I'm working on speed drawing for 10-20 minutes a day, as a way to improve my art and to get warmed up for drawing something I might actually use in my current project. But I got to thinking, why squander all my rubbish art on my own poor eyes alone? := So I thought I might have a stab at resurrecting our interactive fiction game, just for kicks and giggles. So here's how it will work: I will try to update the game every night with a piece of game art that takes only 10-20 minutes to draw, as well as some explanatory text. If you haven't participated in one of these games before, here's how it works: you submit commands via text-parser-style to see if you can beat my game. Please precede your commands with the >> symbols so that I know what your command is. So post something like:
>>eat rotten sandwich, but don't barf until you're right in front of the mayor
...and then see what happens in the game. Let's begin:
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Welcome to the Hotel Exotica stars Jimmy Wag, a fiery yet diminutive private investigator, and his partner Larry Coffstopsky, a blind eccentric with the superhuman ability to track down anyone in the world by smell alone. Larry is "The Finder" and Jimmy is "The Seeker" of Find & Seek PI, a firm that picks up where official law authorities leave off. Now, in the damp of a late autumn evening, they have tracked their quarry, a runaway teenager, to the Hotel Exotica, a seedy establishment on the wrong side of the tracks.
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You are carrying: a loaded revolver, three spare bullets, half a ham sandwich, case notes, and a wallet.
Larry confirms that this is the place. The front entrance is just to the north, while a dark and scary alley lies to the east. The street appears to be deserted despite -or perhaps because of- the early hour. Now what?
>>Put the case notes in the ham sandwich and offer it to Larry.
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Larry gobbles up the ham sandwich, case notes and all! :shocked: Now you're just going to have to muddle by as best you can with good old-fashioned memory!
Love this!
Well I'm going to suggest what every self respecting adventure gamer would do:
>> rummage through the trash can
;)
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Due to issues of scale (both stature and artistic), it is Larry who is tasked with the garbage can rummaging. He paws his way through the bin with all the stealth and poise of an autistic raccoon. After several stomach complaints and a lot of false-positives, Larry at last seizes upon three potentially useful items: a woman's earring, a partially used match-book, and what appear to be a set of regurgitated case notes.
>>Use a match to set the bin on fire, then slide the bin into the Hotel Exotica (for a dramatic entrance).
Wait no!!!
>>Get the case notes first. This should make a disgusting piece-the-notes-back-together puzzle (laugh)
Oh yeah, sorry. I meant fetch all of the things from the bin first. :D
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Being an experienced adventurer as well as a qualified private investigator, Larry assuredly pockets all the useful items that he finds. After he squanders several matches trying to light the pavement on fire, however, Jimmy finally seizes the inventory for himself. Using the very last match, he sets the garbage can ablaze. Now it is just a matter of where to push it: to the north towards the main entrance, or to the east into the dark alley.
Quote from: Gurok on Sat 21/03/2015 03:57:02
>>Use a match to set the bin on fire, then slide the bin into the Hotel Exotica (for a dramatic entrance).
So I guess we slide it to the entrance...
Ha! Good work Baron. Great to see your absurdist pulp noir characters brought to life again through this medium. I'm still waiting for the Tarantino version. 8-)
Well, I was going to suggest pushing the flaming barrel into the alley but Mandle's idea of pushing it to the front entrance works just as well. But what about security?
Quote from: monkey424 on Sat 21/03/2015 23:06:53
Ha! Good work Baron. Great to see your absurdist pulp noir characters brought to life again through this medium. I'm still waiting for the Tarantino version. 8-)
Well, I was going to suggest pushing the flaming barrel into the alley but Mandle's idea of pushing it to the front entrance works just as well. But what about security?
Well, actually Gurok kinda said it. I would vote for the alley actually. Which brings up a good point: Is it one action per post?
Like if I were to post:
">>Eat the sandwhich and then climb the ladder. If there is a way inside then go inside. If I see something to open in the room then open it. If I find something inside then take it. Finally search everywhere before exiting the room."
It's going to start getting ridiculous. So yeah: what's the rule, Baron?
If it is one action per post then:
>>Push the burning trashcan into the alley
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A flaming garbage can dramatically announces its arrival at the main entrance to the Hotel Exotica. The patrons, or employees, or ...er, contract workers, seem unimpressed by the flair of your flare, suggesting that odd occurrences are the norm at this establishment.
Quote from: Mandle on Sat 21/03/2015 23:15:22
It's going to start getting ridiculous. So yeah: what's the rule, Baron?
It's going to
start getting ridiculous? This is the Rumpus Room, my friend, where just about anything goes as long as you keep your pants on. I as game designer will determine which actions register, which are decipherable, and which are just plain nonsense. In general I guess I'd be inclined to do multiple actions all at once if they were related (like LOOK in something and then TAKE whatever you find), just to speed up the gameplay.
Well, it looks like that sub-plot has come to a bit of a dead end.
>> Climb ladder to roof.
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Sensing that your presence may have been detected, you quickly (and gracefully) scurry up the fire escape.
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At the first landing, you discover three windows, all of them secured against the cool of the autumn chill. The western-most window and the middle window both have their shades drawn, although squinting carefully you can just make out the shapes of the occupants within. The eastern-most window is unglazed; instead, a few planks keep it closed to the likes of prowlers and other vagrants.
>>sniff windows
Oh, I love this kind of game :grin:
And your drawings are wonderful, Baron :cheesy:
QuoteLarry at last seizes upon three potentially useful items: a woman's earring, a partially used match-book, and what appear to be a set of regurgitated case notes.
This might be a good time to find out more about our little runaway. So...
>> Read case notes
The characters design is brilliant!
I already thought that when I played blue lobe inc.
and this confirm it!
>> Use blind cane to remove planks on the right window.
(wonder why nobody opened that plastic bag laying down there by the trash can...)
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Jimmy attempts to pry open the planks with Larry's cane while trying to decipher the partially digested case notes. Apparently blind-canes are flimsy things, and he makes no headway on the window, but he can just about make out a few of the details of the case. Apparently they are tracking down Almufwnth Mcrmgnck, a teenager who has run away from a strict middle-class home to live life on the wild side. Unfortunately the kid's picture has been marred beyond recognition by Larry's stomach acid, and specific details like height, weight, eye-colour and gender are now indecipherable in the notes.
Larry, meanwhile, picks up the unmistakable odour of gin and candy, mixed with a tinge of pigeon excrement. While mildly intoxicating, he is sad to report that the smell does not match the runaway you are tracking.
>> Climb up the second ladder :smiley:
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You climb up to the next level on the fire escape, emerging onto a narrow ledge abutting a mansard roof. Three windows are accessible from the ledge, and there is a precarious roof-ladder leading to the roof proper.
>>Have Larry sniff around for clues
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Larry snuffles about on the ledge, attempting to find the trail again. Alas, it seems the teenage runaway did not scale three stories illegally up the fire escape to gain entry to the hotel. But Larry does sniff out an abandoned squirrel nest and a whiff of stale perfume coming from the left-most window. According to the aroma differential between his left and right nostril, he estimates that the darkened window has been left open just a crack.
>> peek inside the darkened window
>>And then open it if the coast is clear (or clear enough)
>> once we've managed to open the window, we should proceed inside to the room on the right and question that giant long necked duck! He must know something!
Quote from: Haggis on Mon 23/03/2015 15:34:06
>> once we've managed to open the window, we should proceed inside to the room on the right and question that giant long necked duck! He must know something!
Ahhhh...that's why my anatidaephobia was acting up...
IT'S A COAT STAND!!!!! >:( ;-D
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After peeking, listening, and sniffing at the darkened window, you eventually deem it safe to enter. The room inside is still and sparsely decorated. Apart from the thick odour of stale perfume there is nothing in the room but for a rickety looking bed in one corner. As a garret room, perhaps it was let only to hotel employees? No matter. There is, however, an oddly shaped object concealed beneath the blanket on the bed....
There's a small tear in the corner and it looks like it's coming loose, so I'm going to say:
>>Take the wallpaper
>>Say "Niiiince horsey, who's a pretty pony then..." to the lump under the blanket
>> Poke blanket with white stick :smiley:
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With Larry's lifting assistance Jimmy is able to secure a piece of authentic retro wallpaper for his inventory. Larry then proceeds to poke Jimmy, then the door, then the open window, then himself, and finally the blanket on the bed with his self-styled "feeler wand". The object beneath the blanket doesn't move, it has a hard, solid texture, and has the outline of a modern art sculpture.
>> Take Blanket
>> Jimmy stand on Larry's back and look through peephole
>And pull down the blind so our nefarious activities go unobserved by any nearby lurking ducks....**shivers**
>> Check under bed
>> roll up case notes and use to make seductive duck calls out the window
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Jimmy jumps up and pulls the shutter closed, inadvertently knocking the window closed in the process as well. The loud bang of the window frame echoes jarringly through the room, but the noise stirs no reaction from the hotel guests. Jimmy decides to press his luck by performing his seductive "Canard à  la Frou Frou" routine using the rolled up regurgitated case notes, but disappointingly there is no mass response of infatuated and horny duck-hens.
Meanwhile Larry uses his feeler-wand to probe beneath the bed, discovering what feels like a duffel bag. After retrieving it, he takes the blanket from the bed and - bizarrely - prances about with it as a cape.
