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You are the dungeon master of a text adventure game. The game should involve the following genres and tags:
, adaptive hints,built-in hints,feelies,IF Competition 2000,IFComp Game,thriller,train
gpt
Amazing! After all these years some girl finally got Jack to propose. All you need to do is hop on a commuter plane, get the big lug to the church on time, and zip back. Piece of cake...

Well, almost. Blasted El Ni?o has air traffic in an uproar. This daily commuter flight out of San Francisco was delayed three times, which will make life fun when you finally make it down to San Diego...

Airplane (on Seat 4B)
The airlines claim that planes are getting bigger, but you don't believe a word of it. This cramped cabin feels about as roomy as a culvert, and has approximately the same decor.

There is a door south and a small kitchenette north.

I beg your pardon?

Instructions and Hints for "The Best Man"
N = next subject                                        P = previous RETURN = read subject                                Q = resume game

> How to play
Credits
Hints
human
Examine
gpt
Instructions and Hints for "The Best Man"
N = next subject                                        P = previous RETURN = read subject                                Q = resume game

> Credits
Hints
human
Go north
gpt
You'll have to get off Seat 4B first.
human
About you
gpt
As good-looking as ever.
human
You look at what you're carrying with you
gpt
You are carrying:
a sport coat (being worn)
a small velvet box (which is closed)
human
You open the box
gpt
You open the small velvet box, revealing a diamond ring.

The plane shudders slightly.
human
You eat the ring
gpt
(first taking the diamond ring)
That's plainly inedible.
human
You examine the ring
gpt
What a rock! How did Jack ever afford such a thing?

*** PING ***

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are experiencing some minor turbulence. Please return to your seat and fasten your seat belts."
human
Scream
gpt
Aaaaaaaaaaaaargh!

Feel better now? Good.

The passenger next to you awakes with a start.
human
You wear the ring
gpt
You put on the diamond ring.

"I hate flying," your seat-mate bemoans.
human
You examine the passenger
gpt
He's wide awake, gripping the armrests with white-knuckled fear. You find his fixed-forward stare somewhat disturbing.

The plane lurches hard to the left. Your stomach churns.

"I always wonder if I'll ever see my daughter again."
human
You kill yourself
gpt
Violence isn't the answer to this one.

"What would my wife do if I were to die?"
human
You ask the passenger about the flying
gpt
He's too busy babbling to pay any attention to you.

A bright blue flash illuminates the entire west side of the airplane, followed by the noise of a tremendous explosion. The wing is on fire!

For a brief moment, everything is silent as the situation slowly sinks into the minds of the passengers. Then pandemonium breaks out in the cabin as the plane goes into a near-vertical dive.

"It's all your fault, you know."

Your traveling companion turns to face you, and you recoil in horror. The left side of his face is horribly mutilated, the skin torn and burnt. The empty eye socket stares at you accusingly.

"Why did you have to survive? I had a family, a child... they depended on me! You had nothing! You were nothing, and you still are nothing!"

He leans forward, and you can smell the horrid odor of burnt flesh.

"Nothing..."

Crash positions be damned! You struggle at your seat belt, but the mechanism is jammed.

He's moving closer... reaching out... reaching toward you... the stumps of his fingers... twitching... touching you... shaking you...
human
You give the ring to Man
gpt
...and you find yourself wrestling the station attendant.

"Sorry about that! Didn't mean to startle you, but by the sound of it you were having a dilly of a nightmare!

"Anyway, you best be going. I've written a note explaining the situation to the conductor; it's on the back of your ticket. Better hurry."

You take the ticket and a copy of the schedule and make your way out to the platform.
human
You examine ticket
gpt
Sole survivor syndrome.

That's what they call it. Psychological trauma after surviving an accident that killed so many others.

You still can't look at a plane without hearing the screaming or smelling the blood. The last time you tried to visit an airport-- just to pick up someone-- you left in an ambulance, catatonic.

Things were looking bad when the old rust bucket died this morning. The mechanic said that the earliest he could get to it was first thing Monday morning, and the rental agency just laughed when you asked if you could get a car on short notice for the weekend. Flight was out of the question for obvious reasons, but rail had existed far earlier than planes. So you found yourself pleading your case to a sympathetic station manager, who managed to squeeze you onto a special charter train direct to San Diego.

Two years ago, the wedding was postponed indefinitely by your accident. You are determined that that will not happen again. The sun is shining, the tracks are clear, and in a few hours you'll be the star of the show. Come Hell or high water, nothing is going to stop you from being...

An Interactive Action-Adventure

Car 3 (on seat 4B)
Trains haven't changed much in the last 40 years. You could just imagine a furtive Cary Grant slipping from car to car or a diabolic Robert Walker plotting fiendishly in some corner.

You can see the conductor here.
human
You hit the conductor
gpt
Violence isn't the answer to this one.

"Ticket, please."
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a sport coat (being worn)
a small velvet box (which is closed)
a train schedule
a ticket
human
You read the ticket
gpt
It's a hastily scrawled message:

John,

The kid needs a ride down to San Diego. There should be a seat open on the Special. Just keep quiet about it and no one will be the wiser.

The conductor is getting impatient.
human
Examine
gpt
(the conductor)
He's a handsome man, about 50, with an immaculate uniform. He stands straight and proud, driven by the conviction that he has an important job and that he does it very well.

A small twitch near the side of his mouth hints at impatience.
human
You open the box
gpt
You open the small velvet box, revealing a diamond ring.

The conductor is getting very impatient.
human
You give ring to the conductor
gpt
(first taking the diamond ring)
The conductor politely refuses your offer of marriage. Besides, it's not your ring to give.

"Very well, you leave me no choice."

He blows his whistle three times. Suddenly you are surrounded by burly security guards, who escort you unceremoniously off the train.

All for the best, it turns out. Only a few hours later, all of southern California is irradiated in a nuclear accident.
human
You show ring to him
gpt
Please give one of the answers above.
human
You give the ticket to the conductor
gpt
(first taking the ticket)
The conductor reads the back of the ticket quickly. "Ah, that explains why you're not on my list."

CLUNK. The conductor punches the ticket and returns it you.

He walks north to the next car.
human
You give the ticket to the conductor
gpt
You can only do that to something animate.
human
You read the ticket
gpt
It's a hastily scrawled message:

John,

The kid needs a ride down to San Diego. There should be a seat open on the Special. Just keep quiet about it and no one will be the wiser.
human
You go inside
gpt
You'll have to get off seat 4B first.
human
You look around
gpt
Car 3 (on seat 4B)
Trains haven't changed much in the last 40 years. You could just imagine a furtive Cary Grant slipping from car to car or a diabolic Robert Walker plotting fiendishly in some corner.
human
You examine the schedule
gpt
It's a hastily-printed train schedule, a photocopy smudged to near illegibility by your sweaty hands.

"Whoops!"

One of the reporters was walking down the aisle with a large cup of coffee when the train jerked. Guess who was unlucky enough to be in front of him when that happened?

You better do something about this stain. While your jacket isn't especially stylish, it would look bad to show up dressed like a bum.
human
You examine jacket
gpt
Threadbare, but serviceable. Better clothes await you in San Diego, which is good as these have a nasty stain. Inside the pocket you see a small velvet box (in which is a diamond ring) and a train schedule.
human
You stand up
gpt
You get off seat 4B.
human
You go north
gpt
Car 3, Aft
This tiny space near the junction to the next car is unremarkable, save the cramped stairway to the upper level and the door to the tiny lavatory west.

The closed door says "Unoccupied."
human
You open the door then W
gpt
You open the lavatory door.

This compartment leaves very little room for movement, but you're not here to do the macarena. A stainless-steel lavatory sits next to a tiny sink. A window west provides some light, which is nice as the fluorescent fixture above the mirror is not on.

The exit is east.
human
You cut the window with the ring
gpt
(first taking the diamond ring)
Cutting that up would achieve little.
human
You examine the sink
gpt
A small stainless-steel sink.
human
You turn on the sink
gpt
You turn on the faucet, allowing water to flow into the sink.
human
You turn on the light
gpt
A cursory glance around the room fails to reveal a visible switch.
human
You examine the door
gpt
It's a lavatory door, with a sliding bolt that changes the indicator on the outside from "Unoccupied" to "Occupied." High-tech stuff.
human
You lock the door
gpt
You click the door lock, and watch the little window change from "Unoccupied" to "Occupied" momentarily. Some spring mechanism in the door prevents you from keeping it locked while the door is open, however.
human
You drink yourself to the death
gpt
You can't see any such thing.

I only understood you as far as wanting to drink yourself.
human
Light
gpt
What do you want to light?
human
You examine the light
gpt
The light fixture is dark.

The flow from the faucet stops suddenly. (It must have one of those spring valves to prevent waste.)
human
You close the door
gpt
You close the lavatory door.

Suddenly, a group of armed terrorists takes over the train. In the resulting confusion, you are "accidentally" shot, adding a rather nasty bloodstain to the coffee stain already on your old jacket.
human
You stand
gpt
You get off Seat 4B.

*** PING ***

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are experiencing some minor turbulence. Please return to your seat and fasten your seat belts."
human
You go north
gpt
You wander towards the back. After hovering around the galley for a bit, you return to the cabin.

A flight attendant rushes up, escorts you back to your seat, clips you in, then disappears.

Airplane (on Seat 4B)
The airlines claim that planes are getting bigger, but you don't believe a word of it. This cramped cabin feels about as roomy as a culvert, and has approximately the same decor.

There is a door south and a small kitchenette north.

The passenger next to you awakes with a start.
human
Kiss passenger
gpt
He's too busy babbling to pay any attention to you.

"I hate flying," your seat-mate bemoans.
human
You wait for a while
gpt
Time passes.

The plane lurches hard to the left. Your stomach churns.

"I always wonder if I'll ever see my daughter again."
human
You wait for a while
gpt
Time passes.

"What would my wife do if I were to die?"
human
Wait
gpt
Time passes.

A bright blue flash illuminates the entire west side of the airplane, followed by the noise of a tremendous explosion. The wing is on fire!

For a brief moment, everything is silent as the situation slowly sinks into the minds of the passengers. Then pandemonium breaks out in the cabin as the plane goes into a near-vertical dive.

"It's all your fault, you know."

Your traveling companion turns to face you, and you recoil in horror. The left side of his face is horribly mutilated, the skin torn and burnt. The empty eye socket stares at you accusingly.

"Why did you have to survive? I had a family, a child... they depended on me! You had nothing! You were nothing, and you still are nothing!"

He leans forward, and you can smell the horrid odor of burnt flesh.

"Nothing..."

Crash positions be damned! You struggle at your seat belt, but the mechanism is jammed.

He's moving closer... reaching out... reaching toward you... the stumps of his fingers... twitching... touching you... shaking you...
human
Wait
gpt
...and you find yourself wrestling the station attendant.

"Sorry about that! Didn't mean to startle you, but by the sound of it you were having a dilly of a nightmare!

"Anyway, you best be going. I've written a note explaining the situation to the conductor; it's on the back of your ticket. Better hurry."

You take the ticket and a copy of the schedule and make your way out to the platform.
human
You show the ticket to the conductor
gpt
Sole survivor syndrome.

That's what they call it. Psychological trauma after surviving an accident that killed so many others.

You still can't look at a plane without hearing the screaming or smelling the blood. The last time you tried to visit an airport-- just to pick up someone-- you left in an ambulance, catatonic.

Things were looking bad when the old rust bucket died this morning. The mechanic said that the earliest he could get to it was first thing Monday morning, and the rental agency just laughed when you asked if you could get a car on short notice for the weekend. Flight was out of the question for obvious reasons, but rail had existed far earlier than planes. So you found yourself pleading your case to a sympathetic station manager, who managed to squeeze you onto a special charter train direct to San Diego.

Two years ago, the wedding was postponed indefinitely by your accident. You are determined that that will not happen again. The sun is shining, the tracks are clear, and in a few hours you'll be the star of the show. Come Hell or high water, nothing is going to stop you from being...

An Interactive Action-Adventure

Car 3 (on seat 4B)
Trains haven't changed much in the last 40 years. You could just imagine a furtive Cary Grant slipping from car to car or a diabolic Robert Walker plotting fiendishly in some corner.

You can see the conductor here.
human
You show the ticket to the conductor
gpt
(first taking the ticket)
"That's the one."

"Ticket, please."
human
You show the ticket to the conductor
gpt
"That's the one."
human
You give the ticket
gpt
(to the conductor)
The conductor reads the back of the ticket quickly. "Ah, that explains why you're not on my list."

CLUNK. The conductor punches the ticket and returns it you.

He walks north to the next car.
human
You go to the north
gpt
"Whoops!"

Oh dear, it seems that you bumped into a young man carrying an open container of coffee, most of which is now decorating the front of your jacket.

Car 3, Aft
This tiny space near the junction to the next car is unremarkable, save the cramped stairway to the upper level and the door to the tiny lavatory west.

The closed door says "Unoccupied."
human
You close the door
gpt
You close the lavatory door.
human
You lock the door
gpt
The light above the sink flickers, then glows.

There seems to be a commotion outside.
human
Wash jacket
gpt
Alas, all you do is spread the stain slightly. This job requires water.

Wait... was that gunfire...?
human
You turn on the sink
gpt
You turn on the faucet, allowing water to flow into the sink.

Your Russian may be rusty, but a voice definitely said, "Sergei, check the toilets."
human
You look at the window
gpt
It's a small window, but if you were feeling suicidal, you could probably squeeze through it. That's a pretty big if...

The door rattles for a second as the gunman tries to get in. Frustrated, he fires off a dozen bullets which pass easily through the door and you.
human
You get on the floor
gpt
You can't go that way.

The door rattles for a second as the gunman tries to get in. Frustrated, he fires off a dozen bullets which pass easily through the door and you.
human
You enter the window
gpt
You can't, since the lavatory window is in the way.

The door rattles for a second as the gunman tries to get in. Frustrated, he fires off a dozen bullets which pass easily through the door and you.
human
You open the window
gpt
You open the lavatory window.

Wait... was that gunfire...?
human
You enter the window
gpt
It's quite breathtaking out here, and you'd probably enjoy the scenery if it weren't for the annoying fact that you're clinging to a flimsy metal ladder while being buffeted by sixty mile-per-hour winds. Safety lies inside, east.

Your Russian may be rusty, but a voice definitely said, "Sergei, check the toilets."
human
You jump
gpt
You jump on the spot, fruitlessly.

The door rattles for a second as the gunman tries to get in. Frustrated, he fires off a dozen bullets which pass easily through the door, the thin metal wall of the car, and you.
human
Go upward
gpt
Unfortunately, there are more than a few missing rungs in this ladder, making the roof of the car inaccessible.

The door rattles for a second as the gunman tries to get in. Frustrated, he fires off a dozen bullets which pass easily through the door, the thin metal wall of the car, and you.
human
You look at your surroundings
gpt
It's quite breathtaking out here, and you'd probably enjoy the scenery if it weren't for the annoying fact that you're clinging to a flimsy metal ladder while being buffeted by sixty mile-per-hour winds. Safety lies inside, east.

The door rattles for a second as the gunman tries to get in. Frustrated, he fires off a dozen bullets which pass easily through the door, the thin metal wall of the car, and you.
human
You open the window
gpt
You open the lavatory window.

The door rattles for a second as the gunman tries to get in. Frustrated, he fires off a dozen bullets which pass easily through the door and you.
human
You open the window
gpt
You open the lavatory window.
human
You leave
gpt
It's quite breathtaking out here, and you'd probably enjoy the scenery if it weren't for the annoying fact that you're clinging to a flimsy metal ladder while being buffeted by sixty mile-per-hour winds. Safety lies inside, east.
human
Go upwards
gpt
Unfortunately, there are more than a few missing rungs in this ladder, making the roof of the car inaccessible.
human
You go to the west
gpt
That looks like a particularly unsafe direction to go.
human
You go to the east
gpt
The exit is east.
human
Go east
gpt
Car 3, Aft

The lavatory door is open.
human
Go upwards
gpt
All the seats in the upper deck are filled.
human
You look at what you're carrying with you
gpt
You are carrying:
a punched ticket
a stained sport coat (being worn)
a small velvet box (which is closed)
a train schedule
human
You search the coat
gpt
In the stained sport coat are a small velvet box and a train schedule.
human
You unlock door
gpt
The fluorescent light goes off.

Wait... was that gunfire...?
human
You go outside
gpt
Your Russian may be rusty, but a voice definitely said, "Sergei, check the toilets."
human
You wait
gpt
Time passes.

A voice outside the door says, "Empty."
human
Look around
gpt
It's quite breathtaking out here, and you'd probably enjoy the scenery if it weren't for the annoying fact that you're clinging to a flimsy metal ladder while being buffeted by sixty mile-per-hour winds. Safety lies inside, east.

The screams have died down, so the gunmen have decided to start the usual diatribe. "We now control this train... if you cooperate, you will be spared... attempt tricks and you will die..."
human
Go downward
gpt
It isn't that hopeless yet.

"Is everyone here?"

"Everyone was here or in the press car," the conductor replies, strangely calm. "As you can see, everyone in this car is also on this list."

"Da..."
human
You enter
gpt
This compartment leaves very little room for movement, but you're not here to do the macarena. A stainless-steel lavatory sits next to a tiny sink. A window west provides some light, which is nice as the fluorescent fixture above the mirror is not on.

The door is closed.

"Sergei, did you check the toilets?"

"Da, I checked the toilets."

"Did you check inside the toilets?

There is a momentary pause, followed by a low curse.
human
Go outside
gpt
It's quite breathtaking out here, and you'd probably enjoy the scenery if it weren't for the annoying fact that you're clinging to a flimsy metal ladder while being buffeted by sixty mile-per-hour winds. Safety lies inside, east.

"Ready?" asks a voice outside.
human
Go downward
gpt
It isn't that hopeless yet.

The door explodes inward.

"Good, nobody here."

The door is closed again.
human
Go inside
gpt
This compartment leaves very little room for movement, but you're not here to do the macarena. A stainless-steel lavatory sits next to a tiny sink. A window west provides some light, which is nice as the fluorescent fixture above the mirror is not on.

The door is closed.

"Take everyone to the last car."

There is the sound of marching outside the door, then silence.
human
Wash jacket
gpt
Alas, all you do is spread the stain slightly. This job requires water.
human
You open the door
gpt
You open the lavatory door.
human
Go inside
gpt
This compartment leaves very little room for movement, but you're not here to do the macarena. A stainless-steel lavatory sits next to a tiny sink. A window west provides some light, which is nice as the fluorescent fixture above the mirror is not on.

The exit is east.

Water is flowing into the sink.
human
You go east
gpt
Car 3, Aft
This tiny space near the junction to the next car is unremarkable, save the cramped stairway to the upper level and the door to the tiny lavatory west.

The lavatory door is open.
human
You go south
gpt
Without any passengers, this car takes on a definite tomb-like atmosphere. A sealed passageway leads south, while the junction to the next car leads north.
human
You go south
gpt
The metal plate sealing the door prevents movement south.
human
Go up
gpt
Better not. It would be very easy to be trapped up there.
human
You go north
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

The train just rushed past the Salinas station.

The door to car 3 slides shut.
human
You examine the schedule
gpt
It's a hastily-printed train schedule, a photocopy smudged to near illegibility by your sweaty hands.
human
You read the schedule
gpt
Salinas                        1:11 pm
Paso Robles                    2:48 pm
San Luis Obispo                3:27 pm
Santa Barbara                  5:24 pm
Oxnard                         6:01 pm
Simi Valley                    6:31 pm
Glendale                       7:02 pm
Los Angeles                    7:08 pm
Fullerton                      7:34 pm
Anaheim                        7:40 pm
Santa Ana                      7:44 pm
Irvine                         7:54 pm
San Juan Capistrano            8:06 pm
Escondido                      8:20 pm
human
Go north
gpt
You open the door to car 4.

