacqueline asks, "We're a king?"
		Jacqueline asks, "We kinda gotta have rugrats if we are able to have them?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I mean, if we become king."
		Knight_Otu says, "Not yet, and we sure as hell shouldn't become ne."
		DavidW says, "I don't remember seeing any pearls yet."
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, relatable. I wish I'd met up with people who would give me cool stuff in exchange for my first born. Since I have not and will not have any at this point. Might adopt, not sure that counts."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look"
CF ] Jeweler's Shop
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK
CF \|
CF \| Jeweler's Shop
CF \| A small, cramped space filled with odds and ends. A glass display case
CF \| is here with a little man behind it. You can exit to the east.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "The fairy in the tower had pearls."
		DavidW says, "oh"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Outside Jeweler's
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Outside Jeweler's
CF \| This is a space outside a small storefront in the lively town of
CF \| Bremen. You can read the lettering on the shop's front door to the
CF \| west: "R. Stiltskin-- Jeweler." A card underneath the lettering reads:
CF \| "OPEN".
CF \|
CF \| You can go east to Bremen Park. The forest is to the south.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Bremen Park
CF \| This is a central green space with a bandstand in the middle of
CF \| Bremen. A very strange-looking band is setting up to play.
CF \|
CF \| A field beyond a stone archway is north. A small storefront is west. A
CF \| road leading east is blocked off. There's a sign on the roadblock.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x band"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > X BAND
CF \|
CF \| The band consists of a donkey, a hound, a cat, and a rooster. They are
CF \| setting up to play in the bandstand, and a crowd is gathering.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x sign"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > X SIGN
CF \|
CF \| A wooden roadblock blocking the road east. A sign on the roadblock
CF \| reads "ROAD TO HAMELIN CLOSED DUE TO TROLL UNDER BRIDGE.".
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Hey, I thought you guys never made it to Bremen!"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Stone Arch
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Stone Arch
CF \| An old stone arch. A picturesque green field lies north, with a goose
CF \| girl tending a flock of geese, and Bremen Park lies south.
CF \|
CF \| A dappled gray horse's head is nailed to the arch, dribbling blood
CF \| down the stone.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "eep"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x girl"
CF ] Stone Arch
CF \| >
CF \| > X GIRL
CF \|
CF \| Through the stone arch you can see a goose girl tending a flock of
CF \| geese in a picturesque green field to the north.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Bremen Park
CF \| This is a central green space with a bandstand in the middle of
CF \| Bremen. A very strange-looking band is setting up to play.
CF \|
CF \| A field beyond a stone archway is north. A small storefront is west. A
CF \| road leading east is blocked off. There's a sign on the roadblock.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "interesting part"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "listen"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > LISTEN
CF \|
CF \| You hear the sounds of a busy town.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Outside Jeweler's
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Outside Jeweler's
CF \| This is a space outside a small storefront in the lively town of
CF \| Bremen. You can read the lettering on the shop's front door to the
CF \| west: "R. Stiltskin-- Jeweler." A card underneath the lettering reads:
CF \| "OPEN".
CF \|
CF \| You can go east to Bremen Park. The forest is to the south.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Outside Jeweler's
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| You can't go back without a ring. And anyway, you were so distracted
CF \| by animal voices on the journey here that you don't think you'd ever
CF \| find your way back.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "exits"
CF ] Outside Jeweler's
CF \| >
CF \| > EXITS
CF \|
CF \| Possible exits from here are: south, east to Bremen Park and west to
CF \| the Jeweler's Shop.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Bremen Park
CF \| This is a central green space with a bandstand in the middle of
CF \| Bremen. A very strange-looking band is setting up to play.
CF \|
CF \| A field beyond a stone archway is north. A small storefront is west. A
CF \| road leading east is blocked off. There's a sign on the roadblock.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Stone Arch
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Stone Arch
CF \| An old stone arch. A picturesque green field lies north, with a goose
CF \| girl tending a flock of geese, and Bremen Park lies south.
CF \|
CF \| A dappled gray horse's head is nailed to the arch, dribbling blood
CF \| down the stone.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "exits"
CF ] Stone Arch
CF \| >
CF \| > EXITS
CF \|
CF \| Possible exits from here are: north and south to Bremen Park.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Field
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Field
CF \| A picturesque field with geese milling about in it, and a girl with
CF \| pale blonde hair tending them.
CF \|
CF \| The manor house is to the north, and the stone arch is to the south.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a Goose Girl here.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look in mirror"
CF ] Field
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK IN MIRROR
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Clubfloyd Looks Into The Mirror:
CF \|
CF \| You look into the mirror in your mind and see jumbled images of this
CF \| girl's life, her emotions, her actions:
CF \|
CF \| ... the girl as lovely as a star, saying goodbye to her mother, who
CF \| gives her a piece of cloth with three drops of blood on it...
CF \| ... she's beating her maid with a brush as the girl cowers...
CF \| ... she's lost the cloth with her mother's blood, her magic talisman.
CF \| Terror fills her heart...
CF \| ... she stares at the geese in the field, bitter and furious...
CF \|
CF \| Conrad is staring around him, wondering what's going on, unable to see
CF \| what you, Clubfloyd, see in the mirror. He can see only her beauty.
CF \|
CF \| You return to the game, to being Conrad.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW asks, "huh. She's the daughter of the fairy?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to girl"
CF ] Field
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO GIRL
CF \|
CF \| You say, "Hello," and she turns, gives you a sad smile and sniffs the
CF \| air, saying, "You have a blood talisman on you. I used to have one,
CF \| but it was lost. And then I was lost, my horse killed and hanging
CF \| there."
CF \|
CF \| You say, "That sounds like quite a story!" and she replies, "My poor
CF \| mother's heart would break in two to see me here, but I cannot tell
CF \| you why. My horse could, if you say her name to her."
CF \|
CF \| You ponder this and say, "Well, what's the horse's name?" and the girl
CF \| replies, "I cannot tell you that. I have made a promise I cannot
CF \| break. You'll have to discover her name for yourself if you want to
CF \| help me."
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x horse"
CF ] Field
CF \| >
CF \| > X HORSE
CF \|
CF \| You can't see any such thing.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x head"
CF ] Field
CF \| >
CF \| > X HEAD
CF \|
CF \| You can't see any such thing.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look in mirror"
CF ] Field
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK IN MIRROR
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Clubfloyd Looks Into The Mirror:
CF \|
CF \| You look into the mirror in your mind and see jumbled images of this
CF \| girl's life, her emotions, her actions:
CF \|
CF \| ... the girl as lovely as a star, saying goodbye to her mother, who
CF \| gives her a piece of cloth with three drops of blood on it...
CF \| ... she's beating her maid with a brush as the girl cowers...
CF \| ... she's lost the cloth with her mother's blood, her magic talisman.
CF \| Terror fills her heart...
CF \| ... she stares at the geese in the field, bitter and furious...
CF \|
CF \| Conrad is staring around him, wondering what's going on, unable to see
CF \| what you, Clubfloyd, see in the mirror. He can see only her beauty.
CF \|
CF \| You return to the game, to being Conrad.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "head"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Stone Arch
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Stone Arch
CF \| An old stone arch. A picturesque green field lies north, with a goose
CF \| girl tending a flock of geese, and Bremen Park lies south.
CF \|
CF \| A dappled gray horse's head is nailed to the arch, dribbling blood
CF \| down the stone.
CF \|
CF \| If you know the horse's name, SAY it.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Is it the bleeding horse who is leaking bodily fluids that we keep passing on the road?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x head"
CF ] Stone Arch
CF \| >
CF \| > X HEAD
CF \|
CF \| The noble head of a dappled gray horse, nailed to the stone arch,
CF \| dribbling blood and gore down the stones. The horse's eyes follow you.
CF \| It is muttering something under its breath.
CF \|
CF \| If you know the horse's name, SAY it.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "listen to head"
CF ] Stone Arch
CF \| >
CF \| > LISTEN TO HEAD
CF \|
CF \| You hear the band, singing about girls and horses. It's a catchy tune.
CF \|
CF \| If you know the horse's name, SAY it.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "listen to band"
CF ] Stone Arch
CF \| >
CF \| > LISTEN TO BAND
CF \|
CF \| You can't see any such thing.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "Mr Ed"
CF ] Stone Arch
CF \| >
CF \| > MR ED
CF \|
CF \| That's not a verb I recognise.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look in mirror"
CF ] Stone Arch
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK IN MIRROR
CF \|
CF \| Images of lovely faces pulse and disappear in its surface.
CF \|
CF \| If you know the horse's name, SAY it.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Bremen Park
CF \| This is a central green space with a bandstand in the middle of
CF \| Bremen. A band is playing. The band consists of a donkey playing a
CF \| lute, a hound playing a kettle drum, a cat playing bells, and a
CF \| rooster singing. A crowd is dancing in the park to the music.
CF \|
CF \| You pause a moment to listen to their song:
CF \|
CF \| "The girl sought fame,
CF \| But her horse went lame,
CF \| Oh, such a sad dame!
CF \|
CF \| Take me away,
CF \| Take me away,
CF \| Take me away!"
CF \|
CF \| A field beyond a stone archway is north. A small storefront is west. A
CF \| road leading east is blocked off. There's a sign on the roadblock.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "say Mr Ed"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > SAY MR ED
CF \|
CF \| (to yourself)
CF \| To communicate with someone, TALK TO a character.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "listen"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > LISTEN
CF \|
CF \| You hear the band, singing about girls and horses. It's a catchy tune.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK
CF \|
CF \| Bremen Park
CF \| This is a central green space with a bandstand in the middle of
CF \| Bremen. A band is playing. The band consists of a donkey playing a
CF \| lute, a hound playing a kettle drum, a cat playing bells, and a
CF \| rooster singing. A crowd is dancing in the park to the music.
CF \|
CF \| You pause a moment to listen to their song:
CF \|
CF \| "The girl sought fame,
CF \| But her horse went lame,
CF \| Oh, such a sad dame!
CF \|
CF \| Take me away,
CF \| Take me away,
CF \| Take me away!"
CF \|
CF \| A field beyond a stone archway is north. A small storefront is west. A
CF \| road leading east is blocked off. There's a sign on the roadblock.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to rooster"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO ROOSTER
CF \|
CF \| You try to strike up a conversation, since you can understand animals
CF \| now, but the band is busy.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Stone Arch
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Stone Arch
CF \| An old stone arch. A picturesque green field lies north, with a goose
CF \| girl tending a flock of geese, and Bremen Park lies south.
CF \|
CF \| A dappled gray horse's head is nailed to the arch, dribbling blood
CF \| down the stone.
CF \|
CF \| If you know the horse's name, SAY it.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to horse"
CF ] Stone Arch
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO HORSE
CF \|
CF \| You remember that you could understand the animals in the forest after
CF \| eating the white snake, and feeling somewhat foolish, you say, "Ahem,"
CF \| and the horse's eyes roll to you and to your great surprise, it says,
CF \| "Oh, poor princess in despair!" and its gaze falls moonily on the
CF \| goose girl in the field beyond the arch. You say, "That's a princess?
CF \| She looks like a goose girl to me!" and the horse looks to you again
CF \| and says, "Her mother's heart would break in two."
CF \|
CF \| Try as you might, you can't get the head to say anything more. It just
CF \| keeps staring at the goose girl in the field and repeating the same
CF \| lines.
CF \|
CF \| If you know the horse's name, SAY it.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "That band should set up a TikTok and become famous."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Famous or infamous?"
		Jacqueline says, "A cat playing the bells would totally go viral."
		DavidW asks, "Should we approach the manor house or the troll next?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Troll."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Bremen Park
CF \| This is a central green space with a bandstand in the middle of
CF \| Bremen. A band is playing. The band consists of a donkey playing a
CF \| lute, a hound playing a kettle drum, a cat playing bells, and a
CF \| rooster singing. A crowd is dancing in the park to the music.
CF \|
CF \| You pause a moment to listen to their song:
CF \|
CF \| "The girl sought fame,
CF \| But her horse went lame,
CF \| Oh, such a sad dame!
CF \|
CF \| Take me away,
CF \| Take me away,
CF \| Take me away!"
CF \|
CF \| A field beyond a stone archway is north. A small storefront is west. A
CF \| road leading east is blocked off. There's a sign on the roadblock.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| The road to Hamelin is blocked off. There's a sign on the wooden
CF \| roadblock.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x sign"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > X SIGN
CF \|
CF \| A wooden roadblock blocking the road east. A sign on the roadblock
CF \| reads "ROAD TO HAMELIN CLOSED DUE TO TROLL UNDER BRIDGE.".
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x bridge"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > X BRIDGE
CF \|
CF \| You can't see any such thing.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "I guess the troll isn't available yet."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK
CF \|
CF \| Bremen Park
CF \| This is a central green space with a bandstand in the middle of
CF \| Bremen. A band is playing. The band consists of a donkey playing a
CF \| lute, a hound playing a kettle drum, a cat playing bells, and a
CF \| rooster singing. A crowd is dancing in the park to the music.
CF \|
CF \| You pause a moment to listen to their song:
CF \|
CF \| "The girl sought fame,
CF \| But her horse went lame,
CF \| Oh, such a sad dame!
CF \|
CF \| Take me away,
CF \| Take me away,
CF \| Take me away!"
CF \|
CF \| A field beyond a stone archway is north. A small storefront is west. A
CF \| road leading east is blocked off. There's a sign on the roadblock.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Or it's trolling us."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to troll"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO TROLL
CF \|
CF \| You can't see any such thing.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "huh"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take sign"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE SIGN
CF \|
CF \| That's hardly portable.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Stone Arch
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Stone Arch
CF \| An old stone arch. A picturesque green field lies north, with a goose
CF \| girl tending a flock of geese, and Bremen Park lies south.
CF \|
CF \| A dappled gray horse's head is nailed to the arch, dribbling blood
CF \| down the stone.
CF \|
CF \| You hear a bit of the band's song: "The girl sought FAME..."
CF \|
CF \| If you know the horse's name, SAY it.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "say fame"
CF ] Stone Arch
CF \| >
CF \| > SAY FAME
CF \|
CF \| (to the horse's head)
CF \| That must not be the horse's name.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You hear a bit of the band's song: "But her horse went LAME..."
CF \|
CF \| If you know the horse's name, SAY it.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "say lame"
CF ] Stone Arch
CF \| >
CF \| > SAY LAME
CF \|
CF \| (to the horse's head)
CF \| That must not be the horse's name.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You hear a bit of the band's song: "Oh, such a sad DAME..."
CF \|
CF \| If you know the horse's name, SAY it.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "say shame"
CF ] Stone Arch
CF \| >
CF \| > SAY SHAME
CF \|
CF \| (to the horse's head)
CF \| That must not be the horse's name.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You hear a bit of the band's song: "Take ME away..."
