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Miscellaneous => Forum Games => Non-Mafia Game Threads => Topic started by: sudgy on August 01, 2013, 05:51:04 pm
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(Start of game here (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=9038.msg276084#msg276084))
This is (as Voltgloss put it) an "interactive forum-based text adventure." You will be put in a situation and do things there. It's funner than it sounds. A few rules:
1. This will be for a max of four players. It can get crazy with more (I've always done this irl, this number may be different as I see how it goes). Signups are first come, first serve.
2. There are no turns, people just say what they do whenever they want.
3. When you /in, PM me your name in the game (I'll still refer you to your username though when mentioning you) and a single superpower or piece of equipment you start with. It can't too powerful.
4. There is no real "end" to this game, people can drop out if they wish (then someone else can come in as well!)
5. No saying to do something inappropriate, all such commands will be ignored.
Sign-up list:
1. Voltgloss
2. Jorbles
3. Kuildeous
4. Galzria
P.S. The way of playing this game was made by my brother, so credit goes to him for making it.
EDIT: I'll be editing in rules as I think of more:
6. Please bold all actions that you will do. Anything not bolded will not happen. You can discuss things non-bolded, of course.
7. All actions are final. Even if you change them, you can't.
Also, a random note, I won't always be around, so it might be a while before it gets updated.
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/in
Name: Not clear, but he's wearing an afghan cap, so you can call him that
Starting Item: An old battery-powered brass lantern (providing light)
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I kind of want to in, but I'm worried I'll suck.
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I kind of want to in, but I'm worried I'll suck.
It doesn't matter if you do, this game isn't competitive in any way.
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How does the actual gameplay work? Would we treat our posts in the thread like a console entry?
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How does the actual gameplay work? Would we treat our posts in the thread like a console entry?
Your bolded posts. Then, when I get here, I say what happens.
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Okay then, in.
Name: Mr. Banana
Starting power: The ability to climb like a monkey because I am one.
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And I guess people don't like PMing...
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Well I don't mind it if you insist on it, but this was easier.
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Well I don't mind it if you insist on it, but this was easier.
It's fine, I just found it funny that people didn't.
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Now I want to see how this game works. Eevee! Sign up!
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I'm intrigued.
Count me /in.
Will send PM later, though.
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I will say the full description of each player and their power (and the specifics of it that you didn't specify) when the game starts.
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I only see 3 in, so count me as 4. Is randomness good in this game or do I need directed thought?
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I only see 3 in, so count me as 4. Is randomness good in this game or do I need directed thought?
Either, it doesn't matter much. The main point of the game is for you to do whatever you want, so be random if you want or be directed if you want. One time, at the beginning of a game, someone thought, "I'm going to work as hard as I can to become an atomic baby." And he did.
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As I'm gone for the next couple days, it will start Saturday Night (assuming Galzria's PMed me by then).
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Apologies for putting name/item in the thread, I completely glossed over the instructions to send it as a PM. My bad!
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It's fine, I mainly did that so it wouldn't be quite so messy in the thread.
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/tag if somebody drops.
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/tag if somebody drops.
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/tag
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gat\
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/tag
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Well, since most the others have posted their name here, my PM to Sudgy read:
Name: Clark Kent
Power: Throws trapping cellophane S's
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Once upon a time, there was a man (Voltgloss). He had no name, and the main outstanding feature he had was an afghan cap. He came wandering into town one day, with only a brass lantern.
He managed to make his way into society, and decided to get a pet monkey (Jorbles). He knew his last name should be Banana, but wasn't sure about the first name, and in the end decided on Mr. The monkey was very good at climbing, and through years of training, the monkey became domesticated. As he is a monkey, he can not speak, but he knows sign language.
A man named Greasy (Kuildeous) needed a home, but nobody would help him because of his horrendous body odor. The unnamed man was used to some bad smells from Mr. Banana and said he would help him.
Clark Kent (Galzria) was strange. Sometimes, people who had been with him were trapped inside huge cellophane "S"s. They had died from suffocation. When the government came after him to figure out what was going on, he went into hiding with the unnamed man, Mr. Banana, and Greasy.
So, introductions over, I'll say everybody's name and power (and all the specifics they didn't mention)
Voltgloss:
Name: unkown
Equipment: Afghan Cap, Battery-Powered Brass Lantern
Jorbles:
Name: Mr. Banana (and yes, "Mr." is your first name)
Power: Is a monkey, so has good climbing skills.
Other: Can't speak, can only use sign language
Kuildeous:
Name: Greasy
Power: He has so much body odor that anybody within 5 meters will go away from him, and you can smell it anywhere within 20 meters of him. From living with the others in an apartment, they are immune.
Galzria:
Name: Clark Kent
Power: He can throw trapping cellophane super S's (out of thin air). They will trap the thing they hit inside them, and if the target needs to breath, they will suffocate.
Other: The government is looking for him.
A side note, you all have infinite hammer space, and can put whatever you want into your pockets. Your inventory will be in the next post, and will be edited whenever you put something else in there.
Now, for the story to actually start. You all wake up one day and find that you have been locked into your apartment. What do you do?
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Voltgloss:
Afghan Cap (being worn), Battery Powered Brass Lantern, Screwdriver, a lot of Cellophane, two Loaded Guns, Chainsaw, Broken Cellophane Trap (ripped from the airholes), Hammer, Empty Sack of Potatos
Status: Normal
Jorbles:
Garlic Press, a Lot of Peanuts, More Peanuts
Status: Normal
Kuildeous:
11 unused Sticks of Deodorant, 1 partly used Stick of Deodorant, Work Gloves, Locked Briefcase, Hamburger with Extra Onions, Salt Shaker, Peanuts, Spatula, Apron (being worn), a Bunch of Potatoes, 2 electrically charged cats
Status: Stinky
Galzria:
Whisk, Fake Passport, Wallet (has $300, ID Card, Credit Card, Various Receipts), Large Fries, Tire Iron, 6 Government Goons IDs, Car Keys
Status: Fat
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/tag
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Find the kitchen and check the fridge and pantries for any food. If found, consume.
