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"It's Easter, Peeps!"

Release Version 1.0 submitted to the 2006 One Room Game Competition

Copyright (c) 2006 by Sara Brookside

The .pdf files in the "Feelies" folder are copyright Marilyn Scott-Waters and are used by permission of the artist.  See www.thetoymaker.com for additional information.

Alpha- and beta-testing and other invaluable help from John Bruce, Daniel Hiebert (Tech), Sprite, David Welbourn, and David Whyld.  Special thanks to David Welbourn, who also had a significant impact on the game design and development, and who graciously ported the entire game to Inform.  Thank you to Dan Shiovitz and Lucian P. Smith for their help in the initial stages of the Inform port.

The author welcomes your comments, feedback, rants, criticisms, reviews, bug reports, general impressions, suggestions, etc.  As of this writing in April, 2006 you may contact Sara via e-mail at jsh11a@aol.com.

 verbose
If you are using ADRIFT Runner, hit CTRL-V to put the game in verbose mode.  Or, simply go to the "Options" menu and choose "Verbose."  

 x me
You are feeling quite chipper!  It is a beautiful spring day and you are looking forward to celebrating Easter with your family this weekend.  You're out of the office and engaging in one of your favorite activities: brainstorming ways to make Max happy!

 i
You are carrying an Easter basket, your wallet and a keychain.  A few bills and a couple of photographs are inside your wallet.  

You hear a clucking noise emanating from the window display.



 x window
The window display consists of a large ceramic rabbit holding out a serving plate, a golden goose, and abundant quantities of both plastic and painted Easter eggs nestled in copious green grass which lines the bottom of the storefront window.  Gold letters form an arc above the main display which cheers, "Happy Easter!!!" to those peeking in from out-of-doors.

 x goose
The golden goose is not only golden, she's also alive!  She seems to be sitting on something in quite a protective manner.  

 look under goose
The goose pecks at your hand sharply.  Apparently, she doesn't wish to be disturbed.  

 x newspaper rack
The newspaper rack is clearly more functional than aesthetic, constructed of metal and glass.  A newspaper and a lollipop are on the newspaper rack.

 take lollipop
You take the lollipop from the newspaper rack.  

"You must be shopping for somebody pretty special, I'd say!"  The shopkeeper glances at you knowingly.



 put lollipop in basket
You put the lollipop inside the Easter basket.  

 take newspaper
You take the newspaper from the newspaper rack.

 x newspaper
The business section of today's paper.

 read newspaper
AT&T Inc.				T		1-1/1
ONEOK Inc.				OKE		1-3/3
Inco Ltd.				N		1-1/1
Unilever NV				UN		1-2/2
D&E Communications Inc. 	            DE(CC)	1-2/4
R&G Financial Corp.     		RG(F)		1-2/3
Oakley Inc.				OO		1-2/2
LS Starrett Co.			S(CX)		1-1/3
E*TRADE Financial Corp.		E(T)		1-1/2


 x window
The window display consists of a large ceramic rabbit holding out a serving plate, a golden goose, and abundant quantities of both plastic and painted Easter eggs nestled in copious green grass which lines the bottom of the storefront window.  Gold letters form an arc above the main display which cheers, "Happy Easter!!!" to those peeking in from out-of-doors.

 x rabbit
The ceramic rabbit in the storefront window puts you very much in mind of "Alice in Wonderland."  His fur is white and he dons a blue waistcoat.  He is holding a serving plate. 

 x plate
You see some butterscotch drizzled on the plate.  It appears to be script of some sort.  

 read plate
"Look up"

 look up
You see a large pinata hanging from the high ceiling of the candy store.  

 hit pinata
You're going to need some kind of tool to help you reach the pinata.  Right now it is too high for you to hit.  