CF \|
CF \| If you know the horse's name, SAY it.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "say falada"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "say falada"
CF ] Front Steps
CF \| >
CF \| > SAY FALADA
CF \|
CF \| (to the horse's head)
CF \| The horse's eyes widen and she says, "The goose girl you see is a true
CF \| princess from a far land, sent here by her mother to marry the Lord of
CF \| Bremen. She was accompanied by me, and by a servant girl. When my
CF \| mistress lost her protective talisman, the servant forced her to
CF \| switch places, swearing her to secrecy upon pain of death. And so the
CF \| princess became the servant, and the servant posed as the princess and
CF \| married the Lord. Fearing that I might someday be able to say the
CF \| truth, the wicked servant had my head cut off and placed here as a
CF \| daily warning to my mistress to be silent. But now you can tell the
CF \| truth and set things right."
CF \|
CF \| You listen to this tale in astonishment and say, "Of course I will.
CF \| How dreadful-- to marry a servant girl! To force a princess into
CF \| menial labor!"
CF \|
CF \| You storm off to the front steps of the Manor House, with the Goose
CF \| Girl following you.
CF \|
CF \| These are wide stone front steps of the Manor House where the Lord of
CF \| Bremen, a prince in his own right, although a lesser one than you,
CF \| lives with his wife. An oak front door to the north leads into the
CF \| house, or you can go back south.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| >		MoyTravis says, "nice"
		DavidW says, "(FAME - ME) + (LAME - ME) + (DAME - ME) = FALADA"
		MoyTravis says, "Was that hinted or"
		MoyTravis says, "...OH"
		Knight_Otu says, "Nice."
		MoyTravis says, "nice"
		Jacqueline says, "Amazing"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Front Steps
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| You knock and are admitted by a servant, who calls the Lord and his
CF \| Lady. They come quickly, as everyone rushes to please your majesty.
CF \|
CF \| You tell the Lord everything the horse's head told you, and his eyes
CF \| grow wide. The Lady begins looking fearful and backing away.
CF \|
CF \| "Is this true?" the lord asks the Goose Girl. She smiles a dazzling
CF \| smile and says, "Yes, my Lord. I was unable to speak of it, as this
CF \| wicked woman promised to kill me if I spoke. But now, with Prince
CF \| Conrad's help, I feel no fear."
CF \|
CF \| The Lord calls in his men and says, "Seize the false bride!" He points
CF \| at his wife, the one-time servant girl. The men grab her and she cries
CF \| out, "But the princess is a bad person! Cruel to her servants! She
CF \| didn't deserve to marry a great Lord! Her mother knows her cruelty and
CF \| sent me with her anyway!"
CF \|
CF \| The Lord gives her a stony frown and says, "You have disgraced me, and
CF \| this beautiful girl, who is my true bride. You shall die for this." A
CF \| cruel smile spreads on the Goose Girl's-- the princess's-- face, and
CF \| she says, "We'll roll her down the hill in a barrel studded with
CF \| nails!"
CF \|
CF \| The men haul the woman away. The Princess who was a Goose Girl asks
CF \| you, laughing with joy, "How can I repay you?" You answer, "By giving
CF \| me a single hair from your head, as you are a laughing princess."
CF \|
CF \| The princess immediately plucks one of her hairs and gives it to you.
CF \|
CF \| They thank you heartily again, and then the servant is ushering you
CF \| out onto the front steps. You sigh. Why are all these lesser men
CF \| getting all the most beautiful women?
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "good, cool"
		Knight_Otu says, "Wee fairy tale punishment."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, good, cool. She'll be murdered by nails, but we got a strand of hair. All good."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Front Steps
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Front Steps
CF \| These are wide stone front steps of the Manor House where the Lord of
CF \| Bremen, a prince in his own right, although a lesser one than you,
CF \| lives. An oak front door to the north leads into the house, or you can
CF \| go back south.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "This feels like murdering security guards by proxy."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Field
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Field
CF \| A picturesque field with geese milling about in it, looking a bit lost
CF \| with no one to herd them.
CF \|
CF \| The manor house is to the north, and the stone arch is to the south.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to geese"
CF ] Field
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO GEESE
CF \|
CF \| Since you can now talk to animals, you say, "Hello there, geese!" and
CF \| the geese pause their milling and start gabbling all at once: "Corn!
CF \| Grain! Worms! Bugs!" You can't get them to say anything other than
CF \| what they like to eat.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "query mirror"
CF ] Field
CF \| >
CF \| > QUERY MIRROR
CF \|
CF \| The mirror throbs uneasily, unsure of what to show you. You see images
CF \| rippling in its surface, but nothing coalesces.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "People who read later transcripts, unsure of my references to murdering security guards: I am sorry, not sorry."
		Knight_Otu says, "We absolutely should not be a king. Or a prince, for that matter."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Stone Arch
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Stone Arch
CF \| An old stone arch. A picturesque green field lies north, with a flock
CF \| of geese milling about in it, and Bremen Park lies south.
CF \|
CF \| A dappled gray horse's head is nailed to the arch, dribbling blood
CF \| down the stone.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to horse"
CF ] Stone Arch
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO HORSE
CF \|
CF \| The horse's head nickers contentedly, but doesn't seem inclined to
CF \| more conversation.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Bremen Park
CF \| This is a central green space with a bandstand in the middle of
CF \| Bremen. The band has packed up and gone home, and the crowd has
CF \| dispersed.
CF \|
CF \| A field beyond a stone archway is north. A small storefront is west. A
CF \| road leads east, and the roadblock is being removed by three goats.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to goats"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO GOATS
CF \|
CF \| You approach the goats and say "Excuse me. Is the road to Hamelin open
CF \| now?"
CF \|
CF \| The biggest goat says, "Ayuh. Took care of that troll under the
CF \| bridge, we did. No worries on that road now."
CF \|
CF \| And with that, the three goats trot away out of sight.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "How gruff."
		Knight_Otu says, "They goat him."
		Jacqueline says, "ha"
		Jacqueline plays her drums. Ba-dum-TISH!
		DavidW says, "They're the real GOAT of this story."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Bridge
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| You walk a long way through farmland and come to the...
CF \|
CF \| Bridge
CF \| You pause on the bridge over the river. You peer over the edge and see
CF \| the bloody body of a troll. It has been gored several times and is
CF \| clearly dead.
CF \|
CF \| You can go east to Hamelin or west to Bremen.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x troll"
CF ] Bridge
CF \| >
CF \| > X TROLL
CF \|
CF \| A large, lumpy, gray-skinned troll, all bloody. It's dead.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "search troll"
CF ] Bridge
CF \| >
CF \| > SEARCH TROLL
CF \|
CF \| Oh, gross. You don't want to go near that.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look under bridge"
CF ] Bridge
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK UNDER BRIDGE
CF \|
CF \| You find nothing of interest.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x river"
CF ] Bridge
CF \| >
CF \| > X RIVER
CF \|
CF \| A pretty river rushing under the bridge.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| As you pass over the bridge, you hear something wailing in your
CF \| pocket. It's the handkerchief the red haired woman gave you. The three
CF \| drops of blood on it are crying out:
CF \|
CF \| "A promise made never loses its power;
CF \| The lady calls you to the base of the tower!"
CF \|
CF \| You walk a long way through farmland and come to the town square.
CF \|
CF \| This is the town square of Hamelin. It's a quiet town, as something
CF \| happened to all the children some time ago, and they are gone.
CF \|
CF \| The Mayor's house is to the east. There is a road leading to Bremen to
CF \| the west. The forest is to the south. To the north, you can see a
CF \| stone tower surrounded by briars and brambles.
CF \|
CF \| Here in the square is a life-sized marble statue of a sweet-faced girl
CF \| holding a marble rose.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu asks, "But plunder a skeleton, will you?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "But... but we do. We always search the corpses. Even the gross ones!"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x statue"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > X STATUE
CF \|
CF \| A very realistic marble statue of a sweet-faced girl holding a marble
CF \| rose.
CF \|
CF \| The handkerchief wails and clamors, calling you to the tower to
CF \| fulfill your promise to the lady.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "yes, we do"
		Jacqueline asks, "So I guess we go to the tower?"
		Jacqueline asks, "See the woman with the pearls?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "yes"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Brambles
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Brambles
CF \| A high, thick wall of brambles and briars. Through it you can see the
CF \| tall tower to the north. Numerous skeletons are tangled up in the
CF \| wicked thorns of the brambles.
CF \|
CF \| The Town Square is south.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Clearing
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| You struggle through the brambles along the path the feather showed
CF \| you.
CF \|
CF \| Clearing
CF \| This is a small clearing in the brambles where you pause to rest.
CF \| There are some fragments of a skeleton here.
CF \|
CF \| You can go south back to town, or north to the tower.
CF \|
CF \| The handkerchief wails and clamors, calling you to the tower to
CF \| fulfill your promise to the lady.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Base of the Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Base of the Tower
CF \| Above you rises a steep stone tower.
CF \|
CF \| The red-haired woman stands in front of the solid front door north
CF \| into the tower, as if she's waiting for you. You see points of light
CF \| all over the ground, twinkling in the sunlight. You can go back south
CF \| through the brambles. You think you remember the way.
CF \|
CF \| You can see some ants here.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jade has left.
Jade has arrived.
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Base of the Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| The lady is standing in front of the door. Perhaps you should talk to
CF \| her.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to lady"
CF ] Base of the Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO LADY
CF \|
CF \| You say, "I'm here, my lady!" and she says, "Indeed. And still on
CF \| Clubfloyd's leash. As you see, my pearl necklace has broken and the		Jade says, "oops"
CF \| pearls are scattered. To fulfill your promise to me, you must pick up
CF \| every pearl and return them to me within the hour. If you succeed,
CF \| I'll give you two pearls. If you fail, you'd make a lovely frog, I
CF \| think. I know another frog prince who needs company."
CF \|
CF \| You gape at her, aghast, and stammer, "Who's Clubfloyd? What leash?
CF \| And... there are THOUSANDS of pearls. They're everywhere! I don't
CF \| think... I mean I can't..."
CF \|
CF \| She dismisses you with a wave of her hand, saying, "You promised, and
CF \| promises must be kept. One hour. Knock when you're done."
CF \|
CF \| With that, she turns and walks into the tower.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jade has left.
Jade has arrived.		Jade says, "oops"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to ants"
CF ] Base of the Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO ANTS
CF \|
CF \| You say, "Hello, ants! I seem to have an impossible task. Can you help
CF \| me gather these pearls?"
CF \|
CF \| The ants look up, waving their antennae, and one large ant pipes up,
CF \| "I am the ant king! Of course we'll help you, as you were so kind to
CF \| us earlier! All ants, to action! Retrieve the lady's pearls for Prince
CF \| Conrad!"
CF \|
CF \| The ants start scurrying about, picking up pearls and moving them to a
CF \| pile by the door to the tower so that the pearls seem as if they are
CF \| floating along the ground to the pile. Within minutes, the pearls have
CF \| been collected and the ant king says, "Every pearl is here, your
CF \| highness! Our duty to you is discharged!"
CF \|
CF \| The ants all file into their ant hill, one by one, and are gone.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "knock on door"
CF ] Base of the Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > KNOCK ON DOOR
CF \|
CF \| You knock on the door, and a moment later the lady steps out of it,
CF \| surveys the pile of pearls and breaks into a merry smile. "Well done!"
CF \| she trills. She plucks two perfect pearls from the pile and gives them
CF \| to you. She waves her hand over the pile, which forms itself into a
CF \| necklace, twines up her outstretched arms, and loops itself around her
CF \| neck.
CF \|
CF \| She turns her emerald eyes on you and says, "Our business is
CF \| concluded, young prince," and disappears back through the tower door.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Base of the Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You, Conrad, are carrying two pearls, a blonde hair, a white feather,
CF \| a silk handkerchief and a sword.
CF \|
CF \| You, Clubfloyd, are carrying the mirror in your mind.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x pearls"
CF ] Base of the Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > X PEARLS
CF \|
CF \| Two pearls of perfect luminescence.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "huh. That was easy."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well that debt was repaid in much nicer ways than I feared."
		DavidW says, "hm. We keep the hanky, I see."
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Indeed"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "grimm"
CF ] Base of the Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > GRIMM
CF \|
CF \| The base fairy tale of this story, three brothers following three
CF \| feathers to vie for the throne, is The Three Feathers. The
CF \| feathers in my rendition come from the enchanted brothers transformed
CF \| into swans in The Six Swans.
CF \|
CF \| Other fairy tales used in this location:
CF \| The Queen Bee; Sleeping Beauty; Rapunzel.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "So, time to find that frog again."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Clearing
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| You struggle back along the path through the brambles, tearing your
CF \| clothes and skin in the process. You're a mess.
CF \|
CF \| Clearing
CF \| This is a small clearing in the brambles where you pause to rest.
CF \| There are some fragments of a skeleton here.
CF \|
CF \| You can go south back to town, or north to the tower.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Brambles
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| You struggle back along the path through the brambles, tearing your
CF \| clothes and skin in the process. You're a mess.
CF \|
CF \| Brambles
CF \| A high, thick wall of brambles and briars. Through it you can see the
CF \| tall tower to the north. Numerous skeletons are tangled up in the
CF \| wicked thorns of the brambles.
CF \|
CF \| The Town Square is south.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Town Square
CF \| This is the town square of Hamelin. It's a quiet town, as something
CF \| happened to all the children some time ago, and they are gone.
CF \|
CF \| The Mayor's house is to the east. There is a road leading to Bremen to
CF \| the west. The forest is to the south. To the north, you can see a
CF \| stone tower surrounded by briars and brambles.
CF \|
CF \| Here in the square is a life-sized marble statue of a sweet-faced girl
CF \| holding a marble rose.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Fork in the Path
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| You take a breath and plunge into the forest. You remember the way,
CF \| and you go fast, remembering the wolf.
CF \|
CF \| Fork in the Path
CF \| This is the place where you saw the wolf. The bushes are beaten down
CF \| to the east where you ran to escape it. That way lies the pond and the
CF \| stone house. Your city lies southwest. North is Hamelin.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Pond
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Pond
CF \| This is a tranquil pond, covered with lilypads in the front grounds of
CF \| the large stone house. You hear the croaking of a large frog, and
CF \| looking closer you spy the frog itself, sitting on a lilypad by the
CF \| edge of the pond.
CF \|
CF \| The forest is to the west. An elegant stone house with a large front
CF \| door is to the east.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to frog"
CF ] Pond
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO FROG
CF \|
CF \| You say, "I think I can understand you now, frog, if you have
CF \| something to tell me." The frog takes a deep, croaking breath, tears
CF \| leaking from its eyes, and says, "I'm a prince, too! My love and I
CF \| angered a witch, quite by accident, and she turned me into a frog, as
CF \| you see. My dear love went on a perilous journey to retrieve a magic
CF \| rose that would cure me, but the witch turned her to stone!"
CF \|
CF \| "How unfortunate!" you exclaim. "I do hate to interrupt you, and your
CF \| story is very sad, but I'm in need of that golden ball in the pond. Do
CF \| you think you could pop in and get it for me?"
