Start of a transcript of The Missing City Council A perfectly normal mystery. Release 1 / Serial number 260404 / Inform v6.41 PunyInform v5.14.1 SDR > about That is not a verb I recognize. > credits That is not a verb I recognize. > help That is not a verb I recognize. > x me As good-looking as ever. > i You are empty handed. > * I guess from the blurb I'm here for a zoning hearing but would be nice to ha [Comment recorded] > l Loimijoki City Hall, Finland It is a dark and stormy night. It's Monday 3.3.2025 6:00 pm. You are standing in a parking lot. You can see a City Hall here. > * have an in-game prompt [Comment recorded] > x lot Sorry, I don't understand what "lot" means. > x hall A large four-storey building made of red bricks, with a rectangular floorplan. > open (assuming the City Hall) You can't open that. > u You can't go that way. > e You can't go that way. > w You can't go that way. > n You can't go that way. > s You can't go that way. > sw You can't go that way. > ne You can't go that way. > d You can't go that way. > in 1st floor Main lobby. The whole building seems to honour 70s decoration style and brutalist architecture. You can see a staircase down, a staircase up and a door to the lift here. > x door A metallic sliding double door for the lift. > open door It's already open. > enter You can't go that way. > enter door Lift A regular, modern, and well-lit lift with buttons for floors. You can see a button: Basement, a button: Floor One, a button: Floor Two, a button: Floor Three and a button: Floor Four here. > s You can't go that way. > out 1st floor You can see a staircase down, a staircase up and a door to the lift here. > in You can't go that way. > verbose This game is now in its "verbose" mode, which always gives long descriptions of locations (even if you've been there before). > l 1st floor Main lobby. The whole building seems to honour 70s decoration style and brutalist architecture. You can see a staircase down, a staircase up and a door to the lift here. > d Basement A basement with dark-brown-painted concrete walls and ceiling, a floor covered with white tiles, and bright white tube lights. You can see a staircase up, a door to the lift, a left guard, a right guard, a door to the toilet, a door to the shelter and a door to the garage here. > u 1st floor Main lobby. The whole building seems to honour 70s decoration style and brutalist architecture. You can see a staircase down, a staircase up and a door to the lift here. > u 2nd floor A lobby with two parallel hallways running onwards and backwards from the lift to the left and right. It is full of locked office doors. You can see a staircase down, a staircase up, a door to the lift and a door to the Register Office here. > w You can't go that way. > e You can't go that way. > u 3rd floor A lobby that looks identical to the 2nd floor to you. You can see a staircase down, a staircase up, a door to the lift and a door to the Office of the Mayor here. > u 4th floor A lobby with a brownish wall-to-wall carpet. You can see a staircase down, a door to the lift, a door to the Sauna and a door to the Council Chamber here. > u You can't go that way. > d staircase I only understood you as far as "d" but then you lost me. > x staircase A spiral staircase going down. > x door Do you mean the door to the lift, the door to the Sauna or the door to the Council Chamber? > lift A metallic sliding double door for the lift. > x sauna A wooden door with the text 'Sauna' on it. Locked with an iron padlock from the late Middle Ages. > open sauna It's locked. > x padlock Sorry, I don't understand what "padlock" means. > unlock sauna I think you wanted to say "unlock door to the Sauna with something". Please try again. > l 4th floor A lobby with a brownish wall-to-wall carpet. You can see a staircase down, a door to the lift, a door to the Sauna and a door to the Council Chamber here. > x council Large and heavy wooden double doors to the Council Chamber. > open council It's already open. > enter council Council Chamber Desks for 43 councillors. You can see a cup (which contains Earl Grey tea) here. > x desks Sorry, I don't understand what "desks" means. > x desk Sorry, I don't understand what "desk" means. > x cup A porcelain cup of tea, apparently left behind by a councillor. > take cup Taken. > drink cup There's nothing suitable to drink here. > drink tea You can't see any such thing. > out 4th floor A lobby with a brownish wall-to-wall carpet. You can see a staircase down, a door to the lift, a door to the Sauna and a door to the Council Chamber here. > d 3rd floor A lobby that looks identical to the 2nd floor to you. You can see a staircase down, a staircase up, a door