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 1.3.5 / VM 3.1.2 >* && Hello Michael! I'm curious as to what this 8-armed PC can do! That's not a verb I recognise. >* && Some basics first: That's not a verb I recognise. >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. >jump With a generous thrust of your tentacles, you propel yourself upward. >dive That's not a verb I recognise. >swim That's not a verb I recognise. >blow That's not a verb I recognise. >smell Errg. 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. Octopi have an acute sense of smell, but you don't detect anything interesting from the aquarium. >* && That first response was a misfire, I presume? You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >listen Errk. You elongate a tentacle as far as you can to no avail. You need to be outside of the aquarium to reach that. But octopi lack auditory organs! >* && Again, the first half of that response sounds like a misfire. You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >feel What do you want to feel? >glass You can't see any such thing. >feel wall Eeef. Despite your best effort, your tentacles only stretch so far. You need to be outside of the aquarium to reach that. >feel me Oomph. Definitely not as tasty as the bits of crab your owner treats you. >xyzzy That's not a verb I recognise. >sneeze That's not a verb I recognise. >i You are carrying nothing. >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 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? >eat tentacles That's plainly inedible. >* && No, they're yummy! But maybe not to the owner itself... You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >flex tentacles That's not a verb I recognise. >bend tentacles That's not a verb I recognise. >stretch tentacles That's not a verb I recognise. >x head Pretty much everything is in there. Brain, tummy, hearts (three of them); yep, all conveniently packaged. >x sack 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 at me Your ink is a black fluid filled with a sloppy, slippery mucus. Squirting yourself would only make a tremendous mess. >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 beak It's what you use to eat, though you taste things through the suckers on your tentacles. >* && typo: "ink sacK" That's not a verb I recognise. >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. >x system 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. >* && typo: "disASsembled" That's not a verb I recognise. >touch it Errg. Definitely not as tasty as the bits of crab your owner treats you. >disassemble system That's not a verb I recognise. >break system Violence isn't the answer to this one. >turn off system It isn't something you can switch. >x bubbles 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 oxygen levels You can't see any such thing. >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 pebbles Pebbles and fake coral add a homey atmosphere to your abode. >search pebbles You find nothing of interest. >x coral Pebbles and fake coral add a homey atmosphere to your abode. >feel it Errk. Definitely not as tasty as the bits of crab your owner treats you. >taste coral Errk. Definitely not as tasty as the bits of crab your owner treats you. >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. >* && This reminds me of Finding Nemo. That's not a verb I recognise. >open chest If you wait long enough, the treasure chest will eventually open on its own. >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 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 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. >turn it off You switch the UV light off. >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 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. >open window It seems to be locked. >unlock window What do you want to unlock the window with? >unlock latch What do you want to unlock the brass latch with? >open latch Oomph. The latch is just out of reach. How disappointing. >look through window Rooftops and chimneys, and beyond them, the sea. Interesting at first. Now dreadfully boring. There must be something else to look at. If only your owner would move out... There's a ledge outside that you could crawl onto if the window open, and a clothesline connects this building with the neighboring one. Your owner and her boyfriend use the line for their laundry. >* && typo: "if the window WAS open" That's not a verb I recognise. >* && This sure opens up the space! Now where to find a hook to undo that latch... That's not a verb I recognise. >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. >* && Am I going to be hypnotised and lose the game if I turn the TV on? That's not a verb I recognise. >turn on tv Augh. Despite your best effort, your tentacles only stretch so far. