AllThingsJacq.com - Interactive Fiction | ClubFloyd - September 10, 2023 - A Change in the Weather by Andrew Plotkin


ToyShop & Floyditorium		#ClubFloyd Discussion


		DavidW says, "There's probably some classic game we could play."
		Jacqueline says, "IFDB has 130 new game listings since last month. It's hard to skim for the new uploads among all of the reviews (not a bad thing, just a thing)."
		DavidW says, "IFDB recently implemented a search by day feature."
		DavidW asks, "Is that what you're using?"
		Jade says, "I didin't notice."
		DavidW says, "You can search for all Glulx games in the last 60 days, that sort of thing."
		Jacqueline says, "No, I'm skimming through the new list. The ones I've hit so far are not Floydable. A couple are historic."
		DavidW says, "If you can't find anything, I could mention that I've never solved A Change in the Weather. I have some sort of blind spot with that one."
		keltena says, "I've never played it, let alone solved it."
		DavidW says, "I added The Elements to IFDB myself."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, David just did a walkthrough of it."
		DavidW says, "yes. :)"
		Jacqueline nods.
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, sure, I'd revisit A Change in the Weather."
		Jacqueline says, "It is likely already on here."
		DavidW says, "probably"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "load sleepmask weather"
CF ]
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Waiting on the shore; sand yields beneath my feet
CF \| The water shouts and roars and rushes
CF \| And breaks on the rocks, and
CF \| Never comes near to where I wait.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| [Hit any key.]
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Edge Of Meadow Sunny Afternoon
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| The picnic is going full blast, which is exactly why you've wandered
CF \| away from it. It's not that you don't like your new companions; it's
CF \| just that after weeks of spending each day around them, a noisy
CF \| weekend cook-out isn't the way to relax. Some exploration -- on your
CF \| own -- is an appealing thought.
CF \|
CF \| None of them noticed you drifting away, anyhow.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER
CF \| An Interactive Short Story
CF \| Copyright 1995-6 by Andrew Plotkin. Please copy and play freely.
CF \| (First-time players should type "about".)
CF \| Release 6 / Serial number 960613 / Inform v1405 Library 5/8
CF \|
CF \| Edge Of Meadow
CF \| The grasses are fragrant under the sunshine of a late, late summer
CF \| afternoon. A stream chatters by at your feet, and a weathered old
CF \| wooden bridge stretches across it to the east. Beyond the stream, a
CF \| scrubby hillside stretches upward.
CF \|
CF \| The shouts of the volleyball players and the boom-box thump are
CF \| pleasantly far off to the west.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x me"
CF ] Edge Of Meadow Sunny Afternoon
CF \|
CF \| > X ME
CF \|
CF \| As good-looking as ever.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Edge Of Meadow Sunny Afternoon
CF \|
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying nothing.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "about"
CF ] Edge Of Meadow Sunny Afternoon
CF \|
CF \| > ABOUT
CF \|
CF \| A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER is copyright 1995-6 by Andrew Plotkin. It may
CF \| be copied, distributed, and played freely.
CF \|
CF \| The original version of this game contained brief quotations from the
CF \| songs of Eric Bogle, given with credit but without permission. A small
CF \| sin, perhaps, but one I have decided to repair. This version contains
CF \| nothing that is not my own. However, if you wish to enhance the mood,
CF \| find Eric Bogle's album entitled Something Of Value (Rounder
CF \| Records, Philo C-PH-1125). Listen to "A Change in the Weather" as you
CF \| begin playing the game, and "Katie and the Dreamtime Land" when you
CF \| finish.
CF \|
CF \| A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER is a cruel game, by the Zarfian
CF \| Interactive Fiction Rating System. Any choice you make may be a wrong
CF \| choice, and you may not discover it was wrong until later; and not
CF \| choosing is always a choice. Timing may be critical. Save often and
CF \| keep your old saved games.
CF \|
CF \| This game was created using the Inform adventure development system,
CF \| which was created by Graham Nelson. You can get Inform, as well as
CF \| other text adventures, from the Interactive Fiction archive:
CF \| ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/
CF \|
CF \| Beta-testing and other helpful comments: Chad Anderson, Richard
CF \| Barnett, Laurel Halbany, Galen Hazelwood, Walker Andrew John, Michael
CF \| Kinyon, Gareth Rees, Markku Yli-Pentila.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Boomboxes. Nice."
Jacqueline clears the save counter.		DavidW says, "hm. Cruel game. I suspect my usual habits of stopping to look at absolutely everything locked me out of a timed event."
		Jacqueline asks, "'Inform adventure development system,' eh?"
		DavidW says, "Like TADS but with an I."
		DavidW says, "IADS"
		Knight_Otu says, "It's not strictly wrong."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, it's not..."
		Jacqueline says, "But it makes me think of dungeons and not slice of life."
		DavidW says, "Remember, TADS was probably still the leading system back then."
		Jacqueline says, "Though this is slice of life. Maybe."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "For sure."
		Jacqueline says, "I am going to see if these songs are on Spotify."
		DavidW asks, "anyway, should I drive or should someone else?"
		Jacqueline says, "Go for it."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Stream Bank Sunny Afternoon
CF \|
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| The bridge creaks as you cross it, and sways a bit.
CF \|
CF \| Stream Bank
CF \| A slope descends to the noisy stream to the west. The old wooden
CF \| bridge which spans it leans comfortably against the bank at your feet.
CF \| To the east rises the flank of the hill, shining in the afternoon
CF \| sunlight; two usable trails lead up around it, to the south and the
CF \| northeast.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Definitely sounds like we need a single driver."
		keltena asks, "x bridge? Or should we avoid spending too much time admiring the scenery?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if there's a way to see if X spends a turn."
		DavidW says, "I'm thinking I should avoid excessive examination. I think that's one of my main sins when playing IF, and it might work against me in this one."
		keltena says, "We could stop and test if/when we hit a clearly timed event, maybe"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Wildflowers Sunny Afternoon
CF \|
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Wildflowers
CF \| Elsewhere in the park, flowers lie in hollows and peek out from under
CF \| the brush. Here you have found a profusion of them. Sprays of white
CF \| and blue lie everywhere; the vines ripple yellow.
CF \|
CF \| Beyond a slight rise to the west, the ground drops precipitously to
CF \| the stream. A trail leads northward towards the bridge; another heads
CF \| steeply up to the east, and a third curves around the hill to the
CF \| southeast.
CF \|
CF \| A glint in a nearby bush looks more metallic than floral.
CF \|
CF \| You catch a pair of dark eyes in the edge of your vision; then they
CF \| are gone.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "Yeah, that's fair. The bridge struck me as potentially useful, but exploring is probably more useful"
		keltena says, "That glint does sound significant, though"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take glint"
CF ] Wildflowers Sunny Afternoon
CF \|
CF \| > TAKE GLINT
CF \|
CF \| (It turns out to be a battered old tin bucket.) Taken.
CF \|
CF \| You catch a pair of dark eyes in the edge of your vision; then they
CF \| are gone.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "se"
CF ] Wildflowers Clear Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > SE
CF \|
CF \| You have barely left sight of the wildflowers when the trail ends. It
CF \| looks like it was washed out; and the scree that covers the hill face
CF \| is much too unstable to venture across. You have no choice but to
CF \| return.
CF \|
CF \| The sun is lazily approaching the horizon.
CF \|
CF \| From within some tall grass, you notice a pair of dark eyes. The grass
CF \| blinks, and then it is a small, orange fox who watches you solemnly.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Fox!"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x fox"
CF ] Wildflowers Clear Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > X FOX
CF \|
CF \| The fox's eyes gleam darkly.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "pet fox"
CF ] Wildflowers Clear Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > PET FOX
CF \|
CF \| Without seeming to move, the fox is out of your way.
CF \|
CF \| The fox disappears in a flash of orange fur.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "follow fox"
CF ] Wildflowers Clear Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > FOLLOW FOX
CF \|
CF \| That's not a verb I recognise.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Wildflowers Clear Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \| Beyond the rise, the hill drops almost straight down to the stream.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Steep Face Clear Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| The trail turns northeast as it climbs.
CF \|
CF \| Steep Face
CF \| You're standing on a ledge, on a rather steep, overgrown hillface.
CF \| Greenery hides the stream below and the hilltop above, but the meadows
CF \| and sky beyond sweep away endlessly to the west.
CF \|
CF \| Trails angle down to the northwest and southwest. Another crosses the
CF \| hill to the south, but a chunk is washed out, too wide to jump across.
CF \|
CF \| A bush is growing out of a crack in the hillside, to the south. It's
CF \| right in the gap in the southern path. You could probably use it to
CF \| get across. (One of those little coincidences that makes your life a
CF \| little nicer.)
CF \|
CF \| Among the hill's brush and scraggly trees, the tree that stands here
CF \| stands alone. You might be able to get your arms around it, and you
CF \| might not; it must reach nearly as high as the hilltop itself.
CF \|
CF \| You catch a pair of dark eyes in the edge of your vision; then they
CF \| are gone.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena asks, "Could we go further up?"
		Jacqueline says, "The album is on Spotify, by the way."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "u"
CF ] Steep Face Clear Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > U
CF \|
CF \| The hill is too steep and overgrown to climb.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline listens to A Change in the Weather.
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "climb tree"
CF ] Steep Face Clear Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > CLIMB TREE
CF \|
CF \| The trunk is smooth and the lowest branch is at least twenty feet in
CF \| the air.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "climb bush"
CF ] Steep Face Clear Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > CLIMB BUSH
CF \|
CF \| I don't think much is to be achieved by that.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x bush"
CF ] Steep Face Clouding Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > X BUSH
CF \|
CF \| You see nothing special about the bush.
CF \|
CF \| The sun is settling to the horizon, amid a scattering of clouds which
CF \| have begun to drift in.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "undo"
CF ] Steep Face Clear Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > UNDO
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Steep Face
CF \| [Previous turn undone]
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Clouding Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| You stretch a foot towards the bush, shift your weight, and take two
CF \| quick steps. The bush trembles but holds.
CF \|
CF \| Edge of Bluff
CF \| You are in a dense tangle of bushes and small trees. The ground falls
CF \| away to the southeast, to the meadows below; you can see a lake far to
CF \| the west.
CF \|
CF \| A trail curves down to the southwest. Another cuts along the hill to
CF \| the north, but a chunk is washed out, too wide to jump across.
