INSERT COMMAND:

WAIT
FOR
BUS

> Wait for bus



You can see no BUS STOP here. A BUS will not come without a BUS stop!

USE ITEM
[Collapsible Bus Stop Sign]

> USE ITEM: Collapsible bus sign_



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You have no COLLAPSIBLE BUS SIGN. If you had more PIXELS in your face, you would frown.
--


>_

>Investigate/Inquirirate SUSPICIOUS BUSH.

>Investigate/Inquirirate SUSPICIOUS BUSH



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The SUSPICIOUS BUSH appears to be a SUSPICIOUS ROCK.

If only the RESOLUTION was higher, or there were more COLOURS, you could tell what all this was!
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>_

>Instantiate DIVINATION in order to APPREHEND the secrets of the rock.

>Instantiate DIVINATION in order to APPREHEND the secrets of the rock.



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You attempt to muster up the strength to divine the rock's deepest mysteries.
--



--
You have insufficient PHILOSOPHY POINTS to attempt to DIVINE. You will need to find more PHILOSOPHY PIXELS before attempting this action.
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>REVAMP CONDUCTIVE INDEX from TACTFUL to IMPERTINENT

>FORCEFULLY MENACE the SUSPICIOUS ROCK to ENGENDER FEAR

-Or-

EXAMINE
CONTENTS
OF
POCKETS

>REVAMP CONDUCTIVE INDEX from TACTFUL to IMPERTINENT



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You activate your CONDUCTIVE INDEX PERIPHERY screen.
You select IMPERTINENT.
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>FORCEFULLY MENACE the SUSPICIOUS ROCK to ENGENDER FEAR



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Regardless of the fact that you do not have a high enough RESOLUTION to muster a frown, or a mouth, your dark gaze sends the rock into a bottomless pit of fear.
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The rock attempts to flee.
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>Examine contents of pockets.



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You are too low RESOLUTION to have pockets!
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>Demand secrets from the rock!

>shuffle kick dirt on rock.

I agree with Julian.

>>Extort Rock!

>Demand secrets from the rock!



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The rock backs up, terrified of your new CONDUCTIVE INDEX.
--



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The rock has been EXTORTED into oblivion, and no longer obstructs your path.
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>>INVESTIGATE other rock.

To investigate rock
go to:
INVESTIGATION STATION!


lol

>Investigate rock

You menace the rock with a dark gaze that says "YOU'RE NEXT".

(Yes, Adventure is in .SWF format from now on. If the "Click to play" button annoys you, I can make it loop... at the cost of browser lag.)

Extort PHILOSOPHY POINTS from this rock

>Extort Rock for Philosophy Points

+Using your new IMPERTINENT CONDUCTIVE INDEX, you EXTORT the rock into philosophy points... Good thing rocks are PHILOSOPHY based, or you'd get something different entirely.

> EXAMINE area over the cliff to the left. What is there?

Command agreed

but

MAINTAIN BALANCE
while doing so.

Both commands are agreed with

add

>Inspect sky.

>Inspect cliff to the left
>Inspect sky
>Maintain balance

Interesting...

(note, the two .swf files before the most recent are the same. Fyi.)


]> >Attempt to JUMP and BRING DOWN the BALLOON.

>>Use PHILOSOPHY to hypothesize as to THE RELATIVISTIC EFFECTS OF GRAVITY.



(aka, convince the balloon to float lower)

>>Use PHILOSOPHY to hypothesize as to THE RELATIVISTIC EFFECTS OF GRAVITY.
(aka, convince the balloon to float lower)

The balloon has been pulled toward you.

>> ACQUIRE BALLOON

>> Deduce source of balloon.

> ACQUIRE BALLOON
> Deduce SOURCE of BALLOON

You pick up the BALLOON, but try as you might, you cannot find the ORIGIN of it without the powers of transcendent PHILOSOPHY.

Ascertain anti-gravity force of the balloon.

(i.e. if you jump, will you float?)

AND

>> LICK balloon.

>Ascertain anti-gravity force of the balloon.

The balloon supports your weight! This is a surprising development!

>LICK balloon
No.

>> Using anti-gravity force of balloon, JUMP off left edge.

>> JUMP off LEDGE and attempt to FLOAT to the THING on the BOTTOM of the PLATFORM.

>> Using anti-gravity force of balloon, JUMP off left edge.

Woah... you're traveling rather fast...

>>...and attempt to FLOAT to the THING on the BOTTOM of the PLATFORM.

Crap. What now?

> Attempt to not fall endlessly.