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. >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. >* && The sneaky bastard! That's not a verb I recognise. >look under table You find nothing of interest. >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. >turn on tv Eeef. Despite your best effort, your tentacles only stretch so far. You can't reach that from here. >s You can't go that way. >e You can't go that way. >touch dresser Oog. Definitely not as tasty as the bits of crab your owner treats you. >touch tv Eeef. You elongate a tentacle as far as you can to no avail. You can't reach that from here. >open top drawer Augh. You elongate a tentacle as far as you can to no avail. Try as you might, you cannot reach the top drawer from here. >climb dresser Unfortunately, you have difficulty going up sheer, vertical surfaces. You need something to grip or climb onto. >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. >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. >climb table You get onto the ornate table. Phew! All this running around is making you breathless. >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. >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. >crawl under bed That's not a verb I recognise. >go under bed You can't see any such thing. >get under bed You can't see any such thing. >look under bed What's this? You withdraw a toy dolphin lost under the bed. This disappeared weeks ago! >i You are carrying: a toy dolphin >throw dolphin in aquarium Errg. You extend a tentacle as far as you can. No good. You need to be on the ornate table before you can reach that. >kiss dolphin You can only do that to something animate. >hug dolphin You can only do that to something animate. >* && I can hug my cuddly toy animals! Animate or not. That's not a verb I recognise. >climb on 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. >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 quilt 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 pillows Soft and squishy, like you! They also have fringes, much like tentacles, only smaller. You're feeling a little ill. It might be the lack of oxygen. Better get back to your tank soon. >take pillow You can't see any such thing. >take pillows There is no need to disturb the plush pillows. >* && I thought I might put one next to the dresser as a partial way up. That's not a verb I recognise. >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. >get in tank You'll need to get rid of the stuff you are carrying before getting into the aquarium. >put dolphin in tank Why clutter your home with the toy dolphin? >* && Because its MY toy dolphin and I wuv him very much. That's not a verb I recognise. >drop all (the toy dolphin) Dropped. >take all (the toy dolphin) Taken. >drop all (the toy dolphin) Dropped. >get in 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 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. >talk to pirate That's not a verb I recognise. >ask pirate about treasure You can only do that to something animate. >say ARRR to pirate You can only do that to something animate. >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. >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 is a toy dolphin. >climb bed You get onto the queen-sized bed. >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. >look under pillows There is no need to disturb the plush pillows. >look under blanket You can't see any such thing. >take quilt You would have to get off the queen-sized bed first. >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 is a toy dolphin. >take quilt That's hardly portable. >* && Ah! "Quilt" is a synonym of "bed". Yeah, I can't carry that... You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >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. >open bottom drawer You open the bottom drawer, revealing some sweaters. >x sweaters You don't care for them. They're itchy. >look under 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. >search bottom drawer In the bottom drawer are some sweaters. >look under dresser You find nothing of interest. >close drawer Which do you mean, the bottom drawer or the top drawer? >* && the only one that's open. You can't see any such thing. >close bottom You close the bottom drawer. >open top Oog. Despite your best effort, your tentacles only stretch so far. Try as you might, you cannot reach the top drawer from here. > I beg your pardon? >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 is a toy dolphin. >x white door An insurmountable barrier. You can't even squeeze through the crack that is underneath it. >x view You can't see any such thing. >x city Rooftops and chimneys, and beyond them, the sea. Interesting at first. Now dreadfully boring. There must be something else to look at. If only your owner would move out... There's a ledge outside that you could crawl onto if the window open, and a clothesline connects this building with the neighboring one. Your owner and her boyfriend use the line for their laundry. >sw (first opening the white door) Oomph. Despite your best effort, your tentacles only stretch so far. Unfortunately, you can't reach the doorknob from down here. A shame. >x crack Octopi are extremely flexible and can fit through most cracks. This crevice, however, is too small. Maybe when you were smaller, just a little octopus, you could have squeezed yourself through it, but not now. Through the crack, you can see the shadow of your owner flit back and forth. She's clearly busy doing something in the main room. Phew! All this running around is making you breathless. >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. >* && Can I catch my breath a,d refill my blood-oxygen levels in the toilet? So I don't have to slither back and forth to the tank? You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >x sink From here you can only see the underside of the sink and the metal pipe that leads up to it. >x pipe From here you can only see the underside of the sink and the metal pipe that leads up to it. >climb pipe You climb up the pipe, reach up to the edge