CF \|
CF \| A bush is growing out of a crack in the hillside, to the north. It's
CF \| right in the gap in the northern path.
CF \|
CF \| An old shed stands just to the east. It's weathered but sturdy, still
CF \| wearing the tatters of a coat of white paint. The door is closed.
CF \|
CF \| The sun is settling to the horizon, amid a scattering of clouds which
CF \| have begun to drift in.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena asks, "South, using that convenient bush?"
		keltena says, "(Sorry, a moment late there)"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open door"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Clouding Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > OPEN DOOR
CF \|
CF \| It seems to be locked.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "knock on door"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Clouding Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > KNOCK ON DOOR
CF \|
CF \| That's not a verb I recognise.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena asks, "West?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Clouding Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \| The undergrowth is too dense in that direction.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Clouding Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > LOOK
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Edge of Bluff
CF \| You are in a dense tangle of bushes and small trees. The ground falls
CF \| away to the southeast, to the meadows below; you can see a lake far to
CF \| the west.
CF \|
CF \| A trail curves down to the southwest. Another cuts along the hill to
CF \| the north, but a chunk is washed out, too wide to jump across.
CF \|
CF \| A bush is growing out of a crack in the hillside, to the north. It's
CF \| right in the gap in the northern path.
CF \|
CF \| An old shed stands just to the east. It's weathered but sturdy, still
CF \| wearing the tatters of a coat of white paint. The door is closed.
CF \|
CF \| You catch a pair of dark eyes in the edge of your vision; then they
CF \| are gone.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena asks, "I guess SW, then?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "sw"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Clouding Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > SW
CF \|
CF \| You have barely left sight of the shed when the trail ends. It looks
CF \| like it was washed out; and the scree that covers the hill face is
CF \| much too unstable to venture across. You have no choice but to return.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "se"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Clouding Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > SE
CF \|
CF \| The undergrowth is too dense in that direction.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x shed"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Clouding Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > X SHED
CF \|
CF \| The shed is weathered but sturdy, still wearing the tatters of a coat
CF \| of white paint. The door is closed. The lock looks badly rusted.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena asks, "Break lock?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "break lock"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Clouding Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > BREAK LOCK
CF \|
CF \| It may be weathered, but it's not weakened. You can't even shake it.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "I guess a hammer of some sort."
		keltena asks, "Have we looked at the bucket, by the way?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x bucket"
CF ] Edge of Bluff A Moment of
CF \| Ligh
CF \|
CF \| > X BUCKET
CF \|
CF \| A grey lump, with a surface like a tin prune. But it's still
CF \| bucket-shaped.
CF \|
CF \| The western horizon has become a surging sea of gold and scarlet
CF \| waves. The light is magical -- a cool bronze radiance that somehow
CF \| makes the grass and foliage more intensely green than ever.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "hit lock with bucket"
CF ] Edge of Bluff A Moment of
CF \| Ligh
CF \|
CF \| > HIT LOCK WITH BUCKET
CF \|
CF \| I only understood you as far as wanting to hit the old shed.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "look under bucket"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look under bucket"
CF ] Edge of Bluff A Moment of
CF \| Ligh
CF \|
CF \| > LOOK UNDER BUCKET
CF \|
CF \| You find nothing of interest.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena asks, "Maybe we should retrace our steps and see where we haven't explored, while we have light?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look in it"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > LOOK IN IT
CF \|
CF \| The battered tin bucket is empty.
CF \|
CF \| The moment is gone. The sun has set, although the clouds are still
CF \| well-lit.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "hm. We might've missed a chance to do something."
		keltena says, "'We might've missed a chance to do something' seems like the general experience of this game."
		DavidW asks, "What if there's a magical golden road on the lake when the sun sets?"
		keltena says, "I feel like I should really be mapping this; I can't remember where we have/haven't explored."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Steep Face Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| You stretch a foot towards the bush, shift your weight, and take two
CF \| quick steps. The bush trembles but holds.
CF \|
CF \| Steep Face
CF \|
CF \| A bush is growing out of a crack in the hillside, to the south. It's
CF \| right in the gap in the southern path.
CF \|
CF \| Among the hill's brush and scraggly trees, the tree that stands here
CF \| stands alone. You might be able to get your arms around it, and you
CF \| might not; it must reach nearly as high as the hilltop itself.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "grab tree"
CF ] Steep Face Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > GRAB TREE
CF \|
CF \| That's not a verb I recognise.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "hug tree"
CF ] Steep Face Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > HUG TREE
CF \|
CF \| You can only do that to something animate.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "Well, I suppose it did say we might not be able to"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "nw"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > NW
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Rocky Outlook
CF \| A wide angular tongue juts out from the hillside. The park stretches
CF \| off to the north and west, a vast expanse of dimming meadowland,
CF \| patched with dark woods and stitched with dark streams. In the
CF \| distance, a lake glows pale in the last light of the sky.
CF \|
CF \| A trail leads southwest down the hill, towards the bridge. From where
CF \| you stand, it turns southeast and continues upward, deeply cut into
CF \| the hillside. A narrower trail leads more steeply up to the east.
CF \|
CF \| Someone has dug a trench here, from the path out over the bank.
CF \| Abandoned in the mud near it is a spade. You figure someone was using
CF \| the spade to dig the trench, and you can also figure why he stopped;
CF \| the shaft is broken off about two feet up from the blade. The handle
CF \| end is nowhere in sight.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "We could restart and you could map."
		Iria asks, "What game?"
		Knight_Otu says, "A Change in the Weather."
		DavidW says, "'A Change in the Weather'"
		keltena asks, "Grab the spade and head east, higher up, maybe?"
		Jade says, "I am mapping"
		Jade says, "but you can restart"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take spade"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > TAKE SPADE
CF \|
CF \| The broken spade is stuck in the dried mud. The shaft bends slightly;
CF \| perhaps you can pull it free.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "pull spade"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > PULL SPADE
CF \|
CF \| You get a good grip on what's left of the shaft.
CF \|
CF \| Crack!
CF \|
CF \| The shaft has snapped off right where it joins the blade. The blade is
CF \| left buried in the mud.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "Oh, I wonder if we're supposed to wait for it to start raining"
		keltena says, "So the mud softens again"
		DavidW says, "Dunno."
		keltena says, "I'm inclined to undo and see if we can come back to do that later"
		DavidW says, "If it's that fragile, it might break regardless."
		keltena says, "True."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "undo"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > UNDO
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Rocky Outlook
CF \| [Previous turn undone]
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "u"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > U
CF \|
CF \| Two trails lead up from here; you can go southeast or east.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| The trail turns southeast as it climbs.
CF \|
CF \| Near Top of Hill
CF \| You are high on the hill; it rolls downward and off to the west.
CF \| Beyond the trees and brush, meadows fade in the last light. Behind you
CF \| stands the last stony lump of hill. A narrow trail curves away to the
CF \| northwest.
CF \|
CF \| A boulder is half-buried at the base of the hilltop.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x boulder"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > X BOULDER
CF \|
CF \| It's a roundish lump of rock -- about what you thought. Maybe two or
CF \| two-and-a-half feet across.
CF \|
CF \| In the shadow behind the boulder, you notice an edge of deeper
CF \| blackness. It's a cave of some sort.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "enter cave"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > ENTER CAVE
CF \|
CF \| There are only a few inches of space between the boulder and the cave
CF \| mouth. You can't possibly squeeze through.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "Oh, let's go in the cave. Can't go wrong."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "push boulder"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > PUSH BOULDER
CF \|
CF \| You grasp the boulder as best you can and heave -- fruitlessly. It's
CF \| well sunk into the ground.
CF \|
CF \| The sky is dimming, and a mist is rolling in, under the clouds.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, nothing bad ever happens in caves."
		Iria says, "That's what they all say."
		keltena says, "Especially not to picnickers who have no idea what's in them."
		Jade asks, "use spade here?"
		keltena says, "That's what I'm wondering."
		DavidW says, "It's always treasure and grapes and very nice carpeting."
		Knight_Otu says, "Or dragons."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Definitely."
		DavidW says, "I didn't get the spade."
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Oh. Yeah, I guess it could be dragons."
		keltena asks, "Should we try to head back, check the other (NW?) trail if we have a sec?"
		Jacqueline says, "The space is a puzzle we have not yet done."
		DavidW says, "I'm losing track of all the options."
		Jade says, "6 exits unvisited"
		keltena says, "...it occurs to me, if "wait for it to rain" doesn't help with the spade, we could probably also get water from the stream"
		DavidW says, "Maybe the shaft of the spade can be used as a lever here."
		Jacqueline asks, "We have a bucket, don't we?"
		DavidW says, "We do."
		Jade says, "I said it"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "d"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > D
CF \|
CF \| The trail turns west as it descends.
CF \|
CF \| Rocky Outlook
CF \|
CF \| Someone has dug a trench here, from the path out over the bank.
CF \| Abandoned in the mud near it is a spade. You figure someone was using
CF \| the spade to dig the trench, and you can also figure why he stopped;
CF \| the shaft is broken off about two feet up from the blade. The handle
CF \| end is nowhere in sight.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Seems wetting the earth might be good, yeah."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "pull spade"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > PULL SPADE
CF \|
CF \| You get a good grip on what's left of the shaft.
CF \|
CF \| Crack!
CF \|
CF \| The shaft has snapped off right where it joins the blade. The blade is
CF \| left buried in the mud.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying a broken spade shaft and a battered tin bucket.
CF \|
CF \| The fox appears under a nearby bush.
CF \|
CF \| The fox blinks.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Oh. You want to break it?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Rather than wetting the ground and seeing if the spade comes free?"
		DavidW says, "No, but I don't know what's right or wrong."
		keltena says, "Do we have save files? We could experiment both ways"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we can try both. We're close to the beginning."
		Jacqueline says, "We do have save files, but haven't saved yet."
		Jacqueline says, "We're so close to the beginning it kind of doesn't matter."
		DavidW asks, "Should we restart then?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, try your 'shaft as a lever' thing first."
		Jade says, "try the lever in the boulder"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "u"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > U
CF \|
CF \| Two trails lead up from here; you can go southeast or east.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| The trail turns southeast as it climbs.
CF \|
CF \| Near Top of Hill
CF \|
CF \| A boulder is half-buried at the base of the hilltop. The mouth of a
CF \| small cave is just visible behind it.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "lever boulder"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > LEVER BOULDER
CF \|
CF \| You grasp the boulder as best you can and heave -- fruitlessly. It's
CF \| well sunk into the ground.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "I'm leaning towards 'explore as much as we can, then restart once we have a better idea where we're getting stuck', but I'm fine either way"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "pry boulder with shaft"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > PRY BOULDER WITH SHAFT
CF \|
CF \| The shaft is too thick to wedge under the boulder.
