Mirrors in Interactive Fiction

A1RL0CK (2023)

> x mirror (@ Middle Bridge)

You look at your reflection in the cracked glass. That's you, Chloe, in all your 120 centimeters of childhood. The suit you're wearing is remarkably clean, the expression you sport deeply detached.

> x mirrors (@ Middle Level Infirmary)

If anything was glass, now it's dust.

Acid Rain (2021)

> x mirror (@ Bathroom)

You see a scruffy-looking scientist looking back at you. His dress sense leaves a bit to be desired.

> x mirror (@ Upstairs Bathroom)

Someone has scrawled a message on the mirror.

The Adam and Eve Project (2017)

> x mirror (@ [Adam] Bathroom)

[first time:] [Adam] By the way the mirror juts out of the wall, I think it could be one of those medicine cabinets. But it won't open.
[Eve] Maybe it's locked?
[Adam] Oh, you're right. I see a keyhole on the side.
[else:] [Adam] It's most likely a medicine cabinet. There's a keyhole on the side.

> x mirror (@ [Eve] Bathroom)

[Eve] The mirror juts out from the wall. I can see a keyhole on the side, so it's probably a medicine cabinet that's been locked.

Advent Mirror (2022)

> x mirror (@ Tea Room)

[normally:] The mirror reflects you [if held], albeit at an odd angle [end if]. But the room behind you doesn't look right. In the reflection, [view of other version of room].
[if mirror on rug:] The mirror reflects the ceiling.

Aesthetic Deletions (2003)

> x mirror (@ Your Cabin (LD1))

As you look into it you notice that the picture on the wall is reflected in the mirror.
The strange symbolism of the painting now makes sense.
It is writing.
It says "You need to eliminate someone. If you are deemed worthy we will return your memory.
A warning though, watch out for Jesus."
You ponder this for a moment.

Ailihphilia (2018)

> x mirror rim (@ Red Roses Order)

Looking in the Mirror Rim, you see ... well, you don't look terribly heroic. No wonder you were rejected for Raw Level War! In fact, you look kind of grouchy and upset. But it's not just that. You see and recall flaws you've forgotten, and you're pretty sure they're magnified beyond what they should be. But you feel half-obliged to keep looking at the Mirror Rim for an "objective" amplification of all your tiny faults.

Oh, and the Pact Cap looks even sillier on you than you imagined it would. At least Ms. Ism has to see you wearing it!

Another Goddamn Escape the Locked Room Game (2006)

> x mirror (@ Bathroom)

You stare into the mirrored cabinet door for a while, trying to connect the image to some memory, any memory, of your past. Sadly, it all remains a blank. But at least you're good-looking. And you've still got your health. [if hand cut off] (Well, except for the whole cut-off-hand thing.) [end if]

[if photo on rod] Over your shoulder, reflected in the mirror, you see a photograph of your mother (well, somebody's mother) hanging from the towel-rod. ...I mean that the photograph (which depicts your mother (I mean, somebody's mother)) is hanging from the towel-rod, and you can see it (the photograph) over your shoulder, not that over your shoulder there's a photograph of your mother (or whoever's mother it is), and that photograph depicts her as hanging from the towel-rod. That would be pretty creepy.

For successfully navigating the previous paragraph, you get a point.
[if empty frame on rod and wearing shirt:] Over your shoulder, reflected in the mirror, you see the empty picture frame hanging from the towel-rod. The back of your shirt is reflected in it.
[if empty frame on rod and not wearing shirt:] Over your shoulder, reflected in the mirror, you see the empty picture frame hanging from the towel-rod. Your back is reflected in it, along with your tattoo, which reads "[tattoo number]".

Wait... when did you get a tattoo?
[else:] Over your shoulder, reflected in the mirror, you see the towel-rod on the opposite wall. [if towel on rod] It has a towel on it. [end if]

Archie's Birthday: Chapter 1 - Reggie's Gift (2005)

> x mirror (@ Your Bedroom)

You look into the mirror and see your own god-like visage staring back at you. At times, even you have a hard time believing that so many blessings have been bestowed on one person. Standing just an inch under six feet with a full head of jet black hair, eyes that sparkle in the dimmest light, and a body that would make Adonis look upon you with jealousy. The phrase, 'God's gift to mankind' springs to mind and really, there can be no other explanation.

Armario De Auga (2001)

> x mirror (@ Water Closet)

The mirror is fixed in place and of vandal-resistant metal.

 That was when Bloy remembered a saying by one of the 
 heresiarchs of Uqbar: Mirrors and copulation are 
 abominable, for they multiply the number of men. 

                          Tlön, Uqbar, Orbius Tertius

Asendent (2000)

> x miror (@ Exetive Washrom)

In the miror you se EVERTHING! time is a constant veloctiy encompasing all reatliy. Most of all the part of realty comprisong th eboredroom! For there the BLUE RASPERRY waits!

[Usually:]A feirce red DAGON paces around tyhe boredroom, as if garding it from intuders. looks oodly like yor boss...

[But sometimes:]A red DAGOn sands looking loginly at teh widnow. its not watching the dor.

Atrocitron (2016)

> x mirror (@ Cosmetic Corner)

What a fine, adventurous figure you cut.
It's cracked all across its surface.

Augmented Fourth (2000)

> x mirrored walls (@ Mirror Room)

The mirrors are well-shined and free of imperfections. It's almost as if you're in an infinitely long hallway.

> x round mirror (@ Mirror Room)

This mirror looks different than the others in Poont's Mirror Room. It looks like the kind people would hang in their living rooms.

