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***** SESSION 1 *		DavidW says, "I was about to suggest that we start The Little Match Girl 4 today."
		Cerfeuil says, "Oh, that sounds fun."
		DavidW says, "by Ryan Veeder, from the recent IF Comp that is currently going."
		DavidW says, "It should be fun. Might be a bit sad, if it's anything like the source story."
		keltena says, "LMG4 is good."
		Cerfeuil says, "I've gotten partway through The Little Match Girl 3 but had to do other stuff cause I was interrupted. Parser RPG is a great concept though."
		DavidW says, "I haven't played any of the other Match Girls yet. I hope I don't need the backstory."
		keltena says, "(I played it with zero knowledge of the other three, and tbh I was kind of surprised to find out they actually existed; it read to me like it was made to be experienced context-free)"
		DavidW says, "oh good."
		Jade says, "I have played only the first title and was very short"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "load sleepmask littlematchgirl4"
CF ]
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Type RESTORE to resume a saved game, or START to begin a new game.
CF \|
CF \| If it's been a while since you played the previous Little Match
CF \| Girl games, type RECAP.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "recap"
CF ]
CF \| >
CF \| > RECAP
CF \|
CF \| (On New Year's Eve, 1845, a nameless little girl was forced by her
CF \| cruel father to sell matches in the icy streets of Copenhagen. On the
CF \| verge of freezing to death, the girl manifested an ability to
CF \| travel through time and space whenever she looked at fire.
CF \| The discovery led to her adoption that very night by the renowned
CF \| philanthropist Ebenezer Scrooge, who christened his new daughter
CF \| Ebenezabeth.
CF \|
CF \| In the years since, Ebenezabeth has endeavored to use her powers for
CF \| good. Although she abhors violence, the reputation she has earned
CF \| across the centuries is that of a time-traveling bounty hunter
CF \| and vampire slayer. The mistakes she has made and the lives she has
CF \| taken in the pursuit of justice weigh heavily on her conscience.
CF \|
CF \| It is now December of 1848. Our hero is nineteen years old. Her latest
CF \| client is none other than Her Majesty, Queen Victoria. What
CF \| exactly does the Crown require of Ebenezabeth Scrooge? Is the Little
CF \| Match Girl up to the task? We soon shall see.)
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "It does play around with the background color a lot (and to a lesser extent, with music), but that's more an enhancement than a requirement I think"
		gadzoks says, "I played one of the Enigmarch ones first, and it worked fine as a stand-alone title."
		Cerfeuil says, "Yooo vampire hunter Little Match Girl. Epic."
		DavidW says, "goodness. What a premise."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \| >
CF \| >
CF \|
CF \| I beg your pardon?
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look"
CF ]
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ]
CF \| >
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You'll have to start the game first.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks says, "Think you need to "start"."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "start"
CF ]
CF \| Ah, leave me not to pine
CF \| Alone and desolate;
CF \| No fate seemed fair as mine,
CF \| No happiness so great!
CF \| And Nature, day by day,
CF \| Has sung in accents clear
CF \| This joyous roundelay:
CF \| "He loves thee - he is here.
CF \| Fa-la, la-la, Fa-la, la-la."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF \| Fa-la, la-la, Fa-la, la-la." Ah, must I leave thee here
CF \| In endless night to dream,
CF \| Where joy is dark and drear,
CF \| And Sorrow all supreme -
CF \| Where Nature, day by day,
CF \| Will sing, in altered tone,
CF \| This weary roundelay:
CF \| "He loves thee - he is gone.
CF \| Fa-la, la-la, Fa-la, la-la."		DavidW says, "This fancy stuff isn't rendering great in ASCII."
		Lancelot says, "I guess those question marks are placeholders"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF \| Fa-la, la-la, Fa-la, la-la." Hans Christian Andersen
CF \| in association with Inform 7 version 10.1.2 / D and Vorple
CF \| version
CF \| 4.0.1
CF \| and Ryan Veeder
CF \| presents
CF \| The Little Match Girl 4
CF \| Crown of Pearls		keltena says, "I think it's just spacing, yeah"
		DavidW asks, "'Crown of Pearls', eh?"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Beach
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Beach
CF \| Cold rain pelts your cheeks and tangles your flaxen curls. The sand
CF \| underfoot is coarse and dirty.
CF \|
CF \| The cove is hemmed in by tall, jagged rocks, obscuring your view of
CF \| the sea. To the north, a crooked path leads inland.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "This displays one line at a time, with BGM, in the web version I played"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x me"
CF ] Beach
CF \| >
CF \| > X ME
CF \|
CF \| You carry a revolver. Your flaxen curls hang loosely around your
CF \| shoulders. Your name is Ebenezabeth Scrooge.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "ooh armed and ready"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Beach
CF \| >
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying:
CF \| a charcoal sketch
CF \| your revolver
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x sketch"
CF ] Beach
CF \| >
CF \| > X SKETCH
CF \|
CF \| A drawing of a lighthouse, smudged somewhat by rain. Below is a note
CF \| in pencil: M. has no desire to avoid a war. Be careful. You
CF \| are led to understand that this lighthouse is where you need to go.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x gun"
CF ] Beach
CF \| >
CF \| > X GUN
CF \|
CF \| On one side of your revolver are engraved the words "For My Friend,
CF \| Ebenezabeth - Samuel Colt." On the other a gold rose is inlaid, next
CF \| to the inscription "Pius PP IX."
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "good grief"
		Cerfeuil says, "(I'd crack a joke here about giving a gun to your kid to keep them safe.)"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Cave Mouth
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Cave Mouth
CF \| Cliffs of red stone hang overhead, at the wrong angle to protect you
CF \| from the rain. In the rock face to the east is a narrow cleft, deep
CF \| and dark. A painted sign and covered lantern are mounted over the cave
CF \| entrance.
CF \|
CF \| The sandy path leads south and west.
CF \|
CF \| >		Roger says, "violence will be the answer to this one"
		keltena says, "Aw, but the recap said we abhor violence :("
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x sign"
CF ] Cave Mouth
CF \| >
CF \| > X SIGN
CF \|
CF \| The letters are ornately scribed, and difficult to make out. They
CF \| read: "BEWARE! Beachgoers are advised that they approach the lair of
CF \| PIRATES, and that by venturing further Trespass on this shadowy
CF \| Enclave they court REMORSELESS EXECUTION."
CF \|
CF \| You may never have noticed the cave if it weren't for this sign, and
CF \| the light of the nearby lantern.
CF \|
CF \| >		Cerfeuil exclaims, "Oh no, not the REMORSELESS EXECUTION!"
		Cerfeuil says, "In all caps, too."
		DavidW asks, "um, but we're headed to the lighthouse first, yes?"
		Lancelot says, "can we take that lantern"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take lantern"
CF ] Cave Mouth
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE LANTERN
CF \|
CF \| You can't do much more than look from down here.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x lantern"
CF \| >
CF \| > X LANTERN
CF \|
CF \| A candle flickers in a rough iron cage. The wind and rain should have
CF \| snuffed it out, but it's gone on burning, waiting for you.
CF \|
CF \| You focus on the fire, and it carries you to...		DavidW says, "ooops"
		Lancelot says, "oh right look into fire"
		DavidW says, "I didn't want to look at fire yet."
		keltena says, "(I think you might need to press space? I'm trying to remember if I did)"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Train Station
CF \| You focus on the fire, and it carries you to...
CF \| Pilcrow, Arizona - 1922
CF \|
CF \| Train Station
CF \| The station consists of a single platform with a single bench. The
CF \| tracks go east and west across the dusty plain, and the town's main
CF \| drag seems to be north from here.
CF \|
CF \| Someone's set up a tent and a cookfire next to the platform.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot asks, "can undo?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "undo"
CF ] Cave Mouth
CF \|
CF \| > UNDO
CF \|
CF \| Cave Mouth
CF \| [Previous turn undone.]
CF \|
CF \| >		Cerfeuil says, "You might just be able to look at the fire again."
		Cerfeuil says, "Or that. That works."
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "I'm all nervous suddenly."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Muddy Trail
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Muddy Trail
CF \| A stone marker stands at the crossroads. To the west is a sleepy
CF \| village; to the east and south, the trail turns into sand, winding
CF \| between treacherous rocks.
CF \|
CF \| >		Cerfeuil says, "I think the game should be pretty chill. I died in LMG3 and it just took me to... the nearest fire, I think? Or the one I last used."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x marker"
CF ] Muddy Trail
CF \| >
CF \| > X MARKER
CF \|
CF \| The marker was cut into a square pillar with a rounded top; any other
CF \| detail has been worn away. A snail is creeping up one side.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x snail"
CF ] Muddy Trail
CF \| >
CF \| > X SNAIL
CF \|
CF \| The creature is slowly carrying its shell to the top of the stone.
CF \|
CF \| >		keltena says, "Yeah, you can pretty much wander aimlessly back and forth forever if you want (or, you know, didn't think to make a map)"
		DavidW says, "I can't imagine any reason to take the snail."
		Jade says, "I am mapping, of course"
		gadzoks asks, "Talk to the snail?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "ask snail about shell"
CF ] Muddy Trail
CF \| >
CF \| > ASK SNAIL ABOUT SHELL
CF \|
CF \| (Use TALK TO to interact with characters.)
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to snail"
CF ] Muddy Trail
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO SNAIL
CF \|
CF \| You don't speak any language the snail would understand.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks says, "Guess it hasn't been transformed."
		DavidW says, "Just checking, game. I might've learned snail language from Doctor Who or something."
		Lancelot asks, "is there something on top?"
		Jade says, "you don't speak snailish"
		DavidW asks (of gadzoks), "You think it's a prince? Should I kiss it?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x top"
CF ] Muddy Trail
CF \| >
CF \| > X TOP
CF \|
CF \| (You can't see that, or it's not implemented.)
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "ah well"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "read marker"
CF ] Muddy Trail
CF \| >
CF \| > READ MARKER
CF \|
CF \| The marker was cut into a square pillar with a rounded top; any other
CF \| detail has been worn away. A snail is creeping up one side.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "kiss snail"
CF ] Muddy Trail
CF \| >
CF \| > KISS SNAIL
CF \|
CF \| This is not the time.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "lol"
		Jade says, "lol"
		gadzoks says, "Suggests there might be a time."
		keltena says, "All things in their time."
		Jade says, "eat it"
		DavidW says, "uh-huh. Must be proper."
		gadzoks says, "Here I thought Cerfeuil would suggest the eating."
		DavidW says (to Jade), "I have no garlic butter!"
		gadzoks says, "We need to serenade the snail first."
		Cerfeuil asks, "Who knows, maybe snails and chervil go well together?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "eat snail"
CF ] Muddy Trail
CF \| >
CF \| > EAT SNAIL
CF \|
CF \| That isn't edible.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "climb on snail, take a ride"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "climb snail"
CF ] Muddy Trail
CF \| >
CF \| > CLIMB SNAIL
CF \|
CF \| Little is to be achieved by that.
CF \|
CF \| >		Cerfeuil says, "Not edible? The French would disagree."
		DavidW says, "I think we should ignore the snail until... later."
		Jade says, "take it, just in case"
		DavidW says, "hm. 'eat' didn't auto-take."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take snail"
CF ] Muddy Trail
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE SNAIL
CF \|
CF \| I don't suppose the snail would care for that.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade exclaims, "I want a pet friend!"
		DavidW asks, "honestly, can we leave the snail for now?"
		Jade asks, "is there an exit south?"
		DavidW says, "I think so, yes."
		DavidW says, "I'd like to go south."
		gadzoks exclaims, "Any seasoned adventurer knows to try out every command on every object encountered!"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Shipwreck
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Shipwreck
CF \| A great wooden ship lies in pieces across the beach. Looking out
CF \| toward the ocean, you see planks caught on rocks and sandbars.
CF \|
CF \| And even farther out is a lighthouse, its beam sweeping over the
CF \| beach, the sea, the stormy sky.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x ship"
CF ] Shipwreck
CF \| >
CF \| > X SHIP
CF \|
CF \| A few parts of the ship reached the beach more or less intact: You can
CF \| make out certain lines, certain curves. Most of it is broken beyond
CF \| recognition, though.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "enter ship"
CF ] Shipwreck
CF \| >
CF \| > ENTER SHIP
CF \|
CF \| The shattered hull, the decks, the bulkheads are all around you. If
CF \| the ship still has any "inside," you are in it.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "search ship"
CF ] Shipwreck
CF \| >
CF \| > SEARCH SHIP
CF \|
CF \| You crane your neck, and see nothing worth further investigation
CF \| (taking into account how dangerous such an investigation would be).
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks asks, "Does every IFComp have a theme?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x lighthouse"
CF \| >
CF \| > X LIGHTHOUSE
CF \|
CF \| The beam has just passed. You'll have to wait.
CF \|
CF \| Here it comes. You look up into the lighthouse's flaring beam, and it
CF \| whisks you out of this world...		DavidW says, "no IFComp has any theme"
		keltena says, "At least, not an official one"
		gadzoks says, "People already commented on all the games about or featuring ships in some way, so I thought they might."
		DavidW asks, "waaait, the lighthouse light is also a fire?"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Nursery
CF \| whisks you out of this world...
CF \| The Fairy Realm
CF \|
CF \| Nursery
CF \| A grassy hilltop, emerging from bluish mist. A lanthorn hangs over the
CF \| cradle where the prince sleeps soundly, attended by a midwife and a
CF \| lady-in-waiting.
CF \|
CF \| The older fairy greets you with a cold smile. "The orphan wench
CF \| arrives, with crimsoned eyne, and arquebus in hand, as fits a maid.
CF \| How goes your errand, little mortal girl? Has wanton chase uncovered
CF \| any pearl?"
CF \|
CF \| "I'm making progress," you tell her, and the corners of her mouth
CF \| twitch. "Good evening to you, Lady Mab, and to you too, Iota. It is
CF \| very nice to see you again."
CF \|
CF \| The younger fairy gives you a friendlier smile, but says nothing.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "undo"
CF ] Shipwreck
CF \|
CF \| > UNDO
CF \|
CF \| Shipwreck
CF \| [Previous turn undone.]
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "That's crazy."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Shipwreck
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| The only way to go would be north.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "that is a rather curious superpower"
		DavidW asks, "Should be visit the village or jump to the Nursery in Fairyland?"
		Lancelot says, "that convo suggests we are supposed to find pearls...."
		Jade says, "I prefer mapping this area first"
		Lancelot says, "did I miss something in the intro? only the title suggests something about pearls"
		gadzoks says, "Staring into a lighthouse beam sounds painful."
		Cerfeuil says, "Maybe we could wander around the beach area until we've seen everything? Haven't tracked which places we haven't been to yet, in the beach."
		DavidW says (to Jade), "That would be my preference, yes."
		DavidW says (to Lancelot), "if there was more, I also missed it."
		Lancelot says, "we can still go n and w to village"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Muddy Trail
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Muddy Trail
CF \| A stone marker stands at the crossroads. To the west is a sleepy
CF \| village; to the east and south, the trail turns into sand, winding
CF \| between treacherous rocks.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Town Square
CF \| The road from the east opens up here, in the middle of the village.
CF \| The town is quiet; the streetlamps are unlit.
CF \|
CF \| The doorway to one home hangs open to the weather, on the north side
CF \| of the square.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "mmm a square without exits"
		DavidW says, "goodness, imagine if every streetlight teleported you. Hell, the sun and stars are fires too."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x home"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > X HOME
CF \|
CF \| The house is dark, but not uninhabited.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x streetlamps"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > X STREETLAMPS
CF \|
CF \| The lamps ought to be lit, at this hour, for the villagers' safety.
CF \| And you might need them more than anyone...
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] House
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| House
CF \| It's cold in here.
CF \|
CF \| A portrait of the Queen hangs by the window.
CF \|
CF \| A sleeping man is sprawled out on the couch.
CF \|
CF \| On the floor beneath him is a lamplighter's pole.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks says, "Staring at the sun? This game clearly needs a 'Don't try this at home, kids!' warning."
		Jade says, "creepy"
		Lancelot says, "adh the pole we can use to light lamps..."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x portrait"
CF ] House
CF \| >
CF \| > X PORTRAIT
CF \|
CF \| Her Majesty has aged considerably since you last saw her. Can this be
CF \| the same woman?
CF \|
CF \| Yes. Those penetrating blue eyes could only be hers.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x man"
CF ] House
CF \| >
CF \| > X MAN
CF \|
CF \| The man has messy orange hair, and a scraggly orange beard. He is a
CF \| tall man, too. (Some have greatness thrust upon them.)
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x couch"
CF ] House
CF \| >
CF \| > X COUCH
CF \|
CF \| With a couch like this in the home, a proper bed is no necessity.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x pole"
CF ] House
CF \| >
CF \| > X POLE
CF \|
CF \| A long pole for lighting lamps—too long to stand up on its end, when
CF \| the ceiling is this low.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "move portrait"
CF ] House
CF \| >
CF \| > MOVE PORTRAIT
CF \|
CF \| It is fixed in place.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look behind it"
CF ] House
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK BEHIND IT
CF \|
CF \| (You can't see that, or it's not implemented.)
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "to reach the lantern"
		DavidW says, "oh, that too, I suppose."
		DavidW says, "do we just steal the pole? We could wake this guy instead."
DavidW clears the save counter.
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "SAVE"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "cf1"
CF \| >
CF \| > SAVE
CF \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
CF ] House
CF \| > SAVEOk.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "wake man"
CF \| >
CF \| > WAKE MAN
CF \|
CF \| You nudge the man gently. Nothing happens.
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] House
CF \| You nudge the man gently. Nothing happens.So you shake him harder, and
CF \| he stirs: "Eh? Eh? Who's there?"
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to man"
CF ] House
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO MAN
CF \|
CF \| "Are you the lamplighter, sir?" you ask.
CF \|
CF \| "Ostensibly," he says, smacking his dry lips. "And you are the
CF \| little-girl-who-wakes-the-lamplighter, I suppose?"
CF \|
CF \| "Certainly," you tell him. "If I may ask, why are the lamps not lit
CF \| tonight?"
CF \|
CF \| "Because all we citizens of Penzance guard our lives too jealously to
CF \| be caught outside our houses! There are pirates on the prowl, miss.
CF \| Men of ferocious character, not to be trifled with."
CF \|
CF \| "Was it their ship that I saw wrecked on the shore nearby?"
CF \|
CF \| "Indeed! The pirates are confined to dry land, and all the more to be
CF \| dreaded, as their opportunities for plunder are limited to nearby
CF \| villages."
CF \|
CF \| You look into his eyes: "But surely there is greater danger in the
CF \| village left unilluminated—if the man forced by circumstance to leave
CF \| his home must walk through dark streets, not knowing if pirates or
CF \| worse are lurking before him or behind. Is it not your duty, sir, to
CF \| light the lamps? Your duty to your place of residence? Your duty to
CF \| your country?"
