Art D's First Batch Adventure (1997)
> examine shoes (@ King's private gymasium)
The cleats look sturdy.
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Shoes in Interactive Fiction 
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Art D's First Batch Adventure (1997)
> examine shoes (@ King's private gymasium)
The cleats look sturdy.
A Beauty Cold and Austere (2017)
> x sandals (@ Inner Sanctum)
This pair of exhaustion sandals is the embodiment of Eudoxus's principle of exhaustion.
> x limit shoes (@ Smoky Pub)
This pair of shoes is an embodiment of the mathematical concept of a limit.
Being the Ending of the Beginning (2011)
> x shoes (@ Tanning Salon)
Ah, yes. You had, not two hours ago whilst bathing (and truly: is that not always the most productive time for cogitation?) an utterly marvelous idea. You would acquire a tan while adorned with your dearest mother's dearest shoes, lying on a beach and sipping from a tall glass of coconut cream spritzer until the point at which you would drift off into serenely dizziful bliss, awakening to find impressed upon your pliant skin the intricate interlocking paisley pattern of wistful bygone years.
But there's no goddamn sun in winter here in Finland so you had to go with plan B.
Bellclap (2004)
> x sandals (@ Temple)
Leather.
Bullhockey 2: The Return of The Leather Whip (2019)
> x sneakers (@ Narrow Entrance)
It's a brand-new pair of shoes that you bought recently to replace the years-old dog toys that you wore up to about a month ago. These new shoes actually have grooves and ridges on the bottoms, for traction. And, as usual, your name, Tom, is sharpied on the insides of the tongues.
Bullhockey! (2018)
> x sneakers (@ Loft Bedroom)
It's a pair of your old tennis shoes, which you have had for years. The soles are worn flat, the laces are frayed and the tongue has wagged a bit too much. Still, they serve their purpose. And as with all of your shoes, your name is printed on the inside of the tongues, in black sharpie.
> x office shoes (@ Living Room)
This is the pair of casual shoes that you wear to the office every day. They are black and scuffed in every imaginable way. Natalie always trips on them, because you always deposit them in the living room near her door. She often scolds you for this. And, you know that they are yours, because your name is sharpied on the inside of the tongues.
> x shoe display (@ Brockwood's Store)
There are numerous dress shoes of every brand-name that you don't recognize.
> x John's shoes (@ Upstairs Bedroom)
High-dollar. Perfectly shiny black, real leather. Though there is no label to show where he got it from, you see the name "JOHN" sharpied under the tongues. To discourage thieves, of course.
> x dress shoes (@ In the Doghouse)
This is the pair of shoes that you wear to important social functions. In other words, only to those horrible parties given by your boss. Or, at least, you used to. Now they--much like your job--are ready for the dog food processor. You see the letters of your name--a letter '[T]' here, and a letter '[o]' there... a letter '[m]' there--mangled on the insides of what used to be the tongues.
Buried in Shoes (2008)
> x shoes (@ Closet)
There is a plethora of shoes here, and none of them fit anymore. Those in good condition can be used again, but the other ones... The other ones will slowly deteriorate in some landfill. Why is cleaning clutter always such a depressing activity?
> x shoes (@ Shoe Room)
They've taken more wear than they were meant to withstand. They're made of deteriorating leather, and though they're old, they're not old enough.
> x shoe (@ Your Bedroom)
Grandmother gave you this very fancy shoe and its lost twin. Without the other shoe you can't wear it, and besides that it no longer fits you.
Catventure (2019)
> x shoes (@ Main Street)
Fancy shoes.
Clusterflux (2019)
> x shoes (@ Dirt Lot)
These are just a pair of new shoes. They are very comfortable.
Dead Like Ants (2009)
> x shoes (@ Mirror Pool)
They would be hopelessly impractical for everyday work, but there is something very appealing about their sleek elegance and emerald hue.
Easter Egg Hunt 2020 (2020)
> x bunny slippers (@ Gargantuan Gazebo)
The host's bunny slippers are baby blue and fuzzy. The toe ends have cartoon bunny faces with long ears that flop around, and the heels have cottontails. They look very ridiculous, very cozy, and you want a pair of your own. But maybe in a different color.
Edge of the Cliff (2011)
> x sandals (@ Edge of the Cliff)
Despairingly, you look over at your week-old sandals. "They're so cute!" you sob, and add, "And I bought them for HIM!" Even through tears, you are able to appreciate the leather braidwork and the semi-raised heel as imparting a definitely feminine accent to the sandals. You reach over and slip your feet back in them, dangling them over the cliff edge. The wind dances up from below and whirls around your outstretched legs, and it feels refreshing. You lean forward, forgetting in your semi-drunken state, that you were on the cliff edge. As you fall downwards, the sandals slip free and whirl past you. Now you realize that you'll never get to wear them again. "They're so cute!" you sob, adding, "And I bought them for HIM!"
*** The End ***
The Frenetic Five vs. Mr. Redundancy Man (1999)
> x shoe phone (@ Post Office, on line)
Another one of Clapper's finds. In she waltzed one afternoon with the box, marked "AS SEEN ON TV". They've worked fine ever since, except for the day you were nervously tapping your foot and accidentally dialed Kuala Lumpur.
Grooverland (2021)
> x silver slippers (@ Morgan's Tent)
Morgan the Mechanical said these would come in handy somehow. They aren't official Grooverland regalia, though.
Heated (2010)
> x old shoes (@ bedroom)
You haven't ever thrown away a pair that you've owned. It's kind of gross at this point, piled just over two feet high and taking up the entire floor of the closet. God knows what sort of proto-civilization is brewing somewhere in there. It's been ages since you've looked.
> x work shoes (@ living room)
Just plain, black work shoes.
Highland Chef (2001)
> x shoes (@ In Front of the Cottage)
Just your ordinary street shoes.
Martha's Big Date (2008)
> x shoes (@ Lara's Room)
You bought these pumps at the mall last week. They match your dress perfectly.
Not Just A Game (2000)
> x shoes (@ Closet)
The shoes are neatly arranged on the floor of the closet.
Nowheresville (2022)
> x shoes (@ Clothing Store)
The clerk has bland taste in shoes.
Poppet (2019)
> x concealed shoe (@ Dining room)
A tiny leather shoe, curled and crushed with age. Judging from its size, it probably belonged to a child.
Stupid Creek. Stupid Christmas. (2011)
> x shoes (@ Stupid East Bank)
Mom wants these stupid knock-offs for Christmas for some reason, which were NOT in fact designed by Italians.
> x sneakers (@ Stupid East Bank)
Tiny Tim's black sneakers are stupid and ugly.
> x uggs (@ Stupid East Bank)
They're cute AND they keep you warm.
Take the Dog Out (2021)
> x shoes (@ Living Room)
Your fave glow-in-the-dark flippy-floppies. [if in darkness, add:] They are glowing a faint purple at present.
Tookie's Song (2002)
> x moonshoes (@ Aquarium)
The pair consists of two matched moonshoes, one right and one left. Each one is a small, foot-sized trampoline suspended a few inches above the ground. They look pretty bouncy.
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