Game details
Espresso Moka (2025) by Roberto Ceccarelli
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Spring Thing 2025: Main Festival : placement to be determined
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Sequel to: Breakfast in the Dolomites
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Floyd ID:
espressomoka -
TAGS: Short, Slice of life, Inform 7, Glulx, Roberto Ceccarelli
Session details
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When: 2025-04-20
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Players: Jacqueline, Roger, DavidW
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Note: This was the first of three games played that Sunday, followed by The Crew (2021) by Olaf Nowacki and A D R I F T (2022) by Pinkunz.
Session transcript
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Players: CF, PerrySimm, Jacqueline, Roger, DavidW
Visible Exits: None
DavidW says, "If we want a pleasant game, I suppose our best bet is Espresso Moka. It’ll probably be about making coffee in the most guess-the-command-y way."
Jacqueline smiles. "Okay."
DavidW says, "But for escapism, I would recommend Cut the Sky."
Jacqueline asks, "Oh? What’s it about?"
DavidW says, "I’ve played that one fully, but it’s not difficult. It’s like Gun Mute, but with the sword/knife instead of a gun."
DavidW says, "It’s sorta set in a post-apocolpyse future that’s still kinda nice."
Jacqueline says (to DW), "Oh, hm. No, let’s play something you haven’t experienced yet."
DavidW says, "Should I remove games I’ve played then? I don’t expect to always be the driver."
Jacqueline says, "Hrm. Well, I don’t have much brain right now."
DavidW says, "ah"
DavidW says, "well, I haven’t played Espresso Moka at all. I have played the previous game with the same characters, though."
DavidW says, "Portrait with Wolf is more of an art piece than a game. Surreal with many many endings. I "played" a little of it, to get to two endings, but I hear there’s dozens."
DavidW says, "Probably not the game for today, though."
Jacqueline asks, "Too dark?"
DavidW asks, "uh, I don’t know how dark it gets. It’s got this weird vibe that involves the game needing to be played over and over, like Pick Up The Phone Booth and Die, and I think it bases some stuff on what came before? Maybe?"
DavidW says, "It’s not really like anything else I’ve played before."
Jacqueline says, "Ah. I mean, if it’s well written that might be good - lots of content for you explore still. But I’m fine with whatever."
DavidW says, "I just wish I had a better feeling about Espresso Moka, if it’s like anything Breakfast in the Dolomites was."
Jacqueline says, "Well, since it sounds short, we could knock that out first."
DavidW says, "okay. here goes nuthin'"
DavidW >> load sleepmask espressomoka
It is Saturday afternoon.
Francesco and Monica are walking down the main street of their town.
Monica is very interested in the shop windows displaying clothes and
accessories, shoes, bags…
Francesco follows her with a bored look, unable to escape this
routine.
«The Strawberry Field» presents
Please press SPACE to continue.
On the street
Espresso Moka
An everyday life puzzle
Copyright © 2025 by Roberto Ceccarelli
Licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0
Release 1 / serial 250323 / Inform7 v10.1.2 / Inform6 v6.43
On the street
You have left the central square behind you (to the south) and are now
heading north along the main road of the town.
On the west side of the street are the windows of a large building,
and on the east side a large window of a clothes store.
While Monica carefully examines the shop window, you, not interested,
remember that the capsules for your coffee machine at home are running
out.
"Mo, we must remember to buy coffee capsules: they are running
out." — you say.
"Sure Ciccio: the shop is just ahead." — she replies.
>
DavidW >> x Mo
On the street
> X MO
Tall, slim with lots of slightly reddish, frizzy hair and sparkling
green eyes.
Could you not fall in love with her?
A peppy girl, she won’t forgive you anything you do that she doesn’t
like, but deep down she has her heart beating for you.
You got used to shortening her name to Mo.
She wears a pair of jeans, a striped camisole and a pair of shimmering
gold sneakers.
She also wears a shiny black handbag.
>
DavidW >> x me
On the street
> X ME
A guy, about 30 years old, with blond hair and blue eyes.
You work as a software engineer, enjoy photography and love hiking in
the mountains.
In love with your girlfriend, very beautiful, but also shrewish when
something doesn’t go her way. In the end you always please her and she
appreciates it.