CF \|
CF \| He glances toward the window. He breathes through his teeth. "I find
CF \| myself convinced," he says at last. "Where is my lamplighter's pole?"
CF \|
CF \| "Right here, sir," you say. You raise it to his hands, and he marches
CF \| outside, leaving the couch unoccupied.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "looks like we did the right thing"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "search couch"
CF ] House
CF \| >
CF \| > SEARCH COUCH
CF \|
CF \| There is nothing on the couch.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "If we were a dog, we should jump on the couch immediately."
		Lancelot asks, "can we look under things?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look under couch"
CF ] House
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK UNDER COUCH
CF \|
CF \| You find nothing of interest.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "just checking"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Town Square
CF \| The road from the east opens up here, in the middle of the village.
CF \| The town is quiet; the streetlamps are unlit.
CF \|
CF \| The doorway to one home hangs open to the weather, on the north side
CF \| of the square.
CF \|
CF \| Apparently the rain has shocked the lamplighter into full wakefulness.
CF \| He is rushing from post to post, lighting the next lamp before the
CF \| last has come into its full flower.
CF \|
CF \| And now the street is filled with warm light, and the man is giving
CF \| you a final nod as he carries his pole back into his house.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "bye, bye, pole"
		DavidW says, "I dunno. He could sleep again."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \| You can go north and east.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot asks, "there was also some narrow space east of the cave?"
		DavidW says, "It looks like our progress is now to either look at one of three lights or steal the pole."
		DavidW says (to Lancelot), "yes, towards pirates."
		Jade says (to Lancelot), "A cleft"
		gadzoks asks, "Why not both?"
		Lancelot says, "oh ok"
		DavidW asks, "I don't think we're quite ready for pirates?"
		gadzoks says, "Pfft. We have a revolver. Wait, they probably do as well."
		Cerfeuil says, "Good point, they're probably a boss battle or something."
		DavidW says, "They might even have the crown we're looking for."
		gadzoks asks, "Should we go see the fairies?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Muddy Trail
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Muddy Trail
CF \| A stone marker stands at the crossroads. To the west is a sleepy
CF \| village; to the east and south, the trail turns into sand, winding
CF \| between treacherous rocks.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Shipwreck
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Shipwreck
CF \| A great wooden ship lies in pieces across the beach. Looking out
CF \| toward the ocean, you see planks caught on rocks and sandbars.
CF \|
CF \| And even farther out is a lighthouse, its beam sweeping over the
CF \| beach, the sea, the stormy sky.
CF \|
CF \| The trail leads north.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "and we probably need to collect a bunch of pearls lol"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x lighthouse"
CF \| >
CF \| > X LIGHTHOUSE
CF \|
CF \| The beam has just passed. You'll have to wait.
CF \|
CF \| Here it comes. You look up into the lighthouse's flaring beam, and it
CF \| whisks you out of this world...
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Nursery
CF \| whisks you out of this world...
CF \| The Fairy Realm
CF \|
CF \| Nursery
CF \| A grassy hilltop, emerging from bluish mist. A lanthorn hangs over the
CF \| cradle where the prince sleeps soundly, attended by a midwife and a
CF \| lady-in-waiting.
CF \|
CF \| The older fairy greets you with a cold smile. "The orphan wench
CF \| arrives, with crimsoned eyne, and arquebus in hand, as fits a maid.
CF \| How goes your errand, little mortal girl? Has wanton chase uncovered
CF \| any pearl?"
CF \|
CF \| "I'm making progress," you tell her, and the corners of her mouth
CF \| twitch. "Good evening to you, Lady Mab, and to you too, Iota. It is
CF \| very nice to see you again."
CF \|
CF \| The younger fairy gives you a friendlier smile, but says nothing.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x prince"
CF ] Nursery
CF \| >
CF \| > X PRINCE
CF \|
CF \| The heir to the fairy throne is only half-asleep. He stirs as you lean
CF \| over him, opens an eye to inspect his visitor. Then he closes it
CF \| again.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x iota"
CF ] Nursery
CF \| >
CF \| > X IOTA
CF \|
CF \| Iota wears violets in her hair, a chain of daisies around her neck.
CF \| You get the sense that not much conversation has passed between her
CF \| and Mab since you were here last.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to iota"
CF ] Nursery
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO IOTA
CF \|
CF \| Iota is clearly relieved to see you. "Where have you been traveling
CF \| this evening, Ebenezabeth?"
CF \|
CF \| "I was just in Cornwall," you tell her. "On the beach."
CF \|
CF \| "Oh! It sounds beautiful."
CF \|
CF \| "Rainy," you tell her.
CF \|
CF \| "Ah." She nods.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x mab"
CF ] Nursery
CF \| >
CF \| > X MAB
CF \|
CF \| Mab's hair is white; her eyes are slate-gray: Though she wears a
CF \| glamor of youth and loveliness, she finds ways to remind you of her
CF \| age.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to mab"
CF ] Nursery
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO MAB
CF \|
CF \| Mab leans over the crib, jutting her chin out at you. "Titania
CF \| approves an earth-born waif to gather for her scion margarites, just
CF \| as the duke lets loose a truffling swine to rake the loam with hoof
CF \| and pointed snout, and bids the sow not swallow that she finds. At
CF \| moonrise will the Fairy Queen arrive, and count what pearls the little
CF \| girl presents—yet in this cradle I can count no pearls, or else can
CF \| count them without drawing breath. When will you bring them,
CF \| Ebenezabeth?"
CF \|
CF \| You meet her gaze. "Before moonrise."
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW asks, "oh. So we're gathering pearls for Titania?"
		Lancelot says, "sounda like... she's the queen of the fairies, right? does Oberon also show up ..."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x cradle"
CF ] Nursery
CF \| >
CF \| > X CRADLE
CF \|
CF \| The prince lies sleeping in his cradle.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "exits"
CF ] Nursery
CF \| >
CF \| > EXITS
CF \|
CF \| That's not a verb I recognize.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Nursery
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| It would be smarter to stay up here, where you can see what's going
CF \| on.
CF \|
CF \| >		Cerfeuil says, "These fairies have lovely dialogue. I'm a fan."
		Jade says, "crown, pearls..."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x lanthorn"
CF \| >
CF \| > X LANTHORN
CF \|
CF \| The fire in the lanthorn is fretful and indistinct. But it knows what
CF \| you need, where you need to be...
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Shipwreck
CF \| you need, where you need to be...
CF \| Penzance - 1876
CF \|
CF \| Shipwreck
CF \| A great wooden ship lies in pieces across the beach. Looking out
CF \| toward the ocean, you see planks caught on rocks and sandbars.
CF \|
CF \| And even farther out is a lighthouse, its beam sweeping over the
CF \| beach, the sea, the stormy sky.
CF \|
CF \| The trail leads north.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "I guess we don't do much there."
		Jade says, "we are learning the Lore"
		DavidW asks, "I guess, try the village lights next?"
		Lancelot says, "yeah"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Muddy Trail
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Muddy Trail
CF \| A stone marker stands at the crossroads. To the west is a sleepy
CF \| village; to the east and south, the trail turns into sand, winding
CF \| between treacherous rocks.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Town Square
CF \| The road from the east opens up here, in the middle of the village.
CF \| The streetlamps are burning, but the town is still quiet.
CF \|
CF \| The doorway to one home hangs open to the weather, on the north side
CF \| of the square.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x light"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > X LIGHT
CF \|
CF \| (You can't see that, or it's not implemented.)
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x lamps"
CF \| >
CF \| > X LAMPS
CF \|
CF \| You look up into one of the lamps. Its flame flickers in time with her
CF \| sisters; all the fires spin around you and carry you away...
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] River of Lava
CF \| sisters; all the fires spin around you and carry you away...
CF \| Montana - 67,000,000 BC
CF \|
CF \| River of Lava
CF \| The lava flow turns sharply here, so there's nowhere to go but north
CF \| or west.
CF \|
CF \| On the far side of the river, a tree has caught fire.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "golly golly gosh"
		Cerfeuil says, "Seems like we're no longer in Kansas."
		Lancelot says, "quite a fiery place indeed"
		Lancelot says, "and time travel too"
		Jade says, "the tree in fire is our way back"
		DavidW says, "yes, I think that's clear."
		DavidW asks, "North or west? Does it matter?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Lava Tube
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Lava Tube
CF \| A trail running north to south passes through a tunnel of solidified
CF \| lava, where jagged spires rise from the floor and cavities like huge
CF \| bubbles fill the walls.
CF \|
CF \| Outside one such bubble stands a ravenous Dakotaraptor, snapping and
CF \| hissing at a Repton trapped inside.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "coin up"
		gadzoks says, "Someone calculated how close you can get to lava."
		DavidW says, "I feel ill-equipped to deal with a raptor."
		Jade says, "this seems Jurassic Park"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x raptor"
CF ] Lava Tube
CF \| >
CF \| > X RAPTOR
CF \|
CF \| A creature like a monstrous bird, with massive claws on its hands and
CF \| feet, and a long tongue slavering over its dozens of pointed teeth.
CF \|
CF \| It sees you coming, and hisses furiously. It instinctively views you
CF \| as competition, not as prey. It wants to eat the Repton before you do.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "ah so no direct threat"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x repton"
CF ] Lava Tube
CF \| >
CF \| > X REPTON
CF \|
CF \| You can't see much of the Repton through the narrow opening of his
CF \| hiding place, or around the Dakotaraptor that's trying to eat him.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x spires"
CF ] Lava Tube
CF \| >
CF \| > X SPIRES
CF \|
CF \| The spikes aren't like stalagmites—They erupt at strange angles;
CF \| their
CF \| edges are razor-sharp.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "come here birdie, birdie"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take spike"
CF ] Lava Tube
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE SPIKE
CF \|
CF \| (That's not for you to carry around.)
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x bubbles"
CF ] Lava Tube
CF \| >
CF \| > X BUBBLES
CF \|
CF \| Pockets of gas (or something) made the lava harden into various
CF \| compartments along the main tunnel.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Mountainside
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Mountainside
CF \| The slope of a volcano rises to the north, and lava oozes over the
CF \| landscape like an encroaching tide. There's a clear path along one
CF \| lava flow to the east, and to the south the ground is mostly solid.
CF \|
CF \| To the west is a field of dry grass, being consumed before your eyes
CF \| by a widening ribbon of fire.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "another fire"
		DavidW says, "yeah, there could be several fires here, each leading to another pearl."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Mountainside
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| You can go south and east.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "e, w"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x volcano"
CF ] Mountainside
CF \| >
CF \| > X VOLCANO
CF \|
CF \| The mountain is filling the cloudy sky with smoke, covering the land
CF \| with rivers of lava. It isn't slowing down.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Pool of Lava
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Pool of Lava
CF \| Lava from the west is collecting here, in a slowly widening pond of
CF \| liquid rock. At its edge, a bush has caught fire. There's enough
CF \| exposed stone next to the flowing lava for you to follow it to its
CF \| source.
CF \|
CF \| A reptile with a long, skinny snout is resting a safe distance from
CF \| the lava, staring at you disinterestedly.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x reptile"
CF ] Pool of Lava
CF \| >
CF \| > X REPTILE
CF \|
CF \| It's some sort of crocodile, with a comically elongated face. It
CF \| doesn't have a very comical disposition, though.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "bush, tree"
		Lancelot says, "and the field"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take reptile"
CF ] Pool of Lava
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE REPTILE
CF \|
CF \| I don't suppose the Champsosaurus would care for that.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "2 exits more to go"
		DavidW asks, "where have we not gone?"
		Lancelot says, "west of tree"
		Jade says, "y"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Pool of Lava
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| The only way to go would be west.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "I think there was a west exit there"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Mountainside
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Mountainside
CF \| The slope of a volcano rises to the north, and lava oozes over the
CF \| landscape like an encroaching tide. There's a clear path along one
CF \| lava flow to the east, and to the south the ground is mostly solid.
CF \|
CF \| To the west is a field of dry grass, being consumed before your eyes
CF \| by a widening ribbon of fire.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Lava Tube
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Lava Tube
CF \| A trail running north to south passes through a tunnel of solidified
CF \| lava, where jagged spires rise from the floor and cavities like huge
CF \| bubbles fill the walls.
CF \|
CF \| Outside one such bubble stands a ravenous Dakotaraptor, snapping and
CF \| hissing at a Repton trapped inside.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] River of Lava
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| River of Lava
CF \| The lava flow turns sharply here, so there's nowhere to go but north
CF \| or west.
CF \|
CF \| On the far side of the river, a tree has caught fire.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Forest
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Forest
CF \| Cedars and cycads tower over you, hemmed in by giant ferns and
CF \| nameless flowers. The air is damp, and heavy with strange scents.
CF \|
CF \| An Ankylosaur is eyeing you suspiciously.
CF \|
CF \| There's a path of sorts here, coming from the east. It should continue
CF \| south, but there's a wall of brambles in the way.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "and w from mountain"
		Lancelot says, "ah a blockade"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x brambles"
CF ] Forest
CF \| >
CF \| > X BRAMBLES
CF \|
CF \| A tall, thorny bush has grown across the path.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x ankylosaur"
CF ] Forest
CF \| >
CF \| > X ANKYLOSAUR
CF \|
CF \| The creature's small eyes and stubby face lend it a perpetually
CF \| flummoxed expression.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x ferns"
CF ] Forest
CF \| >
CF \| > X FERNS
CF \|
CF \| The ferns are like curtains, shrouding any spot in the forest from
CF \| outside eyes, until an ankylosaur comes along and munches them up.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "climb tree"
CF ] Forest
CF \| >
CF \| > CLIMB TREE
CF \|
CF \| Not very climbable.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "this is a clue"
		Lancelot says, "yeah cant that dinosaur much up some stuff"
		DavidW asks, "That the anky can eat something?"
		DavidW says, "Shame I don't have a fish or carrot or t-bone steak."
		Lancelot asks, "what happens if we wait here?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Forest
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Forest
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Time passes.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW asks, "not much?"
		gadzoks says, "Considering the other games, we probably need to bring something here from somewhere else."
		Lancelot says, "ok not hungry"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "pet ankylosaur"
CF ] Forest
CF \| >
CF \| > PET ANKYLOSAUR
CF \|
CF \| That wouldn't be very safe. It's not a tame Ankylosaur.
CF \|
CF \| >
keltena goes home.		Jade says, "the war will start"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "ride it"
CF ] Forest
CF \| >
CF \| > RIDE IT
CF \|
CF \| It's not a tame Ankylosaur.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "yeah something to pass that barrier or get that anky to do something"
		gadzoks asks, "Tame it?"
		gadzoks says, "Can't be too hard."
		Jade says, "shoot"
		Lancelot says, "such aggression :D"
		DavidW says, "no, not shooting it."
		gadzoks says, "A weekend's worth of work, tops."
		DavidW asks, "was there a way west from the mountainside?"
		Jade says, "y"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Forest
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| You can go south and east.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks asks, "That was the field, wasn't it?"
		Lancelot says, "I thought not but it wont hurt tocheck"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] River of Lava
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| River of Lava
CF \| The lava flow turns sharply here, so there's nowhere to go but north
CF \| or west.
CF \|
CF \| On the far side of the river, a tree has caught fire.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "west was field"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Lava Tube
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Lava Tube
CF \| A trail running north to south passes through a tunnel of solidified
CF \| lava, where jagged spires rise from the floor and cavities like huge
CF \| bubbles fill the walls.
CF \|
CF \| Outside one such bubble stands a ravenous Dakotaraptor, snapping and
CF \| hissing at a Repton trapped inside.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Mountainside
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Mountainside
CF \| The slope of a volcano rises to the north, and lava oozes over the
CF \| landscape like an encroaching tide. There's a clear path along one
CF \| lava flow to the east, and to the south the ground is mostly solid.
CF \|
CF \| To the west is a field of dry grass, being consumed before your eyes
CF \| by a widening ribbon of fire.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Mountainside
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \| You don't want to go up there.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "nop"
		DavidW asks, "We can look at this fire, I suppose?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x fire"
CF \| >
CF \| > X FIRE
CF \|
CF \| The field is vanishing—but only temporarily. Seeds carried on the
CF \| smoke will fly far away, and grow into new fields.
CF \|
CF \| The fire is carrying you away, too. Far away...		gadzoks exclaims, "Should be our choice if we want to, game!"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Lounge
CF \| The fire is carrying you away, too. Far away...
CF \| The Austrian Alps - 1999
CF \|
CF \| Lounge
CF \| Mahogany panels line the walls; a lush purple carpet is beneath your
CF \| feet. Several overstuffed couches are ready to receive any weary
CF \| travelers who happen to pass through.
CF \|
CF \| The door to the west is half-open. In the passage to the south, a
CF \| stone staircase descends to some lower level. A lively fire is burning
CF \| in the hearth.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks says, "Ah, LUSH carpets. Might just be some pearls nearby."
		Lancelot says, "; carpet couches panels"
		DavidW asks, "Is this a hunting lodge?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x carpet"
CF ] Lounge
CF \| >
CF \| > X CARPET
CF \|
CF \| This sort of extravagance seems unconscionable, until you're standing
CF \| on it.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x couches"
CF ] Lounge
CF \| >
CF \| > X COUCHES
CF \|
CF \| The couches all look equally inviting.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x panels"
CF ] Lounge
CF \| >
CF \| > X PANELS
CF \|
CF \| The wood makes the room seem darker than it really is.
CF \|
CF \| A window in the east wall looks out on a sky full of stars.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot asks, "look under carpet?"
		DavidW says, "damn. stars."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x stars"
CF ] Lounge
CF \| >
CF \| > X STARS
CF \|
CF \| The milky way is shimmering in a hundred colors. The landscape below
CF \| is dark.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "whew"
		gadzoks says, "Aww."
		Lancelot says, "ah no time travel"
		gadzoks says, "I wanted to go into outer space."
		DavidW says, "maybe we have to pick just one star."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "listen"
CF \| >
CF \| > LISTEN
CF \|
CF \| You strain your ears
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF \| You strain your ears just as a voice booms from beyond the west door:
CF \|
CF \| "Greetings, brethren! Your patience is appreciated. Let us begin."
CF \|
CF \| You step back. It's the voice of Atë.		gadzoks asks, "At?"
		Jade says, "we travel looking through the fire"
		DavidW asks, "who?"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF \| You step back. It's the voice of Atë."It gives me great pleasure to
CF \| inform you that the Hunter, Ebenezabeth Scrooge, has been apprehended.
CF \| We have her in suspended animation upstairs."
CF \|
CF \| A gaggle of voices rises, in murmurs and exclamations		Lancelot exclaims, "ooohh time travel!"
		Lancelot asks, "we rescue ourselves?"
		DavidW says, "it seems so, yes."
		gadzoks exclaims, "Joke's on them, we're right in front of their noses!"
