text: to?"
  
  You call through the closed door, "Sorry, must have been a bit rattled."
  
  > Climb box
  You call through the closed door, "Ashley, can you climb up on the boxes?"
  
  Ashley shouts back, "I don't think I can climb on the boxes."
  
  > look at the shelves
  You call through the closed door, "Ashley, tell me about the low shelves."
  
  Ashley calls, "I see some paper and a pair of kid scissors on there."
  
  > push the yardstick south
  It would be easier if Ashley just picked up the yardstick instead.
  
  > get the scissors
  You call through the closed door, "Ashley, can you please get that
  pair of scissors?"
  
  Ashley shouts back, "Got it!"
  
  > put the yardstick in the door
  It'll be hard for Ashley to put the yardstick into the closet door. Better to find a more appropriate container.
  
  > cut the paper
  You call through the closed door, "Ashley, can you cut the paper?"
  
  Ashley shouts, "Okay, I cut it!"
  
  > open the door with the yardstick
  For safety, the closet door doesn't lock from the inside. If Ashley can reach the door, she can open it.
  
  > unlock door
  What do you want Ashley to unlock the closet door with?
  
  > ask Ashley,  to go south
  You call through the closed door, "Ashley, can you open the door?"
  
  Ashley calls back, "I can't reach the door! The big heavy block thing has my skirt!"
  
  > Cut skirt
  You shout, "Ashley, I need you to cut through your skirt so that it won't be stuck under the block any more. Be super careful, all
  right?"
  
  You can hear the panic in Ashley's voice through the closet door. "I can't do that, I'll get in trouble! Clothes are expensive!"
  
  > Cut skirt
  You call through the closed door, "Go ahead and cut through your
  skirt, Ashley. You won't get in any trouble, I promise."
  
  Ashley calls, "Okay... I cut through my skirt." Unhappiness wobbles
  in her voice.
  
  You call back, "You did great, Ashley. I'm really proud of you."
  
  > South
  You call through the closed door, "Ashley, can you open the door now?"
  
  There is a click from the closet door. The closet door swings open, and you see Ashley on the other side.
  
  gather around the yardstick and try to move it. With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the yardstick moving and successfully slide it out of the supply closet.
  
  > follow you
  You ask, "Ashley, would you please hold hands with me?"
  
  Ashley puts the pair of safety scissors on the floor.
  
  Ashley takes your hand.
  
  > take the yardstick
  You ask, "Ashley, could you please grab that yardstick?"
  
  Ashley says, "I already have the yardstick!"
  
  > go to the south
  You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
  
  Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!" To the south, there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms. The hallway continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
  posters about When I Grow Up.
  
  Ashley is here, holding hands with you and carrying a yardstick.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  > Go west
  You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
  
  The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance. Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their moorings.
  
  Ashley is here, holding hands with you and carrying a yardstick.
  
  The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  > go to the north
  You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
  
  This was your classroom. A gaping hole in the wall provides
  unexpected access to Mrs. McCaskill's room. Tissue paper trees line the intact east wall, striving to brighten the desolation.
  
  Ashley is here, holding hands with you and carrying a yardstick.
  
  You left a long table shoved up against the west wall. Now, that
  table supports half the rubble from the collapsed wall and partially blocks your access to the gaping hole.
  
  The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
  
  Jude sits on the ground beside the rubble-strewn table, peering miserably into the darkness underneath.
  
  > go to the west
  You say, "I'm going to need both of my hands for this," and drop Ashley's hand.
  
  Despite your trembling hands, you scramble successfully over the table and through the gap.
  
  Mrs. McCaskill's Room
  Half the ceiling has fallen, crushing the west side of the room
  beneath debris and blocking the door entirely. The water sprinklers spew frantically, turning papers and decorations to mush, but whatever's burning isn't actually in this room.
  
  A gaping hole in the east wall allows you back into your classroom, if you scramble over the rubble-strewn table in the way. The north wall is in similarly poor state, but the choking smoke on that side ensures it's not a viable exit.
  
  A crumpled poster projects from the rubble, mostly sheltered from the sprinklers by a fallen corkboard.
  
  Water flows down the legs of the cheap wooden teacher's desk to the growing puddle on the floor.
  