Monica sometimes calls you Ciccio.
You wear a black t-shirt, a pair of beige pants and a pair of blue
sneakers.
"Hey Ciccio!" — Monica claims your attention — "Do you think I’m shrewish too?"
Jacqueline says, "Awkward"
asparagus says, "Happy puzzling. It’s past my bed time. Was good to see you, Jacqueline."
DavidW asks, "uh…. she can read our internal narration?"
Jacqueline says (to asparagus), "You too. Take care."
DavidW says, "bye asparagus"
Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah, Add telepathic to the list of qualities."
asparagus says, "Night, DW."
Jacqueline asks, "no?"
DavidW >> no
On the street
NO
♥ "I knew you were nicer than that game’s author." — Monica says.
Monica, I’m thrilled to let you know that the author has decided to
tweak the description a bit to make it more gentle.
"Narrator, please return my thanks to the author." — she
replies.
Absolutely, Miss Monica, but now let’s get back to the game.
>
Jacqueline asks, "Huh. Meta?"
Jacqueline says, "Weird."
DavidW says, "In the last game, Mo and everyone in the hotel were actors playing their roles around you."
DavidW says, "Every now and then there was a fourth wall break, and they did a curtain call bow at the end when you won."
DavidW says, "but yes, weird"
DavidW >> x shop
On the street
> X SHOP
A large window displaying women’s clothing. You are not interested.
>
Jacqueline says, "Ah. I can’t recall if I played that one."
DavidW >> l
On the street
> L
On the street
You have left the central square behind you (to the south) and are now
heading north along the main road of the town.
On the west side of the street are the windows of a large building,
and on the east side a large window of a clothes store.
>
DavidW >> x large building
On the street
> X LARGE BUILDING
You see nothing special about the large building windows.
>
DavidW >> i
On the street
> I
You’re not holding anything, and you have a wallet in the left pants pocket.
>
DavidW says, "oh right. We had about four pockets I didn’t know about in the last game and fumbled badly."
DavidW >> x pocket
On the street
> X POCKET
In the left pants pocket is a wallet.
>
Jacqueline says, "I’m a woman. I don’t even know what it’s like to have pockets."
DavidW asks, "They still haven’t fixed that?"
Jacqueline says, "heh. No."
Jacqueline says, "Sam recently extended pockets in a pair of my jeans to make them actually functional. Pretty great."
DavidW says, "cool"
DavidW asks, "Shall we head north?"
Jacqueline says, "Sure"
DavidW >> n
On the street
> N
On the street
On the west side of the street is the large wooden front door of the
building.
On the east side is the entrance to the clothes store.
"Hey look!" — Monica claims your attention — "There
are
the shorts you love, the ones that drove so many people crazy with
their pockets in your last game."
"It’s better not to mention it," — you suggest — "I
don’t
want players to run away thinking they have to search all the pockets
for the wallet."
You both start to laugh.
>
Jacqueline says, "HA"
Jacqueline says, "They’re listening to this chat, David."
Jacqueline says, "That’s, like, the fifth wall."
DavidW says, "indeed"
DavidW >> exits
On the street
> EXITS
That noun did not make sense in this context.
>
DavidW >> x wooden door
On the street
> X WOODEN DOOR
A large wooden door. It is closed.
>
Jacqueline says, "Just keep going north, I suspect."
Jacqueline says, "Oh, or not."
DavidW >> w
On the street
> W
(the wooden front door)
It is locked.
Only the tenants have the key to open it. In any case, there is
nothing of interest inside.
>
DavidW >> e
> E
♥ "Oh dear, you know I love shopping!" — Monica exclaims.
Please press SPACE to continue.
A few minutes later.
You and Monica exit from the shop.
You are carrying a shopper.
>
DavidW >> x shopper
On the street
> X SHOPPER
A white paper shopper.
In the white shopper is a pair of beige shorts.
>
DavidW >> x shorts
On the street
> X SHORTS
A pair of beige shorts with lots of pockets: two on the back, two on the front and two on the legs.
>
DavidW asks, "Maybe we can burn them later?"