		Lancelot says, "this is cool"
		Jade says, "Listen AT... lol"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF \| A gaggle of voices rises, in murmurs and exclamations—then goes
CF \| suddenly silent.
CF \|
CF \| "This presents something of a puzzle." You can imagine the fiendish
CF \| smile spreading across Atë's face. "Poseidon has vowed that he will
CF \| wreak immortal vengeance on us if we harm his champion. It would seem,
CF \| then, that simply snapping the little girl's neck is off the table.
CF \| What can be done? How can the vampire community best exploit this
CF \| golden opportunity?"		gadzoks asks, "But wait! Doesn't time travelling conventions say you should never meet yourself?"
		gadzoks says, "don't say, rather"
		gadzoks says, "Maybe it's fine if we're suspended."
		Lancelot says, "yeah bad things would happen... Time Cop comes to mind lol"
		DavidW says, "It depends on the time travel rules, really."
		Lancelot says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "I've read stories where someone romances themselves."
		Lancelot says, "I remember a nice short novel by Poul Anderson about ppl patrolling time"
		gadzoks says, "Iunno, that sounds self-indulgent."
		DavidW says (to gadzoks), "you have no idea."
		Lancelot says, "so can we check ourselves"
		DavidW says, "we're still in the cutscene"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF \| golden opportunity?"Silence.		Lancelot says, "oh"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Lounge
CF \| golden opportunity?"Silence."To be clear," you hear her say, "I am
CF \| opening the floor to suggestions."
CF \|
CF \| The room breaks into hurried and unintelligible murmuring.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "so At is an enemy (and presumably a vampire we are supposed to know)"
		gadzoks asks (of Lancelot), "The Time Patrol series?"
		DavidW asks, "So, those are vampires to the west. Our other self is upstairs. But the only other way from here is down?"
		gadzoks says, "I haven't read that, just some of his short stories, I think."
		Lancelot says, "yes that one I thought it was kinda cool"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Dungeon
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Dungeon
CF \| Cells with rusty iron bars line the narrow hallway. The air is clammy,
CF \| and dark puddles have formed in the corners. Mounted on the wall is an
CF \| interpretive placard.
CF \|
CF \| The hall continues west. North of you is the bottom of a flight of
CF \| stairs.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x placard"
CF ] Dungeon
CF \| >
CF \| > X PLACARD
CF \|
CF \| "The dungeon is merely decorative," the placard explains. "No torture
CF \| or pagan rituals have ever taken place at Schloss Tuxenstein."
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks says, "Suspiciously specific denial if I ever saw one."
		DavidW says, "piffle. No dungeon goes unsullied by someone."
		Lancelot says, "yeah the bars are probably decorative as well, and just scenery :D"
		gadzoks says, "Maybe they just use it for LARPing."
		DavidW says, "Sexy LARPing."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x bars"
CF ] Dungeon
CF \| >
CF \| > X BARS
CF \|
CF \| The cells are unfurnished. There aren't even cots for prisoners to
CF \| rest on.
CF \|
CF \| Those holes in the walls probably had shackles screwed into them at
CF \| some point.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x holes"
CF ] Dungeon
CF \| >
CF \| > X HOLES
CF \|
CF \| You're only guessing, of course.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "lol"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| End of the Hallway
CF \| Spiderwebs fill the corners of this narrow corridor. There seems to be
CF \| nowhere to go except east.
CF \|
CF \| It's hard not to notice some disturbed dust near the south wall,
CF \| though.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks asks, "Because it makes us sneeze?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x dust"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > X DUST
CF \|
CF \| There are footprints in the dust next to the south wall.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x south wall"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > X SOUTH WALL
CF \|
CF \| The south wall is entirely unassuming, except there are footprints in
CF \| the dust right below it. People have been standing in front of that
CF \| wall.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "ah hidden door"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "push it"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > PUSH IT
CF \|
CF \| It is fixed in place.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "search it"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > SEARCH IT
CF \|
CF \| You find nothing of interest.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "stand in front of it"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > STAND IN FRONT OF IT
CF \|
CF \| I only understood you as far as wanting to stand.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| You can't go that way.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x footprints"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > X FOOTPRINTS
CF \|
CF \| There are footprints in the dust next to the south wall.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "stand on footprints"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > STAND ON FOOTPRINTS
CF \|
CF \| That's not something you can stand on.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks asks, "Feel wall?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "feel wall"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > FEEL WALL
CF \|
CF \| The south wall feels normal.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks says, "Hit wall. Knock on wall."
		Jade says, "push wall"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "hit wall"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > HIT WALL
CF \|
CF \| If only it were that easy.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "knock on wall"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > KNOCK ON WALL
CF \|
CF \| No response.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks asks, "Listen to wall?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "listen to wall"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > LISTEN TO WALL
CF \|
CF \| You don't hear anything interesting.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "hit south wall"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > HIT SOUTH WALL
CF \|
CF \| If only it were that easy.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x wall"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > X WALL
CF \|
CF \| The south wall is entirely unassuming, except there are footprints in
CF \| the dust right below it. People have been standing in front of that
CF \| wall.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "ask placard"
		Roger says, "shoot it with our gun! bang bang"
		Lancelot asks, "push wall? did we try?"
		gadzoks says, "Maybe they just like standing there staring at the wall."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "PUSH WALL"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > PUSH WALL
CF \|
CF \| It is fixed in place.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks says, "Everyone has their hobbies."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "pull wall"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > PULL WALL
CF \|
CF \| It is fixed in place.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "kiss wall"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > KISS WALL
CF \|
CF \| This is not the time.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "lol"
		Jade says, "search wall carefully"
		DavidW says, "I didn't take the placard"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "search wall carefully"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > SEARCH WALL CAREFULLY
CF \|
CF \| I only understood you as far as wanting to search the south wall.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "search wall"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > SEARCH WALL
CF \|
CF \| You find nothing of interest.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x floor"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > X FLOOR
CF \|
CF \| Which do you mean, the south wall or the dusty floor?
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "dusty"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > DUSTY
CF \|
CF \| There are footprints in the dust next to the south wall.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x ceiling"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > X CEILING
CF \|
CF \| (You can't see that, or it's not implemented.)
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks asks, "Stand in dust?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "sing"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > SING
CF \|
CF \| Love will abide
CF \| Take things in stride
CF \|
CF \| No, no time.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "stand in dust"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > STAND IN DUST
CF \|
CF \| I only understood you as far as wanting to stand.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "stand on dust"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > STAND ON DUST
CF \|
CF \| That's not something you can stand on.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "clean dust"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open wall"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN WALL
CF \|
CF \| That isn't something you can open.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "clean dust"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > CLEAN DUST
CF \|
CF \| That would be destroying valuable evidence. Maybe.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "I would ask placard about the wall"
		DavidW says, "I think we need more info or a tool."
		gadzoks exclaims, "The spdiers know all the dirty details!"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| The only exit is east.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x spiderwebs"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > X SPIDERWEBS
CF \|
CF \| There are webs all over the place, but no spiders—that you can see,
CF \| anyway.
CF \|
CF \| A very small fly is stuck in one of the webs.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x fly"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > X FLY
CF \|
CF \| The fly is just barely moving. It doesn't look like it's trying to
CF \| escape. It looks like it's just bored.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks exclaims, "Food!"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to fly"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO FLY
CF \|
CF \| You don't speak any language the fly would understand.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "snail, fell..."
		Jade says, "flee"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take fly"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE FLY
CF \|
CF \| You are not one to carry flies around.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "fly"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "fly"
CF ] End of the Hallway
CF \| >
CF \| > FLY
CF \|
CF \| That's not a verb I recognize.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Dungeon
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Dungeon
CF \| Cells with rusty iron bars line the narrow hallway. The air is clammy,
CF \| and dark puddles have formed in the corners. Mounted on the wall is an
CF \| interpretive placard.
CF \|
CF \| The hall continues west. North of you is the bottom of a flight of
CF \| stairs.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take placard"
CF ] Dungeon
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE PLACARD
CF \|
CF \| (That's not for you to carry around.)
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x puddles"
CF ] Dungeon
CF \| >
CF \| > X PUDDLES
CF \|
CF \| A film of dust covers the greasy puddles.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "smell puddles"
CF ] Dungeon
CF \| >
CF \| > SMELL PUDDLES
CF \|
CF \| It would be impolite to smell.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "touch puddles"
CF ] Dungeon
CF \| >
CF \| > TOUCH PUDDLES
CF \|
CF \| The puddles feel normal.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks asks, "Can we take the fly?"
		DavidW says, "no"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "enter cell"
CF ] Dungeon
CF \| >
CF \| > ENTER CELL
CF \|
CF \| You can't fit through the bars, and there don't seem to be any doors.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look through bars"
CF ] Dungeon
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK THROUGH BARS
CF \|
CF \| You find nothing of interest.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "push puddle"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "push puddle"
CF ] Dungeon
CF \| >
CF \| > PUSH PUDDLE
CF \|
CF \| They are fixed in place.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "The puddles seem to be purely decorative."
		DavidW says, "I feel stumped here. I want to try a different fire."
		gadzoks says, "Sure."
		Lancelot says, "what happens if we go w"
		Lancelot asks, "we meet the group?"
		DavidW says, "I don't want to walk into a nest of vampires."
		Jade says, "I don't think so"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Lounge
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Lounge
CF \| Mahogany panels line the walls; a lush purple carpet is beneath your
CF \| feet. Several overstuffed couches are ready to receive any weary
CF \| travelers who happen to pass through.
CF \|
CF \| The door to the west is half-open. In the passage to the south, a
CF \| stone staircase descends to some lower level. A lively fire is burning
CF \| in the hearth.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "SAVE"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "cf2"
CF \| >
CF \| > SAVE
CF \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
CF ] Lounge
CF \| > SAVEOk.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Lounge
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \| A room full of vampires is beyond this door, led by Atë herself.
CF \| Walking right in would not be practical.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "ok"
		gadzoks says, "We could disguise ourselves and give some "helpful" advice."
		Lancelot says, "then another fire"
		DavidW says, "The game doesn't want us too either."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x fire"
CF \| >
CF \| > X FIRE
CF \|
CF \| The fire is warm; outside these walls, the night is dark and cold.
CF \| Outside this timeframe is the darkness between spaces—but then you go
CF \| back inside...
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Mountainside
CF \| back inside...
CF \| Montana - 67,000,000 BC
CF \|
CF \| Mountainside
CF \| The slope of a volcano rises to the north, and lava oozes over the
CF \| landscape like an encroaching tide. There's a clear path along one
CF \| lava flow to the east, and to the south the ground is mostly solid.
CF \|
CF \| To the west is a field of dry grass, being consumed before your eyes
CF \| by a widening ribbon of fire.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Pool of Lava
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Pool of Lava
CF \| Lava from the west is collecting here, in a slowly widening pond of
CF \| liquid rock. At its edge, a bush has caught fire. There's enough
CF \| exposed stone next to the flowing lava for you to follow it to its
CF \| source.
CF \|
CF \| A reptile with a long, skinny snout is resting a safe distance from
CF \| the lava, staring at you disinterestedly.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot asks, "east to the burning bush?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x bush"
CF \| >
CF \| > X BUSH
CF \|
CF \| The bush is burning slowly, very slowly. It will be consumed
CF \| eventually, but it's holding out for you...
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Church
CF \| eventually, but it's holding out for you...
CF \| Pilcrow, Arizona - 1922
CF \|
CF \| Church
CF \| The floor is covered in yellow dust, and a few sets of footprints
CF \| meander between the pews.
CF \|
CF \| A candle is burning on the altar, next to an open Bible.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "more footsteps"
		DavidW says, "x bible"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x bible"
CF ] Church
CF \| >
CF \| > X BIBLE
CF \|
CF \| The book is opened to Exodus: Here is the end of Chapter 2, where
CF \| Zipporah names her son Gershom; here is the beginning of Chapter 3,
CF \| where the Lord promises to deliver the Hebrews.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x altar"
CF ] Church
CF \| >
CF \| > X ALTAR
CF \|
CF \| On the altar are a short candle and a small Bible.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x pews"
CF ] Church
CF \| >
CF \| > X PEWS
CF \|
CF \| Modest pews for a modest church.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x footprints"
CF ] Church
CF \| >
CF \| > X FOOTPRINTS
CF \|
CF \| The church has not had many visitors. You fancy you can see how each
CF \| set of footprints walks in, looks around briefly, and walks out.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "moses also had a chat with a burning bush lol"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Church
CF \| >
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying:
CF \| a charcoal sketch
CF \| your revolver
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take bible"
CF ] Church
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE BIBLE
CF \|
CF \| You already have one.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "eh"
		gadzoks exclaims, "Lies!"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Church
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| The only way to go would be south.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Hazel Street
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Hazel Street
CF \| A row of anonymous buildings follows the train tracks to the edge of
CF \| town. At the end of the street, just north of where you're standing,
CF \| is Pilcrow's only church. The train station is further east.
CF \|
CF \| A brown bottle lies on its side in the road.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "at home..."
		Lancelot says, "ah items to grab"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take bottle"
CF ] Hazel Street
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE BOTTLE
CF \|
CF \| You take the bottle of whiskey.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x it"
CF ] Hazel Street
CF \| >
CF \| > X IT
CF \|
CF \| "GUINGAMUER RYE WHISKEY," according to the label. There is about a
CF \| pint of liquid left in the bottle.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "'want some rye?' 'course ya do'"
		Lancelot says, "gulp"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x tracks"
CF ] Hazel Street
CF \| >
CF \| > X TRACKS
CF \|
CF \| The rails are rusty in places, bent out of shape in others.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Train Station
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Train Station
CF \| The station consists of a single platform with a single bench. The
CF \| tracks go east and west across the dusty plain, and the town's main
CF \| drag seems to be north from here.
CF \|
CF \| Someone's set up a tent and a cookfire next to the platform.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "another fire"
		DavidW asks, "Is this the same station from the lantern?"
		gadzoks says, "Think so. Was also Arizona, 1922."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x tent"
CF ] Train Station
CF \| >
CF \| > X TENT
CF \|
CF \| The tent is little more than a scrap of canvas, propped up to protect
CF \| a tiny patch of ground from the elements. A bedroll is laid out
CF \| underneath.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x bedroll"
CF ] Train Station
CF \| >
CF \| > X BEDROLL
CF \|
CF \| The bedroll is tattered, chewed up, singed in places. Has it been
CF \| abandoned here?
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take it"
CF ] Train Station
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE IT
CF \|
CF \| You don't have any use for it.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "search it"
CF ] Train Station
CF \| >
CF \| > SEARCH IT
CF \|
CF \| You find nothing of interest.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot asks, "look in bedroll?"
		Lancelot says, "ah nvm"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open it"
CF ] Train Station
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN IT
CF \|
CF \| It isn't something you can open.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x bench"
CF ] Train Station
CF \| >
CF \| > X BENCH
CF \|
CF \| A rough wooden bench. Nothing overhead to protect you from the sun
CF \| while you wait for your train.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "look under"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look under bench"
CF ] Train Station
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK UNDER BENCH
CF \|
CF \| You find nothing of interest.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "No gum."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Train Station
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Train Station
CF \| The station consists of a single platform with a single bench. The
CF \| tracks go east and west across the dusty plain, and the town's main
CF \| drag seems to be north from here.
CF \|
CF \| Someone's set up a tent and a cookfire next to the platform.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "looknunder bedroll"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x sun"
CF ] Train Station
CF \| >
CF \| > X SUN
CF \|
CF \| You can't look directly at it.
CF \|
CF \| You used to have a special helmet for this sort of thing.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks says, "Guess going camping is not exciting enough when you're used to time travel and stuff."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look under bedroll"
CF ] Train Station
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK UNDER BEDROLL
CF \|
CF \| You find nothing of interest.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW asks, "North or east, I guess?"
		Jade says, "roll bed"
		gadzoks says, "North."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "roll bed"
CF ] Train Station
CF \| >
CF \| > ROLL BED
CF \|
CF \| That's not a verb I recognize.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Cotton Street
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Cotton Street
CF \| At the center of town stands a blackened bronze statue, covered in
CF \| yellow vines. The visitor can explore to the east or south; in all
CF \| other directions are wooden buildings, dirty and abandoned.
CF \|
CF \| Lying in the dust at your feet is half of a guitar.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "more things"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x guitar"
CF ] Cotton Street
CF \| >
CF \| > X GUITAR
CF \|
CF \| The body of the instrument is mostly here; someone has run off with
CF \| the neck and the strings. The result is a miniature shelter, with a
CF \| sound hole in the roof.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks asks, "Would playing half a guitar have the same effect as the world's tiniest violin?"
		DavidW asks, "This could be an animal's home, I guess?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take guitar"
CF ] Cotton Street
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE GUITAR
CF \|
CF \| It's garbage.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look in it"
CF ] Cotton Street
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK IN IT
CF \|
CF \| You stoop to look inside the guitar and discover it is occupied: A
CF \| scorpion lives in here.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "yeah awwqw"
		Jade says, "a snake"
		DavidW says, "scorpion."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x scorpion"
CF ] Cotton Street
CF \| >
CF \| > X SCORPION
CF \|
CF \| It's such a tiny creature, but your body understands how deadly it is
CF \| before your brain has a chance to think about it.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "this game is a pet zoo"
		DavidW says, "I suppose it could be a bonus challenge to find all the critters."
		DavidW says, "It's the sort of thing Ryan Veeder might add just for the fun of it."
		Lancelot says, "; yeah doesnt sounds like the snail and scorpion are very useful right now"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x statue"
CF ] Cotton Street
CF \| >
CF \| > X STATUE
CF \|
CF \| The vines cover every detail; all you know is that it's a statue of a
CF \| person.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks exclaims, "Don't forget the fly!"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x vines"
CF ] Cotton Street
CF \| >
CF \| > X VINES
CF \|
CF \| Withered tendrils and brittle leaves have grown all over the statue.
CF \| You don't see any similar plant life nearby.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "oh yep"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "pull vines"
CF ] Cotton Street
CF \| >
CF \| > PULL VINES
CF \|
CF \| Tearing away a handful of vines doesn't have much effect.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "remove vines"
CF ] Cotton Street
CF \| >
CF \| > REMOVE VINES
CF \|
CF \| Tearing away a handful of vines doesn't have much effect.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "inventpry"
		DavidW says, "I left my machete at home."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Cotton Street
CF \| >
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying:
CF \| a bottle of whiskey
CF \| a charcoal sketch
CF \| your revolver
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "We have almost nothing helpful."
		Jade says, "we only have got the bottle"
		DavidW says, "We could try to burn it with the candle, but the candle could also go out."
		Lancelot says, "did we try taking the candle"
		DavidW says, "If we find any knife whatsoever, we should return here."
		DavidW says (to Lancelot), "I didn't dare, no."
		Jade says, "there are 2 exits left here"
		DavidW says, "The candle seemed our only way back."