  > ask Ashley,  to go west
  You call, "Ashley, please come through the hole into Mrs. McCaskill's room."
  
  gap in the wall.
  
  gather around the yardstick and try to move it. With many small-kid grunts of effort, they get the yardstick moving and successfully slide it out of the supply closet.
  
  > push Bunny with the yardstick
  You ask, "Ashley, we need to get Jude's bunny out from under the
  table. Can you push him through with the yardstick?"
  
  Ashley probes under the table with the yardstick for a moment before gripping the yardstick in both hands and shoving.
  "I got it!" Ashley crows, pulling back the yardstick.
  
  Jude shrieks joyously, "My bunny!"
  
  > Shout
  You call, "Is anyone there?"
  
  Jude doesn't answer you.
  
  > go east
  Despite your weakened muscles, you scramble successfully over the
  table and through the gap.
  
  This was your classroom. A gaping hole in the wall provides
  unexpected access to Mrs. McCaskill's room. Tissue paper trees line the intact east wall, striving to brighten the desolation.
  
  You left a long table shoved up against the west wall. Now, that
  table supports half the rubble from the collapsed wall and partially blocks your access to the gaping hole.
  
  The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
  
  Jude is sitting here and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
  
  > ask Ashley,  to go east
  You shout, "Ashley, I want you to come into the art room."
  
  gap in the wall.
  
  You say to Jude, "Now that Mr. Bunny is safe, let's get everyone else out safe, all right?"
  
  "Right!" Jude agrees, eyes shining.
  
  > follow you
  You ask, "Jude, would you please hold hands with me?"
  
  Jude takes your hand.
  
  > follow you
  You ask, "Ashley, would you please hold hands with me?"
  
  Ashley takes your hand.
  
  > go south
  You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
  You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
  
  The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance. Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their moorings.
  
  Ashley is here, holding hands with you and carrying a yardstick.
  
  Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
  
  The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  > Go east
  You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
  You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
  
  Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!" To the south, there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms. The hallway continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
  posters about When I Grow Up.
  
  Ashley is here, holding hands with you and carrying a yardstick.
  
  Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  > go to the south
  You are holding Jude's hand, so she follows you.
  You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
  
  The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking fountain in the south wall. The boys' bathroom is to the east and the girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs reminding everyone about handwashing.
  
  Ashley is here, holding hands with you and carrying a yardstick.
  
  Jude is here, holding hands with you and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  There's a wet spot growing on the carpet near the door to the girls' room.
  
  There's a small rubber wedge jamming the boys' room door shut.
  
  > pull wedge
  You say, "Ashley, I want you to pull on that wedge."
  
  Ashley pulls on the small rubber wedge. It's not very effective.
  
  > examine Tyrone
  Tyrone realizes immediately that he's the focus of your attention and stares back challengingly. He doesn't even come up to your armpit,
  but he hardly seems to notice.
  
  Tyrone is wearing a black canvas backpack, a Notre Dame jersey, and a pair of baggy jeans.
  
  > open the backpack
  Which do you mean, the black canvas backpack (Tyrone's) or the brilliantly colored My Little Pony backpack (Jude's)?
  
  > Black
  You say, "Tyrone, I need to see your backpack for a moment."
  
  You open the black canvas backpack.
  
  > look in the black backpack
  You say, "Tyrone, hold still so I can look at your backpack."
  
  The black canvas backpack is empty.
  
  > Go east
  Ashley stops. "Uh, you know that's the boys' bathroom, right?"
  
  You say, "I know. It's a special case."
  
  Ashley reluctantly follows you in.
  
  The boys' bathroom looks fully intact - industrial sinks,
  beige-painted stalls, tiled flooring that isn't as clean as it should be. The shrilling fire alarms are still audible through the door.
  
  Ashley is here, holding hands with you and carrying a yardstick.
  
  > examine the stalls
  It's a beige-painted bathroom stall. There isn't even any graffiti.
  
  > Examine sinks
  The sinks are basic white basins.
  
  > Exits
  From here, you can try going west to the hallway alcove.
  
  > Shout
  You shout, "Hello! Does anyone hear me?"
  
  Jude doesn't answer you.
  
