Forest of the Lost by Saucepan Sue

Forest of the Lost

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Small Clearing is a room. "You wake up in a small clearing. How did you get here? You can see a trail to your north and to your east, an area that leads to a river."

Trail is north of Small Clearing. "This is a rocky path, but a beautiful one nonetheless."

River is east of Small Clearing. "Maybe you can cross this river if you have a key to the bridge that leads across."

Gate is a door. Gate is east of River. Key unlocks Gate. Gate is locked.

Bushy Place is a room. Bushy place is north of trail. "There is a small key lying nearby."

Key is an object. Key is in Bushy Place. Key unlocks Gate.

Cobble path is a room. Cobble path is east of gate. "A stone path lies ahead of you."  

Cave is west of trail. "A dark, gloomy cave. You don't know what secrets it may hold..."

Ore deposit is down of cave. "There is a glittering turquoise stone lying on the ground..." 

Turquoise is an object in ore deposit. "Will you keep the beautiful mineral? Maybe it will come in handy later." 

Inn is east of cobble path. "There is a cabin sitting in the middle of the forest. Outside the Inn, an old man sits. 'Free dinner today!' He says. 'Today only!'" 

Dining room is north of Inn. "As you walk into the Inn, you see a great feast. All kinds of food..."

Salad is an object. Salad is in dining room. Salad is edible. After eating salad, move player to Dark Woods.

Dark Woods is a room. "After eating the salad, you went to bed... but now, you are in a dark forest. There is a clearing to the south."

Field is south of Dark Woods. "The wind blows your hair in front of your face. You see your house in the distance..."

Paved road is east of field. "Surprisingly, you see your house in the distance. The forest where you came from is too dark to traverse right now."

Your house is north of paved road. "Your dad is waiting by the door with dinner for you. 'Hey! How was your forest expedition?' You don't tell him what EXACTLY happened, but you describe it alright." 

Food is an object in Your house. Food is edible. After eating food, move player to bedroom.

Bedroom is a room. "Ugh... your epic adventure was only a dream. How boring!"

Dark house is a room. Dark house is north of bedroom. "You look around for your parents, but it only takes a split second before you realise that there is nobody there."

Stormy woods is a room. Stormy woods is west of Dark house. "Where the city was, there is now a mess of trees and bushes. It is raining hard. You need to find shelter."

Pop-up tent is an object. Pop-up tent is in Stormy woods.
After taking pop-up tent: say "you take the tent, but it is no good against the elements. The tent floods and you drown."; end the game in death.

Ruins is north of stormy woods. "You are in a deserted area with ruins of some ancient place. Suddenly, you hear a voice. 'Please. Go up so I may speak with you.'"

Cliff is above Ruins. "The voice starts talking. 'I need you to save this world, the spirit realm.' It says. 'Go to the place where we thrive.'"

Graveyard is east of ruins. "There is nobody here, but you do see, surprisingly, two spirits. One says 'Follow me to the lake, It is south of here.'"

Frozen lake is south of graveyard. "The spirit says to go down, under the ice. Says that fate will meet you. You should probably obey."

Icy waters is below Frozen lake. "You look around, you feel frozen in time as you realise you haven't had food for a day. You are unbelivably hungry." 

Fish is an object. Fish is in Icy waters. Fish is edible. 
After eating fish:
say "You feel the cold water rush towards you as you try to grab the fish, and you writhe in pain. You try to scream, but no words come out. Just when you feel like your head is splitting apart, everything goes black."; move player to Nurse's hut.

Nurse's hut is a room. "You wake up in a room that looks rather like a hut. There is a nurse in cool-looking clothes near you. Out the window, you see a thriving village. It looks like it is Spring. The nurse starts talking. 'Oh... oh my, are you awake? You really are! You have been in a coma for so long. We found you washed up on our shores, half dead, in the middle of winter. You can go outside if you like.'"

Village is a room. Village is north of Nurse's hut. "It is beautiful outside. A villager comes over to you and starts talking. 'Oh my! You were the one who was in a coma for two months, aren't you? This is Brooksevii island. To the west is the eatery- you can get food there.'"
 
Eatery is a room. Eatery is west of village. "So much delicious food. You see fruit, meat, and sushi. What should you eat for dinner?"

Fruit is an object in eatery. "There is a delicious melon on the center table." Fruit is edible.

Meat is an object in eatery. "A large slab of steak is on a table to the side." Meat is edible.

Sushi is an object in eatery. "There are crab rolls, salmon rolls, and rolls with exotic fish on the far end of the center table." Sushi is edible.

Hotel is north of village. "What a beautiful Inn! You pick a comfortable bed close to the corner- both the pillows and matress are stuffed with feathers. You think about everything that has happened thus far. You had a dream about a forest, then you found your home was different than it should be... and then you washed up on a tropical island! It's all so crazy... Anyways, you have some leftover dinner... you think you want to have a before-bed snack."

Leftovers is an object in Hotel. Leftovers is edible. after eating Leftovers, move player to Night Village.

Night Village is a room. "You are woken up by a piercing cry. 'ATTACK!' Someone screams, someone you are sure is not from the village. You have to get out of here, and somehow you know the way is south." 

QUACK is above Night Village. "'QUAK QWAK QUAK QUACK QAK QUK QUAK QU A CC QU ACC QUACC QUACK' Says Candycat. (QWACK QUACK QACK)"
 
Forest of the Lost is south of Night Village. "You run, and run, and run, and run some more. Only one villager escaped- someone named Shauna. 'Are you okay?' She asks. When you reply that, yes, you are okay, Shauna starts talking. 'This is the forest of the lost. So, it is true. We are spirits now. Anyone who enters this forest becomes one.' You feel numb with shock. You? Dead? You are sad and curious at the same time. To your West, you see a bulletin board. To your East you see a clearing."

Bulletin Board area is west of Forest of the Lost. "There is a dusty, wooden, ruleboard. 'Rule number one- No returning to the mortal world. Rule number two- You may only talk to mortals if they contact you. Rule number three- You now know all languages, animal and human. Use them wisely.'"

Spiritbox is a room. Spiritbox is east of Forest of the Lost. "To your North there is a thriving village, full of spirits."

Lostvillage is a room. Lostvillage is north of Lost clearing. The description of Lostvillage is "In the village, you see many different places. There is a board nearby that says the directions of each place. SOUTH, village exit. SOUTHEAST, Groceries. EAST, Lost Eatery. NORTHEAST, Lost Inn. NORTH, Spirit Registration. NORTHWEST, Grassy Park. WEST, Amusement Park. SOUTHWEST, Memory Chamber."

Grocery Store is southeast of Lostvillage. "You can see many groceries here. A cashier, also a spirit walks up to you. 'First time? Anything you see here is free, as a gift for first-timers.'" 

Carrot is an object. Carrot is in grocery store. Lettuce is an object. lettuce is in grocery store. Banana is an object. banana is in Grocery Store. Steak is an object. steak is in grocery store. Ghost Sandwich is an object. ghost sandwich is in grocery store.