CF \|
CF \| The mist is turning to a drizzle of rain.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "Ah, rain!"
		keltena asks, "I wonder if we can go get the other half of the spade?"
		Jade exclaims, "rain!"
		DavidW says, "It recognized the attempt, at least."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "d"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > D
CF \|
CF \| The trail turns west as it descends.
CF \|
CF \| Rocky Outlook
CF \|
CF \| A small orange fox is perched nearby, staring at you with undisguised
CF \| interest.
CF \|
CF \| Someone has dug a trench here, from the path out over the bank. Stuck
CF \| in the mud near it is a spade blade.
CF \|
CF \| The fox glances at you, or perhaps something you hold.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "pull blade"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > PULL BLADE
CF \|
CF \| The spade blade is stuck in the dried mud.
CF \|
CF \| The fox disappears in a flash of orange fur.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "dig mud"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > DIG MUD
CF \|
CF \| The mud is dry and quite hard.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "Oh, what do we have that's interesting the fox? :\|a"
		DavidW asks, "The shaft? Maybe it wants to play fetch?"
		keltena asks, "Seems worth a shot! Should we throw it?"
		DavidW says, "The fox left"
		keltena says, "ah, right"
		DavidW says, "I'm also unsure where water is from here. I really need to draw a map."
		Jade says, ";)"
		Jade says, "we have visited 9 locations"
		keltena asks, "Where was the stream accessible again?"
		Jade says, "Let's do it"
		Jade says (to ketelna), "At the very beggining"
		DavidW says, "I only have 7 locations so far."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "se"
CF ] Steep Face Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > SE
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Steep Face
CF \|
CF \| A bush is growing out of a crack in the hillside, to the south. It's
CF \| right in the gap in the southern path.
CF \|
CF \| Among the hill's brush and scraggly trees, the tree that stands here
CF \| stands alone. You might be able to get your arms around it, and you
CF \| might not; it must reach nearly as high as the hilltop itself.
CF \|
CF \| Runoff water is trickling down the hill, concentrated here by some
CF \| twist of geography. It puddles on the ledge, then begins pouring down
CF \| the path to the northwest.
CF \|
CF \| The fox appears on a nearby rock.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "fill bucket"
CF ] Steep Face Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > FILL BUCKET
CF \|
CF \| You fill the bucket with water.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "nw"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Rainy Night
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > NW
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Rocky Outlook
CF \|
CF \| A stream of runoff water is flowing down from the southeast, and
CF \| pouring down the trench to the unseen stream below.
CF \|
CF \| Someone has dug a trench here, from the path out over the bank. Stuck
CF \| in the mud near it is a spade blade.
CF \|
CF \| It's dark and it's raining.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "pour water on mud"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Rainy Night
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > POUR WATER ON MUD
CF \|
CF \| Which do you mean, the runoff water or the quantity of water?
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "quantity"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Rainy Night
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > QUANTITY
CF \|
CF \| You splash the water into the mud. In this rain, it's an impressively
CF \| useless maneuver.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "undo"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Rainy Night
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > UNDO
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Rocky Outlook
CF \| [Previous turn undone]
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "hm"
		keltena asks, "x mud?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "pull spade"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Rainy Night
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > PULL SPADE
CF \|
CF \| (the spade blade)
CF \| The spade blade slides free of the mud.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Rainy Night
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| The trail turns southeast as it climbs.
CF \|
CF \| Near Top of Hill
CF \|
CF \| A boulder is half-buried at the base of the hilltop. The mouth of a
CF \| small cave is just visible behind it.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "pry boulder with spade"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Rainy Night
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > PRY BOULDER WITH SPADE
CF \|
CF \| Which do you mean, a spade blade or a broken spade shaft?
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if, prior to the rain, the bucket is an alternate solution."
		keltena says, "Okay, so it seems like once it starts raining properly, we can get the spade blade"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "blade"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Rainy Night
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > BLADE
CF \|
CF \| The blade isn't long enough to give you any leverage.
CF \|
CF \| You are getting tired.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "That's what I was wondering too"
		Jade asks, "you are getting tired????"
		DavidW says, "okay, the broken shaft is a bad idea."
		keltena says, "I can't imagine why."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "sleep"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Rainy Night
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > SLEEP
CF \|
CF \| Sleeping out in the rain would be miserable.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Ah, the mid 1990s."
		Jacqueline says, "Sleep daemons: all the rage."
		DavidW says, "Protein shakes weren't invented yet."
		Jacqueline says, "ha"
		keltena asks, "Have we actually tried to retrace our steps back to the picnic?"
		Jade says, "perhaps we need a new wooden"
		DavidW says (to keltena), "not yet"
		keltena says, "I assume the stream is flooding and stopping us now, but it seems worth making sure we know what the obstacle is"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "d"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Rainy Night
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > D
CF \|
CF \| The trail turns west as it descends.
CF \|
CF \| Rocky Outlook
CF \|
CF \| A stream of runoff water is flowing down from the southeast, and
CF \| pouring down the trench to the unseen stream below.
CF \|
CF \| Someone has dug a trench here, from the path out over the bank.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "sw"
CF ] Stream Bank Night, Heavy
CF \| Rai
CF \|
CF \| > SW
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Stream Bank
CF \|
CF \| It's dark and it's raining. Hard.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Stream Bank Night, Heavy
CF \| Rai
CF \|
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \| You'd rather not go look for the group at this point. For one thing,
CF \| you have no desire to explain what you were doing wandering off by
CF \| yourself. For another, you're not so sure you trust the bridge.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Wildflowers Night, Heavy
CF \| Rai
CF \|
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Wildflowers
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Steep Face Night, Heavy
CF \| Rai
CF \|
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| The trail turns northeast as it climbs.
CF \|
CF \| Steep Face
CF \|
CF \| A bush is growing out of a crack in the hillside, to the south. It's
CF \| right in the gap in the southern path.
CF \|
CF \| A small orange fox is perched nearby, staring at you with undisguised
CF \| interest.
CF \|
CF \| Runoff water is flowing down the hillside here. It puddles on the
CF \| ledge, and streams down the northwest path.
CF \|
CF \| Among the hill's brush and scraggly trees, the tree that stands here
CF \| stands alone. You might be able to get your arms around it, and you
CF \| might not; it must reach nearly as high as the hilltop itself.
CF \|
CF \| The fox has slipped away.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu asks, "So you'd rather have a search team worry?"
		Jacqueline says, "For third, going back would be narratively inconvenient."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Night, Heavy
CF \| Rai
CF \|
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| You stretch a foot towards the bush, shift your weight, and take two
CF \| quick steps. The bush trembles but holds.
CF \|
CF \| Edge of Bluff
CF \|
CF \| A bush is growing out of a crack in the hillside, to the north. It's
CF \| right in the gap in the northern path.
CF \|
CF \| An old shed stands just to the east. It's weathered but sturdy, still
CF \| wearing the tatters of a coat of white paint. The door is closed.
CF \|
CF \| You are getting tired.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "Ah, dangerously extreme social anxiety"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "break door"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Night, Heavy
CF \| Rai
CF \|
CF \| > BREAK DOOR
CF \|
CF \| It may be weathered, but it's not weakened. You can't even shake it.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "kick door"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Night, Heavy
CF \| Rai
CF \|
CF \| > KICK DOOR
CF \|
CF \| That's not a verb I recognise.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "yeah, we may need to restart"
		Jacqueline says, "When you tried to break the lock earlier it didn't parse your wording. I wonder if that means that a key is the only way in."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Steep Face Night, Heavy
CF \| Rai
CF \|
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| You stretch a foot towards the bush, shift your weight, and take two
CF \| quick steps. The bush trembles but holds.
CF \|
CF \| Steep Face
CF \|
CF \| A bush is growing out of a crack in the hillside, to the south. It's
CF \| right in the gap in the southern path.
CF \|
CF \| Runoff water is flowing down the hillside here. It puddles on the
CF \| ledge, and streams down the northwest path.
CF \|
CF \| Among the hill's brush and scraggly trees, the tree that stands here
CF \| stands alone. You might be able to get your arms around it, and you
CF \| might not; it must reach nearly as high as the hilltop itself.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "sw"
CF ] Wildflowers Night, Heavy
CF \| Rai
CF \|
CF \| > SW
CF \|
CF \| The trail turns west as it descends.
CF \|
CF \| Wildflowers
CF \|
CF \| The fox appears on a nearby rock.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to fox"
CF ] Wildflowers Night, Heavy
CF \| Rai
CF \|
CF \| > TALK TO FOX
CF \|
CF \| That's not a verb I recognise.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena asks, "give something to fox?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "ask fox about me"
CF ] Wildflowers Night, Heavy
CF \| Rai
CF \|
CF \| > ASK FOX ABOUT ME
CF \|
CF \| The fox looks inquisitive.
CF \|
CF \| You are very tired.
CF \|
CF \| The fox glances at you, or perhaps something you hold.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "to see if it shows interest"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "give shaft to fox"
CF ] Wildflowers Night, Heavy
CF \| Rai
CF \|
CF \| > GIVE SHAFT TO FOX
CF \|
CF \| The fox doesn't seem interested.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "give bucket to fox"
CF ] Wildflowers Night, Heavy
CF \| Rai
CF \|
CF \| > GIVE BUCKET TO FOX
CF \|
CF \| The fox doesn't seem interested.
CF \|
CF \| You are very tired.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Wildflowers Night, Heavy
CF \| Rai
CF \|
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying a spade blade, a broken spade shaft and a battered
CF \| tin bucket (which holds a quantity of water).
CF \|
CF \| The fox disappears in a flash of orange fur.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Steep Face Night, Heavy
CF \| Rai
CF \|
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| The trail turns northeast as it climbs.
CF \|
CF \| Steep Face
CF \|
CF \| A bush is growing out of a crack in the hillside, to the south. It's
CF \| right in the gap in the southern path.
CF \|
CF \| Runoff water is flowing down the hillside here. It puddles on the
CF \| ledge, and streams down the northwest path.
CF \|
CF \| Among the hill's brush and scraggly trees, the tree that stands here
CF \| stands alone. You might be able to get your arms around it, and you
CF \| might not; it must reach nearly as high as the hilltop itself.