Despite the antics, this has been a fairly productive turn. Unfortunately the duo were too busy with their separate projects to coordinate on looking out through the peep-hole.
>>Have Larry listen (and sniff) through the wall grate behind the torn wallpaper while Jimmy checks out the....erm...Gollum zombie thingy on the bed...
(wow, this got dark fast...lovin' it!)
>> Open duffel bag
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Jimmy discovers a shrivelled and dessicated corpse on the bed! Judging by its discolouration, finger and toe-nail growth, and mummified state, he estimates that whoever once lived in the body has been dead for months if not for years. Given its eerie creepiness he is reluctant to examine the corpse any closer.
Larry sniffs out the old vent. The air smells stale, suggesting that the system has been sealed up for years. He detects no trace of the runaway teenager, but can make out just the faintest whiff of ...marijuana?
Previous to these lines of inquiry Jimmy had confiscated the duffel bag from Larry. Within it he found nothing but a frayed piece of rope, an ancient poker chip stamped 1958, and a mysterious charm necklace made of wooden beads and what looks like a rat skull.
>>Cover the corpse back up with the blanket out of respect and then try the Jimmy-on-Larry's-shoulders-looking-through-the-peephole thing again...
Ooooh. The plot thickens..
>> Sniff corpse.
>> Use the stick to flip the corpse over...
Ha ha! Sorry for missing last night, but I fell asleep cuddling my son, so no computer time in the evening for me. (roll)
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Larry refuses to give up his new cape on account of the fact that he believes it makes him look "cool" like Darth Vader. But he does oblige by sniffing the corpse (it smells of stale perfume -probably an Emaraude 1958), flipping the corpse over with his feeling wand (revealing a tube of purple lipstick underneath), and lifting Jimmy up to look through the peep-hole (he's heavier than he looks).
Through the peep-hole Jimmy sees what appears to be another door across the empty hallway.
Welp.
>> Pocket the purple lipstick and draw a symbol onto the bed (something representing peace)
>> Put the 'corpse' back down onto the bed and put the beaded necklace around its neck
>> Combine the frayed rope and the rat skull to create a seal
>> Tie the hands of the corpse together with the seal
(Now something actually helpful)
>> Open the door a little bit and look in every direction to see if there's anyone else, if there's no one else, run to the other door and smash it down
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Jimmy pockets the purple lipstick, but he doesn't go in for that weirdo witchcraft stuff. Instead, he uses the frayed rope to do a good ol' fashioned hog-tie on the corpse, just to make sure it doesn't come back to haunt them. Unfortunately due to the state of decay, one of the arms comes off in the process. In the meantime, Larry finds a new feeler wand!
The boys are working themselves up to charging across the hall to knock down the door.
You are now carrying: loaded revolver, 3 spare bullets, regurgitated case notes, wallet, woman's earring, blanket/cape, empty duffel bag, charm necklace, old poker chip, purple lipstick, feeler wand, wallpaper, and severed arm.
>> use lipstick, cape and severed arm to make Larry up like a bride of Frankenstein... Try to blend in.. Jimmy can hide under dress with revolver in case any patrons get touchy feely without paying up
>> Have Jimmy look through the peephole again (to make sure the coast is clear), then go to another door across the hallyway
Seriously, this whole scene is starting to remind me of something:
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Now we just need Antonio Banderas to come in through the door and say:
"Did they misbehave?"
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Larry is convinced to don some "war paint", thus using up at least half of the lip-stick. Then, after one more peak to make sure the coast is clear, they charge across the hall and break down the door of the opposite room. They tumble into the darkness, tripping over each other and the apparently copious furnishings that room 3A surprisingly has. Then the door is slammed shut behind them and all is black except for the lingering smell of ...lead and algae?
>>Firstly, Jimmy should explain to Larry that the room is pitch black and then ask Larry to sniff and feel around to work out the general layout of the room and hopefully find a light switch at some point.
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It's no use! They seem to be trapped by the twisted snare of Larry's super cool cloak! Struggle as they might, it only seems to tighten the grip of the sinister blanket. And to make matters worse, there appears to be some sort of raspy breathing sound emanating from the eerie darkness!
>> Call out for help.
>>Try to knock over and/or open one of the suitcases we seem to have fallen over. If we get one open, try to feel around inside it for something sharp to cut us out of this tangle...
>>pry lead out of one shell and load gun then fire into some of the flammable pillows and junk around you. LET THERE BE LIGHT!!!!!111!1!1!!111
Quote from: MiteWiseacreLives! on Wed 01/04/2015 06:34:39
>>pry lead out of one shell and load gun then fire into some of the flammable pillows and junk around you. LET THERE BE LIGHT!!!!!111!1!1!!111
Nice one, was thinking about the same lines... though Larry is used to "see" in the dark, so it should not make any difference to him if there is or not light. :p
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I'll be away visiting family over the Easter weekend so there will be no update until Sunday at the earliest. I look forward to reading many a hair-brained scheme when I return! ;)
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The dynamic duo call out for help, and then Jimmy wriggles the revolver free in order to attempt to set fire to the nearby bedding. Fortunately, just before he carries out his plan to burn the hotel down, the lights flick on by themselves! They are now confronted by the irate occupant of the room who now wordlessly hisses at the current occupants of his nest.
A DUCK! Well isn't this a twisted tale of deceit, Baron!
Aim the revolver at duck and make no eye contact while you ask him what sick and deprived things he's been engaging in at this seedy hotel. >:(
What a cliff hanger! 8-0
Will our hero's escape the peculiar poultry perpetrator? Or will they be.. DUCK SOUP!
Find out after this short festive intermission..
My plan is to:
>>DUCK!!!
Woah. Wait just one a second. There's TWO rooms with a duck? What an amazing time to be alive!
>> Weasel your way out of the awkward situation by posing as British Gentlemen selling fine silk gloves.
>> tell the resident that you are from the Federal Mattress Inspection Ministry
>> you have reports of illegal duck down in the bedding!
>> ask him to relate all he has seen/heard in the hotel to help with the investigation
Oh I know! I know!
>>Ask quacky there if he knows how to get down from an elephant!
Sorry about the prolonged absence. Family stuff.... (roll)
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Jimmy's attempt to aim his revolver at the duck results in a quick tussle, after which the duck emerges triumphant with the pistol! Now Jimmy and Larry are at his mercy! No amount of down-home humour seems to pacify him at this point. They better think of something quickly! :shocked:
Typically in these situations some dialog options would be available.
e.g.
Duck: (In 1930s gangster talk). Everybody just stay calm, see? And no one gets hurt, see?
Jimmy: Wait! Maybe we can make a deal!
Duck: I'm all ears. Make it quick squirt!
Jimmy:
1. Let us go and we'll let you off with a stern warning.
2. Let us go and we'll reward you with a generous supply of bread crumbs.
3. Let us go and we'll tell you the Secret of Monkey Island.
etc..
>>Jimmy tells Larry to "stand up" which in their personal code that the duck won't understand means for Larry to suddenly stretch out his legs to full length...(Jimmy has seen that Larry's foot and the duck's foot are connected right now so if Larry "stands up" then that should result in the duck tumbling back over the suitcase and maybe the revolver flying out of its hand)
>> Sing to duck to distract it, then knock gun out it's hand.
(geez, you all trying to get killed? (wrong) )
>> Excuse you selfs for the rough entry and explain that they are from the Hotel bagage service, and they come to collect it as requested by the room owner...
if duck = RoomOwner
>> Excuse your selfs and blame it on Larry for getting the room door number wrong.
Dialog options?!? This is a text parser game, my friend. Invalid input! ;)
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Jimmy yells at Larry to stand up. Larry tries to, but cannot get his footing, and so simply churns his legs in the air as if he were on a bicycle. This causes the duck to tumble head over heels over and over again like that time he was stuck in that dryer in Belfast. The gun would be going off wildly in all directions by now if not for the fact that the duck lacks the opposable digits with which to operate it. Now the only impending danger is that of imminent multi-directional duck vomit. In a misguided attempt to thwart this outcome, Jimmy starts singing a song about apologetic baggage mix-ups.
Awww, poor duck :wink:
We don't want to get hit by duck-vomit though, so:
>> Stop churning legs
>> Take gun from duck
>> Call truce with duck
HAHAHA Baron!!! I think that latest picture is my favorite so far out of a collection of great stuff.
I also want to thank you for this game. I always look forward to checking in at the Hotel Exotica (although I suspect you can never leave). It's always great for a smile, a chuckle, or an outright laugh.
Cheers mate!
>>Jimmy says "Drop the gun Quackles if you want off this ride!"
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Larry suddenly stops churning his legs, causing the unfortunate duck to go flying off into the wall at an awkward angle. It remains to be seen whether the force of his impact will suffice to keep him suspended there like a gob of rich pudding, or whether he will slowly and comically begin to slide down the wall like a frog on a wind-shield. For the moment the gun is free, but it is out of our duo's immediate reach. While Jimmy attempts a one-sided negotiation of the terms of a truce with the duck, he can't help but entertain the nagging thought that they should be using this window of opportunity for something more purposeful....
Woah that escalated quickly :-D
I'm going to say:
>> Use a caterpillar motion to escape the blanket of death
>> Jimmy use blind cane (zombie arm) to reach gun
>> coach Larry through untangling themselves from the blanket
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Although he's never seen a caterpillar move, Larry does his best impression of "ooching" based on Jimmy's meticulous description. Remarkably the manoeuvre works! Larry crawls away, leaving Jimmy lying free like a magnificently ruddy caterpillar turd. But there is not much time to bask in the glory of their successes: even now the duck begins to peel off the wall!