		Lancelot says, "oh yeah"
		DavidW says, "yeah, with two exits, maybe it is takeable."
		gadzoks asks, "Maybe we can have portable teleportation?"
		DavidW says, "let's try east first, though."
		DavidW asks (of gadzoks), "maybe?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Graveyard
CF \| Rusty barbed wire surrounds this sparsely-populated cemetery, with
CF \| exits to the south and west. There are only a few dozen grave markers
CF \| here, most of them without names. Near the center is a large tombstone
CF \| with a detailed inscription.
CF \|
CF \| A spindly dead tree stands just outside the fence, providing no shade
CF \| or shelter.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks says, "Don't think so, but could always try."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x tombstone"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > X TOMBSTONE
CF \|
CF \| The inscription reads:
CF \|
CF \| LORETTA FOX
CF \| b. 1866
CF \| the LADY SHARPSHOOTER
CF \| stabbed in the back
CF \| by a jealous ASSASSIN
CF \| in PILCROW, ARIZONA
CF \| October 3rd, 1902
CF \| Inventor of the
CF \| ORIGINAL
CF \| "Flaming Bullet"
CF \| TECHNIQUE
CF \| taken from us Too Soon
CF \|
CF \| Loretta's ghost is leaning dramatically against the stone.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "lol we have a visitor"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x ghost"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > X GHOST
CF \|
CF \| The woman is insubstantial, her long dark hair melting into mist. She
CF \| looks up at you with pleading eyes.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to her"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO HER
CF \|
CF \| Loretta reaches toward you weakly. "Thirsty," she rasps, in a voice
CF \| that seems to come from far across the desert.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "give rye to her"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE RYE TO HER
CF \|
CF \| (You can't see that, or it's not implemented.)
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "whiskey"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "give bottle to her"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE BOTTLE TO HER
CF \|
CF \| You extend the bottle to Loretta, but she shakes her head. She motions
CF \| toward the grave.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x grave"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > X GRAVE
CF \|
CF \| The inscription reads:
CF \|
CF \| LORETTA FOX
CF \| b. 1866
CF \| the LADY SHARPSHOOTER
CF \| stabbed in the back
CF \| by a jealous ASSASSIN
CF \| in PILCROW, ARIZONA
CF \| October 3rd, 1902
CF \| Inventor of the
CF \| ORIGINAL
CF \| "Flaming Bullet"
CF \| TECHNIQUE
CF \| taken from us Too Soon
CF \|
CF \| Loretta's ghost is leaning dramatically against the stone.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks asks, "Put bottle on grave?"
		gadzoks says, "Or pour it out."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "pour whisky on grave"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > POUR WHISKY ON GRAVE
CF \|
CF \| You pour out the bottle, and the earth sucks up the slick brown liquid
CF \| in an instant.
CF \|
CF \| Loretta's ghost jumps to her feet, suddenly full of life (so to
CF \| speak). "Thanks very much, little girl," she says. "I hadn't had a
CF \| drink in..." She shakes her head. "Well, I'm feeling better now,
CF \| that's for sure."
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to her"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO HER
CF \|
CF \| Loretta notices the gun at your hip. "Nice pistol," she says. "Could I
CF \| try it out?"
CF \|
CF \| You hand it over, and she tests its weight in her faint, smoky hands.
CF \| Then she looks down at you, smiling as if recognizing an old friend.
CF \| "You and me have something in common, I think. Can you do this?"
CF \|
CF \| She points the revolver at the horizon. She takes a deep breath and
CF \| pulls the trigger: A gout of flame erupts from the muzzle, flying like
CF \| a meteor across the desert.
CF \|
CF \| "I used to be able to," you tell her, "but it took a lot out of me."
CF \|
CF \| Loretta shakes her head. "Then you're doing it wrong, darling. You're
CF \| trying too hard. Clear your mind. Focus. It'll come easy, if you let
CF \| it."
CF \|
CF \| She hands you your gun back.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "focus"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > FOCUS
CF \|
CF \| You close your eyes. You try to feel your willpower; you try to
CF \| concentrate it into the cylinder of your revolver. One chamber glows
CF \| red-hot: You can feel it in your fingers, you can feel it in your
CF \| mind.
CF \|
CF \| You open your eyes.
CF \|
CF \| Loretta smiles. "Exactly."
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "oh we can shoot fire? hmm"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "shoot horizon"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > SHOOT HORIZON
CF \|
CF \| You pull the trigger, and a blast of fire streaks toward the horizon.
CF \|
CF \| "Exactly," says Loretta.
CF \|
CF \| You can feel the heat dissipating in your revolver.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "cool"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x fire"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > X FIRE
CF \|
CF \| (You can't see that, or it's not implemented.)
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade exclaims, "damm it!"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to ghost"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO GHOST
CF \|
CF \| "Are you waiting for something?" you ask.
CF \|
CF \| She takes a while to answer. "I gotta make a decision," she says at
CF \| last.
CF \|
CF \| She closes her eyes.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "g"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > G
CF \|
CF \| You and Loretta enjoy a companionable silence.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x tree"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > X TREE
CF \|
CF \| The tree has stood here for years since it died, shriveling and
CF \| shrinking without ever going away.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying:
CF \| a charcoal sketch
CF \| your revolver
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x markers"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > X MARKERS
CF \|
CF \| The wooden crosses may have borne names at some point, but the letters
CF \| have been scrubbed away by sun and wind.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x wire"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > X WIRE
CF \|
CF \| The spikes are nasty, but the fence isn't much of a deterrent; there's
CF \| no gates or anything to secure the exits.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "break tree"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > BREAK TREE
CF \|
CF \| If only it were that easy.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "climb tree"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > CLIMB TREE
CF \|
CF \| It'd snap in half under your weight.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Canyon, West Side
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Canyon, West Side
CF \| The tracks go west and east: West over solid ground, and east across
CF \| an incredibly rickety railway bridge, over a deep and steep-sided
CF \| canyon. A rough trail leads north.
CF \|
CF \| A roadrunner is trotting back and forth along the canyon's edge.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "meep meep"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x roadrunner"
CF ] Canyon, West Side
CF \| >
CF \| > X ROADRUNNER
CF \|
CF \| A humble brown bird with long, dark tailfeathers. It can't seem to
CF \| stay in one place.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x bridge"
CF ] Canyon, West Side
CF \| >
CF \| > X BRIDGE
CF \|
CF \| The bridge, apparently constructed on a very limited budget, is now in
CF \| a state of distressing disrepair.
CF \|
CF \| Another piece of it is falling off before your eyes. The bolt, or
CF \| screw, or whatever it is, drops slowly into the depths of the canyon.
CF \| Now it is too tiny to see.
CF \|
CF \| When it hits the bottom, you don't hear anything.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks asks, "Will the whole bridge collapse if we look at it enough times?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to roadrunner"
CF ] Canyon, West Side
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO ROADRUNNER
CF \|
CF \| You don't speak any language the roadrunner would understand.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "I don't know. A traffic light turns red from embarrassment, though."
		Jade exclaims, "beep, beep!"
		DavidW asks, "Do we risk crossing the bridge?"
		DavidW says, "I think we must try."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Canyon, West Side
CF \| >
CF \| >
CF \|
CF \| I beg your pardon?
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "you can try but you won't be able"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "SAVE"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "cf3"
CF \| >
CF \| > SAVE
CF \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
CF ] Canyon, West Side
CF \| > SAVEOk.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Canyon, West Side
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| You can't bring yourself to try walking across the bridge. You can
CF \| already tell, from a safe distance, that it wouldn't support the
CF \| weight of a human—even a little girl.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks asks, "Aren't we 19 in this game?"
		DavidW asks, "uh, yes?"
		gadzoks asks, "Oh wait, we don't age physically?"
		DavidW says, "I don't know."
		Jade says, "x me"
		DavidW says, "That would suck if we were stuck in a child's body forever."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x me"
CF ] Canyon, West Side
CF \| >
CF \| > X ME
CF \|
CF \| You carry a revolver. Your flaxen curls hang loosely around your
CF \| shoulders. Your name is Ebenezabeth Scrooge.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x hair"
CF ] Canyon, West Side
CF \| >
CF \| > X HAIR
CF \|
CF \| You carry a revolver. Your flaxen curls hang loosely around your
CF \| shoulders. Your name is Ebenezabeth Scrooge.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "a evil's name"
		Jade says, "Ebenezabeth"
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure what to do next and we're running out of time."
		DavidW says, "Scrooge adopted us, apparently."
		Jade says, "just another flame"
		DavidW asks, "What other flame? Haven't we examined all of them?"
		Lancelot says, "south of the statue"
		Lancelot says, "or west of here"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Train Station
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Train Station
CF \| The station consists of a single platform with a single bench. The
CF \| tracks go east and west across the dusty plain, and the town's main
CF \| drag seems to be north from here.
CF \|
CF \| Someone's set up a tent and a cookfire next to the platform.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks asks, "We could burn something and create another flame?"
		Lancelot asks, "cookfire?"
		Jade asks, "The first lantern?"
		gadzoks says, "Or burn the vines or the brambles with our FLAMING SHARPSHOOTER."
		DavidW says, "This goes back to the lantern, yes."
		Lancelot says, "ah yes the brambles burn em"
		Lancelot says, "or vines"
		gadzoks says, "We didn't go see the pirates either, but the game might not let us."
		DavidW says, "We could try to burn the brambles or vines, yes."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Cotton Street
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Cotton Street
CF \| At the center of town stands a blackened bronze statue, covered in
CF \| yellow vines. The visitor can explore to the east or south; in all
CF \| other directions are wooden buildings, dirty and abandoned.
CF \|
CF \| Lying in the dust at your feet is half of a guitar.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "focus"
CF ] Cotton Street
CF \| >
CF \| > FOCUS
CF \|
CF \| You close your eyes. You squeeze your revolver. Warmth spreads through
CF \| your body, into the gun—the heat of a blazing furnace, the heat of a
CF \| wrathful star—
CF \|
CF \| You open your eyes.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "shoot vines"
CF ] Cotton Street
CF \| >
CF \| > SHOOT VINES
CF \|
CF \| You shoot a flaming bullet into the vines. They catch in an instant.
CF \| The statue disappears in a pillar of flame—and then the fire is
CF \| spent,
CF \| and only the statue itself remains.
CF \|
CF \| Your Colt cools down fast.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "yay"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x statue"
CF ] Cotton Street
CF \| >
CF \| > X STATUE
CF \|
CF \| It's a statue of a very short, very bald man, wearing a triumphant
CF \| expression; he stands taller than you by virtue of standing on a very
CF \| generous plinth. The plinth is inscribed:
CF \|
CF \| DERMOTT COLBERT
CF \| WON A BET AGAINST
CF \| Edgar Pilcrow
CF \| AND THAT IS WHY
CF \| HIS STATUE IS HERE
CF \| INSTEAD OF EDGAR'S
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "lol"
		gadzoks asks, "Maybe we can burn the wall. Was it made of wood?"
		gadzoks says, "That's a reach, though."
		DavidW says, "I don't understand why this statue is of any real interest to us."
		Jade asks, "Does we travel from the cave lantern?"
		DavidW says, "The lantern goes to the train station cookfire."
		Jade says, "ok, I lost that"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x plinth"
CF ] Cotton Street
CF \| >
CF \| > X PLINTH
CF \|
CF \| It's a statue of a very short, very bald man, wearing a triumphant
CF \| expression; he stands taller than you by virtue of standing on a very
CF \| generous plinth. The plinth is inscribed:
CF \|
CF \| DERMOTT COLBERT
CF \| WON A BET AGAINST
CF \| Edgar Pilcrow
CF \| AND THAT IS WHY
CF \| HIS STATUE IS HERE
CF \| INSTEAD OF EDGAR'S
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "push statue"
CF ] Cotton Street
CF \| >
CF \| > PUSH STATUE
CF \|
CF \| It is fixed in place.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot asks, "turn statue?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "climb it"
CF ] Cotton Street
CF \| >
CF \| > CLIMB IT
CF \|
CF \| Little is to be achieved by that.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "oh nvm"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "turn it"
CF ] Cotton Street
CF \| >
CF \| > TURN IT
CF \|
CF \| It is fixed in place.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks asks, "Shoot the tree in the graveyard?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Cotton Street
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| You can go south and east.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW asks (of gadzoks), "er, why?"
		gadzoks says, "It was withered, seems flammable enough."
		gadzoks exclaims, "I dunno!"
		DavidW says, "I'll try it then."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Graveyard
CF \| Rusty barbed wire surrounds this sparsely-populated cemetery, with
CF \| exits to the south and west. There are only a few dozen grave markers
CF \| here, most of them without names. Near the center is a large tombstone
CF \| with a detailed inscription. Loretta is sitting on top.
CF \|
CF \| A spindly dead tree stands just outside the fence, providing no shade
CF \| or shelter.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "focus"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > FOCUS
CF \|
CF \| You close your eyes. You squeeze your revolver. Warmth spreads through
CF \| your body, into the gun—the heat of a jet engine, the heat of a
CF \| rippling desert—
CF \|
CF \| You open your eyes.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "shoot tree"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > SHOOT TREE
CF \|
CF \| You fire at the tree. Fire flies out of your revolver and into the
CF \| brittle wood.
CF \|
CF \| All at once it's consumed in flames. In a red-hot flash, the tree
CF \| disappears. In the same moment, the heat in your revolver dissipates.
CF \|
CF \| "Yeah, you've got it," Loretta tells you.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks says, "Fine, game."
		Lancelot asks, "anything left?"
		gadzoks says, "Maybe it's just target practice."
		DavidW says, "maybe."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x tree"
CF ] Graveyard
CF \| >
CF \| > X TREE
CF \|
CF \| (You can't see that, or it's not implemented.)
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "it is burn out to the roots"
		DavidW says, "I suppose we should shoot the brambles next."
		Lancelot says, "sounds like a plan yeah"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Cotton Street
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Cotton Street
CF \| At the center of town stands a blackened bronze statue. The visitor
CF \| can explore to the east or south; in all other directions are wooden
CF \| buildings, dirty and abandoned.
CF \|
CF \| Lying in the dust at your feet is half of a guitar.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Train Station
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Train Station
CF \| The station consists of a single platform with a single bench. The
CF \| tracks go east and west across the dusty plain, and the town's main
CF \| drag seems to be north from here.
CF \|
CF \| Someone's set up a tent and a cookfire next to the platform.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Hazel Street
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Hazel Street
CF \| A row of anonymous buildings follows the train tracks to the edge of
CF \| town. At the end of the street, just north of where you're standing,
CF \| is Pilcrow's only church. The train station is further east.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Church
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Church
CF \| The floor is covered in yellow dust, and a few sets of footprints
CF \| meander between the pews.
CF \|
CF \| A candle is burning on the altar, next to an open Bible.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x candle"
CF \| >
CF \| > X CANDLE
CF \|
CF \| There is not much left of this candle. But there's still enough for a
CF \| fire, still enough to carry you away...
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Pool of Lava
CF \| fire, still enough to carry you away...
CF \| Montana - 67,000,000 BC
CF \|
CF \| Pool of Lava
CF \| Lava from the west is collecting here, in a slowly widening pond of
CF \| liquid rock. At its edge, a bush has caught fire. There's enough
CF \| exposed stone next to the flowing lava for you to follow it to its
CF \| source.
CF \|
CF \| A reptile with a long, skinny snout is resting a safe distance from
CF \| the lava, staring at you disinterestedly.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Mountainside
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Mountainside
CF \| The slope of a volcano rises to the north, and lava oozes over the
CF \| landscape like an encroaching tide. There's a clear path along one
CF \| lava flow to the east, and to the south the ground is mostly solid.
CF \|
CF \| To the west is a field of dry grass, being consumed before your eyes
CF \| by a widening ribbon of fire.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Lava Tube
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Lava Tube
CF \| A trail running north to south passes through a tunnel of solidified
CF \| lava, where jagged spires rise from the floor and cavities like huge
CF \| bubbles fill the walls.
CF \|
CF \| Outside one such bubble stands a ravenous Dakotaraptor, snapping and
CF \| hissing at a Repton trapped inside.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] River of Lava
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| River of Lava
CF \| The lava flow turns sharply here, so there's nowhere to go but north
CF \| or west.
CF \|
CF \| On the far side of the river, a tree has caught fire.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Forest
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Forest
CF \| Cedars and cycads tower over you, hemmed in by giant ferns and
CF \| nameless flowers. The air is damp, and heavy with strange scents.
CF \|
CF \| An Ankylosaur is eyeing you suspiciously.
CF \|
CF \| There's a path of sorts here, coming from the east. It should continue
CF \| south, but there's a wall of brambles in the way.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "focus"
CF ] Forest
CF \| >
CF \| > FOCUS
CF \|
CF \| You close your eyes. You squeeze your revolver. Warmth spreads through
CF \| your body, into the gun—the heat of a furious volcano, the heat of a
CF \| newborn diamond—
CF \|
CF \| You open your eyes.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "shoot brambles"
CF ] Forest
CF \| >
CF \| > SHOOT BRAMBLES
CF \|
CF \| You fire a bullet of flame into the heart of the brambles. In an
CF \| instant, the bush is engulfed, its vines sizzling violently out of
CF \| existence.
CF \|
CF \| Happily, the fire doesn't spread to the surrounding vegetation. Soon,
CF \| your revolver cools down.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Fountain
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Fountain
CF \| A park on the roadside. A fountain burbles away to nobody.
CF \|
CF \| The road goes east and southwest. A sort of hiking trail leads north,
CF \| past the fountain.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks asks, "The game still considers us a nobody, after all the time we've spent with it?"
		Lancelot asks, "wtf suddenly a fountian did we time travel again?"
		gadzoks says, "We burned the brambles and got to a new location."
		Lancelot asks, "if we go north?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Forest
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Forest
CF \| Cedars and cycads tower over you, hemmed in by giant ferns and
CF \| nameless flowers. The air is damp, and heavy with strange scents.
CF \|
CF \| An Ankylosaur is eyeing you suspiciously.
CF \|
CF \| A half-overgrown path turns slowly here, leading east and south.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "thoguth so"
		Jade says, "we areat forest's south"
		DavidW says, "No time travel. Someone made a park in zillion BC."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Fountain
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Fountain
CF \| A park on the roadside. A fountain burbles away to nobody.
CF \|
CF \| The road goes east and southwest. A sort of hiking trail leads north,
CF \| past the fountain.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x fountain"
CF ] Fountain
CF \| >
CF \| > X FOUNTAIN
CF \|
CF \| A lithe bronze Repton pours a continous stream of water from a huge
CF \| ammonite shell.
CF \|
CF \| A brilliant green damselfly is hovering over the water.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot exclaims, "yep and someone make a park in the past lol... Jurassic Park !"
		gadzoks exclaims, "I knew ancient aliens were real!"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x repton"
CF ] Fountain
CF \| >
CF \| > X REPTON
CF \|
CF \| A lithe bronze Repton pours a continous stream of water from a huge
CF \| ammonite shell.
