Key & Compass presents:
Old fogey
by Simon Deimel

• Map
• Walkthrough
• Extras
  • Characters, Credits, Endings, Inventory
• Thank You to my Patreon supporters
• Support me on Ko-Fi
• External links:
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Map

Walkthrough

Living Room

> about.

You only have seventeen turns before your father enters and ends the game, so this walkthrough can't waste too many turns.

> x painting.

> take chair. put chair under painting.

> stand on chair.

> x signature. ("take to")

> g. ("open a")

> g. ("gate and")

> g. ("he is")

> g. ("going to")

> g. ("get you")

"Take to open a gate and he is going to get you"? Maybe you don't want to take the painting after all. Make sure you put the chair back by the table.

> stand. take chair. drop chair.

Pretend to be reading the book until your father enters.

> take book. open book. read book. z.

Your father enters.

*** There will be another day, even with your fears ***

Extras

Characters

• Kaylee Rivers is the protagonist, an eight-year-old girl living in Talliston, Idaho.
• Your father is mowing the back yard, but he soon finishes that chore and re-enters the living room after 17 turns.
• Your great-grandfather is depicted in the creepy painting. He built this house. He grabs you if you finally try to take his painting.

Mentioned:

• You mother is out doing errands in town.

Credits

This is the response to ABOUT, not counting the sound effect:

This is a bite sized story, a tiny diversion, not more. It is short and limited to some essential elements. The story will probably raise questions and leave them unanswered. Be that as it may. This is just another visit in a fictional town near the Salmon River in Idaho.

Type HINT to read a hint. There are different endings, depending on the things you have done; type ENDING to read about the optimal ending.

Emily from Wichita Falls answered patiently when the author had questions about the language. Ranisha from Columbus carried out some testing. The sound samples "Rising" and "Fogey" are the author's own arrangements.

Endings

• There will be another day
• if you failed to do much of anything before your father walks in.
• You are grounded
• if the chair is under the painting when your father walks in.
• Reported as missing
• if arms behind the moved painting carry you away.
• There will be another day, even with your fears
• if you read the signature repeatedly, began to doubt that taking the painting was wise, then put the chair back before your father enters.

Inventory

• your flowered dress. You're wearing it.
• Feel feel to examine it; you like the flowers, but otherwise, ignore the dress. You won't remove it.
• a book. It's on the table.
• It's a distraction. You can open it and try to read it, but the book isn't helpful in this situation. You won't put it on the chair, or hold onto it when standing on the chair.
• a chair. It's near the table.
• Take the chair, then put the chair under the painting. Note that this chair position will get you grounded if your father sees the chair there.
• Stand on the chair when it's under the painting. Now you're close enough to try to take the painting or try to read the signature.
• If you try to take the painting four times, the painting takes you instead.
• If you try to read the signature six times, you start to doubt whether taking the painting is a good idea.
• After having doubts, get off the chair and put the chair back near the table before you father enters for the best ending.

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