Jacqueline says, "heh"
DavidW >> n
On the street
> N
On the street
On the west side of the street the large building continues, and on
the east side there is the coffee shop.
"Well, we arrived at Marco’s." — you say.
"Did you see? He replaced the shop window." — Monica points
out.
"Yes, Marco knows how to attract his female customers." —
you
reply with a smile.
>
DavidW >> x window
On the street
> X WINDOW
Through the glass you can see a wooden shelf on which colored mokas are placed.
♥ "Those colourful mokas are really pretty." —
Monica says to you sweetly.
"I just told you that Marco is clever." — you reply.
>
DavidW asks, "Mokas are waiters without shirts…?"
Jacqueline asks, "We just need packets not a whole pot, right?"
DavidW says, "who knows"
Jacqueline says, "A moka pot is a type of hob-top espresso maker."
DavidW says, "ah. I’ve never made espresso, so this may be entertaining as I burn the linoleum."
Jacqueline says, "I only know of them because of Sam, though they’ve become more common in North America lately."
DavidW >> e
In the coffee shop
> E
In the coffee shop
The essential-style shop is lined with shelves.
Behind the counter is the espresso machine shelving, on one side the
capsules shelving and on the opposite side the roasted coffee
shelving.
Next to the shop window is a small open shelf with moka pots on
display.
On the espresso machines shelving is a big old moka.
On the counter are a cash register and a POS terminal.
Marco is managing the shop.
"Good evening Monica and Francesco!" — Marco welcomes you.
"Hi Marco!" — Monica answers him.
>
DavidW asks, "POS means something new, I assume. Point of Sale, maybe?"
DavidW >> x marco
In the coffee shop
> X MARCO
A man aged about 45 with a slightly heavyset build, with short brown
hair and brown eyes.
You are not his friends, but you know each other because you are his
regular customers. And by now he knows your taste in coffee.
>
Jacqueline says, "Yeah, point of sale."
DavidW >> x moka
In the coffee shop
> X MOKA
Which do you mean, the moka pots open shelf, the natural aluminium moka, the tricolor moka, the black moka, the red moka, the pink moka, the stylish moka or the big old moka?
>
Jacqueline says, "Don’t buy a colored moka. It will only get ruined."
DavidW >> x natural moka
In the coffee shop
> X NATURAL MOKA
A traditional natural aluminium moka pot for two cups.
A tag indicates the price of sixteen euro and ninety cents.
>
Jacqueline says, "Natural aluminium."
Jacqueline says, "Oh, that’s pretty cheap."
DavidW >> x capsules
In the coffee shop
> X CAPSULES
A white box with golden text.
>
DavidW >> read it
In the coffee shop
> READ IT
A white box with golden text.
>
DavidW >> read golden text
In the coffee shop
> READ GOLDEN TEXT
There seems to be nothing suitable.
>
DavidW >> x coffee
In the coffee shop
> X COFFEE
A white box with golden text.
>
DavidW >> x roasted
In the coffee shop
> X ROASTED
A aluminium tin with red text.
>
DavidW >> talk to marco
In the coffee shop
> TALK TO MARCO
"Hi Marco!" — you say.
"We’re here because we’re running low on coffee capsules." — you explain to Marco.
"Well," — Marco asks — "the usual ones?"
DavidW >> yes
In the coffee shop
YES
Marco takes a white box from the shelf and puts it on the counter.
"Here are your capsules." — he states.
"I would like to make coffee with a moka, the way our mothers used to do it." — Monica says, then asks — "Should we buy one of those colored ones?"
DavidW >> no
NO
"No!" — you answer annoyed — "It ends up the same as always: you use it once and then it becomes one of your ciaffi!"
While Monica tries to soften you up with cuddles and eye candy, I try
to explain what ciaffi are.
The ciaffi are obviously useless objects, perhaps sometimes
humorous, but currently taking up space and gathering dust.
Please press SPACE to continue.
Jacqueline says, "We’ll cave."
In the coffee shop
"All right," — you say at last, with a disconsolate air —
"so you won’t sulk for a week."
"You might think I say this just to make a sale," — Marco
explains — "but trust me, for breakfast I prefer moka coffee to
machine coffee. You’ve got to try it: I bet you’ll change your mind!"