CF \|
CF \| A brilliant green damselfly is hovering over the water.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x damselfly"
CF ] Fountain
CF \| >
CF \| > X DAMSELFLY
CF \|
CF \| It's a monster of an insect, with gigantic eyes.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x water"
CF ] Fountain
CF \| >
CF \| > X WATER
CF \|
CF \| A lithe bronze Repton pours a continous stream of water from a huge
CF \| ammonite shell.
CF \|
CF \| A brilliant green damselfly is hovering over the water.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Fountain
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Fountain
CF \| A park on the roadside. A fountain burbles away to nobody.
CF \|
CF \| The road goes east and southwest. A sort of hiking trail leads north,
CF \| past the fountain.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Lavafall
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Lavafall
CF \| The curtain of molten rock churns through a series of quartz turbines
CF \| before falling into an artificial reservoir below. The outflow
CF \| continues into what appears to be a natural channel.
CF \|
CF \| The fence around this viewing area is meant to keep you at a safe
CF \| distance from the gobs of lava splashing all over the place. A Repton
CF \| is standing nearby, observing the facility, glancing occasionally in
CF \| your direction.
CF \|
CF \| The road past the lavafall runs south and west.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot asks, "repton guards?"
		DavidW asks, "Are the Reptons sentient?"
		Jade says, "it is spying us"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x repton"
CF ] Lavafall
CF \| >
CF \| > X REPTON
CF \|
CF \| The woman wears a solemn maroon robe. Her claws are clasped behind her
CF \| back—She seems tense.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot asks, "lol a woman?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to repton"
CF ] Lavafall
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO REPTON
CF \|
CF \| "Good afternoon, Miss," you say.
CF \|
CF \| "Good afternoon, little pink girl," says the Repton. "How do you like
CF \| it?" She means the dam.
CF \|
CF \| "It is very impressive," you say. "How exactly does it work?"
CF \|
CF \| "It sucks energy out of the earth," she explains. "The details are
CF \| very technical. I designed it, actually. Well, me and my team."
CF \|
CF \| "You and your team did a remarkable job, Miss. It's a beautiful
CF \| design."
CF \|
CF \| She bites her lip. Maybe that wasn't what she wanted to hear.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to her"
CF ] Lavafall
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO HER
CF \|
CF \| "And where are you visiting us from, little pink girl?" asks the
CF \| engineer.
CF \|
CF \| "From the year 1848," you tell her. "I'm on a mission for Her Majesty
CF \| Queen Victoria."
CF \|
CF \| "Oh," says the engineer.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "g"
CF ] Lavafall
CF \| >
CF \| > G
CF \|
CF \| You seem to have run out of things to talk about.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW asks, "So we could probably talk to the other reptors?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x dam"
CF ] Lavafall
CF \| >
CF \| > X DAM
CF \|
CF \| The components are mostly white quartz, reinforced with substances you
CF \| don't recognize. The turbines pump in and out of the falling lava,
CF \| undulating relentlessly.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "we can try"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Lavafall
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Lavafall
CF \| The curtain of molten rock churns through a series of quartz turbines
CF \| before falling into an artificial reservoir below. The outflow
CF \| continues into what appears to be a natural channel.
CF \|
CF \| The fence around this viewing area is meant to keep you at a safe
CF \| distance from the gobs of lava splashing all over the place. A Repton
CF \| engineer is standing nearby, observing the facility, glancing
CF \| occasionally in your direction.
CF \|
CF \| The road past the lavafall runs south and west.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Construction Site
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Construction Site
CF \| A broad square pit has been dug into the rock here; the billboard
CF \| nearby explains what's going to be built. But construction has been
CF \| suspended for the moment, as one Repton kneels in the dirt examining
CF \| something while another holds a torch. Outside the pit, a harnessed
CF \| Triceratops waits to be assigned a task.
CF \|
CF \| The road goes north and southwest from here.
CF \|
CF \| >		Lancelot says, "pfff I have to applaud the original ideas here lol talking dinos whats next"
		DavidW says, "I do hope they're archaeologists and find human bones."
		Cerfeuil says, "Reminds me of Chrono Trigger."
		gadzoks says, "I'm not saying it was aliens... but it was aliens."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x billboard"
CF ] Construction Site
CF \| >
CF \| > X BILLBOARD
CF \|
CF \| Here's an artist's rendering of the completed shopping center. There
CF \| are outdoor bistros at each end.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x pit"
CF ] Construction Site
CF \| >
CF \| > X PIT
CF \|
CF \| There's basically nothing to look at. They're still in the process of
CF \| laying the foundations.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x triceratops"
CF ] Construction Site
CF \| >
CF \| > X TRICERATOPS
CF \|
CF \| It is a huge animal, and with its harness, it can pull all sorts of
CF \| things. Mostly wagons full of rocks.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x reptors"
CF ] Construction Site
CF \| >
CF \| > X REPTORS
CF \|
CF \| (You can't see that, or it's not implemented.)
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Construction Site
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Construction Site
CF \| A broad square pit has been dug into the rock here; the billboard
CF \| nearby explains what's going to be built. But construction has been
CF \| suspended for the moment, as one Repton kneels in the dirt examining
CF \| something while another holds a torch. Outside the pit, a harnessed
CF \| Triceratops waits to be assigned a task.
CF \|
CF \| The road goes north and southwest from here.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x torch"
CF \| >
CF \| > X TORCH
CF \|
CF \| The Repton is holding the torch for his associate, but the fire is
CF \| here just for you. Come along, she says. We have places
CF \| to be...		DavidW says, "oh no."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Galley
CF \| to be...
CF \| HCS Damocles - 4044
CF \|
CF \| Galley
CF \| The kitchen looks like it was built to feed an army. There must be a
CF \| dozen sinks, a dozen countertops, a dozen ovens and a dozen stoves.
CF \| Everything is spotless.
CF \|
CF \| Passages lead fore and starboard.
CF \|
CF \| >		gadzoks says (to Cerfeuil), "I was thinking that when I first saw 67,000,000 B.C up there, but pre-historic settings are pretty rare."
		Lancelot asks, "better finish that other place first?"
		Jade says, "there were 2 se exits"
		DavidW asks, "It's 4 o'clock now. Perhaps we can stop here and continue next Sunday?"
		Jade says, "sw"
		Lancelot says, "yeah sw from fountain too"
		Jade says, "ok, it is fine for me, 22:00 pm"
		Lancelot says, "22:00 pm here too"
		Cerfeuil says, "I don't mind, I can't be that active right now. Busy time for me."
		Jade asks, "have you take some dine?"
		Cerfeuil says, "Me? I've been eating and working on other stuff."
		Jade says, "This is a good, lenght game"
		Lancelot says, "how much time it says"
		Jade says, "Damocles 4044"
		gadzoks says, "Two hours."
		DavidW says, "I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed and we didn't find a single pearl yet."
		gadzoks says, "On the IFComp page."
		gadzoks says, "Seems a bit optimistic."
		gadzoks says, "Might be different in solo play, but there's lots of locations."
		DavidW says, "It always takes a lot longer in group play. The average player doesn't stop to talk to every snail or push every wall."
		Jade says, "All the games seem to be a bit optimistic this year"
		gadzoks says (to DavidW), "Erm, sure. -whistles-"
		Jade says, "lol"
		Cerfeuil says, "I support talking to snails, talking to snails is good."
		Cerfeuil says, "Just don't eat them."
		Jade says, "I have drawn almost the big map untill now"
		Lancelot says, "most sub areas are bonly a few trooms"
		Lancelot says, "only a few rooms"
		Jade says, "pearls, pearls, I sniff pearls"
		DavidW says, "I think you'd want one map per time period."
		Lancelot says, "yeah and we will probably need to travel a lot looks like"
		DavidW says, "And there's already the beach/village, the vampire lounge, the lava park, the future spaceship, ..."
		Jade says, "no, it is a map for all the times in an A3"
		DavidW says, "And Pilcrow."
		DavidW says, "I need to find a very late lunch."
		DavidW says, "This is a fascinating game, though."
		Cerfeuil says, "Yeah, lots to do."
		DavidW says, "thanks to all for showing up, making suggestions, etc."
		DavidW says, "This was a good session."
		gadzoks says, "Yeah, I like how the games have developed as the series has continued."
		Jade says, "thank you for driving DW"
		DavidW says, "You're welcome."
		Jade says, "I will have to play 2 & 3"
		DavidW says, "Perhaps I should've let someone else drive, though."
		Lancelot says, "yeah thx again for driving"
		Cerfeuil says, "Thank you all! Thanks for the invite too."
		Jade says, "you are welcome"
		Jade says, "see you next week, stay safe"

***** SESSION 2 *

DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "load sleepmask littlematchgirl4"
CF ]
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Type RESTORE to resume a saved game, or START to begin a new game.
CF \|
CF \| If it's been a while since you played the previous Little Match
CF \| Girl games, type RECAP.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "restore"
CF \| >
CF \| > RESTORE
CF \| %% Enter a save filename to read:
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "cfmatchgirl4"
CF ] Galley
CF \| [Loading saved game.]
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Galley
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Galley
CF \| The kitchen looks like it was built to feed an army. There must be a
CF \| dozen sinks, a dozen countertops, a dozen ovens and a dozen stoves.
CF \| Everything is spotless.
CF \|
CF \| Passages lead fore and starboard.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "I'm gonna try to run through stuff I saw after we last played"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x me"
CF ] Galley
CF \| >
CF \| > X ME
CF \|
CF \| You carry a revolver. Your flaxen curls hang loosely around your
CF \| shoulders. Your name is Ebenezabeth Scrooge.
CF \|
CF \| The sounds of some piece of heavy machinery come from down the
CF \| starboard corridor.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x pilot"
CF \| >
CF \| > X PILOT
CF \|
CF \| You look down the row of pilot lights. They've been waiting a long
CF \| time for thisâ€”and now, all together, they carry you to the appointed
CF \| place...		gadzoks says, "I thought we were playing the eldritch horror ship game there for a second."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Construction Site
CF \| place...
CF \| Montana - 67,000,000 BC
CF \|
CF \| Construction Site
CF \| A broad square pit has been dug into the rock here; the billboard
CF \| nearby explains what's going to be built. But construction has been
CF \| suspended for the moment, as one Repton kneels in the dirt examining
CF \| something while another holds a torch. Outside the pit, a harnessed
CF \| Triceratops waits to be assigned a task.
CF \|
CF \| The road goes north and southwest from here.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "I want to leave the ship until later"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x reptons"
CF ] Construction Site
CF \| >
CF \| > X REPTONS
CF \|
CF \| They're muttering to each other. The one kneeling is very intent on
CF \| whatever he's studying; the one holding the torch is losing his
CF \| patience.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to them"
CF ] Construction Site
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO THEM
CF \|
CF \| "Hello, gentlemen," you say. The kneeling Repton waves you over.
CF \|
CF \| "Hey, little pink girl. Take a look at this. We found a fossil." He
CF \| shows you the rock. "Some kind of bug or something."
CF \|
CF \| "Nothing worth stopping construction over," says his partner.
CF \| "Especially when we're already behind schedule."
CF \|
CF \| "This could be important! There might be even more down hereâ€”"
CF \|
CF \| "We're not getting paid to be archaeologists, Teeg."
CF \|
CF \| You back away from the conversation; they don't notice.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x fossil"
CF ] Construction Site
CF \| >
CF \| > X FOSSIL
CF \|
CF \| It looks like a trilobite to you.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x triceratops"
CF ] Construction Site
CF \| >
CF \| > X TRICERATOPS
CF \|
CF \| It is a huge animal, and with its harness, it can pull all sorts of
CF \| things. Mostly wagons full of rocks.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Construction Site
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| You can go north and southwest.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "sw"
CF ] Carnival
CF \| >
CF \| > SW
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Carnival
CF \| Tents are lined up on either side of the street, with vendors and
CF \| rides and games. The place is crowded with Reptons milling here and
CF \| there, mostly ignoring you.
CF \|
CF \| The festivities continue to the west; things are quieter to the
CF \| northeast.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x vendors"
CF ] Carnival
CF \| >
CF \| > X VENDORS
CF \|
CF \| The vendors are selling jewelry, carved bones, purses, keychains, egg
CF \| warmers, little musical instruments...
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x jewelry"
CF ] Carnival
CF \| >
CF \| > X JEWELRY
CF \|
CF \| Everything is very cute. And expensive.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x rides"
CF ] Carnival
CF \| >
CF \| > X RIDES
CF \|
CF \| One nearby stall is offering rides on a weary-looking Thescelosaur.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x thescelosaur"		Knight_Otu asks, "Are the Dinosaurs building Triassic Park or something?"
CF ] Carnival
CF \| >
CF \| > X THESCELOSAUR
CF \|
CF \| This dinosaur has carried more than its fair share of Repton kids
CF \| today.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x games"
CF ] Carnival
CF \| >
CF \| > X GAMES
CF \|
CF \| The shooting gallery catches your eye.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x gallery"
CF ] Carnival
CF \| >
CF \| > X GALLERY
CF \|
CF \| The shooting gallery looks like a lot of fun, but there's an "OUT TO
CF \| LUNCH" sign hanging over the booth.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Town Square
CF \| The festival is in full swing, and Reptons are carousing, dancing,
CF \| whooping, and breaking into occasional fistfights throughout the
CF \| square. The centerpiece of the festivities is the huge bonfire, and
CF \| the Edmontosaurus being roasted on a giant spit above it.
CF \|
CF \| Paths away from the chaos lead north and east.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "This bonfire is yet another fire to somewhere/somewhen."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x edmontosaurus"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > X EDMONTOSAURUS
CF \|
CF \| The animal is the size of a small house. Its skin is getting pretty
CF \| crispy, but apparently it's not finished yet.
CF \|
CF \| The torque on that roasting spit must be prodigious.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x spit"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > X SPIT
CF \|
CF \| The animal is the size of a small house. Its skin is getting pretty
CF \| crispy, but apparently it's not finished yet.
CF \|
CF \| The torque on that roasting spit must be prodigious.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x reptons"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > X REPTONS
CF \|
CF \| There's no indication of what they're here to celebrate. There's no
CF \| indication that they'll calm down any time soon, either.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to them"
CF ] Town Square
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO THEM
CF \|
CF \| "Hey, little pink girl!" The nearest Repton lolls her tongue at you,
CF \| enveloping you in the stench of liquor.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Temple of Wellness
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Temple of Wellness
CF \| Toppled marble statues surround the empty plaza. The temple stands at
CF \| the east end, its walls carved with intricate bas-reliefs. The door to
CF \| the temple is closed, and a notice stands just outside.
CF \|
CF \| The road past the plaza goes northeast and south.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x notice"
CF ] Temple of Wellness
CF \| >
CF \| > X NOTICE
CF \|
CF \| The Reptonic letters read:
CF \|
CF \| C O N D E M N E D
CF \|
CF \| BY ORDER OF GOVERNOR ESHTEEF
CF \| PERSUANT TO THE ABOLITION OF
CF \| RELIGION ACTS ANY & ALL
CF \| SPIRITUAL OR SUPERSTITIOUS
CF \| OBSERVANCES WITHIN THIS PLAZA
CF \| SHALL CEASE IMMEDIATELY &
CF \| THIS STRUCTURE SHALL BE
CF \| DEMOLISHED BEGINNING THURSDAY
CF \| JUNE 3rd.
CF \|
CF \| >		ASchultz says, "this is cool, cutting in in the middle of a game, a new experience"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x door"
CF ] Temple of Wellness
CF \| >
CF \| > X DOOR
CF \|
CF \| The gate to the temple is two tall stone doors carved with
CF \| larger-than-life images of Reptons. The figures appear to be locked in
CF \| combat, but if the door were open, their arms would seem to gesturing
CF \| for you to come in.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open door"
CF ] Temple of Wellness
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN DOOR
CF \|
CF \| The marble door seems to be locked.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "climb door"
CF ] Temple of Wellness
CF \| >
CF \| > CLIMB DOOR
CF \|
CF \| Little is to be achieved by that.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x statues"
CF ] Temple of Wellness
CF \| >
CF \| > X STATUES
CF \|
CF \| Among the rubble you recognize the carved crests and talons of
CF \| Reptons. The inscriptions on all the pedestals have been chiseled
CF \| away.
CF \|
CF \| A multituberculate is perched on one such pedestal.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x multituberculate"
CF ] Temple of Wellness
CF \| >
CF \| > X MULTITUBERCULATE
CF \|
CF \| A creature with a long, furry tail, quite like a squirrel's. In
CF \| general it looks like a rodent, but it's not technically a rodentâ€”the
CF \| details are uninteresting.
CF \|
CF \| It seems a bit worried about your being here.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "search rubble"
CF ] Temple of Wellness
CF \| >
CF \| > SEARCH RUBBLE
CF \|
CF \| The chunks of marble are too heavy to sift through efficiently.
CF \|
CF \| At any rate, there doesn't seem to be anything hidden here.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "ne"
CF ] Fountain
CF \| >
CF \| > NE
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Fountain
CF \| A park on the roadside. A fountain burbles away to nobody.
CF \|
CF \| The road goes east and southwest. A sort of hiking trail leads north,
CF \| past the fountain.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Forest
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Forest
CF \| Cedars and cycads tower over you, hemmed in by giant ferns and
CF \| nameless flowers. The air is damp, and heavy with strange scents.
CF \|
CF \| An Ankylosaur is eyeing you suspiciously.
CF \|
CF \| A half-overgrown path turns slowly here, leading east and south.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] River of Lava
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| River of Lava
CF \| The lava flow turns sharply here, so there's nowhere to go but north
CF \| or west.
CF \|
CF \| On the far side of the river, a tree has caught fire.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Lava Tube
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Lava Tube
CF \| A trail running north to south passes through a tunnel of solidified
CF \| lava, where jagged spires rise from the floor and cavities like huge
CF \| bubbles fill the walls.
CF \|
CF \| Outside one such bubble stands a ravenous Dakotaraptor, snapping and
CF \| hissing at a Repton trapped inside.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "Remember when we first arrived in this time period and I said I wasn't ready to shoot at dinosaurs? That was a mistake."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "shoot raptor"
CF \| >
CF \| > SHOOT RAPTOR
CF \|
CF \| You take careful aim. The raptor turns toward you, looks you in the
CF \| eye.
CF \|
CF \| The sound of thunder echoes through the tunnel as the bullet screams
CF \| past the monster's ear. The Dakotaraptor squeals furiously and runs
CF \| away.
CF \|
CF \| The Repton emerges from his hideyhole, mopping his scaly brow. When he
CF \| gets a good look at his rescuer, his eyes widen in surprise.