CF \|
CF \| You are very tired.
CF \|
CF \| The fox appears on a nearby rock.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Steep Face Night, Heavy
CF \| Rai
CF \|
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| You stretch a foot towards the bush, shift your weight, and take two
CF \| quick steps. The bush trembles but holds.
CF \|
CF \| Edge of Bluff
CF \|
CF \| A bush is growing out of a crack in the hillside, to the north. It's
CF \| right in the gap in the northern path.
CF \|
CF \| An old shed stands just to the east. It's weathered but sturdy, still
CF \| wearing the tatters of a coat of white paint. The door is closed.
CF \|
CF \| You can remain awake no longer. Sleeping out in the rain will be
CF \| miserable, but you're tired enough to do it. You curl up in the mud
CF \| and grimly close your eyes...
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| [Hit any key.]
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \|
CF \| Stone hangs around you, unyielding grey veils in a dim grey light.
CF \| The light comes from far away: a knife-thin crack, a cold breath, and
CF \| something roaring its anger beyond. The noise stretches and stretches,
CF \| leaving you gasping for air, and then an eye opens into the heart of
CF \| soundless fury --
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You awaken, soaked and feverish, bathed in the listless light of an
CF \| overcast dawn. It takes some time to drag yourself down the hill --
CF \| and then you find that the bridge has been washed out by the storm. By
CF \| the time you flounder across it, your pneumonia is well set in.
CF \|
CF \| * Things could have turned out better. *
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
CF \| or QUIT?
CF \| >		keltena says, "Unfortunate."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well."
		DavidW says, "I was gonna try hitting the lock with the blade, but time ran out."
		DavidW asks, "I need a pee break. Maybe someone else should drive this time?"
		Jade says, "restart"
		keltena says, "I'm willing to drive if no one else wants to"
		Jade says, "go for it"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, go for it"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "restart"
CF ]
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Waiting on the shore; sand yields beneath my feet
CF \| The water shouts and roars and rushes
CF \| And breaks on the rocks, and
CF \| Never comes near to where I wait.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| [Hit any key.]
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Edge Of Meadow Sunny Afternoon
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| The picnic is going full blast, which is exactly why you've wandered
CF \| away from it. It's not that you don't like your new companions; it's
CF \| just that after weeks of spending each day around them, a noisy
CF \| weekend cook-out isn't the way to relax. Some exploration -- on your
CF \| own -- is an appealing thought.
CF \|
CF \| None of them noticed you drifting away, anyhow.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER
CF \| An Interactive Short Story
CF \| Copyright 1995-6 by Andrew Plotkin. Please copy and play freely.
CF \| (First-time players should type "about".)
CF \| Release 6 / Serial number 960613 / Inform v1405 Library 5/8
CF \|
CF \| Edge Of Meadow
CF \| The grasses are fragrant under the sunshine of a late, late summer
CF \| afternoon. A stream chatters by at your feet, and a weathered old
CF \| wooden bridge stretches across it to the east. Beyond the stream, a
CF \| scrubby hillside stretches upward.
CF \|
CF \| The shouts of the volleyball players and the boom-box thump are
CF \| pleasantly far off to the west.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena asks, "Okay. Prefix commands with 'F', right?"
		Jacqueline says, "Just put an f before your commands, yeah."
		keltena asks, "Should we start by getting water and trying the spade, or do we still have more exploring to do?"
		Jacqueline says, "I like the water & spade, but open to whatever."
		Jade says, "I think exploring first"
		keltena says, "(Also, is there anything special I need to know about saving with Floyd?)"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes."
		Jacqueline says, "When you want to save, just type 'press save' without an F in front."
		keltena says, "Got it."
		DavidW says, "back"
		Jacqueline says, "We have a script that saves the games for us. It numbers them automatically."
		keltena says, "Okay. I think regardless of plans, we go east first."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Stream Bank Sunny Afternoon
CF \|
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| The bridge creaks as you cross it, and sways a bit.
CF \|
CF \| Stream Bank
CF \| A slope descends to the noisy stream to the west. The old wooden
CF \| bridge which spans it leans comfortably against the bank at your feet.
CF \| To the east rises the flank of the hill, shining in the afternoon
CF \| sunlight; two usable trails lead up around it, to the south and the
CF \| northeast.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "The bucket is south of here."
		DavidW says, "I never examined the bridge."
		keltena asks, "Jade, do you know which of these exits we've taken?"
		Jade says, "only S"
		DavidW says, "NE goes to Rocky Outlook. S goes to Wildflowers."
		keltena says, "It kind of seems like our PC is unwilling to use the bridge regardless (I get the impression our goal might be to just get into the shed for the night?), but we can check it if you want"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "SAVE"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "cf1"
CF \| >
CF \| > SAVE
CF \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
CF ] Stream Bank Sunny Afternoon
CF \| Ok.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "x bridge"
CF ] Stream Bank Sunny Afternoon
CF \|
CF \| > X BRIDGE
CF \|
CF \| A narrow span of weathered wood crosses the stream here. The boards
CF \| are vaguely warped, and the handrails aren't quite connected each to
CF \| the next. You're not sure you want to trust it.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Wildflowers Sunny Afternoon
CF \|
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Wildflowers
CF \| Elsewhere in the park, flowers lie in hollows and peek out from under
CF \| the brush. Here you have found a profusion of them. Sprays of white
CF \| and blue lie everywhere; the vines ripple yellow.
CF \|
CF \| Beyond a slight rise to the west, the ground drops precipitously to
CF \| the stream. A trail leads northward towards the bridge; another heads
CF \| steeply up to the east, and a third curves around the hill to the
CF \| southeast.
CF \|
CF \| A glint in a nearby bush looks more metallic than floral.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "take glint"
CF ] Wildflowers Sunny Afternoon
CF \|
CF \| > TAKE GLINT
CF \|
CF \| (It turns out to be a battered old tin bucket.) Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "hm. vines. I didn't notice those."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "x vines"
CF ] Wildflowers Sunny Afternoon
CF \|
CF \| > X VINES
CF \|
CF \| That's not something you need to refer to in the course of this game.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "okay then"
		keltena says, "I guess you didn't notice correctly"
		DavidW says, "heh"
		DavidW says, "So much for tying vines to the boulder and giving a big pull."
		keltena asks, "I'm sorry, my sense of direction is terrible. The stream is where from here?"
		DavidW says, "The stream is back north."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Stream Bank Sunny Afternoon
CF \|
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Stream Bank
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "fill bucket"
CF ] Stream Bank Clear Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > FILL BUCKET
CF \|
CF \| You fill the bucket with water.
CF \|
CF \| The sun is lazily approaching the horizon.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "Now you can go NE to where the spade is."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "ne"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Clear Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > NE
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Rocky Outlook
CF \| A wide angular tongue juts out from the hillside. The park stretches
CF \| off to the north and west, a vast expanse of bright meadowland,
CF \| patched with dark woods and stitched with streams that glitter in the
CF \| sunlight. In the distance, a lake reflects orange fire from the
CF \| setting sun.
CF \|
CF \| A trail leads southwest down the hill, towards the bridge. From where
CF \| you stand, it turns southeast and continues upward, deeply cut into
CF \| the hillside. A narrower trail leads more steeply up to the east.
CF \|
CF \| Someone has dug a trench here, from the path out over the bank.
CF \| Abandoned in the mud near it is a spade. You figure someone was using
CF \| the spade to dig the trench, and you can also figure why he stopped;
CF \| the shaft is broken off about two feet up from the blade. The handle
CF \| end is nowhere in sight.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "pour water on mud"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Clear Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > POUR WATER ON MUD
CF \|
CF \| You splash the water around the spade. The mud absorbs it greedily.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "take spade"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Clear Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > TAKE SPADE
CF \|
CF \| The broken spade slides free of the mud.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "hooray!"
		keltena says, "Victory!"
		keltena says, "(I say, prematurely.)"
		Jade exclaims, "cool!"
		DavidW says, "Now maybe we can pry the boulder with the spade. The boulder is EAST."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Clear Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| The trail turns southeast as it climbs.
CF \|
CF \| Near Top of Hill
CF \| You are high on the hill; it rolls downward and off to the west.
CF \| Beyond the trees and brush, meadows glow in the thickening sunlight.
CF \| Behind you stands the last stony lump of hill. A narrow trail curves
CF \| away to the northwest.
CF \|
CF \| A boulder is half-buried at the base of the hilltop.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "pry boulder with spade"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Clear Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > PRY BOULDER WITH SPADE
CF \|
CF \| You notice a cave of some sort behind the boulder. (Who would have
CF \| guessed?)
CF \|
CF \| You push the spade under the boulder, kick the blade to settle it, and
CF \| lean on the shaft. Nothing happens for a moment, and you're leaning
CF \| harder, and the boulder starts to move, and
CF \|
CF \| Crack!
CF \|
CF \| The spade's shaft has broken off in your hands, right above the blade,
CF \| which is now caught under the boulder. On the other hand, you've moved
CF \| the boulder up out of its hole; it's balanced on the rim.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Odd that it still calls it 'broken spade'"
		Jacqueline says, "Even before that."
		DavidW says, "The handle part was always missing."
		keltena says, "It mentioned when we first found it--the shaft is already broken short."
		Jacqueline says, "But it did move."
		Jacqueline says (to k), "Ah"
		DavidW says, "So we have new options: enter cave or push boulder further."
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we push it?"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "push boulder"
CF ]
CF \|
CF \| > PUSH BOULDER
CF \|
CF \| You grasp the boulder as best you can and heave. It goes tumbling
CF \| straight down the hill to the west, out of sight. A few moments later
CF \| you hear a rending
CF \|
CF \| Crack!
CF \|
CF \| A sudden wave of nerves pulls you downhill after it....
CF \|
CF \| You were right; the bridge has been neatly demolished, and the boulder
CF \| sits innocently in the stream, in the wreckage. So much for your
CF \| little exploration. You go off, resigned, to tell the park rangers
CF \| what you've done.
CF \|
CF \| * Things could have turned out better. *
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
CF \| or QUIT?
CF \| >		keltena says, "Well, we can."
		DavidW says, "OOPS. I was hoping it would smash the shed door, NOT the bridge."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "undo"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Clear Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > UNDO
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Near Top of Hill
CF \| [Previous turn undone]
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "ha"
		keltena says, "Look. Can't make an omelet without breaking a few bridges."
