> GIVE RAT STINKY GYM TOWEL

The rat recoils, turning up his nose at the offer. "Guh! You think you can replace my potential nest with some moist, nasty piece of cloth? I may be a rat, but even I think that thing's gross!" Looks like you'll be holding onto the towel after all.

> ASK RAT ABOUT RAT

You decide that before you can let the rat fill the required Animal Companion trope, you'd better get to know him a little better. So you introduce yourself, and ask him his name. "My name? It's Nunya! Nunya Bizness, now are you taking me with, or what?"

> ASK RAT ABOUT JOSE

Nunya was under the newspaper when the lights went out, right? Maybe he saw where Jose went! "Oh, so just because I can see in the dark, I'm supposed to pay attention to everything that happens in dark subway cars? Sorry, but I was reading the 'Got Better Things to Do' section of the newspaper! Which is still in your bag and I ain't!"

> ASK RAT ABOUT BROCK

In the vain hope that the graffiti is actually a clue and not just something to give the subway car more atmosphere, you ask Nunya about this Brock person. "Hey, I dunno who he is, but you were right. He definitely needs to learn how to spell."

> READ NEWSPAPER

You pull out the newspaper to see what all the rat's fuss is about (and maybe read the comics section), but you find yourself quickly confused by the mish-mash of seemingly random words and letters that fill the pages. It's a bit like trying to read a word search without any idea of what type of words you're looking for. Nunya folds his little rat arms and grins smugly. "Told you, stripe-butt! Only a discerning eye like mine is gonna be able to find any words worth readin' in that newspaper, so quit goofin' around!"

> TURN NEWSPAPER INTO CROWN
> CLAIM REGENCY OVER SUBWAY CAR
> MAKE RAT PERSONAL BUTLER

Yes, that seems like the perfect thing to do! You will be King Conner, ruler of all you survey, and the gum under the seats you can't immediately survey! All Nunya needs is an adorable little butler suit and you'll be ready to --

> TAKE GAME SERIOUSLY

Oh, fine. There are probably better things to makes crowns out of anyway, not to mention better places to rule over, and less-grouchy butlers!

> TAKE RAT

Since he's going to be such a pain in the (stripe-)butt about it, you might as well bring Nunya along. You put him into the gym bag and he immediately makes himself comfortable. "See? That wasn't so hard, now was it?"

> USE EL TORO'S COSTUME

On a whim, you put on Jose's El Toro costume. It's a bit big, but it does make you feel a little more macho. Plus, it's perfect for hiding your secret identity! Who -is- that mysterious raccoon? But since there's no real need to wear the costume, you put it back in the bag.

> USE RAT ON NEWSPAPER

Nunya pokes his head out from the pages of the newspaper, arching a little rat brow. "What, you want somethin' from my newspaper? You know, I got just the word for ya!" He dives out of sight, and you hear a bit of rustling, a bit of chewing. He emerges again, and hands you a piece of the newspaper that he cut out with his teeth. On it is the word 'PROCRASTINATION'. However, it's not a very flattering or inspiring word, so you wait until Nunya's out of sight again before crumpling the scrap of paper and tossing it away.

> WAIT FOR TRAIN TO LEAVE STATION

You've spent so much time in the subway car already, that you're pretty sure the train is either not going anywhere or waiting for you to leave!

> LEAVE SUBWAY CAR

Ah, now we're getting somewhere! A slight change in scenery! The station platform isn't very large, but it's also not very crowded. Or at all. In fact, you're currently the only person here. The walls aren't tiled like you'd normally expect of a subway station. Instead, they look like they were carved right from the earth and soil giving this station a very 'under the earth' feel to it. Adding to that are some particularly large TREE ROOTS that split and branch their ways along the ceiling and walls of the station, keeping it from caving in on itself. There's a STATION SIGN on the wall right by a staircase going up to the EXIT, and on the far end of the platform is a TINY DOOR, no bigger that one of your fists. What is that doing there?

> CALL HOPELESSLY FOR THE BULL KNOWING HE WON'T RESPOND

You're not going to do this every chance you get, like some green-clad plumber looking for his brother in a haunted mansion, are you? Man up, er, coon up! Besides, thinking about Jose just gets your eyes all misty and wet again, and you've already filled your 'sobbing into a dirty puddle of your own salty tears' quota for the day.

> READ SIGN

The station sign was difficult to read from your position insie the subway car, but now you can see it clearly reads 'Rabbithole Sta #12'. Rabbithole? You don't remember that being on the usual train route.

> ASK RAT ABOUT STATION

You ask Nunya if he knows anything about this particular station. After rolling his eyes as much as he can to show what an inconvenience this is, he pokes his head out of the gym bag and gives the station sign a good long look. "Well, this appears to be a station called Rabbithole," he says with as much snark as possible. "And it's the twelfth one, too. Boy, I guess you really do need someone who can read to help you out!" You decide to specify whether he's -familiar- with the station, and he shrugs. "When you've seen one subway station carved outta the earth and lined with tree roots, you've seen 'em all."

> ASK RAT ABOUT HINTS

"Geez, you only just started and you're already asking for hints? Here's a hint: How about you stop bothering me and go find that guy you're looking for? It's not like there isn't a way out of here or anything! Sheesh!"

INVENTORY:
- WARNING POSTER
- GYM BAG

GYM BAG INVENTORY:
- EL TORO COSTUME
- STINKY GYM TOWEL
- HAND MIRROR
- ALUMINUM CAN
- OLD NEWSPAPER
- NUNYA

RULES AND FIRST PAGE

<<< PREVIOUS | NEXT >>>