CF \|
CF \| "You are Scrooge, the Mammalgirl!"		keltena says, "Hey, you're ready now and that's what matters."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Lava Tube
CF \| "You are Scrooge, the Mammalgirl!"You nod. "Yes, sir. What is your
CF \| name?"
CF \|
CF \| "I am Brish, the Geneshaman. My ancestors fought by your side in the
CF \| Battle of the Gray Peaks. It is an honor to meet you,
CF \| Mammalgirlâ€”thank
CF \| you for saving my life."
CF \|
CF \| You make a tiny curtsy. "It is an honor to meet you, too, Geneshaman."
CF \|
CF \| He shrugs. "Of that, I am not so sure. Things have changed since you
CF \| last visited the Reptons. Our old ways have fallen out of favor. The
CF \| office of Geneshaman is nothing to aspire to any longer."
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x Brish"
CF ] Lava Tube
CF \| >
CF \| > X BRISH
CF \|
CF \| A Repton in the garb of a shaman, still recovering from his narrow
CF \| escape.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to Brish"
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO BRISH
CF \|
CF \| "I never had a chance to meet a Geneshaman when I was here before,"
CF \| you say. "I'm sure there's much I can learn from you."
CF \|
CF \| "Perhaps," he says, with a smile. "I do know one trick you might like.
CF \| If I could just..."
CF \|
CF \| He reaches out with a scaled claw and plucks a single strand of flaxen
CF \| hair from your head.
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF \| hair from your head."The stories tell us that the Mammalgirl bore a
CF \| chemical affinity to exothermic oxidation," he says, studying your
CF \| hair with his huge, dark eyes. "But each of us has a genetic affinity,
CF \| as well. A connection to a fellow species, written in the deepness of
CF \| our cells. For a little girl of your abilities, accessing this
CF \| connection should be easy, if I can..."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF \| connection should be easy, if I can..."He snaps his fingers. "I see
CF \| it. A creature not known to this world, but one I am sure you know
CF \| very well."
CF \|
CF \| Then he presses his palms against your temples. "I call you, sister of
CF \| the Mammalgirl. Awaken, and add your power to hers!"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF \| the Mammalgirl. Awaken, and add your power to hers!"You feel something
CF \| light up inside you. Something that was always there.
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Lava Tube
CF \| light up inside you. Something that was always there."Yes, Scrooge.
CF \| You are ready." Brish lets go of your head. "You can transform right
CF \| now, if you will it."
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "TRANSFORM"
CF ] Lava Tube
CF \| >
CF \| > TRANSFORM
CF \|
CF \| You take a deep breath.
CF \|
CF \| Molecules coil and uncoil, dancing, shifting, tensing, releasing.
CF \|
CF \| You feel very ticklish for a momentâ€”and then it's done.
CF \|
CF \| "Beautifully done!" cries the geneshaman. He's suddenly much, much
CF \| taller than you. "What do you call this form?"
CF \|
CF \| You can only squeak in response.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x me"
CF ] Lava Tube
CF \| >
CF \| > X ME
CF \|
CF \| You are a little mouse, with a slender tail, and fur the color of
CF \| straw.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Lava Tube
CF \| >
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying nothing.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "transform"
CF ] Lava Tube
CF \| >
CF \| > TRANSFORM
CF \|
CF \| You take another deep breath. You feel stretched out, expanded, huge.
CF \|
CF \| But when it's over, you're only a little girl again.
CF \|
CF \| Brish is very pleased. "You must tell me what that was!"
CF \|
CF \| "A mouse," you tell him.
CF \|
CF \| "Marvelous. I'm so glad we met, Scrooge." He can't stop smiling.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x i"
CF ] Lava Tube
CF \| >
CF \| > X I
CF \|
CF \| (You can't see that, or it's not implemented.)
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Lava Tube
CF \| >
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying:
CF \| a charcoal sketch
CF \| your revolver
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu exclaims, "How can we be so mousy being a temporal bounty hunter?!"
		DavidW says, "So now we can turn into a mouse any time we want to."
		gadzoks asks, "Don't we have a cat?"
		gadzoks asks, "What if it eats us?"
		DavidW says, "Not that I know of."
		Knight_Otu says, "That surely opens some paths."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to Brish"
CF ] Lava Tube
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO BRISH
CF \|
CF \| "Will you stay here, Brish?"
CF \|
CF \| "For a while, yes. I need to recover my strength before I travel any
CF \| further." He smiles. "Don't worry about me, Scrooge. I can take care
CF \| of myself."
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Mountainside
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Mountainside
CF \| The slope of a volcano rises to the north, and lava oozes over the
CF \| landscape like an encroaching tide. There's a clear path along one
CF \| lava flow to the east, and to the south the ground is mostly solid.
CF \|
CF \| To the west is a field of dry grass, being consumed before your eyes
CF \| by a widening ribbon of fire.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x field"
CF \| >
CF \| > X FIELD
CF \|
CF \| You gaze across the field, following the current of flame out of this
CF \| time and into...
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Lounge
CF \| time and into...
CF \| The Austrian Alps - 1999
CF \|
CF \| Lounge
CF \| Mahogany panels line the walls; a lush purple carpet is beneath your
CF \| feet. Several overstuffed couches are ready to receive any weary
CF \| travelers who happen to pass through.
CF \|
CF \| The door to the west is half-open. In the passage to the south, a
CF \| stone staircase descends to some lower level. A lively fire is burning
CF \| in the hearth.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "transform"
CF ] Lounge
CF \| >
CF \| > TRANSFORM
CF \|
CF \| You take a deep breath. The ticklish feeling ripples over you
CF \| briefly...
CF \|
CF \| ...and now you've changed.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Great Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \| You scurry through the open door.
CF \|
CF \| Great Hall
CF \| Rows of folding tables run the length of the hall. In each seat is a
CF \| vampire, muttering to their neighbor or shouting to be heard above the
CF \| others or craning their neck to hear someone in the next row.
CF \|
CF \| On the stage at the front of the room, AtÃ« leans on her podium,
CF \| grinning viciously upon the chaos she commands.
CF \|
CF \| The way back to the lounge is east. A cold breeze runs down a flight
CF \| of stairs to the west.
CF \|
CF \| A vampire stands. AtÃ« shushes the room to attention.
CF \|
CF \| "I am Howl, of the Skognathi Clan," he begins. "I recommend we hold
CF \| the Hunter for ransom. Her family is very rich, as we all know."
CF \|
CF \| "A ransom!" AtÃ«'s enthusiasm is unconvincing. "Yes, the little girl
CF \| would fetch a very high price. By the way, I just bought this entire
CF \| castle, so that we could have this meeting in it. I now own seven
CF \| castles. Are there any other suggestions?"
CF \|
CF \| Laughter fills the hall, and Howl sits down.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "Ate has an umlaut on the e."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Great Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| Another vampire stands up. "I am Father Acton. I speak for the Grey
CF \| Wolf Tenement. We should seal Ebenezabeth Scrooge in a lead casket,
CF \| and shoot her into space."
CF \|
CF \| The hall goes quiet.
CF \|
CF \| "Would Poseidon be able to interpret that as harming her?" someone
CF \| asks.
CF \|
CF \| People murmur: Maybe. Probably.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Great Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| "You all know me," says the next vampire. Then, helpfully, she adds:
CF \| "I'm Giatine, representing Chillblade Clan. The biggest clan on the
CF \| west coast. Expanding into Salt Lake City."
CF \|
CF \| AtÃ« clears her throat loudly. Giatine starts talking faster: "I think
CF \| we should cut a deal with Poseidon. Give him his champion back, get on
CF \| his good side. Maybe later he does us a favor."
CF \|
CF \| The person sitting next to Giatine pulls her back into her chair.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Great Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| "The Russian Fangs present a suggestion." The woman talking seems
CF \| distantly familiar. "Make a gift of Ebenezabeth Scrooge, to the
CF \| werewolf clans. They are not so clever; they will destroy the girl and
CF \| bring grudge of Poseidon upon themself."
CF \|
CF \| "Thank you for your suggestion, Sveta. We actually have a
CF \| representative from the werewolf clans here." AtÃ« waves at the back of
CF \| the room. "Orek? What do you think of Svetlana's suggestion?"
CF \|
CF \| Something you can't see growls darkly.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Great Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| "I'm Costigan, I represent Grimmwald. I just wanted to say, I support
CF \| Father Acton's idea about shooting her into space."
CF \|
CF \| "And why is that?"
CF \|
CF \| "I just think it's a good idea."
CF \|
CF \| "Okay, noted."
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "I don't know how much of this there is. I didn't see much of it before."
		Knight_Otu says, "The creatures of the night are not our fans."
		DavidW says, "They mean us harm, yes."
		DavidW asks, "Should we stay and listen more or scamper west?"
		keltena says, "I vote we listen a little more, but mostly because I find the vampires unreasonably funny tbh"
		DavidW says, "We aren't invisible; we might be caught eventually."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Great Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| "The Thrill of Whispers requests permission to speak!"
CF \|
CF \| AtÃ« rolls her eyes. "Yes?"
CF \|
CF \| "Force a traitor-vampire, already sentenced to death, to destroy the
CF \| Hunter! His method of execution shall be Poseidon's wrath!"
CF \|
CF \| AtÃ« looks around the room. "Do we have any traitor-vampires handy?"
CF \|
CF \| Nobody can think of anybody.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Great Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| "So, do we just keep Scrooge in a coma until one of us does something
CF \| that merits the death penalty? And then hope that Poseidon does
CF \| exactly what we want him to?"
CF \|
CF \| "It sounds really complicated," someone says.
CF \|
CF \| The representative from the Thrill of Whispers spins around to face
CF \| his critic. "Being complicated doesn't make it a bad idea!"
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Great Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| "Hi, I'm Kathlyne, from the Seattle Sorority of Lesbian Vampiresâ€”one
CF \| of those other clans on the west coastâ€”and I would like to
CF \| suggest modifying Father Acton's idea a little bit. Instead of
CF \| shooting her into space, we could drop the lead casket into the
CF \| ocean."
CF \|
CF \| AtÃ« lets the room chew on this for a moment before asking: "You mean,
CF \| where Poseidon lives?"
CF \|
CF \| "I mean underground! A mine shaftâ€”" but Kathlyne's protests are
CF \| drowned out by laughter.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Great Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| "We, the Clan of the Midnight Diamond, request that Ebenezabeth
CF \| Scrooge be remanded into our custody." The vampire saying this is
CF \| unspeakably decrepit. He must be a thousand years old. "We will make a
CF \| trophy of her in our clan-house. No harm shall come to her. She shall
CF \| be a work of art. A living sculpture, in eternal sleep, as we go on in
CF \| eternal un-life."
CF \|
CF \| AtÃ« rubs her forehead. "You don't get to take her home, Cadac. Sit
CF \| down."
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Great Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| "I'm Adam, from Grim Vault, and I thinkâ€”"
CF \|
CF \| "We already heard from Grimmwald."
CF \|
CF \| "No, I'm from Grim Vault."
CF \|
CF \| "Oh! Sorry about that." AtÃ« holds up her hands graciously. "Please,
CF \| let us hear your suggestion."
CF \|
CF \| "Well, I think Father Acton's idea was reallyâ€”" Everyone groans, and
CF \| the speaker gives up.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Great Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| A gentleman with a pointed beard rises: "Mi estas Antono, de Frateco
CF \| de Vampiraj Esperantistoj."
CF \|
CF \| AtÃ« stares at the man, half-smiling.
CF \|
CF \| He puffs out his chest and continues: "Mi kredas, ke ni devus
CF \| malliberigi la knabineton en malfacila sed neletala labirinto."
CF \|
CF \| AtÃ« doesn't respond. She goes on staring until Antono sits down.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "An Esperanto vampire. My goodness."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Great Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| The woman who stands up next is almost transparent. Her voice seems
CF \| very far away: "We are Hyacinthine, of the Sign of the Wilted
CF \| Rose. Allow us to bestow the Dark Gift on Ebenezabeth..."
CF \|
CF \| This suggestion gets booed mercilessly, and the lady apparently
CF \| dematerializes out of embarrassment.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "I only understood labyrinth."
		DavidW says, "I suppose I can look up the words later. I do own an Esperanto dictionary."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Great Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| A diminutive vampire jumps onto his table. "Recognize Lojack, of the
CF \| Worshippers of Chaos!"
CF \|
CF \| AtÃ« nods patiently. "The chair recognizes Lojack, of the Worshippers
CF \| of Chaos."
CF \|
CF \| Lojack leaps from table to table, kicking over drinks and cackling
CF \| idiotically. The other vampires endure his demonstration stoically;
CF \| eventually, he returns to his seat.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "ha. didn't even say anything!"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Great Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| "If I may make a suggestion..." You can't see whoever's talking. "I'm
CF \| XpurityX, representing alt.lifestyle.vampirism. We don't believe in
CF \| any so-called 'gods,' Poseidon included, and we think this whole
CF \| little discussion is, to be frank, asinine."
CF \|
CF \| "Great," says AtÃ«.
CF \|
CF \| "So, are youâ€”"
CF \|
CF \| AtÃ« shakes her head. "No, no, we're moving on to the next one."
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Great Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| "That gives me an idea," someone says.
CF \|
CF \| "Who is speaking?"
CF \|
CF \| "Hi, sorry. I'm Peter Grazer, of the Necrotrons, andâ€”Just, hear me
CF \| out. What if we kill Ebenezabeth... but we kill Poseidon first?"
CF \|
CF \| AtÃ« throws up her hands, and the assembly descends into anarchy.
CF \|
CF \| >		ASchultz says, "okay i am curious how this story got here, I will have to see about the intro"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Great Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| A vampire who speaks for the Knifebats earns a withering look from
CF \| AtÃ«.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] Great Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| A vampire from the Pact of Salt threatens to kill everyone in the
CF \| room.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "I guess we heard all of the suggestions to deal with us."
		DavidW says, "I think we've seen all the main content for this group for now."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Bedchamber
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Bedchamber
CF \| A canopied bed fit for a princess seems to take up most of the room.
CF \| On either side of the bed is a chair. In the chair to your left is a
CF \| vampire you know. He goes by the name "Anubis Darkness." The bald
CF \| vampire in the chair to your right is one you've never seen before.
CF \|
CF \| The room connects two stairways: One on the east side, leading down;
CF \| one on the south side, leading up.
CF \|
CF \| Anubis looks down as you enter. "Hey, a mouse!"
CF \|
CF \| "Leave it alone," his partner says flatly.
CF \|
CF \| "What are you chiding me for? I didn't say 'Hey, a mouse, let's kill
CF \| it for no reason.' I didn't say 'Hey, a mouse, let's make little
CF \| clothes for it and have it dance around.' I'm just noticing a stupid
CF \| mouse."
CF \|
CF \| The bald vampire doesn't respond.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Tower
CF \| Frigid wind ruffles your fur. The wall has crumbled here, and exposed
CF \| this chamber to the sky. What remains of the tower appears to have
CF \| been an unfinished storage space. The walls are bare stone, covered in
CF \| thick frost. In the middle of the floor is a block of nearly
CF \| transparent ice.
CF \|
CF \| Beneath you are the walls of the castleâ€”the mountainâ€”a snowy
CF \| valleyâ€”and the Alps, fading into the starry distance.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "transform"
CF ] Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > TRANSFORM
CF \|
CF \| You take another deep breath. You feel stretched out, expanded, huge.
CF \|
CF \| But when it's over, you're only a little girl again.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x ice"
CF ] Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > X ICE
CF \|
CF \| Something is frozen inside the block of iceâ€”something the color of
CF \| bone.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "focus"
CF ] Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > FOCUS
CF \|
CF \| You close your eyes. You squeeze your revolver. Warmth spreads through
CF \| your body, into the gunâ€”the heat of Jovian lightning, the heat of
CF \| liquid goldâ€”
CF \|
CF \| You open your eyes.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "shoot ice"
CF ] Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > SHOOT ICE
CF \|
CF \| You pull the trigger, and a fireball erupts from the muzzle of your
CF \| revolver. A blast of warmth fills the tower.
CF \|
CF \| The ice melts away quickly. When the fire has extinguished itself and
CF \| the steam has cleared, you see an ivory reliquary on the floor.
CF \|
CF \| Your gun gets cold again very quickly.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x ivory"
CF ] Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > X IVORY
CF \|
CF \| The sides are the container are ivory, carved with images of bats and
CF \| wolves. It is closed.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take it"
CF ] Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE IT
CF \|
CF \| It would be rather inconvenient to carry around.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open it"
CF ] Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN IT
CF \|
CF \| You open the reliquary, revealing the Pearl of Love.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x pearl"
CF ] Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > X PEARL
CF \|
CF \| A softly lustrous pearl.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take it"
CF ] Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE IT
CF \|
CF \| You take the Pearl of Love.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x valley"
CF ] Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > X VALLEY
CF \|
CF \| On the far side of the valley is a tiny little church.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x church"
CF ] Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > X CHURCH
CF \|
CF \| On the far side of the valley is a tiny little church.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "So we're quite the gunslinger."
		Knight_Otu says, "I suppose that's to be expected of a bounty hunter."
		DavidW says, "We learned to shoot fire from the ghost of Loretta Fox, remember."
		Knight_Otu says, "Actually I don't. Wasn't here last week."
		DavidW says, "ah"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "transform"
CF ] Tower
CF \| >
CF \| > TRANSFORM
CF \|
CF \| You take a deep breath. The ticklish feeling ripples over you
CF \| briefly...
CF \|
CF \| ...and now you've changed.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Bedchamber
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Bedchamber
CF \| A canopied bed fit for a princess seems to take up most of the room.
CF \| On either side of the bed is a chair. In the chair to your left is a
CF \| vampire you recognize as Anubis Darkness. The bald vampire in the
CF \| chair to your right is someone you don't know.
CF \|
CF \| The room connects two stairways: One on the east side, leading down;
CF \| one on the south side, leading up.
CF \|
CF \| "I'm just bored, okay? I'm noticing things because I'm bored." Anubis
CF \| taps his foot demonstratively. "A mouse is kind of
CF \| interesting. It's worth pointing out."
CF \|
CF \| No response.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Great Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Great Hall
CF \| Rows of folding tables run the length of the hall. In each seat is a
CF \| vampire, muttering to their neighbor or shouting to be heard above the
CF \| others or craning their neck to hear someone in the next row.
CF \|
CF \| On the stage at the front of the room, AtÃ« leans on her podium,
CF \| grinning viciously upon the chaos she commands.
CF \|
CF \| The way back to the lounge is east. A cold breeze runs down a flight
CF \| of stairs to the west.
CF \|
CF \| Someone speaking for Sigma Theta Nu calls this whole assembly a farce.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Lounge
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Lounge
CF \| Mahogany panels line the walls; a lush purple carpet is beneath your
CF \| paws. Several overstuffed couches are ready to receive any weary
CF \| travelers who happen to pass through.