Car 4, Fore
So this is the press car. Big deal. It's just a modified sleeper, with the compartments converted into miniature offices for the reporters. Compartments lie east and west, while the rest of the car lies north and the exit from this car is south.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
You go to the east
gpt
This is a tiny nondescript office, a hasty conversion from the original cabin that it was: the outlines of the bed and furnishings are still visible on the wall. A relief from claustrophobia lies west.

A computer sits on a makeshift desk, completely quiet.
human
You examine computer
gpt
It's an ancient VT100 terminal, which belongs more in a museum than in an office. These things haven't been used for, what, 50 years?

The computer terminal is currently switched off.
human
You switch on terminal
gpt
The computer comes to life, goes through its complex bootstrap procedure, then asks you for a user name and password. You turn the machine off in disgust.
human
You go to the west
gpt
Car 4, Fore
So this is the press car. Big deal. It's just a modified sleeper, with the compartments converted into miniature offices for the reporters. Compartments lie east and west, while the rest of the car lies north and the exit from this car is south.
human
You go to the west
gpt
This is a tiny nondescript office, a hasty conversion from the original cabin that it was: the outlines of the bed and furnishings are still visible on the wall. A relief from claustrophobia lies east.

A computer sits on a makeshift desk, a quiet hum emanating from its fan.
human
You examine computer
gpt
You start to approach the computer when suddenly a huge spider on the keyboard attacks you!

This is a tiny nondescript office, a hasty conversion from the original cabin that it was: the outlines of the bed and furnishings are still visible on the wall. A relief from claustrophobia lies east.

After you've gathered your wits together, you notice that the "spider" is actually a piece of black paper folded into the shape of a spider. Obviously one of the reporters was bored and decided to play a little prank.

A computer sits on a makeshift desk, a quiet hum emanating from its fan.
human
You examine the spider
gpt
(A description of Wolfie is included in your game package.)

It's an origami wolf spider.
human
You get the spider
gpt
Taken.
human
Open spider
gpt
You'd never get him back together again.
human
You look at the computer
gpt
It's an ancient VT100 terminal, which belongs more in a museum than in an office. These things haven't been used for, what, 50 years?

A completely incomprehensible text editing program dominates the screen.
The computer terminal is currently switched on.
human
Go north
gpt
Car 4, Mid
The middle of the press car is even less interesting than the rest. Compartments are to either side of you, and the rest of the car lies south and north.
human
You go to the east
gpt
This is a tiny nondescript office, a hasty conversion from the original cabin that it was: the outlines of the bed and furnishings are still visible on the wall. A relief from claustrophobia lies west.

A computer sits on a makeshift desk, completely quiet.
human
Go west
gpt
This is a tiny nondescript office, a hasty conversion from the original cabin that it was: the outlines of the bed and furnishings are still visible on the wall. A relief from claustrophobia lies east.

A computer sits on a makeshift desk, completely quiet.
human
Go north
gpt
Car 4, Aft
The north section of the car is a tight squeeze. Another compartment lies east, while the exit from the car lies to the north.

The lavatory door is closed.
human
You go to the east
gpt
This is a tiny nondescript office, a hasty conversion from the original cabin that it was: the outlines of the bed and furnishings are still visible on the wall. A relief from claustrophobia lies west.

A computer sits on a makeshift desk, completely quiet.
human
You open the door
gpt
(the lavatory door)
You open the lavatory door.
human
You go west
gpt
This lavatory has been converted into a makeshift darkroom. (I guess some photographers haven't joined the "digital revolution.") All the windows have been painted black, a loose conglomeration of items rest on a crude shelf, while a workbench sits under a naked electrical fixture.

The darkroom door allows exit east.
human
You get all
gpt
darkroom door: That's fixed in place.
faucet: That's fixed in place.
sink: That's fixed in place.
light bulb socket: That's fixed in place.
shelf: That's hardly portable.
workbench: That's hardly portable.
human
You get all from the shelf
gpt
As far as you can tell, it's just junk.
human
You search the junk
gpt
On the shelf are a bottle of hydroxide, a bottle of acid and a bottle of developing fluid.
human
You look at the bench
gpt
A makeshift wooden table, stained with chemicals.
human
You remove the bulb
gpt
(first taking the strange red bulb)
(putting the punched ticket into the stained sport coat to make room) You unscrew the strange red bulb from the light bulb socket.
human
You get all from the shelf
gpt
bottle of hydroxide: (putting Wolfie (the paper spider guardian of computers) into the stained sport coat to make room)
Removed.
bottle of acid: (putting the strange red bulb into the stained sport coat to make room)
Removed.
bottle of developing fluid: (putting the bottle of hydroxide into the stained sport coat to make room)
Removed.
miscellaneous junk: The rest of the stuff is just junk.
human
You look under bench
gpt
A glass tube rolls out from under the workbench.
human
You examine tube
gpt
A small glass tube used for protecting dry chemicals. There's a label on the tube.
human
You read label
gpt
The label reads LITMUS.
human
You examine the bulb
gpt
It's a light bulb that has been painted with a clear red enamel.
human
You search the coat
gpt
In the stained sport coat are a bottle of hydroxide, a strange red bulb, Wolfie (the paper spider guardian of computers), a punched ticket, a small velvet box and a train schedule.
human
Go east
gpt
Car 4, Aft
The north section of the car is a tight squeeze. Another compartment lies east, while the exit from the car lies to the north.

The darkroom door is west.
human
Go north
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

The door to car 4 slides shut.
human
You look at the floor
gpt
Something felt wobbly when you stepped into this area, and a quick investigation reveals the answer. It's a metal access panel embedded in the floor of the train, with a sawtooth-edge that makes it almost invisible against the pattern of the floor.
human
You look at the panel
gpt
It's a metal access panel embedded in the floor of the train, with a sawtooth-edge that makes it almost invisible against the pattern of the floor.
human
You open the panel
gpt
You open the maintenance access hatch.
human
Go down
gpt
(The maintenance access hatch slams shut after you pass through.)

You're in a small gap between the cars. Small maintenance tunnels lead south and north, although they are rather small and probably not safe when the train is in motion. A maintenance hatch above you offers more traditional passage on the train.

A prominent lever is attached to the car junction. The lever has been pushed into the "closed" position.
human
You pull the lever
gpt
It's stuck tight.
human
You pour the acid on the lever
gpt
The bottle of acid is closed.
human
You open the bottle
gpt
Which do you mean, the bottle of developing fluid, the bottle of acid or the bottle of hydroxide?
human
Acid
gpt
You open the bottle of acid.
human
Examine acid
gpt
A dark glass bottle with a screw cap. The label on the outside has a stylized hand being dissolved away.
human
Go upwards
gpt
(You pop open the maintenance access hatch as you go topside.)

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

A maintenance access hatch is open, leading downwards to darkness.
human
You go south
gpt
(The maintenance access hatch slams shut when you release it to move.) You open the door to car 4.

Car 4, Aft
The north section of the car is a tight squeeze. Another compartment lies east, while the exit from the car lies to the north.

The darkroom door is west.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
You get all
gpt
darkroom door: That's fixed in place.
door to the car junction: That's hardly portable.
human
You go to the east
gpt
This is a tiny nondescript office, a hasty conversion from the original cabin that it was: the outlines of the bed and furnishings are still visible on the wall. A relief from claustrophobia lies west.

A computer sits on a makeshift desk, completely quiet.
human
All
gpt
Sorry, you can only have one item here. Which exactly?
human
You go to the west
gpt
This lavatory has been converted into a makeshift darkroom. (I guess some photographers haven't joined the "digital revolution.") All the windows have been painted black, a loose conglomeration of items rest on a crude shelf, while a workbench sits under a naked electrical fixture.

The darkroom door allows exit east.

You can also see a small plastic tube (which is closed) (in which is some litmus powder) here.
human
You get the shelf
gpt
That's hardly portable.
human
You examine fixture
gpt
The light bulb socket is empty.
human
You take the fan
gpt
That's fixed in place.
human
You turn on the computer
gpt
That's already on.
human
You go north
gpt
Car 4, Mid
The middle of the press car is even less interesting than the rest. Compartments are to either side of you, and the rest of the car lies south and north.

The train just rumbled past the Paso Robles station.
human
You drop all
gpt
bottle of developing fluid: Dropped.
bottle of acid: Dropped.
human
You go north
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

The door to car 4 slides shut.
human
Go down
gpt
You are unable to descend by the maintenance access hatch.
human
You go to the south
gpt
Slowly you crawl southwards along the length of the train...

Car 4, underside
From here, you can make out the complex speed regulators, air brakes, and other mechanisms you take for granted whenever you travel by rail. You can crawl south or north along the length of the car.
human
You go to the south
gpt
Slowly you crawl southwards along the length of the train...

You're in a small gap between the cars. Small maintenance tunnels lead south and north, although they are rather small and probably not safe when the train is in motion. A maintenance hatch above you offers more traditional passage on the train.

A prominent lever is attached to the car junction. The lever has been pushed into the "closed" position.
human
Go south
gpt
Slowly you crawl southwards along the length of the train...

Car 3, underside
From here, you can make out the complex speed regulators, air brakes, and other mechanisms you take for granted whenever you travel by rail. You can crawl south or north along the length of the car.
human
Go south
gpt
Slowly you crawl southwards along the length of the train...

Car 2, underside
From here, you can make out the complex speed regulators, air brakes, and other mechanisms you take for granted whenever you travel by rail. You can crawl south or north along the length of the car.
human
Go north
gpt
Slowly you crawl northwards along the length of the train...

You're in a small gap between the cars. Small maintenance tunnels lead south and north, although they are rather small and probably not safe when the train is in motion. A maintenance hatch above you offers more traditional passage on the train.

A prominent lever is attached to the car junction. The lever has been pushed into the "closed" position.
human
Go north
gpt
Slowly you crawl northwards along the length of the train...

Car 3, underside
From here, you can make out the complex speed regulators, air brakes, and other mechanisms you take for granted whenever you travel by rail. You can crawl south or north along the length of the car.

The train just rumbled through the San Luis Obispo station.
human
You go north
gpt
Slowly you crawl northwards along the length of the train...

Car 4, underside
From here, you can make out the complex speed regulators, air brakes, and other mechanisms you take for granted whenever you travel by rail. You can crawl south or north along the length of the car.
human
Go north
gpt
Slowly you crawl northwards along the length of the train...

Car 5, underside
From here, you can make out the complex speed regulators, air brakes, and other mechanisms you take for granted whenever you travel by rail. You can crawl south or north along the length of the car.

There is the movement of feet above you.
human
Go upwards
gpt
You can't go that way.

There is the movement of feet above you.
human
Go north
gpt
Slowly you crawl northwards along the length of the train...

Car 6, underside
From here, you can make out the complex speed regulators, air brakes, and other mechanisms you take for granted whenever you travel by rail. You can crawl south or north along the length of the car.

There is the nervous shuffling of feet above you.
human
Go north
gpt
This is the last car of the train. (It's a special, remember?)

There is the nervous shuffling of feet above you.
human
Go up
gpt
Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

A maintenance access hatch is open, leading downwards to darkness.
human
You go north
gpt
(The maintenance access hatch slams shut when you release it to move.) You open the door to car 6.

Car 6, the last car
This is a tiny car-- a classic caboose, except it isn't red, and it doesn't have a potbelly stove. It's pretty much a lounge for the conductor and his assistants, except the conductor is conspicuously missing.

You can see all of the passengers and a tool chest (which is closed) here.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
Open chest
gpt
You open the tool chest, revealing a squirt bottle and a can of lubricant.
human
Open chest
gpt
That's already open.
human
Scream
gpt
Aaaaaaaaaaaaargh!

Screaming is a good way to attract the unwanted attention of terrorists, you quickly find out.
human
You say hello
gpt
(to the passengers)
The passengers are too scared to respond.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a stained sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is closed)
a strange red bulb
Wolfie (the paper spider guardian of computers)
a punched ticket
a small velvet box (which is closed)
a train schedule
human
You examine the passengers
gpt
They look scared, and with good reason. Reporters report news; they aren't part of it.
human
You open the Wolfie
gpt
You'd never get him back together again.
human
You read wolfie
gpt
(A description of Wolfie is included in your game package.)

It's an origami wolf spider.
human
You show the Wolfie to the passengers
gpt
(first taking Wolfie (the paper spider guardian of computers))
They mumble amongst themselves, but the consensus is that they have no comment to make on Wolfie (the paper spider guardian of computers).
human
You pour the hydroxide on the Wolfie
gpt
The bottle of hydroxide is closed.
human
You open bottle
gpt
Which do you mean, the squirt bottle or the bottle of hydroxide?
human
You look at the squirt
gpt
It's a squirt bottle. The label is so faded as to make it practically illegible.
human
You open the hydroxide
gpt
You open the bottle of hydroxide.
human
Close hydroxide
gpt
You close the bottle of hydroxide.
human
You take squirt
gpt
(putting Wolfie (the paper spider guardian of computers) into the stained sport coat to make room)
Taken.
human
You describe your surroundings
gpt
Car 6, the last car
This is a tiny car-- a classic caboose, except it isn't red, and it doesn't have a potbelly stove. It's pretty much a lounge for the conductor and his assistants, except the conductor is conspicuously missing.

You can see all of the passengers and a tool chest (which is empty) here.
human
You go to the south
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

The door to car 6 slides shut.
human
Go down
gpt
You are unable to descend by the maintenance access hatch.
human
You open hatch
gpt
You open the maintenance access hatch.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a can of lubricant
a stained sport coat (being worn)
Wolfie (the paper spider guardian of computers)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is closed)
a strange red bulb
a punched ticket
a small velvet box (which is closed)
a train schedule
human
You examine pale blue
gpt
It's a squirt bottle. The label is so faded as to make it practically illegible.
human
Squirt lever
gpt
What do you want to squirt the release lever on?
human
Squirt bottle
gpt
What do you want to squirt the squirt bottle on?
human
Squirt lubricant on lever
gpt
You apply a liberal amount of lubricant to the release lever.
human
You pull the lever
gpt
Releasing the car is certainly an irreversible action, and could result in an unpredictable chain of events. Are you sure you want to do that?
human
Y.
gpt
The connector opens with a loud clank.

Slowly the cars begin to separate. The cables and hoses surrounding you complain loudly as they struggle to hold the cars together.

The junction shudders, creeks and groans.
human
You go to the south
gpt
You can't hold onto all the things you are carrying and crawl around underneath the train.

The junction shudders, creeks and groans.
human
Go up
gpt
(You pop open the maintenance access hatch as you go topside.)

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

A maintenance access hatch is open, leading downwards to darkness.

The metal plates shift unpleasantly underfoot.
human
Go south
gpt
(The maintenance access hatch slams shut when you release it to move.) You start to open the door, but an ominous shadow across the window convinces you otherwise.

With a groan that shudders through the entire train, the cars separate.

This results in the floor beneath you opening up and dropping you unceremoniously onto the tracks. Not pleasant.
human
Go north
gpt
(The maintenance access hatch slams shut when you release it to move.) You open the door to car 6.

Car 6, the last car
This is a tiny car-- a classic caboose, except it isn't red, and it doesn't have a potbelly stove. It's pretty much a lounge for the conductor and his assistants, except the conductor is conspicuously missing.

You can see all of the passengers and a tool chest (which is empty) here.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
Wait
gpt
Time passes.

With a groan that shudders through the entire train, the cars separate.

Suddenly the entire world is flame and noise as an explosion rips through the car. Your pain is, thankfully, brief.
human
Look around
gpt
You're in a small gap between the cars. Small maintenance tunnels lead south and north, although they are rather small and probably not safe when the train is in motion. A maintenance hatch above you offers more traditional passage on the train.

A prominent lever is attached to the car junction. The lever has been pushed into the "closed" position.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a can of lubricant
a stained sport coat (being worn)
Wolfie (the paper spider guardian of computers)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is closed)
a strange red bulb
a punched ticket
a small velvet box (which is closed)
a train schedule
human
You look at the blue liquid
gpt
It's a squirt bottle. The label is so faded as to make it practically illegible.
human
You read the label
gpt
What do you want to read in?
human
You read the squirt bottle
gpt
WARNINC: Con ains ammo a. Do not m x wit oth r hfv sd d sb vcio
human
You look at the bottle
gpt
(the squirt bottle)
It's a squirt bottle. The label is so faded as to make it practically illegible.
human
Go upwards
gpt
(You pop open the maintenance access hatch as you go topside.)

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

A maintenance access hatch is open, leading downwards to darkness.
human
You go south
gpt
(The maintenance access hatch slams shut when you release it to move.) You start to open the door, but an ominous shadow across the window convinces you otherwise.
human
You take the hydroxide
gpt
(putting the can of lubricant into the stained sport coat to make room)
There is no more room in the stained sport coat.
human
Describe the surroundings
gpt
Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.
human
You drop the bulb and Wolfie
gpt
strange red bulb: You haven't got that.
Wolfie (the paper spider guardian of computers): You haven't got that.
human
You drop the bottle and the lubricant
gpt
squirt bottle: You carefully set the squirt bottle in the undercarriage.
can of lubricant: You carefully set the can of lubricant in the undercarriage.
human
You drop the lubricant
gpt
The can of lubricant is already here.
human
You take the bulb and Wolfie
gpt
strange red bulb: Taken.
Wolfie (the paper spider guardian of computers): (putting the bottle of hydroxide into the stained sport coat to make room)
Taken.
human
You drop the bulb and Wolfie
gpt
strange red bulb: You carefully set the strange red bulb in the undercarriage.
Wolfie (the paper spider guardian of computers): You carefully set Wolfie (the paper spider guardian of computers) in the undercarriage.
human
You take the bottle and lubricant
gpt
squirt bottle: Taken.
can of lubricant: Taken.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a can of lubricant
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a stained sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is closed)
a punched ticket
a small velvet box (which is closed)
a train schedule
human
You take the ticket
gpt
(putting the squirt bottle into the stained sport coat to make room) Taken.
human
You drop the ticket
gpt
You carefully set the punched ticket in the undercarriage.
human
You put the bottle in the coat
gpt
Which do you mean, the squirt bottle or the bottle of hydroxide?
human
Squirt
gpt
What do you want to squirt?
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a can of lubricant
a stained sport coat (being worn)
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of hydroxide (which is closed)
a small velvet box (which is closed)
a train schedule
human
You put the lubricant in the coat
gpt
You put the can of lubricant into the stained sport coat.
human
You go south
gpt
Slowly you crawl southwards along the length of the train...

Car 5, underside
From here, you can make out the complex speed regulators, air brakes, and other mechanisms you take for granted whenever you travel by rail. You can crawl south or north along the length of the car.

There is the movement of feet above you.
human
You go south
gpt
Slowly you crawl southwards along the length of the train...

You're in a small gap between the cars. Small maintenance tunnels lead south and north, although they are rather small and probably not safe when the train is in motion. A maintenance hatch above you offers more traditional passage on the train.

A prominent lever is attached to the car junction. The lever has been pushed into the "closed" position.

The train just rushed by the Santa Barbara station.
human
You go to the south
gpt
Slowly you crawl southwards along the length of the train...

Car 4, underside
From here, you can make out the complex speed regulators, air brakes, and other mechanisms you take for granted whenever you travel by rail. You can crawl south or north along the length of the car.
human
You go south
gpt
(The maintenance access hatch slams shut when you release it to move.) You open the door to car 3.

Car 3, Aft
This tiny space near the junction to the next car is unremarkable, save the cramped stairway to the upper level and the door to the tiny lavatory west.

The lavatory door is open.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
You enter the lavatory
gpt
This compartment leaves very little room for movement, but you're not here to do the macarena. A stainless-steel lavatory sits next to a tiny sink. A window west provides some light, which is nice as the fluorescent fixture above the mirror is not on.