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Find the kitchen and check the fridge and pantries for any food. If found, consume.
You go to the kitchen and find lots of food (about a week's worth for everyone) in there. You eat as much as you can, but get too full. You are now fat.
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> find and search tool closet
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> find and search tool closet
You already know where the tool closet is, you live here. Anyway, you find it and it has a hammer, a screwdriver, and a chainsaw.
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Open drawers in the kitchen and take stock of various utensils within.
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Open drawers in the kitchen and take stock of various utensils within.
You have 86 Forks, 23 Spoons, 1 Butter Knife, 2 Spatulas, 3 Serving Spoons, a Whisk, a Garlic Presser, 8 Potato Peelers, a 1/3 Cup Measuring Cup, 2 Ladles, and a Rotten Piece of Meat.
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knock on door
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Take the butter knife out of the drawer, lick it, put it back, and then pick up the Whisk and stick it in my back pocket.
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Open the door that Greasy knocked on to try and let a drafty breeze through.
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knock on door
You knock on the door to the outside. Nothing happens.
Take the butter knife out of the drawer, lick it, put it back, and then pick up the Whisk and stick it in my back pocket.
You lick the Butter Knife, and put the Whisk in your inventory.
Open the door that Greasy knocked on to try and let a drafty breeze through.
You try to open it, but it's locked. You're locked in, remember?
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# take rotten meat
# take garlic press
# open window
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# take rotten meat
# take garlic press
# open window
You put the Rotten Meat and Garlic Press into your inventory, and open your one tiny window.
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Examine the locked door closely
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Examine the locked door closely
You examine the door very closely. It's fairly new, and to make sure nobody could break in, Voltgloss had gotten a VERY strong door in place. It's somewhat messy though, with graffiti and smudges of bananas on it.
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Read graffiti
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>take screwdriver, chainsaw, hammer
>ask mr. banana to climb out window
>look under bed
>xyzzy
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Read graffiti
Looking closely, the graffiti is actually just a jumbled mess of ink. Probably written by Jorbles.
>take screwdriver, chainsaw, hammer
>ask mr. banana to climb out window
>look under bed
You put the screwdriver, chainsaw and hammer into your inventory.
That window is really tiny. Not even Jorbles could fit in it.
Which bed? Each of you have one.
>xyzzy
???
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Look out Window to exterior of apartment and detail my surroundings.
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Look out Window to exterior of apartment and detail my surroundings.
There is a somewhat busy street out there, and mostly a bunch of houses. There is a police station off to the right.
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# Make loud monkey noises out window.
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>xyzzy
???
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xyzzy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xyzzy)
> Look under my bed
> Look under Mr. Banana's bed
> Look under Greasy's bed
> Look under Clark Kent's bed
> Unscrew front door hinges with screwdriver
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# Make loud monkey noises out window.
You can't see people that well from the window, but you're pretty sure you got a lot of stares.
> Look under my bed
> Look under Mr. Banana's bed
> Look under Greasy's bed
> Look under Clark Kent's bed
> Unscrew front door hinges with screwdriver
You've kept under your bed nice and tidy.
Under Jorbles' bed has a LOT of banana peals.
Under Kuildeous's bed is a bunch of unused deodorant and a locked box.
Under Galzria's bed is a LOT of cellophane. And a false passport.
You unscrew the front door hinges. The door falls down outward on top of something human-sized.
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> Look under front door
I'll give the rest of you first dibs at dealing with your various under-the-bed contents :)
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> Look under front door
You see a guy in a suit wearing broken sunglasses (presumably broken by the fallen door).
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- Snag fake passport
- Look through my closet
- Pull chair underneath fire alarm, remove fire alarm, and take batteries
- Walk through open door and look around
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- Snag fake passport
- Look through my closet
- Pull chair underneath fire alarm, remove fire alarm, and take batteries
- Walk through open door and look around
You put the Fake Passport into your inventory.
In your closet is mainly a bunch of clothes.
There is no fire alarm here.
You walk through the open door, on top of the knocked out guy and breaking his sunglasses even more. You are on a second-floor porch that goes to other apartments on the left side, and the stairs down on the right side. This is the same side as the window is on, so the street, houses, etc. are all here too.
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> Examine guy under door
If guy is dead or unconscious:
> Take guy
> Put guy on Clark Kent's bed
> Search guy
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> Examine guy under door
If guy is dead or unconscious:
> Take guy
> Put guy on Clark Kent's bed
> Search guy
The guy is unconscious, wearing a suit and very broken sunglassess. You put him on Galzria's bed (making the door be flat on the ground in the process) and search him. He has a wallet and a gun.
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Since you decided to lay him out in MY bed...
> Take the man's wallet and inspect it's contents, looking for anything valuable, ID's, etc.
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Since you decided to lay him out in MY bed...
> Take the man's wallet and inspect it's contents, looking for anything valuable, ID's, etc.
You put the wallet in your inventory. It has:
$300 (two $100, 1 $50, 1 $20, 1 $10, 2 $5, 8 $1, and several coins, all adding exactly up to $300)
Credit Card
ID Card (his name is David Smith, and it's with some organization you've never heard of before)
Various Receipts
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> Take cellophane from under Galz's bed
> Wrap cellophane around hands
> Take gun
Query to the others what's the best course of action here. Keep the gun as is? Unload it, keep the bullets, and return the gun to the guy so he'll make a mistake later? Tie him up with cellophane, wake him, and interrogate him?