of the sink, and drag yourself in. >x sink It's cramped in here. >l Bathroom (in the sink) 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 curled up in the sink, high above the floor. The sink's faucet sparkles from a recent cleaning. Resting in the corner next to the toilet is a plunger. >x faucet Which do you mean, the bathtub's faucet or the sink's faucet? >x sink's faucet A miracle that your owner can perform. She can make water appear simply by turning on this device. >turn it on You wrap a tentacle around the device and with a twist, water, glorious water, flows from its mouth. >breathe water That's not a verb I recognise. >breathe That's not a verb I recognise. >drink water Which do you mean, the bathtub's faucet or the sink's faucet? >sink I only understood you as far as wanting to drink the sink. >drink sink's faucet There's nothing suitable to drink here. >turn off tap You can't see any such thing. >turn off water Which do you mean, the bathtub's faucet or the sink's faucet? >turn off sink faucet You can't see any such thing. >turn off sink's faucet You wrap a tentacle around the device and with a twist, the water sadly stops its flow. You're feeling a little ill. It might be the lack of oxygen. Better get back to your tank soon. >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. >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. On the ornate table is a toy dolphin. >climb table You get onto the ornate table. On the ornate table you can see a toy dolphin. >get in 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. On the ornate table you can see a toy dolphin. >se (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 is a toy dolphin. 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 pipe You climb up the pipe, reach up to the edge of the sink, and drag yourself in. >l Bathroom (in the sink) 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 curled up in the sink, high above the floor. The sink's faucet sparkles from a recent cleaning. Resting in the corner next to the toilet is a plunger. >x medicine cabinet You can't see any such thing. >x mirror You can't see any such thing. >x toothbrush You can't see any such thing. >turn on faucet Which do you mean, the bathtub's faucet or the sink's faucet? >turn on sink's faucet You wrap a tentacle around the device and with a twist, water, glorious water, flows from its mouth. >clog drain That's not a verb I recognise. >block drain That's not a verb I recognise. >* && Will the sink overflow if I lie here with the faucet open? That's not a verb I recognise. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >close sink's faucet It isn't something you can close. >turn off sink's faucet You wrap a tentacle around the device and with a twist, the water sadly stops its flow. >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. >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? >enter it You get into the toilet. >dive That's not a verb I recognise. >d 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. Resting in the corner next to the toilet is a plunger. >undo Bathroom [Previous turn undone.] >* && I meant DOWN as in crawl through the sewage pipe. That's not a verb I recognise. >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. Resting in the corner next to the toilet is a plunger. >* && Am I refilling my gills? That's not a verb I recognise. >flush toilet Ahhhh! The water spirals over you, giving you a soothing massage. >* && Hahaha! That's not a verb I recognise. >x curtain It separates the bathroom from the bedroom. It is currently thrown wide open. >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. Resting in the corner next to the toilet is a plunger. >x tub 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. Phew! All this running around is making you breathless. >get in tub You slide over the edge of the tub. >plug drain That's not a verb I recognise. >fill tub That's not a verb I recognise. >open bath faucet I only understood you as far as wanting to open the bathtub. >open faucet Which do you mean, the bathtub's faucet or the sink's faucet? >open bathtub's faucet It isn't something you can open. >turn on bathtub's faucet You wrap a tentacle around the device and with a twist, water, glorious water, flows from its mouth. >x tub 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. >* && Is it filling? That's not a verb I recognise. >get duck Taken. >x it 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. >squeeze it The rubber duck compresses, then re-inflates. >turn off bathtub's faucet You wrap a tentacle around the device and with a twist, the water sadly stops its flow. >* && Maybe add some synonyms and ease up on the disambiguation? That's not a verb I recognise. >* && Allow "sink faucet" and "bathtub faucet" without the genitive 'S. That's not a verb I recognise. >* && Make the game choose the closest faucet automatically when Octo is in the sink or the tub? That's not a verb I recognise. >* && Allow "bath faucet" and "tub faucet" as alternatives for "bathtub's faucet? That's not a verb I recognise. >x tub faucet I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the bathtub. >x tub's faucet You can't see any such thing. >x plunger A typical plunger with a wooden handle and orange sucker that is much larger than any of the ones on your tentacles. >take it Errg. Despite your best effort, your tentacles only stretch so far. You will need to get out of the bathtub before reaching that. You're feeling a little ill. It might be the lack of oxygen. Better get back to your tank soon. >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. Resting in the corner next to the toilet is a plunger. >get 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. On the ornate table is a toy dolphin. >climb table You get onto the ornate table. On the ornate table you can see a toy dolphin. >drop all plunger: Dropped. rubber duck: Dropped. >get in 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. >save Ok. >script off End of transcript. & & & & 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 1.3.5 / VM 3.1.2 >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 rubber duck, a plunger and a toy dolphin. > get plunger Augh. You elongate a tentacle as far as you can to no avail. 