		Jade says, "we collected 2 endings"
		Jacqueline says, "At least it didn't kill picnic people."
		keltena says, "And so far, they both went badly in unique ways!"
		DavidW says, "oh, dear, we do not want to get in trouble with park rangers."
		keltena asks, "Shall we attempt amateur caving?"
		Knight_Otu hides.
		Jade says, "yes"
		DavidW says, "yes please"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "enter cave"
CF ] Small Cave Clouding Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > ENTER CAVE
CF \|
CF \| You squeeze behind the boulder and crawl inside.
CF \|
CF \| Small Cave
CF \| You are in a dark pocket, a stony crack below the summit of the hill.
CF \| It is not quite high enough to stand in, but surprisingly long,
CF \| narrowing only slowly towards the back. The entrance is a circle of
CF \| scarlet and gold to the west, partially obscured by the boulder.
CF \|
CF \| An ancient and filthy blanket is crumpled against one wall of the
CF \| cave.
CF \|
CF \| You glance outside. The sun is settling to the horizon, amid a
CF \| scattering of clouds which have begun to drift in.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Most certainly not."
		DavidW says, "Carpeting!"
		keltena says, "It was true!"
		DavidW says, "We have somewhere to sleep!"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "take blanket"
CF ] Small Cave Clouding Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > TAKE BLANKET
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "I'm not sure we want to sleep in the cave, given its... proximity to the elements"
		Jade says, "yes, we will not die frozen"
		Jacqueline says, "enh. I think it'll be okay"
		keltena asks, "But maybe we can set up in the shed without freezing now?"
		DavidW says, "It's either in here or in the shed."
		DavidW says, "We have no key for shed."
		keltena says, "you're right, it's probably fine"
		Jacqueline says, "I say we at least try to sleep here."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "sleep"
CF ] Small Cave Clouding Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > SLEEP
CF \|
CF \| It's not even dark yet!
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "I'm sure we won't wake up surrounded by foxes."
		Jacqueline says, "That would be okay."
		Jacqueline says, "Wolves, no. Foxes, probably okay."
		keltena says, "Hey, if the foxes feel safe being here it's probably a good sign"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "x blanket"
CF ] Small Cave Clouding Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > X BLANKET
CF \|
CF \| It's a ratty old blanket, torn and mouse-chewed, tangled with bits of
CF \| twig and old leaves. Nonetheless, it looks warm.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "Let's not take it out into the rain. No one wants to be a wet blanket."
		keltena asks, "Should we go look around more, or wait and see how the cave pans out?"
		Jade asks, "a flooded cave?"
		Jacqueline says, "Let's wait and then sleep."
		keltena says, "Okay."
		DavidW says, "I think we should wait and sleep here."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "SAVE"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "cf2"
CF \| >
CF \| > SAVE
CF \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
CF ] Small Cave Clouding Sunset
CF \| Ok.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Clouding Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Clouding Sunset
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave A Moment of
CF \| Ligh
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| You glance outside. The western horizon has become a surging sea of
CF \| gold and scarlet waves. The light is magical -- a cool bronze radiance
CF \| that somehow makes the grass and foliage more intensely green than
CF \| ever.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "The only other option I can think of is breaking the lock with the spade blade."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave A Moment of
CF \| Ligh
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| You glance outside. The moment is gone. The sun has set, although the
CF \| clouds are still well-lit.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "sleep"
CF ] Small Cave Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > SLEEP
CF \|
CF \| You're not feeling tired yet.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "Oh, picky."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm not sure we have access to the spade blade anymore."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Small Cave Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying a blanket, a broken spade shaft and a battered tin
CF \| bucket.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "Only the shaft, yeah."
		DavidW says, "oh."
		DavidW says, "I didn't note that."
		Jacqueline says, "I think the spade is now under the boulder forever"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| You glance outside. The sky is dimming, and a mist is rolling in,
CF \| under the clouds.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Be tired, us."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| You glance outside. The mist is turning to a drizzle of rain.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Okay, getting there."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Rainy Night
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| You glance outside. It's dark and it's raining.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "sleep"
CF ] Small Cave Rainy Night
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > SLEEP
CF \|
CF \| You wrap yourself snugly in the blanket and curl up on the floor. It's
CF \| hard, but you're dry and warm. What else could you ask for? Your eyes
CF \| close and the cave drifts away...
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| [Hit any key.]
keltena pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Small Cave Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| Stone dissolves around you as move up and forwards, into a grainy
CF \| grey light. A mindless roar stretches in all directions; but it is
CF \| troubled by a distant murmur. The new sound swells, whispering,
CF \| pounding, then shouting at you, and you cannot make it out and you
CF \| cannot make it go --
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Something awakens you.
CF \|
CF \| Small Cave
CF \| You are in a dark pocket, a stony crack below the summit of the hill.
CF \| It is not quite high enough to stand in, but surprisingly long,
CF \| narrowing only slowly towards the back. The entrance is a dim circle
CF \| of grey to the west, partially obscured by the boulder.
CF \|
CF \| The voices are still audible. They surge and swell, on the edge of
CF \| audibility, somewhere to the west. You are almost certain you hear
CF \| your name being called.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "Oh, that's new!"
		DavidW says, "very new"
		Knight_Otu says, "The worrying search team is here."
		Jade says, "It is a new day"
		DavidW says, "no, still night"
		DavidW says, "listen first"
		Jacqueline \| "Stone dissolves around you as move up and forwards, into a grainy grey light."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "listen"
CF ] Small Cave Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > LISTEN
CF \|
CF \| A sussurus of voices comes from the west, too faint to make out but
CF \| too loud to ignore. You are almost certain you hear your name, though,
CF \| and something in you moves to respond.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline asks, "There's a word missing from that sentence? Or am I misreading?"
		DavidW says, "Perhaps they're searching for you. They want to offer you breakfast."
		keltena asks, "Yeah, it looks to me like it should say 'as you move up'?"
		Jade says, "save"
		keltena asks, "Should we go out? Or yell?"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "SAVE"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "cf3"
CF \| >
CF \| > SAVE
CF \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
CF ] Small Cave Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \| Ok.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline asks, "W?"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \| You crawl out. The rain lashes your face.
CF \|
CF \| Near Top of Hill
CF \|
CF \| A boulder is lying at the base of the hilltop, prised up out of the
CF \| hole it was in. The boulder is resting on a spade blade. There's just
CF \| enough room to squeeze into the cave behind it.
CF \|
CF \| The blanket has gotten quite soaked.
CF \|
CF \| The voices surge, then fade.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "tsk, wet blanket"
		Jacqueline asks, "Undo?"
		keltena asks, "Oh. Hm. Should we un-soak that blanket?"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "undo"
CF ] Small Cave Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > UNDO
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Small Cave
CF \| [Previous turn undone]
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Leave the blanket, yeah."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "drop blanket"
CF ] Small Cave Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > DROP BLANKET
CF \|
CF \| Dropped.
CF \|
CF \| The voices surge, then fade.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \| You crawl out. The rain lashes your face.
CF \|
CF \| Near Top of Hill
CF \|
CF \| A boulder is lying at the base of the hilltop, prised up out of the
CF \| hole it was in. The boulder is resting on a spade blade. There's just
CF \| enough room to squeeze into the cave behind it.
CF \|
CF \| A no-time, eternal instant of light lances through you, snapping your
CF \| mind to silence. A moment later the silence is broken by a
CF \|
CF \| Crack!
CF \|
CF \| of thunder.
CF \|
CF \| Afterimages hang around you in a greenish glare. You blink furiously,
CF \| trying to sort out the shadows from what's really there.
CF \|
CF \| >
Iria has arrived.		Iria asks, "New location, huh?"
		DavidW says, "maybe the shed is open now."
		Jade exclaims (at Iria), "Hello!"
		keltena says, "Hi!"
		DavidW says, "This location isn't new."
		keltena says, "New time and weather, though."
		keltena asks, "Which way is the shed?"
		Iria says (to Jade), "hi there"
		DavidW says, "SE then S."
		Iria asks, "HOwcome I can't see anything?"
		DavidW says, "wait"
		DavidW says, "W then SE then S"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \| The ground drops off, dangerously steeply, in that direction.
CF \|
CF \| >		Iria exclaims, "WEll, ask a silly question!"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "se"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > SE
CF \|
CF \| The underbrush is too dense in that direction.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "sw"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "sw"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > SW
CF \|
CF \| The ground drops off, dangerously steeply, in that direction.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "try NW"
		Jade says, "w"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "nw"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > NW
CF \|
CF \| The trail turns west as it descends.
CF \|
CF \| Rocky Outlook
CF \|
CF \| A stream of runoff water is flowing down from the southeast, and
CF \| pouring down the trench to the unseen stream below.
CF \|
CF \| Someone has dug a trench here, from the path out over the bank.
CF \|
CF \| The afterimages evaporate into a black dazzle.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "There we are."
		DavidW says, "The path bent on us. I didn't know."
		keltena says, "I didn't realize either."
		DavidW says, "SE to Steep Face"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "se"
CF ] Steep Face Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > SE
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Steep Face
CF \| You're standing on a ledge, on a rather steep, overgrown hillface.
CF \| Rain hides the stream below and the hilltop above, and to the west is
CF \| only dark.
CF \|
CF \| Trails angle down to the northwest and southwest. Another crosses the
CF \| hill to the south, but a chunk is washed out, too wide to jump across.
CF \|
CF \| A bush is growing out of a crack in the hillside, to the south. It's
CF \| right in the gap in the southern path. You could probably use it to
CF \| get across. (One of those little coincidences that makes your life a
CF \| little nicer.)
CF \|
CF \| Runoff water is flowing down the hillside here. It puddles on the
CF \| ledge, and streams down the northwest path.
CF \|
CF \| Among the hill's brush and scraggly trees, the tree that stands here
CF \| stands alone. You might be able to get your arms around it, and you
CF \| might not; it must reach nearly as high as the hilltop itself.
CF \|
CF \| The voices surge, then fade.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "Then S to Edge of Bluff where the shed is."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| You stretch a foot towards the bush, shift your weight, and take two
CF \| quick steps. The bush trembles but holds.
CF \|
CF \| Edge of Bluff
CF \| You are in a dense tangle of shadow, bushes, and small trees. The
CF \| ground falls away to the southeast, into darkness and rain.
CF \|
CF \| A trail curves down to the southwest. Another cuts along the hill to
CF \| the north, but a chunk is washed out, too wide to jump across.