  > Go west
  You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
  
  The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking fountain in the south wall. The boys' bathroom is to the east and the girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs reminding everyone about handwashing.
  
  Ashley is here, holding hands with you and carrying a yardstick.
  
  Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
  
  Jude is here, carrying a small rubber wedge and Mr. Bunny.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  There's a wet spot growing on the carpet near the door to the girls' room.
  
  > Go west
  You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
  
  Rubble and debris fill the back half of the bathroom. At least one pipe burst in the collapse, and water sprays steadily across the room to bounce off a stall door and pool on the ugly cream-and-black tiles.
  
  Ashley is here, holding hands with you and carrying a yardstick.
  
  Keiko is sitting on the bathroom floor. Her hair and clothing are soaked from the spraying water, and her right leg is visibly broken.
  
  Ashley cries out, "Keiko, you got hurt!" and runs to her, almost slipping on the wet tile.
  
  You shout, "Careful!", because Ashley's still carrying the yardstick and you don't want her to clobber Keiko.
  
  Both girls look briefly at you with the hauteur of seventeen-year-old supermodels before returning to their reunion.
  
  > take the tie
  You ask, "Ashley, would you please take that tie?"
  
  Ashley says, "But I don't have the tie, Mr. Ginsberg. You do."
  
  > give the tie to Ashley
  (first taking the striped red tie off)
  You struggle with the knot, but your hands are shaking so much that
  you can't loosen it. You give it up as a bad job.
  
  (first taking the striped red tie off)
  You struggle with the knot, but your hands are shaking so much that
  you can't loosen it. You give it up as a bad job.
  
  > drop the yardstick
  You say, "Ashley, please put down the yardstick."
  
  Ashley puts the yardstick on the floor.
  
  > drop Ashley
  You let go of Ashley's hand.
  
  > Go east
  The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking fountain in the south wall. The boys' bathroom is to the east and the girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs reminding everyone about handwashing.
  
  Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
  
  Jude is here, carrying a small rubber wedge and Mr. Bunny.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  There's a wet spot growing on the carpet near the door to the girls' room.
  
  > take Tyrone
  You take Tyrone's hand. "Stay with me," you say.
  
  > Go north
  You call, "I need to do something, but I'll be back as soon as I can."
  
  Ashley calls back, "Okay, come back soon!"
  
  You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
  
  Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!" To the south, there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms. The hallway continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
  posters about When I Grow Up.
  
  Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  > Go west
  You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
  
  The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance. Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their moorings.
  
  Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
  
  The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  > go to the west
  You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
  
  The air reeks of smoke and chemicals. To the south, two large double doors lead into the gymnasium. Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
  
  Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  > go to the south
  You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
  
  The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed. Since this room doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall. The door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south. The double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
  
  Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
  
  Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance beam, and scattered over the floor.
  
  You can also see a pommel horse here.
  
  > open the door
  Which do you mean, the equipment room door or the double doors?
  
  > Equipment
  You ask, "Tyrone, can you open the door?"
  
  Tyrone tries to open the equipment room door and then shakes his head. "I think it's locked," he says.
  
  > Go south
  You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
  
  Heavy wooden benches separate long rows of battered green gym lockers. Everything smells like old socks in here. The coach's office is over to the east, and the gym is back to the north.
  
  Tyrone is here, holding hands with you.
  
  The gym office door is closed.
  
  A old boombox sits quietly on one of the wooden benches.
  
  > open the locker
  You ask, "Tyrone, can you open the locker?"
  
  Tyrone opens the gym locker, revealing a broken shoelace.
  
  > take the shoelace
  You ask, "Tyrone, could you please get the shoelace from that locker?"
  
  Tyrone picks up the broken shoelace.
  
  > ask Tyrone about the shoelace
  You say, "Tyrone, tell me about the shoelace."
  
  Tyrone says, "Um... I don't know what you mean... it's just a shoelace."
  
  > Shout
  You call, "Hey, can anyone hear me?"
  
  George shouts through the door, "I'm still in here! Do you have my pants?"
  
  > go north
  You shout, "I have to leave for a moment, but I'll be right back."
  
  George hollers through the door after you, "Come back with pants!"
  