"Well miss Monica," — Marco asks — "which color do you
prefer?"
"I let Fancesco choose," — Monica replies looking at you —
"after all he is the art director."
You smile.
>
Jacqueline says, "I mean, I do prefer moka over any capsules."
Jacqueline says, "I would be practical and go for natural, but she’d probably like the tricolor one."
DavidW says, "I am totally unfamiliar with the process."
DavidW >> x tricolor
In the coffee shop
> X TRICOLOR
A green-white-red (as the italian flag) moka pot for two cups.
A tag indicates the price of eighteen euro and ninety cents.
>
DavidW asks, "s’okay?"
Jacqueline says, "Sure"
DavidW >> buy tricolor
In the coffee shop
> BUY TRICOLOR
Marco takes the tricolor moka and places it on the counter.
"You need coffee for this one, too. Don’t you?" — Marco asks.
DavidW >> yes
In the coffee shop
YES
"I can offer you an Arabica blend, like the ones you usually buy
for the machine, a classic blend, ideal for breakfast, or even a light
blend or a strong blend." — Marco explains.
"And what about that cute tin with the man with the moustache?" — Monica asks.
"Ah, the conquering moustache!" — Marco exclaims —
"It’s
a product of cult, a mono-origin of Brazilian Arabica."
>
Jacqueline says, "Sure. Get the girl whatever she wants."
Jacqueline says, "I mean, I’m assuming we have funds."
DavidW >> buy brazilian
In the coffee shop
> BUY BRAZILIAN
Marco takes a white tin from the shelf and puts it on the counter.
"Here is your coffee." — he states.
"Anything else?" — Marco asks.
DavidW >> no
In the coffee shop
NO
Marco takes a brown shopper from the counter, then he puts the ground
coffee tin, the tricolor moka and the coffee capsules box inside.
Then he types on the cash register and states "The total amount is
twenty-eight euro and sixty cents."
>
DavidW >> take wallet
In the coffee shop
> TAKE WALLET
You take the wallet.
>
DavidW >> open it
In the coffee shop
> OPEN IT
You open the wallet, revealing a driving license, an identity card, a supermarket fidelity card, a credit card, a photo and some money.
>
DavidW >> give credit card to marco
In the coffee shop
> GIVE CREDIT CARD TO MARCO
(first taking the credit card)
Marco does not respond.
>
DavidW >> x pos
In the coffee shop
> X POS
A white device with a large display.
>
DavidW >> put credit card on pos
In the coffee shop
> PUT CREDIT CARD ON POS
Putting things on the POS terminal would achieve nothing.
>
DavidW >> ask marco about pos
In the coffee shop
> ASK MARCO ABOUT POS
Marco does not respond.
>
DavidW >> ask mo about pos
In the coffee shop
> ASK MO ABOUT POS
Monica stays silent.
>
DavidW >> pay
In the coffee shop
> PAY
You swipe your card at the POS and after a few moments a receipt will
be printed out.
"All right, thank you." — Marco confirms, then asks —
"Do
I put the receipt in the shopper?"
Jacqueline asks, "Um, sure?"
DavidW >> yes
In the coffee shop
YES
Marco puts the receipt in the shopper.
>
DavidW >> put credit card in wallet
In the coffee shop
> PUT CREDIT CARD IN WALLET
You put the credit card into the wallet.
"I’ll take this one." — Monica says pointing at the shopper.
>
DavidW >> put wallet in pocket
In the coffee shop
> PUT WALLET IN POCKET
You close the wallet.
You put the wallet into the left pants pocket.
>
DavidW >> x mo
In the coffee shop
> X MO
Tall, slim with lots of slightly reddish, frizzy hair and sparkling
green eyes.
Could you not fall in love with her?
A peppy girl, she won’t forgive you anything you do that she doesn’t
like, but deep down she has her heart beating for you.
You got used to shortening her name to Mo.
She wears a pair of jeans, a striped camisole and a pair of shimmering
gold sneakers.
She also wears a shiny black handbag.
She carries a brown shopper.
