games/competition2004/zcode/bluesky/bluesky.scr

You flew in late last night to enjoy a week of good old-fashioned tourism in
Santa Fe, New Mexico. You've always been fascinated with this city, and you were
looking forward to today's group tour, but your vacation isn't off to as good a
start as you had hoped.

You slept in--it must have been those pretzels the stewardess gave you--and now
you've missed your tour group. You frantically get dressed and run downstairs to
the hotel lobby but they have already left. Now what are you going to do?  Your
heart sinks as your hopes of experiencing the history behind the city fly out
the window.

"I think they were going to the plaza first," says the concierge. Apparently
you're not the first tourist to sleep in here. With a hasty 'thank you' you rush
out the door...








Blue Sky
An Interactive Tourist Trap
Copyright (c) 2002 Hans Fugal
Release 3 / Serial number 020408 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/9 

In front of the Inn of the Anasazi
You are on Washington avenue in front of your hotel, the Inn of the Anasazi.
Although you don't recall seeing any Anasazi, you are taken aback by the
beatiful wood facade of the Inn. It has a distinctive Pueblo Indian/Spanish look
that is unique to Santa Fe. Massive vigas that support the second and third
floors protrude from the building and rest on the supporting beams.

There are many people walking up and down Washington Avenue. Quite a few seem to
be headed to the very heart of downtown Santa Fe: the plaza whose east edge lies
just south of here.

A man with loose-fitting earth-toned clothes and a sagging hat is hanging out
nearby. He seems to be waiting for somebody.

>s

Plaza Northeast
Spanish soldiers housed in the presidio to the northwest that is now the Palace
of the Governers once marched on this historic square. It has been the social
center of the city since 1610.

You stand in the northeast corner of the square, and paths cut across the plaza
through the grass and tall trees in all directions. There are many people
wandering around enjoying the beautiful weather. Guessing by their clothing (and
its similarity to your own) you'd say most were tourists, but there are a few
people lingering on the plaza that look like more permanent fixtures.

>e

East Palace Avenue
There seems to be no end to the Santa Fe architecture all around you. It feels
as if you are in a different country with a culture very different--yet very
similar--to your own.

The Institute of American Indian Arts Museum is to the southwest, and to the
north is Sena Plaza. Cathedral Place starts here and goes southeast, where the
St. Francis Cathedral stands majestically.

>n
As you enter the crowded plaza you notice a familiar face across the way. A
waiter from La Casa Sena offers you a free sample of food. You are anxious to
try some authentic New Mexican food, so you accept his offer and take a bite of
the food. Your first reaction is that this is the most delicious food you have
eaten in a long time. After a very short period of bliss you begin to be aware
of an intense burning on your tongue, which spreads across your whole mouth and
down your throat.

Somehow in the middle of your suffering you realize that the familiar face was a
member of your tour group, and they are leaving to the south. You try to push
your way through the crowded plaza to get to your group, but your eyes have
watered up and you can't see where you're going. You nearly run into a drinking
fountain, which isn't such a bad thing you decide. You drink and drink, but
water doesn't seem to help much.

At last, the pain subsides enough for you to function normally, and you rush off
to the south just in time to see your group enter the St. Francis Cathedral.

>w

In front of the Palace of the Governors
You are standing under the portal of the Palace of the Governors. This used to
be the seat of the Spanish government in what is now the American Southwest, and
is the country's oldest public building.

The palace is a long building, running almost the length of the entire block
north of the plaza. It is a beautiful off-white adobe structure, with a patio
shading the people beneath. Native Americans line the wall selling handcrafted
jewelry for a lot of money. But you think to yourself that it must be a fair
price. (You are after all a tourist)

Palace Avenue continues east and west, and the plaza lies south of here.

>sw

Plaza Northwest
Pigeons and people flock on the plaza; the pigeons search for food and the
people for art. Down West Palace Avenue you can see the Museum of Fine Arts, and
to the north is the Palace of the Governors.

>s

Plaza Southwest
Shops and galleries line the plaza, and except for the tourist clothing you feel
like you're in an old Mexican town.

Strains of pan flute music soar from the sidewalk near Woolworths, just across
the street to the south of the plaza. A man is sitting under the shade playing
his flute, oblivious to all around him.

Someone has left a sipa lying at the trunk of a tree.

