thing  > thin key

printed name: "thin key" 

description: "A normal-looking key." 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  

thing  > note

printed name: "note" 

description: "It reads as follows: [line break][italic type]Pick up the receiver, I'll make you a believer[line break]Reach out and touch faith[roman type]" 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  

thing  > paper

printed name: "paper" 

description: "It reads as follows: [line break][italic type]Hey you[line break]Out there all alone[line break]Standing naked by the phone[line break]Can you touch me?[roman type]" 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  

thing  > journal

printed name: "journal" 

description: "You flip through it quickly, and find writing only on the last page:[paragraph break][italic type]It could be just a membrane. Just a millimeter thick. Something I can poke with a finger and pop like a balloon. It might even be nothing more than an illusion. But my instinct, my fear, the feeling in the pit of my stomach, tells me I'm looking at a wall. No illusion, no curtain, but a wall.[roman type]" 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  ;  ;  

thing  > diagram

printed name: "diagram" 

description: "The diagram has a detailed drawing of a bell on it, with some text scribbled off to the side:[line break][italic type]NEVER ring it. If you hear it, he can touch you.[roman type]" 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  

thing  > book

printed name: "book" 

description: "The book is very short, and most of it is either blank or incomprehensible, except for one sentence in the middle:[line break][fixed letter spacing]Love the archons. If you hate them, they can touch you.[roman type]" 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  

thing  > torn report

printed name: "torn report" 

description: "It reads as follows:[line break][italic type]'Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!'[roman type]" 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  

thing  > letter

printed name: "letter" 

description: "It reads as follows:[line break][italic type]I talk to shadows from a lonely candle[line break]Reciting phrases from the wall[line break]I can't explain...[roman type]" 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  

thing  > scroll

printed name: "scroll" 

description: "It reads as follows:[line break][italic type]If you believe you are free, no escape is possible.[roman type]" 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  

thing  > memo

printed name: "memo" 

description: "It reads as follows:[paragraph break][italic type]Some people believe that at the edge of the physical universe is a big blank wall, surrounding the whole place. Others believe that those people are crazy.[roman type]" 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  

thing  > footnote

printed name: "footnote" 

description: "It reads as follows:[paragraph break][italic type]These notes sure are weird, aren't they? Maybe read them anyway. Sometimes the strangest things can be the difference between life and death.[roman type]" 

mentioned in rules:  ;  

thing  > strange machine

fixed in place 

printed name: "strange machine" 

description: "It's a mechanical beast, a mess of gears and wires, part of it covered by a layer of glass and the rest by more opaque steel. There's a button on the side, a slot just below that, and a velvet compartment below the section of visible gears." 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  

thing  > button

printed name: "button" 

indefinite article: "the" 

description: "A small black button, set into the side of the machine." 

initial location: part of strange machine 

mentioned in rules:  

thing > container  > velvet compartment

fixed in place ; transparent ; open ; unopenable 

printed name: "velvet compartment" 

indefinite article: "the" 

description: "A small velvet compartment. It looks like it could just barely fit, say, a key within." 

carrying capacity: 1 

initial location: part of strange machine 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  ;  ;  

thing  > slot

printed name: "slot" 

indefinite article: "the" 

description: "A narrow slit in this steel contraption." 

initial location: part of strange machine 

thing  > wide key

printed name: "wide key" 

description: "A strangely thick key, too wide for the door's lock." 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  

thing  > electronic keypad

fixed in place 

printed name: "electronic keypad" 

description: "It's made of white plastic, with black keys having every number 0 through 9 on them, and it looks like it's meant to take a four-digit code. It's set in the wall next to the door." 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  

thing  > printed slip

printed name: "printed slip" 

description: "A small, printed slip of paper. Written on it is:[line break][italic type]Keypad code: [Code][roman type]" 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  

thing  > pair of lights

fixed in place 

printed name: "pair of lights" 

description: "There's two tall, tubular, fluorescent type light bulbs set up next to each other on one of the walls, both of them turned off. Beneath each one is a switch. In between the bulbs, nailed into the wall is a small label, unreadable from a distance." 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  

thing  > left switch

printed name: "left switch" 

indefinite article: "the" 

description: "An ordinary-looking light switch, positioned below the left bulb." 

initial location: part of pair of lights 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  

thing  > right switch

printed name: "right switch" 

indefinite article: "the" 

description: "An ordinary-looking light switch, positioned below the right bulb." 

initial location: part of pair of lights 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  

thing  > label

printed name: "label" 

description: "You squint and make out the single word written on the label: 'HELP'" 

initial location: part of pair of lights 

thing > supporter  > block of ice

fixed in place 

printed name: "block of ice" 

indefinite article: "the" 

description: "[if a thin key is nowhere and a wide key is nowhere]A block of ice sitting on a metal stool, with some gadgetry below the stool leading around to two vents blasting cold air at the ice. You can see a key frozen inside the block of ice.[otherwise]A small puddle on the stool is all that remains of the ice. The key formerly imprisoned within is now available." 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  

thing  > vents

proper-named 

printed name: "vents" 

description: "Two AC vents, keeping the ice from melting on its own. You don't see any way of turning them off." 

initial location: part of block of ice 

thing  > stool

printed name: "stool" 

indefinite article: "the" 

description: "A four-legged metal stool. Standing on it is the block of ice. Attached to the underside of its seat is some gadgetry, that presumably powers the vents." 

initial location: part of block of ice 

thing  > gadgetry

proper-named 

printed name: "gadgetry" 

description: "It is entirely encased in metal, with no exposed parts to damage to let the ice melt." 

initial location: part of block of ice 

thing  > orange berry

printed name: "orange berry" 

description: "A strange orange berry that radiates heat." 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  

thing > supporter  > desk

printed name: "desk" 

indefinite article: "the" 

description: "A solid-looking wooden desk, with a single drawer attached." 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  

thing > container  > drawer

closed ; openable 

printed name: "drawer" 

indefinite article: "the" 

description: "A wooden drawer, below the right end of the desk." 

initial location: part of desk 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  

thing > supporter  > table

printed name: "table" 

indefinite article: "the" 

description: "A functional metal table." 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  

thing > container  > slide puzzle box

fixed in place ; opaque ; closed ; unopenable 

printed name: "slide puzzle box" 

indefinite article: "the" 

description: "[if slide puzzle box is closed]A large wooden slide puzzle, guarding the way into the box. It's a 10x10 puzzle, with numbers 1 through 99 printed on it and mixed around and...[paragraph break]Yeah, you're not gonna try and solve this. There had better be some way to break this thing open.[otherwise]The top of the box has a nice hole punched in it, allowing you to see and remove the contents, along with slide puzzle pieces scattered across the desk and floor." 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  

thing  > hammer

printed name: "hammer" 

indefinite article: "the" 

description: "A rusted, cheap-looking hammer." 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  

thing > container  > lockbox

fixed in place ; opaque ; closed ; openable ; lockable ; locked 

printed name: "lockbox" 

indefinite article: "the" 

description: "A sturdy metal box, about the size of a shoebox. It has a large lock on the lid." 

matching key: wide key 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  

thing > container  > wooden box

opaque ; closed ; unopenable 

printed name: "wooden box" 

indefinite article: "the" 

description: "[if Screwed is less than 3]A solid wooden box with four screws set into the corners of the lid. You can guess how you might get this open.[otherwise]A solid wooden box that used to have four screws set into the corners of the lid, but you've got it open." 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  

thing  > screwdriver

printed name: "screwdriver" 

indefinite article: "the" 

description: "A mostly dulled Phillips-head screwdriver." 

mentioned in rules:  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;