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 rubber duck, a plunger and a toy dolphin. > get plunger Taken. >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 rubber duck and a toy dolphin. >x doorknob You can't see any such thing. >open door with pluger You can't see any such thing. >open door with plunger That doesn't seem to fit the lock. >open door Eeef. Despite your best effort, your tentacles only stretch so far. Unfortunately, you can't reach the doorknob from down here. A shame. >climb table You get onto the ornate table. On the ornate table you can see a rubber duck and a toy dolphin. >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 Errg. The latch is just out of reach. How disappointing. >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. >* && Yes! That's not a verb I recognise. >open window You open the window. >x ledge Rooftops and chimneys, and beyond them, the sea. Interesting at first. Now dreadfully boring. There must be something else to look at. If only your owner would move out... There's a ledge outside that you could crawl onto through the window, and a clothesline connects this building with the neighboring one. Your owner and her boyfriend use the line for their laundry. >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 rubber duck and a toy dolphin. >undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >climb ledge Errg. Despite your best effort, your tentacles only stretch so far. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. >go through 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. >* && I'm gonna go eat the neighbour's canary! That's not a verb I recognise. >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. >* && Do I need oil? Or ink? That's not a verb I recognise. >squirt ink on 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. A gust of wind threatens to tear you from the ledge. >x undergarments They are pink, unlike the color of your owner's. >get undergarments Oomph. You extend a tentacle as far as you can. No good. The undergarments are too far away from you. Phew! All this running around is making you breathless. >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. >get undergarments Taken. A gust of wind forces you to cling to the clothesline. >wear undergarments You put on the female undergarments. >i You are carrying: some female undergarments (being worn) a plunger >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. You're also wearing the female undergarments. They don't fit very well. A gust of wind forces you to cling to the clothesline. >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. >swing What do you want to swing? >clothesline There's nothing sensible to swing here. >release clothesline That's not a verb I recognise. >jump With a generous thrust of your tentacles, you propel yourself upward. >* && In the air? That's not a verb I recognise. >drop clothesline But you would lose the clothesline to the city below! >i You are carrying: some female undergarments (being worn) a plunger You're feeling a little ill. It might be the lack of oxygen. Better get back to your tank soon. >drop garments You can't see any such thing. >drop undergarments You gingerly hang the garments back on the clothesline, hoping the wind won't take them away. >undo Dangling [Previous turn undone.] >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. A gust of wind threatens to tear you from the ledge. >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 rubber duck and a toy dolphin. >drop all plunger: Dropped. >i You are carrying: some female undergarments (being worn) >drop undergarments (first taking the female undergarments off) Dropped. >get in 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. >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 some female undergarments, a plunger, a rubber duck and a toy dolphin. >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. >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. >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. >* && Yellow, pink, blue. Nice collection of colours. You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >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 some female undergarments, a plunger, a rubber duck and a toy dolphin. >get plunger Taken. >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 some female undergarments, a rubber duck and a toy dolphin. >open top drawer Errk. You elongate a tentacle as far as you can to no avail. Try as you might, you cannot reach the top drawer from here. >use plunger on top drawer That's not a verb I recognise. >open top drawer with plunger Augh. Your tentacles are only so tensile. Try as you might, you cannot reach the top drawer from here. >set plunger against dresser I didn't understand that sentence. >put plunger against dresser I didn't understand that sentence. >drop plunger Dropped. >climb plunger Little is to be achieved by that. >* && I wondered if I could use the plunger to get up to the top drawer. That's not a verb I recognise. >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. >climb curtain Little is to be achieved by that. >close curtain You draw the curtain to a close. >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. >x tub 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. >get in tub You slide over the edge of the tub. >x curtain It separates the bathroom from the bedroom. It is currently drawn. >climb curtain Errk. 