Aunts and Butlers (2006)

> x mirror (@ Your bedroom)

You meet the gaze of a wiry, bleary-eyed gentleman with a twee little moustache and a worn check suit [if wearing the tailcoat](and a tailcoat)[end if]. You're quite handsome, in a roguish, greasy, perpetually-hung-over sort of way.

The Awakening (1998)

> x mirror (@ Inner Chamber)

A highly polished mirror in a plain wooden frame. The mirror reflects the contents of the room you are in and you find yourself averting your gaze from what you see there. You note that the mirror frame is hinged on one side.

Babel (1997)

> x mirror (@ Bathroom (Alexis', Brent's, or Jonas'))

The glass is covered with cracks, making it impossible to see your reflection. Looking closely, you see dried blood on the edges of some of the cracks.

> x mirror (@ Bathroom (David's))

Kneeling on the floor, you peer through the blood stains at the face of David Telurien, and pray your memories will return.

A Beauty Cold and Austere (2017)

> x white-framed mirror (@ Darkness)

[if untaken:]You would probably get a better look at the mirror if you were holding it.

[else:]This mirror is not made of glass but rather of some tougher, but still reflective, material. Encircling the mirror and forming its frame is a white adder. The word "Inverse" is inscribed on the bottom of the frame.

Beet the Devil (2011)

> x giant mirror (@ Boudoir)

[if first time:]When you look in the mirror, it looks like you've got no clothes on! You yell and grab for something to cover up with, but you realize you're still wearing clothes as soon as you wrap the lacy red thing around your pants.
The demon laughs in a way that makes you think about things you oughtn't. You get rid of the lacy red thing real fast.
[else:]You don't want to look at that mirror. It's a liar and a cheat.

> x wall mirror (@ Green Room)

Bordered by the pale green walls, the mirrors reflect a small puppy into seeming infinity.

> x broken reflections (@ Mirror Maze)

[if first time:]Among the many broken versions of your face and body framed by gleaming mirror-silver, you glimpse a version of yourself sitting on a stone bench near a railing. This seems different enough to be worth pursuing.

[else:]You glance again at the reflections. Amid the craziness, you see the stone bench and the railing.

The Bibilophile (2014)

> x antique mirror (@ Club Bathroom)

You check yourself in the mirror. You've seen better days.

Birmingham IV (2018)

> x mirror (@ Walk-in Cupboard)

The Phil peers at the glass. An apparition in a lumberjack shirt looms alarmingly out of the green depths of the mirror.

Bloodless on the Orient Express (2011)

> x mirror (@ Second Compartment)

You see the wall behind you, as you are obviously not reflected in these things.

The Bryant Collection (2009)

> x silver mirror (@ Blue Room)

In front of the window is an angled mirror on a silver stand, set so that it will reflect light from the window toward a small lens set into the floor of the room.

> x golden mirror (@ Yellow Room)

Beside the cylindrical device is an angled mirror on a golden stand, set so that it will reflect light from the window toward a small lens set into the ceiling of the room.

Bullhockey 2: The Return of The Leather Whip (2019)

> x mirror (@ New Bathroom)

In the mirror, you see a scared pigeon.

Wait. That's you...

> x mirror doors (@ Natalie's Room)

It is a very large, two-piece mirror door--more like a partition, as the left half slides over the right half, when unlocked, and you actually walk into the closet to look at what you have, provided, of course, the light is turned on. There is a tiny keyhole on the edge of the door, which takes a small silver key--which she always carries in her purse.....

> x mirror (@ North Lavatory)

A large, square mirror--it covers almost all of the wall.

> x mirror (@ South Lavatory)

The same size and shape as the sink.

> x mirror (@ Changing Room)

It's about 4 feet long, 3 feet wide and the top is about level with your head. Sorry, no cracks in the wall.

Bullhockey! (2018)

> x mirror (@ Natalie's Room)

It's attached integrally to the closet door, and reflects the light from the window. And your rather confused expression.

> x mirror (@ Scuffed Bathroom)

Staring back at you in disbelief is you, beside what appears to be graffiti written in...lipstick..??

> x mirror (@ Fitting Room)

It is about 7 feet tall by 2 feet wide, and set on the wall so as to almost touch the floor. You admire your reflection in all its undiminished glory.
[if closed] The mirror is flanked on the right side by a hairline, top-to-bottom crack. [else] The mirror has been swung outward, with the wall, to reveal another room behind it to the south.

> x mirror (@ Jerry's Barber Shop)

It spans the entire wall, east to west, over the sink and worktop.

> x mirror (@ Small Bathroom)

It is just a small square mirror. You look back at yourself blandly.

Cacophony (2009)

> x mirror (@ Study)

It's a little smudged, but it shows your face quite well.

Campus Invaders (2022)

> x mirror (@ Restroom)

The mirror looks small enough to carry around.
The mirror reflects your worried image: defeat the aliens will not be easy, or at least not how to finish "Zigamus" without peeking at the solution.

Captivity (2020)

> x mirror (@ A Wizard's Workshop)

It’s just a little hand mirror.

The Case of LeAnne's Missing Bunny, Wendy (2015)

> x mirror (@ Master Bedroom)

Although Sheridan knew it was a mirror, and not another person in the room, it was still a creepy thing to see, and as he looked into his reflection he thought he saw a withered hand rest on his shoulder, but it was just his imagination.

Chlorophyll (2015)

> x wall mirror (@ Hedge Your Bets)

[if lights off:]It's creepy, looking at the mirror in such a dimly lit room. You feel like something's sure to pop up and kill you at any moment. Brr..

[else if lights on:]You're a little worse for wear after your accident and all the time spent running around in the shadows. There's a smear of dried sap where you scraped your forehead and hunger blisters on your cheeks. Nothing serious or permanent, though.