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> Take cellophane from under Galz's bed
> Wrap cellophane around hands
> Take gun
You wrap the cellophane around your hands. They are now boxing-glove sized, and you can't really do much with them like this. Thus, you are not able to take the gun.
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More cellophane there than I thought.
> Unwrap hands
> Look through everyone's closets for gloves
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> Unwrap hands
> Look through everyone's closets for gloves
You unwrap your hands and put the cellophane in your inventory.
You have a pair of snow gloves.
Jorbles has no closet.
Kuildeous has work gloves.
Galzria has cellophane gloves.
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Of course he does.
> Borrow and wear Galzria's cellophane gloves
> Take gun
> Unload it
> Take bullets
Galz, I'll return you your gloves as soon as we decide what to do with this gun.
If the cellophane gloves are still somehow too bulky to do this, try the same using my snow gloves. And if THAT doesn't work, try the same using Kuildeous's work gloves.
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> Borrow and wear Galzria's cellophane gloves
> Take gun
> Unload it
> Take bullets
If the cellophane gloves are still somehow too bulky to do this, try the same using my snow gloves. And if THAT doesn't work, try the same using Kuildeous's work gloves.
You put the empty gun and its bullets into your inventory.
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Take deodorant
Take work gloves
Stick man's nose in armpit until he wakes up
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Take deodorant
Take work gloves
Stick man's nose in armpit until he wakes up
You put the Deodorant and Work Gloves into your inventory.
The man wakes up. He instantly gets up and dashes out of the apartment.
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Throw a Cellphone S after him to catch him.
Take extra Cellophane with me and wrap his legs after cutting air holes in his trap so he doesn't suffocate.
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Throw a Cellphone S after him to catch him.
Take extra Cellophane with me and wrap his legs after cutting air holes in his trap so he doesn't suffocate.
You now have a hostage suited guy with broken sunglasses. He isn't saying anything.
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Threaten to leave him alone in a closet with Greasy to see if that gets him to start taking.
If so, question him about name, occupation, purpose at apartment, etc.
If he doesn't talk, put him in Greasy's closet for 5 minute intervals, trying again in between each one.
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Do jumping jacks
Sweat
Enter closet
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Threaten to leave him alone in a closet with Greasy to see if that gets him to start taking.
If so, question him about name, occupation, purpose at apartment, etc.
If he doesn't talk, put him in Greasy's closet for 5 minute intervals, trying again in between each one.
Do jumping jacks
Sweat
Enter closet
First, Kuildeous is now super stinky. It will last for 10 minutes, and the radius of each sphere of stinkyness has gone up by five.
He tells you his name, David Smith. He refuses to say anything else, you put him in the closet, and after he gets out, he says he's a part of a top-secret government organization. He was sent to lock you out of your house and wait until others came. After explaining all of this, he says, "Wait... You're Clark Kent, aren't you? Now I see why I came... You went into hiding by becoming fat?"
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Snicker
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Snicker
You snicker. You see the secret government guy's hand twitch, like he was about to move for a gun. He then feels where the gun should be, and realizes it's missing.
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> Say "Lock us out of our house? So why did you lock us in?"
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> Say "Lock us out of our house? So why did you lock us in?"
"Did I say out? Sorry, my tongue slipped. I meant in. Usually people get locked out of houses..."
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Look in hallway
If empty of government goons...
Enter hallway.
Look in stairwell.
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Look in hallway
If empty of government goons...
Enter hallway.
Look in stairwell.
The hallway is outdoors. It is empty of government goons. You go out, and look down the stairs. They go down next to the sidewalk.
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/tag
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# Climb man.
# Hop up and down on man.
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# Climb man.
# Hop up and down on man.
You start jumping on the man. He is getting angry.
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Whistle for others
Go down
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Whistle for others
Go down
You whistle for the others, it's up to them to come or not.
You go down, and you see a car drive up to where you're standing.
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Grab spare Cellophane
Follow outside
Stay hidden in stairwell
Watch
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Hide
Put on deodorant
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Grab spare Cellophane
Follow outside
Stay hidden in stairwell
Watch
As you watch, the doors to the car open up and more guys in suits and sunglasses come out.
Hide
Put on deodorant
You are now normal Stinky instead of Super Stinky. Your Stink-Radius has gone back to normal.
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Follow outside
Throw rotten meat at guys in suits and sunglasses
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Follow outside
Throw rotten meat at guys in suits and sunglasses
They get mad at you and start running towards you.
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Look
Climb nearest tall thing
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Look
Climb nearest tall thing
You start climbing a telephone pole, barely dodging the men.
They are now going up the stairs towards your apartment.
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> Put guy in Kuildeous's closet
> Turn on chainsaw
> Chainsaw floor
> Jump down hole
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After the men pass me on the stairs, come out of the shadows and run to their car. See if they left the keys inside. If they didn't, wait for Volt to arrive with the screwdriver and hotwire it. Jump in the drivers seat and hold out hope the others arrive in time to take off before the men come back.
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Climb down telephone pole.
Go to car.
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> Put guy in Kuildeous's closet
> Turn on chainsaw
> Chainsaw floor
> Jump down hole
You put David in Kuildeous' closet (and he's not happy), make a hole in the floor with the chainsaw and jump down. The guy in the floor below was napping and is pretty freaked out that the ceiling just fell next to him and someone jumped down. You hear steps above you moving in your direction.
After the men pass me on the stairs, come out of the shadows and run to their car. See if they left the keys inside. If they didn't, wait for Volt to arrive with the screwdriver and hotwire it. Jump in the drivers seat and hold out hope the others arrive in time to take off before the men come back.
You go to the car. They did not leave the keys there. You go into the drivers seat and wait for Volt to come.
Climb down telephone pole.
Go to car.
You go to the car. You aren't actually in it though, just right next to it.
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Climb in car.
Wait.
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Climb in car.
Wait.
You climb in the car and wait.
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Get in car
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Get in car
You get in the car.