CF \|
CF \| The frog replies, "If you cure me. You need some of my tears, and some
CF \| witch's blood. If you put the blood and the tears on the stone figure
CF \| of my love, then she can bring the magic rose here and transform me
CF \| back! Then I'll get you the ball."
CF \|
CF \| You sigh loudly. Everyone wants something. "I do happen to have some
CF \| witch's blood," you say, "on this handkerchief here. And I have seen a
CF \| statue of a girl with a rose. It's a deal."
CF \|
CF \| The frog's tears turn to tears of joy at this.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take tears"
CF ] Pond
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE TEARS
CF \|
CF \| Gingerly, you pat your handkerchief against the frog's face, soaking
CF \| up some of its tears.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Fork in the Path
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Fork in the Path
CF \| This is the place where you saw the wolf. The bushes are beaten down
CF \| to the east where you ran to escape it. That way lies the pond and the
CF \| stone house. Your city lies southwest. North is Hamelin.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Town Square
CF \| This is the town square of Hamelin. It's a quiet town, as something
CF \| happened to all the children some time ago, and they are gone.
CF \|
CF \| The Mayor's house is to the east. There is a road leading to Bremen to
CF \| the west. The forest is to the south. To the north, you can see a
CF \| stone tower surrounded by briars and brambles.
CF \|
CF \| Here in the square is a life-sized marble statue of a sweet-faced girl
CF \| holding a marble rose.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Surprisingly easy."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "give handkerchief"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE HANDKERCHIEF
CF \|
CF \| (to yourself)
CF \| The handkerchief shrieks and wails as you start to pull it out of your
CF \| pocket, so you leave it where it is and it quiets down. And anyway,
CF \| the Lady in the tower said that this handkerchief would call you to
CF \| repay your debt to her, and you don't think you'd care to make an
CF \| enemy of her.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "We are definitely a haughty little prince. Man."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put handkerchief on statue"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > PUT HANDKERCHIEF ON STATUE
CF \|
CF \| You rub the handkerchief on the marble statue, getting the blood and
CF \| the tears on the stone. The handkerchief lets out a shriek and
CF \| disappears in a puff of smoke!
CF \|
CF \| You stand back as the marble begins to crack and flake away, revealing
CF \| a real girl holding a real rose. You gape, flabbergasted, as she
CF \| stretches, turns to you, and smiles.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to girl"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO GIRL
CF \|
CF \| You say, "Wow!" which is not a very princely thing to say, but you
CF \| just saw a statue turn into a girl. The girl says, "Thank you, sir. If
CF \| you had my beloved's tears, then you must know where he is! Take me to
CF \| him so I can cure his curse with this magic rose!"
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu asks, "Can we get a demotion to knight or something?"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "grimm"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > GRIMM
CF \|
CF \| The base fairy tale of this story, three brothers following three
CF \| feathers to vie for the throne, is The Three Feathers. The
CF \| feathers in my rendition come from the enchanted brothers transformed
CF \| into swans in The Six Swans.
CF \|
CF \| Other fairy tales used in this location:
CF \| The Queen Bee; Jorinde and Joringel; The Pied Piper of Hamelin;
CF \| The Three Billy Goats Gruff.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look in mirror"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK IN MIRROR
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Clubfloyd Looks Into The Mirror:
CF \|
CF \| You look into the mirror in your mind and see jumbled images of this
CF \| girl's life, her emotions, her actions:
CF \|
CF \| ... the girl like an Autumn day, heart filled with love as she sneaks
CF \| out to meet her true love...
CF \| ... she's wild with anger and fear after she watches her love shrink
CF \| and twist and become something else...
CF \| ... on a perilous journey to find a magic flower, she is brave and
CF \| fearless...
CF \| ... she's wailing in anguish as she faces a wrathful witch. She turns
CF \| to flee and her body is changing, stiffening...
CF \|
CF \| Conrad is staring around him, wondering what's going on, unable to see
CF \| what you, Clubfloyd, see in the mirror. He can see only her beauty.
CF \|
CF \| You return to the game, to being Conrad.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Fork in the Path
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| You take a breath and plunge into the forest. You remember the way,
CF \| and you go fast, remembering the wolf. The girl with the rose follows
CF \| you.
CF \|
CF \| Fork in the Path
CF \| This is the place where you saw the wolf. The bushes are beaten down
CF \| to the east where you ran to escape it. That way lies the pond and the
CF \| stone house. Your city lies southwest. North is Hamelin.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a girl here.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says (to David), "You're driving. Feed us to the nixie or whatever she is. We should not be king."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Pond
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You and the girl come to the grounds of the stone house by the pond.
CF \| The frog sees the girl and croaks excitedly, "My true love!" He turns
CF \| to you and says, "You have kept your word, Prince Conrad. I shall keep
CF \| mine," and he dives into the pond, returning a moment later with the
CF \| golden ball, which he drops at your feet.
CF \|
CF \| The girl touches the frog with the red rose, and with a magical POOF
CF \| the frog disappears and a handsome young man is standing in his place.
CF \| He grabs the girl and kisses her, and you feel a stab of jealousy.
CF \|
CF \| Suddenly, the petulant girl comes running out of the stone house,
CF \| screaming, "MY BALL!" She stabs her finger in your face, whining,
CF \| "That is MY ball. Give it to me NOW."
CF \|
CF \| The frog prince says, "That girl promised to help me if I retrieved
CF \| her ball earlier, which I did. She promised to let me eat off her
CF \| plate and drink from her cup and sleep in her bed. But she threw me
CF \| against a wall instead."
CF \|
CF \| The girl with the rose gives her a shove, and she splashes into the
CF \| pond, where the nixie's long fingers grab her and pull her down. You
CF \| blink in surprise: what a waste of a pretty girl.
CF \|
CF \| The frog-prince says, "The nixie won't kill her. It's worse than
CF \| that." And then he and his true love walk away, arm in arm.
CF \|
CF \| This is a tranquil pond, covered with lilypads in the front grounds of
CF \| the large stone house.
CF \|
CF \| The forest is to the west.
CF \|
CF \| The large front door to the stone house is to the east.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a golden ball here.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Oh dear."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take ball"
CF ] Pond
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE BALL
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "Don't worry. We'll be cursed into a Beast with talking bric-a-brac."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Pond
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| You can't go that way.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Fork in the Path
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Fork in the Path
CF \| This is the place where you saw the wolf. The bushes are beaten down
CF \| to the east where you ran to escape it. That way lies the pond and the
CF \| stone house. Your city lies southwest. North is Hamelin.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Town Square
CF \| This is the town square of Hamelin. It's a quiet town, as something
CF \| happened to all the children some time ago, and they are gone.
CF \|
CF \| The Mayor's house is to the east. There is a road leading to Bremen to
CF \| the west. The forest is to the south. To the north, you can see a
CF \| stone tower surrounded by briars and brambles.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Bridge
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \| You walk a long way through farmland and come to the...
CF \|
CF \| Bridge
CF \| You pause on the bridge over the river. You peer over the edge and see
CF \| the bloody body of a troll. It has been gored several times and is
CF \| clearly dead.
CF \|
CF \| You can go east to Hamelin or west to Bremen.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \| You walk a long way through farmland.
CF \|
CF \| As you come into Bremen Park, a barrel rolls down to you from the
CF \| stone arch, and you hear a cheer go up from the north. The barrel
CF \| lands at your feet.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE		Jacqueline says, "I find the 'waste of a pretty girl' comment wild. She was such a little whining harpy."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUEThis is a central green space with a
CF \| bandstand in the middle of Bremen. The band has packed up and gone
CF \| home, and the crowd has dispersed.
CF \|
CF \| A field beyond a stone archway is north. A small storefront is west. A
CF \| road leads east.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a barrel here.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x barrel"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > X BARREL
CF \|
CF \| A wooden barrel. Blood oozes from between the staves. Its top is
CF \| loose.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "I found it rather disturbing."
		DavidW says, "oh geezus. This is the barrel of the false princess."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open barrel"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN BARREL
CF \|
CF \| You open the barrel, revealing a body.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x body"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > X BODY
CF \|
CF \| The body of the Lord's false bride-- the servant who forced the
CF \| princess into being a goose girl. The inside of the barrel was studded
CF \| with nails, and they put her in it and rolled her down from the Manor
CF \| house through the arch. The barrel is full of blood, and the false
CF \| bride is pierced hundreds of times. She is dead. This is justice, you
CF \| guess.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "search body"
CF ] Bremen Park
CF \| >
CF \| > SEARCH BODY
CF \|
CF \| You find nothing of interest.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "..."
		Jade says, "a body to search"
		Jacqueline asks, "Is this ... just ... scenery?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Thank you for remiding us that actions have consequences."
		Jacqueline says, "It didn't let us search the troll but it may let us search her."
		DavidW says, "This scenery stopped our march to the jeweler's."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Outside Jeweler's
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Outside Jeweler's
CF \| This is a space outside a small storefront in the lively town of
CF \| Bremen. You can read the lettering on the shop's front door to the
CF \| west: "R. Stiltskin-- Jeweler." A card underneath the lettering reads:
CF \| "OPEN".
CF \|
CF \| You can go east to Bremen Park. The forest is to the south.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Jeweler's Shop
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Jeweler's Shop
CF \| A small, cramped space filled with odds and ends. A glass display case
CF \| is here with a little man behind it. You can exit to the east.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to man"
CF ] Jeweler's Shop
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO MAN
CF \|
CF \| He waves his hands at you, saying, "Have you brought me anything? I
CF \| need hair, gold, and pearls."
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Did you search her/"
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
		DavidW says, "YES"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh. Missed it. Sorry."
		Jacqueline says, "Ah. Nothing of interest."
		Jacqueline says, "Weird."
		Jacqueline says, "Just ghastly for the sake of ghastliness."
		DavidW says, "If necessary, I'll push her barrel to the troll and they can be together in the pretty river."
		Jacqueline says, "my"
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess as much as a body shredded by nails can be nothing of interest."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "give hair"
CF ] Jeweler's Shop
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE HAIR
CF \|
CF \| (to the little man)
CF \| The little man squints at the hair, smells it, and says, "Ahh. A hair
CF \| from a laughing princess!" He takes it from you.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "give pearls"
CF ] Jeweler's Shop
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE PEARLS
CF \|
CF \| (to the little man)
CF \| The little man squints at the pearls, smells them, and says, "Ahh.
CF \| Perfectly luminescent pearls!" He takes them from you.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "give ball"
CF ] Jeweler's Shop
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE BALL
CF \|
CF \| (to the little man)
CF \| The little man squints at the golden ball, smells it, and says, "Ahh.
CF \| Pure gold bathed in the water of a nixie's pond." He takes it from
CF \| you, disappears into the back of the shop, and you hear hammering and
CF \| creaking. After a short while, he returns with the most majestic ring
CF \| you've ever seen: made of shining gold veined with pale tracing, set
CF \| with two perfectly luminescent pearls.
CF \|
CF \| You reach for it, and he says, "Remember our bargain, Prince. Your
CF \| firstborn child." You had forgotten about this bit, and you say, "Ah,
CF \| yes, of course, our bargain. I remember, yes."
CF \|
CF \| The little man drops the ring in your hand.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "It could be like >COUNT LEAVES, except its >COUNT NAIL HOLE PUNCTURES"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x ring"
CF ] Jeweler's Shop
CF \| >
CF \| > X RING
CF \|
CF \| A breathtaking ring, fit for a King, made of pure gold and perfect
CF \| pearls.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Outside Jeweler's
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Outside Jeweler's
CF \| This is a space outside a small storefront. You can read the lettering
CF \| on the shop's front door to the west: "R. Stiltskin-- Jeweler. A card
CF \| underneath the lettering reads: "CLOSED".
CF \|
CF \| You can go east to Bremen Park. The forest is to the south.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Outside Jeweler's
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| You don't think you'd ever be able to get back on your own. You can go
CF \| back from Hamelin or blow your feather.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "blow feather"
CF ] Path Into The Forest
CF \| >
CF \| > BLOW FEATHER
CF \|
CF \| You blow the feather into the air and it whirls briefly before
CF \| shooting off down a dark, narrow path between tall trees. You follow
CF \| behind it, twisting through the darkening forest, coming to...
CF \|
CF \| Path Into The Forest
CF \| Most people avoid this forest, as the city is full of rumors about
CF \| unpleasant creatures, enchantments, mischievous fairies, and other
CF \| decidedly abnormal folk and circumstances there.
CF \|
CF \| You can go south to the slums, and the path branches to the northeast
CF \| and northwest into the forest.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take feather"
CF ] Path Into The Forest
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE FEATHER
CF \|
CF \| You already have that.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "The shop closes after you are done with it. Reminds me of Wishbringer."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Slums
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Slums
CF \| A dirty, forlorn area on the edge of a dark forest at the northern
CF \| edge of the city, where the poorest people live. You've never been
CF \| here before; the King prefers to pretend that his whole city is
CF \| prosperous and beautiful, so no paved roads lead here, and no visitors
CF \| come here. Dark, abandoned shacks surround you. You feel eyes on you,
CF \| although you can see no one. You left the castle without a thing in
CF \| your pockets, but your clothing is rich and your face is known. You
CF \| are surely a target here.
CF \|
CF \| The road back to the castle is south. The path into the forest is
CF \| north.
CF \|
CF \| One shack, to the east, looks neater and in better repair than the
CF \| rest, with a sturdy front door.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| You return triumphantly to the castle with the ring just as the sun
CF \| disappears over the horizon. Your brothers arrived home hours ago with
CF \| fine rings they purchased in the city. Again, they didn't put too much
CF \| effort into it as they didn't believe you'd find anything worthy, and
CF \| their rings lie on a small table before the King, twinkling with
CF \| jewels.
CF \|
CF \| You put your ring on the table and all the light in the Great Hall
CF \| seems drawn to it. Your brothers' rings seem tacky and gaudy in
CF \| comparison. The magician examines your ring and declares it to be the
CF \| finest ring he has ever seen, alive with magic and fit for a King.
CF \|
CF \| The King, wearier than ever, says, "This must be enough to convince
CF \| everyone. Conrad is to be King after me." And then your stepmother
CF \| says, "My husband, the next Queen is of great importance. How can
CF \| Conrad rule without the right woman, of great beauty and grace, at his
CF \| side? Let there be one more test: the prince who brings home the most
CF \| beautiful bride shall be King after you."
CF \|
CF \| The King says, "One more test, then. Each prince shall follow the
CF \| feathers and bring back the most beautiful woman they find, and the
CF \| most beautiful of all shall win that prince the throne." He glares at
CF \| his wife and adds, "And my decision will be final."
CF \|
CF \| And so the next morning, you belt on your sword and meet your family
CF \| on the steps of the castle. The magician again has you blow the three
CF \| feathers, and your brothers trot off following their feathers. And as
CF \| before, yours blows toward and into the forest, and you follow it,
CF \| into and through the forest, until you come to...
