Please help me Please help me by Phillip J Rhoades Release 1 / Serial number 180922 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib 6/12N) ------------------- You find a small black box with a keyboard and a little screen buzzing and flashing at you. When you pick it up, you see the numbers "1979" scratched into the black plastic. You also see a message printed out on its screen: Hello? Is there anyone on the other end of this? Please. I don't know where I am but I found this thing that sends texts. Is anyone there? Can you help me? (Do you respond yes or no?) yes Someone answered! Thank you. I'll tell you what I see and you can guide me. lab It looks like I'm in some sort of lab or operating room, though all the equipment, except a stainless steel table, is gone. There are no windows here. There is an aluminum door in the north wall. The walls are covered in what looks like blood. On the table is a scalpel. I can also see a dead rat here. What should I do? >i I am carrying: a small black box Please, tell me how to get out of here. >x box I better be careful with it. Without it, I can't talk to you and I'll die. What should I do now? >x scalpel It looks sharp, but it's dull, for a scalpel... I don't know what to do. Please, help me. >get it Taken. What should I do? >x rat I see nothing special about the dead rat. Now what? >x blood I can't see any such thing. I don't know what to do. >x walls They look like cement blocks painted a drab color... if you can call that a color. Please, tell me how to get out of here. >x door I see nothing special about the aluminum door. What should I do now? >open it The aluminum door is locked! I don't know what to do. Please, help me. >l lab It looks like I'm in some sort of lab or operating room, though all the equipment, except a stainless steel table, is gone. There are no windows here. There is an aluminum door in the north wall. The walls are covered in what looks like blood. I can see a dead rat here. What should I do? >look under table I find nothing of interest. Now what? >cut rat Okay, hold on... Oh God, I think I'm going to be sick! It's so rotten! Okay, I tore it open and found a key inside. I have the key now. I don't know what to do. >x key A bloodstained key. Please, tell me how to get out of here. >unlock door with key I unlock the aluminum door. What should I do now? >n hall I'm in a hall. What few lights there are flicker on and off and the floorboards creak under my feet. There's the door back into the lab to the south and wooden door to the north. There don't seem to be any windows in this building! I don't know what to do. Please, help me. >x wooden I see nothing special about the wooden door. What should I do? >x lights I can't see any such thing. Now what? >x boards I can't see any such thing. I don't know what to do. >n The wooden door is locked! (first opening the wooden door) The wooden door is locked! Please, tell me how to get out of here. >unlock door with key Which do you mean, the aluminum door or the wooden door? What should I do now? >wooden That doesn't seem to fit the lock. I don't know what to do. Please, help me. >l hall I'm in that creepy hallway again! What should I do? >e I can't go that way. Now what? >w I can't go that way. I don't know what to do. >listen I hear nothing unexpected. Please, tell me how to get out of here. >x floorboards I can't see any such thing. What should I do now? >s (some time passes and you wait) I just heard something fall in the hallway. The whole room shook! lab It looks like I'm in some sort of lab or operating room, though all the equipment, except a stainless steel table, is gone. There are no windows here. There is an aluminum door in the north wall. The walls are covered in what looks like blood.The rotting corpse of the rat, cut and torn open, makes the room smell terrible. I think I'm going to be sick. I can see a dead rat here. I don't know what to do. Please, help me. >x door I see nothing special about the aluminum door. What should I do? >n hall I'm in that creepy hallway again! Now what? >x floor They are cold, clinical tile floors... I don't know what to do. >x walls They look like cement blocks painted a drab color... if you can call that a color. Please, tell me how to get out of here. >knock on wooden That's not a verb I recognise. What should I do now? >i I am carrying: a bloodstained key a scalpel a small black box I don't know what to do. Please, help me. >open wooden with scalpel That doesn't seem to fit the lock. What should I do? >open box I better be careful with it. Without it, I can't talk to you and I'll die. Now what? >drop box I better be careful with it. Without it, I can't talk to you and I'll die. I don't know what to do. >shout I didn't understand that sentence. Please, tell me how to get out of here. >l hall I'm in that creepy hallway again! What should I do now? >vomit That's not a verb I recognise. I don't know what to do. Please, help me. >s (some time passes and you wait) I just heard something fall in the hallway. The