Voltgloss is the only one not in the car.
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Put a layer of Cellophane on hands, pull Whisk out of my back pocket and Hotwire the car by running the connection with the Whisk.
Wait in driver's seat for Volt to arrive.
Ask others where we should go once Volt gets here.
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shrug
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Put a layer of Cellophane on hands, pull Whisk out of my back pocket and Hotwire the car by running the connection with the Whisk.
Wait in driver's seat for Volt to arrive.
Ask others where we should go once Volt gets here.
You hotwire the car, one of your many abilities your randomly have.
shrug
You shrug.
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Hey, I'm not useless you know.
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Look in glove compartment
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Look in glove compartment
You find lots of gloves. Underneath them is a bunch of paper.
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Look under seats while we wait.
Pop trunk open, hop out and check out what's back there.
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Look at papers
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Look under seats while we wait.
Pop trunk open, hop out and check out what's back there.
They keep under the seats nice and tidy.
In the trunk is full of a bunch of locked suitcases.
Look at papers
They seem to be government papers, some of them just have a bunch of numbers, some of them have orders, and some of them seem to be written in a strange code.
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Read orders
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Read orders
They read:
Neutralize threat in nuclear facility [been crossed out]
Capture Clark Kent
Question Clark Kent
Deal with Clark Kent as seen fit from his answers
Work on paperwork
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> Toss (unloaded) gun to apartment guy
> Say "They found you, and they know what you did. They're right outside. Here's one of them."
> Chainsaw edge of ceiling under Kuildeous's closet so Dave falls through
> Say "See."
> Say "Your only hope is to get the heck out of here. Up to the roof and down the fire escape. Hurry!"
> Hoist apartment guy through ceiling hole
> Put Dave in hammerspace
> Exit posthaste
> Leap in car
> Put Dave in Kuildeous's armpit until he tells us how to read the coded letters
> Catch breath
(In all seriousness I won't have much time to check during the course of the day today and give more commands, so let's add this as well so's we don't get separated again: )
> Follow Galzria
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Show Clark Kent orders.
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Also, after reaching the car:
> Turn off chainsaw
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Grab a briefcase from the trunk.
Get back in car and give briefcase to Greasy to try and open.
Glance at the orders I've been shown.
Say "I'll explain what I know while we get out of here"
Put the car in Drive and burn some rubber performing a J turn.
Drive off down the street looking in my rearview mirror to see if we're followed.
Explain what I know of the secret Government organization that I used to be a part of, codenamed "Superman".
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> Toss (unloaded) gun to apartment guy
> Say "They found you, and they know what you did. They're right outside. Here's one of them."
> Chainsaw edge of ceiling under Kuildeous's closet so Dave falls through
> Say "See."
> Say "Your only hope is to get the heck out of here. Up to the roof and down the fire escape. Hurry!"
> Hoist apartment guy through ceiling hole
> Put Dave in hammerspace
> Exit posthaste
> Leap in car
> Put Dave in Kuildeous's armpit until he tells us how to read the coded letters
> Catch breath
> Follow Galzria
Also, after reaching the car:
> Turn off chainsaw
You do all that. David says he doesn't know how to read it, the others did though.
Show Clark Kent orders.
You show Galzria the orders.
Grab a briefcase from the trunk.
Get back in car and give briefcase to Greasy to try and open.
Glance at the orders I've been shown.
Say "I'll explain what I know while we get out of here"
Put the car in Drive and burn some rubber performing a J turn.
Drive off down the street looking in my rearview mirror to see if we're followed.
Explain what I know of the secret Government organization that I used to be a part of, codenamed "Superman".
You give a briefcase to Kuildeous, he may try to open it if he wants. You drive off, and explain everything about "Superman." While you aren't being followed, you see the government goons get out of the apartment, and one pulls out a cell phone and calls someone.
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Open briefcase
Flip off government goons
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Open briefcase
Flip off government goons
The briefcase is locked.
You flip off the government goons. They are now angry.
Apparently they were calling for reinforcements. You are now being chased by three other cars, and they're gaining on you.
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Get hammer from Voltgloss
Assuming that worked…
Hit briefcase lock with hammer
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> Give hammer to Kuildeous
> Check time of day
> Assess weather
> Look ahead down the road to see what traffic, turns, and/or large signs or other objections are coming up
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> Ask if anyone checked the trunk
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Answer that I checked it, and tell Volt what was back there.
Keep driving, speed up.
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Using sign language attempt to ask where we are going.
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Get hammer from Voltgloss
Assuming that worked…
Hit briefcase lock with hammer
> Give hammer to Kuildeous
You hit the briefcase lock with the hammer. It doesn't work.
> Check time of day
> Assess weather
> Look ahead down the road to see what traffic, turns, and/or large signs or other objections are coming up
It seems to be around 2 PM, the weather is partly cloudy, up ahead you see that the street ends at a three way intersection and across the intersection is a place called "Legitimate Establishment" that sells a few random things. You've been there before. There isn't too much traffic, but there is some. Those government goons are catching up fast, though.
> Ask if anyone checked the trunk
Answer that I checked it, and tell Volt what was back there.
Keep driving, speed up.
You tell Volt what was there.
You speed up, and you're reaching the intersection pretty quickly now.
Using sign language attempt to ask where we are going.
You ask them where you are going.
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Tell Galzria to turn right.
Point finger maniacally and visibly to the left
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I honestly hadn't noticed the trunk had a bunch of briefcases.
> Turn on chainsaw
> Apply chainsaw to briefcases, creating smokescreen of paper
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Get into left turn lane coming up on the intersection.
Tell everyone to hold on tight. (Especially the Chainsaw)
Wait until the last possible moment then slam on the brakes and turn across traffic to the right.
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Tell Galzria to turn right.
Point finger maniacally and visibly to the left
You do that.
