Inform Mac Client (Inform version 1.82/6.41/10.1.2) ButteredToast4 Buttered Toast, the Great Dungeon Caper An Interactive Fiction by William Moore Release 1 / Serial number 230207 / Inform 7 v10.1.2 / D Dungeon 1 Meet & Greet Room The meet and greet room has stone walls and granite floors and ceilings. You can see Pie Room Door, Mr Linendot and TV here. > Buttered Toast, the Great Dungeon Caper An Interactive Fiction by William Moore Release 1 / Serial number 230206 / Inform 7 v10.1.2 / D Dungeon 1 Meet & Greet Room The meet and greet room has stone walls and granite floors and ceilings. You can see Pie Room Door, Mr Linendot and TV here. > x tv This television has a black shell surrounding a touch screen. The touch screen currently says "Touch Me!" > This television has a black shell surrounding a touch screen. The touch screen currently says "Touch Me!" > touch tv The TV says "Corey Corem has put out his latest album containing all new classics. You can find "It's a Plea Bargain, Baby!" with the hit single "Hit and Run in the Summer Sun" is available on all your favorite streaming platforms and local stores." > The TV says "The ex-wife of Firenze Prumt was found dead today in an apparent suicide while falling down the stairs. This comes days after said she has dirt on his activities many have claimed are illegal in nature." > x mr linendot He has lines for limbs and dots for joints. His perfectly circular head only has dots for eyes and a line for a mouth. > He has lines for limbs and dots for joints. His perfectly circular head only has dots for eyes and a line for a mouth. > talk to mr linendot Mr. Linendot says "Hey, kids! Welcome to the Buttered Toast, the Great Dungeon Caper. A scavenger hunt -- that is exactly like last year." Mr. Linendot looks you up and down. "Oh! You're not a kid. Whatever! I don't really care at this point in my life. Hurry up or you don't get the impressive reward. Also, have this can of rhubarb pepso on the house!" Mr. Linendot frowns and says "I'm legally required to use air quotes so as not to be sued by Pepso -- again --" You hear a loud click that came from the southeast. > Mr Linendot says "Hey, kids! Welcome to the Buttered Toast, the Great Dungeon Caper. A scavenger hunt -- that is exactly like last year." Mr Linendot looks you up and down. "Oh! You're not a kid. Whatever! I don't really care at this point in my life. Hurry up or you don't get the impressive reward. Also, have this can of rhubarb pepso on the house!" Mr Linendot frowns and says "I'm legally required to use air quotes so as not to be sued by Pepso -- again --" You hear a loud click that came from the southeast. > se (first opening Pie Room Door) Pie Room A voice says "This is the pie room! Take one pie but only one pie. Mwhahahahahaha!" There are a large assortment of pies laid out in the room, but most don't seem appetizing. The floors, walls, and ceiling appear to be carved out of granite. There is an opening to the southwest on the southwest side of the room. You can see Pie Room Door, blueberry floor pie and cherry floor pie here. > (first opening Pie Room Door) Pie Room A voice says "This is the pie room! Take one pie but only one pie. Mwhahahahahaha!" There are a large assortment of pies laid out in the room, but most don't seem appetizing. The floors, walls, and ceiling appear to be carved out of granite. There is an opening to the southwest on the southwest side of the room. You can see Pie Room Door, blueberry floor pie and cherry floor pie here. > take cherry pie Taken. > Taken. > sw Fluffy Puff Path You are in a slightly curving path that is literally carved out of the rock. It leads to the south. You can see Marshie here. > Fluffy Puff Path You are in a slightly curving path that is literally carved out of the rock. It leads to the south. You can see Marshie here. > give pie to marshie The pie magically starts floating from your hand into Marshie's open maw and is consumed in one bite. Marshie smiles, says "Thank you!", and floats away. > The pie magically starts floating from your hand into Marshie's open maw and is consumed in one bite. Marshie smiles, says "Thank you!", and floats away. > s Aquarium You find yourself in a giant cavern carved out of the living rock. Situated in the room is an aquarium full of water about the height of the tall ceiling and wrapping around the room with arches allowing for access to the southern exit. From the west and east, sounds of water trickling can be heard. The giant aquarium has