whole room shook! lab It looks like I'm in some sort of lab or operating room, though all the equipment, except a stainless steel table, is gone. There are no windows here. There is an aluminum door in the north wall. The walls are covered in what looks like blood.The rotting corpse of the rat, cut and torn open, makes the room smell terrible. I think I'm going to be sick. I can see a dead rat here. What should I do? >x table I see nothing special about the table. Now what? >x corpse I can't see any such thing. I don't know what to do. >cut me Cutting me up would achieve little. Please, tell me how to get out of here. >n hall I'm in that creepy hallway again! What should I do now? >cut door Which do you mean, the aluminum door or the wooden door? I don't know what to do. Please, help me. >wooden Cutting it up would achieve little. What should I do? >s (some time passes and you wait) I just heard something fall in the hallway. The whole room shook! lab It looks like I'm in some sort of lab or operating room, though all the equipment, except a stainless steel table, is gone. There are no windows here. There is an aluminum door in the north wall. The walls are covered in what looks like blood.The rotting corpse of the rat, cut and torn open, makes the room smell terrible. I think I'm going to be sick. I can see a dead rat here. Now what? >push table north The table cannot be pushed from place to place. I don't know what to do. >stand on table That's not something I can stand on. Please, tell me how to get out of here. >x ceiling Surprisingly high up. I don't think I could reach it, not even with a running start to a jump. What should I do now? >n hall I'm in that creepy hallway again! I don't know what to do. Please, help me. >x ceiling Surprisingly high up. I don't think I could reach it, not even with a running start to a jump. What should I do? >jump I jump on the spot. Now what? >search floor I found a loose tile in the floor. I don't know what to do. >get tile That's hardly portable. Please, tell me how to get out of here. >open tile I had to pry it a bit with the scalpel, but I managed to open it I open the loose tile, revealing a stone key. What should I do now? >get stone Taken. I don't know what to do. Please, help me. >unlock wooden with stone I unlock the wooden door. What should I do? >n (some time passes and you wait) I just heard something fall in the hallway. The whole room shook! Empty Library Lots of empty shelves, but no books. There's a chair that's rotting away with age, but looks like it used to be comfortable. There's also a little table next to the chair. Another room without windows. Where is the outside? Now what? >s It won't open. And I don't want to go back there anyway. I want to get out of here! (first opening the wooden door) It won't open. And I don't want to go back there anyway. I want to get out of here! I don't know what to do. >x shelves They are empty except for a lot of dust. Please, tell me how to get out of here. >x chair It's covered in dust, cobwebs, and looks like the fabric is ready to split open. What should I do now? >cut it Cutting it up would achieve little. I don't know what to do. Please, help me. >x table It's just a rickety old side table. What should I do? >search it It's just a rickety old side table. Now what? >look under it I find nothing of interest. I don't know what to do. >look under chair I find nothing of interest. Please, tell me how to get out of here. >sit What do you want to sit on? What should I do now? >chair Fine. But I don't know what sitting around will do to get me out of here. I get onto the chair. I don't know what to do. Please, help me. >stand I get off the chair. Empty Library I already told you all of this... Lots of empty shelves, but no books. There's a chair that's rotting away with age, but looks like it used to be comfortable. There's also a little table next to the chair. What should I do? >x door I see nothing special about the wooden door. Now what? >x floor They are cold, clinical tile floors... I don't know what to do. >x walls They look like cement blocks painted a drab color... if you can call that a color. Please, tell me how to get out of here. >i I am carrying: a stone key a bloodstained key a scalpel a small black box What should I do now? >x stone I see nothing special about the stone key. I don't know what to do. Please, help me. >cut fabric I can't see any such thing. What should I do? >push chair It is fixed in place. Now what? >push table It is fixed in place. I don't know what to do. >search walls I find nothing of interest. Please, tell me how to get out of here. >search chair There is nothing on the chair. What should I do now? >search table It's just a rickety old side table. I don't know what to do. Please, help me. >search floor I find nothing of interest. What should I do? >search ceiling I find nothing of interest. Now what? >push shelves It is fixed in place. I don't know what to do. >pull shelves It is fixed in place. Please, tell me how to get out of here. >l