I honestly hadn't noticed the trunk had a bunch of briefcases.
> Turn on chainsaw
> Apply chainsaw to briefcases, creating smokescreen of paper
You apply the chainsaw to the briefcases, making the paper fly everywhere. Whatever information you were hoping to get is gone now.
Get into left turn lane coming up on the intersection.
Tell everyone to hold on tight. (Especially the Chainsaw)
Wait until the last possible moment then slam on the brakes and turn across traffic to the right.
The last thing the chasers see before you get enveloped in a cloud of paper is you going into the left turn lane. When you turn right, they can't see you. Right then another car that looks like yours driven by a random civilian drives from the right to the left, and when your chasers see that car they think it's you. As you drive away off to the right, the chasers turn left following the other car. Through the window, you see the cashier in "Legitimate Establishment" has seen it all, and picks up the phone.
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Well, we still have the briefcase Kuildeous has been working on trying to open. Speaking of which, there may be something in the Establishment that will help us open it, and we should probably determine who the cashier saw fit to call. On the other hand, hanging around here (by going in the Establishment now) increases the likelihood of the goons doubling back and finding us. Thoughts?
> Look ahead down the road now that we've turned right
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> Look ahead down the road now that we've turned right
You don't see the end of the road. There seem to be other shops/restaurants and such, and as it goes down it seems to go into an industrial area.
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Give hammer back to Voltgloss
Hold briefcase out to Voltgloss's chainsaw with locks showing
Close eyes
Pray a little bit.
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Give hammer back to Voltgloss
Hold briefcase out to Voltgloss's chainsaw with locks showing
Close eyes
Pray a little bit.
You give him the hammer, and hold the briefcase out to him, and pray. Let's see what he does.
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Examine suitcase locks
Are we talking "you need a key" locks or a combination lock?
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Examine suitcase locks
Are we talking "you need a key" locks or a combination lock?
Both.
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Point at Establishment.
We should stop I think.
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> Pull Dave from hammerspace
> Ask Dave for combination
> Ask Dave for key
> Explain to Dave he'll go back into my hammerspace or Kuildeous's hammerspace depending on the cooperative nature of his responses
While Dave is thinking...
> Unscrew locks with screwdriver
> Insert screwdriver into seam of suitcase
> Hit screwdriver with hammer
I don't think the chainsaw is the right tool for this job. At least, not until we've explored ALL other options.
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Another option is to go back to the apartment, get Dave's unloaded gun from the downstairs neighbor (I thought he'd be more of a distraction to the goons, but guess not), load it, and try shooting the locks.
But if we're backtracking I'd prefer to try the Establishment first.
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Should we try and find a different car first?
Slow the car down and pull into the nearest parking lot, making a point to circle around to the back so that we're out of view of the street while we contemplate our options.
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> Pull Dave from hammerspace
> Ask Dave for combination
> Ask Dave for key
> Explain to Dave he'll go back into my hammerspace or Kuildeous's hammerspace depending on the cooperative nature of his responses
He says he doesn't know the combination, and he doesn't have the key. He says that this isn't his car, his suitcases, etc.
> Unscrew locks with screwdriver
> Insert screwdriver into seam of suitcase
> Hit screwdriver with hammer
There are no screws on the locks. they seem to be part of the suitcase itself.
Slow the car down and pull into the nearest parking lot, making a point to circle around to the back so that we're out of view of the street while we contemplate our options.
You go into the back of the nearest parking lot (a Five Guys).
Point at Establishment.
You point at the Legitimate Establishment as Galzria is turning into Five Guys. As you're looking, you see three more government goon cars come out of Legitimate Establishment. They start driving down the street, and they see you going into Five Guys.
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Enter Five Guys
Grab as many peanuts as possible
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Enter Five Guys
Grab as many peanuts as possible
You enter Five Guys and grab as many peanuts as possible. The workers start chasing after you, trying to get you out, as they don't want a monkey in their store.
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> Enter Five Guys
> Announce "Surprise health inspection. We received reports of monkey feces in this establishment."
> Smoothly vault counter
> Take sack of potatoes
> Make a bacon cheeseburger for Dave
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> Enter Five Guys
> Announce "Surprise health inspection. We received reports of monkey feces in this establishment."
> Smoothly vault counter
> Take sack of potatoes
> Make a bacon cheeseburger for Dave
You do all that. They somehow believe you. You see the government goons turn into the driveway through the front door.
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Stand between monkey and workers
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Stand between monkey and workers
You stand between Jorbles and the workers. Everybody in the restaurant (including the workers) runs out from the stench.
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Take fry grease.
Pour fry grease on floor in front of door.
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Take fry grease.
Pour fry grease on floor in front of door.
You pour the fry grease on the floor in front of the door. The government goons come in and slip.
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Get out of the car (why didn't the Goons just come for me? Silly Goons)
Carefully approach doors and throw Cellophane S's at each worker. Poke holes so they can breath. Place a handful of peanuts in each trap so they can eat.
Walk up to Volt at the counter and order a double bacon burger all the way with a large order of fries. (To go)
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> Make and hand over Galz's order
> Make Jorbles a peanutburger with a side of peanuts
> Ask Kuildeous for his order
> Make myself a delicious hot dog with mustard and relish (no ketchup)
> Take a goon's gun
> Shoot the suitcase lock
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Take peanut burger.
Pelt fallen goons with peanuts.
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Order hamburger with extra onions.
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Get out of the car (why didn't the Goons just come for me? Silly Goons)
Carefully approach doors and throw Cellophane S's at each worker. Poke holes so they can breath. Place a handful of peanuts in each trap so they can eat.
They are now trapped in Cellophane.