CF \|
CF \| A bush is growing out of a crack in the hillside, to the north. It's
CF \| right in the gap in the northern path.
CF \|
CF \| An old shed stands just to the east. It's weathered but sturdy, still
CF \| wearing the tatters of a coat of white paint. The door is closed.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "hm. Doesn't look open."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "open door"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > OPEN DOOR
CF \|
CF \| It seems to be locked.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "x lock"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > X LOCK
CF \|
CF \| The shed is weathered but sturdy, still wearing the tatters of a coat
CF \| of white paint. The door is closed. The lock looks rusty.
CF \|
CF \| A no-time, eternal instant of light lances through you, snapping your
CF \| mind to silence. A moment later the silence is broken by a
CF \|
CF \| Crack!
CF \|
CF \| of thunder.
CF \|
CF \| Afterimages hang around you in a greenish glare. You blink furiously,
CF \| trying to sort out the shadows from what's really there.
CF \|
CF \| The voices surge, then fade.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "okay, that wasn't the thing to do."
		keltena says, "Hm."
		keltena asks, "Should we try yelling back? Or go back to exploring?"
		DavidW says, "Try both."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "yell"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > YELL
CF \|
CF \| That's not a verb I recognise.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "shout"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > SHOUT
CF \|
CF \| Whom do you want to shout that to?
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "voices"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > VOICES
CF \|
CF \| Whom do you want to shout that to?
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "shout at voices"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > SHOUT AT VOICES
CF \|
CF \| I didn't understand that sentence.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "respond to voices"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > RESPOND TO VOICES
CF \|
CF \| That's not a verb I recognise.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "guess that's not an option."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "tell voices about me"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > TELL VOICES ABOUT ME
CF \|
CF \| You can only do that to something animate.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "hear voices"
		DavidW says, "You'll just have to find them on foot."
		Jade says, "scream"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "scream"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > SCREAM
CF \|
CF \| That's not a verb I recognise.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "Yeah, guess not."
		keltena asks, "Where else haven't we been, Jade?"
		DavidW says, "We've been everywhere obvious."
		keltena says, "Hm, okay."
		Jacqueline says, "Did the shed change? Like, did we wake up in a parallel world or in a different time>"
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
		keltena asks, "Should we go to the bridge and see if the search party are around?"
		Jade says, "sure"
		DavidW says, "The shed did not appear to change. The time seems merely after a few hours sleep. We did not appear to fall into a parallel dimension."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Steep Face Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| You stretch a foot towards the bush, shift your weight, and take two
CF \| quick steps. The bush trembles but holds.
CF \|
CF \| Steep Face
CF \|
CF \| A bush is growing out of a crack in the hillside, to the south. It's
CF \| right in the gap in the southern path.
CF \|
CF \| Runoff water is flowing down the hillside here. It puddles on the
CF \| ledge, and streams down the northwest path.
CF \|
CF \| Among the hill's brush and scraggly trees, the tree that stands here
CF \| stands alone. You might be able to get your arms around it, and you
CF \| might not; it must reach nearly as high as the hilltop itself.
CF \|
CF \| The afterimages evaporate into a black dazzle.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "nw"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > NW
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Rocky Outlook
CF \|
CF \| A stream of runoff water is flowing down from the southeast, and
CF \| pouring down the trench to the unseen stream below.
CF \|
CF \| Someone has dug a trench here, from the path out over the bank.
CF \|
CF \| A no-time, eternal instant of light lances through you, snapping your
CF \| mind to silence. Simultaneously the silence is broken by a
CF \|
CF \| Crack!
CF \|
CF \| of thunder. It is echoed by a splintering crash from the southeast.
CF \|
CF \| Afterimages hang around you in a greenish glare. You blink furiously,
CF \| trying to sort out the shadows from what's really there.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "You could, maybe, try water sliding somehow."
		DavidW says, "oh!"
		DavidW says, "That crash is new. The lightning hit something!"
		keltena says, "Oh! You're right."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "se"
CF ] Steep Face Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > SE
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Steep Face
CF \|
CF \| A bush is growing out of a crack in the hillside, to the south. It's
CF \| right in the gap in the southern path.
CF \|
CF \| The lone tree has been laid low. About ten feet still sticks up from
CF \| the ground; the rest lies across the path and downslope, splintered
CF \| and scorched.
CF \|
CF \| A heavy branch seems to have been blown from the tree. It lies on the
CF \| ground nearby. One end is still burning.
CF \|
CF \| Runoff water is flowing down the hillside here. It puddles on the
CF \| ledge, behind the fallen tree.
CF \|
CF \| The runoff water begins to spill out from behind the tree, down the
CF \| southwest path.
CF \|
CF \| The afterimages evaporate into a black dazzle.
CF \|
CF \| The voices surge, then fade.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "The tree might've fallen"
		keltena says, "That it has!"
		DavidW says, "Take the lit branch."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "take branch"
CF ] Steep Face Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > TAKE BRANCH
CF \|
CF \| Taken. The flame brightens a bit as you swing it up.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "oh, sweet."
		DavidW asks, "Maybe there's more of the cave to see?"
		DavidW says, "The cave entrance is NW then E from here."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "SAVE"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "cf4"
CF \| >
CF \| > SAVE
CF \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
CF ] Steep Face Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \| Ok.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "nw"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > NW
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Rocky Outlook
CF \|
CF \| Someone has dug a trench here, from the path out over the bank.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| The trail turns southeast as it climbs.
CF \|
CF \| Near Top of Hill
CF \|
CF \| A boulder is lying at the base of the hilltop, prised up out of the
CF \| hole it was in. The boulder is resting on a spade blade. There's just
CF \| enough room to squeeze into the cave behind it.
CF \|
CF \| The voices surge, then fade.
CF \|
CF \| The branch's flame flickers and smokes in the rain.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "enter cave"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > ENTER CAVE
CF \|
CF \| You squeeze behind the boulder and crawl inside.
CF \|
CF \| Small Cave
CF \|
CF \| You can see a blanket here.
CF \|
CF \| From somewhere below, you hear a terrible
CF \|
CF \| Crack!
CF \|
CF \| You know without seeing that the bridge has been destroyed. You begin
CF \| to rush downhill, but the trail seems to stretch and time takes on the
CF \| weight of nightmare...
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| [Hit any key.]
keltena pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \|
CF \| You awaken in the cave, sore and cold, bathed in the listless light of
CF \| an overcast dawn. By the time you wade across the swollen stream,
CF \| you're as soaked and miserable as if you'd slept out in the rain after
CF \| all. You reach civilization exhausted and with what promises to be a
CF \| lovely cough.
CF \|
CF \| * Things could have turned out better. *
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
CF \| or QUIT?
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
		keltena says, "Oh dear."
		DavidW asks, "huh. I wonder what we did wrong?"
		Jacqueline says, "Wait."
		DavidW asks, "were we supposed to burn the shed?"
		Jade says, "3 different endings"
		keltena asks, "How far back to the shed is it from where we were?"
		keltena says, "I was going to say, yeah, the shed is wooden"
		Jacqueline asks, "So we're not meant to go across the bridge, but then before the end of the game we are supposed to?"
		keltena asks, "Maybe we could... burn the door?"
		DavidW says, "The shed is just SOUTH from the branch."
		keltena says, "I honestly don't know. I kind of just figured we were supposed to survive the night"
		keltena asks, "Shall I restore and try fire on the shed?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Sure."
		DavidW says, "might as well, yes"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "restore cf4"
CF \| >
CF \| > RESTORE CF4
CF \| %% Enter a save filename to read:
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "cf4"
CF ] Steep Face Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \| Ok.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| You heft the heavy branch, considering your balance. You stretch a
CF \| foot towards the bush, shift your weight, and take two quick steps.
CF \| The bush trembles but holds.
CF \|
CF \| Edge of Bluff
CF \|
CF \| A bush is growing out of a crack in the hillside, to the north. It's
CF \| right in the gap in the northern path.
CF \|
CF \| An old shed stands just to the east. It's weathered but sturdy, still
CF \| wearing the tatters of a coat of white paint. The door is closed.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "burn door"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > BURN DOOR
CF \|
CF \| This dangerous act would achieve little.
CF \|
CF \| The voices surge, then fade.
CF \|
CF \| The branch's flame flickers and smokes in the rain.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "Everyone's a critic..."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "undo"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > UNDO
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Edge of Bluff
CF \| [Previous turn undone]
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW asks, "Perhaps return to the bridge instead?"
		DavidW says, "I just don't know."
		Jade says, "It is an interesting game, but I have to go outdoors by now. I will try to follow in contact with another device."
		keltena says, "Me neither. Let's see."
		DavidW says, "The game works against my instincts."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "undo"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > UNDO
CF \|
CF \| [Can't "undo" twice in succession. Sorry!]
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "restore"
CF \| >
CF \| > RESTORE
CF \| %% Enter a save filename to read:
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "cf4"
CF ] Steep Face Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \| Ok.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena asks, "Which way is the bridge?"
		DavidW says, "from Steep Face, either W then N --or-- NW then SW."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Steep Face Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \| The hill is too steep and overgrown to descend.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "nw"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > NW
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Rocky Outlook
CF \|
CF \| Someone has dug a trench here, from the path out over the bank.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "sw"
CF ] Stream Bank Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > SW
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Stream Bank
CF \|
CF \| A torrent of runoff water is flowing down from the south. It pours
CF \| down to the stream, over the bridge pilings.
CF \|
CF \| The runoff water is pouring down to the stream, right over the bridge
CF \| pilings. The muddy earth below the bridge is wearing away.
CF \|
CF \| A beam below the bridge suddenly slips from its mooring in the earth!
CF \| It vanishes into the raging current. One side of the bridge begins to
CF \| sag, bowing almost gracefully towards the water.
CF \|
CF \| The voices surge, and you realize the sounds comes from the west, from
CF \| the other side of the stream. And they are coming closer. You are very
CF \| sure, suddenly, that you do not want them to reach you.
CF \|
CF \| The branch's flame flickers and smokes in the rain.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "oops, must be another bent path"
		Jade says, "N, NE, Se, W"
		keltena says, "Oh, we're sure that we don't want them to reach us."
		DavidW says, "The birdge is now W of us."
		DavidW says, "er bridge"
		keltena says, "Introversion has driven us to extreme lengths indeed."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Stream Bank Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \| The thought of crossing into that darkness, with its inhabitants, is
CF \| beyond bearing.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says (to k), "heh"
		DavidW asks, "burn the bridge?"