>> Have Jimmy grab the gun
>> Place pillow under duck, to give soft landing (if we're nice to the duck, it may co-operate with us)
>> then ask "green pac-man" what ails him ;)
>>Rummage through the luggage
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Jimmy quickly grabs the gun and then carefully repositions one of the nest pillows to cushion the fall of the peeling mallard. Meanwhile Larry attempts to either interrogate or gorge upon the green lily-pad design on the carpet (nobody's really sure which). As an afterthought Jimmy rummages through the duck's luggage. Most of it is full of sales samples of waterproof stockings for web-footed fashion-forward-females, but there is also the usual traveller's burden of toiletries, soiled clothing and untouched reading material. Jimmy pockets a packet of waterproof stockings on the assumption that it won't be missed.
Love image of the duck peeling away from the wall :grin:
>> Larry put on a spare pair of waterproof stockings (not the ones in Jimmy's pocket)
>> Jimmy tickle\interragate duck, and ask if he knows where the runaway teenager is.
>>Jimmy helps Larry untangle himself from the blanket cocoon and smooths his hair back into a less caterpillar-like do...
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Jimmy assists Larry with the delicate molting process, and he emerges as a beautiful butterfly, complete with an extra pair of webbed and waterproof she-duck socks. Jimmy's efforts at interrogating the duck are less successful, however. It appears to have been knocked out cold for the time being.
>>Go back out to the hallway and have Larry sniff around out there
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The daunting duo return to the hallway where Larry sniffs about, taking in the odours of the stained carpet and peeling wallpaper, as well as the wafts and draughts of the atmosphere in general. Smells of note are: stale perfume (probably an Emaraude 1958), lead & algae, latex stockings, hint of vomit, birthday cake, onion breath, Earl Grey tea, pizza mould, cigarette smoke, cigar smoke, crack-cocaine smoke, and the unmistakable tang of cockroach droppings. Larry can not pick up a trace of the runaway teenager, suggesting he or she has not spent time on the top floor of the hotel outside of a haz-mat suit or an oversized gerbil bubble.
Well, we've been in Room 3A & 3B, so we may as well finish investigating this floor.
>> Jimmy climb on Larry's shoulders, and look through peephole into Room 3C
Is it Room 3C or... Room X (dum dum duuuuumm)?
(It's Room 3C, but squint a bit and it looks like an X. Work with me here!)
Quote from: Baron on Wed 15/04/2015 04:01:03
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Smells of note are: stale perfume (probably an Emaraude 1958).
Quote from: Baron on Sat 28/03/2015 18:18:22
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But he does oblige by sniffing the corpse (it smells of stale perfume -probably an Emaraude 1958)
Is this just Baron being very consistant with Larry's olfactory senses or is this an important clue we should take note of?
Quote from: Gurok on Wed 15/04/2015 05:39:37
Is it Room 3C or... Room X (dum dum duuuuumm)?
(It's Room 3C, but squint a bit and it looks like an X. Work with me here!)
I actually typed Room X at first, then realised it was 3C :tongue:
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Battling both scale and perspective (not to mention visual continuity), the persistent pair try to peep into the confusingly labelled room closest to the stairwell. Is it Room 3C? Or a mysterious Door X that leads to parallel yet incomprehensible dimension made entirely of candy and giraffe tongues? Their proximity yields no clarification! Furthermore, upon close inspection Jimmy discovers that the peep-hole in the door only works in one direction: he can see nothing inside but a fuzzy darkness. Can our snooping sleuths be so easily stymied?
Ooh, giraffe tongues! My favourite! :cheesy:
>> Enter Door 3C\Door X\Incomprehensible Dimension.
>> Follow the Yellow Brick Road... ahem... I mean... see what's behing the door. :tongue:
My apologies for the delay....
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The persistent pair barge into yet another hotel room, this one populated by older occupants. The one is an moustachioed gentleman with heavy eyebrows biting an unlit pipe, while the other is a tarted-up old granny clutching a fist-full of dollars. At the appearance of the two detectives the older gentleman just stares sullenly into space, while the tarted-up granny gives them a lustful leer. "Why hello, boys!" she cries in a cracking voice.
>>Jimmy asks Granny how much she'd pay for some sexy-time with Larry, while telling Larry that the woman in question is actually Miss Universe...
(Oh Baron...btw...that cracked me up to see that the shadow WAS actually a coat-rack and not a duck....VERY nice joke after the coat-rack-looking duck in the other room...I can see how this kind of organic game structure can really inspire a releasable game project in many unexpected ways...In other words:
I'm totally stealing the joke!!!)
Spoiler
JK JK JK!!!
>> Jimmy read note on cabinet
>>talk to woman
>>tell them your looking for the two suspicious characters seen climbing the fire escape
>> Larry feel and sniff the coat-rack and make sure it's not a duck in disguise. (laugh)
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Jimmy sits down to read the note on the cabinet while Larry makes a thorough inspection of the old, gnarled and yet surprisingly supple coat-hook. He's pretty sure the coat-hook is not a duck in disguise, but based on its feel and smell it might just be a different animal in disguise. Possibly a shrivelled and starving walrus, or maybe even a giant monarch caterpillar. Whatever it is, it keeps saying "Oh, you!", and apparently calls itself "Magnificent Mable."
Jimmy discusses the details of the case with the older gentleman, who says he goes by the name of Phipps. He too has seen the silhouettes of mysterious prowlers on the fire escape, and wishes the detecting duo good luck in the apprehension of the villains. Sadly he can not help with the other case, as he is too short-sighted to notice runaways or indeed much else. His one hope is for him and his wife to pay off their vast gambling debts to Pepe Le Brûte and then be done with this filthy sin-hole for ever.
While he is talking, Jimmy reads in the note that a meeting between Le Brûte and the old couple is scheduled for tonight. Unfortunately Old Man Phipps claims not to have enough cash in hand to pay the debt. He and his wife were just brainstorming last-minute ways to raise a couple thousand when the dogged detectives had burst in.
>>Sell the old couple stock in the "Jimmy and Larry Detective Agency" telling them it will split at least seven thousand times by the time of tonight's meeting and take all their cash!!!
(jerk option ftw!!!)
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Jimmy pitches some stock-options in the holding company of Find & Seek PI to Old Man Phipps, on the understanding that they will be redeemable in stock as soon as tonight pending the successful conclusion of their case. Phipps replies that he is a compulsive gambler, not an certified idiot, before politely declining the offer.
Larry attempts to flee the greedy embrace of Magnificent Mable, who though feisty is fortunately slow in pursuit.
Time ticks on.
>>Light Phipps' pipe for him and ask to come along to the meeting with Le Brute as backup.
>> Larry "accidentally" open the cabinets and take the picture down with his extra arm...
>> Jimmy quickly excuses for Larry's clumsiness and checks for anything interesting in the cabinet or behind the picture (and discretely pockets if there's anything).
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Jimmy pretends to light Old Man Phipps' pipe, but of course he has nothing with which to light it. He attempts to broach the subject of hanging around until the muscular debt collectors show up, but is distracted by his efforts to steal the banana boat picture. Meanwhile Larry does his utmost to avoid the insatiable appetites of Magnificent Mable, "accidentally" opening the cabinet door as he does so. It has the smell of an Egyptian exhibit at the museum, but unfortunately he is too distracted by the chorus of creaking joints pursuing him to investigate the contents of the cabinet further at this time.
Ahhhhhh that's right....we used the last match to light the garbage can...
>>Jimmy jumps down from the table and grabs the window blind cord. He runs to Mable pulling the cord and blind to their limits. He ties the cord quickly around Mable's ankles and then gives it a tug, hoping that this will ensnare her upside-down hanging from the window blind. Larry feels around inside the cabinet.
I'm glad we lit that garbage can though. Can you imagine what would have happened if we didn't? :=
A lot off colour but...
Use pink (latex?) duck stocking on zombie arm and throw it into Mabel's arms in hope of quenching her violent lust!
Ewwww yuk (wrong)
Quote from: Gurok on Thu 23/04/2015 02:39:24
I'm glad we lit that garbage can though. Can you imagine what would have happened if we didn't? :=
(laugh)
Sorry folks, I've still got company at my house. I'll try to get an update in by tomorrow.
>> Jimmy examine corpse in cupboard :smiley:
(http://www.vanwijst.com/games/exotica/scene4g.png)
Jimmy manages to tie Magnificent Mable's feet with the blind cord, and then retracts the mechanism to suspend her helplessly upside down. For a moment thereafter Jimmy envies Larry his blindness, but then turns his attention with relief to the cupboard full of corpses. My, there are a lot of them! There must be a collector of semi-mummified human remains resident here at the hotel. Either that, or something nefarious is going on here....
Meanwhile, Larry is very satisfied with his use of a latex duck sock on his new feeler-wand. Now it's new, and improved!. He blindly casts a glance around the room for something to use it on. But unbeknownst to our daring duo, Old Man Phipps suddenly succumbs to his age and the stress of owing money to violent gangsters, dying right there on the table in a puddle of his own tea! Whoever will pay his massive gambling debts now??
>>Grab the cash, the old dude's hat and pipe, and the cup. Put the hat on Larry's head. Get the heck outa the room!