branches leading in both of those directions. You can see Ginormous aquarium (empty) here. > Aquarium You find yourself in a giant cavern carved out of the living rock. Situated in the room is an aquarium full of water about the height of the tall ceiling and wrapping around the room with arches allowing for access to the southern exit. From the west and east, sounds of water trickling can be heard. The giant aquarium has branches leading in both of those directions. You can see Ginormous aquarium (empty) here. > w Western Aquarium The western area of the aquarium leads into this room that is carved from the stone and the ginormous aquarium ends here. You can see Fountain (empty) and Bucket (empty) here. > Western Aquarium The western area of the aquarium leads into this room that is carved from the stone and the ginormous aquarium ends here. You can see Fountain (empty) and Bucket (empty) here. > get bucket Taken. > Taken. > use bucket on fountain That's not a verb I recognise. > use bucket with fountain That's not a verb I recognise. > put bucket in fountain You use the bucket on the water fountain and it's now full. > You use the bucket on the water fountain and it's now full. > x bucket An old metal bucket. However, to poor Liza's chagrin, there is no hole in this here bucket. It is currently full > An old metal bucket. However, to poor Liza's chagrin, there is no hole in this here bucket. It is currently full > x fountain An ornate stonework fountain that seems to have an endless supply of water pouring out of it. > An ornate stonework fountain that seems to have an endless supply of water pouring out of it. > e Aquarium You find yourself in a giant cavern carved out of the living rock. Situated in the room is an aquarium full of water about the height of the tall ceiling and wrapping around the room with arches allowing for access to the southern exit. From the west and east, sounds of water trickling can be heard. The giant aquarium has branches leading in both of those directions. You can see Ginormous aquarium (empty) here. > Aquarium You find yourself in a giant cavern carved out of the living rock. Situated in the room is an aquarium full of water about the height of the tall ceiling and wrapping around the room with arches allowing for access to the southern exit. From the west and east, sounds of water trickling can be heard. The giant aquarium has branches leading in both of those directions. You can see Ginormous aquarium (empty) here. > x aquarium A ginormous aquarium. Fish that are easily spooked swim about inside. It has two tributaries branching off to the east and west. There is a hole in it to allow insertion of things. > A ginormous aquarium. Fish that are easily spooked swim about inside. It has two tributaries branching off to the east and west. There is a hole in it to allow insertion of things. > e Eastern Aquarium The eastern area of the aqaurium leads into this room that is carved from the stone and the ginormous aquarium ends here. You can see Goldfish here. > Eastern Aquarium The eastern area of the aqaurium leads into this room that is carved from the stone and the ginormous aquarium ends here. You can see Goldfish here. > x fish Yup. It's a goldfish that just happens to be golden colored. It is flopping about on the floor and seems to be struggling. > Yup. It's a goldfish that just happens to be golden colored. It is flopping about on the floor and seems to be struggling. > get fish I don't suppose Goldfish would care for that. > I don't suppose Goldfish would care for that. > put fish in bucket You place the struggling goldfish into the bucket, which causes it to swim around and seem happier. > You place the struggling goldfish into the bucket, which causes it to swim around and seem happier. > w Aquarium You find yourself in a giant cavern carved out of the living rock. Situated in the room is an aquarium full of water about the height of the tall ceiling and wrapping around the room with arches allowing for access to the southern exit. From the west and east, sounds of water trickling can be heard. The giant aquarium has branches leading in both of those directions. You can see Ginormous aquarium (empty) here. > Aquarium You find yourself in a giant cavern carved out of the living rock. Situated in the room is an aquarium full of water about the height of the tall ceiling and wrapping around the room with arches allowing for access to the southern exit. From the west and east, sounds of water trickling