 look
Candy store
Cheerful images of colorful eggs, chicks, rabbits, carrots, and ribbon-festooned Easter baskets adorn the candy store.  To the north, the shopkeeper stands patiently behind a counter.  South of you, the storefront window beckons to passers-by, tempting them with its proffered seasonal wares.  The wall to the west is lined with conveniences, such as a pay phone, newspaper rack, umbrella stand, gumball machine, and a chair.  A lighted display case runs along the wall to the east, filled with candy.



 x stand
The umbrella stand is rather uninteresting.  It is black in color and looks like it may be made of iron.  It is cylindrical in shape, with a solid circular base and two circular bands of metal providing structural reinforcement above the base.  An umbrella is inside the umbrella stand.

 take umbrella
Taken.

 x umbrella
A good-sized umbrella with a curved wooden handle.  Its swirls of black material are held in place with a loop of material and a snap when the umbrella is closed.  The umbrella is closed.

 hit pinata with umbrella
(with umbrella)  The pinata sways, suspended by a piece of twine.

"Ah... I think you're on the right track, there" the shopkeeper encourages.



 g
(hit pinata with umbrella)
(with umbrella)  A strip of candy dots flutters to the floor.  The shopkeeper retrieves a wind-up chick from beneath the counter, winds it up, and sets it down.  The toy gyrates jubilantly across the wooden surface, while the whirring sound of the wind-up mechanism drones from inside it.



 g
(hit pinata with umbrella)
(with umbrella)  JACKPOT!  A deluge of candy comes raining down from the burst pinata.  The stash that has fallen from the pinata includes a creme egg, tiny chocolate eggs wrapped in pastel-colored foil, yellow marshmallow chicks, and a sack of jelly beans.  

"Well done!" says the shopkeeper.  "Good on you!  That's for Max...all of it!"

He tugs a nearby stool over and climbs upon it, detaching the empty burst pinata shell from the ceiling, and then disposing of it somewhere behind the counter.



 take candy dots
You take the strip of candy dots.

 take egg
You take the creme egg.

 take eggs
You take the tiny chocolate eggs.

 take chicks
You take the yellow marshmallow chicks.  

"Once you have some candy in your basket, bring it to me and we'll check it against Max's list," the shopkeeper offers amiably.

"Max's list???" you think.  Had you told the man your son's name?  Or what sort of candy he likes?



 take beans
You take the sack of jelly beans.

 look
Candy store
Cheerful images of colorful eggs, chicks, rabbits, carrots, and ribbon-festooned Easter baskets adorn the candy store.  To the north, the shopkeeper stands patiently behind a counter.  South of you, the storefront window beckons to passers-by, tempting them with its proffered seasonal wares.  The wall to the west is lined with conveniences, such as a pay phone, newspaper rack, umbrella stand, gumball machine, and a chair.  A lighted display case runs along the wall to the east, filled with candy.



 i
You are carrying a newspaper, an umbrella, a strip of candy dots, an Easter basket, a creme egg, your wallet, a keychain, the tiny chocolate eggs, the yellow marshmallow chicks and a sack of jelly beans.  A lollipop is inside the Easter basket.  A few bills and a couple of photographs are inside your wallet.  

Outside, a little girl tugs on her father's arm, straining in the direction of the candy store, but he hustles her along past the door.



 put dots in basket
You put the strip of candy dots inside the Easter basket.  

 put egg in basket
You put the creme egg inside the Easter basket.  

 put eggs in basket
You put the tiny chocolate eggs inside the Easter basket.  

 put chicks in basket
You put the yellow marshmallow chicks inside the Easter basket.  

 put beans in basket
You put the sack of jelly beans inside the Easter basket.  

 i
You are carrying a newspaper, an umbrella, an Easter basket, your wallet and a keychain.  Inside the Easter basket is a strip of candy dots, a creme egg, the tiny chocolate eggs, the yellow marshmallow chicks, a sack of jelly beans and a lollipop.  A few bills and a couple of photographs are inside your wallet.

 show basket to shopkeeper
"Well, you've made a good start, but there are still some items on Max's list that you haven't found yet.  Not to worry... 'well begun is half done,' as the old saying goes."