(http://www.vanwijst.com/games/exotica/scene5a.png)
Jimmy unceremonially strips the corpse of Old Man Phipps of anything of value, which consists of his prized pipe, his bowler hat, and all his wife's money (totalling an astounding $45). Unfortunately the antique tea cup he was nursing was smashed in the process of his unfortunate demise. Magnificent Mabel hectors the pilfering pair from her snare at the window, but is powerless to stop them from their calloused banditry.
Jimmy and Larry then flee into the hall, discretely closing the door behind them. There seem to be more cockroaches in the hallway than they remember, but otherwise it is empty of witnesses.
The pair are now carrying: loaded revolver, 3 spare bullets, regurgitated case notes, wallet, woman's earring, blanket/cape, empty duffel bag, charm necklace, old poker chip, 1/2 used purple lipstick, feeler wand, wallpaper, severed arm, latex duck stockings, tobacco pipe, bowler hat, $45 in unmarked bills, and a nagging burden of guilt.
>>Examine the burden of guilt. How big and what shape and colour is it? Have Larry sniff it and see what he makes of it. Finally determine if it is able to be opened in any way and if so, do so and look inside!
>> Take cockroaches :cheesy:
>> Go downstairs
(http://www.vanwijst.com/games/exotica/scene5b.png)
Larry attempts to acquire a cockroach, but the little scamps are far too quick and agile to be caught. At his approach they all scurry under the door to the old couple's room.
Jimmy, meanwhile, examines the burden of guilt. It is of medium size, but seems to have the propensity to swell if the situation deteriorates. Its shape defies description, but in terms of hue it is a healthy pink. According to Larry it smells of sweat and nicorette gum.
The prying pair prepare to head downstairs.
I'm thinking we can keep the burden of guilt growing by being even bigger rotters and cads and then use it later to block an enemy's escape or even maybe crush them outright so:
>>Pocket the burden of guilt carefully and head downstairs as planned...
>> Jimmy slide down banister to floor below
>> Larry wear charm necklace
Apparently I only "previewed" this yesterday without actually "posting" it. (roll)
(http://www.vanwijst.com/games/exotica/scene5c.png)
The Gumption Gumshoes proceed down the stairs. At the first landing they discover several potential inventory possibilities, including a gateway to the cockroach nest, a woman's orphaned shoe, and a mysterious irregularly shaped carpet stain. The thumping of heavy boots indicates that someone else is in the stairwell, climbing up towards them.
>>Tell Larry to stop where he is. Draw revolver. Point it at the dude climbing the stairs and say quietly "Nice and easy now big guy: Hands where I can see 'em...And not a peep please..." If he concurs then question him about the missing girl. If not...then BLAMMO!!!
(I'm assuming this is Mr. Le Brute so good riddance to bad rubbish if he ends up with a ventilated forehead as far as I'm concerned)
Meanwhile Larry sniffs the air for any hints.
Noooo!!! Don't miss out on a golden opportunity!
>> Make out session! Distract the burly man with the sight of these two men attached by their mouths!
Can we investigate that hole in the wall?
>> Investigate the hole in the wall
>>sniff stain in carpet!
Hmmmm a mysterious irregularly shaped carpet stain, I wonder what it is:
Spoiler
(http://i.imgur.com/3vu1J0k.png) Oh the possibillities are endless! ;)
>> When on it, also sniff airduct
Quote from: Wyz on Sat 02/05/2015 23:19:25
Hmmmm a mysterious irregularly shaped carpet stain, I wonder what it is:
Spoiler
(http://i.imgur.com/3vu1J0k.png) Oh the possibillities are endless! ;)
>> When on it, also sniff airduct
smells like a coloring ball carpet stain edition! :-D
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Larry sniffs the colouring-ball-shaped carpet stain while simultaneously trying to investigate the hole in the wall and smooching Jimmy, who draws the revolver and aims it squarely at the unknown burly-man who continues to slowly but ominously ascend the staircase. The carpet stain smells like teen spirit, the contents of the hole feel like the material culture of an advanced insectile civilization, Jimmy's breath tastes like twinkie and chewing tobacco, the unknown man seems nonplussed about both having a revolver aimed at his head and man-on-man lip action, and there is the sound of either flamingos flocking or a cocktail party emanating from the grate. Oh, and Larry says he needs a pee break soon.
>> Say "Mr. Le Brute I presume?" and try to shoot the axe out of his hand if he continues towards us.
>> Peep the peep hole
(http://www.vanwijst.com/games/exotica/scene5e.png)
Larry tries his best to peep through the cockroach hole, but he can't make out anything inside!
Jimmy tries to lounge indifferently on the stairs while levelling his revolver at the approaching hulk, but begins to lose his nerve as the extremely tough looking dude draws closer. "Mr. Le Brûte, sir...." he stammers, noticing with his peripheral vision that the muscle-bound man appears not to be entirely human. "Er..... nice battleaxe!" he squeaks feebly.
Le Brûte fixes Jimmy with a stare of loathing and disgust usually reserved for insects about to be smashed....
>>Take a real good look at the weird red oval embedded in the battle axe blade
(http://www.vanwijst.com/games/exotica/scene5f.png)
Upon closer inspection, the red oval embedded within the business end of the battleaxe seems to be some sort of Death Ruby, no doubt forged in the bowels of darkness by some long-forgotten god of the underworld like Anubis or Nergal or F. Spaghetti Monster Sr. In the mean time, although details are sketchy because of the terror of fear that now grips his mind, Jimmy is pretty sure he has shot his revolver at his assailant, and he is also pretty sure that said assailant caught the bullet in his teeth and then smiled briefly at him.
In an unrelated development, there seems to now be another stain growing on the landing carpet.
Also, Larry got bored of trying to squint out the difference between emperor cockroach and ditch-digging cockroach, so he has kinda wandered off.
>> Jimmy suddenly gives the big guy his most charming smile and hugs him warmly saying "Sorry man! I didn't recognize you for a second there! Long time no see! Don't you remember me?! I'm Jimmy! I sat behind you in the second grade!"
>> But only for the second grade because I couldn't see the chalkboard with you in front of me and I had to repeat the grade *tear rolls down your cheek* - but it's OK man
>> Admire skull tatt on arm
All good suggestions! ;-D I wonder what will come of them....
Unfortunately I've got this big presentation at work coming up in a couple of days, and its sucking up all my free time. But rest assured, the sassy saga of the Hotel Exotica will continue after the weekend.
~BvB
>> Dance the Time Warp :tongue:
Good luck with your presentation, Baron :wink:
What would be classic would be if you took the wrong memory-stick to the presentation and ended up having to present all your data for Hotel Exotica at the meeting...
And then the client says "AMAZING!!! Send that material to the advertising guys and have them start drawing up the Super-bowl commercial for next year!!! Oh, and give this dude a 100k a year raise!!!"
(http://www.vanwijst.com/games/exotica/scene5g.png)
Jimmy starts blabbering on about second grade, but the hulking brute in front of him is distracted by a drip that has come through the ceiling. As he ponders the possible source and specific chemical composition of the strange fluid that is gently pummelling him from above, one can't but notice that a window of opportunity has gently slid open....
In the meantime, Larry continues his wanderings.
>> Slip past brute
>> Examine hole in staircase
Quote from: Frodo on Wed 13/05/2015 04:15:00
>> Slip past brute
>> Examine hole in staircase
Grab the shoe, rip out a handful of brute's chest hair and then while he is screaming in pain, grab the axe that he has dropped, then do what Frodo said!
>>Quickly grab the corner of the wallpaper, peal it off & roll the brute with it to immobilise him. (cause everyone knows paper is the strongest material in the universe! (laugh) )
>> grab weird guy's tail and tie it around his legs
Quote from: selmiak on Wed 13/05/2015 23:21:08
>> grab weird guy's tail and tie it around his legs
Ohhhhhh that's gooooood...
and then:
>>Rip out a handful of chest hair and then kick him backwards down the stairs (warn Larry first). Get the shoe, look in the hole, look up to see where the water is dripping from, and then go down the stairs...
(http://www.vanwijst.com/games/exotica/scene5h.png)
Jimmy quickly ties the thug's tail around his legs, and then kicks him backwards down the stairs. He forgets to warn Larry first, but his companion seems to have wandered off anyhow. He does remember to retrieve a handful of chest hair from the thug before he falls, however. Jimmy also retrieves the lady's slipper (it's red), looks in the hole (the cockroaches have built a city similar in scope and architecture to ancient Rome), and examines the source of the leak (it appears to be dripping from one of many battle-axes embedded in the ceiling above the landing).
>> Take battle axe
Quote from: Frodo on Fri 15/05/2015 03:11:38
>> Take battle axe
I'm thinking it might be embedded in the ceiling...
So...head down the stairs to the next fun-filled area while doing a quick inventory tally...
Quote from: Mandle on Fri 15/05/2015 07:05:20
Quote from: Frodo on Fri 15/05/2015 03:11:38
>> Take battle axe
I'm thinking it might be embedded in the ceiling...
So...head down the stairs to the next fun-filled area while doing a quick inventory tally...
One of them is embedded in the ceiling. But we can see another one in the wall next to the stairs.
Hmmmm possibly, but I think the white curve under it is to indicate that it is spinning upwards through the air. Just my read on the picture though. So yeah:
>>if it is possible to get the axe then definitely get it!