to the lift and a door to the Office of the Mayor here. > x office A wooden door that reads 'Kaupunginjohtaja' on it. > open office It's already open. > enter office Office of the Mayor An office with a desk. You can see a fluffy mat here. > x desk Sorry, I don't understand what "desk" means. > x mat A round, red, fluffy mat. > take mat Too heavy to take with you. > move mat A rusty key appears. > x rusty There is nothing special about the rusty key. > take rusty Taken. > u You can't go that way. > out 3rd floor A lobby that looks identical to the 2nd floor to you. You can see a staircase down, a staircase up, a door to the lift and a door to the Office of the Mayor here. > u 4th floor A lobby with a brownish wall-to-wall carpet. You can see a staircase down, a door to the lift, a door to the Sauna and a door to the Council Chamber here. > unlock sauna with rusty You unlock the door to the Sauna. > enter sauan Sorry, I don't understand what "sauan" means. > enter sauna You can't, since the door to the Sauna is closed. > open sauna You open the door to the Sauna. > enter sauna Sauna dressing room As with any large building in Finland, there is a sauna for stakeholders and guests. It seems that for some reason, this is used as the art storage room. You can see the Untitled, a glass box, a Mona Lisa, a Venus de Milo and a sauna here. > x untitled 175 lbs of hard-boiled sweets, of many flavours. They seem to have mostly melted together because of the heat. > x glass An empty glass box, with the label: 'Padlock with key, 10.100.199a, b.' > x mona A painting that looks like an authentic Da Vinci. > x milo A statue that looks like the authentic Venus de Milo. > x sauna A regular toilet cubicle with a toilet seat. > l Sauna dressing room As with any large building in Finland, there is a sauna for stakeholders and guests. It seems that for some reason, this is used as the art storage room. You can see the Untitled, a glass box, a Mona Lisa, a Venus de Milo and a sauna here. > take all There are no things available that match "take all". > take untitled That's fixed in place. > take box That's fixed in place. > take mona That's fixed in place. > take milo That's fixed in place. > take sauna That's fixed in place. > open box You can't open that. > l Sauna dressing room As with any large building in Finland, there is a sauna for stakeholders and guests. It seems that for some reason, this is used as the art storage room. You can see the Untitled, a glass box, a Mona Lisa, a Venus de Milo and a sauna here. > out 4th floor A lobby with a brownish wall-to-wall carpet. You can see a staircase down, a door to the lift, a door to the Sauna and a door to the Council Chamber here. > d 3rd floor A lobby that looks identical to the 2nd floor to you. You can see a staircase down, a staircase up, a door to the lift and a door to the Office of the Mayor here. > d 2nd floor A lobby with two parallel hallways running onwards and backwards from the lift to the left and right. It is full of locked office doors. You can see a staircase down, a staircase up, a door to the lift and a door to the Register Office here. > open office It's locked. > unlock office with rusty You can't unlock that. > enter lift Lift A regular, modern, and well-lit lift with buttons for floors. You can see a button: Basement, a button: Floor One, a button: Floor Two, a button: Floor Three and a button: Floor Four here. > push flour Sorry, I don't understand what "flour" means. > push four The lift makes some regular lift noises and arrives at the floor. > out 4th floor A lobby with a brownish wall-to-wall carpet. You can see a staircase down, a door to the lift, a door to the Sauna and a door to the Council Chamber here. > enter lift Lift A regular, modern, and well-lit lift with buttons for floors. You can see a button: Basement, a button: Floor One, a button: Floor Two, a button: Floor Three and a button: Floor Four here. > push one The lift makes some regular lift noises and arrives at the floor. > out 1st floor Main lobby. The whole building seems to honour 70s decoration style and brutalist architecture. You can see a staircase down, a staircase up and a door to the lift here. > d Basement A basement with dark-brown-painted concrete walls and ceiling, a floor covered with white tiles, and bright white tube lights. You can see a staircase up, a door to the lift, a left guard, a right guard, a door to the toilet, a door to the shelter and a door to the garage here. > x left A British Grenadier Guard with their bearskin cap. > x right A British Grenadier Guard with their bearskin cap. > talk to guard That is not a verb I recognize. > ask guard about council Do you mean the left guard