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. >climb curtain Little is to be achieved by that. >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. On the ornate table are some female undergarments, a rubber duck and a toy dolphin. You can also see a plunger here. >n You can only interact with the window from the ornate table. Phew! All this running around is making you breathless. >climb table You get onto the ornate table. On the ornate table you can see some female undergarments, a rubber duck and a toy dolphin. >close window You close the window. >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. >get undergarments Taken. >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 rubber duck and a toy dolphin. You can also see a plunger here. >push undergarments in crack I only understood you as far as wanting to push the female undergarments inside. >put undergarments in crack That can't contain things. >put undergarments under door I didn't understand that sentence. >push undergarments under door You can't see any such thing. >wear undergarments You put on the female undergarments. >save Ok. >script off End of transcript. & & & & 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 1.3.5 / VM 3.1.2 >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. >restore Ok. >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 rubber duck and a toy dolphin. You can also see a plunger here. >i You are carrying: some female undergarments (being worn) >climb table You get onto the ornate table. On the ornate table you can see a rubber duck and a toy dolphin. You're feeling a little ill. It might be the lack of oxygen. Better get back to your tank soon. >get in tank You'll need to get rid of the stuff you are carrying before getting into the aquarium. >drop all (the female undergarments) (first taking the female undergarments off) Dropped. >get in 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. >* && *Whoossh!* Oxygen! Now that I'm thinking more clearly, I have reassessd my objective. You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >* && At first I was looking for pretty coloured things to put in front of the window view. These undergarments have made me think of something else. That's not a verb I recognise. >* && I care for my owner, and she cares about me. But this bastard is cheating on her. Maybe I can make her think the undergarments are the other woman's? What would she do then? You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >* && I tried shoving them under the door, but the game didn't understand. Maybe I should just put them somewhere in plain sight? You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >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 plunger here. On the ornate table you can see some female undergarments, a rubber duck and a toy dolphin. >get undergarments Taken. >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 rubber duck and a toy dolphin. You can also see a plunger here. >get plunger Taken. >ne You can't go that way. >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. >drop plunger Dropped. >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. On the ornate table are a rubber duck and a toy dolphin. >climb bed You get onto the queen-sized bed. >put undergarments on pillows Putting things on the plush pillows would achieve nothing. >put undergarments on bed Dropped. >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 rubber duck and a toy dolphin. On the queen-sized bed are some female undergarments. >climb table You get onto the ornate table. On the ornate table you can see a rubber duck and a toy dolphin. >get in tank Splash! You slither over the edge of the aquarium and sink pleasantly to the bottom of the tank. >* && And now I wait? That's not a verb I recognise. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >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 queen-sized bed are some female undergarments. On the ornate table you can see a rubber duck and a toy dolphin. >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 rubber duck and a toy dolphin. On the queen-sized bed are some female undergarments. >knock on door That's not a verb I recognise. >ne You can't go that way. >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. You can see a plunger here. >get 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. On the ornate table are a rubber duck and a toy dolphin. On the queen-sized bed are some female undergarments. >hit door with plunger I only understood you as far as wanting to hit the white door. >hit door Violence isn't the answer to this one. >* && I want to make noise. That's not