Suns in Interactive Fiction

Let's look at the sun! Careful! Don't stare at it!

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Additional Tales from Castle Balderstone (2019)

> x sun (@ Desert)

Roberto chides you: "Don't look directly into el sol, Magdalena. It will hurt your ojos." How did he know what you were looking at?

Aesthetic Deletions (2003)

> x sun (@ Deck)

The sun looks like the sun. You can't look at it anyway, because that would damage your eyes.

AFGNCAAP - IF Agent! Todays Adventure: Holy Goat! (2007)

> x sun (@ In the air)

Come on, this is SpeedIF.

And the Waves Choke the Wind (2000)

> x sun (@ Shore)

The blood-red sun hangs motionless in the sky.

Arborea (2022)

> x sun (@ The Vast Plains of the Serengeti)

It's large, red, and low towards the west.

> x sun (@ An Island in the Caribbean)

It's directly overhead.

Ariadne in Aeaea (2016)

> x sun (@ Rugged hills)

Your maternal grandfather shines high and hot in the sky. Which is exactly how Mother always described him.

The Ascent of the Gothic Tower (2014)

> x sun (@ Lawn)

The setting sun is "directly" behind the tower (actually, it is separated from the tower by ninety-three million miles of empty space).

Buried in Shoes (2008)

> x sun (@ Shoe Room)

The Sun's light is weak, as if wearied by the ages.

The Cabal (2004)

> x sun (@ Top of the Pyramid of Menkaure, Giza, Egypt)

The sun shines fiercely in the blue desert sky.

Campus Invaders (2022)

> x sun (@ Terrace)

The terrace is flooded with warm sunshine.

The Chinese Room (2007)

> x sun (@ Roof)

You'll go blind, you know.

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

> x sun (@ Marseilles - Pont du Gard Inn)

Blazing bright, it's above your head and you realize it's lunchtime.

Darkiss Chapter 1: the Awakening (2015)

> x sun (@ Crypt)

Painted on the ceiling shines the red sun of Valmar that lights up the dark nights of vampires like you with its eight evil rays.

Down, the Serpent and the Sun (2015)

> x sun (@ Stomach)

Its circle has collapsed. Little flames leap and dart across its fractured shell. Now that the serpent has consumed the sun, it will continue to degrade until its embers perish and its warmth has been absorbed into the beast.

Dr Ego and the egg of Man-Toomba (2020)

> x sun (@ Temple)

The sun is engraved into a slab of stone, embedded in the floor. There are holes in the slab. It may be possible to open.

Dragon Flies Like Labradorite (2011)

> x sun (@ Village Square)

The sun's out but it's a bit cold for your liking. At least it's not snowing.

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

> x sun (@ The Laboratory)

The sun is visibly smaller than viewed from the Earth, but it's still powerful in the Martian noon. It's almost directly overhead.

Earl Grey (2009)

> x sun (@ Eaves)

The sun hangs low in the sky, suffusing the air and water below with heat and energy.
The sun has business elsewhere.

Easter Egg Hunt 2020 (2020)

> x sun (@ In the Veldt)

You don't think any human being could survive long under this sun.

> x sun (@ Gargantuan Gazebo)

You know you shouldn't stare at the sun, but when you're looking at it from outside the solar system, it's just not as bright as it would be from Earth.

Empty rooms (2011)

> x sun (@ #4)

When watching directly into the sun your eyes get hurt so you turn your head into another direction and sees a lantern in the corner of this room.

The First Snows of Winter (2013)

> x sun (@ Temple)

This huge gold disc is engraved with a stylised depiction of the sun, the symbol of Soltan, the ruler of the gods.

For A Change (1999)

> x sun (@ Under the High Wall)

Noon may come some day, and with it the sun, but until then the shade prevails.

> x sun (@ Observation Room)

There never will be sun here.

> x sun (@ On The High Wall)

The sun beams with unparalleled warmth and glory.

Foreign Soil (2020)

> x sun (@ Next to the airlock)

The sun is high in the zenith and is burning down on you mercilessly. Apart from the ship, there are no objects here that could provide a little shade.

The Four Eccentrics (2019)

> x sun (@ Dusty Afternoon)

You can only assume that the enameled smiling sun, designed to swing around on a pin, indicates that the smock's time must refer to the early afternoon. It looks like it could be reversed by giving it a little push, like a button.

Frobozz Magic Support (1996)

> x sun (@ End of path)

The sun is visible to the south of here.

> x sun (@ Forest)

The sun is obscured by the trees here.
The sun appears to be shining from the [compass-direction].

The sun's description is randomized every time you or the tourist go any direction in the forest.

Gaia, Živa, Jarilo (2020)

> x sun (@ Planetarium Floor)

You could try touching it.

The 'sun' is part of an orrery.

Gaucho (2012)

> x sun (@ Secluded Alley)

The sun beats down on you without mercy.

Grooverland (2021)

> x sun orb (@ Sunroom)

It is a clear orb wrapped in a plastic frame.