>
DavidW >> look in brown shopper
In the coffee shop
> LOOK IN BROWN SHOPPER
In the brown shopper are a receipt, a coffee capsules box, a tricolor moka and a ground coffee tin.
>
DavidW >> thank marco
In the coffee shop
> THANK MARCO
That noun did not make sense in this context.
>
DavidW >> thank
In the coffee shop
> THANK
That noun did not make sense in this context.
>
Jacqueline says, ">GO HOME, MAKE COFFEE, MAKE LOVE"
DavidW >> thank you
In the coffee shop
> THANK YOU
That noun did not make sense in this context.
>
DavidW >> bye
In the coffee shop
> BYE
"Bye Marco!" — you greet, then Monica adds —
"Bye-bye!"
"Let me know how the moka works." — Marco replies —
"See
you soon and thanks again."
>
DavidW >> w
In the coffee shop
> W
If you really want to go somewhere else the only way is out.
>
DavidW >> out
> OUT
You and Monica leaves the shop and quickly go home.
Please press SPACE to continue.
In the kitchen
About half an hour later.
In the kitchen
The room is painted light yellow with the furniture and the appliances
on one side.
A photograph hangs on the opposite wall and a window lights up the
room.
In the middle of the room is a table surrounded by chairs. On the table is a brown shopper.
"Well, we are finally home." — you say — "It is the
right
time for tea."
"But no, let’s try the new moka now." — Monica replies —
"Will you take care of it?"
Jacqueline says, "Of course, darling."
DavidW >> yes
In the kitchen
YES
♥ "Oh, you are so kind!" — she exclaims —
"Thank
you so much."
Then she adds — "I wouldn’t know exactly how to do it, I used to
watch my mother prepare the coffee, but I couldn’t repeat the
process."
"Beh, let’s put these in their place in the meantime." —
Monica says taking the capsules box.
Monica puts the coffee capsules box into the right cabinet.
>
DavidW >> x photograph
In the kitchen
> X PHOTOGRAPH
The photo shows you and Monica standing close together on a sandy
beach beside a scenic lake surrounded by tall trees and mountains. The
lake’s clear blue water extends into the distance, reflecting the
surrounding landscape and sky.
You took this photo on one of your mountain walks.
>
Jacqueline asks, "Okay, I may suck at this, but since I’ve used one of these before and you have not, would you like me to try?"
Roger says, "Is this the pilot for Friends"
Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Yes, but Italian."
Roger says, "mamma mia"
Jacqueline >> x moka
In the kitchen
> X MOKA
A green-white-red (as the italian flag) moka pot for two cups.
Monica takes the ground coffee tin from the shopper and puts it on the table.
>
DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "feel free to drive, please"
Jacqueline >> take moka
In the kitchen
> TAKE MOKA
You hold it.
"In the meantime, open the moka so we can wash it." — Monica suggests.
>
Jacqueline >> open moka
In the kitchen
> OPEN MOKA
You unscrew the moka and thus separate the heater from the pot.
"Since you have opened it," — Monica advises — "give it a good wash."
>
Jacqueline >> wash moka
In the kitchen
> WASH MOKA
You must first remove the filter from the heater.
Monica takes the receipt from the shopper and puts it on the table.
>
Jacqueline >> remove filter
In the kitchen
> REMOVE FILTER
Now you hold it.
Monica takes the shopper, folds it and puts it away.
>
Jacqueline >> wash moka
In the kitchen
> WASH MOKA
It’s not advisable to wash the funnel while it contains the written paper sheet.
>
Jacqueline says, "I mean, IRL, I also am annoyed by the paper in the new coffee thing."
Jacqueline >> take paper
In the kitchen
> TAKE PAPER
You take the written paper sheet.
>
Jacqueline >> read paper
In the kitchen
> READ PAPER
A folded sheet of paper with the words "READ ME FIRST!" clearly visible.
>
Jacqueline >> x paper
In the kitchen
> X PAPER
A folded sheet of paper with the words "READ ME FIRST!" clearly visible.
>
Roger says, "unfold it"
Jacqueline >> unfold paper
In the kitchen
> UNFOLD PAPER
Unfolded.
>
Jacqueline >> read it
In the kitchen
> READ IT
In addition to the words "READ ME FIRST!" which can be read even when folded, there are blocks of text in two languages: "English" and "Italiano".