Empty Library I already told you all of this... Lots of empty shelves, but no books. There's a chair that's rotting away with age, but looks like it used to be comfortable. There's also a little table next to the chair. What should I do now? >climb shelves Little is to be achieved by that. I don't know what to do. Please, help me. >open chair It isn't something I can open. What should I do? >open table It isn't something I can open. Now what? >get all There are none at all available! I don't know what to do. >look under chair I find nothing of interest. Please, tell me how to get out of here. >look behind shelves I can't see any such thing. What should I do now? >pull shelves It is fixed in place. I don't know what to do. Please, help me. >break chair Violence isn't the answer to this one. What should I do? >break table Violence isn't the answer to this one. Now what? >break shelves Violence isn't the answer to this one. I don't know what to do. >put box on table I better be careful with it. Without it, I can't talk to you and I'll die. Please, tell me how to get out of here. >put all on table stone key: Done. bloodstained key: Done. scalpel: Done. small black box: I better be careful with it. Without it, I can't talk to you and I'll die. What should I do now? >undo Empty Library [Previous turn undone.] What should I do now? >turn chair It is fixed in place. I don't know what to do. Please, help me. >turn table It is fixed in place. What should I do? >turn shelves It is fixed in place. Now what? >e I can't go that way. I don't know what to do. >w I can't go that way. Please, tell me how to get out of here. >n I can't go that way. What should I do now? >u I can't go that way. I don't know what to do. Please, help me. >d I can't go that way. What should I do? >sleep I am not feeling especially drowsy. Now what? >s It won't open. And I don't want to go back there anyway. I want to get out of here! (first opening the wooden door) It won't open. And I don't want to go back there anyway. I want to get out of here! I don't know what to do. >x me As good-looking as ever. Please, tell me how to get out of here. >x you I can't see any such thing. What should I do now? >touch chair I feel nothing unexpected. I don't know what to do. Please, help me. >wake up The dreadful truth is, this is not a dream. What should I do? >think What a good idea. Now what? >smell I smell nothing unexpected. I don't know what to do. >cut chair Cutting it up would achieve little. Please, tell me how to get out of here. >rub box I better be careful with it. Without it, I can't talk to you and I'll die. What should I do now? >search wall I find nothing of interest. I don't know what to do. Please, help me. >search table It's just a rickety old side table. What should I do? >search char I can't see any such thing. Now what? >search chair There is nothing on the chair. I don't know what to do. >search shelves They are empty except for a lot of dust. Please, tell me how to get out of here. >x dust I can't see any such thing. What should I do now? >sit on chair Fine. But I don't know what sitting around will do to get me out of here. I get onto the chair. I don't know what to do. Please, help me. >x chair It's covered in dust, cobwebs, and looks like the fabric is ready to split open. What should I do? >x shelves They are empty except for a lot of dust. Now what? >x table Hey! There's a button on the side of the table! I don't know what to do. >push button (some time passes. You worry, but there's nothing you can do but wait.) (Eventually, the device buzzes alive with new messages.) Sorry it took me so long. The chair dumped me into a trap door. I almost broke this thing when I fell. Now I'm someplace new. Grey Box It's a very sparse room. Four grey walls. A grey floor. A grey ceiling. There's also a keypad of some sort on a wall. Please, tell me how to get out of here. >x keypad It's a little metallic square on one wall. There are a bunch of numbers on it. Looks like an ATM keypad. What should I do now? >read it It's a little metallic square on one wall. There are a bunch of numbers on it. Looks like an ATM keypad. I don't know what to do. Please, help me. >x numbers I can't see any such thing. What should I do? >i I am carrying: a stone key a bloodstained key a scalpel a small black box Now what? >push 1979 What do you want to push that on? I don't know what to do. >keypad (Time passes. The silent screen stares at you for what seems like hours compressed into what you know are seconds.) (A vibration from the device brings your attention back to its screen) I got out! Thank you! You save my life! I can see my house from here! Hey, my name is [REDACTED] and I'm in [REDACTED]. We should meet! I'm going home to call the police. *** You probably saved a life and defeated a twisted villain. However, you will never know for sure. The device goes forever silent. The police don't take you seriously. You never hear anything on the news about it. *** Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last command?