(we probably should of thrown one of the rocks off to see if what happened to it... Oh well).

>> PHILOSOPHIZE that relative angles and dimensions are pointless when compared to space-time in an attempt to RE-ORIENT THE SCREEN 180 degrees.

(So you are now floating down towards the thingy...)

>> LET GO of balloon.

> PHILOSOPHIZE that relative angles and dimensions are pointless when compared to space-time in an attempt to RE-ORIENT THE SCREEN 180 degrees.
> LET GO of BALLOON

You expend the rest of your philosophy... to no avail.
You let go of the balloon.

>_

You have lost a(n) life. You have two (2) life(s) remaining.

>> Look Up.

>> OBSERVE your surroundings

>Look up / OBSERVE your SURROUNDINGS.

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Notes on INTERACTIVE MODE:
Move your mouse to cause change...
Click the X to disable iMode - Disabling iMode after you're done with it prevents browser lag!
Please give feedback on iMode
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>> RUNNING JUMP TO LEDGE ON THE RIGHT.

>> RUNNING JUMP TO LEDGE ON THE RIGHT.

You encounter a strange robotic creature! Quick! React!

>> KICK ENEMY.

>KICK ENEMY

Hyah! You kick the strange ROBOT for one damage.
Ach! It stabs you with its pointy head! You take one damage.

>> Kick robot repeatedly until it falls off the other side of the platform.

>> REVAMP CONDUCTIVE INDEX to RAGE (yellow?) and proceed to KICK the living daylights out of the robut.


(row-but... robot pronounced zoidberg stle!)

> Kick robot repeatedly until it falls off the other side of the platform.

The robot is destroyed. Rejoice!
Wait... that seemed rather pointless. nothing's over here.

> REVAMP CONDUCTIVE INDEX to RAGE (yellow?) and proceede to KICK P
Perhaps we need a review of the CONDUCTIVE INDEXES and their PARAGONS


PHILOSOPHY is a CONDUCTIVE INDEX of MIND PARGON.
IMPERTINENCE is a CONDUCTIVE INDEX of BODY PARAGON.

>> ABSORB the AMBIENT PHILOSOPHY PSEUDO-MATTER that comes into existence after the DEFEAT of an OPPONENT

(get points for teh kill.)

>> ABSORB the AMBIENT PHILOSOPHY PSEUDO-MATTER that comes into existence after the DEFEAT of an OPPONENT
(get points for teh kill.)



Any items the ROBUT was carrying seem to have fallen with its corpse.

>> CHECK for BALLOONS

>> EXAMINE next PLATFORM

>EXAMINE next PLATFORM
>CHECK for BALLOONS



You look over to see the next platform.
Sadly, your balloon senses remain untingled. This gap looks a little wide to jump. You might want to go do something else first.

>> WARM UP and STRETCH OUT

> WARM UP and STRETCH OUT



That was not what I was thinking of, but sure.
You still don't think you can jump that gap, as ready for exercise as you are.
But hey, you can try!

>>Step back to other edge of ledge.

>> Once at left edge of platform, RUNNING JUMP to platform on right.

>> Once at left edge of platform, RUNNING JUMP to platform on right.



You take a running jump with your REALISTIC JUMP HEIGHT and... Shiiiit. What now?

>> Hoist self up onto platform.

>> CLIMB for your pixelated life!!



(note: wow, pixelated isn't in Firefox's dictionary... sad)

> Hoist self up onto platform.
> CLIMB for your pixelated life!!



Yikes. These platforms are really slippery... made of glossy metal or something. The only reason you're holding on here is that there's a little notch you've wedged your foot into...

Perhaps you should be more careful about these kind of situations in the future.

So, climbing's out.

>>ENGAGE interactive OBSERVATION. (Or just LOOK DOWN.)





((This thread simply looked too awesome, I had to register. 'Ello! ))

>ENGAGE interactive OBSERVATION



Regardless of the fact that this is no time for observation and you're losing your grip, a new member suggested it, so it will be done!

(Just as a qualifier)

>> Verify INDEXES

(check inventory an all your various bars)

> Verify INDEXES



Oh hey, that's weird. What's a... index... thing? Reh? Bars...?
Okay... it seems you have 0 PIXELS in all PARAGONS, and you're carrying... something... pixelated. SURPRISE.

>> REMOVE and EXAMINE pixely ITEM!

(pixely, best adjective ever)

>> EQUIP pixelated item.