		Jade says, "Previously The game didnt allow to come back"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "burn bridge"
CF ] Stream Bank Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > BURN BRIDGE
CF \|
CF \| This dangerous act would achieve little.
CF \|
CF \| The side of the bridge sags further, beams bending.
CF \|
CF \| Crack!
CF \|
CF \| You stretch your hands helplessly towards the bridge, but the timbers
CF \| are falling, slower and slower, silent behind a freezing roar that
CF \| rises in your mind...
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| [Hit any key.]
keltena pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \|
CF \| You awaken in the cave, sore and cold, bathed in the listless light of
CF \| an overcast dawn. By the time you wade across the swollen stream,
CF \| you're as soaked and miserable as if you'd slept out in the rain after
CF \| all. You reach civilization exhausted and with what promises to be a
CF \| lovely cough.
CF \|
CF \| * Things could have turned out better. *
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
CF \| or QUIT?
CF \| >		Jade says, "4th different ending"
		Knight_Otu says, "We can't make up our mind, can we."
		keltena asks, "Jeez. You don't want to reach them, but you also don't want the bridge gone?"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "undo"
CF ] Stream Bank Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > UNDO
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Stream Bank
CF \| [Previous turn undone]
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "fix bridge"
CF ] Stream Bank Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > FIX BRIDGE
CF \|
CF \| A good idea, but how to implement it?
CF \|
CF \| The side of the bridge sags further, beams bending.
CF \|
CF \| Crack!
CF \|
CF \| You stretch your hands helplessly towards the bridge, but the timbers
CF \| are falling, slower and slower, silent behind a freezing roar that
CF \| rises in your mind...
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| [Hit any key.]
keltena pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \|
CF \| You awaken in the cave, sore and cold, bathed in the listless light of
CF \| an overcast dawn. By the time you wade across the swollen stream,
CF \| you're as soaked and miserable as if you'd slept out in the rain after
CF \| all. You reach civilization exhausted and with what promises to be a
CF \| lovely cough.
CF \|
CF \| * Things could have turned out better. *
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
CF \| or QUIT?
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "undo"
CF ] Stream Bank Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > UNDO
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Stream Bank
CF \| [Previous turn undone]
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW asks, "I no longer have any diea what we're expected to do?"
		DavidW says, "er idea"
		keltena says, "Okay, that responds makes it sound like we should in fact try to fix the bridge"
		DavidW says, "not sure about that"
		keltena asks, "Can we do anything with the branch or shaft?"
Iria goes home.		DavidW asks, "well, the shaft may be burnable, but why?"
		keltena says, "Yeah, I don't know."
		keltena asks, "It does seem like the game automatically ends as soon as the bridge breaks, no matter where we are?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "x bridge"
CF ] Stream Bank Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > X BRIDGE
CF \|
CF \| A narrow span of weathered wood crosses the stream here. A major beam
CF \| has fallen away, leaving a dangerous gap in the row of supports, and
CF \| the bridge sags crazily as you watch.
CF \|
CF \| The side of the bridge sags further, beams bending.
CF \|
CF \| Crack!
CF \|
CF \| You stretch your hands helplessly towards the bridge, but the timbers
CF \| are falling, slower and slower, silent behind a freezing roar that
CF \| rises in your mind...
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| [Hit any key.]		DavidW asks, "Are we suppose to push the boulder after all, just at the exact right time?"
keltena pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \|
CF \| You awaken in the cave, sore and cold, bathed in the listless light of
CF \| an overcast dawn. By the time you wade across the swollen stream,
CF \| you're as soaked and miserable as if you'd slept out in the rain after
CF \| all. You reach civilization exhausted and with what promises to be a
CF \| lovely cough.
CF \|
CF \| * Things could have turned out better. *
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
CF \| or QUIT?
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "undo"
CF ] Stream Bank Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > UNDO
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Stream Bank
CF \| [Previous turn undone]
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena asks, "Maybe?"
		Jacqueline says, "So. I looked at our prior transcript."
		keltena says, "We could try."
		keltena asks, "Oh?"
Jade goes home.		DavidW asks (of Jacqueline), "And?"
Jade has arrived.		Jacqueline says, "I suspect we overlooked something. One sec."
		DavidW says, "Flowers, stream, lake, shed, fox, blanket, bridge, boulder, shaft, blade, trench, bush."
Jade has left.
Jade has arrived.		DavidW says, "and bucket"
		DavidW says, "We could put flowers in bucket and pronounce it as bouquet."
		Jacqueline says, "Sigh. I do not think we overlooked a thing, but I think cruel timing may have denied us a thing."
		DavidW says, "Cruel timing, my ancient enemy."
		keltena asks, "Sounds likely. Do you know what?"
		DavidW says, "That and fake strawberry flavouring."
		Jade says, "hi"
		Jacqueline asks, "May I try something?"
		keltena says (to Jade), "hi again!"
		keltena says, "Sure"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "restore"
CF \| >
CF \| > RESTORE
CF \| %% Enter a save filename to read:		DavidW says, "maybe the sunset business has to be viewed in just one location."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "cf3"
CF ] Small Cave Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \| Ok.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "undo"
CF ] Stream Bank Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > UNDO
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Stream Bank
CF \| [Previous turn undone]
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Stream Bank Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \| The thought of crossing into that darkness, with its inhabitants, is
CF \| beyond bearing.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "restore"
CF \| >
CF \| > RESTORE
CF \| %% Enter a save filename to read:
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "cf2"
CF ] Small Cave Clouding
CF \| Sunsetr
CF \| Ok.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "sleep"
CF ] Small Cave Clouding
CF \| Sunsetr
CF \|
CF \| > SLEEP
CF \|
CF \| It's not even dark yet!
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Clouding
CF \| Sunsetr
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave A Moment of
CF \| Ligh
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| You glance outside. The western horizon has become a surging sea of
CF \| gold and scarlet waves. The light is magical -- a cool bronze radiance
CF \| that somehow makes the grass and foliage more intensely green than
CF \| ever.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave A Moment of
CF \| Ligh
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| You glance outside. The moment is gone. The sun has set, although the
CF \| clouds are still well-lit.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| You glance outside. The sky is dimming, and a mist is rolling in,
CF \| under the clouds.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| You glance outside. The mist is turning to a drizzle of rain.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Small Cave Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "sleep"
CF ] Small Cave Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > SLEEP
CF \|
CF \| You're not feeling tired yet.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "sleep"
CF ] Small Cave Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > SLEEP
CF \|
CF \| You're not feeling tired yet.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "sleep"
CF ] Small Cave Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > SLEEP
CF \|
CF \| You're not feeling tired yet.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "sleep"
CF ] Small Cave Rainy Night
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > SLEEP
CF \|
CF \| You're not feeling tired yet.
CF \|
CF \| You glance outside. It's dark and it's raining.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "sleep"
CF ] Small Cave Rainy Night
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > SLEEP
CF \|
CF \| You wrap yourself snugly in the blanket and curl up on the floor. It's
CF \| hard, but you're dry and warm. What else could you ask for? Your eyes
CF \| close and the cave drifts away...
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| [Hit any key.]
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Small Cave Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| Stone dissolves around you as move up and forwards, into a grainy
CF \| grey light. A mindless roar stretches in all directions; but it is
CF \| troubled by a distant murmur. The new sound swells, whispering,
CF \| pounding, then shouting at you, and you cannot make it out and you
CF \| cannot make it go --
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Something awakens you.
CF \|
CF \| Small Cave
CF \| You are in a dark pocket, a stony crack below the summit of the hill.
CF \| It is not quite high enough to stand in, but surprisingly long,
CF \| narrowing only slowly towards the back. The entrance is a dim circle
CF \| of grey to the west, partially obscured by the boulder.
CF \|
CF \| The voices are still audible. They surge and swell, on the edge of
CF \| audibility, somewhere to the west. You are almost certain you hear
CF \| your name being called.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "drop blanket"
CF ] Small Cave Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > DROP BLANKET
CF \|
CF \| Dropped.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \|
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \| You crawl out. The rain lashes your face.
CF \|
CF \| Near Top of Hill
CF \|
CF \| A boulder is lying at the base of the hilltop, prised up out of the
CF \| hole it was in. The boulder is resting on a spade blade. There's just
CF \| enough room to squeeze into the cave behind it.
CF \|
CF \| The voices surge, then fade.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Well, I am perplexed."
		Jacqueline says, "In our transcript from 2008, a key is on the ground."
		keltena asks, "Is there something we should be doing in the time before sunset? Something to stabilize the bridge?"
		keltena says, "Oh."
		keltena asks, "Here?"
		Jacqueline says, "Let me see if we did anything else in this transcript that we haven't done this time."
		Jacqueline says (to keltena), "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "Maybe the key is only a gift from a fox that was treated well."
		keltena says, "Fascinating."
		keltena says, "Oh, huh."
		DavidW asks, "Did we give the fox a fish or something in the other session?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Apparently we thre a stick."
		keltena says, "It did want to play fetch all along!"
		DavidW says, "golly"
		keltena asks, "Should we reload from before sunset, go play with the fox, and then proceed?"
		DavidW says, "yes please"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "restore"
CF \| >
CF \| > RESTORE
CF \| %% Enter a save filename to read:		DavidW says, "like, we need the cave open first."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "cf3"
CF ] Small Cave Night, a
CF \| Thunder
CF \| Ok.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "restore"
CF \| >
CF \| > RESTORE
CF \| %% Enter a save filename to read:
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "cf2"
CF ] Small Cave Clouding
CF \| Sunsetr
CF \| Ok.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "Okay. Did the fox appear anywhere in particular, or should we just look around? I feel like we saw it several places"
		Jacqueline says, "We befriended the fox more in the 2008 game, but I don't see a connection."
		Jacqueline says, "We played fetch with him."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Clouding
CF \| Sunsetr
CF \|
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \| You crawl out.
CF \|
CF \| Near Top of Hill
CF \|
CF \| A boulder is lying at the base of the hilltop, prised up out of the
CF \| hole it was in. The boulder is resting on a spade blade. There's just
CF \| enough room to squeeze into the cave behind it.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "Fox might be a god's avatar."
		Jacqueline says, "He will only fetch before it begins raining."
		Knight_Otu says, "Apparently, at one point the fox returns the stick with an unexpected clink."
		keltena says, "Aha. That would do it."
		Knight_Otu says, "Which I guess would be the key."
		DavidW says, "Glints and clinks."
