Nests in Interactive Fiction

• According to Cain (2022)

  > x hive (@ Beehive)

  The bulbous hive of packed dry mud has several pores where bees crawl in and out of. It sags from the branches of the almond tree like a tumorous mass, making the tree appear in profile like a spent and bloated old man. [if wax taken] Hundreds of bees crawl about the interior walls of the hive. [if jelly untaken] More significantly, several pockets of royal jelly are within reach. [end if][end if]

  [if wax untaken, add:] A loose honeycomb shard hangs from the wall of the hive.

• The Acorn Court (1997)

  > x nest (@ Court Yard)

  A typical squirrels nest which looks more like a large wad of random woodland debris than the carefully woven, sturdy structure that it is.

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  The Apprentice (2006)

  > x nest (@ Up in a palm tree)

  It`s a large bird`s nest. Perhaps a raven`s.

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  ASCII and the Argonauts (2003)

  > x beehive (@ TREE)

  FULL OF BEES

• By the Lake (2015)

  > x nest (@ Island)

  It has been long abandoned.

• Cacophony (2009)

  > x nest (@ Street)

  • Filthy, but functional. There is a feather stuck in it.
  • It's been a little damaged by its fall, and is more of a clump than a container. There is a feather stuck in it.
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  Captivity (2020)

  > x nest (@ On a Tree Branch)

  Not surprisingly, the nest is built out of twigs. There’s no bird in evidence at the moment.

• Cheesed Off! (2016)

  > x nest (@ Brieding Ground)

  It's a small nest made of twigs, leaves, and other such things. It looks like you could place something there! Just saying.

• The Chinese Room (2007)

  > x nest (@ Sand Dune)

  A rough and ready little home built out of seaside debris. In it cluster a handful of tiny speckled eggs.

• Chronicle Play Torn (2004)

  > x hive (@ Cell)

  It is hard, but weathered, made of several thick towers, connected with short tunnels in the air. Small holes lead into it, most of them thinner than your little finger. The hive is about three meters high, and five meters wide, an enormous construction.

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  Clusterflux (2019)

  > x wasp nest (@ Wasp Room)

  It's a horrid, papery thing, seemingly growing in the far corner of the room like a pale tumor. It seems to be subtly pulsing, maybe breathing. Or maybe it's just the slight wind from your entrance has disturbed it. Either way, it's a disgusting sight, doubly so as countless wasps crawl over and within it.

• The Colour Pink (2005)

  > x nest (@ Northwest corner of ruins.)

  There must have been a bird here at some stage, but not anymore. It is at least a sign of animal life and maybe the nest is not empty.

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  Cragne Manor (2018)

  > x nest (@ Limestone Caverns)

  You recognize all the places where the bats like to roost. You do not bother them when they are roosting, but on the wing they are fair game? if no more enticing food presents itself.

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  > x bird's nest (@ Greenhouse)

  A bird's nest made of dry twigs fills the bottom of the cage. It is full of broken eggshells and small bird bones. [if box in nest, add:] Hidden among the bones is a strangely clean and intact small cardboard box.

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  > x bat nest (@ Science Tower)

  Just like a bird next except upside down and for bats.

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  Dessert Island Adventure (2022)

  > x nest (@ Marmalade Forest)

  It looks like a playfair-bird's nest.

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  Dr. Dumont's Wild P.A.R.T.I. (1999)

  > x nests (@ Petting Zoo)

  They're just nests. Nothing more.

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  Escape From the Mechanical Bathhouse (2020)

  > x nest (@ Lobby)

  It looks like a bird's nest, but you haven't a clue as to what kind of bird it might belong to (ornithology is not your strong point). It appears to be occupied, judging from the shapes you can just make out bobbing around inside, and the curious pipe-like chirping that emanates from within.

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  Eunice (2018)

  > x bird's nest (@ Old House)

  A nest of paper and ribbons might seem nice, but this is part of Hope's prison. It was built from starving gratitudes until they shriveled up and died. Though an inanimate object, it seethes with resentment.

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  Grooverland (2021)

  > x nests (@ Painful Purchases)

  Wow, it even comes with little droppings.

• Happy Ever After (2000)

  > x nest (@ Forest)

  A simple bird's nest, made out of sticks and twigs. In the nest is a some sort of bird. A magpie, you think.

• Hidden Verbiage (2018)

  > x nest (@ Crow's Nest)

  A messy tangle of branches.