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE		Knight_Otu says, "And of course a third task."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Front Yard
CF \| Front Yard
CF \| The front yard of a gingerbread house. A fence of candy canes
CF \| surrounds a lawn of spun sugar. Marzipan trees and flowers are
CF \| scattered throughout the yard. Chocolate paving stones lead west to
CF \| the front door of the house.
CF \|
CF \| The door into the house to the west seems to be made of cookies.
CF \|
CF \| The feather drops down here.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Things come in threes in these stories, yeah."
		DavidW asks, "Witch or Gretel, do you think is our bride-to-be?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take feather"
CF ] Front Yard
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE FEATHER
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "knock on door"
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| >
CF \| > KNOCK ON DOOR
CF \|
CF \| You knock on the cookie door, and a creaky voice says, "Come in!" So
CF \| you enter the house.
CF \|
CF \| Gingerbread House
CF \| A house made of gingerbread. An old woman, thin and scraggly, with
CF \| frazzled gray hair and a wart on her long nose, is stirring an iron
CF \| cauldron over a fire next to a trestle table. Two children, a boy and
CF \| a girl, are in cages here, staring out at you with pleading eyes.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x woman"
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| >
CF \| > X WOMAN
CF \|
CF \| An old woman, thin and scraggly, with frazzled gray hair and a large
CF \| wart on her long nose. She's obviously a witch.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x boy"
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| >
CF \| > X BOY
CF \|
CF \| A handsome boy with tear-stained eyes. He's locked in a cage.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x girl"
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| >
CF \| > X GIRL
CF \|
CF \| A beautiful girl, prepubescent and ethereally lovely. She's locked in
CF \| a cage.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline hopes we do not come back to the castle with a child bride.
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to woman"
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO WOMAN
CF \|
CF \| You say, "Madam, my magic feather has sent me here to find the most
CF \| beautiful girl in the land to be my bride and win me the throne." You
CF \| are unnerved by the children in the cages, and their pleading eyes.
CF \| The witch notices you looking and says, "Unwanted children, lost in
CF \| the forest. They always find their way to me. And I find a use for
CF \| them."
CF \|
CF \| You blink, and she says, "But you're after a woman, you say! The
CF \| fairest of them all, yes? Beauty, the most important quality for a
CF \| Queen, or for any woman, whether they be kindhearted or selfish,
CF \| honest or scheming. What woman has use without great beauty?"
CF \|
CF \| She seems to be waiting for you to answer, so you say, "Well,
CF \| obviously. Will you help me?"
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE		Jacqueline says, "'prepubescent and etherally lovely' is a terrible phrase."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUEThe witch says, "Certainly I will. I'll try
CF \| to give you a choice, which is something I don't think you've ever
CF \| had. Did you know you're just a puppet, controlled by someone else?"
CF \|
CF \| You goggle at her and say, "That's just ridiculous. Who is controlling
CF \| me? I'm a prince! No one controls me!"
CF \|
CF \| The Witch cackles and looks out of the text, out of story, out of the
CF \| screen, at you, Clubfloyd, and reaches out her hand. "Clubfloyd," she
CF \| says softly. "Will you give up control of Prince Conrad? He'll never
CF \| be able to make his own mirror a better reflection of the people
CF \| around him if he's under your control. Answer yes or no." >		Jacqueline says, "Wish we had saved."
		Jacqueline says, "Hrm"
		DavidW asks, "who knew a choice like this was coming?"
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, I'm cool with letting him do his own thing. I don't like him anyway."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Oh, I know. There was no way to know."
		DavidW says, "I am also in favour of letting him loose."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "yes"
CF \| around him if he's under your control. Answer yes or no." >
CF \| > YES
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| As you give up control of Conrad, you feel the mirror detach and
CF \| liquefy in your mind. It ripples down through your neck and your arm,
CF \| to your hand, and flows from your fingertips into the screen; and the
CF \| Witch reaches through the story and takes it. She turns to Prince
CF \| Conrad and says, "You're free of Clubfloyd now, little prince. There
CF \| is no fairest. There never was." And she smashes the mirror on the
CF \| floor. Conrad frowns and says, "I don't know Clubfloyd. I don't know
CF \| what you're talking about. I was here for something, but now I don't
CF \| remember what."
CF \|
CF \| The Witch snorts and says "You were a character in a story, controlled
CF \| by another. But now you are free to go and seek the fairest life you
CF \| can."
CF \|
CF \| Conrad shakes himself, goes to the door, opens it, and leaves.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE		Jade says, "untill the end there is no important choice"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| Conrad surveys the yard, the gingerbread house, himself.... and then
CF \| walks off into the forest, where after a day of wandering, lost and
CF \| alone, he finds an empty house with seven small beds in it. He goes
CF \| in, cleans up the place, finds provisions, and cooks up a supper that
CF \| he didn't know he could make.
CF \|
CF \| When the owners of the house come home and find Conrad, and the clean
CF \| house, and the waiting supper, they adopt him and love him for
CF \| himself. And in this way Conrad lives out his days, a useful man
CF \| beloved by companions, making his own decisions, free of the influence
CF \| of witches, magic mirrors, and you, Clubfloyd.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Would you like to rewind and see what happens if you don't give up the
CF \| mirror? >		Jade says, "ClubFloyd lol"
		Jacqueline says, "Him being free, and not a king, seems like a winning ending. Hope he doesn't have kids."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "yes"
CF ]
CF \|
CF \| Gingerbread House
CF \| You are back in the gingerbread house with Prince Conrad and the
CF \| Witch. The Witch has asked you, Clubfloyd, to give up control of
CF \| Conrad.
CF \|
CF \| This time, you refuse.
CF \|
CF \| The Witch draws back her hand, sighs, and turns to you, Conrad. She
CF \| says, "Well, this won't work out for you, since you haven't any more
CF \| free will than anyone else in this story. Clubfloyd knows there can be
CF \| no happy endings in magically compelling a bride, no matter what the
CF \| stories say. But perhaps together, Clubfloyd and I can teach you
CF \| something, little prince."
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE		Jacqueline says, "Oh, and now that I read the ending, he's probably not having kids with the dwarves."
		DavidW says, "Unless they adopt."
		Jacqueline says, "I think adoptions are fine."
		Knight_Otu says, "They.... Dangit David."
		Jacqueline asks, "No Rumplestiltskin issues with adoption, right?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hrm. So now we gotta keep up the puppet show."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| "Now, to choose your bride. Of all the women you've met over the past
CF \| days, which is the fairest to you? What is her name?"
CF \|
CF \| You reply, "I didn't get any names. I don't think any of them have
CF \| names. They're princesses and daughters, sweethearts and brides, goose
CF \| girls and granddaughters. What could a name matter?"
CF \|
CF \| The witch reaches out and smacks your hand with her hot spoon. "Names
CF \| matter, prince. You went to great lengths to discover the name of a
CF \| horse, did you not? You can never see a person as more than an
CF \| archetype unless you know her name."
CF \|
CF \| "An arche-what?" you say. "Madam, I don't know any names. I don't even
CF \| know which one is the most beautiful. They were all surpassingly
CF \| beautiful of face and figure."
CF \|
CF \| "Face and figure," she mimics. "Now, I'll need a finger from you."
CF \|
CF \| "A finger?" you reply. "MY finger? Off my hand?"
CF \|
CF \| "Of course!" says the Witch. "In order to make sure that the most
CF \| beautiful woman in the land will actually come with you, I need some
CF \| flesh, blood, and bone from you. Your smallest finger should do."
CF \|
CF \| You start to back away, saying, "But... isn't there another way? Can I
CF \| just leave?"
CF \|
CF \| The Witch sighs. "It's entirely too late for that, Prince Conrad. You
CF \| can give me a finger and have your woman, or you can go into a cage.
CF \| Which will it be? Just SAY finger, or cage."
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "SAVE"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "cf14"
CF \| >
CF \| > SAVE
CF \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| > SAVEOk.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "CAGE CAGE CAGE"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "say cage"
CF \| >
CF \| > SAY CAGE
CF \|
CF \| (to the Witch)
CF \| You say defiantly, "The cage it is! My father the King shall hear of
CF \| this! You can't keep me!"
CF \|
CF \| The Witch smiles at you and says, "Brave little prince. You'll sleep
CF \| now."
CF \|
CF \| You are falling...
CF \|
CF \| You lose consciousness...
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| You wake to find yourself in a cage in the gingerbread house. Your
CF \| powers of speech have left you. Days pass.... weeks... months....
CF \| years. The Witch feeds you something every day. Lost children find her
CF \| house, are caged for a while, and then disappear. You are sure they go
CF \| into the iron cauldron. You come to wish she would kill you too, but
CF \| the Witch simply keeps you as a pet, an object.
CF \|
CF \| You hear the sound of children outside the house. Another lost brother
CF \| and sister. The Witch brightens and goes to the door.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Oh, dear. That decision didn't work out well for poor Conrad. Witches
CF \| aren't to be trusted. Would you like to rewind and make a different
CF \| choice? >		Knight_Otu says, "Gee. he diplomats of the world will have so much fun with us as the king."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "yes"
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \|
CF \| Gingerbread House
CF \| You are back in the gingerbread house, facing the witch. You say,
CF \| "Fine! Take my finger! I'll be King and then I'll have power to fight
CF \| you!" She snorts and replies, "Picture in your mind these nameless
CF \| women and girls. Choose one, and she will be the fairest. Your blood
CF \| and bone will ensure it."
CF \|
CF \| You picture all the lovely women you've met:
CF \|
CF \| 1.) The woman with the loom who made you the carpet, coldly beautiful,
CF \| with a glow like the moon, dressed in black.
CF \| 2.) The spoiled girl in the stone house, currently in the nixie's
CF \| pond. A lovely girl with a pouting face, caramel colored hair, hazel
CF \| eyes, and golden skin.
CF \| 3.) The Mayor's fiancee, who lied about being able to spin straw into
CF \| gold. She has violet eyes, ebony hair, and milky skin.
CF \| 4.) The princess sleeping in the tower. She is as radiant as the sun,
CF \| with golden hair, long black eyelashes, rosy cheeks, and a rosebud
CF \| mouth.
CF \| 5.) The enchantress in the tower, who gave you pearls, and who you
CF \| suspect turns men into frogs. An enchantingly beautiful woman with a
CF \| mane of red curls, a merry smile, and emerald eyes.
CF \| 6.) The very young girl in the red cape, who you saved from the wolf.
CF \| She is slender, with huge blue eyes in an elfin face.
CF \| 7.) The goose girl who is really a princess. She is as lovely as a
CF \| star, with pale blonde hair, a swan's neck, pale skin, and ruby lips.
CF \| 8.) The true love of the frog-prince, who was a marble statue. A girl
CF \| like an Autumn day, with curly chestnut hair, olive skin, deep
CF \| chocolate-brown eyes, a face like an angel, and an air of fragility.
CF \| 9.) You feel a little strange about it, but you can't help adding the
CF \| prepubescent girl in the cage to the list... she's ethereally lovely.
CF \| And in danger, which is romantic.
CF \| 10.) You also can't help remembering the nixie. A lithe, nude,
CF \| green-tinted girl with long bronze hair, pointed ears, amber eyes with
CF \| vertical pupils, and sharp little teeth.
CF \|
CF \| You have them all in your mind.
CF \|
CF \| "CHOOSE!" thunders the witch.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "final choices, enjoy"
		Jacqueline says, ""You feel a little strange about it..." ... yeah"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "You feel just "a little strange"?!"
		Jacqueline says, "A little."
		Knight_Otu asks, "How about extremely strange!?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "So, I'm tempted to say nixie"
		Jade says, "when you choice, more strange stuff"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, brb gotta do a quick bio break"
		DavidW says, "I vote for 5, the enchantress."
		Knight_Otu says, "I mean, it may look a tad weird to bring a nude woman with greenish skin to the castle."
		DavidW says, "I'm sure the nixie can wear water or algae or something."
		Knight_Otu says, "Better than a child bride though."
		Jade says, "you can see all the choices"
		Jacqueline says, "Back"
		DavidW says, "I'll choose the nixie if that's our choice."
		Jacqueline says, "Wait"
		Jacqueline asks, "Who is the least morally horrible of these? 4?"
		Jacqueline says, "(Other than the children. I'm not considering them.)"
		DavidW says, "I think the enchantress will curse someone and I'd like to know who."
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh. That's why you want 5?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Okay."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure. Whatevs."
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess I'd be or 4 if it means she'll wake up."
		DavidW says, "Also 5 is an adult who can't easily be controlled."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "say 5"
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| >
CF \| > SAY 5
CF \|
CF \| (to the Witch)
CF \| Try saying something else to the witch.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "True."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "5"
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| >
CF \| > 5
CF \|
CF \| CHOOSE a number.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "choose 5"
CF \| >
CF \| > CHOOSE 5
CF \|
CF \| The Witch grins at you and says, "Ah, my cousin! A fine enchantress,
CF \| but that one has her own agenda."
CF \|
CF \| She grasps your hand, puts it on the trestle table, produces a small,
CF \| sharp knife, and....
CF \|
CF \| WHACK! Pain explodes in your hand. The world tilts. And suddenly you
CF \| find yourself standing in the Great Hall of the castle, next to the
CF \| woman with the mane of red curls and the emerald eyes, wearing the
CF \| fabulous pearl necklace. She seems even more beautiful now, as she
CF \| trills her pretty laugh like bells.
CF \|
CF \| Your brothers are here, having brought back young noble ladies who are
CF \| pretty, but who can't be compared to the woman beside you. The King,
CF \| your brothers, and your stepmother gape at you, and at your bride, who
CF \| smiles merrily at them. The King says, "Well, there's no doubt now.
CF \| Conrad will be King!"
CF \|
CF \| Your stepmother and brothers are out of chances. They bow their heads
CF \| to you.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE		Jacqueline says, "We can come back to explore the others."
		Jacqueline says, "At least she had a good, sharp knife."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \| Two years have passed, and you are King. Kind of. Your wife has
CF \| brought her cousin, the Witch, to live in the castle as her
CF \| lady-in-waiting. Every time you try to exert your power as King, your
CF \| wife simply turns you into a stone statue for a little while, an
CF \| uncomfortable state indeed, so you have stopped protesting, stopped
CF \| trying to run things. As time goes on, though, you irritate her more
CF \| and more with your presence, and so you have been a statue in her
CF \| drawing room for some time-- she likes to have you near so she can
CF \| laugh at you, her merry laugh still like the sound of bells.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \| In your statue state, you can see and hear everything. Currently, your
CF \| wife-- the King now in all but name-- is discussing matters of state
CF \| with the Witch, who is gnawing on what looks remarkably like a human
CF \| bone (and come to think of it, where are your brothers?). Your wife's
CF \| pearl necklace twines down around her arm, then around her waist, then
CF \| back up to her neck. She is talking about a strike in the mines, and
CF \| those dwarf miners who won't come to work anymore, and how angry it
CF \| makes her...
