>look
You cannot make out anything, but get a vague sense of disarray from what surrounds you. Squinting, you see a shape hunched over a keyboard and a computer screen.
There don't appear to be any exits.
>examine shape
Upon closer inspection, you realize that it's the same person, the author from before, but now much more tired-looking. Rumpled clothes, rumpled hair, lightly bloodshot eyes, and intense attention to what he's currently typing as to make him oblivious to anything else. His fingers do not rest for very long and move in quick bursts over the keys.
He does not seem to notice you.
>fly
You jump up and flap your arms up and down for a bit, but gravity seems to be working properly now.
>now what?
How should I know?
>look
The sense of disarray becomes almost oppressive. You look around but still cannot see anything specific. Except for the computer screen, the keyboard, and the author, stil busy at his work.
>wait
Nothing new happens. The typing continues without slowing.
>clear throat
You clear your throat loudly, hoping to get his attention. No such luck, though.
>talk to author
What do you want to talk about?
>ask author about typing
"Oh, this?" he answers without turning away from the screen, "I'm just writing around twenty 400-word articles about bowling. Got to earn a living somehow, you know."
You can feel, if not see, him smiling sheepishly.
>ask author about bowling
"Bowling as a sport was first popularized in the 1950s by an NBC show called 'Championship Bowling', and has subsequently entered American culture.... Regulation bowling balls range in weight from eight to sixteen pounds.... Crankers choose to deliver their balls with the maximum possible force, while strokers aim for consistency and finesse....
The usual. 'Shoveling cultural snow', I think someone, a much better writer than I, called it.
Although, to be honest, he meant writing for magazines and the like, for instance restaurant and book reviews. I think my articles end up buried in websites who just want to improve their rankings by featuring 'relevant content'. As such, this work does feel demeaning and worthless, at times, but, well, can't complain. Keeps me writing - if we are generous and allow this to be called writing - at least."
Again without turning. You wonder how long it's going to take him to finish the batch.
>north
You are able to walk a few steps in that direction, but quickly hit a wall with no doors or windows.
>east
You are able to walk a few steps in that direction, but quickly hit a wall with no doors or windows.
>south. west.
You are able to walk a few steps in that direction, but quickly hit a wall with no doors or windows.
You are able to walk a few steps in that direction, but quickly hit a wall with no doors or windows.
>up. down. out.
You can't see any stairs or ladders leading either up or down.
You can't see any stairs or ladders leading either up or down.
There are no visible doors or windows to exit through.
>hit author
Violence isn't the answer.
>kiss author
Neither is unrealistic intimacy.
>hint
The answer is a four letter word.
>quit
Are you sure (Y or N)? Y
You have quit the game, with 0 out of a possible 0 points.
Would you like to learn more about the exciting sport of bowling (Y or N)? N!
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