A Christmas Quest (2020)

> x mirror (@ Claus' Bathroom)

You see your reflection!

City of Dead Leaves (2016)

> x mirror (@ Cramped Bathroom)

In the low light, your fragmented reflection seems to move by itself. You try to recognize yourself in it and fail.

Clusterflux (2019)

> x mirror (@ Roomy Bathroom)

This is a basic mirror, obviously recently purchased at Home Depot or Lowes. Knowing this house, the previous mirror probably got smashed at some point.

> x lighted mirror (@ Commodious Bathroom)

This is a vintage mirror with white rectangles on each side, behind which are light bulbs. A tiny knob is at the bottom of one of them. [if lit] They are casting a pale yellow glow..

Cragne Manor (2018)

> x mirror (@ Train Station Lobby)

You take a long look in the mirror. Even in these dim and dingy surroundings, you are as good-looking as ever.

> x northward mirror (@ Mausoleum)

The mirror is positioned in the northern corner of the room. It has an oaken frame and a small bas relief of a human figure in the stone above. When you examine your reflection, you find that it reflects only you, not the room that surrounds you. You stare at yourself, staring at yourself, floating in a purple void.

> x southward mirror (@ Mausoleum)

The mirror is positioned in the southern corner of the room. It has a brass frame and there is a bas relief of a small humanoid in the stone above. You see a small version of yourself, though it is not exactly the same. Its posture is more confident, defiant even. When you look at its eyes, you see that its eyes do not match yours and it instead watches your hands carefully.

> x westward mirror (@ Mausoleum)

The mirror is in the western corner of the room, but it has been destroyed, though oddly enough, not broken. It looks as if it were melted. There is a bas relief of a writing quill in the stone above.

> x eastward mirror (@ Mausoleum)

The mirror is positioned in the eastern corner of the room. It has an pine frame and a small bas relief of a spider in the stone above. When you examine your reflection, you jump backwards away from it. The mirror does not seem to reflect you, but instead it shows you as if a giant had crumbled you up like a piece of paper. Your neck is folded so that your ear is resting on your collarbone. Your arms are bent, and twisted. Bones break through the skin, and spurs jut to the surface. At first you do not think it is actually you, but it clearly is. The creature in the mirror has the same terror in its eyes that you do.

> x mirror (@ Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant)

A perfectly normal bathroom mirror: one of those big frameless dealies that they hang on the wall above the sink. In it you can see the bathroom reflected: the stall/toilet, the urinal, the shower, all floating in a terrifying dark void filled with unfamiliar stars. Wait what.

There's a sign on the corner of the mirror that says "Mirror Temporarily Out of Order - mgmt.".

> x mirror (@ Gallery)

An oversized mirror in a heavy wooden frame. The bottom left corner is cracked and broken into large shards. A painting of a child is posed directly opposite the mirror, and glancing at your reflection, you can see her dispassionate gaze over your left shoulder.

[if mirror shard untaken:] A sliver of otherworldly moonlight is spilled onto the floor next to the mirror's broken corner. On closer inspection, it is a mirror shard, glowing as if it were showing a private reflection of a moonsoaked world.

> x mirror (@ Workroom)

The mirror is mounted in a rather crude frame of wrought iron. The glass is in poor condition, pitted and fogged.
[if first time:] What's this? When you touch the frame, something comes loose from behind it and flutters to the floor. It seems to be some kind of delivery note.
The glass does not reflect you, or the room. You are peering into an infinite starless depth. Somewhere in the distance, shadows might outline the shape of a face, peering back... or not? You cannot make it out clearly.
The glass does not reflect you, or the room. You are peering into an infinite starless depth. Far in the distance, a face forms... an epicene face, wrinkled and shriveled; but its dark eyes blaze with fierce gnosis.
The eyes lock with yours.
"You dare!" The words burn in your brain, although there is no whisper of sound. "I achieved this plane in order to study the secrets of cosmic order, not to be disturbed by blundering novices from..." (the eyes squint) "...Vermont!? No! I forbid you. Let your scrying glass be sealed, in the name of Gretel Aschar!"
The face is whipped from your sight, leaving the glass clear and empty.
You peer into the glass...
You see a shifting field of geometry, all illuminated by pearly light. Within it, Gretel Aschar's decrepit face slowly comes back into focus. Her wrinkles twist into a scowl of utter disgust.
"Fine. Fine. You seek the way to the Gates of Slumber? Find the writings of my student Ersebet. A fool, she was, but she knew more than a little of the ways of Dream." A glare of unutterable contempt. "And she knew, for a wonder, how to leave an old woman alone."
The geometric light seems to turn inside out, and the face is once again gone from your sight.

> x mirror (@ Women's Restroom)

[without lipstick] It's you, Naomi Cragne, staring back from the mirror. Good-looking as ever, if maybe a bit frazzled from recent events. [one of] Right then. You look focused, confident; your lips are a bit pale, but what can you do? [or] You stick out your tongue...no odd coloration. [or] My goodness, you look more and more like your mother every day... [or] Eyes maybe a bit bleary. [at random]
[with lipstick] Mmm, luscious red lips--ones that total fox Brandon Cragne might want to kiss...that is, if she played her cards right. Otherwise, the same mousy brown hair pulled back in clips, the same lame grey tweed school uniform. The same pallid complexion. Heavy sigh.

> x mirror (@ Girl's Room)

The person in the mirror was definitely not her. She was at least as old as her mom, staring blankly, occasionally opening and closing her lips as if in a trance. She appeared to be wearing [a list of worn items].

> x makeup mirror (@ Carol's Room)

Your face is distorted in the makeup mirror and items behind you are a blur.

