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		DavidW asks, "Should we try another short game?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, do you have another short one?"
		DavidW says, "There's ZIT at least."
		DavidW says, "It's a horror game for Ectocomp, but very short, supposedly."
		Jacqueline) Jacqueline asks, "A ZIT? Should we... pop it?"
		DavidW says, "With our luck, the zit will grow into someone else and we'll shrink until we're the zit."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "load sleepmask zit"
CF ]
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You stand in your little half bath, listening to the message on your
CF \| phone: "Hello, Ms. Willis! This is Stacy from Solutions! (you
CF \| can hear the exclamation point in her bubbly tone) calling to confirm
CF \| your appointment for this morning. Please call back and confirm with
CF \| us. Thanks so much."
CF \|
CF \| Your breath starts coming fast as the panic sets in. You meet eyes
CF \| with your reflection in the mirror over the sink, and the panic snarls
CF \| and snaps its teeth, getting wilder every second. Your job interview--
CF \| the first one in twenty years-- is in two hours, and the zit on your
CF \| chin has become a desperate emergency. It was just a little bump last
CF \| night, but this morning it has taken on a life of its own. Huge, red,
CF \| swollen, pulsing with pain, it juts from your chin with a yellow-white
CF \| tip that promises lots of pus under the surface.
CF \|
CF \| You simply cannot go to a job interview like this. You're fifty years
CF \| old, for heaven's sake. You shouldn't even have zits at all anymore,
CF \| yet here this one is, growing larger and more painful by the moment.
CF \|
CF \| You try to keep your breathing steady as you consider it, wondering
CF \| how on Earth you're going to deal with this catastrophe. Do you even
CF \| want to do the interview? You don't even know what kind of service
CF \| Solutions! performs for clients, despite having read through
CF \| their website.
CF \|
CF \| But you need a job. You're divorced now, and it's your fault you
CF \| haven't worked in twenty years. You just let year after year pass as
CF \| the kids grew older, saying every year that you'd go back to work, and
CF \| then not doing it. Well, now you have to. Or do you? The zit on your
CF \| chin throbs painfully. It has grown larger just in the last few
CF \| minutes.
CF \|
CF \| PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE		Jacqueline says, "Wow."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Bathroom
CF \|
CF \| ZIT
CF \| An Interactive Fiction by Amanda Walker
CF \| Release 1 / Serial number 221030 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.34 lib
CF \| 6/12N)
CF \|
CF \| Bathroom
CF \| This is your little half bath in the hall. Your kids take up the main
CF \| bathroom in the morning, so you are relegated to this tiny space to
CF \| deal with your current catastrophe, latest in a string of
CF \| catastrophes.
CF \|
CF \| There's barely enough space to move in here. There's a seafoam green
CF \| sink cabinet with a sink and a single drawer, a toilet, a roll of
CF \| paper on a holder, and a mirror. The narrow door leads out into the
CF \| hall.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a cell phone here.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "It is literally about acne. I thought I was making a joke, but apparently I was not."
		DavidW says, "sorry, it's not about Zork Information Technologies."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open drawer"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN DRAWER
CF \|
CF \| You pull open the drawer, revealing: an acne cream, a bandaid, a pin
CF \| and a tube of makeup.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x cream"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > X CREAM
CF \|
CF \| A tube of acne cream, no doubt left here by your 14-year-old daughter
CF \| Thea, whose skin is problematic.
CF \|
CF \| The zit pulses like a beating heart.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW asks, "I guess the first step is either the cream or the pin?"
		Jacqueline says, "Acne cream... is not fast acting."
		Jacqueline says, "But I hate the alternative."
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we disinfect the pin?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open mirror"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN MIRROR
CF \|
CF \| It isn't something you can open.
CF \|
CF \| You hear the commotion of your children outside in the hall,
CF \| squabbling and poking each other as they geather their school things.
CF \| Your 14-year-old daughter is an expert on acne.
CF \|
CF \| You consider talking to your daughter about the zit. Do you want to? >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "yes"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| You consider talking to your daughter about the zit. Do you want to? >
CF \| > YES
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You call, "Thea?" and your daughter yells, "WHAT, Mom. I'm going to be
CF \| late."
CF \|
CF \| You say, "I've got this pimple..." and Thea yells, "Yeah, Mom, it's
CF \| gross. Gotta go."
CF \|
CF \| You hear squabbling and the door bangs. The house falls silent. It's
CF \| you and the zit, alone together.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "Thea door bangs"
		DavidW says, "I didn't see any alcohol for disinfecting."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "pop zit with pin"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > POP ZIT WITH PIN
CF \|
CF \| I only understood you as far as wanting to pop the zit.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "pop zit"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > POP ZIT
CF \|
CF \| You put your fingers to the zit, and hesitate. Should you do this?