can be heard. The giant aquarium has branches leading in both of those directions. You can see Ginormous aquarium (empty) here. > put bucket in aquarium When you place the bucket into the ginormous aquarium, the bucket slowly dissolves and the goldfish swims quickly amongst the other fish and is soon indistiguishable from the other golden goldfish there. > When you place the bucket into the ginormous aquarium, the bucket slowly dissolves and the goldfish swims quickly amongst the other fish and is soon indistiguishable from the other golden goldfish there. > s Hall of Pictures The long passageway continues in an L-shaped pattern to the west. Inside it are several pictures and paintings, most of which are of no consequence and are quite boring. You can see Painting of the Tower of Plargh, Painting of the Mirren Lisa, Photo of a Deaf Zeppelin and Painting of Dogs Playing Yahtzee here. > Hall of Pictures The long passageway continues in an L-shaped pattern to the west. Inside it are several pictures and paintings, most of which are of no consequence and are quite boring. You can see Painting of the Tower of Plargh, Painting of the Mirren Lisa, Photo of a Deaf Zeppelin and Painting of Dogs Playing Yahtzee here. > x plargh The picture depicts the Tower of Plargh burning to the ground and a multitude surrounding it. They are cheering and waving banners and flags. > The picture depicts the Tower of Plargh burning to the ground and a multitude surrounding it. They are cheering and waving banners and flags. > x mirren lisa The artist took some liberties and combined the Mona Lisa with Helen Mirren. They did a great job of it! > The artist took some liberties and combined the Mona Lisa with Helen Mirren. They did a great job of it! > x deaf zeppelin For whatever reason, the photographer took an arthouse picture of a figure that looks like an old timey zeppelin but with hearing aids attached to the side. > For whatever reason, the photographer took an arthouse picture of a figure that looks like an old timey zeppelin but with hearing aids attached to the side. > x dogs It's dogs! And they're dressed up in cute people clothes and playing Yahtzee! > It's dogs! And they're dressed up in cute people clothes and playing Yahtzee! > w Spork in the Road The wonderful Hall of Pictures has lead to a dank path that curves to the south. At the end is a giant spork with two paths leading southwest and southeast. A giant splork is in the way of the southeast path. You can see Giant Spork here. > Spork in the Road The wonderful Hall of Pictures has lead to a dank path that curves to the south. At the end is a giant spork with two paths leading southwest and southeast. A giant splork is in the way of the southeast path. You can see Giant Spork here. > x spork It's a giant, white statue of a spork fixed in the ground. On it are carved, in scrawling letters, the word "RHUBARB". > It's a giant, white statue of a spork fixed in the ground. On it are carved, in scrawling letters, the word "RHUBARB". > sw The entire top of the cave is ripped open and a disfigured face peers down at you. The face says "You haven't had your healthy dose of Pepso today. Shame on you!" At that moment, a hand scoops you up and places you in the mouth of the face. Your last moments are of long, excruciating pain that overwhelms your senses and ability to cry out for help. *** The End *** Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last command? > drink pepso You pause for a moment after consuming the entire drink. You utter "Hmm" just before retching the entire contents of your stomach on the floor, which absorbs it with gusto. > You pause for a moment after consuming the entire drink. You utter "Hmm" just before retching the entire contents of your stomach on the floor, which absorbs it with gusto. > se Rightward Path The room is like the others except it does not go anywhere other than where you entered. > Rightward Path The room is like the others except it does not go anywhere other than where you entered. > nw Spork in the Road The wonderful Hall of Pictures has lead to a dank path that curves to the south. At the end is a giant spork with two paths leading southwest and southeast. A giant splork is in the way of the southeast path. You can see Giant Spork here. > Spork in the Road The wonderful Hall of Pictures has lead to a dank path that curves to the south. At the end is a giant spork with two paths leading southwest and southeast. A giant splork is in the way of the