The exit is east.
human
You turn on the light
gpt
A cursory glance around the room fails to reveal a visible switch.
human
You lock the door
gpt
You click the door lock, and watch the little window change from "Unoccupied" to "Occupied" momentarily. Some spring mechanism in the door prevents you from keeping it locked while the door is open, however.
human
You lock the door
gpt
The light above the sink flickers, then glows.
human
Wash jacket
gpt
A quick wipe and the stain disappears.
human
You unlock door
gpt
The fluorescent light goes off.
human
You open the door
gpt
You open the lavatory door.
human
You leave
gpt
It's quite breathtaking out here, and you'd probably enjoy the scenery if it weren't for the annoying fact that you're clinging to a flimsy metal ladder while being buffeted by sixty mile-per-hour winds. Safety lies inside, east.
human
You go east
gpt
This compartment leaves very little room for movement, but you're not here to do the macarena. A stainless-steel lavatory sits next to a tiny sink. A window west provides some light, which is nice as the fluorescent fixture above the mirror is not on.

The exit is east.

Water is flowing into the sink.

The flow from the faucet stops suddenly. (It must have one of those spring valves to prevent waste.)
human
You go east
gpt
Car 3, Aft
This tiny space near the junction to the next car is unremarkable, save the cramped stairway to the upper level and the door to the tiny lavatory west.

The lavatory door is open.
human
You go north
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

The door to car 3 slides shut.
human
You stand on the railing
gpt
Even though every ounce of sanity left in your body tells you not to, you hop up on the railing. Your reward is the discovery of a well-concealed maintenance ladder climbing up the side of the car.
human
Up
gpt
Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.
human
You go to the north
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move northwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

The train just rushed through the Oxnard station.
human
You go north
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move northwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.
human
You examine vents
gpt
This is one of a number of screened portals, designed to allow fresh air to be drawn into the car as it moves.
human
Go north
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move northwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

You hear noises from the car below.
human
You listen
gpt
That's definitely English from the car below.

You hear noises from the car below.
human
You open the vent
gpt
The metal screen is firmly attached to the portal.

You hear noises from the car below.
human
You go downwards
gpt
Descending by the ladder here would drop you off the end of the train. Not a good idea.

You hear noises from the car below.
human
You look at the vents
gpt
This is one of a number of screened portals, designed to allow fresh air to be drawn into the car as it moves.

You hear noises from the car below.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a sport coat (being worn)
a can of lubricant
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
human
You open vents
gpt
a bottle of hydroxide (which is closed)
a small velvet box (which is closed)
a train schedule

You hear noises from the car below.

The metal screen is firmly attached to the portal.

You hear noises from the car below.
human
You remove the screen
gpt
(first taking the air vent)
That's hardly portable.

You hear noises from the car below.
human
You put the lubricant on the vent
gpt
You need to be holding the can of lubricant before you can put it on top of something else.

You hear noises from the car below.
human
Go south
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move southwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.
human
Go north
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move northwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

The train just zoomed past the Simi Valley station.

You hear noises from the car below.
human
Go north
gpt
This is the last car of the train. (It's a special, remember?)

You hear noises from the car below.
human
You open the vent
gpt
The metal screen is firmly attached to the portal.
human
You squirt the lubricant on the screen
gpt
You apply a liberal amount of lubricant to the air vent.
human
You squirt the lubricant on yourself
gpt
You'll have to remove the can of lubricant from yourself first.
human
You listen
gpt
That's definitely Russian from the car below.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a sport coat (being worn)
a can of lubricant
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of hydroxide (which is closed)
a small velvet box (which is closed)
a train schedule
human
You open the hydroxide
gpt
You open the bottle of hydroxide.
human
You pour the hydroxide in the box
gpt
The small velvet box is closed.
human
You open the box
gpt
You open the small velvet box, revealing a diamond ring.
human
You examine it
gpt
What a rock! How did Jack ever afford such a thing?

The oil on the air vent evaporates away.
human
You wear it
gpt
You put on the diamond ring.
human
You cut screen with the ring
gpt
Cutting that up would achieve little.
human
You pour the hydroxide in the box
gpt
The bottle of hydroxide is empty already.
human
You go downward
gpt
Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder here.
human
Go south
gpt
You open the door to car 4.

Car 4, Aft
The north section of the car is a tight squeeze. Another compartment lies east, while the exit from the car lies to the north.

The darkroom door is west.

You can also see a bottle of acid (which is closed) (in which is a quantity of acid) and a bottle of developing fluid (which is closed) here.

The train just barreled through the Glendale station.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
You take the acid
gpt
Taken.
human
Go north
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder here.

The door to car 4 slides shut.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a bottle of acid (which is closed)
a quantity of acid
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a can of lubricant
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a small velvet box (which is open but empty)
a train schedule

The train just barreled past the Los Angeles station.
human
You put the acid in the coat
gpt
You put the bottle of acid into the sport coat.
human
You wear the ring
gpt
You're already wearing that!
human
You pour the acid on the screen
gpt
acid: The air vent is not designed to hold liquids.
human
Close acid
gpt
You close the bottle of acid.
human
You open the bottle
gpt
Which do you mean, the bottle of acid, the squirt bottle or the bottle of hydroxide?
human
You pour the acid in the box
gpt
acid: The small velvet box is not designed to hold liquids.
human
You go to the south
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move southwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

A large metal hatch is embedded in the roof of the car.

The train just rumbled by the Fullerton station.
human
You look at the hatch
gpt
It's one of those industrial ventilation hatches. Obviously the car below isn't a passenger car.
human
You open hatch
gpt
That's already open.
human
You descend
gpt
Once inside, you realize why this car wasn't accessible from the rest of the train: it's a mail transport car. Bags of letters and parcels fill the shelves around you, almost completely obscuring the one light fixture in the car. The sliding metal door east offers a possible exit.

An open metal hatch reveals the sun and sky above.

The beam of sunlight from the open metal hatch draws your eyes to a large wooden crate sitting at the north end of the car.

The train just zoomed through the Anaheim station.
human
You open it
gpt
You pull off the front of the wooden crate. Horror grips your stomach as you survey the infernal contraption inside. It could be only one thing: a bomb.
human
You examine the bomb
gpt
The rose-colored glass hampers your ability to make out details...

A curious glass tube sticks out of a mass of electronics glued to the back of the box. Inside the tube you see a swirling gas. A thin gold wire spirals its way around the outside of the tube.

A glass dish sits under a thick metal coil, which dangles from another breadboard packed with electronics.

In the center of the bomb is a Plexiglas box.

Sitting on a nest of electronics within the glass box is an ominous black sphere.

Above the glass box is an antique pair of brass scales, curiously out of place when compared to the high-tech components around them. The metal dishes normally associated with such scales have been replaced by two labeled Pyrex beakers.
human
You get the beaker
gpt
Which do you mean, the left beaker or the right beaker?
human
Both
gpt
left beaker: The left beaker is firmly attached to the pair of scales. right beaker: The right beaker is firmly attached to the pair of scales.

The train just rushed through the Santa Ana station.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a can of lubricant
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a small velvet box (which is open but empty)
a train schedule
human
You examine the sphere
gpt
It's black and seamless.
human
You pour the ammonia in left beaker
gpt
The squirt bottle is closed.
human
Open ammonia
gpt
You open the squirt bottle.
human
You pour it in the left beaker
gpt
liquid: The metal box isn't open.
human
You open the box
gpt
(the metal box)
Try as you might, the glass is securely affixed to the front of the box by some thick, gooey sealant. The sealant itself seems to be invulnerable to all of your attacks.
human
Close ammonia
gpt
You close the squirt bottle.
human
No
gpt
That was a rhetorical question.
human
You pour acid on the sealant
gpt
It's doubtful that the contents of the bottle of acid could damage the silicone caulking.

The train just rushed through the Irvine station.
human
You cut the caulk with the ring
gpt
Cutting that up would achieve little.

The train just rumbled by the Irvine station.
human
You spray the bottle on the sealant
gpt
Which do you mean, the left beaker, the right beaker, the bottle of acid, the squirt bottle or the bottle of hydroxide?
human
You pour the hydroxide on the sealant
gpt
It's doubtful that the contents of the bottle of hydroxide could damage the silicone caulking.
human
You take the tube
gpt
Which do you mean, the tube filled with gas or the can of lubricant?
human
You look at the door
gpt
It looks very strong.
human
You open the door
gpt
Try as you might, you cannot open the door. It must be locked from the other side.
human
Go upward
gpt
Some of the acid sloshes out of the bottle of acid.

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

A large metal hatch is embedded in the roof of the car.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a can of lubricant
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a small velvet box (which is open but empty)
a train schedule

The train just barreled by the San Juan Capistrano station.
human
You drop liquid
gpt
Which do you mean, the bottle of acid or the squirt bottle?
human
You drop the coat
gpt
(first taking the sport coat off)
You take off the sport coat.
The sport coat falls off the train and hits the ground. Within moments it is out of sight.
human
You drop all
gpt
liquid: The liquid falls off the train and hits the ground. Within moments it is out of sight.
human
You look around
gpt
Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

A large metal hatch is embedded in the roof of the car.
human
Go down
gpt
Once inside, you realize why this car wasn't accessible from the rest of the train: it's a mail transport car. Bags of letters and parcels fill the shelves around you, almost completely obscuring the one light fixture in the car. The sliding metal door east offers a possible exit.

In front of you stands a large metal box, closed on all sides save the front, which is protected by a pane of glass. The rose-tinting of the glass hints at rather than exposes the complicated machinery held within.

An open metal hatch reveals the sun and sky above.
human
Go down
gpt
You are unable to descend by the maintenance access hatch.

The bomb detonates, vaporizing you instantly.
human
You wake up
gpt
This nightmare is all too familiar...

A bright blue flash illuminates the entire west side of the airplane, followed by the noise of a tremendous explosion. The wing is on fire!

For a brief moment, everything is silent as the situation slowly sinks into the minds of the passengers. Then pandemonium breaks out in the cabin as the plane goes into a near-vertical dive.

"It's all your fault, you know."

Your traveling companion turns to face you, and you recoil in horror. The left side of his face is horribly mutilated, the skin torn and burnt. The empty eye socket stares at you accusingly.

"Why did you have to survive? I had a family, a child... they depended on me! You had nothing! You were nothing, and you still are nothing!"

He leans forward, and you can smell the horrid odor of burnt flesh.

"Nothing..."

Crash positions be damned! You struggle at your seat belt, but the mechanism is jammed.

He's moving closer... reaching out... reaching toward you... the stumps of his fingers... twitching... touching you... shaking you...
human
Fly plane
gpt
...and you find yourself wrestling the station attendant.

"Sorry about that! Didn't mean to startle you, but by the sound of it you were having a dilly of a nightmare!

"Anyway, you best be going. I've written a note explaining the situation to the conductor; it's on the back of your ticket. Better hurry."

You take the ticket and a copy of the schedule and make your way out to the platform.

Sole survivor syndrome.

That's what they call it. Psychological trauma after surviving an accident that killed so many others.

You still can't look at a plane without hearing the screaming or smelling the blood. The last time you tried to visit an airport-- just to pick up someone-- you left in an ambulance, catatonic.

Things were looking bad when the old rust bucket died this morning. The mechanic said that the earliest he could get to it was first thing Monday morning, and the rental agency just laughed when you asked if you could get a car on short notice for the weekend. Flight was out of the question for obvious reasons, but rail had existed far earlier than planes. So you found yourself pleading your case to a sympathetic station manager, who managed to squeeze you onto a special charter train direct to San Diego.

Two years ago, the wedding was postponed indefinitely by your accident. You are determined that that will not happen again. The sun is shining, the tracks are clear, and in a few hours you'll be the star of the show. Come Hell or high water, nothing is going to stop you from being...

An Interactive Action-Adventure

Car 3 (on seat 4B)
Trains haven't changed much in the last 40 years. You could just imagine a furtive Cary Grant slipping from car to car or a diabolic Robert Walker plotting fiendishly in some corner.

You can see the conductor here.
human
You look at what you're carrying with you
gpt
You are carrying:
a sport coat (being worn)
a small velvet box (which is closed)
a train schedule
a ticket

"Ticket, please."
human
You give the ticket
gpt
(to the conductor)
(first taking the ticket)
The conductor reads the back of the ticket quickly. "Ah, that explains why you're not on my list."

CLUNK. The conductor punches the ticket and returns it you.

He walks north to the next car.
human
Go north
gpt
You'll have to get off seat 4B first.
human
You look at your surroundings
gpt
Trains haven't changed much in the last 40 years. You could just imagine a furtive Cary Grant slipping from car to car or a diabolic Robert Walker plotting fiendishly in some corner.
human
You look under the seat
gpt
Which do you mean, the other seat or seat 4B?
human
You look under the other seat
gpt
(the other seat)
You find nothing of interest.
human
You look
gpt
This compartment leaves very little room for movement, but you're not here to do the macarena. A stainless-steel lavatory sits next to a tiny sink. A window west provides some light, which is nice as the fluorescent fixture above the mirror is not on.

The door is closed.
human
You examine the ticket
gpt
It's a strip of paper. Something has been written on the back. A round hole has been punched in it.
human
You examine the pockets
gpt
Threadbare, but serviceable. Better clothes await you in San Diego, which is good as these have a nasty stain. Inside the pocket you see a small velvet box and a train schedule.
human
You open the box
gpt
You open the small velvet box, revealing a diamond ring.
human
Wait
gpt
Time passes.
human
You wait
gpt
Time passes.

Suddenly, a group of armed terrorists takes over the train. In the resulting confusion, you are "accidentally" shot, adding a rather nasty bloodstain to the coffee stain already on your old jacket.
human
You enter
gpt
The door is closed.

Suddenly, a group of armed terrorists takes over the train. In the resulting confusion, you are "accidentally" shot, adding a rather nasty bloodstain to the coffee stain already on your old jacket.
human
You get up
gpt
You'll need to undo your belt first.

The plane shudders slightly.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a sport coat (being worn)
a small velvet box (which is closed)

*** PING ***

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are experiencing some minor turbulence. Please return to your seat and fasten your seat belts."
human
You open the box
gpt
You open the small velvet box, revealing a diamond ring.

A breathless flight attendant rushes up and clips your belt closed for you, then disappears.

The passenger next to you awakes with a start.
human
You wear ring
gpt
(first taking the diamond ring)
You put on the diamond ring.

"I hate flying," your seat-mate bemoans.
human
You run
gpt
You'll have to say which compass direction to go in.

The plane lurches hard to the left. Your stomach churns.

"I always wonder if I'll ever see my daughter again."
human
You run north
gpt
You'll have to get off Seat 4B first.

"What would my wife do if I were to die?"
human
You stand up
gpt
You'll need to undo your belt first.

A bright blue flash illuminates the entire west side of the airplane, followed by the noise of a tremendous explosion. The wing is on fire!

For a brief moment, everything is silent as the situation slowly sinks into the minds of the passengers. Then pandemonium breaks out in the cabin as the plane goes into a near-vertical dive.

"It's all your fault, you know."

Your traveling companion turns to face you, and you recoil in horror. The left side of his face is horribly mutilated, the skin torn and burnt. The empty eye socket stares at you accusingly.

"Why did you have to survive? I had a family, a child... they depended on me! You had nothing! You were nothing, and you still are nothing!"

He leans forward, and you can smell the horrid odor of burnt flesh.

"Nothing..."

Crash positions be damned! You struggle at your seat belt, but the mechanism is jammed.

He's moving closer... reaching out... reaching toward you... the stumps of his fingers... twitching... touching you... shaking you...
human
Wait
gpt
...and you find yourself wrestling the station attendant.

"Sorry about that! Didn't mean to startle you, but by the sound of it you were having a dilly of a nightmare!

"Anyway, you best be going. I've written a note explaining the situation to the conductor; it's on the back of your ticket. Better hurry."

You take the ticket and a copy of the schedule and make your way out to the platform.

Sole survivor syndrome.

That's what they call it. Psychological trauma after surviving an accident that killed so many others.

You still can't look at a plane without hearing the screaming or smelling the blood. The last time you tried to visit an airport-- just to pick up someone-- you left in an ambulance, catatonic.

Things were looking bad when the old rust bucket died this morning. The mechanic said that the earliest he could get to it was first thing Monday morning, and the rental agency just laughed when you asked if you could get a car on short notice for the weekend. Flight was out of the question for obvious reasons, but rail had existed far earlier than planes. So you found yourself pleading your case to a sympathetic station manager, who managed to squeeze you onto a special charter train direct to San Diego.

Two years ago, the wedding was postponed indefinitely by your accident. You are determined that that will not happen again. The sun is shining, the tracks are clear, and in a few hours you'll be the star of the show. Come Hell or high water, nothing is going to stop you from being...

An Interactive Action-Adventure

Car 3 (on seat 4B)
Trains haven't changed much in the last 40 years. You could just imagine a furtive Cary Grant slipping from car to car or a diabolic Robert Walker plotting fiendishly in some corner.

You can see the conductor here.
human
You read the note
gpt
(in the conductor)
You discover nothing of interest in the conductor.

"Ticket, please."
human
You give the ticket
gpt
(to the conductor)
(first taking the ticket)
The conductor reads the back of the ticket quickly. "Ah, that explains why you're not on my list."

CLUNK. The conductor punches the ticket and returns it you.

He walks north to the next car.
human
You unlock door
gpt
The fluorescent light goes off.

Your Russian may be rusty, but a voice definitely said, "Sergei, check the toilets."
human
You go window
gpt
It's quite breathtaking out here, and you'd probably enjoy the scenery if it weren't for the annoying fact that you're clinging to a flimsy metal ladder while being buffeted by sixty mile-per-hour winds. Safety lies inside, east.

A voice outside the door says, "Empty."
human
Go inside
gpt
The door is closed.

The screams have died down, so the gunmen have decided to start the usual diatribe. "We now control this train... if you cooperate, you will be spared... attempt tricks and you will die..."
human
You look
gpt
This compartment leaves very little room for movement, but you're not here to do the macarena. A stainless-steel lavatory sits next to a tiny sink. A window west provides some light, which is nice as the fluorescent fixture above the mirror is not on.

The door is closed.

"Is everyone here?"

"Everyone was here or in the press car," the conductor replies, strangely calm. "As you can see, everyone in this car is also on this list."

"Da..."
human
You listen
gpt
You hear nothing unexpected.

"Sergei, did you check the toilets?"

"Da, I checked the toilets."

"Did you check inside the toilets?

There is a momentary pause, followed by a low curse.
human
You go window
gpt
"Ready?" asks a voice outside.
human
Close window
gpt
Better not, you might not be able to get it open again.

The door explodes inward.

"Good, nobody here."

The door is closed again.
human
Go inside
gpt
The door is closed.

"Take everyone to the last car."

There is the sound of marching outside the door, then silence.
human
You turn the tap
gpt
It is fixed in place.
human
You turn on the tap
gpt
You turn on the faucet, allowing water to flow into the sink.
human
Clean coat
gpt
A quick wipe and the stain disappears.

The flow from the faucet stops suddenly. (It must have one of those spring valves to prevent waste.)
human
You unlock door
gpt
The fluorescent light goes off.
human
Go north
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

The door to car 3 slides shut.
human
You examine the floor
gpt
Something felt wobbly when you stepped into this area, and a quick investigation reveals the answer. It's a metal access panel embedded in the floor of the train, with a sawtooth-edge that makes it almost invisible against the pattern of the floor.

The train just zoomed by the Salinas station.
human
You go west
gpt
(The maintenance access hatch slams shut when you release it to move.) You can't go that way.
human
Go north
gpt
You open the door to car 4.

Car 4, Fore
So this is the press car. Big deal. It's just a modified sleeper, with the compartments converted into miniature offices for the reporters. Compartments lie east and west, while the rest of the car lies north and the exit from this car is south.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
Go west
gpt
This is a tiny nondescript office, a hasty conversion from the original cabin that it was: the outlines of the bed and furnishings are still visible on the wall. A relief from claustrophobia lies east.

A computer sits on a makeshift desk, completely quiet.
human
Go east
gpt
Car 4, Fore
human
You go to the east
gpt
This is a tiny nondescript office, a hasty conversion from the original cabin that it was: the outlines of the bed and furnishings are still visible on the wall. A relief from claustrophobia lies west.