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You hear the Witch cackle and bellow, "REWIND!"
CF \|
CF \| And suddenly, you are back in the gingerbread house. The Witch laughs
CF \| heartily and says, "Now, Clubfloyd. That wasn't very nice."
CF \|
CF \| Conrad looks affronted and says peevishly, "That wasn't like I thought
CF \| it would be. Maybe a different woman would be better for me?" The
CF \| Witch sighs and says, "Well, Clubfloyd? What choice will you make for
CF \| little Conrad now?"
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \|
CF \| Gingerbread House
CF \| You picture all the lovely women you've met:
CF \|
CF \| 1.) The woman with the loom who made you the carpet, coldly beautiful,
CF \| with a glow like the moon, dressed in black.
CF \| 2.) The spoiled girl in the stone house, currently in the nixie's
CF \| pond. A lovely girl with a pouting face, caramel colored hair, hazel
CF \| eyes, and golden skin.
CF \| 3.) The Mayor's fiancee, who lied about being able to spin straw into
CF \| gold. She has violet eyes, ebony hair, and milky skin.
CF \| 4.) The princess sleeping in the tower. She is as radiant as the sun,
CF \| with golden hair, long black eyelashes, rosy cheeks, and a rosebud
CF \| mouth.
CF \| √5.) The enchantress in the tower, who gave you pearls, and
CF \| who
CF \| you suspect turns men into frogs. An enchantingly beautiful woman with
CF \| a mane of red curls, a merry smile, and emerald eyes.
CF \| 6.) The very young girl in the red cape, who you saved from the wolf.
CF \| She is slender, with huge blue eyes in an elfin face.
CF \| 7.) The goose girl who is really a princess. She is as lovely as a
CF \| star, with pale blonde hair, a swan's neck, pale skin, and ruby lips.
CF \| 8.) The true love of the frog-prince, who was a marble statue. A girl
CF \| like an Autumn day, with curly chestnut hair, olive skin, deep
CF \| chocolate-brown eyes, a face like an angel, and an air of fragility.
CF \| 9.) You feel a little strange about it, but you can't help adding the
CF \| prepubescent girl in the cage to the list... she's ethereally lovely.
CF \| And in danger, which is romantic.
CF \| 10.) You also can't help remembering the nixie. A lithe, nude,
CF \| green-tinted girl with long bronze hair, pointed ears, amber eyes with
CF \| vertical pupils, and sharp little teeth.
CF \|
CF \| You have them all in your mind.
CF \|
CF \| "CHOOSE!" thunders the witch.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "choose 4"
CF \| >
CF \| > CHOOSE 4
CF \|
CF \| The Witch grins at you and says, "Ah, my cousin's little sleeper! She
CF \| won't be pleased."
CF \|
CF \| She grasps your hand, puts it on the trestle table, produces a small,
CF \| sharp knife, and....
CF \|
CF \| WHACK! Pain explodes in your hand. The world tilts. And suddenly you
CF \| find yourself standing in the Great Hall of the castle, next to the
CF \| girl as beautiful as the sun. She is sleeping soundly on the floor
CF \| next to you.
CF \|
CF \| Your brothers are here, having brought back young noble ladies who are
CF \| pretty, but who can't be compared to the woman beside you, even if she
CF \| is asleep on the floor. The King, your brothers, and your stepmother
CF \| gape at you, and at your bride, who lets out a soft snore. The King
CF \| says, "Well, there's no doubt now. Conrad will be King!"
CF \|
CF \| Your stepmother and brothers are out of chances. They bow their heads
CF \| to you.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]		Jacqueline says, "Ready"
CF \| A month has passed. The King's Magician did everything in his power to
CF \| wake your bride to no avail, and then your father died. Since there
CF \| was no help for it, you married her anyway, just yesterday. You tell
CF \| yourself that she doesn't care, and that it might be handy having such
CF \| a placid wife. She'll never argue with you.
CF \|
CF \| You wake, rise from your wedding bed, smile fondly at the sleeping
CF \| woman with the golden hair in the bed, turn, and...
CF \|
CF \| The red-haired enchantress is leaning against the wall by the door.
CF \| You let out a little scream of shock and she laughs, a sound like
CF \| bells. "You're surprised to see me?" she trills. "You shouldn't be.
CF \| You stole my little sleeper from me, and you should have known I
CF \| wouldn't care for that."
CF \|
CF \| You try to say something, and she chucks you under the chin and says,
CF \| "No matter. I shall have her back, and you as well, and this whole
CF \| palace. Look out the window, King Conrad."
CF \|
CF \| You look out the window and see a wall of thorny brambles and briars,
CF \| grown all around the castle. The enchantress says, "What kind of man
CF \| marries an unconscious woman? It's quite disturbing. Well, you won't
CF \| have time to regret it, because now you will sleep." You try to
CF \| respond, but your eyes are so heavy. You are yawning...
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \| Over the following years, the people of the kingdom get used to not
CF \| having a King. They institute a government with elected leaders and
CF \| get on quite well on their own. Every decade or so, a prince from
CF \| another land comes here, following rumors of a sleeping princess, and
CF \| tries to get through the brambles. None of them are ever seen again.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You hear the Witch cackle and bellow, "REWIND!"
CF \|
CF \| And suddenly, you are back in the gingerbread house. Conrad sniffles,
CF \| wipes his eyes and says, "What's happening? That was horrible. I don't
CF \| understand! I just want a beautiful wife! Don't I?"
CF \|
CF \| The Witch says, "Little Prince, I don't think you know what you want.
CF \| Clubfloyd, try again."
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \|
CF \| Gingerbread House
CF \| You picture all the lovely women you've met:
CF \|
CF \| 1.) The woman with the loom who made you the carpet, coldly beautiful,
CF \| with a glow like the moon, dressed in black.
CF \| 2.) The spoiled girl in the stone house, currently in the nixie's
CF \| pond. A lovely girl with a pouting face, caramel colored hair, hazel
CF \| eyes, and golden skin.
CF \| 3.) The Mayor's fiancee, who lied about being able to spin straw into
CF \| gold. She has violet eyes, ebony hair, and milky skin.
CF \| √4.) The princess sleeping in the tower. She is as radiant as
CF \| the sun, with golden hair, long black eyelashes, rosy cheeks, and a
CF \| rosebud mouth.
CF \| √5.) The enchantress in the tower, who gave you pearls, and
CF \| who
CF \| you suspect turns men into frogs. An enchantingly beautiful woman with
CF \| a mane of red curls, a merry smile, and emerald eyes.
CF \| 6.) The very young girl in the red cape, who you saved from the wolf.
CF \| She is slender, with huge blue eyes in an elfin face.
CF \| 7.) The goose girl who is really a princess. She is as lovely as a
CF \| star, with pale blonde hair, a swan's neck, pale skin, and ruby lips.
CF \| 8.) The true love of the frog-prince, who was a marble statue. A girl
CF \| like an Autumn day, with curly chestnut hair, olive skin, deep
CF \| chocolate-brown eyes, a face like an angel, and an air of fragility.
CF \| 9.) You feel a little strange about it, but you can't help adding the
CF \| prepubescent girl in the cage to the list... she's ethereally lovely.
CF \| And in danger, which is romantic.
CF \| 10.) You also can't help remembering the nixie. A lithe, nude,
CF \| green-tinted girl with long bronze hair, pointed ears, amber eyes with
CF \| vertical pupils, and sharp little teeth.
CF \|
CF \| You have them all in your mind.
CF \|
CF \| "CHOOSE!" thunders the witch.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "I was hoping she'd be awake. I was sure we'd anger the witch though."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I was hoping she'd wake with a kiss or something."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "choose 10"
CF \| >
CF \| > CHOOSE 10
CF \|
CF \| The Witch grins at you and says, "Ah, the nixie. Never boring, that
CF \| girl. And never clothed."
CF \|
CF \| She grasps your hand, puts it on the trestle table, produces a small,
CF \| sharp knife, and....
CF \|
CF \| WHACK! Pain explodes in your hand. The world tilts. And suddenly you
CF \| find yourself standing in the Great Hall of the castle, next to the
CF \| nixie with her amber reptilian eyes, greenish skin, and bronze hair.
CF \| She is quite naked and dripping water on the floor. She fairly blazes
CF \| with exotic, erotic, dangerous beauty.
CF \|
CF \| Your brothers are here, having brought back young noble ladies who are
CF \| pretty, but who can't be compared to the creature beside you. The
CF \| King, your brothers, and your stepmother gape at you, and at your
CF \| bride, who bares her sharp teeth at them. The King says, "Well, this
CF \| is an unusual choice. Yet there's no doubt that this girl is the
CF \| loveliest by far, so Conrad will be King!"
CF \|
CF \| Your stepmother and brothers are out of chances. They bow their heads
CF \| to you.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE		Jacqueline says, "But that last one ended in democracy, which ain't bad."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \| Suddenly, chaos erupts as the nixie turns to you and bites you on your
CF \| cheek, ripping out a chunk of flesh before running out the back doors
CF \| and diving into the pond in the back gardens of the castle. You scream
CF \| and fall backwards and the Magician rushes to your side. Guards draw
CF \| their swords and stumble about, confused. Your brothers are shrieking;
CF \| the King has slumped over in his throne; your stepmother is shouting
CF \| orders; and blood is streaming from your wound, splattering the floor.
CF \| You faint.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| Of course, you never marry the nixie, because that's a ridiculous
CF \| idea. How would that have ever worked out? She takes up permanent
CF \| residence in the pond, and every week or so someone disappears from
CF \| the garden until it is walled up. The King, disgusted by the whole
CF \| affair, changes his mind about you inheriting the throne, but dies
CF \| before he can choose between Roland and Hans.
CF \|
CF \| In the confusion of the days following the King's death, your
CF \| stepmother the Queen seizes power, to the relief of nearly everyone,
CF \| as she is a strong-willed person. She simply starts to rule and does
CF \| it well. You are reduced to a servant in the house, cleaning the
CF \| fireplaces and waiting on your brothers. In a way, this is a relief.
CF \|
CF \| Everyone starts to call you "Cinders," and the nickname sticks. And in
CF \| this way you live out your days.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You hear the Witch cackle and bellow, "REWIND!"
CF \|
CF \| And suddenly, you are back in the gingerbread house. Conrad is crying
CF \| now, looking around in confusion. The Witch says, "What's the matter,
CF \| Conrad?" And he replies, "It wasn't supposed to be like this! I'm
CF \| supposed to get a beautiful girl. Then I'm supposed to be King and
CF \| live happily ever after. But it isn't working out that way."
CF \|
CF \| The Witch sighs, rolls her eyes, and looks out at you, Clubfloyd.
CF \| "What do you say, Clubfloyd?" she asks. Should we see if another woman
CF \| works out for the prince? Yes or no." >		Jacqueline says, "ha. That was great."
		Knight_Otu says, "That sounds like a winne."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, keep exploring, even though that one can't be beat."
		Knight_Otu says, "*winner"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "yes"
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \|
CF \| Gingerbread House
CF \| You picture all the lovely women you've met:
CF \|
CF \| 1.) The woman with the loom who made you the carpet, coldly beautiful,
CF \| with a glow like the moon, dressed in black.
CF \| 2.) The spoiled girl in the stone house, currently in the nixie's
CF \| pond. A lovely girl with a pouting face, caramel colored hair, hazel
CF \| eyes, and golden skin.
CF \| 3.) The Mayor's fiancee, who lied about being able to spin straw into
CF \| gold. She has violet eyes, ebony hair, and milky skin.
CF \| √4.) The princess sleeping in the tower. She is as radiant as
CF \| the sun, with golden hair, long black eyelashes, rosy cheeks, and a
CF \| rosebud mouth.
CF \| √5.) The enchantress in the tower, who gave you pearls, and
CF \| who
CF \| you suspect turns men into frogs. An enchantingly beautiful woman with
CF \| a mane of red curls, a merry smile, and emerald eyes.
CF \| 6.) The very young girl in the red cape, who you saved from the wolf.
CF \| She is slender, with huge blue eyes in an elfin face.
CF \| 7.) The goose girl who is really a princess. She is as lovely as a
CF \| star, with pale blonde hair, a swan's neck, pale skin, and ruby lips.
CF \| 8.) The true love of the frog-prince, who was a marble statue. A girl
CF \| like an Autumn day, with curly chestnut hair, olive skin, deep
CF \| chocolate-brown eyes, a face like an angel, and an air of fragility.
CF \| 9.) You feel a little strange about it, but you can't help adding the
CF \| prepubescent girl in the cage to the list... she's ethereally lovely.
CF \| And in danger, which is romantic.
CF \| √10.) You also can't help remembering the nixie. A lithe,
CF \| nude,
CF \| green-tinted girl with long bronze hair, pointed ears, amber eyes with
CF \| vertical pupils, and sharp little teeth.
CF \|
CF \| You have them all in your mind.
CF \|
CF \| "CHOOSE!" thunders the witch.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "I hope if we do chose the child we are admonished for it."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "choose 1"
CF \| >
CF \| > CHOOSE 1
CF \|
CF \| The Witch grins at you and says, "Ah, my sister! Won't she be pleased.
CF \| She's always wanted to be the fairest in the land!"
CF \|
CF \| She grasps your hand, puts it on the trestle table, produces a small,
CF \| sharp knife, and....
CF \|
CF \| WHACK! Pain explodes in your hand. The world tilts. And suddenly you
CF \| find yourself standing in the Great Hall of the castle, next to the
CF \| woman as beautiful as the moon, who wove the golden carpet. She seems
CF \| even more beautiful now, glowing with a silvery light, with the
CF \| haughty and imperious smile of a Queen.
CF \|
CF \| Your brothers are here, having brought back young noble ladies who are
CF \| pretty, but who can't be compared to the woman beside you. The King,
CF \| your brothers, and your stepmother gape at you, and at your bride, who
CF \| looks impassively back at them. The King says, "Well, there's no doubt
CF \| now. Conrad will be King!"
CF \|
CF \| Your stepmother and brothers are out of chances. They bow their heads
CF \| to you.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \| Five years have passed, and you are the King. In name, anyway. Your
CF \| bride, the woman as beautiful as the moon, is a Witch as it turns out,
CF \| and as you might have guessed. She has you under some kind of
CF \| enchantment, as every time you try to make a decision for your
CF \| kingdom, no matter what you mean to say, what you actually say is, "My
CF \| wife shall decide."
CF \|
CF \| And decide she does. She is the King, and you spend your days
CF \| recalling your adventures in an enchanted haze, alone, unloved, and
CF \| forgotten. You've never had a child, so you've never had to settle up
CF \| with the strange little jeweler, and as your wife has never touched
CF \| you or allowed you to touch her, you probably never will have a child.