Walk up to Volt at the counter and order a double bacon burger all the way with a large order of fries. (To go)
> Make and hand over Galz's order
> Make Jorbles a peanutburger with a side of peanuts
> Ask Kuildeous for his order
> Make myself a delicious hot dog with mustard and relish (no ketchup)
You make all the food for everybody (except Kuildeous, as he hasn't ordered yet).
> Take a goon's gun
> Shoot the suitcase lock
You shoot the suitcase lock, but the bullet ricochets off and hits one of the goons. He is now dead.
Take peanut burger.
Pelt fallen goons with peanuts.
You pelt the fallen goons with peanuts.
Order hamburger with extra onions.
You order it.
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Take the car keys from the Goons
Walk back outside with my order and look down the street back towards the Establishment.
No reason to keep having to hotwire the old car, and besides, this new one might have more information in/on it.
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Take the car keys from the Goons
Walk back outside with my order and look down the street back towards the Establishment.
You look down the street towards the Establishment. There is a lot of chaos in the street with paper all over the place. The police are already restoring order, and cleaning up. You see the three original government goon cars pull into the Establishment, and the first few that were at your apartment are walking into it too, with the apartment guy handcuffed behind them.
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> Say "oops"
> Take dead guy's sunglasses
> Put dead guy in deep fryer
> Give them to Dave in hammerspace
> Put gun in hammerspace
> Make and hand over Kuildeous's order
> Follow Galz outside
> Search goon car(s)
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> Turn off chainsaw
I like the idea that my chainsaw was running throughout the entire Five Guys escapade.
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("Them" in my commands being the sunglasses, which I am giving to Dave. I'm not giving him deep-fried dead guy.)
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> Say "oops"
> Take dead guy's sunglasses
> Put dead guy in deep fryer
> Give them to Dave in hammerspace
> Put gun in hammerspace
> Make and hand over Kuildeous's order
> Follow Galz outside
> Search goon car(s)
You do all that.
The goon's cars are all empty. They were in too much of a hurry to start chasing you to put in anything.
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Take hamburger.
Put hamburger in pack
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Sorry, I just edited your post instead of quoting it. It's back to normal now.
Take hamburger.
Put hamburger in pack
You put it into your inventory, not your pack.
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Aww man, I was -really- starting to think that you were morbid Volt. I'm sad you didn't give Dave the deep fried man.
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Run back into restaurant and check goons for cell phones or other electronic communications devices.
Check for identification of the Goons.
If found on both counts:
Call back most recent incoming call, and claim suspect has taken off, but that we're in pursuit.
If not found:
Go to car and look for communication device.
If found:
Make call as per above.
Get in car, start engine, and pull to front of lot waiting for others to get in.
Put all communication devices and id's found in glove box.
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Run back into restaurant and check goons for cell phones or other electronic communications devices.
Check for identification of the Goons.
If found on both counts:
Call back most recent incoming call, and claim suspect has taken off, but that we're in pursuit.
If not found:
Go to car and look for communication device.
If found:
Make call as per above.
Get in car, start engine, and pull to front of lot waiting for others to get in.
Put all communication devices and id's found in glove box.
You found ID cards on all six goons, and one of them had a cell phone. You call the most recent incoming call and say that. The voice replies, "...Who is this?"
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Respond with the name of one of the Goons who did not own the Cell. Tell the man on the other end that the Cell owner (call him by the name on the matching id taken from that man), is currently driving the car.
If he insists on talking to the man anyway, press mute, and pass the phone and id tag to Volt (telling him to pretend to be the man on the id)
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Respond with the name of one of the Goons who did not own the Cell. Tell the man on the other end that the Cell owner (call him by the name on the matching id taken from that man), is currently driving the car.
If he insists on talking to the man anyway, press mute, and pass the phone and id tag to Volt (telling him to pretend to be the man on the id)
He says, "I have no idea who you are talking about. Wait... You're that random guy I called by accident... Why did you call me?"
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Damnit. Thought I had read that they had been called as "backup". I see that's not correct.
Apologize to man, saying that you meant to call somebody else.
Look through contacts on phone.
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> In between the above two commands, I hang up.
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Apologize to man, saying that you meant to call somebody else.
Look through contacts on phone.
> In between the above two commands, I hang up.
Too late, you hang up after looking through the contacts. He had already hung up.
The contacts seem to be contacts a typical person would have. Friends, family, etc. Nothing suspicious.
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Take phone.
Dial contact marked "Mom".
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Take phone.
Dial contact marked "Mom".
You dial, and it answers, "Hello Honey."
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Say "Oo oo! Ah AH!"
Pass phone to Kuildeous.
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Just so it's out there...
We all recognize that we've now:
A) Kidnapped a man
B) Killed a man
C) Deep fried a man
D) Stolen two cars
E) Fled from government agents
F) Committed identity theft on at least 8 individuals
G) Caused massive property damage
H) And littered.
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Just so it's out there...
We all recognize that we've now:
A) Kidnapped a man
B) Killed a man
C) Deep fried a man
D) Stolen two cars
E) Fled from government agents
F) Committed identity theft on at least 8 individuals
G) Caused massive property damage
H) And littered.
And just to be clear, there's only one of those listed above that I know will land you on the group W. bench.
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Say "Oo oo! Ah AH!"
Pass phone to Kuildeous.
You hear her freaking out as you pass the phone to Kuildeous.
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Hey, the kill was an accident, and the deep frying was just to make his corpse delicious. That sentence looks worse now that I typed it than it did in my head.
Seriously though, I expect to be wholly out of pocket today, so I follow Galzria around and will freely hand over any tools needed by the group.
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Tell mom I love her.
Hang up phone.
Brew not-tea.
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Advanced Tea Substitute? Run for the hills!
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I follow Galzria around and will freely hand over any tools needed by the group.
You will be in this condition until you say something else.
Tell mom I love her.
Hang up phone.
Brew not-tea.
You tell mom you love her and hang up.
What's not-tea?