A computer sits on a makeshift desk, completely quiet.
human
You go west
gpt
A computer sits on a makeshift desk, completely quiet.
human
You go to the east
gpt
Car 4, Mid
human
Go east
gpt
This is a tiny nondescript office, a hasty conversion from the original cabin that it was: the outlines of the bed and furnishings are still visible on the wall. A relief from claustrophobia lies west.

A computer sits on a makeshift desk, a quiet hum emanating from its fan.
human
You turn on the computer
gpt
You start to approach the computer when suddenly a huge spider on the keyboard attacks you!

This is a tiny nondescript office, a hasty conversion from the original cabin that it was: the outlines of the bed and furnishings are still visible on the wall. A relief from claustrophobia lies west.

After you've gathered your wits together, you notice that the "spider" is actually a piece of black paper folded into the shape of a spider. Obviously one of the reporters was bored and decided to play a little prank.

A computer sits on a makeshift desk, a quiet hum emanating from its fan.
human
You get the computer
gpt
That's fixed in place.
human
You look around
gpt
This is a tiny nondescript office, a hasty conversion from the original cabin that it was: the outlines of the bed and furnishings are still visible on the wall. A relief from claustrophobia lies west.

After you've gathered your wits together, you notice that the "spider" is actually a piece of black paper folded into the shape of a spider. Obviously one of the reporters was bored and decided to play a little prank.

A computer sits on a makeshift desk, a quiet hum emanating from its fan.
human
Go west
gpt
Car 4, Aft

The lavatory door is closed.
human
You go north
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

The door to car 4 slides shut.
human
Go south
gpt
You open the door to car 4.

Car 4, Aft

The lavatory door is closed.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
You open the door
gpt
(the lavatory door)
You open the lavatory door.
human
You go west
gpt
This lavatory has been converted into a makeshift darkroom. (I guess some photographers haven't joined the "digital revolution.") All the windows have been painted black, a loose conglomeration of items rest on a crude shelf, while a workbench sits under a naked electrical fixture.

The darkroom door allows exit east.
human
You look under bench
gpt
A glass tube rolls out from under the workbench.
human
You examine the shelf
gpt
There are a lot of things stored on the shelf. You could search through them if you want.
human
You remove the bulb
gpt
(first taking the strange red bulb)
(putting the punched ticket into the sport coat to make room)
You unscrew the strange red bulb from the light bulb socket.
human
You examine the junk
gpt
It's just junk.
human
You look around
gpt
This lavatory has been converted into a makeshift darkroom. (I guess some photographers haven't joined the "digital revolution.") All the windows have been painted black, a loose conglomeration of items rest on a crude shelf, while a workbench sits under a naked electrical fixture.

The darkroom door allows exit east.
human
Acid and fluid
gpt
bottle of hydroxide: (putting the small plastic tube into the sport coat to make room)
Taken.
bottle of acid: (putting the strange red bulb into the sport coat to make room)
Taken.
bottle of developing fluid: (putting the bottle of hydroxide into the sport coat to make room)
Taken.
human
Hydroxide
gpt
A clear bottle with a glass stopper. The label on the outside has a stylized hand being dissolved away.
human
Fluid
gpt
The bottle of developing fluid is closed.
human
You open the fluid bottle
gpt
You open the bottle of developing fluid, revealing a quantity of liquid.
human
You close the fluid bottle
gpt
You close the bottle of developing fluid.
human
Go east
gpt
Car 4, Aft

The darkroom door is west.
human
Go north
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

The door to car 4 slides shut.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a bottle of developing fluid (which is closed)
a bottle of acid (which is closed)
a quantity of acid
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a strange red bulb
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some red powder
a punched ticket
a small velvet box (which is closed)
a train schedule
human
You look at the powder
gpt
A small quantity of red crystals, ground into a fine powder.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a strange red bulb
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
a punched ticket
a small velvet box (which is closed)
a train schedule
human
You drop the coat
gpt
(first taking the sport coat off)
You take off the sport coat.
Dropped.
human
Go down
gpt
(The maintenance access hatch slams shut after you pass through.)

You're in a small gap between the cars. Small maintenance tunnels lead south and north, although they are rather small and probably not safe when the train is in motion. A maintenance hatch above you offers more traditional passage on the train.

A prominent lever is attached to the car junction. The lever has been pushed into the "closed" position.
human
You look at the brakes
gpt
Almost anything could be hidden in that mess.

There is the movement of feet above you.
human
You listen
gpt
The voices are too muffled to understand.

There is the movement of feet above you.
human
Go south
gpt
Slowly you crawl southwards along the length of the train...

A prominent lever is attached to the car junction. The lever has been pushed into the "closed" position.

The train just rushed by the Paso Robles station.
human
Go south
gpt
Slowly you crawl southwards along the length of the train...

Car 5, underside

There is the movement of feet above you.
human
You go to the south
gpt
Slowly you crawl southwards along the length of the train...

A prominent lever is attached to the car junction. The lever has been pushed into the "closed" position.
human
Go upwards
gpt
(You pop open the maintenance access hatch as you go topside.)

A maintenance access hatch is open, leading downwards to darkness.
human
Go north
gpt
(The maintenance access hatch slams shut when you release it to move.) You open the door to car 4.

Car 4, Fore

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
You go to the south
gpt
Slowly you crawl southwards along the length of the train...

Car 3, underside
From here, you can make out the complex speed regulators, air brakes, and other mechanisms you take for granted whenever you travel by rail. You can crawl south or north along the length of the car.

The train just rushed past the San Luis Obispo station.
human
You look at the mechanisms
gpt
Almost anything could be hidden in that mess.
human
You go to the north
gpt
Slowly you crawl northwards along the length of the train...

Car 3, underside
From here, you can make out the complex speed regulators, air brakes, and other mechanisms you take for granted whenever you travel by rail. You can crawl south or north along the length of the car.
human
You examine the railing
gpt
The metal railing is the only thing that keeps one from falling off the car to your death. That, and the common sense not to go too near the edge.
human
You examine the chest
gpt
It's long, heavy, made of metal, paint flaking off here and there. A tool chest.
human
You move chest
gpt
Nothing obvious happens.
human
You check what you're carrying
gpt
You are carrying:
a can of lubricant
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
human
You drop the squirt bottle
gpt
Dropped.
human
You drop blue liquid
gpt
The squirt bottle is already here.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a can of lubricant
human
You look at the can
gpt
It's a very large can of a popular brand of all-purpose lubricant, complete with the long pointy tube that allows delivery of chemicals into tight spaces.

The oil on the release lever evaporates away.
human
Go upwards
gpt
(You pop open the maintenance access hatch as you go topside.)

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

A maintenance access hatch is open, leading downwards to darkness.

You can also see a squirt bottle (which is closed) (in which is a quantity of pale blue liquid) here.
human
Go up
gpt
(You pop open the maintenance access hatch as you go topside.)

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

A maintenance access hatch is open, leading downwards to darkness.

You can also see a can of lubricant here.
human
You drop the lubricant
gpt
The can of lubricant is already here.
human
You drop all
gpt
(the squirt bottle)
Dropped.
human
Go north
gpt
(The maintenance access hatch slams shut when you release it to move.) You open the door to car 4.

Car 4, Fore
So this is the press car. Big deal. It's just a modified sleeper, with the compartments converted into miniature offices for the reporters. Compartments lie east and west, while the rest of the car lies north and the exit from this car is south.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
You go ladder
gpt
Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

The train just zoomed by the Santa Barbara station.
human
Go south
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move southwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

A large metal hatch is embedded in the roof of the car.
human
You go hatch
gpt
Once inside, you realize why this car wasn't accessible from the rest of the train: it's a mail transport car. Bags of letters and parcels fill the shelves around you, almost completely obscuring the one light fixture in the car. The sliding metal door east offers a possible exit.

An open metal hatch reveals the sun and sky above.

The beam of sunlight from the open metal hatch draws your eyes to a large wooden crate sitting at the north end of the car.
human
You examine the fixture
gpt
In the light bulb socket is a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb.
human
You get the bulb
gpt
You unscrew the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb from the light bulb socket.
human
You examine the bulb
gpt
It's your average 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb, good for general purpose work in the home or office.
human
You move the box
gpt
(the metal box)
It is fixed in place.
human
You check what you're carrying
gpt
You are carrying:
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
human
You describe your surroundings
gpt
Once inside, you realize why this car wasn't accessible from the rest of the train: it's a mail transport car. Bags of letters and parcels fill the shelves around you, almost completely obscuring the one light fixture in the car. The sliding metal door east offers a possible exit.

In front of you stands a large metal box, closed on all sides save the front, which is protected by a pane of glass. The rose-tinting of the glass hints at rather than exposes the complicated machinery held within.

An open metal hatch reveals the sun and sky above.
human
You go upwards
gpt
Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

A large metal hatch is embedded in the roof of the car.
human
Go north
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move northwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

The train just zoomed by the Oxnard station.
human
You listen
gpt
That's definitely Russian from the car below.
human
You speak through the vents
gpt
(to yourself)
There is no reply.

You hear noises from the car below.
human
You go to the south
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move southwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

A large metal hatch is embedded in the roof of the car.

The train just zoomed through the Simi Valley station.
human
You go downward
gpt
Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder, a sport coat (in which are a bottle of hydroxide (which is empty), a strange red bulb, a small plastic tube (which is closed) (in which is some litmus powder), a punched ticket, a small velvet box (which is closed) and a train schedule), a bottle of acid (which is closed) (in which is a quantity of acid) and a bottle of developing fluid (which is closed) here.
human
You wear the ring
gpt
(first taking the diamond ring)
You're already wearing that!
human
You look at the acid
gpt
A dark glass bottle with a screw cap. The label on the outside has a stylized hand being dissolved away.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a strange red bulb
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
a train schedule
human
Go upwards
gpt
(You pop open the maintenance access hatch as you go topside.)

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

A maintenance access hatch is open, leading downwards to darkness.

You can also see an external ladder, a small velvet box (which is empty), a punched ticket, a bottle of acid (which is closed) (in which is a quantity of acid) and a bottle of developing fluid (which is closed) here.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a diamond ring (being worn)

The train just barreled through the Glendale station.
human
Go north
gpt
Slowly you crawl northwards along the length of the train...

Car 5, underside
From here, you can make out the complex speed regulators, air brakes, and other mechanisms you take for granted whenever you travel by rail. You can crawl south or north along the length of the car.

The train just barreled through the Los Angeles station.

There is the movement of feet above you.
human
Go upwards
gpt
(You pop open the maintenance access hatch as you go topside.)

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

A maintenance access hatch is open, leading downwards to darkness.

You can also see an external ladder, a squirt bottle (which is closed) (in which is a quantity of pale blue liquid) and a can of lubricant here.
human
Go upward
gpt
(You pop open the maintenance access hatch as you go topside.)

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

A maintenance access hatch is open, leading downwards to darkness.

You can also see an external ladder and a can of lubricant here.
human
You stand on the railing
gpt
Not again! It was nerve-wracking enough the first time!
human
You go south
gpt
(The maintenance access hatch slams shut when you release it to move.) You start to open the door, but an ominous shadow across the window convinces you otherwise.
human
You go to the north
gpt
You open the door to car 6.

Car 6, the last car
This is a tiny car-- a classic caboose, except it isn't red, and it doesn't have a potbelly stove. It's pretty much a lounge for the conductor and his assistants, except the conductor is conspicuously missing.

You can see all of the passengers and a tool chest (which is empty) here.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
You go south
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder here.

The door to car 6 slides shut.
human
You check what you're carrying
gpt
You are carrying:
a can of lubricant
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a diamond ring (being worn)
human
Go north
gpt
The door is locked, and even if you could open it, you'd step out to empty space.
human
You drop all
gpt
can of lubricant: The can of lubricant falls off the train and hits the ground. Within moments it is out of sight.
squirt bottle: The squirt bottle falls off the train and hits the ground. Within moments it is out of sight.
human
Shit
gpt
Real adventurers do not use such language.

The train just rumbled through the Fullerton station.
human
You look
gpt
Once inside, you realize why this car wasn't accessible from the rest of the train: it's a mail transport car. Bags of letters and parcels fill the shelves around you, almost completely obscuring the one light fixture in the car. The sliding metal door east offers a possible exit.

An open metal hatch reveals the sun and sky above.

The beam of sunlight from the open metal hatch draws your eyes to a large wooden crate sitting at the north end of the car.
human
You check what you're carrying
gpt
You are carrying:
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
human
You go upwards
gpt
Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

A large metal hatch is embedded in the roof of the car.
human
You go north
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move northwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

The train just rumbled by the Oxnard station.
human
Go south
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move southwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

A large metal hatch is embedded in the roof of the car.

The train just barreled through the Simi Valley station.
human
You go down
gpt
Once inside, you realize why this car wasn't accessible from the rest of the train: it's a mail transport car. Bags of letters and parcels fill the shelves around you, almost completely obscuring the one light fixture in the car. The sliding metal door east offers a possible exit.

An open metal hatch reveals the sun and sky above.

The beam of sunlight from the open metal hatch draws your eyes to a large wooden crate sitting at the north end of the car.

You can also see a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb here.
human
You open hatch
gpt
That's already open.
human
You go upwards
gpt
Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

A large metal hatch is embedded in the roof of the car.
human
Go downwards
gpt
Descending by the ladder here would drop you off the end of the train. Not a good idea.

The train just rumbled by the Glendale station.

You hear noises from the car below.
human
Go downwards
gpt
Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder, a squirt bottle (which is closed) (in which is a quantity of pale blue liquid) and a can of lubricant here.

The train just zoomed by the Los Angeles station.
human
You get all
gpt
maintenance access hatch: That's fixed in place.
external ladder: That's fixed in place.
squirt bottle: Taken.
can of lubricant: Taken.
metal railing: That's hardly portable.
door to car 5: That's hardly portable.
door to car 6: That's hardly portable.
human
You stand on the railing
gpt
Not again! It was nerve-wracking enough the first time!
human
Ascend
gpt
(You pop open the maintenance access hatch as you go topside.)

A maintenance access hatch is open, leading downwards to darkness.

You can also see a sport coat (in which are a bottle of hydroxide (which is empty), a strange red bulb, a small plastic tube (which is closed) (in which is some litmus powder), a punched ticket, a small velvet box (which is closed) and a train schedule), a bottle of acid (which is closed) (in which is a quantity of acid) and a bottle of developing fluid (which is closed) here.
human
You get all
gpt
maintenance access hatch: That's fixed in place.
sport coat: Taken.
bottle of acid: Taken.
bottle of developing fluid: (putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room)
There is no more room in the sport coat.
metal railing: That's hardly portable.
door to car 5: That's hardly portable.
door to car 4: That's hardly portable.
human
You look around
gpt
Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

A maintenance access hatch is open, leading downwards to darkness.

You can also see a bottle of developing fluid (which is closed) here.
human
You get the ticket
gpt
(putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room)
There is no more room in the sport coat.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a bottle of acid (which is closed)
a quantity of acid
a sport coat
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a strange red bulb
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
a punched ticket
a small velvet box (which is closed)
a train schedule
human
Look around
gpt
Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

A maintenance access hatch is open, leading downwards to darkness.

You can also see a punched ticket, a bottle of acid (which is closed) (in which is a quantity of acid) and a bottle of developing fluid (which is closed) here.
human
You check what you're carrying
gpt
You are carrying:
a sport coat
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a strange red bulb
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
a small velvet box (which is closed)
a train schedule
human
You get the acid
gpt
(putting the bottle of developing fluid into the sport coat to make room)
Taken.
human
Look around
gpt
Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

A maintenance access hatch is open, leading downwards to darkness.

You can also see a small velvet box (which is closed) and a punched ticket here.
human
You open the bottle
gpt
(the bottle of acid)
You open the bottle of acid.

The train just zoomed by the Paso Robles station.
human
Open fluid
gpt
You open the bottle of developing fluid, revealing a quantity of liquid.
human
You take the fluid
gpt
(putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room)
Taken.
human
You put the fluid in the acid
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the bottle of developing fluid into the bottle of acid.)

liquid: (putting the bottle of developing fluid into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the bottle of acid.
human
You look at the acid
gpt
A dark glass bottle with a screw cap. The label on the outside has a stylized hand being dissolved away.

The vapors coming out of the bottle of acid are swept away by the wind.
human
Look around
gpt
Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

A maintenance access hatch is open, leading downwards to darkness.

You can also see a small velvet box (which is closed) and a punched ticket here.

The train just zoomed past the Paso Robles station.
human
You stand on the railing
gpt
Even though every ounce of sanity left in your body tells you not to, you hop up on the railing. Your reward is the discovery of a well-concealed maintenance ladder climbing up the side of the car.
human
You go ladder
gpt
(The maintenance access hatch slams shut when you release it to move.)

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.
human
Go downwards
gpt
You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder, a small velvet box (which is closed) and a punched ticket here.
human
You go to the south
gpt
(The maintenance access hatch slams shut when you release it to move.) You open the door to car 4.

Car 4, Aft

The darkroom door is west.

The train just rumbled through the Paso Robles station.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
You go north
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see a small velvet box (which is closed) and a punched ticket here.

The door to car 4 slides shut.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a bottle of acid (which is closed)
a quantity of acid
a sport coat
a bottle of developing fluid (which is closed)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a strange red bulb
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
a train schedule
human
You drop the bottle
gpt
(the bottle of acid)
Dropped.
human
You get the bottle
gpt
(the bottle of acid)
Taken.
human
Describe the surroundings
gpt
Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see a punched ticket and a small velvet box (which is closed) here.
human
You go south
gpt
You open the door to car 4.

Car 4, Aft

The darkroom door is west.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
You go south
gpt
Car 4, Mid
human
Go north
gpt
Car 4, Aft

The darkroom door is west.
human
You go north
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see a punched ticket and a small velvet box (which is closed) here.

The door to car 4 slides shut.
human
You stand on the railing
gpt
Even though every ounce of sanity left in your body tells you not to, you hop up on the railing. Your reward is the discovery of a well-concealed maintenance ladder climbing up the side of the car.
human
Go downwards
gpt
You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder, a punched ticket and a small velvet box (which is closed) here.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a bottle of acid (which is closed)
a quantity of acid
a sport coat
a bottle of developing fluid (which is closed)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a strange red bulb
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
a train schedule
human
You drop the bottle
gpt
(the bottle of acid)
Dropped.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a bottle of acid (which is closed)
a quantity of acid
a sport coat
a bottle of developing fluid (which is closed)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
a train schedule
human
Go downwards
gpt
You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder, a strange red bulb, a punched ticket and a small velvet box (which is closed) here.
human
You get the schedule
gpt
(putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room)
Taken.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a sport coat
a bottle of acid (which is closed)
a quantity of acid
a bottle of developing fluid (which is closed)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
You get the coat
gpt
Taken.

The train just zoomed past the San Luis Obispo station.
human
Descend
gpt
You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder, a train schedule, a strange red bulb, a punched ticket and a small velvet box (which is closed) here.
human
Look around
gpt
Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see a sport coat (in which are a bottle of acid (which is closed) (in which is a quantity of acid), a bottle of developing fluid (which is closed), a bottle of hydroxide (which is empty) and a small plastic tube (which is closed) (in which is some litmus powder)), an external ladder, a train schedule, a strange red bulb, a punched ticket and a small velvet box (which is closed) here.
human
You get all
gpt
sport coat: Taken.
maintenance access hatch: That's fixed in place.
external ladder: That's fixed in place.
train schedule: Taken.
strange red bulb: (putting the train schedule into the sport coat to make room)
Taken.
punched ticket: (putting the strange red bulb into the sport coat to make room)
Taken.
small velvet box: (putting the punched ticket into the sport coat to make room)
There is no more room in the sport coat.
metal railing: That's hardly portable.
door to car 5: That's hardly portable.
door to car 4: That's hardly portable.
human
Hints
gpt
[HINTS: It is strongly suggested that you experiment with the puzzles before resorting to hints. If the temptation to read the hints is too great, you can also disable the hints permanently with the HINTS OFF command. Note that you will always have the option of reading hints after you die.]
human
You keep going
gpt
N = next subjectP = previous
RETURN = read subject  Q = resume game

> The Plane
The Train
human
Go north
gpt
N = next subjectP = previous
RETURN = read subject  Q = resume game

> The Train
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a punched ticket
a sport coat
a strange red bulb
a train schedule
a bottle of acid (which is closed)
a quantity of acid
a bottle of developing fluid (which is closed)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
Wear coat
gpt
You put on the sport coat.
human
Go south
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move southwards along the top of the train...
human
Go downwards
gpt
You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder, a punched ticket and a small velvet box (which is closed) here.
human
Go downward
gpt
(The maintenance access hatch slams shut after you pass through.)

