BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 8 The Pandemic Solution by Strident (ZX Spectrum version) Note: There are several timed events in the game, so you may need to wait around for specific creatures to appear. *** "That is it," grunted Balrog, striding down the garden path clutching two planks of wood, one claw hammer and a bunch of nails. "I am off to self-isolate in the smallest-room and you lot can just keep your distance". With that he pushed open the door to the smallest-room, entered and kicked the door shut behind himself. "Hope it stays that way..." *** The Basics... ...When you are interupted by other events deal with the threats and then come back to this section... EXAMINE THRONE (you can't you're sat on the toilet!), STAND UP (you are now standing in the smallest room), EXAMINE THRONE, INVEN (carried - a cassette tape), WORN (pyjamas, hat, slippers), EXAMINE HAT (green), EXAMINE SLIPPERS, EXAMINE SLIPPERS CAREFULLY (you find some pizza), EXAMINE PYJAMAS (pocket), EXAMINE POCKET (a bacon bap and a fluffy mint), GET MINT (leave the bacon bap where it is... you can't GET it), EXAMINE MINT (a rolling mint), EXAMINE BACON, EXAMINE WALL (which one?), EXAMINE FRONT WALL, EXAMINE DOOR, EXAMINE PLANKS, REMOVE NAILS (you can't), EXAMINE REAR WALL (you see the cistern), EXAMINE CISTERN (there's room behind it), EXAMINE BEHIND CISTERN (you get the bottle of toilet cleaner), EXAMINE BOTTLE (squeeze to use), EXAMINE LABEL (eau de dogwort). EXAMINE ROOF (there's a hole where one of the tiles had blown loose), EXAMINE TAPE. (There are other things to examine and other responses to discover, including the usual JOHN response) The Threats... First threat... the rats... When they've entered and Balrog tells them to stay away... EXAMINE RATS (startled by loud noises), SHOUT (that scares them off). Second threat... the rattigator... EXAMINE RATTIGATOR (in need of a snack!), GIVE PIZZA (the rattigator eats it and goes away) Additional challenge... the balrog is hungry... EAT BACON Third threat... the ants... EXAMINE ANTS (note the earlier comment of being scared of anything green), WAVE HAT (you wave the green hat at them which scares them off). *or* ROLL MINT (they chase after it) Fourth threat... the cockroaches... EXAMINE COCKROACHES, SQUEEZE BOTTLE (the smell forces them away). *** Now, you just need to wait around until the self-isolation period ends. ****