(http://www.vanwijst.com/games/exotica/scene5i.png)
Unfortunately Le Brûte's awesome battle axe is embedded in the ceiling above the landing. The impact, however, has caused several other battle axes to come loose and fall! Now Jimmy can have his pick!
Jimmy and Larry together are carrying: loaded revolver (minus several bullets), 3 spare bullets, regurgitated case notes, wallet, woman's earring, blanket/cape, empty duffel bag, charm necklace, old poker chip, 1/2 used purple lipstick, feeler wand, wallpaper, severed arm, latex duck stockings, tobacco pipe, bowler hat, $45 in unmarked bills, nagging burden of guilt, tuft of chest hair, woman's red shoe.
Wrap the villain in the Blanket and stuff a Latex Duck Stocking in his mouth, grab the pick-axe looking axe it might be more useful.
>> Take axe
>> Find Larry
(http://www.vanwijst.com/games/exotica/scene6a.png)
Jimmy grabs a battle axe and proceeds down the stairs to the second level. There he hears the muffled grunts of an oaf trying to escape, the sound of a fountain gently running, and the sounds of someone kicking sheet aluminium resonating down the hall.
After that exciting action sequence, it's time for
some lucrative product placement a cold, refreshing drink. Investigate nearby vending machines.
Spoiler
Fingers crossed for some Onion Cola (Larry Vales shout out, baby! := )
>> Pull Larry out from behind the potplant. Ask him to sniff around for clues. Search Le Brute...
>> Help Larry get untangled from the plant. Investigate the plant.
(http://www.vanwijst.com/games/exotica/scene6b.png)
You try to extract Larry from behind the plant, but he says he's not finished yet. The sound of the fountain becomes more intense, then sporadic, then finally tapers to a drip. In the mean time, Le Brûte slithers off to safety, no doubt in some subterranean lair, to regroup. The sound of frustrated pounding on aluminium continues to resonate down the corridor, seemingly coming from the direction of the vending machine. As soon as Larry is ready you decide to proceed in that direction.
Lol @ Larry :=
>> Go to vending machine
>> Try to use poker chip in vending machine
ROFL!!! So both characters have now taken a pee since the game started. Larry had a tad more control than Jimmy though it seems... (laugh)
By the way...
>>Have Larry sniff Jimmy's trousers to see how they are holding up smell-wise and then dart down the corridor to the vending machine area as already mentioned...
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After determining that each other's trousers smell acceptably, Larry and Jimmy proceed to the vending machine. There they meet a Dame of Dangerous Disproportions who is attempting to assault the vending machine. Jimmy attempts to circumvent her fury and insert the antique poker chip into the machine's coin slot, but ends up kicked in the face. Perhaps a more artful approach is required?
Hmmm, this is a delicate situation alright. Maybe with a little charm and convincing, she'll stop.
>>Peel the wallpaper.
Hotel Exotica is bringing sexy back, I see. :=
Hmmm, she only has one shoe on.
We have a shoe like that, we found on the stairs.
>> Give shoe to woman.
>>Jimmy says "Heya Cinderella. Lose anything lately?" and shows her the red shoe...
Once you've woo'd her with the slipper act jimmy help Larry guide the feeler stick up through the vending machine to her beverage of choice ;-D
>>Use feeler stick on that ladys naked foot to check if it really is her shoe ;)
Quote from: MiteWiseacreLives! on Sat 23/05/2015 14:32:59
Once you've woo'd her with the slipper act jimmy help Larry guide the feeler stick up through the vending machine to her beverage of choice ;-D
Ohhhh niiiice...
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Jimmy tries to make a grab for the wallpaper but is foiled by the Dame of Dangerous Disproportions who now accuses him of stealing her shoe. He counters suavely with a foolproof Cinderella pick-up line, distracting DDD long enough for Larry to slip past and try his hand at the vending machine. While the distracted Dame of Dangerous Disproportions is still dumbstruck, Jimmy quickly offers her assistance with her vending machine woes. This softens the slap-the-creepy-guy look she was trying on for size, and for a moment she seems to be considering it.
Pull lever just to see what happens to Larry's arm!
>> Jimmy inserts coin from our ill-gotten-gain into the machine and pulls the lever, before or after Larry withdraws his arm...
> Pick up bug from the wall after pulling the lever
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Jimmy returns the shoe to the Dame of Dangerous Disproportions and then, while she's distracted, he uses the antique casino chip in the vending machine and pulls the crank arm. The contents of the vending machine begin spinning! Meanwhile Larry begins squealing about Mary Mother of God (perhaps he has smelled the presence of a pregnant Jewish teenager?). In the ensuing chaos the cockroach makes good its escape.
No! Not the cockroach! Now we'll never learn it's secrets! :shocked:
EDIT: Also, Larry! Noooo!
>> Pull Larry's arm out
>> Press button on vending machine
>> Nooooo, don't pull Larry's arm out just yet...Tell Larry to use his tangled (but hopefully not mangled) arm to stop the spinning wheels just when they get to all "JACKPOT" or whatever the winning combination seems to be. Once they are all safely in place push the button.
Then pull Larry from the machine and if he is bleeding apply the chest hair to the wound for padding and bind tightly with some stockings...
(http://www.vanwijst.com/games/exotica/scene6f.png)
The rotating dials on the El Vendito machine begin to stop, while Jimmy attempts to aid his stricken comrade. Unfortunately, with each tug poor Larry's arm seems to get more and more stuck!
> Push him deeper into the machine. The manufacturers of El Vendito wouldn't have prepared for that!
>> Ask woman to pull lever
QuoteJimmy and Larry together are carrying: loaded revolver (minus several bullets), 3 spare bullets, regurgitated case notes, wallet, woman's earring, blanket/cape, empty duffel bag, charm necklace, 1/2 used purple lipstick, feeler wand, wallpaper, severed arm, latex duck stockings, tobacco pipe, bowler hat, $45 in unmarked bills, nagging burden of guilt, tuft of chest hair.
>>Place the three spare bullets and lipstick container in a row behind the DDD so that she might slip on them in her high-heels and continue to stumble backwards over them if startled sufficiently...
Tie the latex stocking to the feeler wand and tie the other end to the lever of the vending machine...
Shove the feeler wand down into the DDD's cleavage and then quickly shove the chest hair on in there on top of it...
THEN Jimmy shouts out, while pointing at her hairy cleavage:
"OH MY GOD!!! SHE'S A MAN!!!"
(http://www.vanwijst.com/games/exotica/scene6g.png)
Your cunning plan fails.
Hang in there, buddy! One more and we hit the jackpot!
>>tie stocking to door knob
>>knock on door and yell about sending out your sister
But... room 2A has no doorknob! 8-0
The woman might be of help to us - she might know the comings and goings of people in the hotel. So we want to keep her on our side.
>> Untie latex stocking
>> Ask woman for help to free Larry
Quote from: Baron on Thu 28/05/2015 05:14:14
But... room 2A has no doorknob! 8-0
Curses! Is there nothing wholesome in this Hotel Exotica?!
Quote from: Baron on Thu 28/05/2015 02:54:34
Your cunning plan fails.
Hahaha...colour me all Baldrick...
I just wanted to try the stupidest thing I could think of to see what kind of picture you would create for it... (laugh)
And I was not disappointed! :-D
(http://www.vanwijst.com/games/exotica/scene6h.png)
Jimmy unties the now overstretched latex stocking and then humbly asks the Dame of Dangerous Disproportion for forgiveness, and for help extracting his friend Larry, and for any spare change she might be carrying. Meanwhile the vending machine finally stops churning, coming to rest with one box of Llama brand cigarettes and two cans of Garlic Cola. Larry's cries now fade to whimpers.
> Internal monolog: Damn it, Larry! Two out of three isn't how a winner does it! If we didn't have to charm this dame, I'd pull that handle again. :=
> Whisper: Hang in there, buddy.
>>Recover the bullets and lipstick. Ask the DDD what she wanted from the machine. Get Larry untangled. Shoot the machine and get her what she wanted
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Jimmy gathers up his cylindrical possessions and then persuades the Dame of Dangerous Disproportion to help him liberate Larry from the Vendito machine. They heave with all their strength, but can only budge Larry a couple of inches.
Hmmm, wild theory: could Larry be holding on to anything inside the vending machine, that's preventing him from getting free? :confused:
>> Tell Larry to open hand
>> Push Lever
we've been pulling on it so far...
>>It looks like we have dislodged the Llama brand cigarettes so retrieve them from the dispensing tray and show them to the DDD
EDIT:
>>It looks more like Larry is manipulating the left-most tumbler still...Tell him to try pulling it downwards one last slot if he is able to to bring the Garlic Cola can into place!
>> Kick the vending machine. (That normally works in real life (laugh)).
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Larry, perhaps a little irrationally at this point, refuses to relinquish his arm to the vending machine. Pull as he might, however, he can not free himself. Jimmy tries to wrestle the vending machine's arm backward, but the vending machine is a champion arm wrestler and refuses to budge! The Dame of Dangerous Disproportions goes back to her futile kicking of the machine. Is this the end of Larry Coffstopsky?
You are carrying: loaded revolver (minus several bullets), 3 spare bullets, regurgitated case notes, wallet, woman's earring, blanket/cape, empty duffel bag, charm necklace, 1/2 used purple lipstick, feeler wand, wallpaper, severed arm, extra stretched latex duck stocking, tobacco pipe, bowler hat, $45 in unmarked bills, nagging burden of guilt, tuft of chest hair, banana boat painting, battle axe.
