Start of a transcript of: Octopus's Garden An Interactive Cephalopod Escapade by Michael D. Hilborn Release 1 / Serial number 240329 / Inform 7 v10.1.2 [New players may wish to type "ABOUT."] Inform 7 v10.1.2 Identification number: //7946E404-5BB9-456E-80B8-DD87C9404709// Interpreter version 0.6.0 / VM 3.1.3 >about > Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author Hints "Octopus's Garden" is an Interactive Fiction game written by Michael D. Hilborn. Many thanks to Graham Nelson, Emily Short, and the crew of Inform 7 who made this particular cephlapod adventure possible. "Octopus's Garden" by Michael D. Hilborn is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. Please press SPACE to continue. > Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author Hints > Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden > Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden > Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author Hints > About Interactive Fiction What to do with the ">" Getting Started Rooms and Travel Objects Prepositions Indirect Objects Interacting With Other Characters Commanding Other Characters Controlling the Game How the World is Assembled > About Interactive Fiction What to do with the ">" Getting Started Rooms and Travel Objects Prepositions Indirect Objects Interacting With Other Characters Commanding Other Characters Controlling the Game How the World is Assembled > About Interactive Fiction What to do with the ">" Getting Started Rooms and Travel Objects Prepositions Indirect Objects Interacting With Other Characters Commanding Other Characters Controlling the Game How the World is Assembled > About Interactive Fiction What to do with the ">" Getting Started Rooms and Travel Objects Prepositions Indirect Objects Interacting With Other Characters Commanding Other Characters Controlling the Game How the World is Assembled > About Interactive Fiction What to do with the ">" Getting Started Rooms and Travel Objects Prepositions Indirect Objects Interacting With Other Characters Commanding Other Characters Controlling the Game How the World is Assembled Introduction to Octopus's Garden > Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play > Settings Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play > Settings Contacting the Author Hints > Verbose room descriptions Score notification on Octopus's Garden is now in its "brief" printing mode, which gives long descriptions of places never before visited and short descriptions otherwise. > Brief room descriptions Score notification on > Brief room descriptions Score notification on Octopus's Garden is now in its "superbrief" mode, which always gives short descriptions of locations (even if you haven't been there before). > Superbrief room descriptions Score notification on > Superbrief room descriptions Score notification on Octopus's Garden is now in its "verbose" mode, which always gives long descriptions of locations (even if you've been there before). > Verbose room descriptions Score notification on > Verbose room descriptions Score notification on Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play > Settings Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings > Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings > Contacting the Author Hints "Octopus's Garden" was written by Michael D. Hilborn. Feel free to send comments, criticisms, bug reports, or jokes to mhilborn@biggle2k.com Please press SPACE to continue. Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings > Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings > Contacting the Author Hints Bedroom (in the aquarium) (on the ornate table) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're basking in the ethereal seawater of your aquarium. Your tentacles gently bob up and down from the current generated by the filtration system. >x me A bulbous head, two slitted eyes, eight wondrous tentacles, a beak for a mouth, and an ink sac. What more could one ask for? You're the perfect specimen. >x bed Like the table, the bed belongs to your owner. She brought it along when you both moved into his apartment. It's large, covered with a thick quilt, and has several plush pillows on it. Your owner and her boyfriend lie still on it every night, but sometimes other, mysterious things go on, though you've never been a witness to it:--your owner insists on covering the aquarium with a blanket. Unlike when that other woman is over. Then there's no blanket at all. Very odd what goes on between her and your owner's boyfriend during those moments. Looks like it could hurt. At the very least, it must cause a rash. >x dresser Pure black and oversized, which also describes the television set on top. Your owner and her boyfriend had an argument about the dresser and TV when the two of you moved in with him. From their gesticulations, you gathered she wanted to remove both; he didn't. There are two drawers. Both of them are closed. >x tv An immense, rectangular device that produces all sorts of sights and reverberations. Your owner and her boyfriend often turn it on during the evening and sit on the bed and stare at it. You do, too. You can't help it. It's intriguing. The television set is currently switched off. >x aquarium Layered with sparkling pebbles and adorned with fake coral, the aquarium's been home since you were a little octopus. It seemed much bigger then; now you barely have enough room to unfurl your tentacles. A skeletal pirate protects a treasure chest at the bottom of the tank, and there's a filtration unit and a UV light along the top ledge. One item of note: There's no lid. You and your owner have a unspoken, mutual understanding that so long as you create no mischief, you're allowed to roam free of the tank. At least, that's what you think is understood. >x pirate At first it was a sunken ship. You threw it overboard. Then a diver. You tossed him out of the tank, too. Then your owner brought you the pirate. You like him and the little chest he guards. Every now and then the chest opens, releasing a swath of bubbles. >x chest At first it was a sunken ship. You threw it overboard. Then a diver. You tossed him out of the tank, too. Then your owner brought you the pirate. You like him and the little chest he guards. Every now and then the chest opens, releasing a swath of bubbles. >x filtration The filtration unit monitors such important things as the salinity and oxygen levels of your tank. You like it because it bubbles and creates a gentle current. Out of curiosity, and much to your owner's chagrin, you dissembled the last unit. You couldn't help it. You were curious about how it worked. >x light Nothing more than a long tube. Very dull. The UV light is currently switched off. >turn on light You switch the UV light on. >x light Nothing more than a long tube. Very dull. The UV light is currently switched on. >x pebbles Pebbles and fake coral add a homey atmosphere to your abode. >out You get out of the aquarium. Bedroom (on the ornate table) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're resting on the small portion of the ornate table that isn't taken up by your aquarium. The table edge butts against the pane of the window. >x table Carved from mahogany and surfaced with marble, its the home of your aquarium, which takes up most of the tabletop. The legs of the table curve and flare. Based on their individual reactions, you judge your owner considers the piece beautiful, her boyfriend thinks it gaudy, and the other woman... Well, she's usually too busy on the bed with your owner's boyfriend to have an opinion. >x window A large window of two panes, the bottom of which can be pushed up. On the top of the lower pane is a brass latch. Through the window is the city vista that you've been staring at for months. It's really time for a change. >x latch You've seen your owner turn the latch before pushing up the window. >turn latch Augh. The latch is just out of reach. How disappointing. >x bottom pane I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the bottom drawer. >x pane A large window of two panes, the bottom of which can be pushed up. On the top of the lower pane is a brass latch. Through the window is the city vista that you've been staring at for months. It's really time for a change. >push pane It is fixed in place. >down You slide down the leg of the table. Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. >open bottom You open the bottom drawer, revealing some sweaters. >x sweaters You don't care for them. They're itchy. >open top Errk. You extend a tentacle as far as you can. No good. Try as you might, you cannot reach the top drawer from here. >climb dresser You scramble into the bottom drawer. >l Bedroom (on the dresser) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You are nestled among some sweaters in the bottom drawer. >up You can't enter the closed top drawer. >open top You open the top drawer, revealing a baseball cap, some shirts, some socks and some underwear. >x cap A blue cap with a starfish embroidered on its front. >x shirts Your owner and her boyfriend cover their torsos with these. >x socks Your owner and her boyfriend wear these on their feet. You once put them on your tentacles, but didn't find much use for them. >x underwear Your owner and her boyfriend wear these beneath other garments. >take all sweaters: Best not tamper with these. The last time you meddled with the sweaters, your owner put the lid on your tank for a few days. baseball cap: Taken. shirts: Best not tamper with these. The last time you meddled with the shirts, your owner put the lid on your tank for a few days. socks: Best not tamper with these. The last time you meddled with the socks, your owner put the lid on your tank for a few days. underwear: Best not tamper with these. The last time you meddled with the underwear, your owner put the lid on your tank for a few days. >wear cap You proudly don the baseball cap. Phew! All this running around is making you breathless. >up You haul yourself into the top drawer. In the drawer are some shirts, some socks and some underwear. >up The TV set takes up the entire length of the dresser. There's no room for you up there. >x tv An immense, rectangular device that produces all sorts of sights and reverberations. Your owner and her boyfriend often turn it on during the evening and sit on the bed and stare at it. You do, too. You can't help it. It's intriguing. Now that you're in the top drawer, you're close enough that you can reach the set. The television set is currently switched off. >turn on tv As soon as you flick the switch, the dresser and room begin to vibrate and the screen flowers with vivid imagery. Uh oh. This is bound to attract your owner's attention. Your hearts, all three of them, begin to beat rapidly. >turn off tv You switch the television set off. Your keen eyes detect the shift of light underneath the white door. Your owner! She's approaching! >d You clamber down and plop into the lower drawer. Bedroom (on the dresser) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You are nestled among some sweaters in the bottom drawer. The handle on the white door jiggles. It's your owner, for certain! She's about to come in! If she finds you outside your aquarium... >out You scramble over the edge of the drawer and onto the floor. Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. The white door opens, revealing your owner, bewilderment etched in her frown as she first gazes at the still screen of the television set, then locks her eyes with yours. You freeze in mid-action and if you could grin sheepishly, you would. Not a moment later you're plucked up, relieved of your possessions, and deposited back in the aquarium. Shaking her head in frustration, she fixates you with a glare and holds up one finger. The meaning is clear: She better not catch you out of the aquarium again, otherwise... game over. She storms out, slamming the door behind her. So vexed is she that she doesn't bother to tidy up like she usually does. >out You get out of the aquarium. Bedroom (on the ornate table) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're resting on the small portion of the ornate table that isn't taken up by your aquarium. The table edge butts against the pane of the window. You can see a baseball cap here. >take cap Oog. Your tentacles are only so tensile. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. >d You slide down the leg of the table. Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. You can see a baseball cap here. >take cap Taken. >wear cap You proudly don the baseball cap. >i You are carrying: a baseball cap (being worn) >se Bathroom Tiny and spotless. Your owner must clean in here at least twice a week. Alas, what happens in here often remains a mystery to you because the curtain overhanging the northwestern doorway is frequently drawn. There's the sink, high above your reach when you're upon the floor; a basin of water your owner calls a toilet; and the bathtub, where you've spent time while your owner cleans your aquarium. You're splayed out on the tiled floor. Resting in the corner next to the toilet is a plunger. >x plunger A typical plunger with a wooden handle and orange sucker that is much larger than any of the ones on your tentacles. >x toilet The toilet is a mysterious basin always full of water. Even when emptied, it magically refills. You don't know what your owner and her boyfriend use it for. Drinking, perhaps? >x bath When your owner cleans your aquarium, you spend time in here, though it's full of water when you're in it. It's much bigger than your aquarium, so you can really stretch out, but it doesn't have the coral or pebbles or the skeletal pirate you like so much. In the bathtub is a rubber duck. >x duck A bright yellow body with an orange beak and two wide, blue eyes. You often play with it when your owner puts you in the bathtub. It's squeezable. >take duck Taken. >u You can climb the toilet or the sink. >climb sink You climb up the pipe, reach up to the edge of the sink, and drag yourself in. >x sink It's cramped in here. >turn on sink It isn't something you can switch. >d You drop to the floor with a splat. Bathroom Tiny and spotless. Your owner must clean in here at least twice a week. Alas, what happens in here often remains a mystery to you because the curtain overhanging the northwestern doorway is frequently drawn. There's the sink, high above your reach when you're upon the floor; a basin of water your owner calls a toilet; and the bathtub, where you've spent time while your owner cleans your aquarium. You're splayed out on the tiled floor. Resting in the corner next to the toilet is a plunger. >climb toilet If you get in the toilet now, you're liable to get the stuff your carrying all wet. Your owner would not approve, and the last time you got something of hers wet, she put a lid over your aquarium for a week. >climb in tub You slide over the edge of the tub. >l Bathroom (in the bathtub) Tiny and spotless. Your owner must clean in here at least twice a week. Alas, what happens in here often remains a mystery to you because the curtain overhanging the northwestern doorway is frequently drawn. There's the sink, high above your reach when you're upon the floor; a basin of water your owner calls a toilet; and the bathtub, where you've spent time while your owner cleans your aquarium. You're in the bathtub. Its faucet is now within reach. Resting in the corner next to the toilet is a plunger. >turn on faucet Which do you mean, the bathtub's faucet or the sink's faucet? >bathrub You can't see any such thing. >turn on bathrub You can't see any such thing. >turn on bathtub It isn't something you can switch. Phew! All this running around is making you breathless. >turn on faucet Which do you mean, the bathtub's faucet or the sink's faucet? >bathtub You can't see any such thing. >turn on bathtub It isn't something you can switch. >turn on bathtub's faucet You wrap a tentacle around the device and with a twist, water, glorious water, flows from its mouth. >z Time passes. >l Bathroom (in the bathtub) Tiny and spotless. Your owner must clean in here at least twice a week. Alas, what happens in here often remains a mystery to you because the curtain overhanging the northwestern doorway is frequently drawn. There's the sink, high above your reach when you're upon the floor; a basin of water your owner calls a toilet; and the bathtub, where you've spent time while your owner cleans your aquarium. You're in the bathtub. Its faucet is now within reach. Resting in the corner next to the toilet is a plunger. >x water Which do you mean, the bathtub's faucet or the sink's faucet? >turn off bathtub's faucet You wrap a tentacle around the device and with a twist, the water sadly stops its flow. >d You scramble over the edge of the tub and drop to the floor. Bathroom Tiny and spotless. Your owner must clean in here at least twice a week. Alas, what happens in here often remains a mystery to you because the curtain overhanging the northwestern doorway is frequently drawn. There's the sink, high above your reach when you're upon the floor; a basin of water your owner calls a toilet; and the bathtub, where you've spent time while your owner cleans your aquarium. You're splayed out on the tiled floor. Resting in the corner next to the toilet is a plunger. >take plunger Taken. >nw Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. >sw (first opening the white door) Errg. Despite your best effort, your tentacles only stretch so far. Unfortunately, you can't reach the doorknob from down here. A shame. >u You can either climb the table or the bed. You can also climb the bottom drawer of the dresser. You're feeling a little ill. It might be the lack of oxygen. Better get back to your tank soon. >climb bed You get onto the queen-sized bed. >l Bedroom (on the queen-sized bed) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You are currently sprawled across the luxurious queen-sized bed. >d You crawl down the quilt onto the floor. Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. >climb table You get onto the ornate table. >in (first getting off the ornate table) You slide down the leg of the table. Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. You can't go that way. >undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >climb aquarium You'll need to get rid of the stuff you are carrying before getting into the aquarium. >drop all plunger: Dropped. rubber duck: Dropped. >climb aquarium You'll need to get rid of the stuff you are carrying before getting into the aquarium. >remove hat You can't see any such thing. >remove cap You take off the baseball cap. >drop cap Dropped. >climb aquarium Splash! You slither over the edge of the aquarium and sink pleasantly to the bottom of the tank. Water streams over your gills, filling your blood with refreshing oxygen. >l Bedroom (in the aquarium) (on the ornate table) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're basking in the ethereal seawater of your aquarium. Your tentacles gently bob up and down from the current generated by the filtration system. On the ornate table you can see a baseball cap, a rubber duck and a plunger. >take duck Eeef. Your tentacles are only so tensile. You need to be outside of the aquarium to reach that. >out You get out of the aquarium. Bedroom (on the ornate table) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're resting on the small portion of the ornate table that isn't taken up by your aquarium. The table edge butts against the pane of the window. On the ornate table you can see a baseball cap, a rubber duck and a plunger. >take duck Taken. >in (first getting off the ornate table) You slide down the leg of the table. Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. On the ornate table are a baseball cap and a plunger. You can't go that way. >d You can't go that way. >u You can either climb the table or the bed. You can also climb the bottom drawer of the dresser. >climb table You get onto the ornate table. On the ornate table you can see a baseball cap and a plunger. >enter aquarium You'll need to get rid of the stuff you are carrying before getting into the aquarium. >squeeze duck The rubber duck compresses, then re-inflates. >d You slide down the leg of the table. Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. On the ornate table are a baseball cap and a plunger. >climb bed You get onto the queen-sized bed. >open door Augh. Despite your best effort, your tentacles only stretch so far. You need to get off the bed before you can reach that. >d You crawl down the quilt onto the floor. Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. On the ornate table are a baseball cap and a plunger. >open door Oog. Despite your best effort, your tentacles only stretch so far. Unfortunately, you can't reach the doorknob from down here. A shame. >i You are carrying: a rubber duck >l Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. On the ornate table are a baseball cap and a plunger. >take cap Oomph. To the best of your ability, you stretch a tentacle as far as you can. It's no use. You need to be on the ornate table before you can reach that. >climb table You get onto the ornate table. On the ornate table you can see a baseball cap and a plunger. >take all baseball cap: Taken. plunger: Taken. sweaters: Augh. You extend a tentacle as far as you can. No good. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. shirts: Eeef. Despite your best effort, your tentacles only stretch so far. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. socks: Eeef. You extend a tentacle as far as you can. No good. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. underwear: Eeef. Your tentacles are only so tensile. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. >d You slide down the leg of the table. Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. >se Bathroom Tiny and spotless. Your owner must clean in here at least twice a week. Alas, what happens in here often remains a mystery to you because the curtain overhanging the northwestern doorway is frequently drawn. There's the sink, high above your reach when you're upon the floor; a basin of water your owner calls a toilet; and the bathtub, where you've spent time while your owner cleans your aquarium. You're splayed out on the tiled floor. >climb sink You climb up the pipe, reach up to the edge of the sink, and drag yourself in. Phew! All this running around is making you breathless. >turn on sink faucet You can't see any such thing. >turn on sink's faucet Better not. You're likely to get some of the stuff you are carrying very wet. Your owner didn't appreciate that last time. >out You drop to the floor with a splat. Bathroom Tiny and spotless. Your owner must clean in here at least twice a week. Alas, what happens in here often remains a mystery to you because the curtain overhanging the northwestern doorway is frequently drawn. There's the sink, high above your reach when you're upon the floor; a basin of water your owner calls a toilet; and the bathtub, where you've spent time while your owner cleans your aquarium. You're splayed out on the tiled floor. >drop all plunger: Dropped. baseball cap: Dropped. rubber duck: Dropped. >climb sink You climb up the pipe, reach up to the edge of the sink, and drag yourself in. >turn on sink's faucet You wrap a tentacle around the device and with a twist, water, glorious water, flows from its mouth. >x water Which do you mean, the bathtub's faucet or the sink's faucet? >d I only understood you as far as wanting to examine down. >d You drop to the floor with a splat. Bathroom Tiny and spotless. Your owner must clean in here at least twice a week. Alas, what happens in here often remains a mystery to you because the curtain overhanging the northwestern doorway is frequently drawn. There's the sink, high above your reach when you're upon the floor; a basin of water your owner calls a toilet; and the bathtub, where you've spent time while your owner cleans your aquarium. You're splayed out on the tiled floor. You can see a rubber duck, a baseball cap and a plunger here. >climb tub You slide over the edge of the tub. >turn on tub's faucet You can't see any such thing. >turn on bathtub's faucet You wrap a tentacle around the device and with a twist, water, glorious water, flows from its mouth. >climb toilet Oog. Despite your best effort, your tentacles only stretch so far. You will need to get out of the bathtub before reaching that. >out You scramble over the edge of the tub and drop to the floor. Bathroom Tiny and spotless. Your owner must clean in here at least twice a week. Alas, what happens in here often remains a mystery to you because the curtain overhanging the northwestern doorway is frequently drawn. There's the sink, high above your reach when you're upon the floor; a basin of water your owner calls a toilet; and the bathtub, where you've spent time while your owner cleans your aquarium. You're splayed out on the tiled floor. You can see a rubber duck, a baseball cap and a plunger here. You're feeling a little ill. It might be the lack of oxygen. Better get back to your tank soon. >climb toilet You get into the toilet. >l Bathroom (in the toilet) Tiny and spotless. Your owner must clean in here at least twice a week. Alas, what happens in here often remains a mystery to you because the curtain overhanging the northwestern doorway is frequently drawn. There's the sink, high above your reach when you're upon the floor; a basin of water your owner calls a toilet; and the bathtub, where you've spent time while your owner cleans your aquarium. You're splashing about the water in the toilet. You can see a rubber duck, a baseball cap and a plunger here. >take plunger Unfortunately, that is too far away. You will need to haul yourself out of the toilet, first. >out You get out of the toilet. Bathroom Tiny and spotless. Your owner must clean in here at least twice a week. Alas, what happens in here often remains a mystery to you because the curtain overhanging the northwestern doorway is frequently drawn. There's the sink, high above your reach when you're upon the floor; a basin of water your owner calls a toilet; and the bathtub, where you've spent time while your owner cleans your aquarium. You're splayed out on the tiled floor. You can see a rubber duck, a baseball cap and a plunger here. >take plunger Taken. >climb toilet You get into the toilet. >use plunger That's not a verb I recognise. >drop plunger There is no more room in the toilet. >plunge toilet That's not a verb I recognise. >flush toilet Ahhhh! The water spirals over you, giving you a soothing massage. >out You get out of the toilet. Bathroom Tiny and spotless. Your owner must clean in here at least twice a week. Alas, what happens in here often remains a mystery to you because the curtain overhanging the northwestern doorway is frequently drawn. There's the sink, high above your reach when you're upon the floor; a basin of water your owner calls a toilet; and the bathtub, where you've spent time while your owner cleans your aquarium. You're splayed out on the tiled floor. You can see a rubber duck and a baseball cap here. >take all rubber duck: Taken. baseball cap: Taken. You're really running out of breath. If you don't get yourself back in the aquarium, it's curtains for you. >nw Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. >climb table You get onto the ornate table. >drop all baseball cap: Dropped. rubber duck: Dropped. plunger: Dropped. >enter aquairum You can't see any such thing. >enter aquarium Splash! You slither over the edge of the aquarium and sink pleasantly to the bottom of the tank. Water streams over your gills, filling your blood with refreshing oxygen. >hint > Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author Hints "Octopus's Garden" is an Interactive Fiction game written by Michael D. Hilborn. Many thanks to Graham Nelson, Emily Short, and the crew of Inform 7 who made this particular cephlapod adventure possible. "Octopus's Garden" by Michael D. Hilborn is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. Please press SPACE to continue. > Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author Hints > Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden > Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden > Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play > Settings Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play > Settings Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings > Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings > Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author > Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author > Hints > Explore Read carefully Be creative Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Examine every object and look at everything in your inventory. Open all the doors you can find, and go through them. Look inside all closed containers. Make sure you've exhausted all the options in your environment. Try out all your senses. If the game mentions texture, odor, or sound, try touching, smelling, listening to, or tasting objects. Be thorough. If you still can't figure out what to do, try opening windows, looking under beds, etc. Sometimes objects are well-hidden. Please press SPACE to continue. > Explore Read carefully Be creative Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... > Explore Read carefully Be creative Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author > Hints Bedroom (in the aquarium) (on the ornate table) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're basking in the ethereal seawater of your aquarium. Your tentacles gently bob up and down from the current generated by the filtration system. On the ornate table you can see a plunger, a rubber duck and a baseball cap. >out You get out of the aquarium. Bedroom (on the ornate table) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're resting on the small portion of the ornate table that isn't taken up by your aquarium. The table edge butts against the pane of the window. On the ornate table you can see a plunger, a rubber duck and a baseball cap. >d You slide down the leg of the table. Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. On the ornate table are a plunger, a rubber duck and a baseball cap. >look under bed What's this? You withdraw a toy dolphin lost under the bed. This disappeared weeks ago! >x dolphin A rubber toy dolphin with plump cheeks topping off a merry grin. You used to play with it until your owner lost it. You're happy to have found it. >squeeze dolphin You give the toy dolphin an affectionate hug. >look under dresser You find nothing of interest. >look under table You find nothing of interest. >u You can either climb the table or the bed. You can also climb the bottom drawer of the dresser. >climb table You get onto the ornate table. On the ornate table you can see a plunger, a rubber duck and a baseball cap. >open window It seems to be locked. >x latch You've seen your owner turn the latch before pushing up the window. >turn latch Errg. The latch is just out of reach. How disappointing. >enter aquarium You'll need to get rid of the stuff you are carrying before getting into the aquarium. >dropo all That's not a verb I recognise. >drop all (the toy dolphin) Dropped. >enter aquarium Splash! You slither over the edge of the aquarium and sink pleasantly to the bottom of the tank. >turn latch Oog. To the best of your ability, you stretch a tentacle as far as you can. It's no use. You need to be outside of the aquarium to reach that. >out You get out of the aquarium. Bedroom (on the ornate table) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're resting on the small portion of the ornate table that isn't taken up by your aquarium. The table edge butts against the pane of the window. On the ornate table you can see a toy dolphin, a plunger, a rubber duck and a baseball cap. >climb What do you want to climb? >aquarium Splash! You slither over the edge of the aquarium and sink pleasantly to the bottom of the tank. >out You get out of the aquarium. Bedroom (on the ornate table) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're resting on the small portion of the ornate table that isn't taken up by your aquarium. The table edge butts against the pane of the window. On the ornate table you can see a toy dolphin, a plunger, a rubber duck and a baseball cap. >climb window Little is to be achieved by that. >take all toy dolphin: Taken. plunger: Taken. rubber duck: Taken. baseball cap: Taken. sweaters: Errg. You elongate a tentacle as far as you can to no avail. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. shirts: Augh. You extend a tentacle as far as you can. No good. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. socks: Eeef. You elongate a tentacle as far as you can to no avail. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. underwear: Errk. You elongate a tentacle as far as you can to no avail. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. >turn latch with plunger You grip your tentacles around the base of the plunger. Then, with a deft swat of your limbs, you hit the latch with the other end of the plunger. The latch flips, unlocking the window. >open window You open the window. >x window A large window of two panes, the bottom of which has been pushed up enough that you could squeeze through it to the apartment's outer ledge. On the top of the lower pane is a brass latch. Through the window is the city vista that you've been staring at for months. It's really time for a change. >climb out window I only understood you as far as wanting to climb outside. >out You slide down the leg of the table. Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. >u You can either climb the table or the bed. You can also climb the bottom drawer of the dresser. >climb table You get onto the ornate table. >enter window You slither over the window pane and onto the ledge. Ledge You're high, high above the streets on a precariously thin ledge that ends at the corner of the building. Good thing your suckers are so strong, otherwise the winds today might spell doom. A clothesline stretches north between here and the neighboring building. The apartment window is to the south. Hanging from the clothesline, near a window of the neighboring building, are what you recognize as some female undergarments. >x clothesline A thin length of rope that runs between your owner's building and its neighbor. The clothesline runs over a pulley attached to the wall of this building. >pull clothesline Errg. You tug on the clothesline, but years of rain have rusted the pulley. It doesn't want to move. >x pulley A small, rusted pulley, over which the clothesline is wrapped. >i You are carrying: a baseball cap a rubber duck a plunger a toy dolphin >x undergarments They are pink, unlike the color of your owner's. >d You can't go that way. A gust of wind threatens to tear you from the ledge. >u You can't go that way. >w You can't go that way. >e You can't go that way. >pull clothesline Oomph. You tug on the clothesline, but years of rain have rusted the pulley. It doesn't want to move. >hit pulley Violence isn't the answer to this one. Phew! All this running around is making you breathless. >climb rope Tentacles wrapped tightly around the rope, you slowly inch your way along the clothesline. Dangling Climbing out here may not have been the best of ideas. As high up as you are, the street seems to plummet away even farther when you look down. Thank Neptune you have so many tentacles clinging to the rope, otherwise the wind might have sailing over the cityscape by now. Safety lies back in the direction whence you came. Hanging from the clothesline, near a window of the neighboring building, are what you recognize as some female undergarments. >take undergarments Errg. To the best of your ability, you stretch a tentacle as far as you can. It's no use. The undergarments are too far away from you. >climb What do you want to climb? >rope No way! You're barely hanging on as it is. If anything, you should be heading back to the ledge. You're not certain how long you can dangle from here. A gust of wind forces you to cling to the clothesline. >return That's not a verb I recognise. >back That's not a verb I recognise. >climb back You can't see any such thing. >go to ledge You can't see any such thing. >enter window You can't see any such thing. >x window You can't see any such thing. >l Dangling Climbing out here may not have been the best of ideas. As high up as you are, the street seems to plummet away even farther when you look down. Thank Neptune you have so many tentacles clinging to the rope, otherwise the wind might have sailing over the cityscape by now. Safety lies back in the direction whence you came. Hanging from the clothesline, near a window of the neighboring building, are what you recognize as some female undergarments. A gust of wind forces you to cling to the clothesline. >s Ledge You're high, high above the streets on a precariously thin ledge that ends at the corner of the building. Good thing your suckers are so strong, otherwise the winds today might spell doom. A clothesline stretches north between here and the neighboring building. The apartment window is to the south. Hanging from the clothesline, near a window of the neighboring building, are what you recognize as some female undergarments. >n Tentacles wrapped tightly around the rope, you slowly inch your way along the clothesline. Dangling Climbing out here may not have been the best of ideas. As high up as you are, the street seems to plummet away even farther when you look down. Thank Neptune you have so many tentacles clinging to the rope, otherwise the wind might have sailing over the cityscape by now. Safety lies back in the direction whence you came. Hanging from the clothesline, near a window of the neighboring building, are what you recognize as some female undergarments. >n No way! You're barely hanging on as it is. If anything, you should be heading back to the ledge. You're not certain how long you can dangle from here. >s Ledge You're high, high above the streets on a precariously thin ledge that ends at the corner of the building. Good thing your suckers are so strong, otherwise the winds today might spell doom. A clothesline stretches north between here and the neighboring building. The apartment window is to the south. Hanging from the clothesline, near a window of the neighboring building, are what you recognize as some female undergarments. >s You squeeze back into the bedroom. Bedroom (on the ornate table) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're resting on the small portion of the ornate table that isn't taken up by your aquarium. The table edge butts against the pane of the window, which you opened not too long ago. >d You slide down the leg of the table. Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. You're feeling a little ill. It might be the lack of oxygen. Better get back to your tank soon. >climb table You get onto the ornate table. >enter tank You'll need to get rid of the stuff you are carrying before getting into the aquarium. >drop all baseball cap: Dropped. rubber duck: Dropped. plunger: Dropped. toy dolphin: Dropped. >enter tank Splash! You slither over the edge of the aquarium and sink pleasantly to the bottom of the tank. Water streams over your gills, filling your blood with refreshing oxygen. >out You get out of the aquarium. Bedroom (on the ornate table) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're resting on the small portion of the ornate table that isn't taken up by your aquarium. The table edge butts against the pane of the window, which you opened not too long ago. On the ornate table you can see a toy dolphin, a plunger, a rubber duck and a baseball cap. >take all toy dolphin: Taken. plunger: Taken. rubber duck: Taken. baseball cap: Taken. sweaters: Errk. To the best of your ability, you stretch a tentacle as far as you can. It's no use. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. shirts: Oog. To the best of your ability, you stretch a tentacle as far as you can. It's no use. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. socks: Oomph. Despite your best effort, your tentacles only stretch so far. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. underwear: Errg. You elongate a tentacle as far as you can to no avail. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. >d You slide down the leg of the table. Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. >climb bed You get onto the queen-sized bed. >search bed There is nothing on the queen-sized bed. >l Bedroom (on the queen-sized bed) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You are currently sprawled across the luxurious queen-sized bed. >d You crawl down the quilt onto the floor. Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. >open door with plunger That doesn't seem to fit the lock. >climb dresser You scramble into the bottom drawer. >search sweaters Best not tamper with these. The last time you meddled with the sweaters, your owner put the lid on your tank for a few days. >u You haul yourself into the top drawer. In the drawer are some shirts, some socks and some underwear. >search shirts Best not tamper with these. The last time you meddled with the shirts, your owner put the lid on your tank for a few days. >u The TV set takes up the entire length of the dresser. There's no room for you up there. >x tv An immense, rectangular device that produces all sorts of sights and reverberations. Your owner and her boyfriend often turn it on during the evening and sit on the bed and stare at it. You do, too. You can't help it. It's intriguing. Now that you're in the top drawer, you're close enough that you can reach the set. The television set is currently switched off. >look behind tv You can't see any such thing. >d You clamber down and plop into the lower drawer. Bedroom (on the dresser) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You are nestled among some sweaters in the bottom drawer. >d You scramble over the edge of the drawer and onto the floor. Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. >se Bathroom Tiny and spotless. Your owner must clean in here at least twice a week. Alas, what happens in here often remains a mystery to you because the curtain overhanging the northwestern doorway is frequently drawn. There's the sink, high above your reach when you're upon the floor; a basin of water your owner calls a toilet; and the bathtub, where you've spent time while your owner cleans your aquarium. You're splayed out on the tiled floor. >x curtain It separates the bathroom from the bedroom. It is currently thrown wide open. >pull curtain It is fixed in place. >look under sink You find nothing of interest. >look under toilet You find nothing of interest. Phew! All this running around is making you breathless. >l Bathroom Tiny and spotless. Your owner must clean in here at least twice a week. Alas, what happens in here often remains a mystery to you because the curtain overhanging the northwestern doorway is frequently drawn. There's the sink, high above your reach when you're upon the floor; a basin of water your owner calls a toilet; and the bathtub, where you've spent time while your owner cleans your aquarium. You're splayed out on the tiled floor. >i You are carrying: a baseball cap a rubber duck a plunger a toy dolphin >take all There are none at all available! >nw Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. >squeeze duck The rubber duck compresses, then re-inflates. >wear cap You proudly don the baseball cap. >hint > Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden > Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden > Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play > Settings Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play > Settings Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings > Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings > Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author > Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author > Hints > Explore Read carefully Be creative Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Explore > Read carefully Be creative Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Explore > Read carefully Be creative Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Reread. Look back at things you've already looked at. Sometimes this will trigger an idea you hadn't thought of. Take hints from the prose of the game. Things that are described in great detail are probably more important than things that are given one-liners. Play with those objects. If a machine is described as having component parts, look at the parts, and try manipulating them. Likewise, notice the verbs that the game itself uses. Try using those yourself. Games often include special verbs -- the names of magic spells, or other special commands. There's no harm in attempting something if the game mentions it. Check the whole screen. Are there extra windows besides the main window? What's going on in those? Check out the status bar, if there is one -- it may contain the name of the room you're in, your score, the time of day, your character's state of health, or some other important information. If there's something up there, it's worth paying attention to that, too. When and where does it change? Why is it significant? If the bar is describing your character's health, you can bet there is probably a point at which that will be important. Please press SPACE to continue. Explore > Read carefully Be creative Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Explore > Read carefully Be creative Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Explore Read carefully > Be creative Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Explore Read carefully > Be creative Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Rephrase. If there's something you want to do, but the game doesn't seem to understand you, try alternative wordings. Try variations. Sometimes an action doesn't work, but does produce some kind of unusual result. These are often indications that you're on the right track, even if you haven't figured out quite the right approach yet. Pressing the red button alone may only cause a grinding noise from inside the wall, so perhaps pressing the blue and then the red will open the secret door. Consider the genre of the game. Mysteries, romances, and thrillers all have their own types of action and motivation. What are you trying to do, and how do conventional characters go about doing that? What's the right sort of behavior for a detective/romance heroine/spy? Please press SPACE to continue. Explore Read carefully > Be creative Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Explore Read carefully > Be creative Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Explore Read carefully Be creative > Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Explore Read carefully Be creative > Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Play with someone else. Two heads are often better than one. If that doesn't work, try emailing the author or (better yet) posting a request for hints on the newsgroup rec.games.int-fiction. For best results, put the name of the game you want help with in the subject line; then leave a page or so of blank spoiler