> x silver mirror (@ Laboratory)

[default] A heavy silver mirror, tarnished and clearly old. When you glance into it the reflections of the house seem to resolve, the inhuman angles and dizzying design resolving into a more sensible pattern.
[if in its frame and closet is untidy] The reflected pile of clothes miraculously resolves itself into a kind of sense, allowing you to differentiate clothes from within the mass. Space folds in upon itself, and then all the shirts, pants, and underwear fold themselves as well, filling the cabinet drawers—and leaving the shelves empty.

> x mirror (@ Sitting Room)

[as Naomi, first time] You gaze at yourself in the mirror, marveling at the way the afternoon sun shimmers across the gold and gray hues in your neatly coiffed hair. Moira has such a talent for the latest styles that you can hardly help but employ her assistance every morning, even when you have no plans to go into town.
Today you chose to wear one of your violet dresses with thin black stripes and velvet trim. The high neck and full sleeves of the tailored coat are double-lined to protect against any errant draughts. Lord knows how they like to scurry through the house this time of year. And it has been so especially cold as of late.
"Really, darling, with all the time you spend gawking at your own reflection, I don't know how you have much time for anything else," Eustace says, his words soaked in irritation. The argument from the night before lingers between the two of you. You can already taste a bitter retort forming on your lips. You swallow it back down.
He continues. "Would you be a dear and ring Moira for me? I believe I saw the postman come through and am expecting an important letter." He motions to the bell pull before turning his newspaper to the next page and shaking it stiff.
[as Lillian, if Eustace alive] What's this? Who is this woman staring back at you? She is dressed... bizarrely, to put it mildly. And yet, there is something familiar about her. Something... oh. Oh God. What... what just happened?
Your eyes adjust to the dimness of the dusty room. You check yourself over, and find you are yourself again. Were you dreaming? Or were you a woman from another time? It's hard to tell. You've been feeling like someone else everywhere you go in Backwater.
[as Naomi, if Eustace alive] A regal woman with graying hair and harsh features stares back at you.
[if Eustace wants opener, add:] "Have you found my letter opener yet? I must ask that you return it to me immediately," Eustace says.
[as Lillian, if Eustace dead] You gaze at your reflection, your eyes rimmed red. There's a spattering of blood on your face and across your dress. Some stains can never be cleaned, once they are too deeply set. In such cases, you must rid yourself of the garment entirely. You should never have become Mrs. Rolling. How ridiculous you've been. You are a Cragne through and through, like your father, and your father before him, back to the very founding of Backwater. So, too, shall your son be a Cragne. It is in the blood.
And then, you are not you. You are the other you, yourself. You clutch your stomach and heave, ready to vomit, the image of that man lying in his own blood fresh in your mind. You weren't actually there, right? It was all in your head. Got to be.
You look down and find yourself holding a strange windchime. How did you get this? Maybe Lillian thought you should have it. You doubt you'll ever really know.
[as Naomi, if Eustace dead] A spider's web of cracks runs across the mirror. A hundred fractured reflections stare back at you. Only the present remains. And, you suppose, your future.

Daddy's Birthday (2021)

> x mirror (@ Big Bedroom)

Someone older than he was yesterday is looking at the mirror from the other side.

Darkiss Chapter 1: the Awakening (2015)

> x mirror (@ Corridor)

The mirror is too frightening for you to examine it carefully. However, it's too large to be covered, bypassed or climbed upon, so you have to find a way to destroy it, if you want to leave the hideout.

Dead Like Ants (2009)

> x mirror (@ Split Branch)

Your simple eyes can't make out much detail. You can see only the blue sky: reflected and quivering.

A dead man's hug (2017)

> x mirror (@ bathroom)

You look in the mirror and start to scream.

Dial C for Cupcakes (2014)

> x bathroom mirror (@ Bathroom)

[if door open:]You take a look at your reflection. You are a fearsome reaper, although with the ambient light from the hallway it's too bright for the glow-in-the-dark paint to show up.

[else:]You take a look at your reflection. In the dim candlelight, the glow-in-the-dark paint on the scrim in front of your face begins to activate, and the shape of a devious skull appears beneath your hood. So, that works.

> x huge mirror (@ Upstairs Bathroom)

[Same as the other mirror downstairs.]

Dr Horror's House of Terror (2021)

> x mirrors (@ The Grand Ballroom at the Governor's Mansion)

The gilded mirrors reflect your face a dozen times on every wall!

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

> x mirror (@ Bedroom)

It's a frosted mirror. You see a hazy blur there, a featureless face, much like you feel after a hard night of partying.

The mirror in Dressing Room (western) has an identical description.

Dynamite Powers vs. the Ray of Night! (2018)

> x mirrored bowl (@ South End of the Catwalk)

It's impossible to focus on the mirrored bowl below you, rather than what's reflected in it. In it, you can see a distorted view of the Martian sky crossed by the thin line of the catwalk. The central platform seems to hang directly beneath your feet. The solar disc is nowhere to be seen.

Endless Sands (2015)

> x mirror (@ Abandoned Car)

A pair of dusty cracked mirrors. You look at one of them and see your reflection. Well, you see the reflection of your clothes, as if you were just invisible.

You turn around and admire the shape your butt makes in your jeans. Nice.

Escape from the Arboretum (2002)

> x mirror (@ bathroom)

The darkened mirror displays the image of a truly foul fiend from the pits of hell, a walking monstrosity with sunken, bloodshot eyes and a pallid complexion. There's no mistaking a resident of the Arboretum.

fin de sickleburg (2018)

> x mirror (@ Chamber)

The wooden frame is dark and flaking. Something about its texture reminds you of a saint's venerated scraps. The mirror's glass is flecked with jagged little shapes where the silver has decayed. The shiniest things are always the first to tarnish.