		DavidW says, "So 90s."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "nw"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Clouding
CF \| Sunsetr
CF \|
CF \| > NW
CF \|
CF \| The trail turns west as it descends.
CF \|
CF \| Rocky Outlook
CF \|
CF \| Someone has dug a trench here, from the path out over the bank.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "That must be it."
		keltena says, "If anyone has opinions on where to search, let me know"
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry if that was too hinty, but you all did not seem opposed and we did seem quite stuck."
		DavidW says, "Maybe the shed has a lovely fireplace that can be lit with the branch."
		keltena says, "No, I think we were genuinely stuck there"
		DavidW says, "I think the wildflowers is the most likely foxy place, but it does get around."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "se"
CF ] Steep Face A Moment of
CF \| Ligh
CF \|
CF \| > SE
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Steep Face
CF \| You're standing on a ledge, on a rather steep, overgrown hillface.
CF \| Greenery hides the stream below and the hilltop above, but the meadows
CF \| and sky beyond sweep away to the clouds in the west.
CF \|
CF \| Trails angle down to the northwest and southwest. Another crosses the
CF \| hill to the south, but a chunk is washed out, too wide to jump across.
CF \|
CF \| A bush is growing out of a crack in the hillside, to the south. It's
CF \| right in the gap in the southern path. You could probably use it to
CF \| get across. (One of those little coincidences that makes your life a
CF \| little nicer.)
CF \|
CF \| Among the hill's brush and scraggly trees, the tree that stands here
CF \| stands alone. You might be able to get your arms around it, and you
CF \| might not; it must reach nearly as high as the hilltop itself.
CF \|
CF \| The western horizon has become a surging sea of gold and scarlet
CF \| waves. The light is magical -- a cool bronze radiance that somehow
CF \| makes the grass and foliage more intensely green than ever.
CF \|
CF \| From within some tall grass, you notice a pair of dark eyes. The grass
CF \| blinks, and then it is a small, orange fox who watches you solemnly.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "Friend!"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "throw shaft"
CF ] Steep Face A Moment of
CF \| Ligh
CF \|
CF \| > THROW SHAFT
CF \|
CF \| The fox cocks its head as you wind up; it tenses to spring, and you
CF \| hurl the stick far back into the undergrowth. With a yip the fox
CF \| streaks after it.
CF \|
CF \| A moment later it's back, bushy tail high. It drops its prize at your
CF \| feet.
CF \|
CF \| The fox blinks.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "take shaft"
CF ] Steep Face Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > TAKE SHAFT
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| The moment is gone. The sun has set, although the clouds are still
CF \| well-lit.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline exclaims, "Again!"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "throw shaft"
CF ] Steep Face Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > THROW SHAFT
CF \|
CF \| The fox cocks its head as you wind up; it tenses to spring, and you
CF \| hurl the stick far back into the undergrowth. With a yip the fox
CF \| streaks after it.
CF \|
CF \| A moment later it's back, bushy tail high. It drops its prize at your
CF \| feet with an unexpected clink.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "throw it again"
		Jacqueline says, "There you go."
		DavidW says, "woor!"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "take shaft"
CF ] Steep Face Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > TAKE SHAFT
CF \|
CF \| You can't see any such thing.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "It clinked."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "take clink"
CF ] Steep Face Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > TAKE CLINK
CF \|
CF \| You can't see any such thing.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "take key"
CF ] Steep Face Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > TAKE KEY
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "To the shed."
		keltena says, "Aha!"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| You stretch a foot towards the bush, shift your weight, and take two
CF \| quick steps. The bush trembles but holds.
CF \|
CF \| Edge of Bluff
CF \| You are in a dense tangle of shadow, bushes, and small trees. The
CF \| ground falls away to the southeast, to the darkening meadows below.
CF \|
CF \| A trail curves down to the southwest. Another cuts along the hill to
CF \| the north, but a chunk is washed out, too wide to jump across.
CF \|
CF \| A bush is growing out of a crack in the hillside, to the north. It's
CF \| right in the gap in the northern path.
CF \|
CF \| An old shed stands just to the east. It's weathered but sturdy, still
CF \| wearing the tatters of a coat of white paint. The door is closed.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "sheddy shed shed"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "unlock door with key"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > UNLOCK DOOR WITH KEY
CF \|
CF \| The lock is rusted tight. You can barely get the key in, and it has no
CF \| faint hope of turning.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena (
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Your eyes!"
		Jacqueline says, "Kidding."
		keltena says, "Oh dear."
		Knight_Otu says, "Darn."
		keltena says, "I am likely to be eaten by a grue now."
		Jacqueline:)
		keltena says, "Well. Our best friend got it for us, so we know it will be useful regardless."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x key"
CF ] Edge of Bluff Cloudy
CF \| Twilighth
CF \|
CF \| > X KEY
CF \|
CF \| It's a small steel key, rather cheap-looking. It's also heavily worn
CF \| and pitted with rust.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "Do we burn the rust off? I don't remember any oil or grease."
		Jacqueline asks, "This is counter intuitive but can we wash -- oh yeah, or burn -- the rust off?"
		keltena says, "Let's see"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Steep Face Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| You stretch a foot towards the bush, shift your weight, and take two
CF \| quick steps. The bush trembles but holds.
CF \|
CF \| Steep Face
CF \|
CF \| A bush is growing out of a crack in the hillside, to the south. It's
CF \| right in the gap in the southern path.
CF \|
CF \| A small orange fox is perched nearby, staring at you with undisguised
CF \| interest.
CF \|
CF \| Among the hill's brush and scraggly trees, the tree that stands here
CF \| stands alone. You might be able to get your arms around it, and you
CF \| might not; it must reach nearly as high as the hilltop itself.
CF \|
CF \| The sky is dimming, and a mist is rolling in, under the clouds.
CF \|
CF \| The fox has slipped away.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "Wash seems less likely, but it's worth a try."
		DavidW says, "A soapstone for suds"
		keltena asks, "Which way from here again?"
		DavidW asks, "Where are you trying to do to?"
		keltena asks, "Were we looking for the stream to wash it, or do we figure that's hopeless?"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "clean key"
CF ] Steep Face Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > CLEAN KEY
CF \|
CF \| You achieve nothing by this.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "undo"
CF ] Steep Face Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > UNDO
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Steep Face
CF \| [Previous turn undone]
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "The stream from here is sw then N."
		keltena says, "(Also, feel free to take over if you'd like; I didn't realize how badly my sense of direction would play with wilderness areas)"
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "sw"
CF ] Wildflowers Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > SW
CF \|
CF \| The trail turns west as it descends.
CF \|
CF \| Wildflowers
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Stream Bank Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Stream Bank
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "wash key"
CF ] Stream Bank Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > WASH KEY
CF \|
CF \| That's not a verb I recognise.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "It doesn't even know the verb 'wash'."
		keltena asks, "Back to the cave and then try to burn it later, I guess?"
		DavidW asks, "I guess so?"
Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "clean key"
CF ] Stream Bank Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > CLEAN KEY
CF \|
CF \| You achieve nothing by this.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "Unless there's something oily or greasy we overlooked."
		keltena says, "I haven't noticed anything."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Stream Bank Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying a rusty key, a blanket and a battered tin bucket.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x key"
CF ] Stream Bank Misty Evening
CF \| h
CF \|
CF \| > X KEY
CF \|
CF \| It's a small steel key, rather cheap-looking. It's also heavily worn
CF \| and pitted with rust.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "I have no idea what happened in our first game, but in that transcript the game says, 'That's odd. The steel key doesn't seem as rusty as you first thought' after you take inventory."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Wildflowers Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Wildflowers
CF \|
CF \| The mist is turning to a drizzle of rain.
CF \|
CF \| The blanket is getting damp.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Steep Face Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| The trail turns northeast as it climbs.
CF \|
CF \| Steep Face
CF \|
CF \| A bush is growing out of a crack in the hillside, to the south. It's
CF \| right in the gap in the southern path.
CF \|
CF \| Among the hill's brush and scraggly trees, the tree that stands here
CF \| stands alone. You might be able to get your arms around it, and you
CF \| might not; it must reach nearly as high as the hilltop itself.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "Huh."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm not sure we've done anything different."
		keltena says, "Oh, we probably should have left the blanket before we went outside."
		DavidW says, "Could be a cruel timing thing."
		keltena asks, "It looks like in the transcript, that message about the key happened after sleeping, if I'm reading right?"
		DavidW says, "Maybe it's sinful to unlock the shed too early for some plot reason."
		keltena says, "Maybe that's it."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. True. Could sleep."
		DavidW says, "We don't get the branch until after sleeping as well."
		Jacqueline says, "Keep in mind, in the 2008 transcript we did not finish, either."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "nw"
CF ] Rocky Outlook Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > NW
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Rocky Outlook
CF \|
CF \| Someone has dug a trench here, from the path out over the bank.
CF \|
CF \| The blanket is getting damp.
CF \|
CF \| You catch a pair of dark eyes in the edge of your vision; then they
CF \| are gone.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Near Top of Hill Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| The trail turns southeast as it climbs.
CF \|
CF \| Near Top of Hill
CF \|
CF \| A boulder is lying at the base of the hilltop, prised up out of the
CF \| hole it was in. The boulder is resting on a spade blade. There's just
CF \| enough room to squeeze into the cave behind it.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "well, we're already over time today."
keltena says (to ClubFloyd), "enter cave"
CF ] Small Cave Drizzly
CF \| Eveningh
CF \|
CF \| > ENTER CAVE
CF \|
CF \| You squeeze behind the boulder and crawl inside.
CF \|
CF \| Small Cave
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Oh gosh, we are."
		keltena asks, "Ah, should we stop here then?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "I feel like we did not achieve much!"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, I think next week we have a beta test lined up."
		DavidW says, "I dunno. I think maybe we did."
		keltena says, "I feel like we figured a good deal out, actually; it just involved a lot of sighing and redoing, so it feels like less."
		DavidW says, "and yes, it's a beta test next week."
		DavidW says, "thanks all for trying this again."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. Let's pick it back up after the beta, unless that runs two weeks."
		Jacqueline says, "After that, it'll be IFComp season."
		Jade says, "This IS an original Game. It really worths a try."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "Have a great week, folks."
		keltena says, "You too!"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, keltena, you can drop your pass now."
		Jacqueline says, "I added you to the lock on the room."
		keltena says, "Ah, will do. Thanks."
keltena drops ClubFloyd Pass 02.
ClubFloyd Pass 02 goes home.		DavidW says, "thanks all"