"Here," he says, handing you Max's list.

 i
You are carrying a newspaper, an umbrella, an Easter basket, your wallet, a keychain and Max's list.  Inside the Easter basket is a strip of candy dots, a creme egg, the tiny chocolate eggs, the yellow marshmallow chicks, a sack of jelly beans and a lollipop.  A few bills and a couple of photographs are inside your wallet.

 x list
Your heart melts as you recognize your son's crude printing in orange crayon on a yellow piece of construction paper.

a candy coin
a creme egg
a gumball
jellybeans
a lollipop
a macaroon
tiny chocolate eggs
yellow marshmallow chicks



 x candy
(in the display case)  The lighted case is filled with candy of all sorts.  You see some pastel-colored petit fors, marzipan carrots, macaroons decorated to resemble painted Easter eggs, pink marshmallow chicks, coconut eggs, buttercream eggs, peanut butter eggs, milk chocolate rabbits, and rock candy skewered on polished wooden dowels.  There is a floral vase full of Pixie Stix in the case with a pile of "pixie dust" (aka "colored sugar!") in front of it.  

 x macaroons
Moist, glossy macaroons.  They are decorated with icing to resemble painted Easter eggs.

 ask shopkeeper about macaroon
"Certainly!  Here you are," he says, opening the display case with ease.  He plucks a macaroon out of the case with a pair of tongs and deftly writes "Max" on it with a thin line of icing.  He then wraps it in tissue paper and presents it to you with a flourish.

 i
You are carrying a newspaper, an umbrella, an Easter basket, your wallet, a keychain, a macaroon and Max's list.  Inside the Easter basket is a strip of candy dots, a creme egg, the tiny chocolate eggs, the yellow marshmallow chicks, a sack of jelly beans and a lollipop.  A few bills and a couple of photographs are inside your wallet.

 put macaroon in basket
You put the macaroon inside the Easter basket.  

 i
You are carrying a newspaper, an umbrella, an Easter basket, your wallet, a keychain and Max's list.  Inside the Easter basket is a strip of candy dots, a creme egg, the tiny chocolate eggs, the yellow marshmallow chicks, a sack of jelly beans, a macaroon and a lollipop.  A few bills and a couple of photographs are inside your wallet.

 x list
Your heart melts as you recognize your son's crude printing in orange crayon on a yellow piece of construction paper.

a candy coin
a creme egg
a gumball
jellybeans
a lollipop
a macaroon
tiny chocolate eggs
yellow marshmallow chicks



 look
Candy store
Cheerful images of colorful eggs, chicks, rabbits, carrots, and ribbon-festooned Easter baskets adorn the candy store.  To the north, the shopkeeper stands patiently behind a counter.  South of you, the storefront window beckons to passers-by, tempting them with its proffered seasonal wares.  The wall to the west is lined with conveniences, such as a pay phone, newspaper rack, umbrella stand, gumball machine, and a chair.  A lighted display case runs along the wall to the east, filled with candy.



 x phone
It's just a normal pay phone, like any other you'd see in a public place.  The bulky receiver obscures the touch-tone dialing pad behind it, and a shiny metallic door that bears the word "CHANGE" swings over a small metal chute.  You check simply out of habit, but...  A crumpled note and a candy coin are inside the pay phone.

 take candy coin
Taken.

 take note
Taken.

 put candy coin in basket
You put the candy coin inside the Easter basket.  

 x note
The crumpled note bears a column of numbers.

 read note
1.19.11.19.8.15.16.11.5.5.16.5.18.6.15.18.13.1.3.1.18.15.15.14

 x counter
Just a simple slab of wood separating the shopkeeper's area from the rest of the store.  It looks like it may be made of the same dark hardwood as the floor.  A serving tray is on the counter.

 x serving tray
Since the candy samples have already been enjoyed, you can see that the silver tray bears an inscription on its top surface.  

 read serving tray
"One code's as easy as A-B-C,
The other uses phone digits, 1-2-3."