And there you are, seeming almost to float behind the decay.

Your face, of an unhealthy, fashionable hue, sags a bit after this long and frenzied night. [if wearing hat] Atop it sits an immaculate, saffron-colored top hat. [end if][if wearing jacket] The jacket you're wearing almost seems to shine in the gloom. [end if][if wearing cape] Your silk cape hangs down behind you, still as cerecloth now that you're no longer rushing about. [end if][if wearing gloves] At the edges of the mirror are your gloved hands, which, after the exertions of the evening, hang in relaxation like white, thin-lobed fruits. [end if]

Find the Bed (2010)

> x Mirror (@ Hallway)

Damn, you're ugly!

The First Snows of Winter (2013)

> x huge mirror (@ Roof of the Heliograph Station)

The huge silver mirror towers above you.

Founder's Mercy (2019)

> x mirrors (@ any Sector or Platform)

The mirrors reflect sunlight into the station.

The Four Eccentrics (2019)

> x mirrors (@ Gauzebo)

The mirrors have dark varnished frames and flaking silver backs that seem to keep or lose more light than they reflect. In one you see [random scene].

Frenemies: Or, I Won an Andy Phillips Game (2019)

> x mirror (@ Gaming Room)

Your mirror is about two feet square, and fixed on a beam above the top of the wall just beyond--and outside--your door, high enough for you to be able to see it. It's operated by the two cords hanging by the window.

[if mirror covered:] And normally, you'd be able to look into the mirror, if one of the guys had not thrown a black towel over it. The towel hangs over the near upper corner of the mirror, so you can't see anything in the mirror at all! Come on, guys!

[if mirror is vertical and mirror covered:] The mirror is set to its most vertical angle, which normally gives a view of part of the bottom floor and the front door of the house.

[if mirror is mid-angled and mirror covered:] The mirror is set to its middle angle, which normally gives a view of the stairway.

[if mirror uncovered and exterior light off:] The mirror is dark. There don't seem to be any other lights on in the house.

[if mirror is mid-angled and exterior light on:] The mirror is set to its middle angle, giving a view of the stairway, and your door and the bathroom door across the hall.

[if mirror is horizontal and exterior light on:] The mirror is tilted to its lowest angle, giving a view of the floor and the top steps. There is nothing unusual within view in the mirror, other than your black towel lying on the floor.

[if mirror is vertical and exterior light on:] The top of the mirror is raised to its maximum height, giving a view of the stairs and the dark, unlit room beyond. There is nothing unusual within view in the mirror.

[if exterior light on and mirror is mid-angled and mirror is uncovered and jumprope unknown:] Okay, there is something unusual in that view, though you cannot quite make it out.

[if exterior light on and mirror uncovered and jumprope unknown:] You usually look at the mirror through your spyglass, for more detail.

[if exterior light on and mirror is mid-angled and jumprope known:] In the mirror, you see the outline of a very taut jumprope stretched across the hallway, between your door and the bathroom door.

Frozen (1996)

> x mirror (@ Attic)

The image jumps into focus, though the room you can see is not this one. In fact, it looks like the computer lab. The students you last saw frozen solid are now typing busily away. And sitting in the back, chin in hand, peacefully dozing behind a computer, is you!

Gaucho (2012)

> x mirror (@ Barber Shop)

What you see isn't exactly a picture of the perfect human specimen.

Geist (2014)

> x mirror (@ Front Hall)

[if as yourself:]The old mirror is framed with an ornate battle scene of demons and angels. At first look you almost don't recognize yourself, there is something dark and slightly warped about the image and you struggle to make out various shapes shifting in the background.

[if as cat:]The mirror continues to show things that seem vaguely familiar but it's mostly in shades of light and shadow. Then, you see a figure. It might be you. It might be another would-be-inheritor in another would-be-manor. The figure is standing in a room surrounded by books lined up neatly on bookshelves. The figure takes one book in particular from the shelf and then, suddenly vanishes. A moment in time later, the figure reappears, smiles and places the book back on the shelf.

Germania (2008)

> x mirror (@ Hole (top of))

A mirror, covered by a wooden frame, roughly seven feet tall. It reflects the light coming from the south into the ceiling which in turn returns light to the bottom of the hole.

> x broken mirror (@ Hole (bottom of))

[if unrepaired:]Pieces of a broken mirror lay all over the floor.

[if repaired:]A six to seven feet tall mirror. Impressive to think this was broken just moments ago.

> x mirror to the left (@ Fork)

A heavy mirror with a wooden frame. It points to the northeast.

> x mirror to the north (@ Fork)

A heavy mirror with a wooden frame. It points to the south.

> x mirror to the right (@ Fork)

A heavy mirror with a wooden frame. It points to the northwest.

> x north mirror (@ The Room of Mirrors)

The mirror is probably ten to twelve feet tall and it reaches the ceiling which is another giant mirror.

The mirror reflects your image.

There is also a northeast mirror, an east mirror, a southeast mirror, a southwest mirror, a west mirror, and a northwest mirror in The Hall of Mirrors that look identical to the north mirror.

> x south mirror (@ The Room of Mirrors)

The mirror is probably ten to twelve feet tall and it reaches the ceiling which is another giant mirror.

The reflected miage on this mirror looks odd.

The Grand Tour (2019)

> x mirror (@ Bathroom)

You look tired after your long shuttle flight to the Thaleia.

Grayscale (2001)

> x mirror (@ Guest Room)

You look into the mirror and see yourself looking back at you. You also notice an inscription on the mirror.

> x mirrors (@ Mirror Room)

Looking into the mirrors you see yourself looking back at you a thousand times over as the reflection bounces back and forth between the walls.