CF \|
CF \| The door to the west is half-open. In the passage to the south, a
CF \| stone staircase descends to some lower level. A lively fire is burning
CF \| in the hearth.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x fire"
CF \| >
CF \| > X FIRE
CF \|
CF \| The fire would like you to stay, but he knows you have to keep
CF \| moving...
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Mountainside
CF \| moving...
CF \| Montana - 67,000,000 BC
CF \|
CF \| Mountainside
CF \| The slope of a volcano rises to the north, and lava oozes over the
CF \| landscape like an encroaching tide. There's a clear path along one
CF \| lava flow to the east, and to the south the ground is mostly solid.
CF \|
CF \| To the west is a field of dry grass, being consumed before your eyes
CF \| by a widening ribbon of fire.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Pool of Lava
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Pool of Lava
CF \| Lava from the west is collecting here, in a slowly widening pond of
CF \| liquid rock. At its edge, a bush has caught fire. There's enough
CF \| exposed stone next to the flowing lava for you to follow it to its
CF \| source.
CF \|
CF \| A reptile with a long, skinny snout is resting a safe distance from
CF \| the lava, staring at you disinterestedly.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x bush"
CF \| >
CF \| > X BUSH
CF \|
CF \| The bush is still here, still able to receive you, to carry you to...
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Church
CF \| The bush is still here, still able to receive you, to carry you to...
CF \| Pilcrow, Arizona - 1922
CF \|
CF \| Church
CF \| The floor is covered in yellow dust, and a few sets of footprints
CF \| meander between the pews.
CF \|
CF \| A candle is burning on the altar, next to an open Bible.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Hazel Street
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Hazel Street
CF \| A row of anonymous buildings follows the train tracks to the edge of
CF \| town. At the end of the street, just north of where you're standing,
CF \| is Pilcrow's only church. The train station is further east.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Train Station
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Train Station
CF \| The station consists of a single platform with a single bench. The
CF \| tracks go east and west across the dusty plain, and the town's main
CF \| drag seems to be north from here.
CF \|
CF \| Someone's set up a tent and a cookfire next to the platform.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Canyon, West Side
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Canyon, West Side
CF \| The tracks go west and east: West over solid ground, and east across
CF \| an incredibly rickety railway bridge, over a deep and steep-sided
CF \| canyon. A rough trail leads north.
CF \|
CF \| A roadrunner is trotting back and forth along the canyon's edge.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "transform"
CF ] Canyon, West Side
CF \| >
CF \| > TRANSFORM
CF \|
CF \| You take another deep breath. You feel stretched out, expanded, huge.
CF \|
CF \| But when it's over, you're only a little girl again.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x bridge"
CF ] Canyon, West Side
CF \| >
CF \| > X BRIDGE
CF \|
CF \| The bridge, apparently constructed on a very limited budget, is now in
CF \| a state of distressing disrepair. It couldn't bear the weight of a
CF \| coal shovel, much less an entire train.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Canyon, West Side
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| You can't bring yourself to try walking across the bridge. You can
CF \| already tell, from a safe distance, that it wouldn't support the
CF \| weight of a humanâ€”even a little girl.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "transform"
CF ] Canyon, West Side
CF \| >
CF \| > TRANSFORM
CF \|
CF \| You take a deep breath. The ticklish feeling ripples over you
CF \| briefly...
CF \|
CF \| ...and now you've changed.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Canyon, East Side
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| You scamper across the tracks to the other side of the canyon. The
CF \| bridge barely seems to notice.
CF \|
CF \| Canyon, East Side
CF \| The tracks from the east come to the edge of a huge gorge, and
CF \| continue west over a dilapidated, spiderlike bridge.
CF \|
CF \| On the north side of the tracks, a narrow path leads down into the
CF \| canyon.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "I forgot which form I was in."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Bottom of the Canyon
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Bottom of the Canyon
CF \| The Corchete River ripples past quietly, lending this place a slightly
CF \| less dusty atmosphere.
CF \|
CF \| A long, thin crack runs up the eastern wall of the canyon.
CF \|
CF \| The way up to the train tracks is south.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x crack"
CF ] Bottom of the Canyon
CF \| >
CF \| > X CRACK
CF \|
CF \| The crack appears natural. There may be some kind of cavity on the
CF \| other side, a space that eons of erosion haven't quite revealed.
CF \|
CF \| But there's a chance you could shoot it open.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Bottom of the Canyon
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| The crack is too narrow for even a little mouse to get through.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "transform"
CF ] Bottom of the Canyon
CF \| >
CF \| > TRANSFORM
CF \|
CF \| You take another deep breath. You feel stretched out, expanded, huge.
CF \|
CF \| But when it's over, you're only a little girl again.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look in crack"
CF ] Bottom of the Canyon
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK IN CRACK
CF \|
CF \| You put your eye up to the crack. Is there a glimmer of light in
CF \| there?
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "shoot crack"
CF ] Bottom of the Canyon
CF \| >
CF \| > SHOOT CRACK
CF \|
CF \| You fire a bullet at the rock wall. Nothing happens.
CF \|
CF \| But you can almost see the lines of stress running through the stone.
CF \| If you could hit just the right spot, it would shatter. Right?
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "I don't know where the 'right spot' is."
		DavidW says, "I think we need a tool of some sort to, uh, scan it first for flaws."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x river"
CF ] Bottom of the Canyon
CF \| >
CF \| > X RIVER
CF \|
CF \| The river is dark and narrow, unpretentious, unhurried.
CF \|
CF \| A tiny dust-colored frog sits at the water's edge.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x frog"
CF ] Bottom of the Canyon
CF \| >
CF \| > X FROG
CF \|
CF \| The pebbled texture of is skin makes it look almost like a rock. It
CF \| stares back at you, smiling impassively.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "I love how there's critters almost everywhere in this game."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Bottom of the Canyon
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| You can go south and east.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Canyon, East Side
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Canyon, East Side
CF \| The tracks from the east come to the edge of a huge gorge, and
CF \| continue west over a dilapidated, spiderlike bridge.
CF \|
CF \| On the north side of the tracks, a narrow path leads down into the
CF \| canyon.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Assay Office
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Assay Office
CF \| Railroad tracks run east and west past the dusty skeleton of a low
CF \| brick building. A faint path leads south through the scrubland.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x building"
CF ] Assay Office
CF \| >
CF \| > X BUILDING
CF \|
CF \| Two of the walls have fallen away; the roof is not in evidence. What
CF \| little remains inside has been reduced to rubble.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "enter it"
CF ] Assay Office
CF \| >
CF \| > ENTER IT
CF \|
CF \| There isn't enough building left for there to be an "inside."
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "search it"
CF ] Assay Office
CF \| >
CF \| > SEARCH IT
CF \|
CF \| You pull some debris to one side, and turn up a tarnished silver ring.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take ring"
CF ] Assay Office
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE RING
CF \|
CF \| You take the silver ring.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x it"
CF ] Assay Office
CF \| >
CF \| > X IT
CF \|
CF \| Yellow-brown tarnish covers the metal, but you recognize it easily as
CF \| silver.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "wear it"
CF ] Assay Office
CF \| >
CF \| > WEAR IT
CF \|
CF \| You put on the silver ring.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "rub it"
CF ] Assay Office
CF \| >
CF \| > RUB IT
CF \|
CF \| There are more pressing matters at hand.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Adit
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Adit
CF \| In the hill to the west is the entrance to a mine. In the ground you
CF \| can see the suggestion of a track or path exiting the mine, turning
CF \| north, and continuing some distance across the landscape.
CF \|
CF \| A leather journal lies at your feet, covered in yellow dust.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take journal"
CF ] Adit
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE JOURNAL
CF \|
CF \| You take the leather journal.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x it"
CF ] Adit
CF \| >
CF \| > X IT
CF \|
CF \| The book is closed with a little silver clasp.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open it"
CF ] Adit
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN IT
CF \|
CF \| You open the leather journal.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x it"
CF ] Adit
CF \| >
CF \| > X IT
CF \|
CF \| The first page of the journal reads:
CF \|
CF \| This is the diary of Michael McKeever, a future millionaire.
CF \|
CF \| I am not an educated man. I have never been accused of expertise in
CF \| any field. Some would go so far as to say that I am not even clever.
CF \| In place of any intellectual virtues, I have the gift of intuition. I
CF \| have been called lucky; that is not putting the right shade on it. A
CF \| lucky man reaches his hand out from his window to feel for rain, and a
CF \| goose passing overhead lays a golden egg that lands in his palm. An
CF \| intuitive man will reach out of the same window based on the
CF \| unjustifiable expectation that he will catch a golden egg.
CF \|
CF \| My intuition tells me that the Pilcrow silver mine is not as dried up
CF \| as the experts say. I will go there myself, and find the silver that
CF \| they missed. It will be a sight harder than simply reaching out a
CF \| window, but that's the sort of thing that doesn't happen twice.
CF \|
CF \| There is more on the next page.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW asks, "ready for next page?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "g"
CF ] Adit
CF \| >
CF \| > G
CF \|
CF \| You go on reading:
CF \|
CF \| I have arrived in Pilcrow. There has been a bit of unpleasantness here
CF \| recently having to do with the murder of a local celebrity. The
CF \| tragedy is a boon to my personal dealings, as I am able to sniff
CF \| around the silver mine without arousing attention.
CF \|
CF \| I bought a book that describes the principles and methods of mining,
CF \| and I paged through it on the train. The people back home who called
CF \| my plans "idiotic" will have to invent a new criticism, because now I
CF \| DO know the first thing about silver mining. I have made my camp in
CF \| the vicinity of the assay office, lately in disuse. I will avail
CF \| myself of whatever assay equipment remains. My book will tell me what
CF \| it all is, and how it all works.
CF \|
CF \| There is more on the next page.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu asks, "That man's definition of lucky... needs work, I think?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "I wonder if the celeb was Loretta or not."
CF ] Adit
CF \| >
CF \| > I WONDER IF THE CELEB WAS LORETTA OR NOT.
CF \|
CF \| I only understood you as far as wanting to take inventory.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "g"
CF ] Adit
CF \| >
CF \| > G
CF \|
CF \| I only understood you as far as wanting to take inventory.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "read journal"
CF ] Adit
CF \| >
CF \| > READ JOURNAL
CF \|
CF \| You go on reading:
CF \|
CF \| In the mine there is a huge pit, which my book calls a shaft. I have
CF \| climbed into a bucket of sorts and lowered myself into the pit by some
CF \| distance, as far as the light from above would reach. My intuition
CF \| tells me that what I seek is very deep in the groundâ€”deeper than the
CF \| brave silver miners were willing to dig. I must be braver than those
CF \| men. And I must dig deeper than they dug. I will need some of the
CF \| things described in the book, torches and pickaxes and dynamite and
CF \| such. It would be easier to procure these things if I could have a
CF \| little bit of the silver first.
CF \|
CF \| There is more on the next page.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "g"
CF ] Adit
CF \| >
CF \| > G
CF \|
CF \| You go on reading:
CF \|
CF \| I have gone down deeper into the pit. My light failed me; for some
CF \| time, I was enveloped in absolute darkness. My sight was useless to
CF \| meâ€”and by degrees all my other senses abandoned me, so that I could
CF \| not hear or smell anything nearby; I could not feel my surroundings
CF \| nor apprehend my own position. In those moments, one might say I did
CF \| not exist, or I existed only as a mind and its thoughts.
CF \|
CF \| The illusion passed, and I carried myself back to the surface. I am
CF \| enjoying no success as a miner up to the present moment. Perhaps in
CF \| this case the virtue of intuition must be propped up with some degree
CF \| of hard work or patience.
CF \|
CF \| There is more on the next page.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "That darkness bit reminds me strongly of the darkness bit in HHGG."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "g"
CF ] Adit
CF \| >
CF \| > G
CF \|
CF \| You go on reading:
CF \|
CF \| Another journey into the earth. Another episode of total darkness. I
CF \| allowed the wraithlike state to prolong itself about me; I surrendered
CF \| my identity to the void, and became at one with nothingness.
CF \|
CF \| In that nameless abysm I perceived somethingâ€”everythingâ€”the
CF \| totality
CF \| of space and time in all its dimensions and potentialities. I neither
CF \| saw nor felt, but knew all that there is to know.
CF \|
CF \| Mercifully, my senses returned to me, and the greater part of my
CF \| infinite knowledge was forgotten.
CF \|
CF \| I believe strongly that I do not want to return to the pit. On the
CF \| other hand, I know that I will.
CF \|
CF \| There is more on the next page.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "This is getting stranger by the page."
		DavidW asks, "ready?"
		Knight_Otu says, "The abyss stared back."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "g"
CF \| >
CF \| > G
CF \|
CF \| You go on reading:
CF \|
CF \| My intuition did bring me here, to this dying town, to this bottomless
CF \| mine. It did not intend for me to find a fortune in silver; it knewâ€”I
CF \| knew, and now I know againâ€”that I would find something more valuable
CF \| here.
CF \|
CF \| When you discover this journal, Ebenezabeth, it will be 1922. You have
CF \| found a silver ring in the assay office, which in your time is a
CF \| crumbled ruin. The ring is not a necessity in your current quest to
CF \| assemble the Crown of Pearls; neither is the black pit of the silver
CF \| mine. You have found your own way in the universe, a gift that is
CF \| perhaps less a burden than my own.
CF \|
CF \| You and I will not see each other face to face for some time. When we
CF \| do, we will require each other's help in defeating the Xaos Maleficus,
CF \| which will visit our reality in a form too terrible to describe here.
CF \|
CF \| I will leave this notebook in a place where rain will never mar its
CF \| pages, where passersby will never interrupt its waiting. Until you
CF \| find this, Ebenezabeth, and until we meet, Ebenezabeth, I remain
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Adit
CF \| find this, Ebenezabeth, and until we meet, Ebenezabeth, I
CF \| remainMICHAEL McKEEVER,
CF \| THE OMNISCIENT.
CF \|
CF \| That is the end of the journal.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Huh."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "think"
CF ] Adit
CF \| >
CF \| > THINK
CF \|
CF \| You take a moment to consider the situation.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Mine Shaft
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Mine Shaft
CF \| The tunnel only goes on horizontally for about twenty feet. Then it
CF \| goes straight down, into a deep pit of blackness.
CF \|
CF \| The sunlight from the east doesn't carry very far, but you can see
CF \| where you're going thanks to a tin lantern overhead.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "SAVE"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "cf4"
CF \| >
CF \| > SAVE
CF \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
CF ] Mine Shaft
CF \| > SAVEOk.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x pit"
CF ] Mine Shaft
CF \| >
CF \| > X PIT
CF \|
CF \| You peer into the abyss.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x bucket"
CF ] Mine Shaft
CF \| >
CF \| > X BUCKET
CF \|
CF \| (You can't see that, or it's not implemented.)
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW asks, "Shall we look at this fire? Or go back to the bonfire and look there?"
		DavidW asks, "Or return to the ship via the construction workers' torch?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh, right, that power."
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess I'm curious about that lantern."
		DavidW says, "We also have a pearl we can give to the fairies."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x lantern"
CF \| >
CF \| > X LANTERN
CF \|
CF \| The light is faint, but the fire is ready. It knows where you need to
CF \| go, and it takes you away...
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Windy Passage
CF \| go, and it takes you away...
CF \| Penzance - 1876
CF \|
CF \| Windy Passage
CF \| This cavern is not entirely natural; parts of it were cut out of the
CF \| rock. A current of air rushes down the passage to the south and
CF \| through the tunnel to the west. The lantern hanging from the ceiling
CF \| sways in the wind.
CF \|
CF \| The cave seems to continue to the east, but a massive wooden barricade
CF \| blocks the way.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x barricade"
CF ] Windy Passage
CF \| >
CF \| > X BARRICADE
CF \|
CF \| Numerous planks are nailed into the rock and into each other,
CF \| preventing any passage to the east. The construction is cracked and
CF \| dusty enough to make you think it was built many years ago. But this
CF \| part of the cave is out of the path of the damp wind, and the wood has
CF \| remained relatively dry.
CF \|
CF \| A message is painted on the planks.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "With a game world this big, it's hard to know where to make progress."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "read message"
CF ] Windy Passage
CF \| >
CF \| > READ MESSAGE
CF \|
CF \| The script reads, with many curlicues and flourishes: "TURN BACK,
CF \| noble Pirate, and seek not to unbar this passage, nor delve deeper
CF \| into the Subterrene beyond; for the grotto outwith this threshold
CF \| bears a hideous CURSE, with which no self-preserving bandit of the
CF \| Seas ought flirt. Forswear, then, all exploratory impulse, and attend
CF \| instead to your piratical Duties and Chores."
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "I vote for shooting it with a fireball."
		Knight_Otu says, "I read that as "Hey, don't steal my treasure"."
		DavidW says, "There might be another pearl in the treasure."
		DavidW says, "They can keep the rest."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "focus"
CF ] Windy Passage
CF \| >
CF \| > FOCUS
CF \|
CF \| You close your eyes. You squeeze your revolver. Warmth spreads through
CF \| your body, into the gunâ€”the heat of Venusian storms, the heat of a
CF \| newborn diamondâ€”
CF \|
CF \| You open your eyes.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "shoot barricade"
CF \| >
CF \| > SHOOT BARRICADE
CF \|
CF \| You point your revolver and fire a burning bullet into the barricade.
CF \|
CF \| The wood catches easily. The painted letters are swallowed by flames,
CF \| and then the whole construction goes up in a brilliant flash of light.
CF \| The ashes float toward you...
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Windy Passage
CF \| The ashes float toward you......and then fly past you, caught on the
CF \| current of the wind. Your gun cools down.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "hm. Hope the ashes aren't important somehow."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Cursed Cave
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Cursed Cave
CF \| Gold coins, gold bars, rings and bracelets, mirrors and goblets,
CF \| sparkling gems and gleaming pearls litter the cavern floor, arranged
CF \| by miserly caprice into piles or stacks or pyramids. A skeleton rests
CF \| here, limbs splayed as if to embrace the entire hoard. Each bone is
CF \| swathed in tendrils of purple magic.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x skeleton"
CF ] Cursed Cave
CF \| >
CF \| > X SKELETON
CF \|
CF \| The curse's purple fingers hold the bones tight against the
CF \| gold-strewn floor.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x gold"
CF ] Cursed Cave
CF \| >
CF \| > X GOLD
CF \|
CF \| (the revolver)
CF \| On one side of your revolver are engraved the words "For My Friend,
CF \| Ebenezabeth - Samuel Colt." On the other a gold rose is inlaid, next
CF \| to the inscription "Pius PP IX."