 x candy
(in the display case)  The lighted case is filled with candy of all sorts.  You see some pastel-colored petit fors, marzipan carrots, macaroons decorated to resemble painted Easter eggs, pink marshmallow chicks, coconut eggs, buttercream eggs, peanut butter eggs, milk chocolate rabbits, and rock candy skewered on polished wooden dowels.  There is a floral vase full of Pixie Stix in the case with a pile of "pixie dust" (aka "colored sugar!") in front of it.  

 x pixie dust
You can see white linoleum gleaming through the colored powder in places.  There is something scrawled in the pixie dust.

 read pixie dust
"/3../3./3./3/__/2../2/6./3/9../__/3/6../8/7../__/8/6../__/4/6../6../7../3./." has been traced in the pixie dust.  

"Don't forget to look up, if you haven't tried that yet.  You never know where things may be hiding in this store, so you'll have to look around carefully."  The shopkeeper's helpful voice rings out across the store.



 i
You are carrying a newspaper, an umbrella, an Easter basket, a crumpled note, your wallet, a keychain and Max's list.  Inside the Easter basket is a strip of candy dots, a candy coin, a creme egg, the tiny chocolate eggs, the yellow marshmallow chicks, a sack of jelly beans, a macaroon and a lollipop.  A few bills and a couple of photographs are inside your wallet.

 ask shopkeeper about goose
He leans forward conspiratorially, even though you and he are clearly the only ones in the shop at the moment.  He whispers, "I'll tell you a secret about that goose.  She likes candy dots.  They're her favorite food, in fact!"

 feed candy dots to goose
The goose stands and pecks at the candy dots contentedly, revealing a token beneath her.  You take the bronze token.  

 i
You are carrying a newspaper, an umbrella, an Easter basket, a crumpled note, your wallet, a keychain, a token and Max's list.  Inside the Easter basket is a candy coin, a creme egg, the tiny chocolate eggs, the yellow marshmallow chicks, a sack of jelly beans, a macaroon and a lollipop.  A few bills and a couple of photographs are inside your wallet.

 x gumball machine
A metal pole supports the classic-looking machine, a clear glass globe atop a shiny red support.  The globe reveals heaps of huge, soft gumballs.  Each gumball is stamped with the words "Happy Easter" in white script.  A slot and knob assembly is engraved with the words, "Insert Token Here" and a swinging door covering a small chute reads, "Thank You!"

 insert token in gumball machine
You put the token in the slot and turn the knob.  You hear a slight clunking noise in the metal chute below, so you put your hand beneath it to catch a purple gumball as it rolls out.  

 i
You are carrying a newspaper, an umbrella, an Easter basket, a crumpled note, your wallet, a keychain, a gumball and Max's list.  Inside the Easter basket is a candy coin, a creme egg, the tiny chocolate eggs, the yellow marshmallow chicks, a sack of jelly beans, a macaroon and a lollipop.  A few bills and a couple of photographs are inside your wallet.

 put gumball in basket
You put the gumball inside the Easter basket.  

 i
You are carrying a newspaper, an umbrella, an Easter basket, a crumpled note, your wallet, a keychain and Max's list.  Inside the Easter basket is a candy coin, a creme egg, the tiny chocolate eggs, the yellow marshmallow chicks, a sack of jelly beans, a macaroon, a gumball and a lollipop.  A few bills and a couple of photographs are inside your wallet.

 x list
Your heart melts as you recognize your son's crude printing in orange crayon on a yellow piece of construction paper.

a candy coin
a creme egg
a gumball
jellybeans
a lollipop
a macaroon
tiny chocolate eggs
yellow marshmallow chicks



 show basket to shopkeeper

Congratulations!  You have put together a marvelous Easter basket that will undoubtedly please Max greatly.  The shopkeeper wraps it beautifully in cellophane and attaches a festive bow.  You carry the basket back to your office, anticipating the holiday weekend ahead.  You can almost picture Max's smile already...

***You have won***
[Press any key to end]