southeast path. You can see Giant Spork here. > sw Leftward Path This path goes on and on leftward. You can see Cheese Shop Door and Darcon here. > Leftward Path This path goes on and on leftward. You can see Cheese Shop Door and Darcon here. > x darcon He looks like a typical cook wearing a black shirt and pants. Darcon is laying on the floor in the fetal position facing the right and muttering "Two men enter, no man leave! Two men enter, no man leave!" > He looks like a typical cook wearing a black shirt and pants. Darcon is laying on the floor in the fetal position muttering "Two men enter, no man leave! Two men enter, no man leave!" > talk to darcon In a raspy voice, Darcon mutters over and over "Two men enter, no man leave! Two men enter, no man leave!" > > e Wedding Chapel It is a nice looking wedding chapel. Inside are two men wearing tuxedos and standing before a pastor. You can see Ken, Kent and Pastor here. > x ken He is an average sized man wearing a tuxedo and looking very nervous. > x kent He is an short sized man wearing a tuxedo and looking very nervous. > talk to ken Ken looks at you, blushes, and says "This is the man I want to spend the rest of my life with." > talk to kent Kent looks at you, blushes, and says "This is the man I want to spend the rest of my life with despite being a snorer in bed." > x pastor The pastor is wearing the traditional robes of Methodists. He is a tall man. > talk to pastor The pastor raises his right hand and says "I now pronounce you husband and husband. You may now kiss each other!" > w Leftward Path This path goes on and on leftward. You can see Cheese Shop Door and Darcon here. > enter door (first opening Cheese Shop Door) Cheese Shop For some reason, there is a English-style cheese shop in the middle of a dungeon. You can see Cheese Shop Door, Cheese Shopkeep, Cheese Shop Dancer, Cheddar, Venezuelan Beaver Cheese and Limburger here. You hear the door slam shut and lock behind you. You smile and say "I want to buy some cheese." Cheese Shopkeep looks at you, smiles, and politely says "Of course, sir! This is a cheese shop." > x shopkeep He is a short middle-aged man with black hair and a black moustache. > He is a short middle-aged man with black hair and a black moustache. > x dancer He is an averaged sized man, wearing a black suit and a black bowler hat. He is stepping one foot forward and backwards, then switching off the feed, all to the time of some slow cacodaemoniacal beat coming from the ether. > He is an averaged sized man, wearing a black suit and a black bowler hat. He is stepping one foot forward and backwards, then switching off the feed, all to the time of some slow cacodaemoniacal beat coming from the ether. > x cheddar A giant block of the finest English Cheddar. > A giant block of the finest English Cheddar. > x venezuelan beaver cheese A cake of the world-class, and famous, Venezuelan beaver cheese. > A cake of the world-class, and famous, Venezuelan beaver cheese. > x limburger A hunk of the smelliest cheese, you swear, in the world. > A hunk of the smelliest cheese, you swear, in the world. > talk to shopkeep He says "Would you like some cheese? Point at you want!" > He says "Would you like some cheese? Point at you want!" > point at cheddar Cheese Shopkeep frowns slightly but returns to their vapid smile and says "Well, we don't get much call for it around here, sir!" > Cheese Shopkeep frowns slightly but returns to their vapid smile and says "Well, we don't get much call for it around here, sir!" > point at venezuelan beaver cheese Cheese Shopkeep looks confused but returns to their vapid smile and says "Not today, sir, no." > Cheese Shopkeep looks confused but returns to their vapid smile and says "Not today, sir, no." > point at limburger Cheese Shopkeep looks down and their vapid smile and says "No." You look around "Figures. Predictable, really I suppose. It was an act of purest optimism to have posed the question in the first place. Tell me:" Cheese Shopkeep say "Yessir?" You say "Have you in fact got any cheese here at all?" Cheese Shopkeep vapidly smiles and says "Yessir" You say "Really?" (A short, awkward pause.) Cheese Shopkeep says "No, not really. Not a scrap." (You hear the unlocking of the Cheese Shop Door) > Cheese Shopkeep looks down and their vapid smile and says "No." You look around "Figures. Predictable, really I suppose. It was an act of purest optimism to have posed the question in the first place. Tell me:" Cheese Shopkeep say "Yessir?" You say "Have you in fact got any cheese here at all?" Cheese Shopkeep vapidly smiles and says "Yessir" You say "Really?" (A short, awkward pause.) Cheese Shopkeep says "No, not really. Not a scrap." (You hear the unlocking of the Cheese Shop Door) > e (first opening Cheese Shop Door) Leftward Path This path goes on and on leftward. You can see Cheese Shop Door and Darcon here. > (first opening Cheese Shop Door) Leftward Path This path goes on and on leftward. You can see Cheese Shop Door and Darcon here. > s Long Hallway This long hallway meanders around. After several hours, you discover that half of the hallway is brick and the other half is carved out of the living stone. There is an open archway made of brick leading to the southwest. > Long Hallway This long hallway meanders around. After several hours, you discover that half of the hallway is brick and the other half is carved out of the living stone. There is an open archway made of brick leading to the southwest. > sw Potato Room This tall, vaulted ceiling room is chock full of potatoes. There is a way out to the northeast. There are brown stairs leading up that appear to be made of tightly packed potato skins. You can see Potato Door and Bag of Potatoes here. > Potato Room This tall, vaulted ceiling room is chock full of potatoes. There is a way out to the northeast. There are brown stairs leading up that appear to be made of tightly packed potato skins. You can see Bag of Potatoes here. > x potatoes A large, brown burlap sack that is opened at the top revealing it is full of potatoes. > A large, brown burlap sack that is opened at the top revealing it is full of potatoes. > take potatoes Taken. > Taken. > eat potatoes Congratulations! You've eaten an entire bag of potatoes. The carbs have made you extremely sleepy. > Congratulations! You've eaten an entire bag of potatoes. The carbs have made you extremely sleepy. > u Kansas City, Missouri Financial District The Kansas City, Missouri Finance District is south of the City Market, east of the Library, west of the East Village, and north of the Power and Light Districts. There are several tall, rectangular buildings made of steel and glass, burying their past. Commerce Bank stands to the northwest. As you climb out of the sewer, two men walk past you. One says "You know what? We should visit Stull!". The other scowls and says "You know what? You should have good ideas instead!" You can see Door to Commerce Bank here. > nw (first opening Door to Commerce Bank) Commerce Bank Commerce Bank has a gigantic lobby and people constantly milling about. It's fairly cool looking from the white marble floors to the marble pillars. There's not much else here. People are trying to do business and don't have much in the way of time for you! You can see Door to Commerce Bank, Bad Cop, Corrupt Cop and Commerce Bank Lobby Locker (closed) here. > open locker Once you open the locker a dead body falls out of it. Several people passing by scream, alerting the two police officers. Corrupt Cop stomps over to you and says "Well, well, well! Lookit what we have here! We found a body that is stabbed to death. And, oh, what did i just find on you? A knife!" Bad Cop marches and paces around the room, shaking his head, and shooting icy glares at you. Corrupt Cop shouts "I think we've found our murderer!" You're brought before the judge. The prosecutor, dressed in the finest clothing that sleaze offers, stands at his table. He sneers at you as you approach the bench and are sat at the defense table. You look at your lawyer. Billy Davis, Public Defender stands next to you. His suit is as cheap as his cologne. His blonde hair is slicked back. He smiles at you. Billy Davis says "Judge! This is all a misunderstanding. My client would never have put the body in that locker had it been known to them at the time it was a crime! That's why they're innocent. The defense rests!" As you and Billy Davis sit down, he gives you two thumbs up and smiles. After many hours of courtroom deliberation and drama, complete with charts and graphs, the procsecutor rests his case, smugly. Then, the judge leaves the courtroom. Sometime later, the judge emerges from her chambers and says "The evidence is clear. You are guilty of the crime of heinous murder and will be remanded to the custody of the state until another trial is set where a suitable punishment is found. Bailiff! Take him away!" With that, the bailiff drags you out of the courtroom and puts you into prison where you await a