a verb I recognise. >* && Aha! The TV. And I bet I can use the drawers as a ladder... That's not a verb I recognise. >open bottom You open the bottom drawer, revealing some sweaters. >climb bottom You scramble into the bottom drawer. >open top You open the top drawer, revealing a baseball cap, some shirts, some socks and some underwear. >climb top You haul yourself into the top drawer. In the drawer are a baseball cap, 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. On the ornate table are a rubber duck and a toy dolphin. On the queen-sized bed are some female undergarments. Your keen eyes detect the shift of light underneath the white door. Your owner! She's approaching! >climb table (getting out of the bottom drawer) 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. On the ornate table are a rubber duck and a toy dolphin. On the queen-sized bed are some female undergarments. 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... >get in tank You'll need to get rid of the stuff you are carrying before getting into the aquarium. 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 and holds up one finger. The meaning is clear: She better not catch you out of the aquarium again, otherwise... game over. She turns off the TV and storms out, slamming the door behind her. So vexed is she that she doesn't bother to tidy up like she usually does and she doesn't even notice the female undergarments that aren't hers. >undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >dro all That's not a verb I recognise. >drop all (the plunger) 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 and holds up one finger. The meaning is clear: She better not catch you out of the aquarium again, otherwise... game over. She turns off the TV and storms out, slamming the door behind her. So vexed is she that she doesn't bother to tidy up like she usually does and she doesn't even notice the female undergarments that aren't hers. >get in tank But you're already in the aquarium. >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 queen-sized bed are some female undergarments. On the ornate table you can see a plunger, a rubber duck and a toy dolphin. >climb bottom Oomph. 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. On the ornate table are a plunger, a rubber duck and a toy dolphin. On the queen-sized bed are some female undergarments. >vlimb bottom That's not a verb I recognise. >climb bottom You scramble into the bottom drawer. >climb top You haul yourself into the top drawer. In the drawer are a baseball cap, 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. On the ornate table are a plunger, a rubber duck and a toy dolphin. On the queen-sized bed are some female undergarments. Your keen eyes detect the shift of light underneath the white door. Your owner! She's approaching! >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. On the ornate table are a plunger, a rubber duck and a toy dolphin. On the queen-sized bed are some female undergarments. 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. On the ornate table you can see a plunger, a rubber duck and a toy dolphin. 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? > restore Ok. >script off End of transcript. & & & & 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 1.3.5 / VM 3.1.2 >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 rubber duck and a toy dolphin. You can also see a plunger here. >* && Argh! I forgot to turn on SCRIPT on my previous session. Here's an attempt at reconstruction. That's not a verb I recognise. >* && I noticed I'm short one move to return to my tank. Three options: block the door to delay my owner, wear the undies myself so she can't miss them, or shave one mive off my way back to the tank. That's not a verb I recognise. >* && First, back to the tank! You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >i You are carrying: some female undergarments (being worn) >drop undies You can't see any such thing. >drop unmentionables You can't see any such thing. >drop undergarments (first taking the female undergarments off) Dropped. 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. On the ornate table you can see a rubber duck and a toy dolphin. >get in 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. >* && Aaaahhh... Sweet O2. That's not a verb I recognise. >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 some female undergarments and a plunger here. On the ornate table you can see a rubber duck and a toy dolphin. >get all female undergarments: Eeef. Despite your best effort, your tentacles only stretch so far. You need to get off the ornate table before you can reach that. plunger: Eeef. 