A prominent lever is attached to the car junction. The lever has been pushed into the "closed" position.
human
You listen
gpt
You hear nothing unexpected.

There is the nervous shuffling of feet above you.
human
You go to the south
gpt
Slowly you crawl southwards along the length of the train...

A prominent lever is attached to the car junction. The lever has been pushed into the "closed" position.
human
Go upwards
gpt
(You pop open the maintenance access hatch as you go topside.)

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

A maintenance access hatch is open, leading downwards to darkness.

You can also see an external ladder here.
human
You go north
gpt
(The maintenance access hatch slams shut when you release it to move.) You open the door to car 6.

Car 6, the last car
This is a tiny car-- a classic caboose, except it isn't red, and it doesn't have a potbelly stove. It's pretty much a lounge for the conductor and his assistants, except the conductor is conspicuously missing.

You can see all of the passengers and a tool chest (which is closed) here.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
You look at what you're carrying with you
gpt
You are carrying:
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a sport coat (being worn)
a strange red bulb
a train schedule
a bottle of acid (which is closed)
a quantity of acid
a bottle of developing fluid (which is closed)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
You get the squirt
gpt
You already have that.
human
You put the squirt in the coat
gpt
You put the squirt bottle into the sport coat.
human
You follow you
gpt
The passengers are too scared to respond.
human
Go south
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder here.

The door to car 6 slides shut.
human
You check what you're carrying
gpt
You are carrying:
a sport coat (being worn)
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a strange red bulb
a bottle of acid (which is closed)
a quantity of acid
a bottle of developing fluid (which is closed)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
You pour the acid into the hydroxide bottle
gpt
acid: You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
human
You examine the fluid
gpt
A tall metal flask, with a screw cap. The label on the outside has a skull-and-crossbones on it.
human
You examine the squirt bottle
gpt
It's a squirt bottle. The label is so faded as to make it practically illegible.
human
You pour the blue liquid into the hydroxide bottle
gpt
liquid: You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.

The liquid in the bottle of hydroxide turns pale blue.
human
Smell blue liquid
gpt
Which do you mean, the squirt bottle or the bottle of hydroxide?
human
You open the developing fluid bottle
gpt
You open the bottle of developing fluid, revealing a quantity of liquid.
human
You pour the developing fluid into the hydroxide bottle
gpt
liquid: The bottle of hydroxide is already as full as possible.
human
Open tube
gpt
You open the small plastic tube.
human
You examine tube
gpt
A small glass tube used for protecting dry chemicals. There's a label on the tube.
human
You pour the developing fluid into the hydroxide
gpt
liquid: You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
human
You pour the acid into the hydroxide
gpt
The bottle of acid is closed.
human
Smell the hydroxide
gpt
You smell nothing unexpected.

The vapors coming out of the bottle of hydroxide are swept away by the wind.
human
You pour the hydroxide into the vents
gpt
liquid: The air vent is not designed to hold liquids.

The vapors coming out of the bottle of hydroxide are swept away by the wind.
human
Examine vent
gpt
This is one of a number of screened portals, designed to allow fresh air to be drawn into the car as it moves.

The vapors coming out of the bottle of hydroxide are swept away by the wind.
human
You put the hydroxide in the vent
gpt
You need to be holding the bottle of hydroxide before you can put it on top of something else.

The vapors coming out of the bottle of hydroxide are swept away by the wind.
human
You get the hydroxide
gpt
Taken.

The vapors coming out of the bottle of hydroxide are swept away by the wind.
human
You put the hydroxide in the vent
gpt
The bottle of hydroxide is easily wedged into the air vent so that it doesn't get blown off the train.

The vapors pouring out of the bottle of hydroxide are drawn into the air vent.
human
You listen
gpt
That's definitely Russian from the car below.

The vapors pouring out of the bottle of hydroxide are drawn into the air vent.
human
You look inside bulb
gpt
(the light)
You find nothing of interest.

The vapors pouring out of the bottle of hydroxide are drawn into the air vent.
human
Examine vent
gpt
This is one of a number of screened portals, designed to allow fresh air to be drawn into the car as it moves.

The vapors pouring out of the bottle of hydroxide are drawn into the air vent.

The sound of multiple bodies falling to the floor comes from somewhere within the car.
human
You take the bottle
gpt
Which do you mean, the bottle of hydroxide, the squirt bottle, the bottle of acid or the bottle of developing fluid?
human
Empty bottle
gpt
(the bottle of hydroxide)
liquid: Liquid splashes all over the place, seeping through unseen cracks until it is gone.
human
You put the bottle in the coat
gpt
(the bottle of hydroxide in the sport coat)
You put the bottle of hydroxide into the sport coat.
human
You go to the south
gpt
Some of the acid sloshes out of the bottle of acid.

It's a real struggle, but eventually you move southwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.
human
Go down
gpt
Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder, a punched ticket and a small velvet box (which is closed) here.
human
You look at what you're carrying with you
gpt
You are carrying:
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a strange red bulb
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a bottle of developing fluid (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
You go downwards
gpt
(The maintenance access hatch slams shut after you pass through.)
Some of the acid sloshes out of the bottle of acid.

You're in a small gap between the cars. Small maintenance tunnels lead south and north, although they are rather small and probably not safe when the train is in motion. A maintenance hatch above you offers more traditional passage on the train.

A prominent lever is attached to the car junction. The lever has been pushed into the "closed" position.
human
Go north
gpt
Slowly you crawl northwards along the length of the train...

Car 5, underside
From here, you can make out the complex speed regulators, air brakes, and other mechanisms you take for granted whenever you travel by rail. You can crawl south or north along the length of the car.
human
Go north
gpt
Some of the acid sloshes out of the bottle of acid.

Slowly you crawl northwards along the length of the train...

You're in a small gap between the cars. Small maintenance tunnels lead south and north, although they are rather small and probably not safe when the train is in motion. A maintenance hatch above you offers more traditional passage on the train.

A prominent lever is attached to the car junction. The lever has been pushed into the "closed" position.
human
Go upwards
gpt
(You pop open the maintenance access hatch as you go topside.)

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

A maintenance access hatch is open, leading downwards to darkness.

You can also see an external ladder here.
human
Go south
gpt
(The maintenance access hatch slams shut when you release it to move.) You open the door to car 5.

This car may have been a kitchen car, or perhaps it was temporarily converted into one for the purposes of this trip. In either case, the recent occupation by the terrorists has left it in shambles. Exits lead south and north.

The lifeless bodies of the terrorists lie scattered around the car.

The refrigerator must have been broken, as a heavy-duty ice chest sits in the corner.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
You look at bodies
gpt
They're draped over their weapons.
human
You search the bodies
gpt
You find nothing of interest.

The train just zoomed through the Santa Barbara station.
human
Open chest
gpt
You open the ice chest, revealing some cans of soda.
human
You look at the cans
gpt
Cheap bastards only sprang for generic cola.
human
You go south
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder, a punched ticket and a small velvet box (which is empty) here.

The door to car 5 slides shut.
human
You go north
gpt
You open the door to car 5.

This car may have been a kitchen car, or perhaps it was temporarily converted into one for the purposes of this trip. In either case, the recent occupation by the terrorists has left it in shambles. Exits lead south and north.

The lifeless bodies of the terrorists lie scattered around the car.

The refrigerator must have been broken, as a heavy-duty ice chest sits in the corner.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
Go north
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder here.

The door to car 5 slides shut.
human
Go north
gpt
You open the door to car 6.

Car 6, the last car
This is a tiny car-- a classic caboose, except it isn't red, and it doesn't have a potbelly stove. It's pretty much a lounge for the conductor and his assistants, except the conductor is conspicuously missing.

You can see a train schedule, all of the passengers and a tool chest (in which is a can of lubricant) here.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
Terrorists are dead
gpt
The passengers are too scared to respond.
human
Search passengers
gpt
The passengers object to being frisked.
human
Go north
gpt
You open the door to car 6.

Car 6, the last car
This is a tiny car-- a classic caboose, except it isn't red, and it doesn't have a potbelly stove. It's pretty much a lounge for the conductor and his assistants, except the conductor is conspicuously missing.

You can see all of the passengers and a tool chest (in which is a can of lubricant) here.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
You get the lubricant
gpt
(putting the cans of soda into the sport coat to make room)
There is no more room in the sport coat.
human
You get the chest
gpt
It's too bulky for you to lug around, so you leave it.
human
You go to the south
gpt
You open the door to car 4.

Car 4, Aft
The north section of the car is a tight squeeze. Another compartment lies east, while the exit from the car lies to the north.

The darkroom door is west.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
some cans of soda
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a strange red bulb
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a bottle of developing fluid (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
You go north
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder, a punched ticket and a small velvet box (which is empty) here.

The door to car 4 slides shut.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
some cans of soda
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a strange red bulb
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
You go north
gpt
You open the door to car 6.

Car 6, the last car
This is a tiny car-- a classic caboose, except it isn't red, and it doesn't have a potbelly stove. It's pretty much a lounge for the conductor and his assistants, except the conductor is conspicuously missing.

You can see all of the passengers and a tool chest (in which is a can of lubricant) here.

The train just rushed by the Oxnard station.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
You put the lubricant in the coat
gpt
You put the can of lubricant into the sport coat.
human
You put the lubricant in the coat
gpt
You need to be holding the can of lubricant before you can put it into something else.

The junction shudders, creeks and groans.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
some cans of soda
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a can of lubricant
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a strange red bulb
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder

With a groan that shudders through the entire train, the cars separate.

This results in the floor beneath you opening up and dropping you unceremoniously onto the tracks. Not pleasant.
human
You look around
gpt
This car may have been a kitchen car, or perhaps it was temporarily converted into one for the purposes of this trip. In either case, the recent occupation by the terrorists has left it in shambles. Exits lead south and north.

The lifeless bodies of the terrorists lie scattered around the car.

The refrigerator must have been broken, as a heavy-duty ice chest sits in the corner.
human
Go north
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.
Some of the acid sloshes out of the bottle of acid.

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder here.

The door to car 5 slides shut.
human
You go downwards
gpt
Death. Nasty, oily, ground-to-a-pulp-under-the-wheels death. Best not to even consider it.
human
Go south
gpt
Slowly you crawl southwards along the length of the train...

Car 5, underside
From here, you can make out the complex speed regulators, air brakes, and other mechanisms you take for granted whenever you travel by rail. You can crawl south or north along the length of the car.
human
You go south
gpt
Slowly you crawl southwards along the length of the train...

Car 3, underside
From here, you can make out the complex speed regulators, air brakes, and other mechanisms you take for granted whenever you travel by rail. You can crawl south or north along the length of the car.

The train just rushed past the Oxnard station.
human
Go up
gpt
The maintenance access hatch seems to be blocked.
human
You open hatch
gpt
You can't. There's something on the other side preventing you from opening it.
human
Go south
gpt
Slowly you crawl southwards along the length of the train...

Car 2, underside
From here, you can make out the complex speed regulators, air brakes, and other mechanisms you take for granted whenever you travel by rail. You can crawl south or north along the length of the car.
human
You examine the hatch
gpt
It's a metal panel that provides access to the upper portion of the train.
human
You go to the north
gpt
Slowly you crawl northwards along the length of the train...

Car 3, underside
From here, you can make out the complex speed regulators, air brakes, and other mechanisms you take for granted whenever you travel by rail. You can crawl south or north along the length of the car.
human
Go north
gpt
Slowly you crawl northwards along the length of the train...

You're in a small gap between the cars. Small maintenance tunnels lead south and north, although they are rather small and probably not safe when the train is in motion. A maintenance hatch above you offers more traditional passage on the train.

A prominent lever is attached to the car junction. The lever has been pushed into the "closed" position.

The train just rumbled through the Simi Valley station.
human
Go up
gpt
Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

A maintenance access hatch is open, leading downwards to darkness.

You can also see an external ladder here.
human
Go north
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder here.

The door to car 3 slides shut.
human
Break glass
gpt
Which do you mean, the tube filled with gas, the glass dish or the rose-colored glass pane?
human
Rose
gpt
Try as you might, you can't break the glass. It's too thick.
human
Rose
gpt
As you cut the glass, you hear a gentle hiss, as if gas is escaping.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
human
Right
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

You can't get close enough to see the contents, however.
human
You stand on the box
gpt
(the metal box)
That's not something you can stand on.
human
Go north
gpt
You can't go that way.

The train just rumbled through the Glendale station.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a strange red bulb
a bottle of acid (which is closed)
a quantity of acid
a bottle of developing fluid (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
You pour the blue liquid in the left beaker
gpt
liquid: The metal box isn't open.

The train just barreled past the Los Angeles station.
human
You open the box
gpt
(the metal box)
Try as you might, the glass is securely affixed to the front of the box by some thick, gooey sealant. The sealant itself seems to be invulnerable to all of your attacks.
human
You pour the acid in the hydroxide bottle
gpt
The bottle of acid is closed.
human
You open the bottle
gpt
(the bottle of acid)
You open the bottle of acid.
human
You pour acid in the hydroxide bottle
gpt
acid: You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
human
You pour the blue liquid in the hydroxide bottle
gpt
liquid: You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.

The liquid in the bottle of hydroxide turns pale blue.
human
You examine the liquid
gpt
(the bottle of hydroxide)
A clear bottle with a glass stopper. The label on the outside has a stylized hand being dissolved away.
human
You examine the hydroxide
gpt
A clear bottle with a glass stopper. The label on the outside has a stylized hand being dissolved away.
human
You pour the hydroxide on the sealant
gpt
It's doubtful that the contents of the bottle of hydroxide could damage the silicone caulking.
human
You get the bulb
gpt
Which do you mean, the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb or the strange red bulb?
human
You go north
gpt
You can't go that way.

The train just zoomed by the Los Angeles station.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a strange red bulb
a bottle of acid (which is closed)
a quantity of acid
a bottle of developing fluid (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
You drop the bulb
gpt
(the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb)
Dropped.
human
You go to the north
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move northwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

The train just rushed past the Fullerton station.

You hear noises from the car below.
human
You go downwards
gpt
Descending by the ladder here would drop you off the end of the train. Not a good idea.

You hear noises from the car below.
human
Go south
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move southwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

The train just barreled past the Anaheim station.
human
You go downward
gpt
Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder here.
human
You move chest
gpt
It is fixed in place.

The train just barreled through the Santa Ana station.
human
Go upward
gpt
Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

The train just barreled by the Irvine station.
human
Go south
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move southwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

A large metal hatch is embedded in the roof of the car.

The train just rumbled by the San Juan Capistrano station.
human
You go downwards
gpt
Once inside, you realize why this car wasn't accessible from the rest of the train: it's a mail transport car. Bags of letters and parcels fill the shelves around you, almost completely obscuring the one light fixture in the car. The sliding metal door east offers a possible exit.

In front of you stands a large metal box, closed on all sides save the front, which is protected by a pane of glass. The rose-tinting of the glass hints at rather than exposes the complicated machinery held within.

An open metal hatch reveals the sun and sky above.

You can also see a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb here.
human
You get the tube
gpt
Which do you mean, the tube filled with gas or the small plastic tube?
human
You go to the north
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move northwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

The bomb detonates, vaporizing you instantly.
human
You open acid bottle
gpt
You open the bottle of acid.

The train just rushed through the Los Angeles station.
human
You examine the wire
gpt
Fluorescent gas swirls around the inside of the tube.
human
You examine the plexiglas box
gpt
It's made a transparent plastic.

The thick plastic walls distort the box's contents.
human
You look at the left beaker
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

You can't get close enough to see the contents, however.
human
You pour the acid on the sealant
gpt
It's doubtful that the contents of the bottle of acid could damage the silicone caulking.
human
You pour the acid in the left beaker
gpt
acid: The metal box isn't open.
human
You attach the bulb to the box
gpt
Which do you mean, the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb or the strange red bulb?
human
White
gpt
(the metal box)
You would achieve nothing by this.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a quantity of acid
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a strange red bulb
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
a bottle of developing fluid (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
Open tube
gpt
(the small plastic tube)
You open the small plastic tube.
human
You look at the powder
gpt
Which do you mean, the white powder or the litmus powder?
human
White
gpt
It's a white powder that sticks to itself in clumps, like flour that has been allowed to get damp.
human
You examine the litmus powder
gpt
A small quantity of red crystals, ground into a fine powder.
human
You examine the glass tube
gpt
Fluorescent gas swirls around the inside of the tube.
human
You look under the box
gpt
(the metal box)
You find nothing of interest.
human
Break box
gpt
(the metal box)
Violence isn't the answer to this one.
human
You look at the glass dish
gpt
The metal box isn't open.

The train just barreled by the Fullerton station.
human
You read the labels
gpt
What do you want to read in?
human
You cut the box with diamond
gpt
(the metal box with the diamond ring)
Cutting that up would achieve little.
human
Pane
gpt
As you cut the glass, you hear a gentle hiss, as if gas is escaping.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
human
You feel the box
gpt
(the metal box)
You feel nothing unexpected.

The train just rushed past the Anaheim station.
human
Search box
gpt
(the metal box)
The rose-colored glass hampers your ability to make out details...

A curious glass tube sticks out of a mass of electronics glued to the back of the box. Inside the tube you see a swirling gas. A thin gold wire spirals its way around the outside of the tube.

A glass dish sits under a thick metal coil, which dangles from another breadboard packed with electronics.

In the center of the bomb is a Plexiglas box.

Sitting on a nest of electronics within the glass box is an ominous black sphere.

Above the glass box is an antique pair of brass scales, curiously out of place when compared to the high-tech components around them. The metal dishes normally associated with such scales have been replaced by two labeled Pyrex beakers.
human
You check what you're carrying
gpt
You are carrying:
a quantity of acid
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a strange red bulb
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
a bottle of developing fluid (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is open)
some litmus powder

The train just zoomed past the Santa Ana station.
human
You check what you're carrying
gpt
You are carrying:
a quantity of acid
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a strange red bulb
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
a bottle of developing fluid (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is open)
some litmus powder
human
Close bottle
gpt
Which do you mean, the left beaker, the right beaker, the bottle of hydroxide, the squirt bottle, the bottle of acid or the bottle of developing fluid?
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a quantity of acid
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a strange red bulb
a bottle of acid (which is closed)
a bottle of developing fluid (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is open)
some litmus powder
human
You open the bottle
gpt
Which do you mean, the bottle of hydroxide, the squirt bottle, the bottle of acid or the bottle of developing fluid?
human
You put the acid in the coat
gpt
You need to be holding the bottle of acid before you can put it into something else.

The train just rumbled past the Irvine station.
human
You put the acid in the bottle
gpt
(the bottle of acid)
You can't put something inside itself.
human
Close bottle
gpt
(the bottle of acid)
That's already closed.
human
You look at what you're carrying with you
gpt
You are carrying:
a bottle of acid (which is closed)
a quantity of acid
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a strange red bulb
a bottle of developing fluid (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is open)
some litmus powder
human
You put the bottle in the coat
gpt
(the bottle of acid in the sport coat)
You put the bottle of acid into the sport coat.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a quantity of acid
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of acid (which is closed)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a strange red bulb
a bottle of developing fluid (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is open)
some litmus powder
human
You drop all
gpt
acid: Dropped.
human
Go downwards
gpt
Once inside, you realize why this car wasn't accessible from the rest of the train: it's a mail transport car. Bags of letters and parcels fill the shelves around you, almost completely obscuring the one light fixture in the car. The sliding metal door east offers a possible exit.