>>Force the nagging burden of guilt into the machine through either the coin slot, coin return, or dispensing tray, whichever works. Once the machine becomes self-aware and develops its troubled conscience talk it into mending Larry's arm and releasing him. Make NO world-wide news release about being the first to create A.I.
>>Use battle axe on vending machine! (nod)
Do we have any coins in the wallet? :confused:
>> Open wallet
>> (Hopefully) Put coin in vending machine
Quote from: Mandle on Sun 31/05/2015 04:01:56
>>Force the nagging burden of guilt into the machine (...)
Lol! This was exactly what I was thinking :D
Quote from: Wyz on Sun 31/05/2015 13:12:28
Quote from: Mandle on Sun 31/05/2015 04:01:56
>>Force the nagging burden of guilt into the machine (...)
Lol! This was exactly what I was thinking :D
Randomly created A.I. in a vending machine FTW!!!
(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c201/Mandle/WHO%20THE%20HELL_zps6su5kypq.png)
Sorry for that...
There is no actual Alpha Team inbound...This has all been a glitch...
There is no such thing as SCP...
/me does the flashy thing
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Jimmy goes through his wallet but discovers no coins. He does, however, discover a coupon for a wind-shield cleaning, an expired drivers license belonging to one James Jokowi Wag, and a heart-warming picture of him and Larry from a carnival photo booth. A little nostalgic for those happier days, Jimmy puts away his wallet and man-tear and lends his battle axe to the Dame of Dangerous Disproportion while he tries to jam the Burden of Guilt into any mechanical orifice that will accept it. Unfortunately Jimmy's guilt is too large and malformed to fit in any of the vending machine's unblocked slots. But all is not lost, for Larry has heard the sound of the battle axe being readied and has redoubled his own efforts to extract himself.
>> Let woman smash vending machine with axe
>> Jimmy listen at door 2A
I hope the rising amounts of fear sweat will allow him to pull his hand free.
(http://www.vanwijst.com/games/exotica/scene6l.png)
The Dame of Dangerous Disproportions raises the battle axe to commence her final assault, while Larry frantically pulls at his stuck arm. Suddenly there is a
ka-chunk! sound as the last dial in the vending machine slides into alignment, followed by some sort of prize bell ringing. Jimmy listens intently at the door of Room 2A, but can not hear a thing with all the racket. Suddenly Larry's arm slips free of the machine and....
Spoiler
To Be Continued.... ;)
Since Larry's arm is finally free, I suggest a celebration...
>> Larry, Jimmy, and woman have a yodeling contest :grin:
(can't wait to see what Baron would draw for that :tongue:)
Quote from: Frodo on Tue 02/06/2015 09:09:47
Since Larry's arm is finally free, I suggest a celebration...
>> Larry, Jimmy, and woman have a yodeling contest :grin:
(can't wait to see what Baron would draw for that :tongue:)
But we don't yet know what condition Larry's arm is in, if any, or what it may have transformed into...
>>Stand by with the latex stocking in case a tourniquet in needed in the event of a severed or hopelessly mangled and bleeding limb...Also stand by with the chest hair in the event of mere bleeding wounds, in which case apply the chest hair to the wound(s) for padding and wrap with the stocking as a bandage...
(http://www.vanwijst.com/games/exotica/scene6m.png)
Larry and Jimmy celebrate Larry's liberation with a hearty yodelling contest. Their efforts are greeted by angry shouts and pounding from within the adjacent rooms, until suddenly they realize that the Dame of Dangerous Disproportion has disappeared down a secret passage that has opened up behind the vending machine.
>>Jam the duffel bag into the jam of the secret passage so that it cannot close completely and lock us out...Examine Larry's arm to figure out exactly what it has become...Pick up the pink note and read/examine it...Take a look at the circuitry and the panel on the back of the machine...
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Jimmy dutifully drops the duffel bag to ensure that the secret passage cannot be resealed accidentally. Then he examines Larry's arm, which appears to have gained some sort of elastic property, but is otherwise none the worse for wear. Upon examining the back of the vending machine Jimmy discovers some advanced circuitry, a cooling vent, and a service panel for replenishing the merchandise. There is no obvious latch for the panel, but it doesn't look like the bolts that hold it would be too hard to remove, if they had the proper tool for the job. Finally Jimmy examines the card on the ground. It reads: Token of Gratitude: On behalf of the Sisterhood of International Spies and Sabateurs (SISS), our agent would like to sincerely express their appreciation of your unwitting assistance in their mission. Use this card to redeem a free luxury automobile at participating retailers. EXP 31-12-17. This card will self-destruct in 10 seconds.
>>Before the 10 seconds expires quickly pick up the card and shove it into the cooling vent of the vending machine. Then get out of the way!
Quote from: Mandle on Sat 06/06/2015 05:10:18
>>Before the 10 seconds expires quickly pick up the card and shove it into the cooling vent of the vending machine. Then get out of the way!
Oooh good one, Mandle! Perhaps use that new stretchy arm to reach into the bowels of that devilish vending machine... Can we find a way to make a copy?! We could drive off into the sunset in a Lexus for crying out loud!
Door 2A has no door handle, so blowing it up might be the only way to get it there. :grin:
>> Slip self-destructing card under door 2A to blow it up
>> Use feeler want to pry open panel on vending machine
Also, what happened to our battle axe? Is it stuck in front of vending maching? Or does the dame have it? :confused:
Baron, I just have to say that Larry's continuing transformation always has me in stitches...This is exactly the kind of non-PC humour the world needs more of these days. I'm sure no actual blind people are offended by the story of a blind dude dressing up to look cool but actually looking more and more ridiculous as well because:
WARNING: Very non-PC comment follows:
Spoiler
Well, they can't see the pictures can they?
Ok I see how Frodo's idea will be a little more productive. Maybe let's wrap the note around one of the live shells and jam that under the door, make sure we blow it off the hinges. But stand n the stairwell please, I'd hate to see Larry get hurt we've grown very find of him!
(http://www.vanwijst.com/games/exotica/scene6o.png)
Thinking quickly, Jimmy tears the card in half and shoves one bit into the vending machine vent, and slides the other under the door of room 2A. But under intense time pressure he forgets to carefully wrap a bullet with the explosive paper! Instead of going back to fix his error, he wisely joins Larry in a cinematic dive down the steel stairwell to avoid the shards of wood and vendinium from the resulting explosions.
>> do a quick survey of the stairwell then head back up to retrieve duffel bag and see what is now revealed
(Explosions are fun!)
>>Do what that guy up there ^^ said and also retrieve some shards of "Vendinium"...This must be the undiscovered element that vending machines are constructed from and thus worth at least as much as "Youcantge-Titanium" which you have to travel to the distant planet of "Pandoratheexplorer" to find...
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Jimmy and Larry do a quick survey of the stairwell before retrieving a couple shards of vendinium for Larry's twisted-remains-of-bottle-caps collection.
Quote from: Baron on Tue 09/06/2015 03:15:50
Jimmy and Larry do a quick survey of the stairwell
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! (laugh) (laugh) (laugh)
Love that picture, Baron :grin:
>> Go down stairs on right.
>> Check inventory
Oh man, me and my sloppy text commands
>> use Larry's long arm to reach into room 2a and feel around for an interior door knob
>> sniff room 2a
Quote from: MiteWiseacreLives! on Tue 09/06/2015 15:23:44
Oh man, me and my sloppy text commands
>> use Larry's long arm to reach into room 2a and feel around for an interior door knob
>> sniff room 2a
YES!!! Also:
>> Use Larry's long-arm-of-the-law to reach inside the vent of the vending machine, if he has not developed Vendophobia from the last time...retrieve anything possible...
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Larry refuses to reach inside the vending machine again, but he does oblige by sniffing around and feeling inside room 2A while proceeding down the stairs. The scent of the runaway teenager has not yet crossed his nose inside the hotel, although he complains that since someone has apparently used garlic cola as a carpet cleaning agent in the hallway it is hard to be certain. Feeling inside room 2A Larry discovers something that feels like ...little piggies?
In the meanwhile, Jimmy tries his hand at limb deformation by trying to find something of use up the vending machine vent. He dares not reach too far, but he thinks he can feel a pack of Llama Brand Cigarettes at the tip of his fingers.
You are carrying: loaded revolver (minus several bullets), 3 spare bullets, regurgitated case notes, wallet, woman's earring, blanket/cape, charm necklace, 1/2 used purple lipstick, feeler wand, overstretched latex duck stocking, wallpaper, tobacco pipe, bowler hat, $45 in unmarked bills, nagging burden of guilt, tuft of chest hair, banana boat painting, shard of vendinium, a theodolite and a Philadelphia rod.
>>Pull the "little piggies" squealing from room 2A...Investigate the little gold thing on the floor near the hole in the door...Use the pipe stem to work the cigarette pack loose...
So we've lost the battle axe? :shocked:
Hmmm, maybe the dame has it?
>> Larry take little piggies
>> Jimmy take cigarettes
>> Join dame downstairs
>> Ask dame for battle axe
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Jimmy throws caution to the wind and reaches further into the vending machine, hoping to score a free pack of Llama brand cigarettes. Alas, with each advance of his pilfering digits, the pack of cigarettes seems to retreat slightly further up into its redoubt. If only he had a pipe stem with which to work it loose! From his increasingly compromised position, Jimmy can make out that the little gold thing on the floor is just a bit of pink painted plaster that was dislodged from the wall in the blast.