  You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
  
  The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed. Since this room doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall. The door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south. The double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
  
  Tyrone is here, holding hands with you and carrying a broken shoelace.
  
  Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance beam, and scattered over the floor.
  
  You can also see a pommel horse here.
  
  > Shout
  You shout, "Hello! Can anyone hear me?"
  
  Nobody answers.
  
  > look
  The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed. Since this room doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall. The door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south. The double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
  
  Tyrone is here, holding hands with you and carrying a broken shoelace.
  
  Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance beam, and scattered over the floor.
  
  You can also see a pommel horse here.
  
  > get the mats
  You ask, "Tyrone, can you please grab one of those mats?"
  
  Tyrone tugs a blue exercise mat free from the pile. "I don't think I can pick it up... but maybe I can drag it around?" he suggests.
  
  > drop the mat
  You say, "Tyrone, please put down the mat."
  
  But you're not holding the blue exercise mat.
  
  Tyrone says, "But I'm not holding the mat!"
  
  > check what you're carrying
  You are wearing a striped red tie, a rumpled white shirt, some pair of black slacks, and a gold wedding band.
  
  > look in the pocket
  In the left pocket of your slacks are some Duracell D-cell batteries and a striped green paper clip.
  
  > Go north
  You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
  
  The air reeks of smoke and chemicals. To the south, two large double doors lead into the gymnasium. Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
  
  Tyrone is here, holding hands with you and carrying a broken shoelace.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  > go east
  You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
  
  The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance. Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their moorings.
  
  Tyrone is here, holding hands with you and carrying a broken shoelace.
  
  The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  > Go north
  You are holding Tyrone's hand, so he follows you.
  
  This was your classroom. A gaping hole in the wall provides
  unexpected access to Mrs. McCaskill's room. Tissue paper trees line the intact east wall, striving to brighten the desolation.
  
  Tyrone is here, holding hands with you and carrying a broken shoelace.
  
  You left a long table shoved up against the west wall. Now, that
  table supports half the rubble from the collapsed wall and partially blocks your access to the gaping hole.
  
  The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
  
  > ask Tyrone,  to go west
  You say, "Tyrone, I need you to go through the hole into Mrs. McCaskill's room."
  
  Tyrone climbs carefully over the rubble-strewn table and out through the gap in the wall.
  
  > Go west
  You say, "I'm going to need both of my hands for this," and drop Tyrone's hand.
  
  Despite your trembling hands, you scramble successfully over the table and through the gap.
  
  Mrs. McCaskill's Room
  Half the ceiling has fallen, crushing the west side of the room
  beneath debris and blocking the door entirely. The water sprinklers spew frantically, turning papers and decorations to mush, but whatever's burning isn't actually in this room.
  
  A gaping hole in the east wall allows you back into your classroom, if you scramble over the rubble-strewn table in the way. The north wall is in similarly poor state, but the choking smoke on that side ensures it's not a viable exit.
  
  Tyrone is here, carrying a broken shoelace.
  
  A crumpled poster projects from the rubble, mostly sheltered from the sprinklers by a fallen corkboard.
  
  Water flows down the legs of the cheap wooden teacher's desk to the growing puddle on the floor.
  
  > give the paperclip to Tyrone
  (first taking the striped green paper clip)
  You give the striped green paper clip to Tyrone.
  
  > ask Tyrone about Jenny
  You can't think of a sensible question to ask Tyrone about jenny.
  (You could try asking Tyrone about Ashley, Keiko, or Samir.)
  
  > open the drawer
  You ask, "Tyrone, can you open the drawer?"
  
  Tyrone tries to open the metal drawer and then shakes his head. "I think it's locked," he says.
  
  > Unlock drawer
  What do you want Tyrone to unlock the metal drawer with?
  
  > unlock the drawer with the clip
  Tyrone won't understand those instructions. You need to rethink your strategy.
  
  (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want Tyrone to ?" message, please reenter your second command now.)
  
  > ask Tyrone about the narrow locker
  You can't think of a good question to ask Tyrone about the narrow locker.
  (You could try asking Tyrone about Ashley, Keiko, or Samir.)
  
  > ask Tyrone about George
  You ask, "Tyrone, what do you think of George?"
  