>EQUIP pixelated item
>REMOVE (EQUIP) pixelated item to EXAMINE



You DOUBLE-TAP the card in the INDEX... and suddenly it appears in your hand, flying upward. You manage to catch it, somehow, without cutting yourself, as it seems to have several sharp points.

>>Attempt to use equipped pixely item to scale edge.

> Attempt to use equipped PIXELY ITEM to SCALE EDGE



After a few tries, you manage to get the four-pointed star shaped item wedged in a rivet of the glossy metal.
Using its handle as a stepping stone, you climb up to the ledge.

>> EXAMINE block thing INFRONT of yourself.

> EXAMINE block thing INFRONT of yourself.



You poke it.
It seems to be made of metal... probably aluminum or something.
It's square shaped...
And it's totally unremarkable. No buttons, switches, or signs.

>Rest for a few hours and ponder the fundamental nature of the universe to re-infuse your PHILOSPOPHICAL PENSIVE BAR with fresh philosophy points.

>Rest for a few hours and ponder the fundamental nature of the universe to re-infuse your PHILOSPOPHICAL PENSIVE BAR with fresh philosophy points.



You ponder for a few seconds about how burritos taste when they're frozen before you become bored. You decide to tinker around with this mysterious INDEX... Turns out you have a mail application... or something, and you... have spam. ALREADY.

>Request information as to the shipping rates to strange floating aluminum platform land.

>REQUEST INFORMATION as to the shipping rates to strange floating aluminum platform land



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Author's Note: Interactive mode can also be denoted by an orange variation of the index logo, as seen here. The index logo also serves as the iMode exit button. ORANGE items are clues as to what can be interacted with in iMode!
This .Swf has a broken exit button. Simply click the ORANGE link to continue! ~Icarus
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Huh... seems these PIXELS simply download directly....

use the right button. (or symbol... or whatever it is)

> use the RIGHT BUTTON



You begin downloading BODY PARAGON pixels. You might as well do something else while this downloads.

open the package using brute force and ignorance.

>OPEN the BOX using BRUTE FORCE and IGNORANCE



After roughing up the box a bit, it sporadically explodes.
Odd.
Stuff flies out.

take the money, then examine the door

>TAKE money, EXAMINE DOOR.



As you approach the DOOR, the signal to the INTERNETS drops. You should probably finish downloading your PARAGON PIXELS before continuing...
On the way over, you pick up 150 ASSETS in INTERLINK, which DIGITALLY STORE THEMSELVES in your INDEX.
You're kind of getting the hang of all this madness.

run in place then hop around after returning to a place with a signal

>Wait for DOWNLOAD by hopping and running in place for a bit.



After a long series of runs and hops, the file is finished loading... it unpacks and...
BOOM. They really weren't kidding about this PARAGON stuff.

>> go through DOOR

>Go through DOOR

>INVESTIGATE the source of that flash.

>IMBIBE delicious-looking FRUIT-JUICE STAINS on the wall, to gain +5 CANNIBALISTIC ADJUDICATION.

>INVESTIGATE source of FLASH



Loose wires spark between them. Creepy.

>IMBIBE FRUIT JUICE STAINS

Ew.

>INVESTIGATE the nature of small black lines on the wall. They are composed of units smaller than a single PIXEL.

>INVESTIGATE the nature of small black lines on the wall. They are composed of units smaller than a single PIXEL.



Rivets connect metal sheets to comprise the walls.
It would seem the graphics engine is capable of much more than we previously thought. This brings to mind interesting questions...

>Use powers of TRANSFOR-MATTER-ATION to convert SPARK PIXELS into Philosophy points.
>HYPOTHESIZE upon increasing your resolution.

>Use powers of TRANSFOR-MATTER-ATION to convert SPARK PIXELS into Philosophy points.



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Keep in mind, interactive applications can be closed with the bottom left orange button. Close them after you are finished!

Keep in mind, orange things denote what is interactive.
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The INDEX, as if insulted by this silly request, responds by opening your INTEGRATED CIRCUT MANAGER. It seems these CHIPS are the source of your ABNORMAL POWERS.

>INVESTIGATE contents of boxes.

>INVESTIGATE contents of BOXES



One box seems to contain ASSETS and a STRANGE PLUGIN THING.
The other is in fact some sort of broken mechanism... It's neat that INDEX reports on these kinds of things.

>> Take contents of box on the left.

>TAKE contents of BOX on left.



You take the ASSETS and STRANGE PLUGIN.
The assets store themselves in your WALLET, and the STRANGE PLUGIN is automatically placed in your empty STORAGE CARD.

This is actually pretty neat... You could get used to this sort of organization.