or the right guard? > left > x toilet A dark brown wooden door with a unisex toilet symbol. > x shelter A heavy grey blast-resistant metal door that can be latched from inside or outside, but cannot be locked. > x garage A dark brown wooden door with the text 'AUTOTALLI' painted on it. > enter toilet Toilet A regular toilet with a sink and two cubicles. You can see a first toilet booth and a second toilet booth here. > x first A regular toilet cubicle with a toilet seat. > x second A regular toilet cubicle with a toilet seat. > x sink Sorry, I don't understand what "sink" means. > enter first You enter the first toilet booth. > l Toilet (in the first toilet booth) A regular toilet with a sink and two cubicles. You can see a second toilet booth here. > out First, you'd have to leave the first toilet booth. > enter second You have to leave the first toilet booth first. > l Toilet (in the first toilet booth) A regular toilet with a sink and two cubicles. You can see a second toilet booth here. > exit You leave the first toilet booth. > x second A regular toilet cubicle with a toilet seat. > l Toilet A regular toilet with a sink and two cubicles. You can see a first toilet booth and a second toilet booth here. > out Basement A basement with dark-brown-painted concrete walls and ceiling, a floor covered with white tiles, and bright white tube lights. You can see a staircase up, a door to the lift, a left guard, a right guard, a door to the toilet, a door to the shelter and a door to the garage here. > enter shelter You can't, since the door to the shelter is closed. > open shelter You can't open the door: the guards are in your way. > guards, move I can't see who you are referring to. > left guard, move There is no reply. > i You're carrying a rusty key and a cup (which contains Earl Grey tea). > give tea to left guard You can't see any such thing. > give cup to left guard The guard touches the cup, but does not take it. > give cup to right guard The guard touches the cup, but does not take it. > l Basement A basement with dark-brown-painted concrete walls and ceiling, a floor covered with white tiles, and bright white tube lights. You can see a staircase up, a door to the lift, a left guard, a right guard, a door to the toilet, a door to the shelter and a door to the garage here. > * I thought British people love tea? [Comment recorded] > enter garage Garage A normal garage with a workbench, well-lit with tube lights. You can see an oil canister (which is empty), a Sopwith Camel aeroplane (which contains a logbook and a box of tea) and a puddle of oil here. > x workbench Sorry, I don't understand what "workbench" means. > x canister An empty oil canister, 'castor oil' written on it. > x camel A Sopwith Camel aeroplane from World War I. It seems to be otherwise in mint condition, but is leaking oil onto the ground. > x logbook A fresh logbook in good condition, with one entry: '7th of July 1917: Embark on a journey to conquer the Kingdom of Finland.' > read logbook A fresh logbook in good condition, with one entry: '7th of July 1917: Embark on a journey to conquer the Kingdom of Finland.' > take logbook Taken. > l Garage A normal garage with a workbench, well-lit with tube lights. You can see an oil canister (which is empty), a Sopwith Camel aeroplane (which contains a box of tea) and a puddle of oil here. > take canister Taken. > x box An empty metal tea box. It seems to be lemon Earl Grey. > take tea Taken. > put cup in tea The box of tea can't contain things. > x puddle Oil leaking from the aeroplane, forming a slowly growing puddle. > put oil in canister You can't put something inside itself. > put puddle in canister (first taking the puddle of oil) That's fixed in place. > out Basement A basement with dark-brown-painted concrete walls and ceiling, a floor covered with white tiles, and bright white tube lights. You can see a staircase up, a door to the lift, a left guard, a right guard, a door to the toilet, a door to the shelter and a door to the garage here. > give box to left The left guard doesn't seem interested. > i You're carrying a box of tea, an oil canister (which is empty), a logbook, a rusty key and a cup (which contains Earl Grey tea). > pour cup into canister That is not a verb I recognize. > give logbook to left The left guard doesn't seem interested. > hint That is not a verb I recognize. > * OK looking at walkthrough [Comment recorded] > u 1st floor Main lobby. The whole building seems to honour 70s decoration style and brutalist architecture. You can see a staircase down, a staircase up and a door to the lift here. > u 2nd floor A lobby with two parallel hallways running onwards and backwards from the lift to the