Guttersnipe: Carnival of Regrets (2017)

> x mirrors (@ The fun house)

You never get tired of looking at your own reflection, although you're usually only seeing it in puddles of water or occasionally in a constable's baton before he clocks you. Seeing it in a mirror is a rare treat!

Note you can't reach Maze of Mirrors until the mirrors are broken, and the broken mirrors aren't implemented.

Happy Ever After (2000)

> x mirror (@ Attic)

You look in the mirror, which is tilted [away from or towards] the telescope. You see a pretty nice guy.

Heated (2010)

> x mirror (@ your bathroom)

You look into the mirror see the face of a determined individual. [if naked] Of course, you can also see the nude everything else of a determined individual, [else if wearing wrinkled clothes] Your clothes are a little wrinkled, [else if wearing pressed clothes] Your clothes are sharp and pressed, [end if] but [if unshowered] that's overshadowed by the proverbial stink lines that rise off of you. [else if showered] the real focal point is how crisp and clean you look. [end if]

The House of Mystery (2018)

> x mirror (@ Upstairs Bathroom; Inverted Upper Bathroom)

A doorway?
The portal that takes you between two dimensions: The Regular House & The Inverted House. (Whatever you do now, don't say M-A-R-Y's name.)

I Must Play (2004)

> x rear view mirror (@ Roadside east)

You look into the mirror and see no traffic behind you.

The car's outside mirror has the same description.

Identity Thief (2002)

> x wide mirror (@ Senator Tarlette's bedroom)

[if closed]A wide expanse of reflection, attached to the wall above the dresser. Oddly, you can't see any signs of how it is attached to the wall, no matter how carefully you look.

[else]The mirror is open, revealing a concealed wall safe.

> x mirror (@ Senator Tarlette's bathroom)

A wide glass rectangle affixed to the wall above the sink, this is the sort of mirror used by people who care greatly about their appearance.

You can see your reflection clearly:
Everyone's face is his own, except yours. Your face is everyone's. You paid the doc a little extra, and he gave you the look you wanted. Medium height, medium build, indeterminate race. You're totally unremarkable, which is just the way you want it.
Your only notable feature is a nasty puncture wound on your left side[if bandaged], which has been covered by an improvised bandage[end if].

The Impossible Bottle (2020)

> x mirror (@ Bathroom; Master bedroom)

[normal:] You are Emma, six years old. You're wearing a pretty dress, white leggings, and a light blue ribbon in your hair.
[miniature:] You can't get a good view of yourself in the tin foil.

Interface (2009)

> x mirror (@ Bedroom)

You are gripped with shock as you peer into the mirror. While you knew you were no longer in your body, nothing could prepare you for the cold reality of the reflection of a robot staring back at you. Your chassis is roughly pyramid shaped with a white opaque globe mounted at the top, probably concealing the camera that is serving as your eyes. Below the chassis is a system of short treads that allow you to move about. An extension which ends in a simple gripper mechanism protrudes from each face of the pyramid. You are struck by the shabbiness of the construction. Around the edges of the various panels are small gaps and the occasional exposed wire underscoring the makeshift nature of your new body.

> x mirror (@ Hall Bathroom)

It's quite cloudy, but you can just make out something that looks like a white upside-down fish bowl reflected on its surface.

The Island (2013)

> x mirror (@ Bathroom)

Your skin is sun-dappled, ruddy and glowing.

Islands Far Away (2010)

> x mirror (@ bathroom)

What the fuck!?!

You look like a cross between Grizzly Adams and Nosferatu.

Katana (2002)

> x mirror (@ Outside the cave)

It's a beautiful mirror, about two feet long, framed with jewels.

Limp (1998)

> x mirror (@ Bathroom)

The mirror is jutted about three inches from the wall. You glance at it, and for a moment you remember that stunning Symetry game. Your appearance does not help your problem.

Lydia's Heart (2007)

> x hand mirror (@ Bathroom (of house))

The mirror is about three inches wide and two inches high. It’s well polished, but it’s just a piece of glass — there’s no frame or backing.

Martha's Big Date (2008)

> x mirror (@ Your Bedroom)

It's a tall, narrow mirror with a gold frame, and glass in which you can see your reflection.

You're about average height, with dark, naturally curly hair.

You do a little twirl in front of the mirror. [if wearing dress] Your dress fans out around you as you turn[else] Right now, you're in your slip[end if][if wearing shoes], and the high heeled shoes on your feet make you look taller[end if]. [if wearing makeup] Your features are nicely accentuated without looking trashy. [end if][if hair is combed] Your hair is perfect. [end if][if wearing the necklace] A beautiful saphire pendant hangs from a silver chain around your neck and glistens against your skin. [end if]

[if not wearing dress] You really should get dressed; Troy could come at any minute! [end if][if dress is stained] What are you going to do about that horrible stain on your dress? [end if][if not wearing shoes] You should also get some shoes on. [end if][if not wearing necklace] Some jewelry would really help. [end if][if not wearing makeup] You could also do with just a touch of makeup. [end if][if hair is uncombed] By the way, your hair is a frizzy mess. [end if][if not ready for date] Get Moving, girl! [else][Troy arrives. You win the game.][end if]

> x mirror (@ The Bathroom)

It's a large, plain mirror hanging over the bathroom sink. The glass is completely fogged over from all the steam in the room.

Mean Mother Trucker (2021)

> x mirror (@ 18-Wheeler Squealer)

The rear view mirror is used for viewing the road behind you, although it's pretty useless when you're hauling cargo. It's more useful for hanging the dried and dessicated forefoot of a rabbit, something that every trucker knows brings luck. And if you're gonna be running the Devil's Taint, you're gonna need all the luck you can get.