sentencing trial. *** The End *** Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last command? > ne Long Hallway The long, meandering hallway is made halfway of brick and halfway of carved stone. There is an open archway made of brick leading to the southwest. Another archway leads to the west. > Long Hallway The long, meandering hallway is made halfway of brick and halfway of carved stone. There is an open archway made of brick leading to the southwest. Another archway leads to the west. > w Presser Release Room Silent figures in robes that are barely visible are in this room. At the front is a stage with Baron von Evil on it behind a podium. There is a way leading out to the east. You can see Baron von Evil, Lord Goodfellow and Podium (in which is Speech Papers) here. > Presser Release Room Silent figures in robes that are barely visible are in this room. At the front is a stage with Baron von Evil on it behind a podium. There is a way leading out to the east. You can see Baron von Evil, Lord Goodfellow and Podium (in which is Speech Papers) here. > x baron He is dressed like an old-timey silent film villain. His hair is wild and unkempt and has "crazy eyes". His teeth are sharpened and yellow. > He is dressed like an old-timey silent film villain. His hair is wild and unkempt and has "crazy eyes". His teeth are sharpened and yellow. > x goodfellow He is dressed in the finest of materials with a black top hat, a black tuxedo, and a pocketwatch secured inside a pocket on the chest of his tuxedo with a chain protruding outward and attached to something inside his pants pocket. > He is dressed in the finest of materials with a black top hat, a black tuxedo, and a pocketwatch secured inside a pocket on the chest of his tuxedo with a chain protruding outward and attached to something inside his pants pocket. > x podium A standard black, wooden podium. In it there appears to be papers. In Podium is Speech Papers. > A standard black, wooden podium. In it there appears to be papers. In Podium is Speech Papers. > get papers Taken. > Taken. > x papers These papers contain the neat scrawlings of a speech written by Baron von Evil. Included among them is an artists interpretation of a children's hospital. > These papers contain the neat scrawlings of a speech written by Baron von Evil. Included among them is an artists interpretation of a children's hospital. > talk to baron von evil MWUAHAHAHAHAHAHA! The hospital for orphans will give them the best care that they so desperately deserve. > MWUAHAHAHAHAHAHA! The hospital for orphans will give them the best care that they so desperately deserve. > talk to baron von evil Many say I lack compassion when dealing with my enemies and this is true because those who would harm the less fortunate are not deserving of compassion! > This is not going to be a home for orphans. BWAHAHAHAHA! This is going to be a place for hopes and dreams! > talk to goodfellow Lord Goodfellow snorts derisively and says "The great thing about the poor is they illustrate how rich I am". > Lord Goodfellow snorts derisively and says "The great thing about the poor is they illustrate how rich I am". > e Long Hallway The long, meandering hallway is made halfway of brick and halfway of carved stone. There is an open archway made of brick leading to the southwest. Another archway leads to the west. > Long Hallway The long, meandering hallway is made halfway of brick and halfway of carved stone. There is an open archway made of brick leading to the southwest. Another archway leads to the west. > sw Potato Room This tall, vaulted ceiling room is chock full of potatoes. There is a way out to the northeast. There are brown stairs leading up that appear to be made of tightly packed potato skins. You can see Potato Door here. > Potato Room This tall, vaulted ceiling room is chock full of potatoes. There is a way out to the northeast. There are brown stairs leading up that appear to be made of tightly packed potato skins. > u (first opening Potato Door) (The sound of a lock screetching into place is heard.) Financial District The Kansas City, Missouri Finance District is south of the River Market neighborhood, east of the Library, west of the East Village, and north of the Power and Light Districts. There are several tall, rectangular buildings made of steel and glass, burying their past. Commerce Bank stands to the northwest. Now, that was a weird dungeon. As you climb out of the sewer, two men walk past you. One says "You know what? We