Suspended Transcript

This Transcript is not from Suspended but it does show many of the typical commands you might use in the story. It contains several simple puzzles and their solutions, and it will give you a good idea of how Infocom's interactive fiction works. The player's commands appear in capital letters after each prompt (>).

>JUNIOR, REPORT YOUR LOCATION.

FC: Cryolink established to Junior.

JUNIOR: I am in the Cooling Tubes.

>LOOK

All around me tubes run into a central receiving core, in the room with me are Killer and Swifty.

>EXAMINE SWIFTY

Swifty is a little robot with eighteen legs who moves at incredible speed.

>OPEN SWIFTY

Find. I'm using my micro-surgery extension to accomplish that. Opening Swifty reveals a lightbulb.

>TAKE THE LIGHTBULB

Unable to accomplish task. Lightbulb is soldered into a socket.

>KILLER, EXAMINE THE SOCKET.

FC: Cryolink established to Killer.

KILLER: I see nothing special about the socket.

>LOOK

I am in a fierce area with raging torrents all around me.

In the room with me are Swifty and Junior.

>FIND THE SOLDERING IRON.

And how do you propose I accomplish that? I'm only a multiplexed robot.

>ALL ROBOTS, LOOK

FC: Cryolink established to Junior.

JUNIOR: Internal Map Reference-Cooling Tubes.

All around me tubes run into a central receiving core, a place where all the coolants collect.

In the room with me are Killer and Swifty.

FC: Cryolink established to Killer.

KILLER: Internal Map Reference-Cooling Tubes.

I am in a fierce area with raging torrents all around me.

In the room with me are Swifty and Junior.

FC: Cryolink established to Swifty.

SWIFTY: Internal Map Reference-Cooling Tubes.

I am in a quick area with sounds rushing all around me.

In the room with me are Killer and Junior.

FC: Cryolink established to Tiger.

TIGER: Internal Map Reference-Solar Vats.

I am in the Solar Area, padding along the huge solar sails.

I can detect a striped object floating in space a few meters away.

FC: Cryolink established to Leaper.

LEAPER: Internal Map Reference-Tool Supply Area.

I am in a large area with shelves all around.

Sitting on a high shelf is a soldering iron.

>LEAPER, PICK UP THE SOLDERING IRON.

FC: Cryolink established to Leaper.

LEAPER: It's out of reach on the top shelf.

>KILLER, GO TO LEAPER.

FC: Cryolink established to Killer.

FC: Leaper's location: Tool Supply Area. Establishing path... Consider it done. I'm on my way and I'll holler when I get to him.

>CLIMB UP

FC: What do you want Killer to climb up?

>LEAPER, CLIMB THE WALLS

FC: Cryolink established to Leaper.

LEAPER: Hey, I'm just a robot, and I don't have suction cups on my feet.

>HIT THE SHELF

FC: What do you want Leaper to hit the shelf with?

>HIS HANDS

I tried, but I couldn't reach.

>HIT THE SHELF WITH A LADER

FC: I don't know the word "lader."

KILLER INTERRUPT: I'm here with the little flea now.

>LOOK AT LEAPER

How do you expect me to look at myself?

>KILLER, LOOK AT LEAPER.

FC: Cryolink established to Killer.

KILLER: Leaper is like a flea, with huge rear legs and the ability to leap high into the air.

>LEAPER, LEAP ONTO THE TOP SHELF.

FC: Cryolink established to Leaper.

LEAPER: Leaping away...Okay.

>LOOK

I'm on the top shelf in the tool supply area. Sitting on the shelf is a soldering iron.

In the room with me is Killer.

>TAKE THE SOLDERING IRON.

Taken.

>GIVE THE SOLDERING IRON TO JUNIOR.

He's out of reach, the big brute!

>LEAP DOWN TO THE GROUND.

Okay. I'm now on the floor.

>KILLER, TAKE THE SOLDERING IRON FROM LEAPER THEN GO TO SWIFTY.

FC: Cryolink established to Killer.

KILLER: Taken.

FC: Swifty's location: Cooling Tubes. Establishing path... Consider it done. I'm on my way and I'll holler when I get to him.

>WAIT

FC: Time passes...

I'm here with the speed demon now.

>GIVE THE SOLDERING IRON TO JUNIOR.

Given.

>JUNIOR, REMOVE THE LIGHTBULB WITH THE SOLDERING IRON.

FC: Cryolink established to Junior.

JUNIOR: Okay, it's done.

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