Hinterlands: Marooned! — 17 of 23

Section 4(e) - Romance

[KISSING]

Understand the command "kiss" as something new.

Understand "kiss [thing]" as kissing.

Instead of kissing a thing:

if kissing the Q'udzlth:

continue the action;

if kissing the player:

continue the action;

otherwise:

say "That's not gonna work!";

stop the action.

[KISS MONSTER]

Instead of kissing the Q'udzlth:

say "You pucker your lips and close your eyes...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]And the Q'udzlth swallows you whole.[paragraph break]What were you expecting?!";

end the story.

[KISS TENTACLES]

Instead of kissing the tentacles:

try kissing the Q'udzlth instead.

[KISS EXOSKELETON]

Instead of kissing the exoskeleton:

try kissing the Q'udzlth instead.

[KISS EYES]

Instead of kissing the eyes:

try kissing the Q'udzlth instead.

[KISS SKULL]

Instead of kissing the skull:

try kissing the Q'udzlth instead.

[KISS HORNS]

Instead of kissing the horns:

try kissing the Q'udzlth instead.

[KISS SNOUT]

Instead of kissing the snout:

try kissing the Q'udzlth instead.

[KISS TEETH]

Instead of kissing the teeth:

try kissing the Q'udzlth instead.

[KISS TONGUE]

Instead of kissing the tongue:

try kissing the Q'udzlth instead.

[KISS MUCUS]

Instead of kissing the mucus:

try kissing the Q'udzlth instead.

[KISS BODY]

Instead of kissing the body:

try kissing the Q'udzlth instead.

[KISS GELATIN]

Instead of kissing the gelatin:

try kissing the Q'udzlth instead.

[KISS SELF]

Instead of kissing the player:

say "Mwa!"

[KISS ISLAND]

Instead of kissing the island:

say "Your helmet goes *TINK* as its visor collides with the ground."

[KISS OCEAN]

Instead of kissing the ocean:

say "You dip your head in the water, but nothing is accomplished."

[KISS SKY]

Instead of kissing the sky:

say "Excuse me!"

[KISS UNIFORM]

Instead of kissing the uniform:

say "You manage to bang your helmet's visor against your spacesuit, but not much else."

[KISS HELMET]

Instead of kissing the helmet:

try kissing the shield instead.

[KISS SHIELD]

Instead of kissing the shield:

say "Your lips won't quite reach the interior of your helmet's face shield."

[LOVING]

Loving is an action applying to one thing.

Understand "love [thing]" as loving.

Instead of loving a thing:

if loving the Q'udzlth:

continue the action;

if loving the player:

continue the action;

otherwise:

say "Stop being weird!";

stop the action.

[LOVE MONSTER]

Instead of loving the Q'udzlth:

say "You open your heart to the monster...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]The monster opens its maw to you.[paragraph break]Great thinking, Guillermo.[paragraph break]You've been eaten by a Q'udzlth.";

end the story.

[LOVE TENTACLES]

Instead of loving the tentacles:

try loving the Q'udzlth instead.

[LOVE EXOSKELETON]

Instead of loving the exoskeleton:

try loving the Q'udzlth instead.

[LOVE EYES]

Instead of loving the eyes:

try loving the Q'udzlth instead.

[LOVE SKULL]

Instead of loving the skull:

try loving the Q'udzlth instead.

[LOVE HORNS]

Instead of loving the horns:

try loving the Q'udzlth instead.

[LOVE SNOUT]

Instead of loving the snout:

try loving the Q'udzlth instead.

[LOVE TEETH]

Instead of loving the teeth:

try loving the Q'udzlth instead.

[LOVE TONGUE]

Instead of loving the tongue:

try loving the Q'udzlth instead.

[LOVE BODY]

Instead of loving the body:

try loving the Q'udzlth instead.

[LOVE GELATIN]

Instead of loving the gelatin:

try loving the Q'udzlth instead.

[LOVE SELF]

Instead of loving the player:

say "Now you're surely onto something!"

[LOVE ISLAND]

Instead of loving the island:

try loving the planet instead.

[LOVE OCEAN]

Instead of loving the ocean:

try loving the planet instead.

[LOVE PLANET]

Instead of loving the planet:

say "You are REALLY fond of nature!"

[LOVE SKY]

Instead of loving the sky:

try loving the planet instead.

[LOVE SUNS]

Instead of loving the suns:

try loving the planet instead.

[LOVE UNIFORM]

Instead of loving the uniform:

say "You're really starting to come around to this 'lavender' thing."