left and right. It is full of locked office doors. You can see a staircase down, a staircase up, a door to the lift and a door to the Register Office here. > u 3rd floor A lobby that looks identical to the 2nd floor to you. You can see a staircase down, a staircase up, a door to the lift and a door to the Office of the Mayor here. > u 4th floor A lobby with a brownish wall-to-wall carpet. You can see a staircase down, a door to the lift, a door to the Sauna and a door to the Council Chamber here. > enter sauna Sauna dressing room As with any large building in Finland, there is a sauna for stakeholders and guests. It seems that for some reason, this is used as the art storage room. You can see the Untitled, a glass box, a Mona Lisa, a Venus de Milo and a sauna here. > hit untitled One boiled sweet drops to the floor. > l Sauna dressing room As with any large building in Finland, there is a sauna for stakeholders and guests. It seems that for some reason, this is used as the art storage room. You can see a salmiak drop, the Untitled, a glass box, a Mona Lisa, a Venus de Milo and a sauna here. > x salmiak A salmiak-flavoured boiled sweet. > hit untitled One boiled sweet drops to the floor. > hit untitled One boiled sweet drops to the floor. > hit untitled One boiled sweet drops to the floor. > hit untitled One boiled sweet drops to the floor. > hit untitled One boiled sweet drops to the floor. > hit untitled One boiled sweet drops to the floor. > hit untitled One boiled sweet drops to the floor. > hit untitled One boiled sweet drops to the floor. > hit untitled One boiled sweet drops to the floor. > hit untitled One boiled sweet drops to the floor. > hit untitled One boiled sweet drops to the floor. > hit untitled One boiled sweet drops to the floor. > hit untitled One boiled sweet drops to the floor. > Come again? > hit untitled One boiled sweet drops to the floor. > l Sauna dressing room As with any large building in Finland, there is a sauna for stakeholders and guests. It seems that for some reason, this is used as the art storage room. You can see the Untitled, a glass box, a Mona Lisa, a Venus de Milo, a sauna, seven salmiak drops (a salmiak drop, a salmiak drop, a salmiak drop, a salmiak drop, a salmiak drop, a salmiak drop and a salmiak drop), five mint drops (a mint drop, a mint drop, a mint drop, a mint drop and a mint drop) and three lemon drops (a lemon drop, a lemon drop and a lemon drop) here. > take lemon drop lemon drop: Taken. lemon drop: Taken. lemon drop: Taken. > put lemon in cup Do you mean the lemon drop, the lemon drop or the lemon drop? > drop I think you wanted to say "drop something". Please try again. > * lol [Comment recorded] > drop one lemon drop Dropped. > drop one lemon drop Dropped. > out 4th floor A lobby with a brownish wall-to-wall carpet. You can see a staircase down, a door to the lift, a door to the Sauna and a door to the Council Chamber here. > put one lemon drop in cup You put the lemon drop into the cup. > x cup A porcelain cup of tea, apparently left behind by a councillor. > l 4th floor A lobby with a brownish wall-to-wall carpet. You can see a staircase down, a door to the lift, a door to the Sauna and a door to the Council Chamber here. > i You're carrying a box of tea, an oil canister (which is empty), a logbook, a rusty key and a cup (which contains a lemon drop and Earl Grey tea). > d 3rd floor A lobby that looks identical to the 2nd floor to you. You can see a staircase down, a staircase up, a door to the lift and a door to the Office of the Mayor here. > d 2nd floor A lobby with two parallel hallways running onwards and backwards from the lift to the left and right. It is full of locked office doors. You can see a staircase down, a staircase up, a door to the lift and a door to the Register Office here. > d 1st floor Main lobby. The whole building seems to honour 70s decoration style and brutalist architecture. You can see a staircase down, a staircase up and a door to the lift here. > d Basement A basement with dark-brown-painted concrete walls and ceiling, a floor covered with white tiles, and bright white tube lights. You can see a staircase up, a door to the lift, a left guard, a right guard, a door to the toilet, a door to the shelter and a door to the garage here. > give cup to left The guard touches the cup, but does not take it. > * come on man [Comment recorded] > u 1st floor Main lobby. The whole building seems to honour 70s decoration style and brutalist architecture. You can see a staircase down, a staircase up and a door to the lift here. > u 2nd floor A lobby with two parallel hallways running onwards and backwards from the lift to the left and right. It is full of