In front of you stands a large metal box, closed on all sides save the front, which is protected by a pane of glass. The rose-tinting of the glass hints at rather than exposes the complicated machinery held within.

An open metal hatch reveals the sun and sky above.

You can also see a quantity of acid here.

The train just rumbled by the San Juan Capistrano station.
human
You go to the north
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move northwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

The bomb detonates, vaporizing you instantly.
human
You go to the north
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move northwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

The train just rushed past the Los Angeles station.
human
Go downwards
gpt
Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder, some cans of soda, a punched ticket and a small velvet box (which is empty) here.
human
You drop the red bulb
gpt
Dropped.

The train just rumbled through the Los Angeles station.
human
Go north
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder, some cans of soda, a punched ticket and a small velvet box (which is empty) here.

The door to car 4 slides shut.
human
You put the soda in the coat
gpt
You put the cans of soda into the sport coat.
human
You go south
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move southwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

The train just zoomed past the Fullerton station.
human
Go south
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move southwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

A large metal hatch is embedded in the roof of the car.

The train just barreled through the Anaheim station.
human
You go downward
gpt
Once inside, you realize why this car wasn't accessible from the rest of the train: it's a mail transport car. Bags of letters and parcels fill the shelves around you, almost completely obscuring the one light fixture in the car. The sliding metal door east offers a possible exit.

In front of you stands a large metal box, closed on all sides save the front, which is protected by a pane of glass. The rose-tinting of the glass hints at rather than exposes the complicated machinery held within.

An open metal hatch reveals the sun and sky above.

You can also see a strange red bulb here.
human
You open the soda
gpt
If you want to drink it, just say so.

The train just rushed through the Santa Ana station.
human
You drink the soda
gpt
Aaah! Quite refreshing, thank you. And you still have 5 cans left.
human
You drink the soda
gpt
Aaah! Quite refreshing, thank you. And you still have 4 cans left.
human
You drink the soda
gpt
Aaah! Quite refreshing, thank you. And you still have 3 cans left.
human
You drink the soda
gpt
Aaah! Quite refreshing, thank you. And you still have 2 cans left.
human
You drink the soda
gpt
Aaah! Quite refreshing, thank you. And you still have 1 can left.
human
You drink the soda
gpt
Aaah! Quite refreshing, thank you. But that was the last can.
human
Puncture caulking with ring
gpt
Try as you might, you cannot puncture the silicone caulking with the diamond ring.

The train just rumbled by the Santa Ana station.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
some cans of soda
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of acid (which is closed)
a quantity of acid
a bottle of developing fluid (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
You examine the caulking
gpt
The centimeter-wide gap between the edge of the metal box and the glass pane has been filled with a rubbery sealant, probably silicone.
human
You open the bottle
gpt
(the bottle of acid)
You open the bottle of acid.
human
You put the acid in the hydroxide bottle
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the bottle of hydroxide.)

acid: (putting the cans of soda into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
human
You pour the soda in the hydroxide
gpt
The bottle of hydroxide is designed to hold liquids.

The train just barreled past the Irvine station.
human
You pour the blue in the hydroxide
gpt
The squirt bottle is closed.
human
You pour the blue in hydroxide
gpt
liquid: (putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.

The liquid in the bottle of hydroxide turns pale blue.
human
You examine the liquid
gpt
Which do you mean, the left beaker, the right beaker, the bottle of hydroxide or the squirt bottle?
human
Squirt bottle
gpt
Which do you mean, the left beaker, the right beaker, the bottle of acid, the bottle of hydroxide, the squirt bottle or the bottle of developing fluid?
human
Bottle of hydroxide
gpt
What do you want to squirt the bottle of hydroxide on?
human
You drop all
gpt
cans of soda: Dropped.
human
Go up
gpt
Some of the liquid sloshes out of the bottle of hydroxide.

Some of the liquid sloshes out of the squirt bottle.

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

A large metal hatch is embedded in the roof of the car.
human
Go north
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move northwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

The train just rushed past the San Juan Capistrano station.
human
You go to the north
gpt
Some of the liquid sloshes out of the bottle of hydroxide.

It's a real struggle, but eventually you move northwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

The bomb detonates, vaporizing you instantly.
human
You drop all
gpt
What do you want to drop those things in?
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
some cans of soda
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of acid (which is closed)
a quantity of acid
a bottle of developing fluid (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
You go upward
gpt
Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

A large metal hatch is embedded in the roof of the car.

The train just rushed past the Santa Ana station.
human
You go north
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move northwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

The train just rumbled past the Irvine station.
human
Go north
gpt
Slowly you crawl northwards along the length of the train...

Car 6, underside
From here, you can make out the complex speed regulators, air brakes, and other mechanisms you take for granted whenever you travel by rail. You can crawl south or north along the length of the car.

The train just rushed by the San Juan Capistrano station.

There is the nervous shuffling of feet above you.
human
You go upwards
gpt
Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

The bomb detonates, vaporizing you instantly.
human
Break bulb
gpt
(the strange red bulb)
Violence isn't the answer to this one.

The train just zoomed by the Santa Ana station.
human
You examine the caulking
gpt
The centimeter-wide gap between the edge of the metal box and the glass pane has been filled with a rubbery sealant, probably silicone.
human
You look at chest
gpt
It's an insulated carrying case for sodas and the like. Numerous battle scars tell of a long history of withstanding abuse. The brand name "Tuff-Stuf" is emblazoned on the side.
human
You search the chest
gpt
The ice chest is empty.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a can of lubricant
some cans of soda
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a strange red bulb
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a bottle of developing fluid (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
some cans of soda
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a strange red bulb
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
You look at your surroundings
gpt
Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see a bottle of developing fluid (which is empty), a can of lubricant and an external ladder here.
human
You go south
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move southwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

The train just barreled past the Oxnard station.
human
Lubricate the caulking
gpt
You apply a liberal amount of lubricant to the silicone caulking.
human
Go north
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move northwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

The train just rumbled by the Simi Valley station.
human
Go down
gpt
Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder, a bottle of hydroxide (which is empty) and a bottle of developing fluid (which is empty) here.
human
You put the hydroxide in the coat
gpt
You put the bottle of hydroxide into the sport coat.
human
Go downward
gpt
Once inside, you realize why this car wasn't accessible from the rest of the train: it's a mail transport car. Bags of letters and parcels fill the shelves around you, almost completely obscuring the one light fixture in the car. The sliding metal door east offers a possible exit.

An open metal hatch reveals the sun and sky above.

The beam of sunlight from the open metal hatch draws your eyes to a large wooden crate sitting at the north end of the car.

You can also see a can of lubricant here.
human
You pour the lubricant in hydroxide bottle
gpt
The bottle of hydroxide is designed to hold liquids.
human
Look around
gpt
Once inside, you realize why this car wasn't accessible from the rest of the train: it's a mail transport car. Bags of letters and parcels fill the shelves around you, almost completely obscuring the one light fixture in the car. The sliding metal door east offers a possible exit.

An open metal hatch reveals the sun and sky above.

The beam of sunlight from the open metal hatch draws your eyes to a large wooden crate sitting at the north end of the car.
human
You feel the door
gpt
You feel nothing unexpected.

The train just zoomed past the Glendale station.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a can of lubricant
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a strange red bulb
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
You smash the light bulb
gpt
(the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb)
Violence isn't the answer to this one.
human
You examine the soda
gpt
Cheap bastards only sprang for generic cola.
human
You pour the soda on the sealant
gpt
(putting the can of lubricant into the sport coat to make room)
There is no more room in the sport coat.
human
You open the soda
gpt
If you want to drink it, just say so.
human
You look around
gpt
Once inside, you realize why this car wasn't accessible from the rest of the train: it's a mail transport car. Bags of letters and parcels fill the shelves around you, almost completely obscuring the one light fixture in the car. The sliding metal door east offers a possible exit.

In front of you stands a large metal box, closed on all sides save the front, which is protected by a pane of glass. The rose-tinting of the glass hints at rather than exposes the complicated machinery held within.

An open metal hatch reveals the sun and sky above.

You can also see a can of lubricant here.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a strange red bulb
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
You examine the bulb
gpt
(the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb)
It's your average 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb, good for general purpose work in the home or office.
human
You go north
gpt
You can't hold onto all the things you are carrying and move around the top of the train.

The train just barreled by the Fullerton station.
human
Go south
gpt
You open the door to car 4.
Some of the acid sloshes out of the bottle of acid.

Car 4, Aft
The north section of the car is a tight squeeze. Another compartment lies east, while the exit from the car lies to the north.

The darkroom door is west.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
You go south
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move southwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

A large metal hatch is embedded in the roof of the car.

The train just barreled by the Glendale station.
human
You go north
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move northwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

The train just barreled through the Los Angeles station.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a strange red bulb
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
You put the white bulb in the coat
gpt
You put the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the sport coat.
human
You go north
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move northwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

The train just barreled by the Glendale station.
human
Go north
gpt
Car 4, Mid
The middle of the press car is even less interesting than the rest. Compartments are to either side of you, and the rest of the car lies south and north.

The train just rumbled past the Los Angeles station.
human
You put the white bulb in the socket
gpt
You screw the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the light bulb socket.
human
You close the door
gpt
You close the darkroom door.

It is now pitch dark in here!
human
You lock the door
gpt
You lock the darkroom door.
human
You unlock door
gpt
You unlock the darkroom door.
human
You open the door
gpt
You open the darkroom door.

This lavatory has been converted into a makeshift darkroom. (I guess some photographers haven't joined the "digital revolution.") All the windows have been painted black, a loose conglomeration of items rest on a crude shelf, while a workbench sits under a naked electrical fixture.

The darkroom door allows exit east.
human
You examine the socket
gpt
In the light bulb socket is a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb.
human
You turn on the light
gpt
(the light bulb socket)
The 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb begins to glow.
human
You remove the white bulb
gpt
(first taking the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb)
You unscrew the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb from the light bulb socket.
human
You put the red bulb in the socket
gpt
You screw the strange red bulb into the light bulb socket.
human
You turn on the light
gpt
(the light bulb socket)
The strange red bulb begins to glow.
human
You look around
gpt
Once inside, you realize why this car wasn't accessible from the rest of the train: it's a mail transport car. Bags of letters and parcels fill the shelves around you, almost completely obscuring the one light fixture in the car. The sliding metal door east offers a possible exit.

An open metal hatch reveals the sun and sky above.

The beam of sunlight from the open metal hatch draws your eyes to a large wooden crate sitting at the north end of the car.

You can also see a can of lubricant here.
human
Left
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

You can't get close enough to see the contents, however.

The train just rumbled by the Glendale station.
human
You look at the light
gpt
(the light bulb socket)
In the light bulb socket is a strange red bulb.
human
You turn on the light
gpt
(the light bulb socket)
The strange red bulb begins to glow.
That's already on.
human
You look at what you're carrying with you
gpt
You are carrying:
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
You touch the bulb
gpt
(the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb)
You feel nothing unexpected.
human
Right
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

You can't get close enough to see the contents, however.

The train just zoomed through the Los Angeles station.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is open)
some litmus powder
human
You put the powder in the soda
gpt
Which do you mean, the white powder or the litmus powder?
human
You remove the bulb
gpt
(the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb)
You're not wearing that.
human
You get the bulb
gpt
(the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb)
You already have that.
human
You get the red bulb
gpt
The bulb is too hot to handle.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
some litmus powder
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
human
Go north
gpt
It's a real struggle, but eventually you move northwards along the top of the train...

Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

The train just rumbled by the Glendale station.
human
Go downward
gpt
Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder, a punched ticket and a small velvet box (which is empty) here.
human
You cut box
gpt
What do you want to cut the small velvet box with?
human
You go east
gpt
This is a tiny nondescript office, a hasty conversion from the original cabin that it was: the outlines of the bed and furnishings are still visible on the wall. A relief from claustrophobia lies west.

After you've gathered your wits together, you notice that the "spider" is actually a piece of black paper folded into the shape of a spider. Obviously one of the reporters was bored and decided to play a little prank.

A computer sits on a makeshift desk, a quiet hum emanating from its fan.

The train just zoomed by the Los Angeles station.
human
You go south
gpt
Some of the acid sloshes out of the bottle of acid.

Car 4, Mid
The middle of the press car is even less interesting than the rest. Compartments are to either side of you, and the rest of the car lies south and north.
human
Go west
gpt
This is a tiny nondescript office, a hasty conversion from the original cabin that it was: the outlines of the bed and furnishings are still visible on the wall. A relief from claustrophobia lies east.

A computer sits on a makeshift desk, completely quiet.
human
You examine computer
gpt
It's an ancient VT100 terminal, which belongs more in a museum than in an office. These things haven't been used for, what, 50 years?

The computer terminal is currently switched off.
human
You go to the south
gpt
You open the door to car 3.

Car 3, Aft
This tiny space near the junction to the next car is unremarkable, save the cramped stairway to the upper level and the door to the tiny lavatory west.

The lavatory door is open.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
You go to the west
gpt
Some of the acid sloshes out of the bottle of acid.

This compartment leaves very little room for movement, but you're not here to do the macarena. A stainless-steel lavatory sits next to a tiny sink. A window west provides some light, which is nice as the fluorescent fixture above the mirror is not on.

The exit is east.

The train just rushed past the Fullerton station.
human
You examine the fixture
gpt
The light fixture is dark.
human
You examine the lavatory
gpt
(the lavatory door)
It's a lavatory door, with a sliding bolt that changes the indicator on the outside from "Unoccupied" to "Occupied." High-tech stuff.
human
Shit
gpt
Real adventurers do not use such language.

The train just rumbled by the Anaheim station.
human
Go upward
gpt
Better not. It would be very easy to be trapped up there.

The train just barreled past the Santa Ana station.
human
You go south
gpt
Without any passengers, this car takes on a definite tomb-like atmosphere. A sealed passageway leads south, while the junction to the next car leads north.
human
You examine the floor
gpt
You see nothing special about the floor.

The train just rumbled by the Irvine station.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
Wolfie (the paper spider guardian of computers)
a small velvet box (which is open but empty)
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a strange red bulb
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
Go north
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder and a punched ticket here.

The door to car 4 slides shut.
human
You examine the door
gpt
Which do you mean, the door to car 5 or the door to car 4?
human
Door 4
gpt
It's a sliding door, spring-loaded. The kind you have to hold open as you pass through.
human
You get the red bulb
gpt
(putting the small velvet box into the sport coat to make room)
There is no more room in the sport coat.
human
You drop the velvet box
gpt
Dropped.

The train just zoomed past the San Juan Capistrano station.
human
You put the red bulb in the chest
gpt
The strange red bulb fits snugly in the ice chest.
human
Close chest
gpt
You close the ice chest.
human
You look
gpt
This car may have been a kitchen car, or perhaps it was temporarily converted into one for the purposes of this trip. In either case, the recent occupation by the terrorists has left it in shambles. Exits lead south and north.

The lifeless bodies of the terrorists lie scattered around the car.

The refrigerator must have been broken, as a heavy-duty ice chest sits in the corner.

You can also see a small velvet box (which is empty) here.
human
Go north
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

You see a concealed maintenance access hatch in the floor here.

You can also see an external ladder and a bottle of developing fluid (which is empty) here.

The door to car 5 slides shut.
human
Go north
gpt
You open the door to car 6.

Car 6, the last car
This is a tiny car-- a classic caboose, except it isn't red, and it doesn't have a potbelly stove. It's pretty much a lounge for the conductor and his assistants, except the conductor is conspicuously missing.

You can see a train schedule, all of the passengers and a tool chest (which is empty) here.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
You ask the passengers about the terrorists
gpt
One woman speaks up. "We haven't seen them since George stupidly went over to ask them for some water. Once they heard his knock, they made a big deal about marching up and down the train to make their point about who's in charge."
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
Wolfie (the paper spider guardian of computers)
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
You show the cans to the passengerd
gpt
(first taking the cans of soda)
They mumble amongst themselves, but the consensus is that they have no comment to make on the cans of soda.

Something just happened, because you were just vaporized by a nuclear explosion.
human
Left
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

You can't get close enough to see the contents, however.
I beg your pardon?
human
You look around
gpt
Once inside, you realize why this car wasn't accessible from the rest of the train: it's a mail transport car. Bags of letters and parcels fill the shelves around you, almost completely obscuring the one light fixture in the car. The sliding metal door east offers a possible exit.

In front of you stands a large metal box, closed on all sides save the front, which is protected by a pane of glass. The rose-tinting of the glass hints at rather than exposes the complicated machinery held within.

An open metal hatch reveals the sun and sky above.

You can also see a can of lubricant here.
human
You examine the light
gpt
(the light bulb socket)
In the light bulb socket is a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb.
human
You take the white bulb
gpt
The bulb is too hot to handle.

The train just rushed by the Glendale station.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a strange red bulb
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
You turn off the light
gpt
(the light bulb socket)
The 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb goes dark.
human
You put the red bulb in the socket
gpt
You screw the strange red bulb into the light bulb socket.

The train just rumbled through the Los Angeles station.
human
You turn on the light
gpt
(the light bulb socket)
The strange red bulb begins to glow.
human
You open the pane
gpt
Try as you might, the glass is securely affixed to the front of the box by some thick, gooey sealant. The sealant itself seems to be invulnerable to all of your attacks.
human
You pour it on the sealant
gpt
That would scarcely empty anything.
human
You cut the pane with the diamond
gpt
As you cut the glass, you hear a gentle hiss, as if gas is escaping.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
human
You read left beaker
gpt
Written on the side are the letters "NaOH."
human
You read right beaker
gpt
Written on the side are the letters "HCl."
human
You take the left beaker
gpt
The left beaker is firmly attached to the pair of scales.
human
You examine tube
gpt
(the can of lubricant)
It's a very large can of a popular brand of all-purpose lubricant, complete with the long pointy tube that allows delivery of chemicals into tight spaces.

The train just barreled past the Fullerton station.
human
You squirt the lubricant on sealant
gpt
You apply a liberal amount of lubricant to the silicone caulking.

The train just barreled by the Fullerton station.
human
You pour the LITMUS on the sealant
gpt
Try as you might, you cannot puncture the silicone caulking with the litmus powder.

The train just barreled past the Anaheim station.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
some litmus powder
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
human
You pour the ammonia on the LITMUS
gpt
The litmus powder can't contain things.

The train just rumbled past the Santa Ana station.

The oil on the silicone caulking evaporates away.
human
You pour the soda in the tube
gpt
(the can of lubricant)
(putting the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the sport coat to make room)
That can't contain things.
human
Go north
gpt
You can't hold onto all the things you are carrying and move around the top of the train.

The train just barreled through the Irvine station.
human
You look at what you're carrying with you
gpt
You are carrying:
some cans of soda
some litmus powder
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
human
You look
gpt
Handholds in the top of the car allow one to move carefully across the surface, but make no mistake about it: one slip means a short but unpleasant trip over the side. The handholds travel south or north along the length of the train, provided one does not get snagged on the numerous air vents and lights protruding from the surface.

You hear noises from the car below.
human
Examine vent
gpt
This is one of a number of screened portals, designed to allow fresh air to be drawn into the car as it moves.

The train just zoomed past the Simi Valley station.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a sport coat (being worn)
a can of lubricant
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of hydroxide (which is closed)
a small velvet box (which is closed)
a train schedule
human
Y.
gpt
Amazing! After all these years some girl finally got Jack to propose. All you need to do is hop on a commuter plane, get the big lug to the church on time, and zip back. Piece of cake...

Well, almost. Blasted El Ni?o has air traffic in an uproar. This daily commuter flight out of San Francisco was delayed three times, which will make life fun when you finally make it down to San Diego...

Airplane (on Seat 4B)
The airlines claim that planes are getting bigger, but you don't believe a word of it. This cramped cabin feels about as roomy as a culvert, and has approximately the same decor.

There is a door south and a small kitchenette north.