CF \| The Mayor of Hamelin strangely just disappeared after you... your
CF \| wife... came to rule, and a woman, the Mayor's wife, now rules in his
CF \| stead. So you never had to settle up with the Mayor, either. The Lord
CF \| of Bremen also vanished, and the Princess who was a Goose Girl rules
CF \| there now. You've never seen anyone from any of your adventures again,
CF \| because you never see anyone. You still don't know your wife's name.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| Tired of your questions about where your brothers, your stepmother,
CF \| and the Magician are (they disappeared some time ago), your wife has
CF \| set you to the task of ordering the household. She has given you a
CF \| ring of keys to every door in the castle, with instructions to open
CF \| every door and tidy every room, except one, which she has forbidden
CF \| you to enter.
CF \|
CF \| Every day you have passed by the forbidden room and paused at it and
CF \| moved on. Today, though, you are tired of being told what to do. You
CF \| put the key in the lock of the forbidden door, turn it, and enter the
CF \| room...
CF \|
CF \| Carnage. The bodies of your brothers, your stepmother, and the
CF \| Magician are here, chopped to pieces in a room awash in blood. You
CF \| scream and turn to run...
CF \|
CF \| But your wife is in the doorway, axe in hand, smiling coldly at you.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You hear the Witch cackle and bellow, "REWIND!"
CF \|
CF \| And suddenly, you are back in the gingerbread house. Conrad is
CF \| weeping. The Witch says, "Are you ready to send him home yet,
CF \| Clubfloyd? Yes or no." >		Jacqueline says, "Women ruling the world. Not as fun as the Nixie ending, but good."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "no"
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \|
CF \| Gingerbread House
CF \| You picture all the lovely women you've met:
CF \|
CF \| √1.) The woman with the loom who made you the carpet, coldly
CF \| beautiful, with a glow like the moon, dressed in black.
CF \| 2.) The spoiled girl in the stone house, currently in the nixie's
CF \| pond. A lovely girl with a pouting face, caramel colored hair, hazel
CF \| eyes, and golden skin.
CF \| 3.) The Mayor's fiancee, who lied about being able to spin straw into
CF \| gold. She has violet eyes, ebony hair, and milky skin.
CF \| √4.) The princess sleeping in the tower. She is as radiant as
CF \| the sun, with golden hair, long black eyelashes, rosy cheeks, and a
CF \| rosebud mouth.
CF \| √5.) The enchantress in the tower, who gave you pearls, and
CF \| who
CF \| you suspect turns men into frogs. An enchantingly beautiful woman with
CF \| a mane of red curls, a merry smile, and emerald eyes.
CF \| 6.) The very young girl in the red cape, who you saved from the wolf.
CF \| She is slender, with huge blue eyes in an elfin face.
CF \| 7.) The goose girl who is really a princess. She is as lovely as a
CF \| star, with pale blonde hair, a swan's neck, pale skin, and ruby lips.
CF \| 8.) The true love of the frog-prince, who was a marble statue. A girl
CF \| like an Autumn day, with curly chestnut hair, olive skin, deep
CF \| chocolate-brown eyes, a face like an angel, and an air of fragility.
CF \| 9.) You feel a little strange about it, but you can't help adding the
CF \| prepubescent girl in the cage to the list... she's ethereally lovely.
CF \| And in danger, which is romantic.
CF \| √10.) You also can't help remembering the nixie. A lithe,
CF \| nude,
CF \| green-tinted girl with long bronze hair, pointed ears, amber eyes with
CF \| vertical pupils, and sharp little teeth.
CF \|
CF \| You have them all in your mind.
CF \|
CF \| "CHOOSE!" thunders the witch.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "choose 6"
CF \| >
CF \| > CHOOSE 6
CF \|
CF \| The Witch grins at you and says, "Ah, the little wolf-girl. All is not
CF \| as it seems with that child."
CF \|
CF \| She grasps your hand, puts it on the trestle table, produces a small,
CF \| sharp knife, and....
CF \|
CF \| WHACK! Pain explodes in your hand. The world tilts. And suddenly you
CF \| find yourself standing in the Great Hall of the castle, next to the
CF \| young girl in the red cape. She seems even more beautiful now, her big
CF \| blue eyes brimming with tears.
CF \|
CF \| Your brothers are here, having brought back young noble ladies who are
CF \| pretty, but who can't be compared to the girl beside you. The King,
CF \| your brothers, and your stepmother gape at you, and at your bride, who
CF \| trembles, looking so young and vulnerable. The King says, "Well,
CF \| there's no doubt now. Conrad will be King!"
CF \|
CF \| Your stepmother and brothers are out of chances. They bow their heads
CF \| to you.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \| Six months have passed, and you are King. It is the night of the full
CF \| moon, a night you have come to dread. You have barricaded your door,
CF \| waiting in fear for the terror to come.
CF \|
CF \| A long howl sounds from downstairs, and you shiver as you hear the
CF \| snarls and roars of your bride, and the screams of those she chases
CF \| and catches in the halls in her hunt.
CF \|
CF \| BANG!
CF \|
CF \| The wolf is at your door, and you run out the side door and down the
CF \| stone halls, frantic to escape. You hear the snarling of the wolf
CF \| behind you, her breath hot on your neck.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| You run frantically, taking corners at full speed, leaping down the
CF \| stairs, running as fast as you can. But the tick, tick, tick of claws
CF \| on the stone floors in getting closer and closer. You dare not look
CF \| back. You reach the great hall when a giant, sharp claw brings you
CF \| down, ripping a gash across your back. You whimper as the wolf's paw
CF \| turns you over, and you look into the big blue eyes of your bride, the
CF \| werewolf. She howls and bares her teeth and...
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You hear the Witch cackle and bellow, "REWIND!"
CF \|
CF \| And suddenly, you are back in the gingerbread house. Conrad is
CF \| weeping. The Witch says, "Are you ready to send him home yet,
CF \| Clubfloyd? Yes or no." >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "no"
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \|
CF \| Gingerbread House
CF \| You picture all the lovely women you've met:
CF \|
CF \| √1.) The woman with the loom who made you the carpet, coldly
CF \| beautiful, with a glow like the moon, dressed in black.
CF \| 2.) The spoiled girl in the stone house, currently in the nixie's
CF \| pond. A lovely girl with a pouting face, caramel colored hair, hazel
CF \| eyes, and golden skin.
CF \| 3.) The Mayor's fiancee, who lied about being able to spin straw into
CF \| gold. She has violet eyes, ebony hair, and milky skin.
CF \| √4.) The princess sleeping in the tower. She is as radiant as
CF \| the sun, with golden hair, long black eyelashes, rosy cheeks, and a
CF \| rosebud mouth.
CF \| √5.) The enchantress in the tower, who gave you pearls, and
CF \| who
CF \| you suspect turns men into frogs. An enchantingly beautiful woman with
CF \| a mane of red curls, a merry smile, and emerald eyes.
CF \| √6.) The very young girl in the red cape, who you saved from
CF \| the wolf. She is slender, with huge blue eyes in an elfin face.
CF \| 7.) The goose girl who is really a princess. She is as lovely as a
CF \| star, with pale blonde hair, a swan's neck, pale skin, and ruby lips.
CF \| 8.) The true love of the frog-prince, who was a marble statue. A girl
CF \| like an Autumn day, with curly chestnut hair, olive skin, deep
CF \| chocolate-brown eyes, a face like an angel, and an air of fragility.
CF \| 9.) You feel a little strange about it, but you can't help adding the
CF \| prepubescent girl in the cage to the list... she's ethereally lovely.
CF \| And in danger, which is romantic.
CF \| √10.) You also can't help remembering the nixie. A lithe,
CF \| nude,
CF \| green-tinted girl with long bronze hair, pointed ears, amber eyes with
CF \| vertical pupils, and sharp little teeth.
CF \|
CF \| You have them all in your mind.
CF \|
CF \| "CHOOSE!" thunders the witch.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline asks, "So, this is by the same person who wrote the moon game?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "choose 9"
CF \| >
CF \| > CHOOSE 9
CF \|
CF \| The Witch grins at you and says, "Ah, the child. I suppose in this day
CF \| and age, grown men marry little girls as a matter of course."
CF \|
CF \| She grasps your hand, puts it on the trestle table, produces a small,
CF \| sharp knife, and....
CF \|
CF \| WHACK! Pain explodes in your hand. The world tilts. And suddenly you
CF \| find yourself standing in the Great Hall of the castle, next to the
CF \| very young girl from the cage in the witch's house. She is
CF \| heartbreakingly beautiful, and weeping in fear, the tears streaking
CF \| her cheeks.
CF \|
CF \| Your brothers are here, having brought back young noble ladies who are
CF \| pretty, but who can't be compared to the girl beside you. The King,
CF \| your brothers, and your stepmother gape at you, and at your bride, who
CF \| trembles. The King says, "Well, she's awfully young. But there's no
CF \| doubt that she's the most beautiful. Conrad will be King!"
CF \|
CF \| Your stepmother and brothers are out of chances. They bow their heads
CF \| to you.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \| The next day, your father dies and you are crowned King. The Magician,
CF \| perturbed by your choice of such a young girl, has chosen to delay
CF \| your wedding until she (Gretel! You've learned her name) is of age.
CF \| The child weeps and cries, missing her brother, scarred by her
CF \| experiences with the witch, and with you. You console yourself with
CF \| the fact that you saved her from the Witch's pot and turn your mind to
CF \| running your kingdom.
CF \|
CF \| You are pondering the forest and its dangerous denizens, and what to
CF \| do about them, when the Magician enters and tells you the news: Gretel
CF \| has run away, into the forest, to try and find her lost brother.
CF \| There's no sign of her, just a trail of breadcrumbs that ends abruptly
CF \| on the path.
CF \|
CF \| Alarmed, you take your trusty sword and plunge into the forest to find
CF \| her.
CF \|
CF \| You search all day and become quite lost. You don't know what became
CF \| of your magic feather, but you sure could use it now. You rest for a
CF \| moment on the trail and hear footsteps coming down the path. You leap
CF \| up, sword out...
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| And the old woman, the grandmother who fed you the white snake, comes
CF \| around the bend toward you. You breathe a sigh of relief, lower your
CF \| sword, and greet her: "Good day, Grandmother! I'm seeking my little
CF \| bride, lost in the woods. Have you seen her?"
CF \|
CF \| Grandmother surveys you with sharp eyes and replies, "Of course I
CF \| have. She's safe at my house. Safe from all the wolves in the forest."
CF \|
CF \| "I'm sorry to hear such dangerous predators still roam the forest,
CF \| Madam," you reply. And she smiles coldly and says, looking into your
CF \| eyes, "They do indeed. I'm looking at one right now."
CF \|
CF \| You understand her meaning and start to object, to tell her that you
CF \| are King and can do what you like, that men marry young girls all the
CF \| time, that you are certainly no predator... but your voice is changing
CF \| into a growl. You are falling to your hands and knees. Fur is
CF \| sprouting from your arms. Your fingernails harden into claws and you
CF \| feel your spine elongate into a tail.
CF \|
CF \| You're a wolf. You snarl and turn to the old woman, who is now holding
CF \| your sword. You leap. The sword comes down.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You hear the Witch cackle and bellow, "REWIND!"
CF \|
CF \| And suddenly, you are back in the gingerbread house. Conrad is
CF \| weeping. The Witch says, "Are you ready to send him home yet,
CF \| Clubfloyd? Yes or no." >		Jacqueline says, "yay"
		DavidW says, "Let's find Conrad a husband next."
		Jade says, "a lot of stuff"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I'm down, but not sure that's an option."
		DavidW asks, "Are we done picking fair girls?"
		DavidW says, "We have the option to send him home without a bride."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I think we're just lawnmowering now."
		DavidW says, "yes, but we don't have to."
		Jacqueline says, "Nah, I'm enjoying the clevel twists on endings."
		Jacqueline asks, "Please lawnmower more?"
		DavidW says, "ok"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "no"
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \|
CF \| Gingerbread House
CF \| You picture all the lovely women you've met:
CF \|
CF \| √1.) The woman with the loom who made you the carpet, coldly
CF \| beautiful, with a glow like the moon, dressed in black.
CF \| 2.) The spoiled girl in the stone house, currently in the nixie's
CF \| pond. A lovely girl with a pouting face, caramel colored hair, hazel
CF \| eyes, and golden skin.
CF \| 3.) The Mayor's fiancee, who lied about being able to spin straw into
CF \| gold. She has violet eyes, ebony hair, and milky skin.
CF \| √4.) The princess sleeping in the tower. She is as radiant as
CF \| the sun, with golden hair, long black eyelashes, rosy cheeks, and a
CF \| rosebud mouth.
CF \| √5.) The enchantress in the tower, who gave you pearls, and
CF \| who
CF \| you suspect turns men into frogs. An enchantingly beautiful woman with
CF \| a mane of red curls, a merry smile, and emerald eyes.
CF \| √6.) The very young girl in the red cape, who you saved from
CF \| the wolf. She is slender, with huge blue eyes in an elfin face.
CF \| 7.) The goose girl who is really a princess. She is as lovely as a
CF \| star, with pale blonde hair, a swan's neck, pale skin, and ruby lips.
CF \| 8.) The true love of the frog-prince, who was a marble statue. A girl
CF \| like an Autumn day, with curly chestnut hair, olive skin, deep
CF \| chocolate-brown eyes, a face like an angel, and an air of fragility.
CF \| √9.) You feel a little strange about it, but you can't help
CF \| adding the prepubescent girl in the cage to the list... she's
CF \| ethereally lovely. And in danger, which is romantic.
CF \| √10.) You also can't help remembering the nixie. A lithe,
CF \| nude,
CF \| green-tinted girl with long bronze hair, pointed ears, amber eyes with
CF \| vertical pupils, and sharp little teeth.
CF \|
CF \| You have them all in your mind.
CF \|
CF \| "CHOOSE!" thunders the witch.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "clevel=clever, of course."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "choose 7"
CF \| >
CF \| > CHOOSE 7
CF \|
CF \| The Witch grins at you and says, "Ah, the Goose Girl! A most
CF \| vindictive young lady."
CF \|
CF \| She grasps your hand, puts it on the trestle table, produces a small,
CF \| sharp knife, and....
CF \|
CF \| WHACK! Pain explodes in your hand. The world tilts. And suddenly you
CF \| find yourself standing in the Great Hall of the castle, next to the
CF \| princess who was a goose-girl. She is as beautiful as a star, with her
CF \| pale blonde hair gleaming. She seems even more beautiful now, as she
CF \| stares down your stepmother, her chin lifted. She is a true princess.
CF \|
CF \| Your brothers are here, having brought back young noble ladies who are
CF \| pretty, but who can't be compared to the girl beside you. The King,
CF \| your brothers, and your stepmother gape at you, and at your bride, who
CF \| gives them an imperious nod. The King says, "Well, there's no doubt
CF \| now. Conrad will be King!"
