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David Welbourn
cover art single room Speed-IF O SpeedIF SpeedIF June 2001 walkthrough
Get Neil Gaiman to sign your comic book collection. Very short; one room.
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Well, here you are, in sunny sunny Alaska!! (That's sarcasm, by the way.) You're here to get your favorite comic book author, Neil Gaiman, to sign your entire collection of Sandman comic books. For some
reason, he's here for an astrology convention. And of course, *that's* in Alaska, because that's where the Faboo Telescope is, in middle of nowheresville. Ah, the rough life of a comic book fan...

Program by David Welbourn (dswxyz@look.ca)

You are at the astrology convention in Alaska.

You can see a large chest (which is closed), a luncheon and Neil
Gaiman here.
Open chest
Ah! The horror! Your heart skips a beat in fear! You open the large chest, revealing the dead body of Alexander The Great.
You examine Alexander
This is the frozen body of Alexander the Great. Dead, of course -- he died in 323 B.C. -- but still looking great! For a corpse, that is.
You take Alexander
That's fixed in place.
You examine the luncheon
The luncheon on the chest is somewhat eclectic, featuring, amongst other things, an okra and seaweed salad, elderberry wine, a box of Cracker Jack(tm), and a selection of chocolate Kinder Eggs(tm).
You check what you're carrying
You are carrying:
your Sandman comic book collection
You examine collection
Actually, FYI, these are *not* mere comic books. They are "graphic novels". They're in near-mint condition and in distressing need of
Neil Gaiman's autograph.
You get the wine
Neil Gaiman is your favourite comic book author, ever.

Taken.
You drink the wine
You drink the elderberry wine containing the arsenic and promptly keel over as your heart fails...
You eat the salad
(first taking the okra and seaweed salad)
You eat the okra and seaweed salad. Not bad.
You look at cracker jack
It's a box of Cracker Jack(tm), basically carmel popcorn and peanuts. There's usually a wimpy prize inside too.
You eat the cracker jack
(first taking the box of Cracker Jack(tm))
You eat the box of Cracker Jack(tm). Not bad.
You show books to Gaiman
Neil Gaiman is unimpressed.
You give the wine to Gaiman
"Are you trying to kill me? That's laced with arsenic!"
You open the kinder egg
Ah! The horror! Your heart skips a beat in fear! You open the Kinder Egg(tm), revealing a gyroscope.
You get the gyroscope
Taken.
You examine the gyroscope
This is the coolest Kinder Egg(tm) prize ever! A gyroscope!
Turn gyroscope
Nothing obvious happens.
You give the collection to Gaiman
"I'm hungry!", Mr. Gaiman pouts.
You look at what you're carrying with you
You are carrying:
a gyroscope
a glass of elderberry wine
your Sandman comic book collection
You take the salad
Taken.
You give the salad to Neil
"I can't eat that!", Mr. Gaiman exclaims. "It's covered with Nutri-Sweet! If I eat that, I get migranes."
You open cracker jack
Ah! The horror! Your heart skips a beat in fear! You open the box of Cracker Jack(tm), revealing an elastic band.
You show the books to Neil
Neil Gaiman is unimpressed.
You give the books
Mr. Gaiman magnanimously signs your Sandman collection! At last! At last! All your fellow geeks will be so jealous...

Please give one of the answers above.
You check what you're carrying
You are carrying:
a box of Cracker Jack(tm) (which is open)
an elastic band
an okra and seaweed salad
your Sandman comic book collection