The Let's Play Archive

Zork: Grand Inquisitor

by thrawn527

Part 3: I'm Not an Adventurer, But I Play One on TV




Chapter 3: I'm Not an Adventurer, But I Play One on TV

Okay, here we go. Time to knock on the scary man's door.


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Knock knock.


No autographs! I don't do that anymore. Now beat it, scram!

Autographs? Who the hell does this guy think he is?

I should ask him.




It's past curfew and I can't afford any trouble. I can't afford Jack. And I am Jack!

Apparently he thinks he's Jack. Okay, so he probably knows he's Jack. Not that it's much help to me or anything.



Well, I might as well get out of here then, this guy isn't going to help me any...hang on, what's that sign say?



Nevermind. This guy just went from egotistical crazy guy to egotistical crazy guy whom I can get something from. Time to knock again. Let's see if holding up a lantern can get his attention any better.


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Holy Hungus!


A genuine lantern!


Looks like that one I had with me when I killed that troll with my old rusty knife in Great Underground Adventure IV. These things are hard to come by. Nowadays all ya get are flashlights courtesy Frobozz Electric.

Okay, so this guy likes lanterns a little too much, if you know what I mean, and apparently he's just a washed up movie star of some kind...whoa, did that thing just spark?



It sure did!



Whoa! Get in here!

Sweet. I finally get to be inside after curfew.



Gee, um...nice place?

Eh, go ahead!

What, the cigars?

I heisted a whole crate off the Inquisition!...Well, I know a guy who knows a guy who heisted a whole crate off of the...um...and I paid him! Now, where's my wrench? Ah.

Well, I guess I might as well take a cigar. It should go well with the beer.



There we go, we'll just put that in my trusty bag.



Look's like this lamp has seen some action. Got a lot of...carbon scoring here.

Okay dude, let's just fix this thing so I can get the hell out of here.

Let's see if we can't just take a little...

Whoa, the lantern is sparking again!

What's making it spark like that. You smell...spence weed?



Where am I?

Um...did that sparky lantern just...talk?



Let me handle this.

Um, sure. No problem. You take out the magic sparky talking lantern with a tennis racket.



Ow! Ow, OW! Cut it out! OW!

Hope nobody saw you come in with that lantern.

Um, yeah, and I definitely won't tell anyone how you freaked out and started banging a lantern with a tennis racket. Nope, nobody. I'd be too embarrassed to say I was with you at the time.



Oh, don't look at me like that. I'm not a real adventurer. I just played one on TV. I couldn't find my way out of a maze if you paid me. Well, maybe if you paid me a lot. Look, this thing is magic. It's been a while but I know it when I see it. Trust me, you don't want this lamp. Now scram!

Screw that. That's my lamp, and I'm not leaving with out it.



Oh how the...he's good.




Forget it! I'm not giving you that lamp. It's for your own good. And, uh, mine.

That's son of a bitch, he stole my lantern! My magic talking lantern, that I acquired from a box on the bottom of the lake! How am I supposed to climb through a dirty well without that? And dammit, I AM climbing through that dirty well! Just as soon as I figure out how to get my lantern back.

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Video of everything we did this update.

That's all for know. Next time we'll figure out a way to get back in there and get our lamp back from Starbuck Jack.