CF \| Maybe you should call someone and get some advice.
CF \|
CF \| A sharp stab of pain flares through your jaw from the zit.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x phone"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > X PHONE
CF \|
CF \| Your cell phone. You were probably the last person in the world to get
CF \| one, and you stubbornly refuse to use it for anything other than
CF \| calling people. You hate texting. You don't want any apps. Your
CF \| ex-husband thought it was cute, before he was your ex, teasing you
CF \| about being a luddite. You have five numbers on your contacts list:
CF \| 1.) Your ex-husband Tom
CF \| 2.) Your daughter, Thea
CF \| 3.) Your son, Ben
CF \| 4.) Your best friend Eva
CF \| 5.) Solutions!
CF \|
CF \| You can call any of them by tapping on the number or the name.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "tap thea"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > TAP THEA
CF \|
CF \| You tap the contact for your 14-year-old daughter Thea, but she
CF \| doesn't answer. She never does. It's like she hates you. She has made
CF \| fast friends with your ex-husband's young new girlfriend, and seems to
CF \| delight in talking about her all the time: how gorgeous she is, how
CF \| cool she is, how much she understands Thea. You end the call since
CF \| Thea doesn'tt have voicemail set up, and you coud let it ring forever
CF \| without an answer.
CF \|
CF \| You catch a glimpse of yourself in the mirror: the zit is redder than
CF \| ever.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "tap eva"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "tap eva"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > TAP EVA
CF \|
CF \| You tap the contact for your best friend Eva, who always has time for
CF \| you. She has perfect skin and always has, but maybe she has some
CF \| advice. After a few rings, Eva picks up and says, "My badass bitch!
CF \| I've only got a minute-- Adam and I are about to hop on a plane."
CF \|
CF \| Oh, right. You've been so wrapped up in yourself that you forgot. Eva
CF \| is also recently divorced, but she had a new boyfriend within a month,
CF \| a younger man, rich, handsome, charming. You hesitate-- should you
CF \| tell her about your zit?>		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "yes"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| tell her about your zit?>
CF \| > YES
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You say, "Eva, it's a skin emergency. I have the interview in a couple
CF \| of hours, and I have this huge zit, and I'm freaking out..."
CF \|
CF \| You hear the blare and crackle of loudspeakers in the background, and
CF \| Eva says, "What? I couldn't hear you. Look, babes, they're calling our
CF \| flight for boarding. I'll call you tonight if I can get a minute away
CF \| from this sex-starved man of mine. OK?"
CF \|
CF \| "OK..." you ssniffle, but the line has already gone dead.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW asks, "We're doomed, aren't we?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes. Yes, we are."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "tap ben"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > TAP BEN
CF \|
CF \| You tap the contact for your 12-year-old son Ben, and he answers right
CF \| away, "Whassup, Mom?" You blink back tears-- he's such a sweet kid.
CF \| You say, "Hi, sweetie," and then pause. Should you tell him about your
CF \| problems with the zit? >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "yes"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| problems with the zit? >
CF \| > YES
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You blurt out, "Ben, I have this big zit on my chin and I don't know
CF \| what to do about it!" and he says, "Yeah, I noticed it, Mom. It's
CF \| really big. I didn't know adults could get zits that big. Why don't
CF \| you put some acne cream on it? That's what Thea does."
CF \|
CF \| You hear some boys shouting and Ben muttering something, and then he
CF \| says, "Got to run, Mom. Good luck with your interview!" and the line
CF \| goes dead.
CF \|
CF \| Your chin throbs.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put cream on zit"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > PUT CREAM ON ZIT
CF \|
CF \| You smear some acne cream on the zit and nearly scream. Touching it
CF \| causes the zit to throb. It looks worse now with a blob of white cream
CF \| on it.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "I don't know what I thought, but I didn't think of Amanda Walker making a game like this."
		Jacqueline laughs.
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put cream on zit"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > PUT CREAM ON ZIT
CF \|
CF \| You smear some acne cream on the zit and nearly scream. Touching it
CF \| causes the zit to throb. It looks worse now with a blob of white cream
CF \| on it.
CF \|
CF \| The zit quivers, and you swear you feel it growing.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "poke zit with pin"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > POKE ZIT WITH PIN
CF \|
CF \| If you do this, you'll have a bleeding deflated zit instead of a huge
CF \| pulsating zit. Are you sure you want to do it? >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "yes"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| pulsating zit. Are you sure you want to do it? >
CF \| > YES
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You take a deep breath and put the pin to the zit and push. You see
CF \| black spots in front of your eyes as your whole chin screams in agony.