CF \|
CF \| Your stepmother and brothers are out of chances. They bow their heads
CF \| to you.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE		Knight_Otu says, "I feel the witch judging us more and more harshly for meddling."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \| Two days later, your father dies and you are crowned King. The Lord of
CF \| Bremen, angry at being deprived of yet another bride, has challenged
CF \| you to a duel, and honor will not allow you to refuse. If you don't
CF \| fight, the town of Bremen will not accept you as King and will secede.
CF \| War may follow. So here you are, readying yourself for a duel with
CF \| your trusty sword and wishing you had paid more attention to your
CF \| teachers in swordsmanship.
CF \|
CF \| You bite into the apple someone left on your table, turn, and let out
CF \| a surprised yelp, for sitting in your chair, watching you, is the
CF \| woman who wove your carpet. Who is, of course, a Witch.
CF \|
CF \| She smiles her cold, haughty smile at you and says, "I've come to
CF \| settle our debt, King Conrad. You promised me my heart's desire for
CF \| weaving that carpet, and I will collect on that promise today."
CF \|
CF \| You sigh and say, "I'm about to fight a duel, but tell me what it is
CF \| you want."
CF \|
CF \| "The crown," she says. "I'll take it, fight your duel for you, and be
CF \| King myself." You sputter and say, "But I cannot give you that. I am
CF \| King."
CF \|
CF \| She gazes impassively at you for a moment, and then gestures to the
CF \| apple. "Too late," she says. "The poison in the apple is already doing
CF \| its work."
CF \|
CF \| You look at the red apple, and the world starts fading out. You are
CF \| falling down...
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| You lie on the floor, paralyzed, yet able to see and hear. Your wife
CF \| comes into the room, bends down and says softly to you, "Thank you for
CF \| choosing me. I meant to rule Bremen with my true love, but thanks to
CF \| you, we'll rule the whole kingdom."
CF \|
CF \| She plucks the crown from your head, hands it to the Witch, and kisses
CF \| her. The two of them are stunning: one woman as beautiful as the moon,
CF \| and one as beautiful as a star. The Witch picks up your sword and they
CF \| leave together, arm in arm.
CF \|
CF \| You don't die; the Witch's poisoned apple has only paralyzed you
CF \| permanently. The Witch and your wife dispatch the Lord of Bremen
CF \| easily, as no one in Bremen seems to care. They put your paralyzed,
CF \| yet aware, body in a glass coffin in the Great Hall so everyone can
CF \| witness their power over the man who thought he could control them.
CF \| They rule the kingdom together, the Witch as King and your wife as
CF \| Queen, as you lie in your glass coffin. Perhaps one day, you think, an
CF \| adventuring princess will give you the kiss that wakes you.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You hear the Witch cackle and bellow, "REWIND!"
CF \|
CF \| And suddenly, you are back in the gingerbread house. Conrad is
CF \| weeping. The Witch says, "Are you ready to send him home yet,
CF \| Clubfloyd? Yes or no." >		Jacqueline says, "YES"
		DavidW asks, "No more lawnmowing?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Have we done them all?"
		DavidW says, "Nope."
		Jacqueline frowns. "Kinda wanna see 'em all."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "no"
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \|
CF \| Gingerbread House
CF \| You picture all the lovely women you've met:
CF \|
CF \| √1.) The woman with the loom who made you the carpet, coldly
CF \| beautiful, with a glow like the moon, dressed in black.
CF \| 2.) The spoiled girl in the stone house, currently in the nixie's
CF \| pond. A lovely girl with a pouting face, caramel colored hair, hazel
CF \| eyes, and golden skin.
CF \| 3.) The Mayor's fiancee, who lied about being able to spin straw into
CF \| gold. She has violet eyes, ebony hair, and milky skin.
CF \| √4.) The princess sleeping in the tower. She is as radiant as
CF \| the sun, with golden hair, long black eyelashes, rosy cheeks, and a
CF \| rosebud mouth.
CF \| √5.) The enchantress in the tower, who gave you pearls, and
CF \| who
CF \| you suspect turns men into frogs. An enchantingly beautiful woman with
CF \| a mane of red curls, a merry smile, and emerald eyes.
CF \| √6.) The very young girl in the red cape, who you saved from
CF \| the wolf. She is slender, with huge blue eyes in an elfin face.
CF \| √7.) The goose girl who is really a princess. She is as lovely
CF \| as a star, with pale blonde hair, a swan's neck, pale skin, and ruby
CF \| lips.
CF \| 8.) The true love of the frog-prince, who was a marble statue. A girl
CF \| like an Autumn day, with curly chestnut hair, olive skin, deep
CF \| chocolate-brown eyes, a face like an angel, and an air of fragility.
CF \| √9.) You feel a little strange about it, but you can't help
CF \| adding the prepubescent girl in the cage to the list... she's
CF \| ethereally lovely. And in danger, which is romantic.
CF \| √10.) You also can't help remembering the nixie. A lithe,
CF \| nude,
CF \| green-tinted girl with long bronze hair, pointed ears, amber eyes with
CF \| vertical pupils, and sharp little teeth.
CF \|
CF \| You have them all in your mind.
CF \|
CF \| "CHOOSE!" thunders the witch.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "choose 3"
CF \| >
CF \| > CHOOSE 3
CF \|
CF \| The Witch grins at you and says, "Ah, the liar. Ambitious, that one.
CF \| Being Queen will suit her well."
CF \|
CF \| She grasps your hand, puts it on the trestle table, produces a small,
CF \| sharp knife, and....
CF \|
CF \| WHACK! Pain explodes in your hand. The world tilts. And suddenly you
CF \| find yourself standing in the Great Hall of the castle, next to the
CF \| beautiful girl who lied about spinning straw into gold, with her
CF \| violet eyes and ebony hair.
CF \|
CF \| Your brothers are here, having brought back young noble ladies who are
CF \| pretty, but who can't be compared to the girl beside you. The King,
CF \| your brothers, and your stepmother gape at you, and at your bride, who
CF \| beams at them. She sought a rich and powerful husband, and now she
CF \| will be Queen. The King says, "Well, there's no doubt now. Conrad will
CF \| be King!"
CF \|
CF \| Your stepmother and brothers are out of chances. They bow their heads
CF \| to you.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE		Jade says, "try all, is funny"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \| Seven years have passed, and you are king. The Mayor of Hamelin,
CF \| outraged at your theft of his bride when he was so helpful to you,
CF \| waged war on you, and for the last seven years the war has been
CF \| ferocious, claiming the lives of many in your city and in Hamelin.
CF \|
CF \| The people of Hamelin finally revolted, refusing to fight for this
CF \| cause any longer. The fire of revolution has spread, and your city is
CF \| burning. Destruction is imminent. The people are simply fed up with
CF \| dying for bickering nobles.
CF \|
CF \| And your wife has just given birth to a baby boy.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| You stand beside your wife's bed as she sleeps, worn out from
CF \| childbirth. You can smell smoke from the burning city, and you look at
CF \| the tiny, perfect face of your son in your arms.
CF \|
CF \| And... POOF!
CF \|
CF \| The little man, the jeweler, is in the room, and you know suddenly,
CF \| with a twist of nausea, why he is here. You clutch the baby and say,
CF \| "You can't have him. That was a ridiculous deal! How was I to know..."
CF \|
CF \| The little man sighs, stumps over to you, and says, "You cannot break
CF \| this agreement, King Conrad. The deal was binding."
CF \|
CF \| You turn away as if to run, and the little man reaches out one long
CF \| finger and twirls it in a circle. There is a flash of light, and your
CF \| arms are empty. The little man is gone, and so is your baby.
CF \|
CF \| You hear the mob break through the castle walls. They are coming for
CF \| you.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You hear the Witch cackle and bellow, "REWIND!"
CF \|
CF \| And suddenly, you are back in the gingerbread house. Conrad is
CF \| weeping. The Witch says, "Are you ready to send him home yet,
CF \| Clubfloyd? Yes or no." >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "no"
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \|
CF \| Gingerbread House
CF \| You picture all the lovely women you've met:
CF \|
CF \| √1.) The woman with the loom who made you the carpet, coldly
CF \| beautiful, with a glow like the moon, dressed in black.
CF \| 2.) The spoiled girl in the stone house, currently in the nixie's
CF \| pond. A lovely girl with a pouting face, caramel colored hair, hazel
CF \| eyes, and golden skin.
CF \| √3.) The Mayor's fiancee, who lied about being able to spin
CF \| straw into gold. She has violet eyes, ebony hair, and milky skin.
CF \| √4.) The princess sleeping in the tower. She is as radiant as
CF \| the sun, with golden hair, long black eyelashes, rosy cheeks, and a
CF \| rosebud mouth.
CF \| √5.) The enchantress in the tower, who gave you pearls, and
CF \| who
CF \| you suspect turns men into frogs. An enchantingly beautiful woman with
CF \| a mane of red curls, a merry smile, and emerald eyes.
CF \| √6.) The very young girl in the red cape, who you saved from
CF \| the wolf. She is slender, with huge blue eyes in an elfin face.
CF \| √7.) The goose girl who is really a princess. She is as lovely
CF \| as a star, with pale blonde hair, a swan's neck, pale skin, and ruby
CF \| lips.
CF \| 8.) The true love of the frog-prince, who was a marble statue. A girl
CF \| like an Autumn day, with curly chestnut hair, olive skin, deep
CF \| chocolate-brown eyes, a face like an angel, and an air of fragility.
CF \| √9.) You feel a little strange about it, but you can't help
CF \| adding the prepubescent girl in the cage to the list... she's
CF \| ethereally lovely. And in danger, which is romantic.
CF \| √10.) You also can't help remembering the nixie. A lithe,
CF \| nude,
CF \| green-tinted girl with long bronze hair, pointed ears, amber eyes with
CF \| vertical pupils, and sharp little teeth.
CF \|
CF \| You have them all in your mind.
CF \|
CF \| "CHOOSE!" thunders the witch.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "choose 2"
CF \| >
CF \| > CHOOSE 2
CF \|
CF \| The Witch grins at you and says, "Ah, the betrayer of frogs. A fine
CF \| choice for you!"
CF \|
CF \| She grasps your hand, puts it on the trestle table, produces a small,
CF \| sharp knife, and....
CF \|
CF \| WHACK! Pain explodes in your hand. The world tilts. And suddenly you
CF \| find yourself standing in the Great Hall of the castle, next to the
CF \| beautiful girl who betrayed the frog prince and lost her golden ball.
CF \| She's still damp from the nixie's pond.
CF \|
CF \| Your brothers are here, having brought back young noble ladies who are
CF \| pretty, but who can't be compared to the girl beside you. The King,
CF \| your brothers, and your stepmother gape at you, and at your bride, who
CF \| rolls her eyes at them and pouts. The King says, "Well, there's no
CF \| doubt now. Conrad will be King!"
CF \|
CF \| Your stepmother and brothers are out of chances. They bow their heads
CF \| to you.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \| One year has passed, and you are King of a kingdom on the brink of
CF \| financial ruin. Your wife has expensive taste and has pressed every
CF \| goldsmith, dressmaker, and artisan in the kingdom into indentured
CF \| servitude to her insatiable appetite for gold, jewels, and gowns. Her
CF \| rooms are crammed to bursting with expensive objects, yet she still
CF \| whines about her lost ball. And the curse on her manifests itself in
CF \| an unsurprising way: she looks more and more like a frog every day.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE		Jacqueline says, "It's nice that the game checks them off for you."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| You are at the dinner table, listening to your wife whine. One of your
CF \| brothers distracts her, and you see your stepmother pour some powder
CF \| into your wife's wine. She sees you looking and waits for you to say
CF \| something, but you keep quiet.
CF \|
CF \| The next day your wife is dead, and still, you keep quiet.
CF \|
CF \| It seems her curse has passed on to you, for within a few months you
CF \| have transformed into a frog. You now live in the big fountain in the
CF \| castle's courtyard. You suppose your stepmother and brothers are
CF \| running the kingdom, but all of that is not very interesting to you
CF \| now.
CF \|
CF \| A fly buzzes by you, and your long tongue darts out and catches it.
CF \| Sweetness explodes in your mouth. You dive back into the fountain and
CF \| swim through the cool, murky water.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You hear the Witch cackle and bellow, "REWIND!"
CF \|
CF \| And suddenly, you are back in the gingerbread house. Conrad is
CF \| weeping. The Witch says, "Are you ready to send him home yet,
CF \| Clubfloyd? Yes or no." >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "no"
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \|
CF \| Gingerbread House
CF \| You picture all the lovely women you've met:
CF \|
CF \| √1.) The woman with the loom who made you the carpet, coldly
CF \| beautiful, with a glow like the moon, dressed in black.
CF \| √2.) The spoiled girl in the stone house, currently in the
CF \| nixie's pond. A lovely girl with a pouting face, caramel colored hair,
CF \| hazel eyes, and golden skin.
CF \| √3.) The Mayor's fiancee, who lied about being able to spin
CF \| straw into gold. She has violet eyes, ebony hair, and milky skin.
CF \| √4.) The princess sleeping in the tower. She is as radiant as
CF \| the sun, with golden hair, long black eyelashes, rosy cheeks, and a
CF \| rosebud mouth.
CF \| √5.) The enchantress in the tower, who gave you pearls, and
CF \| who
CF \| you suspect turns men into frogs. An enchantingly beautiful woman with
CF \| a mane of red curls, a merry smile, and emerald eyes.
CF \| √6.) The very young girl in the red cape, who you saved from
CF \| the wolf. She is slender, with huge blue eyes in an elfin face.
CF \| √7.) The goose girl who is really a princess. She is as lovely
CF \| as a star, with pale blonde hair, a swan's neck, pale skin, and ruby
CF \| lips.
CF \| 8.) The true love of the frog-prince, who was a marble statue. A girl
CF \| like an Autumn day, with curly chestnut hair, olive skin, deep
CF \| chocolate-brown eyes, a face like an angel, and an air of fragility.
CF \| √9.) You feel a little strange about it, but you can't help
CF \| adding the prepubescent girl in the cage to the list... she's
CF \| ethereally lovely. And in danger, which is romantic.
CF \| √10.) You also can't help remembering the nixie. A lithe,
CF \| nude,
CF \| green-tinted girl with long bronze hair, pointed ears, amber eyes with
CF \| vertical pupils, and sharp little teeth.
CF \|
CF \| You have them all in your mind.
CF \|
CF \| "CHOOSE!" thunders the witch.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "choose 8"
CF \| >
CF \| > CHOOSE 8
CF \|
CF \| The Witch grins at you and says, "Ah, the true love of another. What
CF \| is sweeter?"
CF \|
CF \| She grasps your hand, puts it on the trestle table, produces a small,
CF \| sharp knife, and....
CF \|
CF \| WHACK! Pain explodes in your hand. The world tilts. And suddenly you
CF \| find yourself standing in the Great Hall of the castle, next to the
CF \| woman with olive skin and chocolate eyes, as delicate and beautiful as
CF \| a marble rose. She seems even more beautiful now, as she blinks in
CF \| confusion at you.