should visit Stull!". The other scowls and says "You know what? You should have good ideas instead!" You can see Potato Door and Door to Commerce Bank here. > Kansas City, Missouri Financial District The Kansas City, Missouri Finance District is south of the City Market, east of the Library, west of the East Village, and north of the Power and Light Districts. There are several tall, rectangular buildings made of steel and glass, burying their past. Commerce Bank stands to the northwest. As you climb out of the sewer, two men walk past you. One says "You know what? We should visit Stull!". The other scowls and says "You know what? You should have good ideas instead!" You can see Door to Commerce Bank here. > w Library District The Library district of Kansas City, Missouri is west of the financial district. It is most well-known for the downtown library, which has pictures of books painted on the side. It is northwest of the Power & Light district and southwest of the city market. You can see Melkior here. > Kansas City, Missouri Library District The Library district of Kansas City, Missouri is west of the financial district. It is most well-known for the downtown library, which has pictures of books painted on the side. It is northwest of the Power & Light district and southwest of the city market. You can see Melkior here. > x melkior He is an Eldarim turned undead after pledging his life to Death himself. He is currently held together it would seem by just simple rags. There are severely damaged parts on his body from previous battles. > He is an Eldarim turned undead after pledging his life to Death himself. He is currently held together it would seem by just simple rags. There are severely damaged parts on his body from previous battles. > talk to melkior Melkior says "Would you like to try some of this black ichor?" > Melkior says "You will kneel before me and Lord Death!" > talk to melkior Melkior says "I cannot believe that I was defeated by a dwarf and a multi-armed human." > Melkior says "I cannot believe that I was defeated by a dwarf and a multi-armed human." > e Financial District The Kansas City, Missouri Finance District is south of the River Market neighborhood, east of the Library, west of the East Village, and north of the Power and Light Districts. There are several tall, rectangular buildings made of steel and glass, burying their past. Commerce Bank stands to the northwest. You can see Potato Door and Door to Commerce Bank here. > Kansas City, Missouri Financial District The Kansas City, Missouri Finance District is south of the City Market, east of the Library, west of the East Village, and north of the Power and Light Districts. There are several tall, rectangular buildings made of steel and glass, burying their past. Commerce Bank stands to the northwest. You can see Door to Commerce Bank here. > nw (first opening Door to Commerce Bank) Commerce Bank Commerce Bank has a gigantic lobby and people constantly milling about. It's fairly cool looking from the white marble floors to the marble pillars. There's not much else here. People are trying to do business and don't have much in the way of time for you! You can see Door to Commerce Bank, Mr Linendot, Bad Cop, Corrupt Cop and Commerce Bank Lobby Locker (closed) here. > (first opening Door to Commerce Bank) Commerce Bank Commerce Bank has a gigantic lobby and people constantly milling about. It's fairly cool looking from the white marble floors to the marble pillars. There's not much else here. People are trying to do business and don't have much in the way of time for you! You can see Door to Commerce Bank, Bad Cop, Corrupt Cop and Commerce Bank Lobby Locker (closed) here. > x corrupt cop He is a white man with black, buzz cut hair and dressed in the finest blue of the KCMO police force. > He is a white man with black, buzz cut hair and dressed in the finest blue of the KCMO police force. > x bad cop He is a white man with a shaved head that is dressed in the finest blue of the KCMO police force. > He is a white man with a shaved head that is dressed in the finest blue of the KCMO police force. > talk to bad cop He appears to ignore you. > talk to corrupt cop He appears to ignore you. > talk to mr linendot Mr. Linendot smiles and says "So, you found your way out of that dungeon. Wasn't it weird!? Any how, somewhere nearby is your prize." > open locker Thinking that this is where the prize that Mr. Linendot promised you is located, you open the locker. Upon opening