Larry pursues the Dame of Dangerous Disproportion in an attempt to retrieve the battle axe. Also, he attempts to take one of the piggies from room 2A without positive results.
>>Have Larry suddenly hit the "cord-retract" button for his arm while still gripping onto the little piggy that went wee-wee-wee all the way home...
Baron, what exactly is vendinium? :confused:
>> Use tobacco pipe to pry panel off vending machine and free Jimmy's arm
Quote from: Frodo on Fri 12/06/2015 17:41:54
Baron, what exactly is vendinium? :confused:
I believe it's the material that vending machines are made out of. (laugh)
Ah, thanks Mandle :smiley:
Quote from: Mandle on Fri 12/06/2015 23:31:38
Quote from: Frodo on Fri 12/06/2015 17:41:54
Baron, what exactly is vendinium? :confused:
I believe it's the material that vending machines are made out of. (laugh)
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Larry attempts to retract his arm, but there seems to be some sort of immovable object attached to the piggies which prevents him from reeling them in. Jimmy manages to pry off the remains of the vending machine vent, allowing him to peer up into the darkness to assess the nature of his difficulties. It is hard to tell for certain due to the poor lighting, but it appears as if there is some sort of rubber diaphragm preventing him from penetrating the vending machine any further.
>> Jimmy use shard of vendinium to burst rubber diaphragm
>> Larry tickle piggies :tongue:
>> Jimmy kick vending machine
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Larry tickles the piggies, resulting in a deep belly laughter and a dropped TV remote. Jimmy is able to pry the rubber diaphragm loose with the bent vendinium plate he finds on the ground, and then pockets both. Presently a cascade of merchandise comes pouring out of the back of the vending machine! There are Llama brand cigarettes, Garlic Cola and Broccoli Chips galore!
>>Pile the merchandise on the stairs to create a cushiony lining and glide comfortably down the stairs
Look, I just want to see what's down there.
>>Grab the remote before the big dude recovers from Larry's tickling. Hold the duffel-bag open under the cascade of merchandise until it will hold no more, then zip it closed and continue carrying it. Call Larry to come back upstairs before the pile of goodies blocks off the stairwell doorway.
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Jimmy quickly grabs the remote and stuffs the duffel bag full of the ill-gotten merchandise. But rather than return at Jimmy's beck and call, Larry's arm suddenly recoils down the mysterious stairwell! Curious, Jimmy follows his friend down the stairs.
The unknown occupant of Room 2A looks both ways down the corridor, and then furtively slams the door shut once more.
>>Check to see if the nagging burden of guilt has grown larger due to our pilfering...
>> Go downstairs
>> Press red button on remote control
>> Ask Larry if he has any scenet of the runaway teenager
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Jimmy examines the Burden of Guilt for any growth, swelling, or additional protrusions. While he is distracted with his examination, the metal staircase under him suddenly converts into a slippery slide! Jimmy slips helplessly into the depths below, and no amount of pressing the red button on the remote control slows his descent.
> Scream like a little girl on the way down. Later, deny having done so.
>>Put the duffel bag in front of Jimmy to soften the eventual impact waiting at the bottom. Put the remote and the guilt safely away and enjoy the ride!
>>Use Burden of Guilt on handrail. (Seems to have perfect "hook shape" ;) )
Larry reach up and slow Jimmy's descent
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The stair-slide turns into a chute, which stops suddenly a few feet above a cavern floor. Fortunately Jimmy's fall was broken by the duffel bag full of loot. Unfortunately, the contents of the duffel bag are now completely crushed and useless. Quickly scanning his new surroundings, Jimmy ascertains that both Larry and the Dame of Dangerous Disproportion are in trouble!
>>Say into echo-ey looking chute "Paging Dr. Brainbulge to the Emergency Room, Paging Dr. Brainbulge to the Emergency Room"
>>Throw Burden of Guilt at ray gun thing to knock it off target..
>>If sneaking is still possible after Jimmy's entrance (maybe the mad doctor guy is a tad deaf?) sneak up behind the droid, open the hatch on its back, and put the burden of guilt inside. I swear I'm gonna make a guilty-feeling machine somewhere, somehow, before this game is done...
>>shove Burden of Guilt down the mad cientist's throat! (roll)
Quote from: Cassiebsg on Tue 23/06/2015 15:25:00
>>shove Burden of Guilt down the mad cientist's throat! (roll)
HAHAHAHAHA!!! SASSY!!!
(By the way Baron: I LOVE your design there on the death-ray thingy...Lovely to look at!)
>> Throw bag at mad doctor
>> Kick over droid
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The evil Dr. science-brain guy is in the middle of his melodramatic villain's speech, and won't be interrupted by any distraction, no matter how bungling and graceless. Apparently his scheme is to zap the Dame of Dangerous Disproportions with his Reproportioning Ray, thus rendering her feminine allure negligible at best, and thereby allowing him to take over the world with some plan that must have been previously discussed before your entrance.
The villain thus engrossed in his performance, Jimmy is able to sneak up behind the droid-thingy and kick it! Unfortunately its mass, composite alloys and centre of gravity all combine to keep it quite stable, while Jimmy's foot feels like he just kicked a steel I-beam. Resorting to plan B, he opens its back hatch, and jams in the Burden of Guilt.
>> Jimmy pull Larry down, then let go, so he bounces like a bungee chord (hee hee :tongue:)
>> While Dr Science-Brain is distracted, Jimmy make a grab for his specs, so he can't see.
>>frisbe toss Jimmy's hat onto the lady's feminine parts
(The hat should absorb the ray's shrinking energy)
Quote from: Frodo on Sat 27/06/2015 04:37:43
>> Jimmy pull Larry down, then let go, so he bounces like a bungee chord (hee hee :tongue:)
Ohhhh nice...That gives me an idea:
>>Jimmy grabs Larry and pulls him down at an angle towards the bottom-left of the picture for as far as he is able to and then lets go...Larry should spring back towards the top-right thus hitting the deathray and knocking it around to face left so that, when it fires, it hits the Doc's massive brain thus shrinking it to idiot-level...
LOL (laugh)
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Jimmy pulls Larry back like an angry bird and launches him at the Reproportioning Ray, and Larry collides with it just in the nick of time! Evil Doctor Science-Brain is visibly perturbed by the sudden turn of events, while his droid assistant seems to be dwelling on something.
Now would be the perfect time to pants Dr Science-Brain!
>>Tell the droid that it can make up for all the terrible things the mad scientist has made it do by attacking him. REDEEM THYSELF LITTLE DROID!!! EXPUNGE THY GUILT!!!
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Under the influence of the Burden of Guilt, the droid is persuaded to turn against its former master. Evil Dr. Science-Brain's rant stops in mid-sentence, and an eerie silence fills the void. Or at least it would if not for the haunting peel of a girlish scream....
HAHAHAHA!!!
>>Push the mad doctor over. He should topple easily with his pants around his ankles. Hopefully he falls nose-first into the DDD's cleavage which might give her the outraged strength to break free and slap him silly...Get ready to catch Larry in Jimmy's hat in the event that he shrinks to a tiny size...If he starts growing instead then get the heck out of his way!
>> Throw droid at Larry, knocking him out of the shrinking ray.
>> Grab axe
>> Free Dame
Larry does not look so good, lol!
I agree with >> grab axe
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Jimmy commands the Guilty Droid to push his former master over, and the ever obedient droid obeys (but feels guilty just the same). Unlike when he used to pay his thirteen-year-old buddies to push him into precociously endowed girls back in middle-school, this time Evil Dr. Science-Brain's face does not land on target. Instead, he is almost immediately squashed by the falling Larry. Together, they completely block any passage to the battle axe, leaving Jimmy and the Dame of Dangerous Disproportions to contemplate their next move.
>> Ask Larry if he's okay
>> Command droid to free dame
>>Warn Larry that he is on top of a man so the situation does not get any more uncomfortable...
>> make droid play some shell game with dame, larry and prof.
>> make Jimmy guess the ...
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Jimmy commands the droid to free the Dame of Dangerous Disproportion, which it attempts to do (although it feels extra guilty for its efforts). Unfortunately she seems to be held on with some sort of Velcro power which resists the droid's most strenuous efforts. Meanwhile Evil Dr. Science-Brain escapes his leg manacles and flees into the darkness. Jimmy asks Larry if he is feeling well-enough to conduct a pursuit, but words fail him as he realizes the ravages wrought by the Reporportioning Ray.
Oh. Wow....
Spoiler
(laugh) (roll) (laugh)
I'm gonna go with:
>>search pants
>>take Axe
Oh man...
>>Keep quiet to Larry about his new condition(s)...One shock per turn is enough...
>>Try the remote on the velcro-power (hey, who knows with cheap remotes. Might be crossed frequencies?)
And by the way: I demand a Before and After souvenir postcard of Larry at the end of the game! (laugh)
I was really starting to feel sorry for poor Larry, what with all the injuries he has sustained so far and all the bad luck he is having. But now he has his very own boobies so its all been worth it in the long run cause what man doesn't want his very own boobies.......
yay for Larry :-D
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The Sleuthing Squad eagerly search pants, although neither find an axe to take therein (Jimmy finds a warhammer, while Larry discovers something that feels like a deep sea anglerfish). Their preoccupation with pants-stuff distracts them from the remote control for the moment. In the meantime the Guilty Droid manages to free one of the Dame of Dangerous Disproportion's hands.