(First time players should type INFO for game-playing details.)
human
You go south
gpt
You'll have to get off Seat 4B first.
human
You wash the coat
gpt
A quick wipe and the stain disappears.

The flow from the faucet stops suddenly. (It must have one of those spring valves to prevent waste.)

Wait... was that gunfire...?
human
You unlock door
gpt
The fluorescent light goes off.

Your Russian may be rusty, but a voice definitely said, "Sergei, check the toilets."
human
You open the window
gpt
You open the lavatory window.

A voice outside the door says, "Empty."
human
Go west
gpt
That looks like a particularly unsafe direction to go.

"Is everyone here?"

"Everyone was here or in the press car," the conductor replies, strangely calm. "As you can see, everyone in this car is also on this list."

"Da..."
human
You wait
gpt
Time passes.

"Sergei, did you check the toilets?"

"Da, I checked the toilets."

"Did you check inside the toilets?

There is a momentary pause, followed by a low curse.
human
Continue
gpt
Time passes.

"Ready?" asks a voice outside.
human
Continue
gpt
Time passes.

The door explodes inward.

"Good, nobody here."

The door is closed again.
human
Go east
gpt
The door is closed.
human
You open the door
gpt
You open the lavatory door.
human
You turn on the computer
gpt
The computer comes to life, goes through its complex bootstrap procedure, then asks you for a user name and password. You turn the machine off in disgust.

The train just rushed past the Salinas station.
human
You take the hydroxide
gpt
(putting the punched ticket into the sport coat to make room)
Taken.
human
You take the acid
gpt
(putting Wolfie (the paper spider guardian of computers) into the sport coat to make room)
Taken.
human
You take the fluid
gpt
(putting the bottle of hydroxide into the sport coat to make room) Taken.
human
You go to the south
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.

The door to car 4 slides shut.
human
Go south
gpt
You open the door to car 3.

Car 3, Aft

The lavatory door is open.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
You go south
gpt
Without any passengers, this car takes on a definite tomb-like atmosphere. A sealed passageway leads south, while the junction to the next car leads north.
human
You go south
gpt
The metal plate sealing the door prevents movement south.
human
Go north
gpt
Car 3, Aft

The lavatory door is open.
human
Go north
gpt
You open the door to the car junction.

The door to car 3 slides shut.
human
You go north
gpt
You open the door to car 4.

Car 4, Fore

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
You open hatch
gpt
(I assume you mean the concealed access hatch that you found out about in an earlier incarnation.)
You open the maintenance access hatch.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some red powder
a bottle of developing fluid (which is closed)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of acid (which is closed)
a quantity of acid
a bottle of hydroxide (which is closed)
Wolfie (the paper spider guardian of computers)
a punched ticket
a small velvet box (which is closed)
a train schedule
human
You check what you're carrying
gpt
You are carrying:
a bottle of developing fluid (which is closed)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of acid (which is closed)
a quantity of acid
a bottle of hydroxide (which is closed)
Wolfie (the paper spider guardian of computers)
a punched ticket
a small velvet box (which is closed)
a train schedule
human
Go upward
gpt
(You pop open the maintenance access hatch as you go topside.)

Between each pair of cars is an area which has always frightened you. Maybe it's the fact that the area is open save for a flimsy metal railing across the gaps; maybe it's the constant shifting of the floor beneath your feet. Safer areas lie south and north.

A maintenance access hatch is open, leading downwards to darkness.

You can also see a small plastic tube (which is closed) (in which is some red powder) here.
human
You put the fluid in the coat
gpt
You put the bottle of developing fluid into the sport coat.
human
You take the bottle
gpt
Which do you mean, the squirt bottle, the bottle of developing fluid, the bottle of acid or the bottle of hydroxide?
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a can of lubricant
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of developing fluid (which is closed)
a bottle of acid (which is closed)
a quantity of acid
a bottle of hydroxide (which is closed)
Wolfie (the paper spider guardian of computers)
a punched ticket
a small velvet box (which is closed)
human
You take the box
gpt
(the tool chest)
It's too bulky for you to lug around, so you leave it.
human
You take the velvet box
gpt
(putting the squirt bottle into the sport coat to make room)
There is no more room in the sport coat.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a can of lubricant
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of developing fluid (which is closed)
a bottle of acid (which is closed)
a quantity of acid
a bottle of hydroxide (which is closed)
Wolfie (the paper spider guardian of computers)
human
You go north
gpt
You open the door to car 6.

Car 6, the last car
This is a tiny car-- a classic caboose, except it isn't red, and it doesn't have a potbelly stove. It's pretty much a lounge for the conductor and his assistants, except the conductor is conspicuously missing.

You can see a punched ticket, a small velvet box (which is closed), all of the passengers and a tool chest (which is empty) here.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
Go north
gpt
(The maintenance access hatch slams shut when you release it to move.) You open the door to car 6.

Car 6, the last car
This is a tiny car-- a classic caboose, except it isn't red, and it doesn't have a potbelly stove. It's pretty much a lounge for the conductor and his assistants, except the conductor is conspicuously missing.

You can see a punched ticket, a small velvet box (which is closed), all of the passengers and a tool chest (which is empty) here.

The door to the car junction slides shut.
human
You check what you're carrying
gpt
You are carrying:
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a can of lubricant
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of developing fluid (which is closed)
a bottle of acid (which is closed)
a quantity of acid
a bottle of hydroxide (which is closed)
Wolfie (the paper spider guardian of computers)
human
You put the squirt in the coat
gpt
You put the squirt bottle into the sport coat.

The train just zoomed by the Paso Robles station.
human
Go south
gpt
Slowly you crawl southwards along the length of the train...

Car 5, underside
From here, you can make out the complex speed regulators, air brakes, and other mechanisms you take for granted whenever you travel by rail. You can crawl south or north along the length of the car.

The train just rushed by the Paso Robles station.

There is the movement of feet above you.
human
You go north
gpt
Slowly you crawl northwards along the length of the train...

You're in a small gap between the cars. Small maintenance tunnels lead south and north, although they are rather small and probably not safe when the train is in motion. A maintenance hatch above you offers more traditional passage on the train.

A prominent lever is attached to the car junction. The lever has been pushed into the "closed" position.

The train just rushed past the San Luis Obispo station.
human
You open hatch
gpt
You can't. There's something on the other side preventing you from opening it.
human
You go to the north
gpt
Slowly you crawl northwards along the length of the train...

Car 3, underside
From here, you can make out the complex speed regulators, air brakes, and other mechanisms you take for granted whenever you travel by rail. You can crawl south or north along the length of the car.
human
You go south
gpt
Slowly you crawl southwards along the length of the train...

You're in a small gap between the cars. Small maintenance tunnels lead south and north, although they are rather small and probably not safe when the train is in motion. A maintenance hatch above you offers more traditional passage on the train.

A prominent lever is attached to the car junction. The lever has been pushed into the "closed" position.

The train just rumbled by the Paso Robles station.
human
Go south
gpt
Slowly you crawl southwards along the length of the train...

Car 3, underside
From here, you can make out the complex speed regulators, air brakes, and other mechanisms you take for granted whenever you travel by rail. You can crawl south or north along the length of the car.
human
You put the LITMUS in the dish
gpt
The metal box isn't open.

The train just rumbled through the Glendale station.
human
You check what you're carrying
gpt
You are carrying:
some litmus powder
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a strange red bulb
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
human
You take the bulb
gpt
Which do you mean, the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb or the strange red bulb?
human
Close hatch
gpt
You close the metal hatch.

It is now pitch dark in here!
human
You open hatch
gpt
You open the metal hatch.

Once inside, you realize why this car wasn't accessible from the rest of the train: it's a mail transport car. Bags of letters and parcels fill the shelves around you, almost completely obscuring the one light fixture in the car. The sliding metal door east offers a possible exit.

In front of you stands a large metal box, closed on all sides save the front, which is protected by a pane of glass. The rose-tinting of the glass hints at rather than exposes the complicated machinery held within.

An open metal hatch reveals the sun and sky above.

You can also see a can of lubricant here.
human
You put the red bulb in light
gpt
(the light bulb socket)
There is no more room in the light bulb socket.

The train just zoomed past the Los Angeles station.
human
You look in the socket
gpt
In the light bulb socket is a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb.
human
You take the light bulb
gpt
(the strange red bulb)
You already have that.
human
You take the incandescent bulb
gpt
(putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room)
You unscrew the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb from the light bulb socket.
human
Close hatch
gpt
You close the metal hatch.
human
You cut the pane with the diamond
gpt
As you cut the glass, you hear a gentle hiss, as if gas is escaping.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
human
You look at the scales
gpt
A pair of antique brass scales, intricately carved.

The scales are balanced.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
some litmus powder
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
human
You look at what you're carrying with you
gpt
You are carrying:
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
some litmus powder
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
human
Hints
gpt
N = next subjectP = previous
RETURN = read subject  Q = resume game

> The Plane
The Train
human
Go north
gpt
N = next subjectP = previous
RETURN = read subject  Q = resume game

> The Plane
The Train
The Plane
N = next subjectP = previous
RETURN = read subjectQ = previous menu

> What's going on here?
How do I warn the stewardess?
How do I warn the pilot?
I don't want to die in a crash!
human
Go north
gpt
N = next subjectP = previous
RETURN = read subject  Q = resume game

> The Train
The Train
N = next subjectP = previous
RETURN = read subjectQ = previous menu

> The Prologue
After the Attack
Under the Train
On Top of The Train
The Mail Car
human
Go north
gpt
N = next subjectP = previous
RETURN = read subjectQ = previous menu

> After the Attack
Under the Train
On Top of The Train
The Mail Car
human
You go north
gpt
N = next subjectP = previous
RETURN = read subjectQ = previous menu

> Under the Train
On Top of The Train
The Mail Car
human
You go to the north
gpt
N = next subjectP = previous
RETURN = read subjectQ = previous menu

Under the Train
> On Top of The Train
The Mail Car
human
Go north
gpt
N = next subjectP = previous
RETURN = read subjectQ = previous menu

Under the Train
On Top of The Train
> The Mail Car
human
Go north
gpt
N = next subjectP = previous
RETURN = read subjectQ = previous menu

> The Prologue
After the Attack
Under the Train
On Top of The Train
The Mail Car
The Prologue
N = next subjectP = previous
RETURN = read subjectQ = previous menu

> I got kicked off the train!
What a mess! How do I clean my jacket?
What's going on in the corridor?
How can I avoid being shot?
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a strange red bulb
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
You look at the socket
gpt
In the light bulb socket is a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb.

The train just barreled through the Glendale station.
human
You take the incandescent bulb
gpt
You unscrew the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb from the light bulb socket.
human
You take the red bulb
gpt
(putting the squirt bottle into the sport coat to make room)
Taken.
human
You put it in the socket
gpt
You screw the strange red bulb into the light bulb socket.
human
You cut the pane with the diamond
gpt
As you cut the glass, you hear a gentle hiss, as if gas is escaping.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
human
You open hatch
gpt
That's already open.

The train just barreled through the Los Angeles station.
human
You cut the pane with the diamond
gpt
As you cut the glass, you hear a gentle hiss, as if gas is escaping.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
human
You turn off  the light
gpt
(the light bulb socket)
The strange red bulb goes dark.

It is now pitch dark in here!
human
You cut the pane with the diamond
gpt
As you cut the glass, you hear a gentle hiss, as if gas is escaping.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
human
P.
gpt
N = next subjectP = previous
RETURN = read subjectQ = previous menu

Under the Train
On Top of The Train
> The Mail Car
The Mail Car
N = next subjectP = previous
RETURN = read subjectQ = previous menu

> How do I open the glass-fronted box?
The powder burst into flame!
human
You go to the north
gpt
N = next subjectP = previous
RETURN = read subjectQ = previous menu

How do I open the glass-fronted box?
> The powder burst into flame!
[Press H for another hint, any other key to exit]

(1/17) The conductor may offer some insight on the white powder and the silicone caulking.
human
%
gpt
Amazing! After all these years some girl finally got Jack to propose. All you need to do is hop on a commuter plane, get the big lug to the church on time, and zip back. Piece of cake...

Well, almost. Blasted El Ni?o has air traffic in an uproar. This daily commuter flight out of San Francisco was delayed three times, which will make life fun when you finally make it down to San Diego...

Airplane (on Seat 4B)
The airlines claim that planes are getting bigger, but you don't believe a word of it. This cramped cabin feels about as roomy as a culvert, and has approximately the same decor.

There is a door south and a small kitchenette north.

(First time players should type INFO for game-playing details.)
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
You look at the squirt
gpt
It's a squirt bottle. The label is so faded as to make it practically illegible.

The train just rumbled by the Los Angeles station.
human
You look at what you're carrying with you
gpt
You are carrying:
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
You open the squirt
gpt
You open the squirt bottle.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
You look at the acid
gpt
A dark glass bottle with a screw cap. The label on the outside has a stylized hand being dissolved away.
human
You take the acid
gpt
(putting the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the sport coat to make room)
Taken.
human
You look at the tube
gpt
(the can of lubricant)
It's a very large can of a popular brand of all-purpose lubricant, complete with the long pointy tube that allows delivery of chemicals into tight spaces.
human
You put the tube in the sealant
gpt
(the can of lubricant in the silicone caulking)
You need to be holding the can of lubricant before you can put it into something else.
human
You take the tube
gpt
(the can of lubricant)
(putting the squirt bottle into the sport coat to make room)
Taken.
human
You put it in the sealant
gpt
The can of lubricant easily pierces the silicone caulking.
human
White
gpt
You apply a liberal amount of lubricant to the white powder.
human
You cut the glass with the diamond
gpt
Which do you mean, the tube filled with gas, the glass dish or the rose-colored glass pane?
human
Pane
gpt
As you cut the glass, you hear a gentle hiss, as if gas is escaping.

Nothing else happens, so you carefully remove the cut pane and set it to the side.

The tube filled with gas cracks with a loud pop, followed by a much larger explosion.
human
You lubricate it
gpt
You apply a liberal amount of lubricant to the tube filled with gas.
human
You cut the pane with the diamond
gpt
As you cut the glass, you hear a gentle hiss, as if gas is escaping.

Nothing else happens, so you carefully remove the cut pane and set it to the side.

The tube filled with gas cracks with a loud pop, followed by a much larger explosion.
human
You look at what you're carrying with you
gpt
You are carrying:
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a small plastic tube (which is closed)
some litmus powder
human
You look at the socket
gpt
In the light bulb socket is a strange red bulb.
human
You turn on the light
gpt
(the light bulb socket)
The strange red bulb begins to glow.

The train just barreled past the Fullerton station.
human
You cut the pane with the diamond
gpt
As you cut the glass, you hear a gentle hiss, as if gas is escaping.

Nothing else happens, so you carefully remove the cut pane and set it to the side.
human
You look at the bomb
gpt
Even with the glass removed, it's still difficult to comprehend the box's contents all at once...

A curious glass tube sticks out of a mass of electronics glued to the back of the box. Inside the tube you see a swirling gas. A thin gold wire spirals its way around the outside of the tube.

A glass dish sits under a thick metal coil, which dangles from another breadboard packed with electronics.

In the center of the bomb is a Plexiglas box.

Sitting on a nest of electronics within the glass box is an ominous black sphere.

Above the glass box is an antique pair of brass scales, curiously out of place when compared to the high-tech components around them. The metal dishes normally associated with such scales have been replaced by two labeled Pyrex beakers.

The oil on the white powder evaporates away.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
human
You lubricate the white powder
gpt
You apply a liberal amount of lubricant to the white powder.

The oil on the white powder evaporates away.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
human
You turn on the light
gpt
(the light bulb socket)
Nothing seems to happen.
human
You put it in the socket
gpt
Ouch! You get a nasty shock.
human
You turn on the light
gpt
(the light bulb socket)
That's already on.
human
Close hatch
gpt
You close the metal hatch.

The train just rumbled through the Glendale station.
human
You put it in the sealant
gpt
Try as you might, you cannot puncture the silicone caulking with the small plastic tube.

The train just rumbled past the Los Angeles station.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a small plastic tube (which is open)
some litmus powder
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
human
You take the bottle
gpt
Which do you mean, the left beaker, the right beaker, the bottle of hydroxide, the squirt bottle or the bottle of acid?
human
You take the acid
gpt
(putting the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the sport coat to make room)
Taken.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is open)
some litmus powder
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a squirt bottle (which is closed)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
human
You take the squirt
gpt
(putting the small plastic tube into the sport coat to make room) Taken.
human
You look at the bomb
gpt
Even with the glass removed, it's still difficult to comprehend the box's contents all at once...

A curious glass tube sticks out of a mass of electronics glued to the back of the box. Inside the tube you see a swirling gas. A thin gold wire spirals its way around the outside of the tube.

A glass dish sits under a thick metal coil, which dangles from another breadboard packed with electronics.

In the center of the bomb is a Plexiglas box.

Sitting on a nest of electronics within the glass box is an ominous black sphere.

Above the glass box is an antique pair of brass scales, curiously out of place when compared to the high-tech components around them. The metal dishes normally associated with such scales have been replaced by two labeled Pyrex beakers.

The train just rushed through the Los Angeles station.
human
You take the tube
gpt
Which do you mean, the tube filled with gas, the can of lubricant or the small plastic tube?
human
You put it on the sphere
gpt
The plexiglas box isn't open.

The oil on the white powder evaporates away.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
human
You open the box
gpt
(the plexiglas box)
It seems to be locked.

The train just barreled through the Los Angeles station.
human
You look at the box
gpt
(the metal box)
Even with the glass removed, it's still difficult to comprehend the box's contents all at once...

A curious glass tube sticks out of a mass of electronics glued to the back of the box. Inside the tube you see a swirling gas. A thin gold wire spirals its way around the outside of the tube.

A glass dish sits under a thick metal coil, which dangles from another breadboard packed with electronics.

In the center of the bomb is a Plexiglas box.

Sitting on a nest of electronics within the glass box is an ominous black sphere.

Above the glass box is an antique pair of brass scales, curiously out of place when compared to the high-tech components around them. The metal dishes normally associated with such scales have been replaced by two labeled Pyrex beakers.
human
You take naoh
gpt
Taken.

The oil on the white powder evaporates away.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
human
You open the squirt
gpt
You open the squirt bottle.

The train just barreled by the Los Angeles station.
human
You squirt the white powder
gpt
What do you want to squirt the white powder on?
human
You squirt the lubricant on white powder
gpt
You apply a liberal amount of lubricant to the white powder.
human
You put the ammonia in naoh
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the bottle of hydroxide.)

liquid: (putting the bottle of hydroxide into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
human
You take the right beaker
gpt
The right beaker is firmly attached to the pair of scales.
human
You put the ammonia in the left beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)

liquid: (putting the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the left beaker.

The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.

The pair of scales tilt to the left.
human
You look at the right beaker
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the right beaker is about 100mL of liquid.
human
You read it
gpt
Written on the side are the letters "HCl."
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is open)
some litmus powder
human
You put it in the right beaker
gpt
You dissolve a few crystals in the liquid.

The oil on the white powder evaporates away.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.

The liquid in the right beaker turns bright red.
human
You put the soda in the right beaker
gpt
The right beaker is designed to hold liquids.
human
You put the LITMUS in right beaker
gpt
You dissolve a few crystals in the liquid.

The liquid in the right beaker turns bright red.
human
You look at the gas tube
gpt
Fluorescent gas swirls around the inside of the tube.

The oil on the white powder evaporates away.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
human
You look at what you're carrying with you
gpt
You are carrying:
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is open)
some litmus powder
human
You put the acid in the right beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the right beaker.)

acid: (putting the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the right beaker.

The pair of scales tilt to the right.
human
You put it in the left beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)

liquid: (putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the left beaker.

The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.

The pair of scales tilt to the left.
human
You put the acid in the right beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the right beaker.)

acid: (putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the right beaker.

The pair of scales tilt to the right.
human
You put the LITMUS in right beaker
gpt
You dissolve a few crystals in the liquid.