the locker, a dead body falls out of it. Several people passing by scream, alerting the two police officers. Mr. Linendot shouts "There is no way on this planet was that the prize!" Corrupt Cop stomps over to you and says "Well, well, well! Lookit what we have here! We found a body that is stabbed to death. And, oh, what did i just find on you? A knife!" Bad Cop marches and paces around the room, shaking his head, and shooting icy glares at you. Corrupt Cop shouts "I think we've found our murderer!" > Once you open the locker a dead body falls out of it. Several people passing by scream, alerting the two police officers. Corrupt Cop stomps over to you and says "Well, well, well! Lookit what we have here! We found a body that is stabbed to death. And, oh, what did i just find on you? A knife!" Bad Cop marches and paces around the room, shaking his head, and shooting icy glares at you. Corrupt Cop shouts "I think we've found our murderer!" You're brought before the judge. The prosecutor, dressed in the finest clothing that sleaze offers, stands at his table. He sneers at you as you approach the bench and are sat at the defense table. You look at your lawyer. Baron von Evil stands next to you. His suit is average and his cologne is tolerable. Baron von Evil says "Judge, jury, the court. There is no evidence at all that my client murdered the person in question. In fact, the only witness is a corrupt police officer. I move that his case be summarily dismissed." After many hours of courtroom deliberation and drama, complete with charts and graphs, the prosecutor rests his case, smugly. Then, the jury leaves the courtroom. Sometime later, the jury emerges and returns to their box. The head juror hands the judge their decision. The judge says "All rise! We will now read the verdict. The jury finds with one exception that the defendant is -- innocent!" The courtroom erupts in cheering. > get ring You can't see any such thing. > rub ring You can't see any such thing. > x ring You can't see any such thing. > s You can't go that way. > s You can't go that way. > x ye flask You can't see any such thing. > get ye flask You can't see any such thing. > n You can't go that way. > n You can't go that way. > se You can't go that way. > East Village Upscale buildings and apartments represent the East Village. The Power & Light district is to the southeast, the financial district is to the west, and the River Market is to the northwest. When you first enter, you see something unusual: two pimps walking towards each other. Once within reasonable proximity, and without a single pause as they pass each other, the two pimps high five, immediately low five each other, and continue walking, again, without a pause in their steps and as if this is normal behavior for them. > talk to corrupt cop He appears to ignore you. > talk to bad cop > *** n Missouri River It's a small, dirty river. You try to swim in the Missouri river, but you're not some kind of water craft. Instead, you get drug downstream. *** The End *** Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last command? > sw Fluffy Puff Path You are in a slightly curving path that is literally carved out of the rock. It leads to the south. You can see Marshie here. > s Marshie frowns and says "I don't have me a floor pie!". At that moment, he opens his eyes and shoots blue fire right onto you and you incinerate into dust. *** The End *** Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last command? > x mr He has lines for limbs and dots for joints. His perfectly circular head only has dots for eyes and a line for a mouth. > x linendot He has lines for limbs and dots for joints. His perfectly circular head only has dots for eyes and a line for a mouth. > touch tv The TV says "Billy Davis was recently interviewed about his latest film projects. Here it is! Billy Davis: "I want to make a movie about a farmer" Interviewer: "Okay?" Billy Davis: "He is a young adult, maybe late teens. and he lives in the desert." Interviewer: "This sounds fam --" Billy Davis "And his caretakers, who are his aunt and uncle, are killed. So he joins a smuggler, his buddy, and an old man to save a princess who is leading a rebel army against the evil empire." Interviewer: "That's Star Wars." Billy Davis: "No! Hear me out. They travel through space to get her." Interviewer: "Yeah, Star Wars" Billy Davis: "No! Anyways. She's being held on this space station that can blow up planets." Interviewer: "Ah okay that's Star Wars."" >