===> Nuvola: Start the game. [LOCKED to Phaest & Nuvola]

[nuvola]

You have been waiting for this moment for days. Weeks, even! The day you would finally become the transcriber of the greatest game of all time. The game that would save the world!!!

At least you really hope that's what its going to do. Because you cannot imagine a world without Troll Snooki in it, and if this game will save her from a fiery and terrible death, then so be it.

For now, though, you're just going to pop that disc in and watch the loading screen. Gosh! This is just too cool!!!

Oh yeah, you should probably tell Phaest you're starting the game now.

--indigenousBookworm began pestering acuminousInnovator --

okay iii put the diiisc iiin!!!
iii thiiink iiits just iiinstalliiing now
thiiis looks so cool!!!

Comments

[acuminous]

You can't believe it's finally here! But you need to calm down, after all, Nuvola will be looking around your hive any minute now! In retrospect maybe you should have cleaned... your hive is really a mess!

{ I am glad that you approve of my aesthetIc choIce }
{ and yes }
{ InstallatIon does take a whIle }

[nuvola]

iiits really pretty
how long diiid iiit take to program thiiis anyways???

[acuminous]

{ hm }
{ a few months at least }
{ but the tIme was really flyIng by }
{ so It feels shorter than that }
{ and IronIcally }
{ now that It Is actually done }
{ thIs part feels lIke the longest waIt of all }

[nuvola]

hehehe
iii know that feeliiing!!!
well iii thiiink iiits almost done iiif thats any consolatiiion
umm
yes!!!
iiits sayiiing iiits trying to connect to you

[acuminous]

{ perfect }
{ let us see If I enter thIs }
{ yes It Is ready to connect }
{ If you just press enter It should go ahead }

[nuvola]

ok ...
there!!!
wow look at all these buttons ]: O

You are temporarily fascinated by all these thingies you may have to push at some point. Better make sure to jot down some notes in your diary for later!!!

[acuminous]

Nuvola can likely see your whole hive now! Considering that it's not very big... In fact, it looks like a sort of hut made out of sticks and mud. And if she were to zoom out, she would see that it is situated on a RIVER. Yes, you continued the proud building tradition of your dear FANGED BEAVER Lusus, and take great pride in all of the DAM HIVES that you have built since you were young.

{ okay I have trIed to clear as much room as possIble }
{ you can look at all the controls for a lIttle bIt If you lIke }
{ and whenever you are ready }
{ there are some buttons that let you deploy some machInes }
{ put them In the clear space on that sIde of my hIve }

1/3

[nuvola]

okiiie dokiiie!!!
giiive me just a miiinute to take some notes hehe ]: )

You take a few moments to draw a diagram in your diary of the game interface for future reference. You'll need to be able to access the commands quickly if you want to follow Phaest's instructions to a T.

Time to start seeing what just pointing and clicking can do! You aim the cursor at a log floating down the river, and attempt to pick it up.

[nuvola]

Of course, your lusus chooses this moment exactly to bump her head into your arm. What? The noises outside are loud and scary. Unfortunately, this means you've lost control of the cursor, and a log is dropping straight through that lovely stick and mud hive.

[nuvola]

oh my gosh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
phaest are you okay???
iii diiidnt mean for that to happen oh my gosh!!!!!!!!!

[acuminous]

Woah! You were not expecting that! When the log comes crashing down you gracefully YOUTH ROLL out of the way!

Not really, you actually fall on your butt and look up at the sudden hole in your residence.

If it was anyone else you would be ACTUALLY KIND OF MAD, but this is Nuvola...

{ oh geez }
{ what just happened }
{ why dId you do that }

[nuvola]

iii was testiiing piiickiiing somethiiing up and moving iiit
and my lusus ran iiinto my arm because shes scared and iii lost control
iii am so sorry phaest!!!
iii diiidnt mean to ruiiin your hiiive!!!
aaaarghhhhhhh

[acuminous]

{ well It Is not a bIg deal }
{ I mean do not feel too bad about It }
{ accIdents happen and I can always fIx It later }
{ holes actually happen a lot more often then you mIght thInk }
{ of course thIs Is not because of my buIldIng }
{ that Is just the nature of stIcks }
{ they are not the best buIldIng materIal }
{ but famIly tradItIon beIng what It Is }
{ you have to work wIth what you are gIven rIght }
{ I do not know how I even got to thIs topIc }
{ but um }
{ I thInk you get It }

You are not very good at being comforting, are you?

[nuvola]

are you sure ]: (
iii just feel awful about breakiiing iiit
iii could help you rebuiiild iiit iiif you want

[acuminous]

{ no that Is okay }
{ not that I do not thInk you would do a good job }
{ dam physIcs are just trIcky }
{ and I am a lIttle bIt worrIed that you would bring the whole thIng down }
{ do not fret I wIll fIx It later }

[nuvola]

no no no youre riiiight
you are the expert on dam buiiildiiing after all!!!
so iii wiiill leave the buiiildiiing to the expert

ok iii wiiill get started on these other machines now
iiit looks liiike iii need some kiiind of money to make these though

[acuminous]

{ of course }
{ my lusus has had me buIldIng dams lIke thIs sInce I was a lIttle wrIggler }
{ I guess that mIght even be where I got my love of makIng thIngs }
[ of course InventIons are much more InterestIng than dams }
{ but stIll every troll has to start somewhere }

{ yes some of them need money }
{ but there should be some that can be deployed for no fee }
{ those are the ones that you should look for }