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x treasure"
CF ] Cursed Cave
CF \| >
CF \| > X TREASURE
CF \|
CF \| There is too much wealth here to take in. With each glance you notice
CF \| something new, something shiny, something precious.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "search it"
CF ] Cursed Cave
CF \| >
CF \| > SEARCH IT
CF \|
CF \| If what you need is here, it's one of those pearls.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to skeleton"
CF ] Cursed Cave
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO SKELETON
CF \|
CF \| That's not something you can talk to.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "search it"
CF ] Cursed Cave
CF \| >
CF \| > SEARCH IT
CF \|
CF \| You find nothing of interest.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "shoot it"
CF ] Cursed Cave
CF \| >
CF \| > SHOOT IT
CF \|
CF \| That might be a bad idea.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "I have no idea what sort of magic is on the skeleton."
		Knight_Otu says, "I suppose this is a "All Myths are True" type of setting."
Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x pearls"
CF ] Cursed Cave
CF \| >
CF \| > X PEARLS
CF \|
CF \| (the cursed pearls)
CF \| Any of these pearls could be the one you need. But if that pearl is
CF \| here, it looks just like all the others.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "We have pirates, fairies, magic, talking dinosaurs,..."
		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
		DavidW says, "vampires, Poseidon."
		Knight_Otu says, "Spaceships, it looks like."
		DavidW says, "yeah."
		DavidW says, "hm. I remember with the diamonds in that other game, we hit them and the fake diamonds were glass."
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh, yeah."
		DavidW says, "I doubt it's the answer here, but we should at least try it."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "hit pearls"
CF ] Cursed Cave		Knight_Otu says, "Not sure this treasure is fake though, just cursed."
CF \| >
CF \| > HIT PEARLS
CF \|
CF \| (the Pearl of Love)
CF \| If only it were that easy.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "right. We might need an anti-curse spell before anything else."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Windy Passage
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Windy Passage
CF \| This cavern is not entirely natural; parts of it were cut out of the
CF \| rock. A current of air rushes down the passage to the south and
CF \| through the tunnel to the west. The lantern hanging from the ceiling
CF \| sways in the wind.
CF \|
CF \| The blockade is gone, and the way to the east is open as well.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW asks, "South or west?"
		DavidW asks, "If we turn into a mouse first, might be more safe?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "West?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe?"
		DavidW says, "Or if we stay as a girl, we might learn something that way too."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Pirate Lair
CF \| Bedrolls are laid out across the cave floor. Their occupants are
CF \| pirates, with scarred and bearded facesâ€”but all of their eyes are
CF \| closed, their expressions peaceful.
CF \|
CF \| A maid is tiptoeing from pirate to pirate, making sure each one is
CF \| tucked in. When she sees you, she stifles a shriek.
CF \|
CF \| "What are you doing here?" she hisses.
CF \|
CF \| You need a moment to come up with an answer to that.
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF \| You need a moment to come up with an answer to that.The maid can't
CF \| wait that long. She grabs you by the shoulders and stuffs you in a
CF \| shed.
CF \|
CF \| Supply Shed
CF \| Barrels, lockboxes, crates, and chests of drawers are in a state of
CF \| considerable disarray. The way out is north.
CF \|
CF \| "What was that?" asks a gruff, sleepy voice outside.
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF \| "What was that?" asks a gruff, sleepy voice outside."It was... a
CF \| prospective pirate!" the maid explains. "A would-be member of your
CF \| fearsome band. I guided him to the equipment shed so that he could
CF \| pick out a uniform."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| pick out a uniform.""Why, Ruth! I should think that was a trifle
CF \| premature of you. But I have never been given cause to doubt your
CF \| judgment in the past. I will give the applicant some time to make
CF \| himself presentable, and then I will judge for myself whether he
CF \| merits a position among the famous Pirates of Penzance."
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "Gilbert and Sullivan pirates?!"
		DavidW says, "I hope we don't have to sing about never saying the big big D."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x barrels"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X BARRELS
CF \|
CF \| In the barrels are some carded wool, some raw cotton, and some
CF \| fourpenny nails.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x lockboxes"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X LOCKBOXES
CF \|
CF \| Which do you mean, the rusty lockbox or the heavy lockbox?
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "I get the impression that Ruth knows us."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x rusty"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X RUSTY
CF \|
CF \| This lockbox has seen some salt water. It is closed.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open it"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN IT
CF \|
CF \| The rusty lockbox seems to be locked.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open heavy lockbox"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN HEAVY LOCKBOX
CF \|
CF \| The heavy lockbox seems to be locked.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "xl"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > XL
CF \|
CF \| That's not a verb I recognize.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Supply Shed
CF \| Barrels, lockboxes, crates, and chests of drawers are in a state of
CF \| considerable disarray.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x crates"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X CRATES
CF \|
CF \| Which do you mean, the tall crate or the small crate?
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "tall"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > TALL
CF \|
CF \| A tallish crate. The lid is closed.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open it"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN IT
CF \|
CF \| You open the tall crate, revealing a leather belt, a puffy shirt, and
CF \| an eyepatch.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open small crate"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN SMALL CRATE
CF \|
CF \| You open the small crate, revealing a sun hat, a top hat, a floppy
CF \| hat, and a bonnet.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x floppy hat"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X FLOPPY HAT
CF \|
CF \| A shapeless felt cap.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Supply Shed
CF \| Barrels, lockboxes, crates, and chests of drawers are in a state of
CF \| considerable disarray.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x chests"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X CHESTS
CF \|
CF \| You look over the nearest chest of drawers: The top drawer is closed.
CF \| The middle drawer is closed. The bottom drawer is closed.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open top"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN TOP
CF \|
CF \| Which do you mean, the top hat or the top drawer?
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "drawer"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > DRAWER
CF \|
CF \| You open the top drawer, revealing a diamond necklace, a paisley
CF \| scarf, a checked scarf, a cream-colored scarf, and a ribbon.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open middle drawer"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN MIDDLE DRAWER
CF \|
CF \| You open the middle drawer, revealing a skeletonic key.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take key"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE KEY
CF \|
CF \| You take the skeletonic key.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open bottom drawer"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN BOTTOM DRAWER
CF \|
CF \| You open the bottom drawer, revealing a broken porcelain doll and a
CF \| tiny shoe.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x doll"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X DOLL
CF \|
CF \| Half of the doll's face is missing. Its single eye stares up at you
CF \| blankly.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu asks, "skeletonic?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x key"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X KEY
CF \|
CF \| The key is shorter than your little finger. The yellowed ivory is
CF \| carved so intricately as to make your eyes hurt.
CF \|
CF \| A key like this can unlock anythingâ€”anything that is locked. You
CF \| don't
CF \| have time to wonder what it's doing in here.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x shoe"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X SHOE
CF \|
CF \| A shoe for a small child.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take eyepatch"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE EYEPATCH
CF \|
CF \| You take the eyepatch.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take shirt"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE SHIRT
CF \|
CF \| You take the puffy shirt.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x shirt"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X SHIRT
CF \|
CF \| This linen shirt has a plunging neckline and a lot of frilly bits.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "wear it"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > WEAR IT
CF \|
CF \| You pull on the breezy shirt, feeling a bit immodest.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "wear eyepatch"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > WEAR EYEPATCH
CF \|
CF \| You put on the eyepatch. The advantage this grants is difficult to
CF \| see.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "har har"
		DavidW says, "er harr harr"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x hat"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X HAT
CF \|
CF \| Which do you mean, the sun hat, the top hat, or the floppy hat?
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "wear floppy hat"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > WEAR FLOPPY HAT
CF \|
CF \| (first taking the floppy hat)
CF \| You take the floppy hat.
CF \|
CF \| You stuff your hair into the floppy hat. It gives you a very tomboyish
CF \| look.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x scarf"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X SCARF
CF \|
CF \| Which do you mean, the paisley scarf, the checked scarf, or the
CF \| cream-colored scarf?
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x cream"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X CREAM
CF \|
CF \| An unadorned, luxurious silk scarf.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x checked"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X CHECKED
CF \|
CF \| A somewhat threadbare red-and-white checked kerchief.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x paisley"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X PAISLEY
CF \|
CF \| A fine tasseled scarf, covered in paisleys.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take cream"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE CREAM
CF \|
CF \| You take the cream-colored scarf.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "wear it"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > WEAR IT
CF \|
CF \| You take off your hat. You tie the scarf behind your head, around your
CF \| flaxen curls.
CF \|
CF \| You put the hat back on.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "hm. Maybe no hat is better."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Supply Shed
CF \| Barrels, lockboxes, crates, and chests of drawers are in a state of
CF \| considerable disarray.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x barrels"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X BARRELS
CF \|
CF \| In the barrels are some carded wool, some raw cotton, and some
CF \| fourpenny nails.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x wool"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X WOOL
CF \|
CF \| Some fine grayish wool has been stuffed haphazardly into this barrel.
CF \| Wool doesn't normally come in barrels.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x cotton"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X COTTON
CF \|
CF \| The cotton in this barrel isn't completely processed. There are little
CF \| bits of plant matter in the fibers.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "unlock lockbox"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > UNLOCK LOCKBOX
CF \|
CF \| Which do you mean, the rusty lockbox or the heavy lockbox?
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "rusty"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > RUSTY
CF \|
CF \| You unlock the rusty lockbox with the skeletonic key.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "unlock heavy"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > UNLOCK HEAVY
CF \|
CF \| You unlock the heavy lockbox with the skeletonic key.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open rusty"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN RUSTY
CF \|
CF \| You open the rusty lockbox, revealing a pile of hair.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x hiar"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X HIAR
CF \|
CF \| (You can't see that, or it's not implemented.)
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x hair"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X HAIR
CF \|
CF \| (the pile of hair)
CF \| A handful of loose, yellowish hair. You recognize the short, wavy
CF \| fibers as belonging to some sort of animal. Probably a cat.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu blinks.
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "search hair"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > SEARCH HAIR
CF \|
CF \| (the pile of hair)
CF \| You find nothing of interest.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open heavy"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN HEAVY
CF \|
CF \| You open the heavy lockbox, revealing a jar of honey, a jar of
CF \| cinnamon, and a jar of garlic powder.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x honey"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X HONEY
CF \|
CF \| A glass jar full of honey.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x cinnamon"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X CINNAMON
CF \|
CF \| A glass jar of ground cinnamon.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x garlic"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X GARLIC
CF \|
CF \| A glass jar of ground dried garlic.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take garlic"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE GARLIC
CF \|
CF \| You take the jar of garlic powder.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "That might be helpful vs vampires."
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh, yeah."
		DavidW says, "I can only guess at the other stuff being spell ingredients."
keltena goes home.		DavidW says, "It's 4:30. We should see if our outfit passes then wrap up for today."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| (first opening the shed door)
CF \| You try the door. It won't open. Someone is leaning against it. You
CF \| knock quietly.
CF \|
CF \| Ruth, the maid, opens the door a crack. She looks you over.
CF \|
CF \| Her eyes immediately fall on your low-cut puffy shirtâ€”apparently you
CF \| look as indecent as you feel. She bites her lip and slams the door on
CF \| you.
CF \|
CF \| "Is he ready?" asks the gruff voice.
CF \|
CF \| "Not as yet, I'm afraid. He's still puffing himself up a bit. The lad
CF \| is intent on making a strong first impression," Ruth explains.
CF \|
CF \| "That is wise."
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "remove shirt"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > REMOVE SHIRT
CF \|
CF \| You remove the puffy shirt, and put back on your regular outfit.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "drop shirt"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > DROP SHIRT
CF \|
CF \| You put down the puffy shirt.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x me"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X ME
CF \|
CF \| You carry a revolver. You are wearing an eyepatch and a silver ring.
CF \| Your flaxen curls are hidden in a large, floppy hat. Your name is
CF \| Ebenezabeth Scrooge.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x cream"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > X CREAM
CF \|
CF \| An unadorned, luxurious silk scarf.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| (first opening the shed door)
CF \| You knock on the door again. Ruth opens it and peeks inside.
CF \|
CF \| She considers you carefully. She frowns. She is not satisfied.
CF \|
CF \| Then she motions at her chin. She cranes her head this way and that,
CF \| so you can see all angles of her chin, the sides of her face. She
CF \| grabs at the air around her cheeks.
CF \|
CF \| Then she closes the door.
CF \|
CF \| "May I see the applicant?"
CF \|
CF \| "No, no, no," Ruth says. "I told him he ought to take his time
CF \| perfecting his look. I'm sure you would prefer to assess the young man
CF \| in the full force of his masculine vigor."
CF \|
CF \| "Quite so."
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "We need a beard."
		DavidW says, "We need a beard."
		DavidW asks, "Honey + hair?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "wear honey"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > WEAR HONEY
CF \|
CF \| (first taking the jar of honey)
CF \| You take the jar of honey.
CF \|
CF \| You apply some honey to your chin, cheeks, and upper lip. You are very
CF \| sticky and uncomfortableâ€”but you smell heavenly.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Sounds like a plan. A sticky plan, but a plan."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "wear hair"
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| >
CF \| > WEAR HAIR
CF \|
CF \| (the pile of hair)
CF \| (first taking the pile of hair)
CF \| You take the pile of hair.
CF \|
CF \| You spread the hairs across your honey-covered face. It forms a
CF \| passable beardâ€”but it feels incredibly gross.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "my word"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| (first opening the shed door)
CF \| You knock on the door again. Ruth opens it and peeks inside.
CF \|
CF \| She looks you over.
CF \|
CF \| You spread your arms and turn a bit so she can see all the angles.
CF \|
CF \| She appears satisfied, and waves you out of the shed.		Knight_Otu says, "I can only guess."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF \| She appears satisfied, and waves you out of the shed."Ah! Finally!" a
CF \| gruff voice calls, and Ruth drags you bodily toward its owner, a
CF \| well-built pirate of especially imposing presence. He bites his lip as
CF \| you approach. He regards you skeptically.
CF \|
CF \| "This is a young man?" he asks. "That is, is thisâ€”are you the young
CF \| man who seeks to join our ruthless coterie?"
CF \|
CF \| "He is," says Ruth.
CF \|
CF \| "Splendid, splendid! I am, as you will have guessed, the Pirate King,
CF \| administrator and foremost swashbuckler among the Pirates of Penzance.
CF \| What, may I ask, is your name?"
CF \|
CF \| Ruth squeezes your shoulder painfully. "His name isâ€”"
CF \|
CF \| She cuts herself off. She looks around the cavern.
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| She cuts herself off. She looks around the cavern."Thurston," you
CF \| offer, in the deepest voice you can manage. Ruth's grip loosens.
CF \|
CF \| "Quite a piratical name," says the Pirate King. "Tell me, Thurston:
CF \| Have you any experience in pillaging? Skulduggery?"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| Have you any experience in pillaging? Skulduggery?"
CF \| >
CF \|
CF \| Please answer yes or no.>
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "yes"
CF \| Please answer yes or no.>
CF \| > YES
CF \|
CF \| "A little," you rasp. "I've plundered one or two ancient tombs."
CF \|
CF \| "But never any living victims?"
CF \|
CF \| You shake your head.
CF \|
CF \| The Pirate King strokes his chin. "Well, we all start somewhere. Ah,
CF \| Frederic! Come here, my boy."
CF \|
CF \| He waves down a rosy-cheeked pirate, about your age.
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF \| He waves down a rosy-cheeked pirate, about your age."Frederic is our
CF \| apprentice. Yonder Ruth is his former nursery-maid," the Pirate King
CF \| explains.
CF \|
CF \| "She is a little more than that, I think," says Frederic. "When I am
CF \| out of my indentures, I intendâ€”among other thingsâ€”to marry her."
CF \|
CF \| "Even though she's twice your age," mutters the Pirate King.
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| "Even though she's twice your age," mutters the Pirate King."Yes, even
CF \| so!" Frederic grasps Ruth's hand; she blushes. "She is the loveliest
CF \| woman I have ever laid eyes onâ€”though I admit that, during my
CF \| apprenticeship, I have had little opportunity to lay eyes on other
CF \| womenâ€”if any."
CF \|
CF \| While Frederic and Ruth are having their moment, the Pirate King
CF \| raises his eyebrows at you, as if to say, You see what's going
CF \| on?
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Supply Shed
CF \| on?
CF \| >
CF \|
CF \| Please answer yes or no.>
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "yes"
CF \| Please answer yes or no.>
CF \| > YES
CF \|
CF \| You make a knowing "O" shape with your bearded lips.
CF \|
CF \| He turns: "Now, Frederic," he says, "I require your assistance. I
CF \| present to you Thurston, an up-and-coming buccaneer. Inspect him
CF \| closely."
CF \|
CF \| Frederic leans toward you. He studies your shoulders. He studies your
CF \| face.
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF \| face."Do you find anything objectionable about him?" asks the Pirate
CF \| King. "Anything questionable? Anything the least bit noteworthy?"
CF \|
CF \| Frederic frowns. He stares deeply into your eyes. He stares at your
CF \| beard.
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF \| beard.Then he takes a step back. "No, not at all," he says.
CF \|
CF \| Ruth practically falls over in relief.
CF \|
CF \| "I quite agree," says the Pirate King. "Well, then, Thurston, I see no
CF \| reason not to accept your application..."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Pirate Lair
CF \| reason not to accept your application..."He scratches his chin, a
CF \| little embarrassed. "...Except that our only ship was recently wrecked
CF \| beyond repair, and we will have no opportunity to pursue any acts of
CF \| piracy for the foreseeable future. We will, of course, keep your
CF \| information on file."
CF \|
CF \| "Thank you very much, Your Majesty." You make a small curtsyâ€”Ruth
CF \| elbows youâ€”you bow instead.
CF \|
CF \| Pirate Lair
CF \| The Pirate King, Frederic, and all the other pirates are awake now.
CF \| Ruth is watching you closely.
CF \|
CF \| Passages lead north and east. At the south end of the cavern is a
CF \| supply shed.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "We made pirate rank."
		DavidW says, "And we have a key that unlocks anything."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "save"
CF \| >
CF \| > SAVE
CF \| %% Enter a save filename to write:		Knight_Otu says, "Now watch there being no more locks."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "cfmatchgirl4b"
CF ] Pirate Lair
CF \| > SAVEOk.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Thanks for driving!"
		DavidW says, "I think we should stop here for now. We're almost an hour over."
		DavidW says, "You're welcome."
		DavidW says, "I don't remember anything else locked at the moment, but I'm sure something will be locked elsewhere."
		Knight_Otu says, "Good thing the time change is different between Europe and North America, or it'd be later here."
		DavidW says, "oh, wait, the temple. It was locked."
		Knight_Otu says, "Right."
		DavidW says, "And there's still the bonfire to look at."
		Knight_Otu says, "Such a strange power."
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "Pyroteleportus"
		DavidW says, "And the fires seem sentient while porting us."
		Knight_Otu says, "Now I'm wondering about looking at the sun."
		DavidW says, "yeah."
		DavidW says, "also, it seems we ought to have a supply of matches at all times if we have a power like this one."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah. Especially considering our title."
		DavidW says, "Maybe there's a reason in the previous games explaining why we don't."
		Knight_Otu says, "Possibly."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "But I ought to log off for the day. Good night, and thanks again!"