In this simple game you play Frankie, who has plans to go to the State Fair tonight with her friend Kathy. But Cheese has dropped by unexpectedly while you were preparing dinner...and he won't go home! Worse, old Mr. Herriman won't let you go to the Fair if Cheese is still in the house at dinnertime. Get rid of Cheese before then or it's no fair for you...literally.
This solution is by David Welbourn, and is based on Release 4 of the game.
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From the drawing you learn not just that Cheese is afraid of sheep, but also that sheep are (1) shaggy, (2) have floppy grey ears, (3) have a black face, (4) have fluffy wool on their head. To frighten Cheese, disguise yourself as a sheep with those four features as best you can from what's in the kitchen.
> look in fireplace.(has wood, soot, and kettle of water)
> x board.(has notes and recipe)
> open cabinet.(has cereal box, drink mix)
> x mix.("Chocolotta Instant Beverage Powder")
> open fridge.(has lunchmeat, lemon, celery, jug of milk)
> take all.(You take everything not nailed down in a single minute.)
> close fridge.
Cheese has been asking for chocolate milk.
> fill glass from jug.(glass of milk)
> put mix in glass.(glass of chocolate milk)
> give glass to Cheese.(Oops. You forgot he tends to want the opposite of what he asks for.)
Let's make some fizzy cherry water instead.
> drink glass.
> fill glass from kettle.(glass of water)
> put Rox in glass.(glass of cherry fizz)
> give glass to Cheese.(He takes it and drops the potato.)
> take potato.
Assuming you have the fork:
> mash potato.
> wear potato.(+10)
> wear notes.(+10)
> wear soot.(+10)
> wear meat.(+10)
You baa at Cheese. He screams and runs out. Mr. Herriman hops in and congratulates you but recommends a bath before going out.
*** You win! Hello, country fair! ***
Extras
Amusing
Use the ABOUT command, then open the "For Your Amusement" menu-item to find the following sub-items:
Tasting
Try tasting yourself, Cheese, the floor, and other things.
Kicking
Try kicking yourself, Cheese, the refrigerator, and other things.
Applicances
Try leaving the oven or refrigerator open for several turns.
Violence
Try attacking/killing Cheese or yourself.
Other actions
Try sighing, jumping, singing, dancing, crying, escaping, and laughing.
Characters
You are Frankie, a 22-year-old redhead. Mr. Herriman insists on calling you Miss Frances.
Cheese is a short and yellow imaginary friend with a large head.
Mr. Herriman is a top-hatted imaginary rabbit friend.
Mentioned:
Eduardo drew the drawing on the fridge. He's a "gentle giant" sort of monster.
Credits
To read the in-game credits, use the ABOUT command, then open the Credits menu-item:
My name is C. "Sparky" Read and I wrote and coded this game in INFORM 7. INFORM was created by Graham Nelson, who also wrote the documentation. The Unknown Word Error extension was written by Neil Cerutti, and the Menus extension was written by Emily Short. Thanks also to Emily Short for helping me understand liquids and fluid containers. Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends and its characters were created by Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network, and I did not have their permission to make this game. But I did it for fun, so I don't think I'll get in much trouble. My Foster's Home website and this game can be found at fosters-home.com.
Endings
You have run out of time. You can say goodbye to the fair.
if you fail to get Cheese to leave by 6:00 pm.
You win! Hello, country fair!
if you succeed in getting Cheese to leave before 6:00 pm.
Inventory
a ticket. You're carrying it.
Just hold onto it.
a packet of Fizzy Rox. You're carrying it.
Put the Rox into a glass of water to make a glass of cherry fizz. Give that glass to Cheese.
If you put the Rox into a glass of milk, you get a glass of cherry milk, which nobody asked for or wants.
You won't put the Rox into the kettle or jug.
some drink mix. It's inside the cabinet.
Examine it: it's chocolate.
You can put the mix into a glass of milk to make a glass of chocolate milk, but if you try to give Cheese that, you remember that he tends to want the opposite of what he asks for. Drink the chocolate milk to empty the glass.
If you put the mix into a glass of water, you get a glass of chocolate water, which nobody asked for or wants.
You won't put the mix into the kettle or jug.
a cereal box. It's inside the cabinet.
Ignore the box. It's empty.
some wood. It's in the fireplace. Look in the fireplace ot see it.
Ignore the wood.
some soot. It's in the fireplace. Look in the fireplace to see it.
Wear the soot (on your face) to make yourself look more like a sheep. (Seriously? Can we really pretend that this action isn't problematic?)
a kettle of water. It's in the fireplace. Look in the fireplace to see it.
Pour the kettle into the (empty) glass to fill the glass with water. (CAUTION: The kettle doesn't have an infinite supply.)
a glass. It's empty and on the counter.
You may pour milk (from the jug) or water (from the kettle) into the glass, then optionally put Fizzy Rox or drink mix into the glass of liquid. So you can have a glass of water, a glass of milk, a glass of cherry fizz, a glass of cherry milk, a glass of chocolate water, or a glass of chocolate milk.
Since Cheese is asking for chocolate milk and often wants the opposite of what he asks for, put water and Fizzy Rox into the glass and give him the glass of cherry fizz. He accepts it and drops the potato.
The easiest way to empty the glass is to drink it yourself.
a turkey baster. It's on the counter.
Ignore the baster.
a fork. It's on the counter.
After acquiring the potato, take the fork and mash the potato (with it).
a recipe. It's on the bulletin board.
Ignore the recipe.
some sticky notes. They're on the bulletin board.
Wear the notes (on your body) to make yourself look more like a sheep.
a jug of milk. It's inside the refrigerator.
NOTE: Don't give any milk to Cheese; he's lactose intolerant.
Wear the meat (on your ears) to make yourself look more like a sheep. You won't eat the meat; it's turned grey.
a potato. Cheese has it.
Give a glass of cherry fizz (glass + water + Fizzy Rox) to Cheese; he drops the potato. Take it.
With the fork in hand, mash the potato. It's now a mashed potato.
Wear the mashed potato (on your head) to make yourself look more like a sheep.
Score
This is the response to SCORE:
You have so far scored N out of a possible 40, in T turns.
Points are awarded as follows:
10 points for wearing fluffy mashed potato on your head.
10 points for wearing shaggy sticky notes on your body.
10 points for wearing black soot on your face.
10 points for wearing floppy lunchmeat on your ears.
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