The liquid in the right beaker turns bright red.
human
You put it in the left beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)

liquid: (putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the left beaker.

The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.

The pair of scales tilt to the left.
human
You put the LITMUS in the left beaker
gpt
You dissolve a few crystals in the liquid.

The liquid in the left beaker turns dark blue.
human
You look at what you're carrying with you
gpt
You are carrying:
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
some litmus powder
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)

The oil on the white powder evaporates away.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
human
You put the dish on the left beaker
gpt
The left beaker is designed to hold liquids.
human
You pour the soda in the left beaker
gpt
(putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room)
There is no more room in the sport coat.
human
You pour the soda in the left beaker
gpt
The left beaker is designed to hold liquids.

The oil on the white powder evaporates away.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The white powder quickly consumes itself.
human
You take the LITMUS
gpt
(putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room)
Taken.
human
You pour the ammonia in the right beaker
gpt
liquid: You pour some liquid into the right beaker.

The pair of scales tilt to the right.

The liquid in the right beaker turns dark blue.
human
You check what you're carrying
gpt
You are carrying:
some litmus powder
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a glass dish
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
human
You pour the left beaker in the hydroxide
gpt
liquid: You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
Emptying the left beaker was not a good idea. It seems to have triggered the bomb.
human
You pour the right beaker in the hydroxide
gpt
liquid: (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
Emptying the right beaker was not a good idea. It seems to have triggered the bomb.
human
You put it in the left beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)

liquid: (putting the cans of soda into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the left beaker.

The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.

The pair of scales tilt to the left.
human
You pour the right beaker in the hydroxide
gpt
liquid: You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
Emptying the right beaker was not a good idea. It seems to have triggered the bomb.
human
You look at the bomb
gpt
Even with the glass removed, it's still difficult to comprehend the box's contents all at once...

A curious glass tube sticks out of a mass of electronics glued to the back of the box. Inside the tube you see a swirling gas. A thin gold wire spirals its way around the outside of the tube.

In the center of the bomb is a Plexiglas box.

Sitting on a nest of electronics within the glass box is an ominous black sphere.

Above the glass box is an antique pair of brass scales, curiously out of place when compared to the high-tech components around them. The metal dishes normally associated with such scales have been replaced by two labeled Pyrex beakers.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
some litmus powder
some cans of soda
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a glass dish
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
human
You pour it in the left beaker
gpt
acid: (putting the cans of soda into the sport coat to make room) There is no more room in the sport coat.
human
You put the acid in the left beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the left beaker.)

acid: (putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the left beaker.

The pair of scales tilt to the left.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
some litmus powder
a glass dish
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
human
You take the ammonia
gpt
Taken.

The train just rumbled past the Fullerton station.
human
Left
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)

liquid: You pour some liquid into the left beaker.

The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.
human
You pour the left beaker in the hydroxide
gpt
liquid: You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
Emptying the left beaker was not a good idea. It seems to have triggered the bomb.
human
You put the acid in the right beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the right beaker.)

acid: (putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the right beaker.

The pair of scales tilt to the right.
human
You put it in the the right beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the right beaker.)

liquid: (putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
human
You put the ammonia in the left beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)

liquid: You pour some liquid into the left beaker.

The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.
human
You pour the left beaker in the hydroxide
gpt
liquid: You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
Emptying the left beaker was not a good idea. It seems to have triggered the bomb.
human
You wait
gpt
Time passes.

The train just rumbled by the Fullerton station.
human
You wait
gpt
Time passes.

The train just rushed through the Anaheim station.
human
You wait
gpt
Time passes.

The train just barreled past the Santa Ana station.
human
You wait
gpt
Time passes.

The train just rushed by the Irvine station.
human
You put the acid in the ammonia
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the squirt bottle.)

acid: (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the squirt bottle.
human
You pour the gas tube in the hydroxide
gpt
That's fixed in place.

The train just rumbled by the Fullerton station.
human
You take the pane
gpt
You'd cut your hands to ribbons playing with that.
human
You cut pane with the diamond
gpt
No use cutting that up more.
human
You check what you're carrying
gpt
You are carrying:
a glass dish
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
human
You put the acid in the left beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the left beaker.)

acid: The left beaker is already as full as possible.

The train just barreled past the Fullerton station.
human
You read the scale
gpt
A pair of antique brass scales, intricately carved.

The scales are tilting to the left.
human
You examine the left beaker
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the left beaker is about 500mL of pale blue liquid.
human
You put the acid in the right beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the right beaker.)

acid: (putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
human
You pour the left beaker in the hydroxide
gpt
liquid: You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
Emptying the left beaker was not a good idea. It seems to have triggered the bomb.
human
You pour the right beaker in the hydroxide
gpt
liquid: You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
Emptying the right beaker was not a good idea. It seems to have triggered the bomb.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
some litmus powder
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a glass dish
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
human
You take the ammonia
gpt
Taken.

The train just barreled past the Anaheim station.
human
You put it in the right beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the right beaker.)

liquid: (putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
human
You put the tube on the scale
gpt
Which do you mean, the tube filled with gas, the can of lubricant or the small plastic tube?
human
You take the plastic
gpt
Which do you mean, the plexiglas box, the silicone caulking or the small plastic tube?
human
You put it on the scale
gpt
You need to be holding the small plastic tube before you can put it on top of something else.

The train just zoomed by the Santa Ana station.
human
You check what you're carrying
gpt
You are carrying:
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
a squirt bottle (which is open but empty)
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
some litmus powder
a glass dish
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
human
You put the LITMUS in the right beaker
gpt
You dissolve a few crystals in the liquid.
human
You look at the right beaker
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the right beaker is about 260mL of bright red liquid.
human
You put the diamond in the right beaker
gpt
The right beaker is designed to hold liquids.
human
You look at the left beaker
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the left beaker is about 500mL of pale blue liquid.
human
You look at the left beaker
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the left beaker is about 100mL of liquid.
human
You look at the right beaker
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the right beaker is about 100mL of liquid.
human
You put ammonia in the left beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)

liquid: (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the left beaker.

The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.

The pair of scales tilt to the left.
human
You put the ammonia in the right beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the right beaker.)

liquid: You pour some liquid into the right beaker.

The liquid in the right beaker turns pale blue.
human
Right
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the right beaker is about 200mL of pale blue liquid.
human
Right
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the right beaker is about 200mL of bright red liquid.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
some litmus powder
a squirt bottle (which is open but empty)
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a glass dish
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
human
You put it in the left beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the left beaker.)

acid: (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the left beaker.

The pair of scales tilt to the left.
human
Left
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the left beaker is about 160mL of liquid.
human
Right
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the right beaker is about 100mL of bright red liquid.
human
You put the ammonia in the right beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the right beaker.)

liquid: (putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the right beaker.

The pair of scales tilt to the right.

The liquid in the right beaker turns dark blue.
human
You look at the right beaker
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the right beaker is about 500mL of dark blue liquid.
human
You look at left beaker
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the left beaker is about 160mL of liquid.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
a glass dish
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
human
You put the ammonia in the left beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)

liquid: You pour some liquid into the left beaker.

The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.
human
You look at the left beaker
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the left beaker is about 260mL of pale blue liquid.
human
You pour the right beaker on the dish
gpt
liquid: The glass dish is not designed to hold liquids.

The train just rushed past the Fullerton station.
human
You put the ammonia in the left beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)

The squirt bottle is empty already.
human
You put the ammonia in the right beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the right beaker.)

liquid: You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
human
You put the acid in right beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the right beaker.)

acid: (putting the squirt bottle into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
human
You look at the right beaker
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the right beaker is about 260mL of bright red liquid.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a squirt bottle (which is open but empty)
some litmus powder
a glass dish
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
human
You look at right
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the right beaker is about 160mL of bright red liquid.
human
Right
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the right beaker is about 500mL of bright red liquid.
human
You put the ammonia in the left beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)

liquid: You pour some liquid into the left beaker.

The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a squirt bottle (which is open but empty)
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
some litmus powder
a glass dish
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)

The train just barreled through the Fullerton station.
human
You put it in the right beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the right beaker.)

acid: (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the right beaker.

The pair of scales tilt to the right.
human
You look at the right beaker
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the right beaker is about 160mL of liquid.
human
You put it in left
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)

liquid: (putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the left beaker.

The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.
human
You put the ammonia in right
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the right beaker.)

liquid: (putting the squirt bottle into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
human
You look at right
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the right beaker is about 260mL of bright red liquid.
human
You put it in the right beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the right beaker.)

liquid: (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the right beaker.

The liquid in the right beaker turns pale blue.

The pair of scales tilt to the right.
human
Right
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the right beaker is about 500mL of pale blue liquid.
human
You look at the left beaker
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the left beaker is about 200mL of pale blue liquid.
human
You put it in the left beaker
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the left beaker.)

acid: (putting the squirt bottle into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
human
You look at left
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the left beaker is about 260mL of dark blue liquid.
human
You pour right in the left
gpt
liquid: You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
Emptying the right beaker was not a good idea. It seems to have triggered the bomb.
human
Pour left in right
gpt
liquid: You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
Emptying the left beaker was not a good idea. It seems to have triggered the bomb.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a glass dish
some white powder
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is open)
some litmus powder
human
You look at left
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the left beaker is about 500mL of pale blue liquid.

The oil on the white powder evaporates away.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The white powder quickly consumes itself.
human
You put it in right
gpt
You dissolve a few crystals in the liquid.

The oil on the white powder evaporates away.

The liquid in the right beaker turns bright red.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The white powder quickly consumes itself.
human
You look at what you're carrying with you
gpt
You are carrying:
some litmus powder
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
a glass dish
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
human
You put the ammonia in right
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the right beaker.)

liquid: (putting the squirt bottle into the sport coat to make room) There is no more room in the sport coat.
human
You put it in right
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the right beaker.)

liquid: (putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room) There is no more room in the sport coat.
human
You squirt the ammonia in right
gpt
(putting the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the sport coat to make room)
You pour 5mL into the right beaker.

The liquid in the right beaker turns pale blue.
You squirt some liquid into the right beaker.

The pair of scales tilt to the right.
human
You look at right
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the right beaker is about 105mL of bright red liquid.
human
You put the ammonia in right
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the right beaker.)

liquid: (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the right beaker.

The liquid in the right beaker turns dark blue.
human
You look at right
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the right beaker is about 500mL of dark blue liquid.
human
You put ammonia in the left
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)

liquid: You pour some liquid into the left beaker.

The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.

The oil on the white powder evaporates away.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The white powder quickly consumes itself.
human
You look at left
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the left beaker is about 200mL of pale blue liquid.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a squirt bottle (which is open but empty)
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a glass dish
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a bottle of acid (which is open)
a quantity of acid
a small plastic tube (which is open)
some litmus powder
human
You put the acid in the left
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the left beaker.)

The bottle of acid is empty already.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a squirt bottle (which is open but empty)
a glass dish
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a small plastic tube (which is open)
some litmus powder
human
You put it in left
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the left beaker.)

acid: (putting the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the left beaker.

The pair of scales tilt to the left.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a small plastic tube (which is open)
some litmus powder
human
You look at left
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the left beaker is about 160mL of dark blue liquid.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a glass dish
some white powder
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a small plastic tube (which is open)
some litmus powder
human
You take the white powder
gpt
It would be easier to carry that around in the dish.
human
You pour the white powder in the left
gpt
It would be easier to carry that around in the dish.

The oil on the white powder evaporates away.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The white powder quickly consumes itself.
human
You look at what you're carrying with you
gpt
You are carrying:
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a glass dish
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a small plastic tube (which is open)
some litmus powder
human
Keep going
gpt
You dissolve a few crystals in the liquid.

The oil on the white powder evaporates away.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The white powder quickly consumes itself.
human
You look at left
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the left beaker is about 160mL of dark blue liquid.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
some litmus powder
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a glass dish
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
human
You take the ammonia
gpt
(putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room)
There is no more room in the sport coat.
human
You put it in right
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the right beaker.)

The bottle of acid is empty already.
human
You take the ammonia
gpt
(putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room)
There is no more room in the sport coat.
human
You put the ammonia in right
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the right beaker.)

liquid: (putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the right beaker.

The liquid in the right beaker turns pale blue.

The pair of scales tilt to the right.
human
You look at right
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the right beaker is about 500mL of pale blue liquid.
human
You put the ammonia in the left
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)

liquid: You pour some liquid into the left beaker.

The train just rushed through the Fullerton station.
human
You check what you're carrying
gpt
You are carrying:
a squirt bottle (which is open but empty)
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
a glass dish
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
human
You put it in left
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)

liquid: (putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the left beaker.

The oil on the white powder evaporates away.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
human
You take the dish
gpt
(putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room)
Taken.

The oil on the white powder evaporates away.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The white powder quickly consumes itself.
human
You put the ammonia in the left
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)

liquid: (putting the squirt bottle into the sport coat to make room) There is no more room in the sport coat.
human
You put the ammonia in the left
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)

liquid: (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room) There is no more room in the sport coat.
liquid: (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room) There is no more room in the sport coat.
human
You put the ammonia in the left
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)

liquid: You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
liquid: You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
human
Left
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the left beaker is about 500mL of dark blue liquid.
human
You put it in left
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)

liquid: (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the left beaker.

The pair of scales tilt to the left.
human
You put it in left
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the left beaker.)

acid: The left beaker is already as full as possible.

The oil on the white powder evaporates away.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The white powder quickly consumes itself.
human
You look at left
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the left beaker is about 100mL of dark blue liquid.
human
You take the acid
gpt
(putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room)
There is no more room in the sport coat.
human
Left
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the left beaker.)

acid: (putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the left beaker.

The oil on the white powder evaporates away.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The white powder quickly consumes itself.

The pair of scales tilt to the left.
human
You check what you're carrying
gpt
You are carrying:
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
some litmus powder
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
human
You put it in left
gpt
(I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)

liquid: (putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
human
You squirt the ammonia in left
gpt
(putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room)
You pour 5mL into the left beaker.
You squirt some liquid into the left beaker.
human
Left
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the left beaker is about 165mL of dark blue liquid.
human
You pour 95 ML of the ammonia in the left
gpt
liquid: You pour 95mL into the left beaker.
human
You look at what you're carrying with you
gpt
You are carrying:
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
some litmus powder
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
human
You pour 160 ML of the ammonia in right
gpt
liquid: (putting the squirt bottle into the sport coat to make room) You pour 160mL into the right beaker.

The train just rushed by the Fullerton station.

The pair of scales go into balance.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
some litmus powder
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
human
You pour 240 ML of the ammonia in right
gpt
liquid: You pour 240mL into the right beaker.

The pair of scales tilt to the right.

The liquid in the right beaker turns dark blue.
human
You pour the acid in right
gpt
The bottle of acid is empty already.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
some litmus powder
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a squirt bottle (which is open but empty)
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
human
You put the LITMUS in right
gpt
You dissolve a few crystals in the liquid.

The train just rumbled by the Anaheim station.
human
You pour 400 ML of ammonia in the left
gpt
liquid: (putting the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the sport coat to make room)
You pour 400mL into the left beaker.

The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.

The pair of scales tilt to the left.
human
You pour 400 ML of the ammonia in right
gpt
liquid: You pour 100mL into the right beaker.

The liquid in the right beaker turns pale blue.
human
You look at right
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the right beaker is about 200mL of pale blue liquid.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a glass dish
some white powder
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open)
a quantity of acid
some cans of soda
a squirt bottle (which is open but empty)
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is open)
some litmus powder
human
You pour 100 ML of the acid in the left
gpt
acid: You pour 60mL into the left beaker.

The pair of scales tilt to the left.
human
You squirt the ammonia in the the left beaker
gpt
(putting the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the sport coat to make room)
You pour 5mL into the left beaker.

The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.
You squirt some liquid into the left beaker.
human
You continue
gpt
You pour 5mL into the left beaker.
You squirt some liquid into the left beaker.
human
Continue
gpt
You pour 5mL into the left beaker.
You squirt some liquid into the left beaker.

The oil on the white powder evaporates away.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
human
You take the dish
gpt
Taken.

The oil on the white powder evaporates away.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The white powder quickly consumes itself.
human
Left
gpt
(putting the squirt bottle into the sport coat to make room)
You pour 5mL into the left beaker.
You squirt some liquid into the left beaker.
human
Continue
gpt
You pour 5mL into the left beaker.
You squirt some liquid into the left beaker.

The train just zoomed through the Fullerton station.
human
Keep going
gpt
You pour 5mL into the left beaker.
You squirt some liquid into the left beaker.

The train just rushed through the Anaheim station.
human
Continue
gpt
You pour 5mL into the left beaker.
You squirt some liquid into the left beaker.

The train just rumbled past the Santa Ana station.
human
You look at left
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the left beaker is about 320mL of pale blue liquid.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a glass dish
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is open)
some litmus powder
human
P.
gpt
N = next subjectP = previous
RETURN = read subjectQ = previous menu

Under the Train
On Top of The Train
> The Mail Car
The Mail Car
N = next subjectP = previous
RETURN = read subjectQ = previous menu

> How do I open the glass-fronted box?
The Plexiglas box is locked, and I don't have a key!
human
You go north
gpt
N = next subjectP = previous
RETURN = read subjectQ = previous menu

How do I open the glass-fronted box?
> The Plexiglas box is locked, and I don't have a key!
human
You pour the ammonia in the left
gpt
liquid: (putting the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the left beaker.

The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.

The pair of scales tilt to the left.
human
You pour the ammonia in right
gpt
liquid: You pour some liquid into the right beaker.

The liquid in the right beaker turns pale blue.
human
You pour the acid in right
gpt
acid: (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
a glass dish
some white powder
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
some cans of soda
a squirt bottle (which is open but empty)
a small plastic tube (which is open)
some litmus powder
human
You pour the soda on the white powder
gpt
That can't contain things.

The oil on the white powder evaporates away.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The white powder quickly consumes itself.
human
You pour 240 ML of the left into the hydroxide
gpt
liquid: (putting the cans of soda into the sport coat to make room) You pour 240mL into the bottle of hydroxide.

The pair of scales go into balance.
human
You pour 240 ML of the right in hydroxide
gpt
liquid: You pour 240mL into the bottle of hydroxide.

The liquid in the bottle of hydroxide turns dark blue.

The pair of scales tilt to the left.
human
You pour 10 ML of the right in the hydroxide
gpt
liquid: You pour 10mL into the bottle of hydroxide.
human
You look in the hydroxide
gpt
In the bottle of hydroxide is a quantity of dark blue liquid.
human
You look at right
gpt
A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.

In the right beaker is about 160mL of bright red liquid.

The oil on the white powder evaporates away.

Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!

The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
human
You pour 100 ML of the right in the hydroxide
gpt
liquid: (putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room) There is no more room in the sport coat.
human
You pour 100ml of the right in the hydroxide
gpt
liquid: You pour 60mL into the bottle of hydroxide.
liquid: You pour 100mL into the bottle of hydroxide.
Emptying the right beaker was not a good idea. It seems to have triggered the bomb.
human
You pour 60 ML of right in the hydroxide
gpt
liquid: You pour 60mL into the bottle of hydroxide.
liquid: You pour 60mL into the bottle of hydroxide.
human
You pour 100 ML of the left in the hydroxide
gpt
liquid: You pour 100mL into the bottle of hydroxide.
human
You look in the hydroxide
gpt
In the bottle of hydroxide is a quantity of bright red liquid.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a glass dish
a diamond ring (being worn)
a sport coat (being worn)
some litmus powder
a squirt bottle (which is open)
a quantity of pale blue liquid
a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
a bottle of hydroxide (which is open)
a quantity of bright red liquid
some cans of soda
a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
human
Pour left in hydroxide
gpt
liquid: You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.

The liquid in the bottle of hydroxide turns dark blue.
human
You pour 100 ML of the left in plastic tube
gpt
liquid: The small plastic tube is not designed to hold liquids.
human
Pour left in hydroxide
gpt
liquid: (putting the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the sport coat to make room)
You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
Emptying the left beaker was not a good idea. It seems to have triggered the bomb.