A Conversation for H2G2 Space Centre
The Hungus Problem
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Sep 23, 2000
Never mind, Affy, you can still be a part of the party...
Any of you guys got a carrier bag? The sort without the little holes in the bottom...?
The Hungus Problem
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Sep 24, 2000
* The Jelly prefers the way Affy looks now...
The Hungus Problem
Chrome101 Posted Sep 24, 2000
EEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
*With a death-defying scream Chrome leaps onto the Hungus's back and rides it around the clearing, trying not to stamp anything of value.*
I'm gon' bust yo' ass, sucka!
*-He screams to the monster, dragging the Big gun from his shoulder holster.*
The Hungus Problem
Garius Lupus Posted Sep 24, 2000
*The mama hungus bucks wildly, but Chrome manages to maintain his seat, although losing his grip and dropping the big gun in the process. After a spectacular ride, the Mama Hungus finally stops bucking, shrugs in a uniquely Hungusy manner and saunters off to her baby. With a gentle nudge from her nose, she frees the baby from the mud and begins to trot off into the jungle. Meanwhile, Chrome has been madly trying to steer the Hungus, but to no avail. Although she seems resigned to his presence on her back, she in no way acknowledges any instructions from him.*
Hey Affy, do you have a krebf spell (repair willful damage) in your book for the jewel?
The Hungus Problem
Dizzy H. Muffin Posted Sep 24, 2000
[Link takes out the Ocarina of Time and plays Zelda's Lullaby on it. http://www.fortunecity.com/bennyhills/Woopie/192/ocarina/of_time/Zelda.mid The gem is fixed.]
The Hungus Problem
Mew (who is hovering in midair unless otherwise stated) Posted Sep 24, 2000
[Mew uses "Softboiled". Affy is fi -- er, healed.] 
So that would be time for a new subject, then...?
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Sep 24, 2000
So that would be time for a new subject, then...?
Mew (who is hovering in midair unless otherwise stated) Posted Sep 25, 2000
}Now what?{
So that would be time for a new subject, then...?
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Sep 25, 2000
* The Jelly shrugs, which is quite a sight to behold.
So that would be time for a new subject, then...?
Afgncaap5 Posted Sep 25, 2000
Now, I suppose we have to follow the Hungi, and save Chrome from having to ride it everywhere. It isn't really easy to follow them, so we should start moving.
*Affy, after thanking people for repairing the gem (was more concerned about that than his physical well-being), starts following the faint trail left by the hungi*
So that would be time for a new subject, then...?
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Sep 25, 2000
* "faint trail" = hoofprints over a foot deep, leading through a tunnel of smashed and trampled undergrowth...
So that would be time for a new subject, then...?
Dizzy H. Muffin Posted Sep 26, 2000
[Link] I turned eleven yesterday.
[YK] Oh. Happy birthday.
[YC] So, when you draw the Master Sword, you go /six/ years in the future, right?
[Link] Yeah.
So that would be time for a new subject, then...?
Afgncaap5 Posted Sep 26, 2000
Happy birthday, Link!
*Pulls out a scroll with the FILFRE spell on it. He makes a few alterations to the scroll, and casts it. The scroll dissapears in a flash of light, and several blinding fireworks appear in the sky*
Happy Birthday, Link!
Beyond Zork is copyrighted by Infocom, and was written by 'Professor' Brian Moriarty...
*After that is a long list of Beta Testers, program development engineers, and the like who were involved in Beyond Zork, the only Zork story that has any scenes in the Jungles of Miznia. Affy ignores it, and continues to follow the trail which, by the way, is actually very hard to follow, because the Hungus is part *sheep*. There's still a faint trail, but it's hard to follow. Affy is walking along the path, but trips over a small stone. He picks himself up, brushes himself off, and is about to continue when he notices what he tripped over: a greenish/gray gemstone that doesn't look remarkably valuable, but provides a faint, greenish light. Affy appears entranced*
That...that's Illumynite...Illumynite...Illumyn..., er sorry.
*Manages to stop looking at it, but pockets the Illumynite anyway*
So that would be time for a new subject, then...?
Mew (who is hovering in midair unless otherwise stated) Posted Sep 27, 2000
}What's Illumynite?
So that would be time for a new subject, then...?
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Sep 27, 2000
* The jelly shrugs again, or it may just be an aftershock of the previous shrug... It's not entirely obvious which.
So that would be time for a new subject, then...?
Afgncaap5 Posted Sep 27, 2000
*Hears Mew's question. Without looking up from the trail, he responds*
It's an element unique to Zork, with certain properties unlike any other. It can give off a faint greenish light, which is enhanced near radio speakers. It also acts as a 'magnet' to magical energy. There is even a story that, in the future of Zork, a chunk of Illumynite will gain enough magic that it will turn into a sentient being, and begin a campaign for world domination. But that's not supposed to happen for another five hundred years. Then again, Illumynite isn't even supposed to be discovered for another four hundred...
*Starts to wonder about the pocketed gem*
The Illuminyte Problem
Dizzy H. Muffin Posted Sep 27, 2000
[All five, in chorus] I have a bad feeling about this.
The Illuminyte Problem
Mew (who is hovering in midair unless otherwise stated) Posted Sep 27, 2000
Mew!
The Illuminyte Problem
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Sep 28, 2000
Affy, you have the map - is this leading us towards or away from the Mangar?
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The Hungus Problem
- 641: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Sep 23, 2000)
- 642: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Sep 24, 2000)
- 643: Chrome101 (Sep 24, 2000)
- 644: Garius Lupus (Sep 24, 2000)
- 645: Dizzy H. Muffin (Sep 24, 2000)
- 646: Mew (who is hovering in midair unless otherwise stated) (Sep 24, 2000)
- 647: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Sep 24, 2000)
- 648: Dizzy H. Muffin (Sep 25, 2000)
- 649: Mew (who is hovering in midair unless otherwise stated) (Sep 25, 2000)
- 650: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Sep 25, 2000)
- 651: Afgncaap5 (Sep 25, 2000)
- 652: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Sep 25, 2000)
- 653: Dizzy H. Muffin (Sep 26, 2000)
- 654: Afgncaap5 (Sep 26, 2000)
- 655: Mew (who is hovering in midair unless otherwise stated) (Sep 27, 2000)
- 656: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Sep 27, 2000)
- 657: Afgncaap5 (Sep 27, 2000)
- 658: Dizzy H. Muffin (Sep 27, 2000)
- 659: Mew (who is hovering in midair unless otherwise stated) (Sep 27, 2000)
- 660: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Sep 28, 2000)
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