>
Roger says, "There we go"
Jacqueline >> read italian
In the kitchen
> READ ITALIAN
(looking at the written paper sheet)
Italiano
Complimenti per aver acquistato questa moka.
La moka è la migliore amica di chi ama un buon caffè italiano. E il suo fascino non accenna a passare di moda.
La moka rimane ancora oggi la regina delle cucine italiane. Per la sua praticità e maneggevolezza, senza dubbio, ma anche per la sua peculiare identità. Per non parlare del gusto: quello del caffè erogato e anche quello della sua preparazione, un insieme di gesti che si trasformano in un vero e proprio rito.
Le nostre moka sono progettate per durare nel tempo e produrre caffè espresso di ottima qualità.
Per ottenere il massimo dalla tua moka leggi i consigli e le avvertenze sul retro di questo foglio.
>
Jacqueline says, "ha. Great."
Jacqueline >> read english
In the kitchen
> READ ENGLISH
English
Thanks for purchasing this moka.
A moka is the best friend of those who love a good Italian coffee. And its charm shows no sign of going out of fashion.
Moka still remains the queen of Italian kitchens today. For its practicality and manageability, no doubt, but also for its peculiar identity. Not to mention the taste: that of the coffee dispensed and also that of its preparation, a set of gestures that grow into a real ritual.
Our mokas are designed to last and produce the best quality espresso coffee.
To get the most out of your moka, please read the tips and warnings on the back of this sheet.
>
Jacqueline >> read tips
In the kitchen
> READ TIPS
I can’t find anything about tips.
>
Jacqueline >> flip paper
In the kitchen
> FLIP PAPER
You turn the written paper sheet: now you see the back side.
>
Jacqueline >> read it
In the kitchen
> READ IT
The content is divided into three sections: "English", "Italiano" and "Picture of parts".
>
Jacqueline >> read english
> READ ENGLISH
English
WARNINGS
Read the instructions carefully as they contain important information
about safety, use and maintenance of the product.
IMPORTANT: READ THIS MANUAL THOROUGHLY AND KEEP IT WITH CARE FOR
FUTURE REFERENCE.
These instructions are an integral part of the product and, throughout
the entire life of the product, must be kept and be available. The
documentation should be given to the subsequent owners of the product.
Please press SPACE to continue.
Roger says, "One can also make plain old coffee in these, afaik"
Jacqueline says, "I mean, sort of ? I use mine to make Americano - just espresso cut with hot water."
In the kitchen
When using the coffee maker for the first time, wash thoroughly with
water.
Hand wash only without using detergents and abrasive sponges to
preserve its features over the time.
Never use the coffee maker without water in the heater.
Never use other liquids in the heater, the coffee maker is intended to
be used with water only.
The coffee maker is designed to be used only with water and ground
coffee for moka for household use.
Never press coffee into the funnel.
Make at least 3 cups of coffee, discarding them; do not drink the
first 3 dispensing operations of coffee as they are necessary for
enhancing the aroma of coffee at best.
>
Jacqueline asks, "Wasteful much?"
Jacqueline >> wash moka
In the kitchen
> WASH MOKA
"You can’t wash the moka while also holding the written paper sheet." — Monica states.
>
Jacqueline says, "I can, though."
Jacqueline >> drop paper
In the kitchen
> DROP PAPER
Don’t throw anything on the ground.
>
Jacqueline asks (of Game), "First Monica, now you?"
Jacqueline >> put paper on table
In the kitchen
> PUT PAPER ON TABLE
(the written paper sheet on the table)
You put the written paper sheet on the table.
>
Jacqueline >> wash moka
In the kitchen
> WASH MOKA
You go to the sink and thoroughly wash all the parts of the moka.
>
Jacqueline says, "I hope I didn’t use detergent or an abrasive sponge."
DavidW says, "This level of implementation is why I was so hesitant to play this one."
Jacqueline >> fill moka with water
In the kitchen
> FILL MOKA WITH WATER
(the moka heater with water)
You pour some water from the sink into the heater.