CF \| Do you want to keep trying to pop it? >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "yes"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| Do you want to keep trying to pop it? >
CF \| > YES
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You poke harder, panting now with the pain of it, and the skin on the
CF \| zit swells, the yellow-white surface of it burgeoning, and suddenly it
CF \| pops, squirting an astonishing amount of bloody pus all over your chin
CF \| and fingers.
CF \|
CF \| Now it's a wrinkled bag of torn, bloody skin, and bloody liquid is
CF \| dribbling out of it.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "wash zit"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > WASH ZIT
CF \|
CF \| You wash the zit with water from the sink.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "There's toilet paper."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put cream on zit"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > PUT CREAM ON ZIT
CF \|
CF \| You smear some acne cream on the bloody sore on your chin, and the
CF \| white cream mixes with the blood, smearing a garish pink on your chin.
CF \| It looks awful.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put bandage on zit"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > PUT BANDAGE ON ZIT
CF \|
CF \| This little bandaid will just get soaked with bloody pus. You should
CF \| try to stop the steady trickle from the sore before putting this on.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "The paper..."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put paper on zit"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > PUT PAPER ON ZIT
CF \|
CF \| (first taking the roll of paper)
CF \| There's only a little paper left on the roll. You unroll it and rip it
CF \| off, forming a wad of TP.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put paper on zit"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > PUT PAPER ON ZIT
CF \|
CF \| You press the wad of TP to your tender chin, soaking up the blood and
CF \| pus, wincing as it touches the raw flesh, the torn bag of skin that is
CF \| all that's left of the zit.
CF \|
CF \| Eventually the bleeding stops.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put bandage on zit"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > PUT BANDAGE ON ZIT
CF \|
CF \| You put the bandaid over the sore, and it looks like what it is-- a
CF \| small bandaid over a zit. Your chin is still red and swollen, but it's
CF \| better.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "wear makeup"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > WEAR MAKEUP
CF \|
CF \| (first taking the tube of makeup)
CF \| You can't wear that!
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put makeup on face"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > PUT MAKEUP ON FACE
CF \|
CF \| You can't see any such thing.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x mirror"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > X MIRROR
CF \|
CF \| A big bathroom mirror. You see your reflection in it: a middle-aged
CF \| woman whose eyelids are starting to sag. And of course, there is the
CF \| zit. A giant, red pustule on your chin. It's the kind of zit that
CF \| people notice, and then their eyes keep flicking to it until you want
CF \| to scream, "I KNOW I HAVE A GIANT ZIT. I KNOW!
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "love self"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > LOVE SELF
CF \|
CF \| That's not a verb I recognise.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Remove the bandaid and put makeup on it?"
		DavidW says, "I think we've done our best and should call Solutions."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put makeup on bandaid"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > PUT MAKEUP ON BANDAID
CF \|
CF \| Why would you do that?
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put makeup on zit"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > PUT MAKEUP ON ZIT
CF \|
CF \| You pat a little concealer on the sore and then eye it in the mirror:
CF \| a beige dab of what is obviously makeup on a red, swollen chin. It
CF \| does cover up the sore, but it still looks terrible.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "smile"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > SMILE
CF \|
CF \| That's not a verb I recognise.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look in drawer"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK IN DRAWER
CF \|
CF \| In the drawer are an acne cream, a bandaid and a pin.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Okay. Call them."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put bandaid on zit"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > PUT BANDAID ON ZIT
CF \|
CF \| You put the bandaid over the sore, and it looks like what it is-- a
CF \| small bandaid over a zit. Your chin is still red and swollen, but it's
CF \| better.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Watch - the'll have delayed our interview."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "tap solutions"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > TAP SOLUTIONS
CF \|
CF \| You tap the contact for Solutions! and after two rings, a
CF \| receptionist says cheerfully, "Good morning. This is Solutions!
CF \| (you can hear the exclamation point in her voice). How may I help you
CF \| today? You hesitate. Should you:
CF \|
CF \| 1.) Confirm the appointment
CF \| 2.) Reschedule the appointment
CF \| 3.) Hang up
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Be brave. Confirm it."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| You clear you throat and say, "This is Natalie Willis. I'm confirming
CF \| my interview today."
CF \|
CF \| The receptionist says, "Excellent, Ms. Willis. We'll see you in a
CF \| little while."
CF \|
CF \| You thank her, hang up the phone, take a deep breath and square your
CF \| shoulders.
CF \|
CF \| You'll have to do the best you can with this zit before the interview.
CF \| You can do it.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Can we leave this room?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "exit"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > EXIT
CF \|
CF \| You can't leave this bathroom with a giant open sore on your chin.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
		DavidW says, "I don't know what more we can do."