locked office doors. You can see a staircase down, a staircase up, a door to the lift and a door to the Register Office here. > enter office You can't, since the door to the Register Office is closed. > open office It's locked. > * come on [Comment recorded] > push door Do you mean the door to the lift or the door to the Register Office? > office The door gives out a faint click. > open office You open the door to the Register Office. > enter office Register Office Like any bare-bones office, it has a desk with a laptop computer and a scanner-printer combination. You can see a computer and a scanner here. > x computer An old laptop computer from the early 2000s. > x scanner A flatbed scanner with an open lid. > turn on scanner The scanner doesn't turn on. > turn on computer You switch the computer on. > i You're carrying a box of tea, an oil canister (which is empty), a logbook, a rusty key and a cup (which contains a lemon drop and Earl Grey tea). > x computer An old laptop computer from the early 2000s. > put logbook in scanner The scanner can't contain things. > scan logbook That is not a verb I recognize. > put logbook on scanner You put the logbook on the scanner. > l Register Office Like any bare-bones office, it has a desk with a laptop computer and a scanner-printer combination. You can see a computer and a scanner (on which is a logbook) here. > scan That is not a verb I recognize. > x computer An old laptop computer from the early 2000s. > turn on scanner You switch the scanner on. > * come on [Comment recorded] > x computer An old laptop computer from the early 2000s. Looks like the computer is scanning and analysing with AI. It seems like it will take forever. You could boil eggs on this. > put cup on computer You put the cup on the computer. > x cup A porcelain cup of tea, apparently left behind by a councillor. > l Register Office Like any bare-bones office, it has a desk with a laptop computer and a scanner-printer combination. You can see a computer (hot) (on which is a cup (hot) (which contains a lemon drop and Earl Grey tea)) and a scanner (on which is a logbook) here. > take cup Taken. > d You can't go that way. > take logbook Taken. > out 2nd floor A lobby with two parallel hallways running onwards and backwards from the lift to the left and right. It is full of locked office doors. You can see a staircase down, a staircase up, a door to the lift and a door to the Register Office here. > d 1st floor Main lobby. The whole building seems to honour 70s decoration style and brutalist architecture. You can see a staircase down, a staircase up and a door to the lift here. > d Basement A basement with dark-brown-painted concrete walls and ceiling, a floor covered with white tiles, and bright white tube lights. You can see a staircase up, a door to the lift, a left guard, a right guard, a door to the toilet, a door to the shelter and a door to the garage here. > d You can't go that way. > give cup to left The guard touches the cup, sniffs it, takes a sip, and gives it back. > give cup to right The guard touches the cup, sniffs it, takes a sip, and gives it back. > give logbook to left The left guard doesn't seem interested. > in You can't go that way. > enter shelter You can't, since the door to the shelter is closed. > open shelter You can't open the door: the guards are in your way. > * umm saw the next step, what [Comment recorded] > in You can't go that way. > enter garage Garage A normal garage with a workbench, well-lit with tube lights. You can see a Sopwith Camel aeroplane (which is empty) and a puddle of oil here. > put cup on puddle You put the cup on the puddle of oil. A drop of oil falls into the cup. > x cup A porcelain cup of tea, apparently left behind by a councillor. A drop of oil falls into the cup. > take cup Taken. > i You're carrying a cup (which contains a lemon drop, Earl Grey tea and two oildrops (an oildrop and an oildrop)), a logbook, a box of tea, an oil canister (which is empty) and a rusty key. > out Basement A basement with dark-brown-painted concrete walls and ceiling, a floor covered with white tiles, and bright white tube lights. You can see a staircase up, a door to the lift, a left guard, a right guard, a door to the toilet, a door to the shelter and a door to the garage here. > give cup to left The guard touches the cup, but does not take it. > undo That is not a verb I recognize. > undo That is not a verb I recognize. > give cup to right The guard touches the cup, but does not take it. > z Nothing happens. > z Nothing happens. > z Nothing happens. > z Nothing happens. > z Nothing happens. > z Nothing happens. > * well at least the walkthrough has the ending text [Comment recorded] >