>get sipa. kick it
You pick up the sipa and notice that it is supple and well-used.
You try to kick the sipa around a few times but hacking never has been one of
your best sports; it lands squatly on the ground.

A playful pigeon struts off after the sipa and carries it back to you in his
beak. Along with the sipa he managed to pick up some mud and grass, which you
wipe off carefully before taking the sipa.

>throw sipa at money
Just for the fun of it, you throw the sipa at the money in the hat.

A playful pigeon struts off after the sipa and carries it back to you in his
beak. Along with the sipa he managed to pick up a $5 bill, and you slyly pick it
up with the sipa.

[Your score has just gone up by two points.]

>e

Plaza Southeast
This is probably the busiest corner of the plaza. It marks the end of the old
Santa Fe Trail, which came all the way from Missouri. A stone marker stands near
the sidewalk crossing the plaza to the northwest. The historic hotel, La Fonda,
stands to the southeast.

You can follow San Fransisco Street east to where the St. Francis Cathedral
prominently stands, or you can wander down the old Santa Fe trail by following
Washington Avenue to the south.

>e
You walk past La Fonda to the St. Francis Cathedral.

Cathedral Park
This park lies on Cathedral place which runs northwest and souheast. The St.
Francis cathedral, with its authoritive presence and romantic architecture
stands against the deep blue sky.

There's a llama nearby.

>take reins
You take the reins. The llama looks at you suspiciously for a moment, and then
decides to trust you and lowers his head to look for food.

A priest dressed in a brown robe walks up to the Cathedral. The doorman steps
aside to let him in.

>w
The llama follows you faithfully.

Plaza Southeast

There's a llama nearby.

>w
The llama follows you faithfully.

Plaza Southwest

There's a llama nearby.

Strains of pan flute music soar from the sidewalk near Woolworths, just across
the street to the south of the plaza. A man is sitting under the shade playing
his flute, oblivious to all around him.
Upon hearing the beautiful music from its homeland, the llama begins to make a
humming sound. The flute player notices the sound and looks up.

The man shakes your hand vigorously. "Ay, gracias! Usted ha encontrado a mi
llama. Por eso le voy a dar un regalo a Usted. Mira, aqui tiene una manta." He
takes the reins from you and gives you a blanket, apparently as a thank-you
gift. He then gathers his money and leaves.

[Your score has just gone up by one point.]

>wear blanket
You place the blanket on your shoulders and notice that you look very much like
friar Tuck all wrapped up in it.

>e

Plaza Southeast

>e
You walk past La Fonda to the St. Francis Cathedral.

Cathedral Park

>in
The doorman, thinking you are a priest, steps to the side and lets you pass.

You walk triumphantly into the Cathedral, and spot your group over by the altar.

Just then, somebody comes up to you, believing you to be a priest. Although you
try to convince her that you are not a priest, she grabs your arm and asks you
some very deep questions about the Catholic Church that only a priest would
know. Finally you are able to demonstrate by your ignorance that you are not a
priest, but by then your tour group has left. You think that you heard the guide
say that they were going to the Loretto chapel.

[Your score has just gone up by three points.]

>se

Cathedral Place and East Water Street
East Water Street ends here from the west and Cathedral place continues
southeast into the business district of Santa Fe. La Fonda occupies the block to
the west on the north side of the street.

>w

Old Santa Fe Trail, near the Loretto Chapel
The Santa Fe Trail here continues south, near the Loretto Chapel along the
street named after it: "Old Santa Fe Trail." An interesting-looking chapel
stands on the southeast corner of this intersection.

>in
You eagerly walk into the entrance, where the kind gentleman at the desk asks
you for five dollars.

You hand the $5 bill to the gentleman and go into the chapel.

Inside the Loretto Chapel
The inside of this chapel is indeed beautiful. Your eyes scan over the altar,
the wooden benches, and then fall upon the miraculous staircase.

Somehow a group of people have gotten permission to go up the staircase to the
choir loft.

Wait, you recognize some of those people--they are members of your tour group!
Excitedly, but trying not to show it, you bound up the stairs and join the
group.

As you listen to the tour guide explaining the history of this church and its
staircase, you make a mental note to set your alarm clock before you retire this
evening.


    *** You have won ***


In that game you scored 10 out of a possible 10, in 21 turns.