>You wake up

>Lightly smooch Stalactite

 

Just. Tug. I dunno.
It's a lever. Or something, I dunno.

It giggles.

(anyway folks, gotta sign off for now)
(this has been much fun, thanks y'all)

 

> tug on stalactite

((okay!! I have to sleep anyway :P))

 

>stick leggy out real far

 

>tug on stalactite
There is the sound of some kind of mechanism opening.
Hello, a different voice declares, and welcome to the λαβύρινθος. This voice appears to be automated.

>stick leggy out real far
I do not understand what "leggy" means.

 

> open A Small Notebook
> ask the face if it knows what the λαβύρινθος is.

 

>open A Small Notebook
The face looks nervous.

>ask the face if it knows what the λαβύρινθος is.
It's- you know what I said about not wanting you to be food, but you're here to be food?
It's somewhat related to that.

Suddenly, the light-emitting energy ball above your head expands dramatically, illuminating the entire cave in that eerie red glow.
You can see that stick you threw.

Something's up with the bricked up exit, though.

As you're looking at it, something like more grinding of rock against rock sounds, and the place where the cave wall goes from smooth to rough splits, leaving a fissure in the stone just big enough for you to step through.

 

> have a small internal freak out because YOU DON'T WANT TO BE FOOD!
> calm yourself
> approach the fissure in the stone.

 

> have a small internal freak out because YOU DON'T WANT TO BE FOOD!
You end up flailing your arms just a little.
You do feel a lot better, however.
> calm yourself
Good idea.
> approach the fissure in the stone.
You can see absolutely nothing on the other side.

 

> take stick, throw through fissure

 

> take stick, throw at fissure
You are not near the stick.
Do you want to go near the stick, or throw something else?

 

> go get stick

 

> go get stick
You are now standing in the part of the room where the stick was.
"stick" has been added to your inventory.

 

> return to fissure in wall
> throw stick through fissure

 

> return to fissure in wall
You stand in front of the fissure in the wall. There is still nothing really visible through it.

>throw stick through fissure
There is a bright flash of light, and the stick fizzles out of apparent existence with a resounding sound of vague satisfaction.

 

> ....cautiously edge away from fissure
> open A Small Notebook
> ask what the fissure is and what it does

 

> ....cautiously edge away from fissure
You are now standing near where the stick once was, but not exactly.

>open A Small Notebook
You already did that.

> ask what the fissure is and what it does
It's an exit.
Isn't that what you want?
The image shrugs, impressive as it is only a face.
I mean, it's not necessarily the exit I'd advise.

 

> ask the face if the exit will kill you

 

> ask the face if the exit will kill you
It won't kill me, I think.
You?
Hm.
Perhaps.
Perhaps not.

 

> look around desperately for another way out. ANY other way out.