[LOVE HELMET]

Instead of loving the helmet:

try loving the uniform instead.

[LOVE SHIELD]

Instead of loving the shield:

say "You're being weird again."

[HUGGING]

Understand the command "hug" as something new.

Hugging is an action applying to one thing.

Understand "hug [thing]" as hugging.

Instead of hugging a thing:

if hugging the Q'udzlth:

continue the action;

if hugging the player:

continue the action;

otherwise:

say "That's just not plausible!";

stop the action.

[HUG MONSTER]

Instead of hugging the Q'udzlth:

say "You wrap your arms around the creature and give it a big hug...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]Soon you are enveloped in the Q'udzlth's cold tentacular embrace.[paragraph break]It's getting harder to breathe.[paragraph break]You can't seem to get loose.[paragraph break]You have been hugged to death.";

end the story.

[HUG TENTACLES]

Instead of hugging the tentacles:

try hugging the Q'udzlth instead.

[HUG EXOSKELETON]

Instead of hugging the exoskeleton:

try hugging the Q'udzlth instead.

[HUG SKULL]

Instead of hugging the skull:

try hugging the Q'udzlth instead.

[HUG HORNS]

Instead of hugging the horns:

try hugging the Q'udzlth instead.

[HUG SNOUT]

Instead of hugging the snout:

try hugging the Q'udzlth instead.

[HUG BODY]

Instead of hugging the body:

try hugging the Q'udzlth instead.

[HUG GELATIN]

Instead of hugging the gelatin:

try hugging the Q'udzlth instead.

[HUG SELF]

Instead of hugging the player:

say "Now your heart is full of warm fuzzies."

[HUG UNIFORM]

Instead of hugging the uniform:

say "You give yourself a big hug."

[HUG HELMET]

Instead of hugging the helmet:

say "You awkwardly attempt to wrap your arms around your head. Awkwardness is all you achieve."

[HUG SHIELD]

Instead of hugging the shield:

try hugging the helmet instead.

[MOLESTING]

Molesting is an action applying to one thing.

Understand "fuck [something]" or "screw [something]" or "molest [something]" as molesting.

Instead of molesting a thing:

if molesting the Q'udzlth:

continue the action;

if molesting the player:

continue the action;

otherwise:

say "Please don't!";

stop the action.

[MOLEST MONSTER]

Instead of molesting the Q'udzlth:

say "You make an advance towards the creature...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]The Q'udzlth is NOT having it.[paragraph break]It tears you apart limb from limb with its mighty tentacles.[paragraph break]What were you thinking?[paragraph break]This isn't The Shape Of Water.";

end the story.

[MOLEST TENTACLES]

Instead of molesting the tentacles:

try molesting the Q'udzlth instead.

[MOLEST EXOSKELETON]

Instead of molesting the exoskeleton:

try molesting the Q'udzlth instead.

[MOLEST EYES]

Instead of molesting the eyes:

try molesting the Q'udzlth instead.

[MOLEST SKULL]

Instead of molesting the skull:

try molesting the Q'udzlth instead.

[MOLEST HORNS]

Instead of molesting the horns:

try molesting the Q'udzlth instead.

[MOLEST SNOUT]

Instead of molesting the snout:

try molesting the Q'udzlth instead.

[MOLEST TEETH]

Instead of molesting the teeth:

try molesting the Q'udzlth instead.

[MOLEST TONGUE]

Instead of molesting the tongue:

try molesting the Q'udzlth instead.

[MOLEST MUCUS]

Instead of molesting the mucus:

try molesting the Q'udzlth instead.

[MOLEST BODY]

Instead of molesting the body:

try molesting the Q'udzlth instead.

[MOLEST GELATIN]

Instead of molesting the gelatin:

try molesting the Q'udzlth instead.

[MOLEST SELF]

Instead of molesting the player:

say "Do that on your own time."

[DANCING]

Dancing is an action applying to nothing.

Understand "dance" as dancing.

Instead of dancing:

say "Boogie down!"

[DANCING WITH]

Dancing with is an action applying to one thing.

Understand "dance with [thing]" as dancing with.

Instead of dancing with a thing:

if dancing with the Q'udzlth:

continue the action;

if dancing with the player:

continue the action;

otherwise:

say "That's not gonna work!";

stop the action.

[DANCE WITH MONSTER]

Instead of dancing with the Q'udzlth:

say "You grab the beast by a tentacle and begin to dance...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]The creature sways rhythmically.[paragraph break]It twirls you around.[paragraph break]Then it rips you in half and feeds on the pieces.";

end the story.