		Jacqueline says, "I find myself rubbing my chin in real life."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Bathroom
CF \| This is your little half bath in the hall. Your kids take up the main
CF \| bathroom in the morning, so you are relegated to this tiny space to
CF \| deal with your current catastrophe, latest in a string of
CF \| catastrophes.
CF \|
CF \| There's barely enough space to move in here. There's a seafoam green
CF \| sink cabinet with a sink and a single drawer, a toilet, a roll of
CF \| paper on a holder, and a mirror. The narrow door leads out into the
CF \| hall.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a cell phone here.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x phone"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > X PHONE
CF \|
CF \| Your cell phone. You were probably the last person in the world to get
CF \| one, and you stubbornly refuse to use it for anything other than
CF \| calling people. You hate texting. You don't want any apps. Your
CF \| ex-husband thought it was cute, before he was your ex, teasing you
CF \| about being a luddite. You have five numbers on your contacts list:
CF \| 1.) Your ex-husband Tom
CF \| 2.) Your daughter, Thea
CF \| 3.) Your son, Ben
CF \| 4.) Your best friend Eva
CF \| 5.) Solutions!
CF \|
CF \| You can call any of them by tapping on the number or the name.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "tap tom"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > TAP TOM
CF \|
CF \| You tap the contact for your ex-husband Tom, and after one ring, "he
CF \| picks up: "Nat? Are the kids OK?"
CF \|
CF \| You gulp back a sob and say, "I have my interview this morning, and
CF \| there's a problem..."
CF \|
CF \| Tom interrupts with a dramatic sigh, "There's always a problem, Nat.
CF \| Whatever it, is, you'll deal with it, I'm sure." You hear a girl
CF \| giggle over the phone and your whole body feels hot with shame at
CF \| having made this call-- that's Tom's new girlfriend, age 28. And she's
CF \| laughing at you.
CF \|
CF \| Tom says, "Gotta go, Nat. Good luck with the interview."
CF \|
CF \| And the line goes dead.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Well, in real life I would have held the toilet paper there for quite a while. Maybe used some ice, which is why I was curious about leaving the room."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x zit"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > X ZIT
CF \|
CF \| A wrinkled sack of skin around a red, sore hole in your chin. You
CF \| should cover it.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "cover zit with makeup"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > COVER ZIT WITH MAKEUP
CF \|
CF \| I only understood you as far as wanting to cover the zit.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put makeup on zit"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > PUT MAKEUP ON ZIT
CF \|
CF \| You pat a little concealer on the sore and then eye it in the mirror:
CF \| a beige dab of what is obviously makeup on a red, swollen chin. It
CF \| does cover up the sore, but it still looks terrible.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying:
CF \| a tube of makeup
CF \| a wad of TP
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put tp on zit"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > PUT TP ON ZIT
CF \|
CF \| The bleeding has stopped. You gingerly pat the sore area with the TP,
CF \| but you think the worst of the bleeding is over.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "put makeup on chin"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > PUT MAKEUP ON CHIN
CF \|
CF \| You can't see any such thing.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "crawl into a hole. die."
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > CRAWL INTO A HOLE. DIE.
CF \|
CF \| That's not a verb I recognise.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "I've lost track of how many bandaids I've used."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take bandaid"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE BANDAID
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put bandaid on zit"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > PUT BANDAID ON ZIT
CF \|
CF \| You put the bandaid over the sore, and it looks like what it is-- a
CF \| small bandaid over a zit. Your chin is still red and swollen, but it's
CF \| better.
CF \|
CF \| You're ready to leave the bathroom and get ready for your interview.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "ah. I had to pick up the bandaid for it to count."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take phone"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE PHONE
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "out"
CF ] Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > OUT
CF \|
CF \| You leave the bathroom on shaky legs and go to get dressed. You put on
CF \| your nicest skirt suit and your designer shoes and your best earrings.
CF \| You study yourself in the mirror one last time, saying to yourself, "I
CF \| can do this. I CAN do this. I can DO this. I CAN DO THIS.
CF \|
CF \| You pick up your purse and keys, and as your leave the house for your
CF \| interview, you feel the trickle of liquid seeping from under the
CF \| bandaid and down your chin.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| * The End *
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
CF \| command?
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		Jacqueline says, "So, a bug, really."
		DavidW says, "yeah, a little one"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh dang, this... sigh. I wish we'd have played this one first."
		DavidW says, "oops. sorry"
		Jacqueline says, "So that Gruecilla could have been a palate cleanser."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "You had no real way to know."
		DavidW says, "well, look at pictures of flowers and birds. Those help me out."
		Jacqueline smiles.