>
Jacqueline >> open coffee
In the kitchen
> OPEN COFFEE
(first taking the ground coffee tin)
You open the ground coffee tin, revealing some coffee powder.
>
Jacqueline >> fill moka with coffee
In the kitchen
> FILL MOKA WITH COFFEE
Which do you mean, the moka heater or the moka pot?
>
Jacqueline >> fill moka pot with coffee
In the kitchen
> FILL MOKA POT WITH COFFEE
"Come on now, don’t be silly." — Monica comments — "I also know that’s where the coffee collects and you don’t have to fill it up."
>
Jacqueline says, "Oh, yeah, not that."
Jacqueline >> fill filter with coffee
In the kitchen
> FILL FILTER WITH COFFEE
"I would put the filter in the heater before filling it," — Monica advises — "because when it is full it is difficult to handle without spilling all the powder."
>
Jacqueline says, "Okay, true."
Jacqueline >> put filter on heater
In the kitchen
> PUT FILTER ON HEATER
Putting things on the moka heater would achieve nothing.
>
Jacqueline >> put filter in heater
In the kitchen
> PUT FILTER IN HEATER
You put the coffee funnel filter into the moka heater.
>
Jacqueline >> put coffee in filter
In the kitchen
> PUT COFFEE IN FILTER
(the coffee powder in the coffee funnel filter)
"You’d better help yourself with a teaspoon." — Monica
suggests — "You will find it in the top drawer."
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Jacqueline says, "I never use a spoon for that, Mo."
Jacqueline >> get spoon
In the kitchen
> GET SPOON
You can’t see any such thing.
>
Jacqueline >> open drawer
In the kitchen
> OPEN DRAWER
Which do you mean, the top, the middle or the bottom?
>
Jacqueline >> top
In the kitchen
> TOP
You open the top drawer of the furniture, revealing a pair of scissors, a teaspoon and some cutlery.
>
Jacqueline >> take spoon
In the kitchen
> TAKE SPOON
Taken.
>
Jacqueline >> take scissors
In the kitchen
> TAKE SCISSORS
Now you hold it.
>
Jacqueline >> open coffee
In the kitchen
> OPEN COFFEE
It’s already open.
>
Jacqueline >> put coffee in filter
In the kitchen > > PUT COFFEE IN FILTER
(the coffee powder in the coffee funnel filter)
You put a couple of teaspoons of powder into the funnel.
♥ "You have done a very good job." — Monica
congratulates you — "Come on, close it up so that we can put it
on
the fire."
♥ "What one wouldn’t do for a girl like you!" —
you
reply.
"Then there would also be a need to put back the ground coffee tin
and the pair of scissors and the teaspoon." — Monica reminds
then
asks — "Will you take care of this?"
Jacqueline asks, "Wait, we put it in the funnel??"
Jacqueline says, "Oh, never press it in there."
Jacqueline says, "Maybe we’re okay."
DavidW says, "I think you’re Mo-approved."
Jacqueline >> close moka
In the kitchen
CLOSE MOKA
Please answer yes or no.>
Jacqueline >> yes
In the kitchen
> YES
♥ "How kind you are today!"
>
Jacqueline >> close moka
In the kitchen
> CLOSE MOKA
You have reassembled the tricolor moka.
>
Jacqueline >> put spoon and scissors in drawer
In the kitchen
> PUT SPOON AND SCISSORS IN DRAWER
Which do you mean, the top, the middle or the bottom?
>
Jacqueline >> top
In the kitchen
> TOP
teaspoon: Done. pair of scissors: Done.
>
Jacqueline >> put moka on stove
In the kitchen
> PUT MOKA ON STOVE
You put the tricolor moka on the hob.
>
Jacqueline >> turn on stove
In the kitchen
> TURN ON STOVE
You light the flame.
♥ "How exciting!" — Monica says — "Our first coffee made with the moka."
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Jacqueline says, "This girl, really."
Jacqueline >> z
In the kitchen
> Z
Time passes.
Monica gets the ground coffee tin from your hands.
Monica closes the ground coffee tin.
Then she puts it in the right cabinet.
Monica takes the two coffeecups from the cabinet and puts them on the table.
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DavidW says, "feel free to give her a kiss, if you like."