>>Jimmy grabs the Guiltroid's ( (laugh) ) wheel with one hand as it flies by and grabs Larry's stretchy arm with the other hand in the hope that this might soften the droid's impact and not at all backfire in some sort of elasticatastrophe... 8-0
>> Take trousers next to Dame
>> Take axe next to Dame
>> Use axe to free Dame from Velco bonds
>> Retreive droid
:smiley:
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Larry uses his extend-o-arm to retrieve Evil Dr. Science-Brain's trousers and the missing battle axe. Jimmy fiddles with the remote control to see if he can't change the Reproportioning Ray's setting from B-cup to something in the outer H's, but doesn't seem to have any success. The Guilty Droid now indulges in a bit of wallowing, leaving the Dame of Dangerous Disproportion to escape the velcro table on her own.
>>Tell the droid his new name is Marvin
>>Retrieve wig and put on Larry. Replace Larry's hat on top of wig
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Larry gleefully adopts the wig as his own. Unfortunately the back got a little dishevelled from prying it off the velcro table, but that's probably the least of Larry's fashion faux-pas. Jimmy assigns the Guilty Droid the name "Marvin", but the ashamed robot abashedly responds that he already has the name "Nivram" and the changes might overload his delicate circuitry. Then he feels sorry for standing up for himself. The Dame of Dangerous Disproportion wonders aloud where Evil Doctor Science-Brain has squirmed off to, since he is apparently in the middle of a plot to take over the whole Eighth Ward of the city!
>> Talk to Dame of Dangerous Disproportion
>> Chase after Evil Doctor
>>Larry stumble on his long arm and kiss DDD... (laugh)
>>Jimmy collect all the trash from the floor (never know when we're going to need trash!)
>>Tell the DDD that seeing as we found her shoe AND saved her ass(ets) that she owes us an explanation. Ask who she is and what's really going on around here.
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Jimmy sets Nivram the Guilty Droid on garbage detail, but it doesn't do a very good job (for which it feels very guilty). Larry seemingly mistakenly stumbles into the Dame of Dangerous Disproportion, who vainly grasps for the battleaxe (now safely returned to our hero's inventory). To stall for time, she relates how she is a member of the Sisterhood of International Spies and Saboteurs, and she is currently working to thwart Evil Doctor Science Brain's villainous plan to depopulate the entire 8th ward of the city and turn it into a disnified wasteland of animatronic stereotypes from the 1950s. Then, pausing to think a moment, she offers you her card....
>>Jimmy looks at the card and Larry sniffs it
Quote from: Mandle on Tue 07/07/2015 04:52:53
>>Jimmy looks at the card and Larry sniffs it
Quote from: Baron on Sat 06/06/2015 02:57:04
Spoiler
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Nooooooooo! Reading the card causes it to self destruct! We're in an endless loop of blowing shit up. ;)
Hahaha ahhhh that's right...Well, we can use it to blow up the ray-gun so the Doc's plan can never succeed...Of course that might also mean Larry's boob-job can never be reversed but....meh...
>> Ask dame about missing teenager
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Jimmy tries to ask the Dame of Dangerous Disproportions about the missing teenager, but before he can fit a word in edgewise she quickly slips her card into Larry's exposed cleavage and departs in pursuit of Evil Doctor Science-Brain. Nivram the Guiltroid, meanwhile, experiences some intense mood swings. You probably have about seven seconds....
>> give card to Nivram and ask it to read
>> pursue La Dame
I think it's time to put the droid out of its misery.
Alternatively: >> tell Guiltroid that the only cure for it's burdensome guilt is to pursue the DDD and make an apology! But don't forget to leave a trail of garbage so that his friends can follow him and rejoice over his salvation.
>>Jimmy hits Larry's boobs on their underside in just the right way to propel the explosive card upwards to strike the ray-gun just as the card goes KA-BOOM!!!
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Jimmy instructs the Guiltroid to follow the Dame of Dangerous Disproportion, which it agrees to do reluctantly. He then heroically races to his friend's aid and slaps the underside of Larry's boobs, thereby launching the explosive card towards the Reproportioning Ray. Unfortunately, Jimmy didn't include phantom air currents in his trajectory calculations, and the card ends up fluttering back to embed itself in Larry's wig! You have 2 seconds....
>>Jimmy does a mighty leap, snatching the wig from Larry's head and hurling it at the ray-gun, then drags Larry down to hit the deck (trying hard not to fall on top of his boobs!!!)
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Jimmy leaps for all he's worth, but fails to attain the height required to reach the explosive card! He curses himself for not splurging on those spring-loaded shoes on his most recent trip to Shoeopolis. Suddenly there is a flash and a deafening soundlessness, as time seems momentarily to slow to a crawl....
Hahahaha! Because of the position of Larry's hand behind Jimmy's upper lip...Is it just me or does Jimmy suddenly look a lot like a certain Austrian/German megalomaniac?
>>Do an inventory check (we haven't had one of those in a while)
>> Go after Dame, and Evil Doctor
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Jimmy races after the Dame of Dangerous Disproportions, and Larry stumbles after Jimmy, a little dazed by the blast. Fortunately the SISSY-wig seems to have been constructed of mostly bomb-proof material, thus protecting the detecting duo from the full force of the blast. In a few moments they enter an unguarded doorway and stumble upon Evil Doctor Science-Brain in the middle of another rant:
"...maybe I should never have trusted that Bionic Monkey with my laundry, but no matter! Soon the rocket will launch, propelling you and my Fat-Blob Serum to the incredible height of approximately 40 metres, from where both of you will be spread over the entire eighth ward like a shower of pink rain! Then, when everyone in the ward has inhaled deeply of the serum they shall grow so fat they will burst, leaving this god-forsaken slum depopulated for my kitschy redevelopment plans! Buwahhhahahahaha!!!!"
You are carrying: loaded revolver (minus several bullets), 3 spare bullets, regurgitated case notes, wallet, woman's earring, blanket/cape, charm necklace, 1/2 used purple lipstick, feeler wand, overstretched latex duck stocking, wallpaper, tobacco pipe, $45 in unmarked bills, tuft of chest hair, banana boat painting, shard of vendinium, a theodolite and a Philadelphia rod, battle axe, mostly bomb-proof wig, evil doctor trousers, euphemistic warhammer, highly suspicious deep sea anglerfish, broccoli chips crumbs, orphaned Llama Brand cigarette filter, Garlic Cola can tab.
>>Bribe the monkey with the banana boat painting. Surely he considers anything to do with bananas high art?
>> Use lipstick to play 'Join The Dots' on Evil Doctor's head :grin:
>> Use battle axe to cut fuse on rocket
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Larry tries to tempt the Bionic Monkey with the Banana Boat Painting, but succeeds only in losing it to the monkey's kleptomaniac clutches as well. Meanwhile the ruckus attracts the attention of Evil Doctor Science Brain, who has apparently been expecting you. After only a brief speech he activates his latest invention, the Adventurer Voiding Vacuum, which suddenly seizes our sleuths in its insidious suction sector! Now the shortening fuse is well beyond the reach of the battle axe....
>>Jimmy swings the axe down embedding it into the floor and holds on tight to the handle while screaming to Larry to grab his hand, feet or whatever is closest.
Tell the droid to put out the fuse fire or he will just feel even more guilty later about having let the nice lady die in a million pieces.
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This sucks!
Now I'm going to have to work on my own game :-\
You're leaving us in suspence? :shocked::shocked::shocked:
But... but... that's just cruel. Crueller than cruel. You cruel man, you. :cry:
>>Remove the wooden on vacation sign
>>Use Larry's nose to work out why everyone's in the same room now
Haha!
>> insert 'burden of guilt' into Baron
>> tell Baron that no Hotel-X causes sadness
Cheers for the game so far Baron...I'm really going to miss it during this break: It gave me something to smile about each day, like a favorite newspaper comic strip...
Hope we can continue the wacky adventure soon!
Bump! Don't worry about your MAGS game, help us solve the mystery of Hotel Exotica!
He he.... I've spent a lot of time this summer tying up loose ends with regard to MAGS, but I haven't started anything new. First there was the voiced version of Fridge Follies (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=52315.0), then a whole whack of walkcycles and extra art for a revamped version of Oceanspirit Danish (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=50429.msg636487828#msg636487828). Next week I intend to devote my few spare hours to OROW, but after that I think I'll be revisiting the Hotel Exotica once more. So stay tuned!
Quote from: Baron on Wed 19/08/2015 02:52:10
I think I'll be revisiting the Hotel Exotica once more. So stay tuned!
YAAAAAAAAAY!!!
/me sits on his hands and tries not to squirm in anticipation...
*drums fingers, as she... *ahem* PATIENTLY waits for the hotel to re-open* :cool:
I like your pics and the characters;) They are so pretty funny.. Would like to see them in a 16-but game, for example, like Mario :)
I would love for this to return as a 16-butt game.
Quote from: Gurok on Sun 15/01/2017 04:00:18
I would love for this to return as a 16-butt game.
16-butts sounds fine for the graphics, but please go with an 8-butt soundtrack...