Halothane (1999)

> x sun (@ Open Field)

Looking at the sun directly would blind you, so you content yourself with a quick, indirect glance. It seems to be in fine form.

The Hidden King's Tomb (2022)

> x sun (@ Bottom of The Sinkhole)

The warmth of the sun feels good on your skin. There must be some way to reach the surface.

Intro to Jabberwocky (2004)

> x suns (@ Shore of the Wabe)

The suns have recently risen in the west, and they're at the point called "brillig," where they're level with each other in the sky. Soon, the smaller, faster sun will pull ahead of the larger.

Journey from an Islet (2001)

> x sun (@ Mountaintop)

You see no sun here.
Very low in the east.
In the east.
Above in the centre of the sky.
Just about behind the western mountain.
Hidden behind the mountain in the west.
Hidden below the horizon.

Katana (2002)

> x sun (@ Shinobu Park entrance)

The sun is gradually descending, painting the sky with subtle touches of red and gold.

> x sun (@ Antechamber)

Your vision is severely limited by the strange darkness, but the few steps you can see have tiny suns carved into them, one per step.
The suns are glowing brightly, filling the stairway and antechamber with an unearthly amber radiance.

> x sun (@ Rice paddy, Yumo province)

The setting sun is melting into the horizon, slowly dissolving into a bright crimson puddle.

Koustrea's Contentment (2015)

> x sun panel (@ Marble Hall (near the Golden Door))

It looks like a sun to you, with a glaring corona.

> x sun (@ Rooftop)

The huge red sun looms in the east and encroaches uncomfortably.

Lazy Gods of Earth (2002)

> x sun (@ Private Beach)

The sun shines brightly in the blue sky.

> x sun (@ Barren Plain)

Big as an orange, the sun sits suspended above the plain to the west.

The Lesson of the Tortoise (1997)

> x sun (@ The Cellar)

The sun is carved from a bright yellow wood.

Lethe Flow Phoenix: A Flight of Fantasy (1995)

> x sun (@ A grassy field, by an apple tree)

[originally:] The sun is high in the sky, as usual. It doesn't seem to be moving, though.
[0 to 3:] The sun is rising in the east. It doesn't actually seem to move, though, no matter how long you look at it.
[4 to 7:] The sun is high in the sky overhead. It doesn't actually seem to move, though, no matter how long you look at it.
[8 to 11:] The sun is setting in the west. It doesn't actually seem to move, though, no matter how long you look at it.

The Lonely Troll (2022)

> x sun (@ (all locations))

The sun shines in the sky.
The sun is setting.

Lydia's Heart (2007)

> x sun (@ Office)

The sun is shining in the window.

> x sun (@ A Sumptuously Decorated Chamber)

Rays radiate from the sun disc.

Man Overboard!!! (2006)

> x sun (@ Ship's deck)

You peer up at the Sun, shielding your eyes with your hand. The Sun throws a friendly wink in your direction, and gives you a reassuring thumbs up...That's nice, you think. At least someone's on your side.

MythTale (2002)

> x sun (@ Office)

Bright sunlight streams in through the window.

> x sun (@ Clifftop in northern Crete)

The burning sun tracks a blazing path across the brilliant sky.

> x sun (@ Meadows of Nemea)

Reflections of sunlight dance on the surface of the mountain steam.

> x sun (@ Late afternoon, on the road to Corinth)

You cannot look directly at the sun, but you feel the baking heat hammering down at you.

> x sun (@ In the Agora, near the merchants' stalls)

The midsummer sun burns down from the cloudless sky above.

Old Jim's Convenience Store (2019)

> x sun (@ On The Porch)

You try to keep from your mind the thought that the setting sun is any kind of metaphor of your current career path. Instead, you take a moment to inhale the cool, fresh air and enjoy what you can of the beautiful scenery.

On The Cross (2004)

> x sun (@ Roadside)

A sharp pain flashes through your retina while a recollection of advice given earlier in your life flashes through your mind.

Out (2019)

> x sun (@ Your town)

A large boiling fusion reactor which powers your home planet.

Pen and Paint (2010)

> x sun (@ Atop the Rugged Tree)

It burns brightly in the sky.

Pollo y Camino (1998)

> x sun (@ Middle of the Road)

You can't look directly into the blazing yellow orb, and avert your gaze from it after a few moments.

La Seine (2009)

> x sun (@ Près du parc)

There's something about the dappled rays of light that make you uncomfortable right now. You look away from the sun.

The Temple of Shorgil (2018)

> x sun (@ Portico)

The sun is high overhead.

(Don't worry about checking the sun. You have plenty of time.)

Default response instances

Bugged (2001): sun @ Small Garden.

Synonyms of other things instances

Dr Ego and the egg of Man-Toomba (2020): sun ≡ sky @ The Maro River.
Glowgrass (1997): sun ≡ scenes @ Martian Sunset; Antarctic Sunrise.