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. rubber duck: Taken. toy dolphin: Taken. >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 some female undergarments and a plunger here. >get all female undergarments: Taken. plunger: Taken. >open bottom drawer You open the bottom drawer, revealing some sweaters. >* && There's a gap under the door. That's not a verb I recognise. >x door An insurmountable barrier. You can't even squeeze through the crack that is underneath it. >x crack Octopi are extremely flexible and can fit through most cracks. This crevice, however, is too small. Maybe when you were smaller, just a little octopus, you could have squeezed yourself through it, but not now. Through the crack, you can see the shadow of your owner flit back and forth. She's clearly busy doing something in the main room. >i You are carrying: a plunger some female undergarments a toy dolphin a rubber duck >put duck in crack That can't contain things. >put dolphin under door I didn't understand that sentence. >block door with plunger That's not a verb I recognise. >slide plunger in crack That's not a verb I recognise. >* && This doesn't seem to work. I imagined that she would need an extra turn or two to push open the door. That's not a verb I recognise. >* && Time for conspicuously displaying the unmentionables. That's not a verb I recognise. >climb bottom You scramble into the bottom drawer. >open top You open the top drawer, revealing a baseball cap, some shirts, some socks and some underwear. >climb top You haul yourself into the top drawer. In the drawer are a baseball cap, some shirts, some socks and some underwear. >x underwear Your owner and her boyfriend wear these beneath other garments. >x cap A blue cap with a starfish embroidered on its front. >wear cap (first taking the baseball cap) You proudly don the baseball cap. >* && Yeah! That's not a verb I recognise. >wear baseball cap backwards I only understood you as far as wanting to wear the baseball cap. >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. Your keen eyes detect the shift of light underneath the white door. Your owner! She's approaching! >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. 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... >i You are carrying: a baseball cap (being worn) a plunger some female undergarments a toy dolphin a rubber duck 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 and holds up one finger. The meaning is clear: She better not catch you out of the aquarium again, otherwise... game over. She turns off the TV and storms out, slamming the door behind her. So vexed is she that she doesn't bother to tidy up like she usually does and she doesn't even notice the female undergarments that aren't hers. >undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >undo Bedroom [Previous turn undone.] >wear undergarments You put on the female undergarments. >climb bottom (getting out of the top drawer) 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. (getting out of the bottom drawer) 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. (getting out of Bedroom) But you aren't in anything at the moment. >* && There's something wrong with the CLIMB verb when the parser interprets it as CLIMB DOWN. That's not a verb I recognise. >climb bottom You scramble into the bottom drawer. >i You are carrying: a baseball cap (being worn) a plunger some female undergarments (being worn) a toy dolphin a rubber duck >climb top 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. Phew! All this running around is making you breathless. >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. Your keen eyes detect the shift of light underneath the white door. Your owner! She's approaching! >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. 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... >* && And now to present myself as visibly as possible, undies and cap and all... You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >climb bed You get onto the queen-sized bed. 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 and holds up one finger. The meaning is clear: She better not catch you out of the aquarium again, otherwise... game over. She turns off the TV and storms out, slamming the door behind her. So vexed is she that she doesn't bother to tidy up like she usually does and she doesn't even notice the female undergarments that aren't hers. >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. You can see a plunger, a rubber duck, some female undergarments, a baseball cap and a toy dolphin here. >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 plunger, a rubber duck, some female undergarments, a baseball cap and a toy dolphin here. >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 plunger, a rubber duck, some female undergarments, a baseball cap and a toy dolphin here. >get undergarments Taken. >climb bed You get onto the queen-sized bed. >drop undergarments Dropped. >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 queen-sized bed are some female undergarments. You can also see a plunger, a rubber duck, a baseball cap and a toy dolphin here. >open bottom That's already open. >climb bottom You scramble into the bottom drawer. >climb top You haul yourself into the top drawer. In the drawer are some shirts, some socks and some underwear. >* && The problem is that instead of just flopping down to the floor, Octo insists on taking the detour via the bottom drawer. So we must eliminate that option. You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >close bottom drawer You close the bottom drawer. >i You are carrying nothing. >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. On the queen-sized bed are some female undergarments. You can also see a plunger, a rubber duck, a baseball cap and a toy dolphin 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... >get in 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. 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? > Tadaaa! Please give one of the answers above. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last command? > That was great! Please give one of the answers above. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last command? > quit