Finding the Mouse
James Dessart
walkthrough
In this tiny one-room game, you play as someone in their mostly-empty kitchen who wants to use their computer. But where's the mouse? Where did that thing go?
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Where did that thing go? by James Dessart

Kitchen (on the chair)
This is an odd kitchen. Someone obviously decorated it in a hurry, without much in the way of forethought. Most of the standard kitchen amenities are missing. For instance, there's no fridge or sink.

On the counter are a microwave (closed) and a bag of popcorn (closed).

You can also see a table (on which is a computer) here.
About yourself
As good-looking as ever.
You examine the microwave
A Zaptrue 3500 microwave. Bought second hand from a guy in the back of a truck.
You look at the popcorn
Funkykernel popcorn. Not your favourite, but it's cheap. It's currently unpopped and unopened.
Go north
You'll have to get off the chair first.
You get off
You get off the chair.

On the counter are a microwave (closed) and a bag of popcorn (closed).

You can also see a chair and a table (on which is a computer) here.
You look at the chair
A plain, wooden chair.
You examine table
An uninspired formica table.
You examine computer
A Borkenotron 778 machine. The guy at the garage sale said it was "retro". Its mouse is missing.

The computer is currently switched on.
You open the microwave
You open the microwave.
You look in it
The microwave is empty.
You look at the popcorn
Funkykernel popcorn. Not your favourite, but it's cheap. It's currently unpopped and unopened.
You open the popcorn
Opening it when it's unpopped would make it unpoppable. You decide not to ruin a perfectly serviceable bag of popcorn.
You put the popcorn in the microwave
You put the popcorn into the microwave, set it for the right amount of time, and in a short while you've got some popped popcorn.
You open the popcorn
You know it's popcorn in there, and you're not in the mood for it. But it'd probably bust open the minute you let go of it.
You look at your surroundings
This is an odd kitchen. Someone obviously decorated it in a hurry, without much in the way of forethought. Most of the standard kitchen amenities are missing. For instance, there's no fridge or sink.

On the counter is a microwave (closed).

You can also see a chair and a table (on which is a computer) here.
Search table
On the table is a computer.
Search counter
On the counter is a microwave.
You check your inventory
You are carrying:
a bag of popcorn (closed)
You examine the popcorn
Funkykernel popcorn. Not your favourite, but it's cheap. It's currently popped and unopened.
You move the microwave
It is fixed in place.
You look at the chair
A plain, wooden chair.
You get on chair
You get onto the chair.
Look around
Kitchen (on the chair)
This is an odd kitchen. Someone obviously decorated it in a hurry, without much in the way of forethought. Most of the standard kitchen amenities are missing. For instance, there's no fridge or sink.

On the counter is a microwave (closed).

You can also see a table (on which is a computer) here.
You get the computer
That's fixed in place.
You examine table
An uninspired formica table.
You go west
You'll have to get off the chair first.
You get down
You must name something more substantial.
You get off the chair
You get off the chair.

On the counter is a microwave (closed).

You can also see a chair and a table (on which is a computer) here.
You move the table
It is fixed in place.
You look at the counter
A standard kitchen counter. Not too exciting.
You examine the microwave
A Zaptrue 3500 microwave. Bought second hand from a guy in the back of a truck.
You examine the popcorn
Funkykernel popcorn. Not your favourite, but it's cheap. It's currently popped and unopened.
You put the popcorn in the microwave
That'd burn the popcorn.
You drop the popcorn
You drop the bag of popcorn on the floor, scattering its contents.
You look around
You notice that the popcorn is gone. The mouse must be eating it. Oh, there's the mouse, back in place, looking satiated.
You get the mouse
Taken.
You look at the mouse
A computer mouse; a very shifty looking computer mouse.
You examine computer
A Borkenotron 778 machine. The guy at the garage sale said it was "retro". Its mouse is right beside it.

The computer is currently switched on.
You drop the mouse
Dropped.
Describe the surroundings
Now that the mouse is back, you might want to sit down at the computer and surf the web.

This is an odd kitchen. Someone obviously decorated it in a hurry, without much in the way of forethought. Most of the standard kitchen amenities are missing. For instance, there's no fridge or sink.

On the counter is a microwave (closed).

You can also see a mouse, a chair and a table (on which is a computer) here.
You surf the the web
You lose yourself in the massive quantity of information on the internet. Your life is complete. Now that your mouse is fed and you have access to the internet, who needs text adventures?