  Tyrone answers, "He's a good kid, but he's young. You gotta watch out for him, keep an eye on him."
  
  > look
  Mrs. McCaskill's Room
  Half the ceiling has fallen, crushing the west side of the room
  beneath debris and blocking the door entirely. The water sprinklers spew frantically, turning papers and decorations to mush, but whatever's burning isn't actually in this room.
  
  A gaping hole in the east wall allows you back into your classroom, if you scramble over the rubble-strewn table in the way. The north wall is in similarly poor state, but the choking smoke on that side ensures it's not a viable exit.
  
  Tyrone is here, carrying a striped green paper clip and a broken shoelace.
  
  A crumpled poster projects from the rubble, mostly sheltered from the sprinklers by a fallen corkboard.
  
  Water flows down the legs of the cheap wooden teacher's desk to the growing puddle on the floor.
  
  > ask Tyrone about the drawer
  Which do you mean, the metal drawer or the desk drawer?
  
  > examine the metal drawer
  supply closet, she stores anything potentially sensitive in this drawer, such as attendance rolls, locker combinations, and upcoming tests.
  
  > ask Tyrone about the metal drawer
  You say, "Tyrone, tell me about the drawer."
  
  Tyrone says, "Um... I don't know what you mean... it's just a drawer."
  
  > ask Tyrone about the locker combinations
  You can't think of a sensible question to ask Tyrone about locker combinations.
  (You could try asking Tyrone about Ashley, Keiko, or Samir.)
  
  > ask Tyrone about the locker combination
  You can't think of a sensible question to ask Tyrone about locker combination.
  (You could try asking Tyrone about Ashley, Keiko, or Samir.)
  
  > Shout
  You call, "Is someone there?"
  
  Nobody answers.
  
  > ask Tyrone,  to go north
  Looking around, you don't think Tyrone can go north from where he is.
  
  You could ask him to go east into the art room.
  
  > Go north
  Between the smoke and the structural damage, it's too dangerous to go into Mr. DeWitt's room.
  
  From here, you can try going east into the art room.
  
  > ask Tyrone,  to go east
  You say, "Tyrone, please go into the art room."
  
  Tyrone climbs carefully over the rubble-strewn table and out through the gap in the wall.
  
  > Go east
  Despite your weakened muscles, you scramble successfully over the
  table and through the gap.
  
  This was your classroom. A gaping hole in the wall provides
  unexpected access to Mrs. McCaskill's room. Tissue paper trees line the intact east wall, striving to brighten the desolation.
  
  You left a long table shoved up against the west wall. Now, that
  table supports half the rubble from the collapsed wall and partially blocks your access to the gaping hole.
  
  Tyrone is here, carrying a striped green paper clip and a broken shoelace.
  
  The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
  
  > take Tyrone
  Tyrone doesn't have a free hand, since he is carrying the striped
  green paper clip and the broken shoelace.
  
  > examine Tyrone
  TYRONE, PUT CLIP IN BACKPACK
  
  You ask, "Tyrone, can you put your paper clip into your backpack?"
  
  Tyrone puts the striped green paper clip into the black canvas backpack.
  
  Tyrone realizes immediately that he's the focus of your attention and stares back challengingly. He doesn't even come up to your armpit,
  but he hardly seems to notice.
  
  Tyrone is wearing a black canvas backpack, a Notre Dame jersey, and a pair of baggy jeans.
  Tyrone is carrying a broken shoelace.
  
  > put the shoelace and clip in the backpack
  broken shoelace: To avoid confusing Tyrone, ask about one thing at a time.
  striped green paper clip: To avoid confusing Tyrone, ask about one thing at a time.
  
  > put the shoelace in the backpack
  You say, "Tyrone, let me take a look at the shoelace."
  
  (first taking the broken shoelace)
  
  Your hands are shaking badly enough that you're afraid of dropping the broken shoelace, but you could ask Tyrone to get it for you.
  
  > put the shoelace in the backpack
  You ask, "Tyrone, can you put your shoelace into your backpack?"
  
  Tyrone puts the broken shoelace into the black canvas backpack.
  
  > follow you
  You ask, "Tyrone, would you please hold hands with me?"
  
  Tyrone takes your hand.