• Hippo on Elm Street (2015)

  > x nest (@ Underneath the Sofa)

  A nest made of socks, purloined from the laundry basket. It's very soft and warm and smells strongly of flowers.

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  Learning to Cross (1998)

  > x nests (@ On the Bales)

  All along the eastern and western walls are several sheves of nests. The nests themselves are quite large -- you can probably fit into one. Now that you look more closely, you can see that the bale of hay almost extends far enough... you just MIGHT be able to go west onto the nearest shelf of nests.

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  > x nests (@ Nesting Shelves)

  The nests are spaced along at regular intervals on the shelf. You happen to be standing beside one.

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  The Legend of the Missing Hat (2012)

  > x nest (@ Inside the Mouse Hole)

  This is the mouse's nest. It is full of various treasures.

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  Letters From Home (2000)

  > x nest (@ Enclosed courtyard)

  The nest, apparently constructed mainly from domestic refuse, is also large and scruffy. And not completely empty.

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  The Lost Islands of Alabaz (2011)

  > x nest (@ The Nest)

  The nest is a delicate tangle of icicles almost three feet across. It sits atop the spire like the puffball on top of a giant party hat.

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  Lydia's Heart (2007)

  > x nest (@ On the Lawn)

  The wasps’ nest is tucked up under the roof at one end of the porch. Quite a traffic of insects is flying in and out.

• The Mundane Tale of the Morning After (2014)

  > x nest (@ Inside the Mouse Hole)

  This is the mouse's nest. It is full of various treasures.

• Not Much Time (2002)

  > x nests (@ The Henhouse)

  These nests are all lined up in one, long row. They are composed of straw, and were used by the hens. Years ago, they would have been filled with eggs. Today, they are empty.

• Pen and Paint (2010)

  > x wasp nest (@ Amidst the Trees)

  On closer inspection, it's abandoned. You can see an intricate structure left inside.

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  Perdition's Flames (1993)

  > x nest (@ Cliff)

  It's a large nest roughly assembled out of burnt wooden twigs.

• Search for the Sacred Stone (2005)

  > examine hive (@ West end of a large meadow)

  It is a large, pine-cone shaped bee hive certainly full of delicious honey. There are bees swarming to and fro, and in and out of the bee hive that serves as their home. You should probably not mess with the hive while the bees are around as they could be Africanized bees!

  Oddly, the description doesn't change when the bees are gone.
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  Seasonal Apocalpyse Disorder (2020)

  > x nest (@ Sun-baked Island)

  Within arm's rest, there's dead grasses and twigs and unidentifiable junk, woven into a little place to sit. Cozy, if you're seagull-sized and into that.

• Shades of Gray: An Adventure in Black and White (1992)

  > x nest (@ Clearing)

  • The white hen pecks at your hand viciously. Considering that beak, it's a good thing she missed!
  • The hen's nest is made of straw and twigs. It's cosy and warm to the touch.
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  Spellbreaker (1985)

  > examine nest (@ In Roc Nest)

  It looks like a huge mass of trees woven together.

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  Stuff of Legend (2020)

  > x nest (@ Workshop)

  Half of a hollow sphere made of dried mud and straw that looks approximately like a nest. Exactly what you were going for.

• Tookie's Song (2002)

  > x nest (@ Underground Forest Glen)

  A small, carefully-woven nest made of twigs and moss.

• Tryst of Fate (1995)

  > x nest (@ Tree Top)

  The nest is constructed out of twigs, leaves and a few other unidentifiable materials. If you are careful, you may be able to look inside without falling out of the tree.

• The Untold Story (2019)

  > x nest (@ Upper Branches)

  The bird's nest is elegantly crafted. Pieces of paper and twigs compose its structure. You look at the paper and it reads, "The greatest victory is that which requires no battle." You smile, "Ahh, so you're the culprit."

• YAGWAD (2000)

  > x nest (@ Out On A Limb)

  You presume this ramshackle pile of twigs and grass is supposed to be a nest of some kind.

• Yesternight (2021)

  > x nest (@ Road to the town)

  This is a bee nest, where the bees are making sweet honey. However, there are no blooming flowers nearby.

• Default response instances

  • Birmingham IV (2018): beehives @ Garden.

• Synonyms of other things instances

  • Tuuli (2017): nests ≡ rocks @ Cliff.