Jacqueline >> love mo
In the kitchen
> LOVE MO
That noun did not make sense in this context.
>
Jacqueline >> kiss mo
In the kitchen
> KISS MO
♥ "Oh dear!" — she whispers sweetly in your ear.
>
Jacqueline >> x moka
In the kitchen
> X MOKA
A green-white-red (as the italian flag) moka pot for two cups.
The room fills with the rich, inviting scent of coffee; you can hear the coffee bubbling up in the moka pot.
>
Jacqueline >> z
In the kitchen
> Z
Time passes.
>
Jacqueline >> x moka
In the kitchen
> X MOKA
A green-white-red (as the italian flag) moka pot for two cups.
Monica switches the hob-switch off.
"Ciccio, we have to switch off the fire," — Monica reminds you — "otherwise the coffee takes on a burnt taste."
>
Jacqueline >> open cabinet
In the kitchen
> OPEN CABINET
You open the right cabinet, revealing a ground coffee tin, a coffee capsules box and some food.
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DavidW says, "By the way, she uses heart emojis when you do the right thing, and spade emojis when you do not."
Jacqueline says, "Where are the coffee cups."
DavidW says, "She put two on the table."
Jacqueline says, "Oh. She did? Great."
Jacqueline >> pour coffee
> POUR COFFEE
(first taking the tricolor moka)
You pour the hot coffee into the coffeecup. A delicate swirling
tendril of steam rises from it.
Please press SPACE to continue.
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
On the stage
Stop!
This is the director’s voice, stopping the action.
"Oh my, just as this lovely coffee is ready." — Monica says
to you in a whisper — "What do you say we just pretend nothing
happened and enjoy it together?" ♥
Jacqueline >> yes
On the stage
YES
"Oh, come on, we’ve put so much effort in, it would be such a shame to waste it now!" — you reply. Marco comes from behind the scenes, carrying a large moka that’s clearly been used. "Don’t drink that coffee!" — he exclaims then adds — "Do you still remember what it said in the instructions for the moka?"
Jacqueline says, "Oh."
Jacqueline asks, "That stupidness?"
Jacqueline says, "I would never do that for real at home."
DavidW says, "hee"
Jacqueline >> pour coffee in sink
On the stage
POUR COFFEE IN SINK
Please answer yes or no.>
Jacqueline >> y
On the stage
Y
"Then you can throw away that coffee, because it’s not very good." — he suggests — "Make a few more coffees and throw them away, so that tomorrow morning you will have a good cup of coffee to wake you up."
Then Marco turns to the director and asks — "I think we can both
agree that these guys were pretty good, right?"
"Absolutely!" — he replies — "And I absolutely love
the
idea of what you’re planning to do with that old moka."
"Francesco, would you like to help me make some coffee for
everyone?" — Marco asks you.
Jacqueline >> y
On the stage
Y
♥ "It’s great that we all share the same coffee." —
Monica exclaims then asks Marco — "Can I also help?"
"Oh, yes, we need some cups." — Marco replies — "There
should be some in the shop scene."
While you and Marco manage for the coffee Monica goes to the shop
scene and comes back a few minutes later with some coffecups which she
puts on the table.
An inviting aroma of coffee begins to invade the kitchen scene; Marco
starts pouring coffee for everyone.
"The first one is obviously for Monica." — he states, then
pointing you — "And then our talented Francesco."
Thank you so much for taking part in this game!
If you’d like to play it again by making different choices we are
always here for you.
*** But now I am going to get my coffee as well, before it gets cold. ***
Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
command?
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DavidW claps
Jacqueline says, "I am literally drinking a latte made from a moka pot as we speak."
DavidW says, "I didn’t expect it to end so soon."
DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "oo, nice"
Jacqueline says, "Me either. I thought it was going to make me do that two more times."
Jacqueline says, "FWIW, I always press the coffee in kinda tight. Guess I didn’t read the instructions."
DavidW asks, "I suppose the water needs the coffee to be loose enough to go through?"
Jacqueline says, "Well, I always thought that, by packing it, you were forcing water into the cofee more and thus getting a stronger cup."
DavidW says, "I dunno. Maybe so."