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What is the positioning status of all players? I know Volt is in the car with me, and the phone is being passed around. Are the others in the car as well, or just around?
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What is the positioning status of all players? I know Volt is in the car with me, and the phone is being passed around. Are the others in the car as well, or just around?
Kuildeous and Jorbles are still in Five Guys.
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Kuildeous and Jorbles are still in Five Guys.
Oops.
Grab more peanuts.
Follow Voltgloss.
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Kuildeous and Jorbles are still in Five Guys.
Oops.
Grab more peanuts.
Follow Voltgloss.
You do that.
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Take salt shaker.
Take peanuts
Take spatula
Take apron
Wear apron
Exit building
Enter car
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Take salt shaker.
Take peanuts
Take spatula
Take apron
Wear apron
Exit building
Enter car
You take all that, and go to the car.
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Pull out of Five Guys away from the Establishment and towards the Industrial part of town.
Drive slowly and deliberately, as if we're looking for something (or someone), but keep us moving forward while watching behind the whole time.
Keep cell close at hand.
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I love that Volt's inventory includes David Smith.
More than that, I love that it includes Volt's hotdog, and that David Smith is eating it.
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Eat peanut burger.
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Raise arms
Fan pits
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Pull out of Five Guys away from the Establishment and towards the Industrial part of town.
Drive slowly and deliberately, as if we're looking for something (or someone), but keep us moving forward while watching behind the whole time.
Keep cell close at hand.
You start driving towards the Industrial part of town. Nothing much is happening, you still see the chaos behind you. You see a big factory type place in the distance.
Eat peanut burger.
You eat the peanut burger.
Raise arms
Fan pits
You do that.
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Ask Volt what he knows of the factory place, since he's lived here the longest.
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Ask Volt what he knows of the factory place, since he's lived here the longest.
You ask Volt this.
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Turn on radio.
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Turn on radio.
You turn it on. Brass Goggles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDRHx4cPgbE) is playing.
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Ask Volt what he knows of the factory place, since he's lived here the longest.
Respond that I have found it a useful place to buy and sell various odds and ends, such as jewel-encrusted eggs with brass clockwork canaries inside, menhirs, waybread, a petrified lobster useful as a nutcracker, and platypi.
Also respond that there's an unused storm drain around the back that connects into the basement.
Also:
> finish hotdog
> give Dave the hairy eyeball
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Oh, whoops. I thought Galz was asking about Legitimate Establishment. My bad.
Answer, "The factory? It makes cats."
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Ask Volt what he knows of the factory place, since he's lived here the longest.
Respond that I have found it a useful place to buy and sell various odds and ends, such as jewel-encrusted eggs with brass clockwork canaries inside, menhirs, waybread, a petrified lobster useful as a nutcracker, and platypi.
Also respond that there's an unused storm drain around the back that connects into the basement.
You say all that.
Also:
> finish hotdog
> give Dave the hairy eyeball[/b]
Too late, he already finished the hotdog. You better watch that guy, he could do something in there.
Oh, whoops. I thought Galz was asking about Legitimate Establishment. My bad.
Answer, "The factory? It makes cats."
You correct yourself.
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> Turn so I am not in Galzria's field of view
> Shut eyes
> Turn on Brass Lantern (blindingly bright)
> Turn it off
> Open eyes
> Knock out Dave with hammer while he is blinded
> Relieve Dave of loaded guns and chainsaw
> Put Dave in sack of potatos
> Tie sack
> Say "To the factory. I come bearing cat food."
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> Turn so I am not in Galzria's field of view
> Shut eyes
> Turn on Brass Lantern (blindingly bright)
> Turn it off
> Open eyes
> Knock out Dave with hammer while he is blinded
> Relieve Dave of loaded guns and chainsaw
> Put Dave in sack of potatos
> Tie sack
> Say "To the factory. I come bearing cat food."
You do most of that, but Dave doesn't fit in the sack of potatoes. You do still say you have cat food, though.
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> Empty sack
> Give potatos to Kuildeous
> Put Dave in sack
> Tie sack
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> Empty sack
> Give potatos to Kuildeous
> Put Dave in sack
> Tie sack
No, the whole sack itself isn't big enough. You give your potatoes to Kuildeous.
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Thoughts from the team on what to do with Dave? He's dangerous in one's inventory. Was plotting escape using my chainsaw and guns. Silly fellow forgot he doesn't have three hands, apparently.
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Incidentally, my inventory also seems to suggest that poking airholes in Galz's cellophane traps makes them easy for the trappee to free themselves.
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> Make a left at the next light to circle around towards the back of the factory
> Suggest locking Dave in the trunk
> Turn up radio and begin singing along
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> Make a left at the next light to circle around towards the back of the factory
> Suggest locking Dave in the trunk
> Turn up radio and begin singing along
You circle around to the back of the factory.
You suggest locking David in the trunk.
"La da da da da, La da da da da, La da da da da, La da da da da da..."
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>Pull into back of factory
>Drive up to loading dock
>Open trunk
>Turn car off and get out
>Search trunk for tire iron
>Take Tire Iron
>Leave trunk open
>Open passenger door
>Open Glove Box
>Take out ID's
>Place Five Guys order in Glove Box
>Tuck car keys in pocket
>Put on cellophane gloves
>Head to loading dock door
>Check and see if it's unlocked
>If unlocked open, then step inside
>If locked, call Volt over to chainsaw it after he's done dealing with Dave.
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> Make a left at the next light to circle around towards the back of the factory
> Suggest locking Dave in the trunk
> Turn up radio and begin singing along
You circle around to the back of the factory.
You suggest locking David in the trunk.
"La da da da da, La da da da da, La da da da da, La da da da da da..."