[DANCE WITH TENTACLES]

Instead of dancing with the tentacles:

try dancing with the Q'udzlth instead.

[DANCE WITH SELF]

Instead of dancing with the player:

say "If I had the chance, I'd ask the world to dance..."

[BLOWING]

Blowing is an action applying to one thing.

Understand "blow [thing]" as blowing.

Instead of blowing something:

say "Please don't!"

[HOLDING]

Understand the command "hold" as something new.

Holding is an action applying to one thing.

Understand "hold [thing]" as holding.

Instead of holding a thing:

if holding the Q'udzlth:

continue the action;

if holding the player:

continue the action;

otherwise:

say "That's not gonna work!";

stop the action.

[HOLD MONSTER]

Instead of holding the Q'udzlth:

try hugging the Q'udzlth instead.

[HOLD TENTACLES]

Instead of holding the tentacles:

try hugging the Q'udzlth instead.

[HOLD EXOSKELETON]

Instead of holding the exoskeleton:

try hugging the Q'udzlth instead.

[HOLD SKULL]

Instead of holding the skull:

try hugging the Q'udzlth instead.

[HOLD HORNS]

Instead of holding the horns:

try hugging the Q'udzlth instead.

[HOLD SNOUT]

Instead of holding the snout:

try hugging the Q'udzlth instead.

[HOLD BODY]

Instead of holding the body:

try hugging the Q'udzlth instead.

[HOLD GELATIN]

Instead of holding the gelatin:

try hugging the Q'udzlth instead.

[HOLD SELF]

Instead of holding the player:

say "You try in vain to comfort yourself."

[HOLD UNIFORM]

Instead of holding the uniform:

say "If anything, your uniform is holding you."

[HOLD HELMET]

Instead of holding the uniform:

say "If anything, your helmet is holding you."

[HOLD SHIELD]

Instead of holding the shield:

say "You put your palms over your face shield, as you often do."

[LICKING]

Licking is an action applying to one thing.

Understand "lick [thing]" as licking.

[LICK MONSTER]

Instead of licking the Q'udzlth:

say "You stick out your tongue and lean in close to the creature...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]The face shield of your helmet goes *TINK* against the exoskeleton.[paragraph break]Whoops![paragraph break]You soon feel the caress of the Q'udzlth's spiny noodle-like tongue.[paragraph break]Before you know it, the monster's digestive mucus is breaking you down into mush.[paragraph break]You are being eaten.[paragraph break]You are dead.";

end the story.

[LICK TENTACLES]

Instead of licking the tentacles:

try licking the Q'udzlth instead.

[LICK EXOSKELETON]

Instead of licking the exoskeleton:

try licking the Q'udzlth instead.

[LICK EYES]

Instead of licking the eyes:

try licking the Q'udzlth instead.

[LICK SKULL]

Instead of licking the skull:

try licking the Q'udzlth instead.

[LICK HORNS]

Instead of licking the horns:

try licking the Q'udzlth instead.

[LICK SNOUT]

Instead of licking the snout:

try licking the Q'udzlth instead.

[LICK TEETH]

Instead of licking the teeth:

try licking the Q'udzlth instead.

[LICK TONGUE]

Instead of licking the tongue:

try licking the Q'udzlth instead.

[LICK MUCUS]

Instead of licking the mucus:

try licking the Q'udzlth instead.

[LICK BODY]

Instead of licking the body:

try licking the Q'udzlth instead.

[LICK GELATIN]

Instead of licking the gelatin:

try licking the Q'udzlth instead.

[LICK SELF]

Instead of licking the player:

say "It's hard to do wearing this helmet."

[LICK UNIFORM]

Instead of licking the uniform:

try licking the player instead.

[LICK HELMET]

Instead of licking the helmet:

try licking the shield instead.

[LICK SHIELD]

Instead of licking the shield:

say "You stretch out your tongue, and just manage to make a tiny smudge on the inside of your visor. Great."

[LICK ISLAND]

Instead of licking the island:

say "It's hard to do wearing this helmet."

[LICK OCEAN]

Instead of licking the ocean:

say "It's hard to do wearing this helmet."

[LICK PLANET]

Instead of licking the planet:

try licking the island instead.

[LICK SKY]

Instead of licking the sky:

say "That's not a thing that can be done."

[LICK SUNS]

Instead of licking the suns:

say "Sure. Whatever."