The Mouse Who Woke Up For Christmas (2018)

> x mirror (@ Garden Shed)

A full length (for a mouse) floor mirror with a wooden frame.

Looking into the mirror you see;

A distinguished gentleman mouse named Gerald. You have light tan fur, long whiskers and a pink tail.

You are wearing [your current outfit].

> x bar mirror (@ The Nutcracker Night Club)

A large mirror that runs the whole length of the bar.

Looking into the mirror you see;

A distinguished gentleman mouse named Gerald. You have light tan fur, long whiskers and a pink tail.

You are wearing [your current outfit].

> x mirror ball (@ The Nutcracker Night Club)

A spherical rotating ball covered in tiny mirror panels. It reflects light from the bottles suspended around it.

Mrs. Pepper's Nasty Secret (2008)

> x mirror (@ Back Bedroom)

The oval mirror on the wall behind the dressing table is rather smudged and flyspecked.

Muggle Studies (2012)

> x Mirror of Erised (@ Mirror Room)

A tall freestanding mirror, somewhat clouded with age. Above the mirror, engraved in its wooden frame, are the words "Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi."

[if 1st time, add this paragraph and next:] You see not your face, but someone else's. It's Sangita.

She's contact juggling, using her tourmaline ball. [if carrying the ball] It's exactly like the one you're carrying; they're practically twins. [end if] She's doing it just for you, to entertain you. She's very good, even better than you remember. It really seems like the ball is hovering in midair when she does an isolation—and then she takes her hands away, and it is hovering in midair, and she's smiling at you like the Cheshire cat.

Not Much Time (2002)

> x mirror (@ Your Auntie's Bathroom)

This is the mirror that has watched people use the bathroom for years. It gives you the creeps knowing what it has seen.

Nothing But Mazes (2019)

> x mirror (@ Bathroom)

It’s a standard plate glass mirror. Looking into it, you see that you’re visibly older than you once were, with deeper wrinkles and more textured skin. Your hair, gray as ever, is combed attractively.

Opening Night (2008)

> x mirror (@ Dressing Room)

In the mirror you see an image of yourself in your tattered suit, distorted by a hundred cracks.

Passenger (2004)

> x mirror (@ Wizard's Quarters)

A full-length mirror with a wooden frame, coupled to a brass stand. You catch a glimpse of yourself in the battered glass.
You look as you've always done.

Perdition's Flames (1993)

> x mirror (@ Bathroom)

It's a small mirror, about two feet by a foot and a half.

> x mirrors (@ Just Mirrors)

There are mirrors of all sizes, large and small. Each is labeled with a price tag; you see small mirrors for twenty-five hellmids, medium-sized mirrors for fifty hellmids, and larger mirrors for anything from seventy-five to several hundred hellmids. Unfortunately, they're all too expensive for you.

Plaque (2000)

> x mirror (@ Dressing Room)

It's an ordinary mirror. You are unsurprised to see yourself staring back from it.

Ponderances (2014)

> x mirror (@ Crew Quarters)

You look into the mirror and realise that...

You are a potato!

You explode into a pulp at the realization of this fact.

A voice somewhere says: "Thanks for playing!"

Porter Cave Adventure (2019)

> x mirror (@ Round Room)

In the mirror you see yourself. At least, you think you see yourself. You appear to be a massive eyeball, the sides and back of your eye encased in jet black skin. You can't recall yourself ever looking like this, but you can't recall looking like anything else either.

Professor Frank (2011)

> x mirror (@ Yellow Room)

The mirror is against the north wall of the room. Frank peers into it.....and of course only sees his reflection.

The Quest of the Golden Banana (2004)

> x mirror (@ Another Cave)

The mirror is about three foot tall by eighteen inches wide. It is brightly silvered, so that your reflection in it is no more flattering than you would expect.

Return to the Stars (2021)

> x mirrors (@ Communal Washroom)

[if a mirror is broken:] You smashed one mirror, but three remain.

You regard yourself in one of the mirrors: [insert response to EXAMINE ME]

Rippled Flesh (1996)

> x mirror (@ Bathroom)

You look into the mirror and see a balding middle aged man. It takes a few moments to realize that this is you. Your protruding stomach causes you once again to think about last night. Could something be implanted into your stomach?

Several Other Tales from Castle Balderstone (2020)

> x mirror (@ Counter)

The mirror took up as much of the wall as possible. I remember it was really clean, unlike everything else in that place.

[if spider on counter, add:] I could see the spider's reflection in the mirror, and that scared me a second time.

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

> x mirror (@ Plain White Room)

Your weary face stares back at you from the great mirror, eyes like black caverns in the soft light. Clouds billow endlessly behind your ragged reflection, their snowy depths lines with shades of gray and blue. Pale flickers of heat lightning seem to outline shadowy forms beyond the clouds, but you can't make out what they are.
The mirror has become transparent, revealing a glowing passageway leading north. Its surface shimmers with energy, but it looks safe to walk through. At the end of the passageway, you see an inviting tropical garden.

> x mirror (@ Clearing)

The mirror has become transparent, revealing a glowing passageway leading south. Its surface shimmers with energy, but it looks safe to walk through. At the end of the passageway, you see a plain, white room.

> x mirror (@ Elegant Boudoir)

The heavy mirror glows with energy. Swirling patterns of white and rose and deep magenta prevent you from seeing a reflection.
Once again you are drawn into the swirling colors. You see... [the vision of your date with Hilary, then] ...you find yourself in Erzulie's boudoir again.

So, You've Never Played a Text Adventure Before, Huh? (2014)

> x mirror (@ Bedroom)

Your hair is a mess, but you've seen worse.
Your hair looks much better now.
That flower really does look cute on you. It lends an element of youthful innocence that nicely complements the mature stoicism you've been cultivating since the beginning of high school.

