Key & Compass presents:
Hippo on Elm Street
by Adri

• Map
• Walkthrough
• Extras
  • Characters, Credits, Inventory, Score
• Thank You to my Patreon supporters
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Map

Note that this game does not use compass directions.

Walkthrough

Underneath the Sofa

> x me. x nest. search nest. x lint. x sock.

> out.

Living Room

After six turns, a spider enters here.

> x spider. talk to spider. (like the cat)

> x fabric. climb fabric. (too slippery)

> pull fabric. (doesn't budge)

If you try to climb the web, the spider approaches you, and instead, you run back under the sofa.

> x flap. enter flap. (The spider follows you.)

Porch

> growl. meow. hiss.

> x apples. enter hole.

Basket of Apples (bottom)

> u.

Basket of Apples (top)

> x apple. take it.

> throw apple at spider.

The spider, now very angry, knocks the basket over.

Porch

> x jack. enter jack.

Inside the Pumpkin

> z. (+5: A black cat on two legs scoops the apples into the basket and hugs the spider to her chest before leaving.)

> out.

Porch

> in.

Living Room

Once you're back inside, you won't go back out; it's too cold.

> x web. climb web.

On the Window Ledge

> x napkin. take napkin. fold napkin. open napkin.

> x table. jump to table. (Too dangerous!)

> wear napkin. (as a cape!)

> fly. (Sorry, but no.)

> jump. (The napkin slows your fall.)

> jump to table. (+5. You glide down safely!)

On the Table

Snacks first, yes?

> x cookies. eat cookie. (+5)

> x candies. eat candy.

> x other sweets. (cupcakes and brownies)

> x cupcakes. eat cupcake.

> x brownies. eat brownie.

Deal with the box:

> x box. (Has screen and small circle; it's an iPhone.)

> push circle. (The sounds stop.)

> z. z. z.

A vampire enters! You hide behind the cookies while he presses the button back on. Then he leaves.

> push circle. z. z. z.

The vampire returns and pushes the button again.

> push circle. z. z. z.

+5. After the third time, the vampire takes the iPhone away.

Take a snack before leaving.

> take cookie.

> d.

Living Room

> go under table.

Underneath the Table

> x dragon. x wings. x tail.

> talk to dragon. smell dragon. (like human)

> touch dragon. touch tail. touch wings. (soft)

> give cookie to dragon. (It eats it.)

> tickle dragon. lick dragon.

> give napkin. (+5. It blows its nose. Then it crawls out, leaving the soiled napkin and a lollipop behind.)

> x napkin.

The lollipop is stuck to the carpet and can't be taken. Eat it whenever you want to be sticky. There's always more lollipop to eat later if you get unsticky.

> x lollipop. smell it. taste it. eat it. (Now you're sticky.)

> out.

Living Room

> climb cloth. (+5)

On the Table

Oh, let's celebrate Hallowe'en some more:

> eat cookie. eat candy. eat cupcake. eat brownie.

> dance. sing.

> d.

Living Room

> take web. (You obtain a wad of cotton.)

> x cotton.

> go under sofa.

Underneath the Sofa

> wear cotton. (+5; you plug your ears)

> enter nest. (+5)

*** Pleasant dreams! ***

Extras

Characters

• A giant spider enters the living room via the cat flap after the first few turns of the game. It smells and acts like a cat. In the living room, it blocks you from climbing its web. On the porch, it blocks you from re-entering the house.
• A black cat, walking on two legs, will soon appear after the apple basket is overturned. She'll take the spider away.
• A vampire enters the living room soon after every time you turn off the iPhone. The first two times, he turns the box on again, but the third time, he takes the box away.
• A dragon is sobbing underneath the table. It has wings and a tail, but it smells and acts like a baby human.

Credits

The response to CREDITS opens a menu-list. Select the first item to read:

About "Hippo on Elm Street"

The author can be contacted at <email redacted>.

The house hippo was created by the Concerned Children's Advertisers, and appears here without permission. Felis terribulus is a joke based on worstcats.tumblr.com, which is adorable and funny and worth checking out. Musical references are to "The Monster Mash" and "This is Halloween" (from The Nightmare Before Christmas). Beta testers include Naomi Hinchen, Zachary Barryte, Michael Andryauskas, Marius Müller, Tuukka Turto, Scott Snyder, Thomas Bøvith, Felix Pleșoianu, verityvirtue, Melvin Rangasamy, Wade Clark, Ben Collins-Sussman, and a few unnamed people from Boston Indies and Women in Games Boston.

Inventory

As a tiny house hippo, you can only carry one thing at a time.

• a shiny red apple. It's at the top of the basket of apples.
• Feel free to eat some of the apple.
• Throw the apple at the spider. The now very angry spider upsets the basket, spilling the apples and you onto the porch. Now all you have to do is wait for a cat to put the apples back and carry the spider away.
• You no longer need the apple. You cannot carry the apple into the pumpkin, nor take it into the house. Leave it behind.
• a napkin. It's on the window ledge.
• You can try to fold it, but your origami skills aren't good enough to make anything that way.
• Wear it as a cape. While wearing the cape, you can safely jump from the window ledge to the table because the cape makes you fall slowly.
• Underneath the table, give the napkin to the dragon. It'll dry its tears, blow its nose, then leave. The dragon leaves behind the soiled napkin, but it's now disgusting and you won't take it.
• four types of snacks:
• a chocolate chip cookie. There's a plate of cookies on the table. Take one!
• a piece of candy. There's a bowl of candies on the table. Take one!
• a brownie. There's a pan of brownies on the table. Take one!
• a cupcake. There's a plate of cupcakes on the table. Take one!
• Eat as many snacks as you like! Unfortunately, you cannot take or move any of the snack containers.
• Feel free to give a snack to the dragon underneath the table.
• a wad of cotton. Obtain it by taking the spiderweb in the living room.
• Wear the cotton to put it into your ears so you can't hear anything. You probably don't want to do this until you're ready to enter your nest and sleep.

Score

This is the reaponse to SCORE:

You have so far scored your-score out of a possible 40, in several turns.

Points are awarded as follows:

• 5 points for watching the cat taking the spider away.
• 5 points for reaching the top of the table by jumping from the ledge.
• 5 points for eating a cookie (or other treat).
• 5 points for turning off the iPhone three times.
• 5 points for giving the napkin to the dragon.
• 5 points for reaching the top of the table by climbing the cloth.
• 5 points for putting cotton in your ears.
• 5 points for entering your nest and sleeping.

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