space (so that no one will read about where you got to in the game unless they've already played it), and describe your problem as clearly as possible. Someone will probably be able to tell you how to get around it. Please press SPACE to continue. Explore Read carefully Be creative > Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Explore Read carefully Be creative > Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Explore Read carefully Be creative Cooperate > Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Explore Read carefully Be creative Cooperate > Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... To get you started, here's a list of commands to try typing at the beginning of the game. Note that you don't necessarily have to use these commands in this order: EXAMINE ME INVENTORY EXAMINE AQUARIUM EXAMINE SKELETAL PIRATE OPEN CHEST EXAMINE UV LIGHT TURN LIGHT ON TURN LIGHT OFF EXAMINE WINDOW LOOK THROUGH WINDOW GET OUT OF AQUARIUM EXAMINE TABLE Please press SPACE to continue. Explore Read carefully Be creative Cooperate > Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Explore Read carefully Be creative Cooperate > Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author > Hints Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. >climb table You get onto the ornate table. >drop all rubber duck: Dropped. plunger: Dropped. toy dolphin: Dropped. >enter tank You'll need to get rid of the stuff you are carrying before getting into the aquarium. >remove cap You take off the baseball cap. >drop cap Dropped. You're feeling a little ill. It might be the lack of oxygen. Better get back to your tank soon. >enter tank Splash! You slither over the edge of the aquarium and sink pleasantly to the bottom of the tank. Water streams over your gills, filling your blood with refreshing oxygen. >x chest At first it was a sunken ship. You threw it overboard. Then a diver. You tossed him out of the tank, too. Then your owner brought you the pirate. You like him and the little chest he guards. Every now and then the chest opens, releasing a swath of bubbles. >open chest If you wait long enough, the treasure chest will eventually open on its own. >x filter The filtration unit monitors such important things as the salinity and oxygen levels of your tank. You like it because it bubbles and creates a gentle current. Out of curiosity, and much to your owner's chagrin, you dissembled the last unit. You couldn't help it. You were curious about how it worked. >open filter It isn't something you can open. >take apart filter You can't see any such thing. >x light Nothing more than a long tube. Very dull. The UV light is currently switched on. >out You get out of the aquarium. Bedroom (on the ornate table) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're resting on the small portion of the ornate table that isn't taken up by your aquarium. The table edge butts against the pane of the window, which you opened not too long ago. On the ornate table you can see a baseball cap, a toy dolphin, a plunger and a rubber duck. >climb out window I only understood you as far as wanting to climb outside. >out You slide down the leg of the table. Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. On the ornate table are a baseball cap, a toy dolphin, a plunger and a rubber duck. >u You can either climb the table or the bed. You can also climb the bottom drawer of the dresser. >climb table You get onto the ornate table. On the ornate table you can see a baseball cap, a toy dolphin, a plunger and a rubber duck. >climb window Little is to be achieved by that. >x window A large window of two panes, the bottom of which has been pushed up enough that you could squeeze through it to the apartment's outer ledge. On the top of the lower pane is a brass latch. Through the window is the city vista that you've been staring at for months. It's really time for a change. >n You slither over the window pane and onto the ledge. Ledge You're high, high above the streets on a precariously thin ledge that ends at the corner of the building. Good thing your suckers are so strong, otherwise the winds today might spell doom. A clothesline stretches north between here and the neighboring building. The apartment window is to the south. Hanging from the clothesline, near a window of the neighboring building, are what you recognize as some female undergarments. A gust of wind threatens to tear you from the ledge. >i You are carrying nothing. >in You can't go that way. >s You squeeze back into the bedroom. Bedroom (on the ornate table) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're resting on the small portion of the ornate table that isn't taken up by your aquarium. The table edge butts against the pane of the window, which you opened not too long ago. On the ornate table you can see a baseball cap, a toy dolphin, a plunger and a rubber duck. >take all baseball cap: Taken. toy dolphin: Taken. plunger: Taken. rubber duck: Taken. sweaters: Errg. You elongate a tentacle as far as you can to no avail. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. shirts: Oomph. Despite your best effort, your tentacles only stretch so far. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. socks: Errg. You elongate a tentacle as far as you can to no avail. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. underwear: Errk. You elongate a tentacle as far as you can to no avail. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. >n You slither over the window pane and onto the ledge. Ledge You're high, high above the streets on a precariously thin ledge that ends at the corner of the building. Good thing your suckers are so strong, otherwise the winds today might spell doom. A clothesline stretches north between here and the neighboring building. The apartment window is to the south. Hanging from the clothesline, near a window of the neighboring building, are what you recognize as some female undergarments. >n Tentacles wrapped tightly around the rope, you slowly inch your way along the clothesline. Dangling Climbing out here may not have been the best of ideas. As high up as you are, the street seems to plummet away even farther when you look down. Thank Neptune you have so many tentacles clinging to the rope, otherwise the wind might have sailing over the cityscape by now. Safety lies back in the direction whence you came. Hanging from the clothesline, near a window of the neighboring building, are what you recognize as some female undergarments. >take undergarments Oomph. Despite your best effort, your tentacles only stretch so far. The undergarments are too far away from you. >n No way! You're barely hanging on as it is. If anything, you should be heading back to the ledge. You're not certain how long you can dangle from here. >take undergarments with plunger I only understood you as far as wanting to take the distant undergarments. >i You are carrying: a rubber duck a plunger a toy dolphin a baseball cap A gust of wind forces you to cling to the clothesline. >throw cap at undergarments Futile. >d You can't go that way. A gust of wind forces you to cling to the clothesline. >s Ledge You're high, high above the streets on a precariously thin ledge that ends at the corner of the building. Good thing your suckers are so strong, otherwise the winds today might spell doom. A clothesline stretches north between here and the neighboring building. The apartment window is to the south. Hanging from the clothesline, near a window of the neighboring building, are what you recognize as some female undergarments. >pull clothesline Errk. You tug on the clothesline, but years of rain have rusted the pulley. It doesn't want to move. >x pulley A small, rusted pulley, over which the clothesline is wrapped. Phew! All this running around is making you breathless. >i You are carrying: a rubber duck a plunger a toy dolphin a baseball cap A gust of wind threatens to tear you from the ledge. >hint > Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden > Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden > Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play > Settings Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play > Settings Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings > Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings > Contacting the Author Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author > Hints Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author > Hints > Explore Read carefully Be creative Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Explore > Read carefully Be creative Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Explore > Read carefully Be creative Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Explore Read carefully > Be creative Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Explore Read carefully > Be creative Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Explore Read carefully Be creative > Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Explore Read carefully Be creative > Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Explore Read carefully Be creative Cooperate > Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Explore Read carefully Be creative Cooperate > Things to try at the beginning of the game As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Explore Read carefully Be creative Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game > As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Explore Read carefully Be creative Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game > As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... > What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? > I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? > I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? > Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? > Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? > I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? > I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. > I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. > I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. > What can I do with the bed? Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. > What can I do with the bed? Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? > Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? > Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! 1/3: I'm assuming you mean the rubber duck and the toy dolphin. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? > Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? > Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! 1/3: I'm assuming you mean the rubber duck and the toy dolphin. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/3: I'm assuming you mean the rubber duck and the toy dolphin. 2/3: You can try squeezing them. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/3: I'm assuming you mean the rubber duck and the toy dolphin. 2/3: You can try squeezing them. 3/3: But other than that, they're only there to play with. Same with the baseball cap. Press SPACE to return to the menu. What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? > Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? > Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? Is there anything useful about the toys? > What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? Is there anything useful about the toys? > What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? > Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? > Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? > I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? > I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? > I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? > I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! 1/12: The undergarments are initially next to the neighboring building, far out of reach. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/12: The undergarments are initially next to the neighboring building, far out of reach. 2/12: You can try climbing out to them by going NORTH from the ledge... Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/12: The undergarments are initially next to the neighboring building, far out of reach. 2/12: You can try climbing out to them by going NORTH from the ledge... 3/12: But that only gets you half-way there. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/12: The undergarments are initially next to the neighboring building, far out of reach. 2/12: You can try climbing out to them by going NORTH from the ledge... 3/12: But that only gets you half-way there. 4/12: You need to reel them in: PULL CLOTHESLINE when on the ledge. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/12: The undergarments are initially next to the neighboring building, far out of reach. 2/12: You can try climbing out to them by going NORTH from the ledge... 3/12: But that only gets you half-way there. 4/12: You need to reel them in: PULL CLOTHESLINE when on the ledge. 5/12: Unfortunately, the pulley is initially stuck. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/12: The undergarments are initially next to the neighboring building, far out of reach. 2/12: You can try climbing out to them by going NORTH from the ledge... 3/12: But that only gets you half-way there. 4/12: You need to reel them in: PULL CLOTHESLINE when on the ledge. 5/12: Unfortunately, the pulley is initially stuck. 6/12: Have you examined it? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/12: The undergarments are initially next to the neighboring building, far out of reach. 2/12: You can try climbing out to them by going NORTH from the ledge... 3/12: But that only gets you half-way there. 4/12: You need to reel them in: PULL CLOTHESLINE when on the ledge. 5/12: Unfortunately, the pulley is initially stuck. 6/12: Have you examined it? 7/12: It's very rusty. Have you seen some lubricant somewhere? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/12: The undergarments are initially next to the neighboring building, far out of reach. 2/12: You can try climbing out to them by going NORTH from the ledge... 3/12: But that only gets you half-way there. 4/12: You need to reel them in: PULL CLOTHESLINE when on the ledge. 5/12: Unfortunately, the pulley is initially stuck. 6/12: Have you examined it? 7/12: It's very rusty. Have you seen some lubricant somewhere? 8/12: Examine yourself. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/12: The undergarments are initially next to the neighboring building, far out of reach. 2/12: You can try climbing out to them by going NORTH from the ledge... 3/12: But that only gets you half-way there. 4/12: You need to reel them in: PULL CLOTHESLINE when on the ledge. 5/12: Unfortunately, the pulley is initially stuck. 6/12: Have you examined it? 7/12: It's very rusty. Have you seen some lubricant somewhere? 8/12: Examine yourself. 9/12: Specifically, your ink sack. Your ink might be slippery enough. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? > I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! What am I supposed to do? I'm stuck in the aquarium. How do I get out? Can I open the window? I can't climb up the dresser. I can't reach the television set. What can I do with the bed? Is there anything useful about the toys? What can I do in the bathroom? Is the plunger useful? I'm on the ledge. Is there a way to get on the clothesline? > I can't reach the undergarments. I have the undergarments. What do I do with them? My owner keeps catching me outside of the aquarium! Explore Read carefully Be creative Cooperate Things to try at the beginning of the game > As a last resort (*Spoilers*)... Introduction to Octopus's Garden Instructions for Play Settings Contacting the Author > Hints Ledge You're high, high above the streets on a precariously thin ledge that ends at the corner of the building. Good thing your suckers are so strong, otherwise the winds today might spell doom. A clothesline stretches north between here and the neighboring building. The apartment window is to the south. Hanging from the clothesline, near a window of the neighboring building, are what you recognize as some female undergarments. >x me A bulbous head, two slitted eyes, eight wondrous tentacles, a beak for a mouth, and an ink sac. What more could one ask for? You're the perfect specimen. >x eyes Your vision is quite acute, but even your eyes can't see themselves. >x head Pretty much everything is in there. Brain, tummy, hearts (three of them); yep, all conveniently packaged. >x tentacles Eight of them, with two rows of suckers flowing down each. They're very flexible and extremely tactile. It's sad that your owner doesn't seem to have any. How does she taste anything? >x beak It's what you use to eat, though you taste things through the suckers on your tentacles. >x suckers Eight of them, with two rows of suckers flowing down each. They're very flexible and extremely tactile. It's sad that your owner doesn't seem to have any. How does she taste anything? >x ink Well, technically, you can't see the ink sac since it's inside you. You can use it to SQUIRT INK AT SOMETHING if you feel the need. >squirt ink What do you want to squirt your ink at? >pulley You fire off a jet of oily ink that coats the pulley and clothesline. >pull clothesline You tug on the clothesline. The pulley, now coated with your uncuous secretion, turns, allowing you to reel in the rope. The distant undergarments inch closer until they are about halfway to your ledge. Then the rope and pulley seize, perhaps because some obstruction on the neighboring building's pulley has gotten in the way. You're feeling a little ill. It might be the lack of oxygen. Better get back to your tank soon. >n Tentacles wrapped tightly around the rope, you slowly inch your way along the clothesline. Dangling Climbing out here may not have been the best of ideas. As high up as you are, the street seems to plummet away even farther when you look down. Thank Neptune you have so many tentacles clinging to the rope, otherwise the wind might have sailing over the cityscape by now. Safety lies back in the direction whence you came. Hanging from the clothesline are the female undergarments you spotted earlier. >take undergarments Taken. >s Ledge You're high, high above the streets on a precariously thin ledge that ends at the corner of the building. Good thing your suckers are so strong, otherwise the winds today might spell doom. A clothesline stretches north between here and the neighboring building. The apartment window is to the south. >s You squeeze back into the bedroom. Bedroom (on the ornate table) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're resting on the small portion of the ornate table that isn't taken up by your aquarium. The table edge butts against the pane of the window, which you opened not too long ago. >drop all female undergarments: Dropped. rubber duck: Dropped. plunger: Dropped. toy dolphin: Dropped. baseball cap: Dropped. >enter tank Splash! You slither over the edge of the aquarium and sink pleasantly to the bottom of the tank. Water streams over your gills, filling your blood with refreshing oxygen. >out You get out of the aquarium. Bedroom (on the ornate table) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're resting on the small portion of the ornate table that isn't taken up by your aquarium. The table edge butts against the pane of the window, which you opened not too long ago. On the ornate table you can see a baseball cap, a toy dolphin, a plunger, a rubber duck and some female undergarments. >x undergarments Several pairs of interesting things, all pink, most filmy, some frilly, and one that appears to be no more than a few bits of string tied together. You've seen them before. Your owner's boyfriend and the woman who wears them often fling them to the floor. >take all baseball cap: Taken. toy dolphin: Taken. plunger: Taken. rubber duck: Taken. female undergarments: Taken. sweaters: Errg. You extend a tentacle as far as you can. No good. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. shirts: Oog. To the best of your ability, you stretch a tentacle as far as you can. It's no use. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. socks: Errk. Despite your best effort, your tentacles only stretch so far. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. underwear: Oog. You elongate a tentacle as far as you can to no avail. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. >d You slide down the leg of the table. Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. >drop undergarments Dropped. >climb dresser You scramble into the bottom drawer. >u You haul yourself into the top drawer. In the drawer are some shirts, some socks and some underwear. >turn on tv As soon as you flick the switch, the dresser and room begin to vibrate and the screen flowers with vivid imagery. Uh oh. This is bound to attract your owner's attention. Your hearts, all three of them, begin to beat rapidly. >d You clamber down and plop into the lower drawer. Bedroom (on the dresser) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You are nestled among some sweaters in the bottom drawer. You can see some female undergarments here. Your keen eyes detect the shift of light underneath the white door. Your owner! She's approaching! >out You scramble over the edge of the drawer and onto the floor. Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. You can see some female undergarments here. The handle on the white door jiggles. It's your owner, for certain! She's about to come in! If she finds you outside your aquarium... >climb table You get onto the ornate table. The white door opens, revealing your owner, bewilderment etched in her frown as she first gazes at the animated screen of the television set, then locks her eyes with yours. You freeze in mid-action and if you could grin sheepishly, you would. Not a moment later you're plucked up, relieved of your possessions, and deposited back in the aquarium. Shaking her head in frustration, she fixates you with a glare. Next thing you know, there's a lid over your aquarium. *** You'll never get a change of scenery now *** Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last command? > undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >undo "Undo" capacity exhausted. Sorry! >l Bedroom (on the ornate table) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're resting on the small portion of the ornate table that isn't taken up by your aquarium. The table edge butts against the pane of the window, which you opened not too long ago. >i You are carrying: some female undergarments a rubber duck a plunger a toy dolphin a baseball cap >d You slide down the leg of the table. Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. >drop undergarments Dropped. >climb dresser You scramble into the bottom drawer. >u You haul yourself into the top drawer. In the drawer are some shirts, some socks and some underwear. >close bottom You close the bottom drawer. >turn on tv As soon as you flick the switch, the dresser and room begin to vibrate and the screen flowers with vivid imagery. Uh oh. This is bound to attract your owner's attention. Your hearts, all three of them, begin to beat rapidly. >d You drop to the floor. Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. You can see some female undergarments here. Your keen eyes detect the shift of light underneath the white door. Your owner! She's approaching! >climb table You get onto the ornate table. The handle on the white door jiggles. It's your owner, for certain! She's about to come in! If she finds you outside your aquarium... >drop all rubber duck: Dropped. plunger: Dropped. toy dolphin: Dropped. baseball cap: Dropped. The white door opens, revealing your owner, bewilderment etched in her frown as she first gazes at the animated screen of the television set, then locks her eyes with yours. You freeze in mid-action and if you could grin sheepishly, you would. Not a moment later you're plucked up and deposited back in the aquarium. Shaking her head in frustration, she fixates you with a glare. Next thing you know, there's a lid over your aquarium. *** You'll never get a change of scenery now *** Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last command? > undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >g You can't go that way. The handle on the white door jiggles. It's your owner, for certain! She's about to come in! If she finds you outside your aquarium... >g You can't go that way. The white door opens, revealing your owner, bewilderment etched in her frown as she first gazes at the animated screen of the television set, then locks her eyes with yours. You freeze in mid-action and if you could grin sheepishly, you would. Not a moment later you're plucked up, relieved of your possessions, and deposited back in the aquarium. Shaking her head in frustration, she fixates you with a glare. Next thing you know, there's a lid over your aquarium. *** You'll never get a change of scenery now *** Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last command? > unod Please give one of the answers above. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last command? > undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >l Bedroom (on the dresser) The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You are nestled among some sweaters in the bottom drawer. You can see some female undergarments here. >out You scramble over the edge of the drawer and onto the floor. Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. You can see some female undergarments here. >drop all rubber duck: Dropped. plunger: Dropped. toy dolphin: Dropped. baseball cap: Dropped. >climb dresser You scramble into the bottom drawer. >u You haul yourself into the top drawer. In the drawer are some shirts, some socks and some underwear. >close bottom You close the bottom drawer. >turn on tv As soon as you flick the switch, the dresser and room begin to vibrate and the screen flowers with vivid imagery. Uh oh. This is bound to attract your owner's attention. Your hearts, all three of them, begin to beat rapidly. >d You drop to the floor. Bedroom The solitary bedroom of a city apartment that your owner shares with her boyfriend. The queen-sized bed overtakes the west wall and on the opposite wall rests an extravagant dresser. Your aquarium and the ornate table on which it resides lie beneath the northern window and its view of the city, the view you so desperately want to change. Southeast an open doorway leads to a tiny bathroom; southwest a white door closes off the rest of the apartment. You're splayed out on the hardwood floor. You can see a baseball cap, a toy dolphin, a plunger, a rubber duck and some female undergarments here. Your keen eyes detect the shift of light underneath the white door. Your owner! She's approaching! >climb table You get onto the ornate table. The handle on the white door jiggles. It's your owner, for certain! She's about to come in! If she finds you outside your aquarium... >enter tank Splash! You slither over the edge of the aquarium and sink pleasantly to the bottom of the tank. The white door opens, revealing your owner, bewilderment etched in her frown as she first gazes at the animated screen of the television set, then stares suspiciously to you, at which point you stare innocently out the window. She sighs, surveys the rest of the room, and her eyes lock on the myriad of female undergarments you've strewn about. Suspicion transforms back to puzzlement, then to shock, then back to suspicion again. It's apropos that her boyfriend walks into the apartment at that very minute. His greeting dies when she shows him the underwear. The argument that ensues... Well, you're glad you don't have ears. Nevertheless, it's very exciting. *** ONE MONTH LATER *** Ah, a new place, a new view. You and your owner have moved out of her ex-boyfriend's apartment into a house in the suburbs. Your aquarium rests next to a window overlooking a floral garden complete with hedgerows and trees and even a little pond in which goldfish swim. Birds often visit the feeder, and sometimes you see deer. It's heaven. For now. You'll see how long it lasts. When you grow bored, you'll have to figure out how to get her to move again... *** You have had a change of scenery *** Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last command? >