>"Meow Meow Meow Me... Damn!"<
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>Pull into back of factory
>Drive up to loading dock
>Open trunk
>Turn car off and get out
>Search trunk for tire iron
>Take Tire Iron
>Leave trunk open
>Open passenger door
>Open Glove Box
>Take out ID's
>Place Five Guys order in Glove Box
>Tuck car keys in pocket
>Put on cellophane gloves
>Head to loading dock door
>Check and see if it's unlocked
>If unlocked open, then step inside
>If locked, call Volt over to chainsaw it after he's done dealing with Dave.
You do all that. It is unlocked, so you step inside.
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>Look around
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> Put Dave in trunk
> Lock trunk
> Follow Galz
Spotty access today, so until further notice assume I am following Galz and handing over any tools requested.
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>Sing along!
>Hop on Voltgloss' shoulder.
(I'm heading away for the weekend, this seems like a good way to follow along with everyone.)
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>Look around
You look around. You are in a hallway, with two doors at the end. One on the right, one at the left. They each have signs over them, but you can't read them from this far away.
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Go right.
Read sign
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Go right.
Read sign
You go right, and walk into the wall. There is no sign here.
You're on the wrong end of the hallway to be at the door.
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Go left.
Read sign.
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Go left.
Read sign.
You go left, and walk into the wall. There is no sign here.
You're on the wrong end of the hallway to be at the door.
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Go down hallway
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Go down hallway
You go down the hallway.
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Read left sign.
Read right sign.
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Read left sign.
Read right sign.
The left sign reads: nuclear facility
The right sign reads: cat "making" area
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Open right door.
Go right
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Open right door.
Go right
You go in, and there is a big room. Cats are EVERYWHERE. All sizes and colors. There are kitty litter boxes in some places, which get cleaned by robots. Food comes out of random places. There is a hatch in the ground that opens sometimes with people bringing cats in.
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Wear work gloves
Take cat
Take cat
Rub cats together
Apply electrical charge to locked briefcase
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Wear work gloves
Take cat
Take cat
Rub cats together
Apply electrical charge to locked briefcase
It bazapicutes it. Nothing else much happens.
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Look in kitty litter
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Look in kitty litter
It's disgusting. It doesn't smell bad (to you), but it still is pretty disgusting. There could be buried treasure in there, but it would be pretty gross to look for it...
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...
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> Follow Kuildeous
> Hold breath
> Pick up kitty litter box
> Run back out to car carrying box
> put kitty litter box in trunk with Dave
> Close Trunk
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> Start breathing normally again.
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> Follow Kuildeous
> Hold breath
> Pick up kitty litter box
> Run back out to car carrying box
> put kitty litter box in trunk with Dave
> Close Trunk
The kitty litter box seems heavier than it should be. You run to the car, and right before you put the kitty litter box in there, David says, "No! Have mercy on me!" and you put it in the trunk.
> Start breathing normally again.
You start breathing normally again.
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> Give Dave 30 seconds
> Open trunk and pull Dave out
> Tell Dave that if he doesn't "remember" the backstory about why the Government is after me in the next 10 seconds, he's getting put in the trunk for good.
> Snap at Dave "Now start talking!"
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> Give Dave 30 seconds
> Open trunk and pull Dave out
> Tell Dave that if he doesn't "remember" the backstory about why the Government is after me in the next 10 seconds, he's getting put in the trunk for good.
> Snap at Dave "Now start talking!"
"I thought you knew, it was how you could suffocate people at will! We had no idea how or why, so we were trying to catch you to question you."
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The Five Guys likely has vinegar around, yes? When we're done using the kitty litter as an interrogation tool, perhaps we should head back there, get some vinegar, and use it to mitigate the kitty litter stench so we can search it.
> Point out to Dave that Galzria has been poking air holes in his traps exactly so that people don't suffocate, so his story doesn't make sense
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Offer to jump up and down on Dave to make him talk.
Demonstrate by jumping up and down on a peanut and pointing at Dave.
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The Five Guys likely has vinegar around, yes? When we're done using the kitty litter as an interrogation tool, perhaps we should head back there, get some vinegar, and use it to mitigate the kitty litter stench so we can search it.
> Point out to Dave that Galzria has been poking air holes in his traps exactly so that people don't suffocate, so his story doesn't make sense
He says that several years ago they saw someone who had suffocated from the traps.
Offer to jump up and down on Dave to make him talk.
Demonstrate by jumping up and down on a peanut and pointing at Dave.
You jump on the peanut, smashing it into thousands of tiny shards. While everybody else gets the message, Dave thinks that you're wanting to smash him into thousands of tiny shards.
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Make menacing faces at Dave.
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Make menacing faces at Dave.
You make menacing faces at Dave. He cringes.
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While I'm certainly enjoying the seeming randomness of all the things that are happening, I'm struggling to get a grasp of the point of it all... or rather, I get that there's a lack of point, but I'm not seeing easily the direction that the story is heading.
Maybe it's a mindset thing. I'm still trying to view this as a 'game' instead of 'This is happening, how would I respond', with, of course, the recognition that I'm not me, but instead Clark Kent.
Basically, not knowing what I'm aiming for makes it difficult to decide on what I should do next. Keep up the general seeming randomness, or aim for a straighter path.
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While I'm certainly enjoying the seeming randomness of all the things that are happening, I'm struggling to get a grasp of the point of it all... or rather, I get that there's a lack of point, but I'm not seeing easily the direction that the story is heading.
Maybe it's a mindset thing. I'm still trying to view this as a 'game' instead of 'This is happening, how would I respond', with, of course, the recognition that I'm not me, but instead Clark Kent.
Basically, not knowing what I'm aiming for makes it difficult to decide on what I should do next. Keep up the general seeming randomness, or aim for a straighter path.
I don't make a story. Extremely good players of the game are able to make the story.
The point of the game, in the end, is just to have fun. The reason I don't try to make things happen is that it hinders the possibility of what you can do.