SpeedIF of Destiny or Nothing, Punk (2003)

> x mirror (@ Your apartment)

[before going to work:] Sometimes you dream about escaping, entering the land beyond the mirror...
It is wrong to have such dreams, but you can't help it. Once you considered getting treatment for it, but you have a nagging feeling that it's wiser not to mention those dreams to anyone, at all.
[after:] You stare at the mirror, longing for escape — and relief.
Your mirror image shakes the head disapprovingly. What would your employer say, if they knew...?

Tex Bonaventure and the Temple of the Water of Life (2013)

> x mirror (@ An Evil Bathroom)

You see yourself, but not as you normally see yourself. As others see you. What you normally see as a dashing demeanor comes across as pompous. That cheeky grin is a sneer. And your hair looks incredibly strange parted on the other side.

Toasterama (2000)

> x mirror (@ Bedroom)

You see a very haggard-looking individual staring back at you.

Tryst of Fate (1995)

> x mirror (@ Master Bathroom)

A bedraggled yet inquisitive face looks back at you.

> x mirror (@ Saloon)

[in present:] The mirror is quite overwhelming in size. Time, however, has started to take its toll on the mirror as indicated by the wavy distortions in the reflection.
[in past:] The mirror is quite overwhelming in size. Its surface is nearly perfect and shows no signs of distortion.

Underground (2019)

> x south mirror (@ Iron Hall)

You look at the south mirrored wall and find nothing of interest there.

> x west mirror (@ Iron Hall)

You see the light from your lantern in the mirrored wall.

> x east mirror (@ Iron Hall)

You see the light from your lantern bounce around the mirrored wall. The stairs are distorting most of the reflection.

> x north mirror (@ Iron Hall)

The north mirrored wall is a bit more reflective than the others. despite it being on the other end of the hall. The light from your lantern is looking dim in contrast. like the wall is pulling your light, and using the light to brighten itself. Or your just too far at the moment. Try getting closer and examining again.

> x mirror (@ North end of Iron Hall)

This is the north end mirror. Your lantern shimmers in the mirror, Now that you are closer to it. Reflections are great in this mirror. Possibly it may have magical properties, maybe a special word to activate it's power.

Unity! (1998)

> x mirror (@ Top of the Tower)

[normal:] In tiny letters along the top of the frame is written:
'Alice' Brand Looking-Glass
A product of Frobozz Inc.
[reversed:] In tiny letters along the top of the frame is written:
ssalG-gnikooL dnarB 'ecilA'
.cnI zzoborF fo tcudorp A

Unscientific Fiction (2008)

> x mirror (@ Bathroom)

Well, well. You certainly are good looking for a robot. You almost wouldn't even want your old body back. Almost.

What Heart Heard Of, Ghost Guessed (2021)

> x mirror (@ Sunlit Attic)

The mirror is an old-fashioned upright looking glass, darkened in places.

You look into the mirror. You can see the curtains, the chest, the shadows reflected in the mirror, but nothing else. You move a little, left and right (why does moving feel so strange?), and the mirror continues to reflect only the room around you. And suddenly you feel something. Fear. You have a distinct memory of fearing and avoiding mirrors, and this emotion crashes over you:

Fear mirror.

The mirror explodes into shards of glass that fly towards you. You cringe and duck-- with that same boneless feeling-- but the glass shards simply fly through you, hitting the floor behind you. Behind the mirror is a locket necklace on the floor.

You just broke the mirror! How did you do that? It was the emotion. You feared the mirror and it broke.

Whitefield Academy of Witchcraft (2014)

> x mirror (@ Foyer)

The blandly pretty face of an information sprite floats in the glass. You can ASK her about topics related to the school and for the location of the students, although she's a pretty old model and might not be reliable.

The Wizard's Apprentice (2013)

> x mirror (@ The Study)

It is quite a large mirror that spans the entire east side of this room. You see your own reflection quite clearly in it. It looks magical.

The Xylophoniad (2016)

> x mirror (@ Barber's shop)

You can just about make out the outline of a mercenary adventuress peering back at you. It's not a very good mirror.

You Are Here (2001)

> x mirror (@ Opulent Suite)

By sheer coincidence, the mirror is centered directly over the bear-skin rug. However, apart from the sight of a [if male] ruggedly handsome barbarian hero [else if female] devastatingly beautiful valkyrie warrior [end if], you see nothing special.

Zozzled (2019)

> x mirror (@ Dressing Room)

Wowee! You are one tempting tank of tomato juice, if you do say so yourself. And you do!

Default response instances

Ferryman's Gate (2020): mirror @ Small Bathroom.
Ferryman's Gate (2020): mirror @ West Bathroom.
Ferryman's Gate (2020): mirror @ East Bathroom.

No examining supported instances

Best Gopher Ever (2018): hand mirror @ Museum.

Synonyms of other things instances

Aunt Nancy's House (1997): mirror ≡ medicine cabinet @ Bathroom.
Cragne Manor (2018): mirror ≡ bathroom fixures @ Bathroom ... in Space.
Lydia's Heart (2007): mirror ≡ medicine cabinet @ Bathroom (of Cabin One).
Lydia's Heart (2007): mirror ≡ bathroom fixtures @ Bathroom (of other cabins).
Lydia's Heart (2007): mirrors ≡ brass clips @ Office.
Maiden of the Moonlight (1996): mirror ≡ vanity @ Bedroom.
Where There's A Will (2005): mirror ≡ cabinet @ Large Bathroom.

Unimportant response instances

Amusement Park (2004): mirrors @ House of mirrors.