CF \|
CF \| Your brothers are here, having brought back young noble ladies who are
CF \| pretty, but who can't be compared to the girl beside you. The King,
CF \| your brothers, and your stepmother gape at you, and at your bride, who
CF \| frowns prettily. The King says, "Well, there's no doubt now. Conrad
CF \| will be King!"
CF \|
CF \| Your stepmother and brothers are out of chances. They bow their heads
CF \| to you.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \| Three weeks later, your father dies and you are crowned King. The Frog
CF \| Prince, who turns out to be the crown prince of a large and powerful
CF \| kingdom, is livid at your theft of his true love and sends an army to
CF \| reclaim her. When faced with a sea of swords and battering rams raging
CF \| outside your defenseless city, you capitulate rather than trying to
CF \| fight.
CF \|
CF \| Without a drop of blood being spilled, the Frog Prince annexes your
CF \| kingdom, marries his bride, and becomes King of your land.
CF \|
CF \| The Queen, who has hated you bitterly since you kidnapped her away
CF \| from him, has a tall tower built quickly with the help of the
CF \| red-haired enchantress, and you are imprisoned in it.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| Many years have passed as you watch your city flourish from the high
CF \| windows of your stone tower. The Frog Prince has turned out to be a
CF \| wise and fair King, his beloved wife a gracious and adored Queen. They
CF \| have eliminated poverty, and where the slums once stood is now a
CF \| bustling and comfortable neighborhood. From your window, you can see
CF \| the new road into the forest, allowing safe and quick travel to Bremen
CF \| and Hamelin. Trade has exploded.
CF \|
CF \| Your hair has never been cut and has grown very long. So long, in
CF \| fact, that the Frog Prince can climb it to visit with you and chat
CF \| occasionally, calling for you to let down your long gray hair from the
CF \| window. But he comes less and less, and you've never seen his beloved
CF \| again, or anyone else.
CF \|
CF \| You heave a sigh, slide to the floor and lapse into a reverie, a
CF \| memory of the days when you were a prince on an adventure.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You hear the Witch cackle and bellow, "REWIND!"
CF \|
CF \| And suddenly, you are back in the gingerbread house. Conrad is
CF \| weeping. The Witch says, "Are you ready to send him home yet,
CF \| Clubfloyd? Yes or no." >		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Conrapunzel!"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "no"
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \|
CF \| Gingerbread House
CF \| You picture all the lovely women you've met:
CF \|
CF \| √1.) The woman with the loom who made you the carpet, coldly
CF \| beautiful, with a glow like the moon, dressed in black.
CF \| √2.) The spoiled girl in the stone house, currently in the
CF \| nixie's pond. A lovely girl with a pouting face, caramel colored hair,
CF \| hazel eyes, and golden skin.
CF \| √3.) The Mayor's fiancee, who lied about being able to spin
CF \| straw into gold. She has violet eyes, ebony hair, and milky skin.
CF \| √4.) The princess sleeping in the tower. She is as radiant as
CF \| the sun, with golden hair, long black eyelashes, rosy cheeks, and a
CF \| rosebud mouth.
CF \| √5.) The enchantress in the tower, who gave you pearls, and
CF \| who
CF \| you suspect turns men into frogs. An enchantingly beautiful woman with
CF \| a mane of red curls, a merry smile, and emerald eyes.
CF \| √6.) The very young girl in the red cape, who you saved from
CF \| the wolf. She is slender, with huge blue eyes in an elfin face.
CF \| √7.) The goose girl who is really a princess. She is as lovely
CF \| as a star, with pale blonde hair, a swan's neck, pale skin, and ruby
CF \| lips.
CF \| √8.) The true love of the frog-prince, who was a marble
CF \| statue.
CF \| A girl like an Autumn day, with curly chestnut hair, olive skin, deep
CF \| chocolate-brown eyes, a face like an angel, and an air of fragility.
CF \| √9.) You feel a little strange about it, but you can't help
CF \| adding the prepubescent girl in the cage to the list... she's
CF \| ethereally lovely. And in danger, which is romantic.
CF \| √10.) You also can't help remembering the nixie. A lithe,
CF \| nude,
CF \| green-tinted girl with long bronze hair, pointed ears, amber eyes with
CF \| vertical pupils, and sharp little teeth.
CF \|
CF \| You have them all in your mind.
CF \|
CF \| "CHOOSE!" thunders the witch.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "choose witch"
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| >
CF \| > CHOOSE WITCH
CF \|
CF \| The women are listed from 1-10. CHOOSE a number.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "choose 11"
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| >
CF \| > CHOOSE 11
CF \|
CF \| The women are listed from 1-10. CHOOSE a number.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You hear the Witch cackle and bellow, "REWIND!"
CF \|
CF \| And suddenly, you are back in the gingerbread house. Conrad is
CF \| weeping. The Witch says, "Are you ready to send him home yet,
CF \| Clubfloyd? Yes or no." >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "yes"
CF \| Clubfloyd? Yes or no." >
CF \| > YES
CF \|
CF \| The Witch nods and fixes Conrad with a stern gaze. "Tell us what YOU
CF \| want, Conrad," she says.
CF \|
CF \| Conrad sniffs miserably and says, "I don't even really like girls. I
CF \| mean, all these women are really pretty, but they don't like me
CF \| either. I'm not sure I even want to be King."
CF \|
CF \| The Witch smiles, showing snaggle-teeth, and says, "That's the first
CF \| wise thing you've said, Prince. Time to send you home."
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE		Jade asks, "10 aren't enough?"
		Jacqueline says, "Not those 10"
		Jacqueline says, "I think a couple of those were winning endings, though."
		Knight_Otu says, "There's always the possibiliy of hidden options."
		Jacqueline says, "Not for Conrad, of course. But in general."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| The Witch snaps her fingers, and...
CF \|
CF \| You are back in the castle. Your brothers are there with pretty, noble
CF \| ladies who are trying to charm your stepmother. When you appear,
CF \| alone, your father says, "What's the meaning of this, boy? Where's the
CF \| woman you were supposed to find?"
CF \|
CF \| Your brothers snicker, and Roland says, "Conrad couldn't get ANY woman
CF \| to come with him!" And everyone laughs.
CF \|
CF \| You straighten your spine and say calmly, "I don't want a wife. Not
CF \| like this. And maybe not at all. If that costs me the throne, so be
CF \| it." Everyone is gaping at you, and the Magician peers through the
CF \| words, out of the screen, at you, Clubfloyd, and smiles. He says to
CF \| your father, "That's wisdom, Majesty. We gave the boy a worthless and
CF \| cruel task, and he recognized it as such and has the guts to say what
CF \| he really wants. That's a kingly trait."
CF \|
CF \| The King shakes his head, rubs his tired old eyes, opens his mouth,
CF \| and says...
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| The last page of the story appears to be missing. And thus the story
CF \| ends. Happily ever after? Who can say?
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Would you like to rewind and see what happens if you choose any other
CF \| women for Conrad? >		Jacqueline says (to KO), "oooh. Hadn't thought of that. Will remember that when I play a game of yours."
		Jacqueline says, "That was quite good."
		Jacqueline applauds.
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "no"
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| women for Conrad? >
CF \| > NO
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Live happily ever after, Clubfloyd!
CF \|
CF \| Would you like to read the game's end notes?>
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "yes"
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| Would you like to read the game's end notes?>
CF \| > YES
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| This game was inspired by Emily Short's wonderful "Fractured Fairy
CF \| Tale" games, in which she takes a well-known fairy tale and retells
CF \| it. Playing those made me want to smash ALL the fairy tales to pieces,
CF \| blend them up, and make a casserole of them. So I did.
CF \|
CF \| The decision to involve the player in the game was an eleventh hour
CF \| decision, and I hope it worked. It was enormously fun and challenging
CF \| to try and bring the player (and in places if you tried certain
CF \| commands, myself!) into the story, and to explore questions of agency
CF \| with that mechanism.
CF \|
CF \| Thanks to my fabulous, wonderful beta testers: Pete Gardner, Larry
CF \| Horsfield, Jade, Jill Jeffery, Zed Lopez, Christopher Merriner, Travis
CF \| Moy, Eva Radke, Edo Rajh, Mike Russo, Agnieszka Trzaska and
CF \| Truthcraze.
CF \|
CF \| Thanks to Emily Short for her extensions Basic Screen Effects and
CF \| Glulx Image Centering, and to Gavin Lambert for his extension Exit
CF \| Lister.
CF \|
CF \| Many thanks always to everyone at the intfiction.org forum for all
CF \| their patient help.
CF \|
CF \| The Grimm brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm, collected many timeless tales
CF \| that have become essential stories in Western culture. I have read
CF \| them over and over for decades, and my love/hate relationship with
CF \| these stories has enriched my life.
CF \|
CF \| Thanks always and most of all to Tom, my own true love.
CF \|
CF \| The cover art was made using my own photograph with collage, and text
CF \| and feather art from Canva used under Canva's free content license.
CF \|
CF \| Amanda Walker
CF \| March 2022
CF \|
CF \| PS: If you find a bug or want to send me a transcript or feedback,
CF \| please email me at beachwalkera@gmail.com
CF \|
CF \| Would you like to read the more academic end notes on Grimm's fairy
CF \| tales and how I used them in this game?>
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "yes"
CF \| tales and how I used them in this game?>
CF \| > YES
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Every character and event in this game is stolen (sometimes modified,
CF \| sometimes directly imported) from one of Grimm's Fairy Tales, with the
CF \| base fairy tale being The Three Feathers. These stories are a
CF \| basic-- and disturbing-- part of our cultural mythos. The original
CF \| versions are often incredibly bloody and violent, and very unsettling
CF \| in their assumptions about gender roles and relationships. Very few
CF \| characters in these stories have names, and when they do, they are
CF \| usually descriptive names: "Goose-girl", "Little Red Riding Hood",
CF \| "Snow White", etc. Even "Rapunzel" is not a real name, but is the name
CF \| of the vegetable stolen by the girl's father from the Witch, who then
CF \| takes the girl in retribution.
CF \|
CF \| These archetypal characters (heroic princes, evil stepmothers,
CF \| virtuous girls, damsels in distress, wise old women, witches, etc)
CF \| always have defined roles and prescribed choices. And in fairy tales,
CF \| although names often have magic significance (like "Rumplestiltskin"),
CF \| characters never ask for names, and are never allowed to deviate from
CF \| their quests without serious consequences.
CF \|
CF \| In fairy tales, physical form is of the utmost importance. Bad people
CF \| are ugly (with the exception of some witches!) and good people are
CF \| beautiful. Any woman or girl at the heart of a fairy tale is always
CF \| surpassingly beautiful, and is guaranteed to love the hero (major
CF \| heteronormativity, which I tried to tackle a bit at the end!).
CF \| Sometimes these girls are clever and find their own ways to marry
CF \| kings and princes. Sometimes they are enchanted, asleep, imprisoned,
CF \| or transformed, and must rely entirely on the noble hero to save them.
CF \| But many, many Grimm tales end with these girls marrying royalty,
CF \| whether they sought it or not.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE		MoyTravis says, "notes eh"
		MoyTravis says, "nifty"
		Jade says, "It is a good game"
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Gingerbread House
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUELord Byron famously wrote:
CF \| "All tragedies are finished by a death,
CF \| All comedies are ended by a marriage."
CF \|
CF \| In fairy tales, you usually find both marriage and death at the end,
CF \| and they all have elements of both comedy and tragedy. So I stuck to
CF \| this in the game's storyline: all the endings have elements of
CF \| marriage and death.
CF \|
CF \| There are thirteen endings in this game, and only two that are happy
CF \| endings for Conrad. But there are happy endings for some of the other
CF \| characters, to whom I tried to give some agency and power that they
CF \| never would have been allowed in the original stories, while sticking
CF \| to the Grimm theme of just desserts for bad actions... usually
CF \| violence.
CF \|
CF \| Some of my favorite Grimm tales are so violent and disturbing that
CF \| they didn't make it into the game (see The Juniper Tree for
CF \| an example), but all the violence in the game is well in line with the
CF \| violence in the original stories (The execution of the false bride in
CF \| a nail-studded barrel, and the horse's head nailed to the arch, in
CF \| "The Goose-Girl," are depicted accurately here. And the horse really
CF \| is named Falada!). After all, this is a world in which witches eat
CF \| lost children, husbands murder wives routinely, and bloody vengeance
CF \| is righteous. The Grimm ending to The Three Feathers is so
CF \| egregiously misogynistic and violent that I booted it... I simply
CF \| could not see a way to make it work here.
CF \|
CF \| I recommend that you spend some time reading the original versions of
CF \| the Tales; they are terrifying, illuminating, and wonderful.
CF \|
CF \| Amanda Walker
CF \| March 2022
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 \| >		MoyTravis says, "oh that's less endnote-y than I'd hoped"
		Knight_Otu says, "My original plan for Finish Your Foe was that there were several more possible opponents than there ended up being, but with largely the same introduction, varied by who the opponent was. In the end, it was just the three."
		Jacqueline says, "Well done, Amanda."
		Knight_Otu says, "And yeah, this was a good game."
		DavidW says, "yes. I liked that."
		Jade says, "there wasn't any good ending"
		DavidW says, "yes, the dwarves one and the no wife one."
		Jade says, "that was my appointment to Amanda"
		Jacqueline says, "And yes, I collect original volumes of Lang's Fairy Tales, which often have Grimm in them, and so I am used to all this weird violence that is so wildly out of place if you only read one story, but if you read them all it becomes almost formulaic."
		Knight_Otu says, "Conrad exiling himself to live with the seven dwarves was nice."
		Jade says, "she implemented those after"
		Jacqueline says, "I liked the women ruling the world one. And the nixie one was just delightfully violent and funny."
		Jacqueline says, "Conrad was terrible himself, so the endings where he got what he deserved weren't necessarily bad."
		Knight_Otu says, "True."
		DavidW says, "Little Red Riding Wolf ending was one of the more predicable endings."
		Jacqueline says, "I think the best ending was the one where he married someone else's true love and the kingdom prospered under excellent leadership."
		Jacqueline says, "Like, everyone except Conrad did well there, and Conrad didn't do too badly."
		Knight_Otu says, "The Conrapunzel ending, yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		Jade says, "there has all kind of readings"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I must needs depart to another interactive fiction-related thing, scheduled at half past. Really enjoyed this. Thank you."
		MoyTravis says, "Yeah, cya'll"
		DavidW says, "thanks all"
		MoyTravis says, "Thanks for drivin'"
		DavidW says, "bye Jacqueline"
		DavidW says, "thanks Moy"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yes, thank you for driving."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Thanks for driving!"
MoyTravis goes home.		DavidW says, "thanks KO, Jacqueline"
		Jade says, "Raplestinskin relationship with the previous advise is terrible"
		Jade says, "GG, thanks for the game"
		DavidW says, "thanks Jade"
DavidW focuses on his crystal and fades away into a silver haze in the light.		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Stay safe everyone, and good night!"