text: [Themes: Fantasy, Puzzle, Humor, non-human protagonist, humor]
  
  > look at your surroundings
  This is where all the big ships coming in from Pancake Bay (pancakes are round) dock and unload goods. We primarily export fish and financial instruments. The rest of the Gordanian kingdoms send us textiles, livestock, and money. I can see several boats out on the bay, but there aren't any docked now. Mindo Street is back to the east.
  
  There's a scarecrow on a stool here, wearing a sign around its neck. Next to it is a barrel with a suspicious chalk circle around it.
  
  I can also see a chalk circle (which contains a barrel) here.
  
  > examine the boats
  Which do you mean, the fishing boats or the cargo ships?
  
  > examine the fishing boats
  Those are little fishing boats, crewed by one or two people. They go out in the morning and come back in the evening.
  
  > look at the cargo ships
  It's one of the big trade ships from Caberry or High Point. I can't make out much detail from here. Those sorts of ships have crews of a couple of dozen people and all sorts of random stuff.
  
  > examine the stool
  It's a three-legged wooden stool.
  
  > take the stool
  It's too heavy for me to carry.
  
  > Go east
  This is Mindo Street. I think Mindo was the chancellor a long time ago or something. There's a statue of some ugly human here. The guard tower is north of here, a big, oppressive stone thing. I always feel like I'm about to fly into it even when I'm nowhere near it.
  
  There's fields or farms or something southwest of here, which is less likely to contain snacks but also less likely to smell like people. Big Street's back east, and the wharf is to the west.
  
  > Go south
  The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland to the west, and Big Street is north.
  
  My hanging-out tree is here.
  
  > enter the tree
  From here, I can see all sorts of things. Sandie's got her Hot Meats stall set up in the middle of Big Street. The castle (and your body) are off to the south. The bank sparkles faintly in the distance. There are streamers and balloons out in front of the magic shop. Farmland stretches off to the west.
  
  Hey, there's a piece of red paper here. Argh. Humans. Get your own tree.
  
  > take the paper
  (the piece of red paper)
  Taken.
  
  > read the paper
  Which do you mean, the piece of red paper or the torn page?
  
  > read the red paper
  The note says:
  
  "Greetings, my dearest love. I am away on sudden business and could not meet you here in our usual place. I have prepared a game for you in my absence. I promise you it will be worth following through to the end.
  
  Your next clue will be at the left elbow of Blue Fever's brother."
  
  Uh, okay.
  
  > look at the elbow
  Which do you mean, the statue's left elbow or the statue's right elbow?
  
  > examine the left elbow
  The statue's left elbow is made of stone and not any more interesting than any other part. Oh, except for the piece of violet paper stuck to it.
  
  > read the violet paper
  The note says:
  
  "As you know, I've been trying to expand the business lately. I've had to fill out so many forms. I think my favorite was the X1-FSB: Small Business Loan To Be Repaid Within Thirty Days. I think you should look at one, too. They're quite entertaining."
  
  > Go east
  Let me tell you, these walls gleam. They're made of Marmoreal
  marble, known for the gold lines running through it. The floors and ceilings are made of the same material. The lobby of the bank is fairly open. There are exits to the north and west leading outside, and the bank continues to the east. There's also a table with forms and stuff.
  
  There's a bored-looking man at the tables trying to fill out some forms.
  
  The ordinary man crumples up his form and starts over on a clean one.
  
  > look at the forms
  They're covered in tiny lines and boxes to fill in. I suppose they're for applying for loans, or something.
  
  The ordinary man grumbles under his breath.
  
  > Search forms
  Okay, the business loans are in this box....Yep, there's a green note here.
  
  > take the green
  Taken.
  
  The ordinary man absently scratches his upper lip.
  
  > read green
  "Well, all of this travelling has made me hungry! You should follow me and look under the pan containing my favorite lunchtime meat!"
  
  > look under the pan
  Which do you mean, the pork pan, the beef pan, or the Excitement pan?
  
  > look under the excitement pan
  Good idea! Maybe there are some shiny coins or something!
  
  No, sadly.
  
  > look under the pork pan
  And now there's a yellow note. Boss, if the payoff of this is that we end up back at the tree and find a guy holding a bunch of roses, I'm going to be really cheesed off.
  
  > read the yellow
  "Do you remember our first date? We sat out under the stars, throwing toy bugs at the fence and laughing as they exploded. You'll find what you seek back where I bought the bugs, inside a cedar box."
  
  > search the trinkets for the box
  There are quite a few boxes in here, but I don't see anything interesting about them. They're not worth taking.
  
  > search the trinkets for the cedar box
  That's interesting. There's only one cedar box in the pile, and it's deliberately hidden in the back.
  
  > open the box
  Okay, let's see what we--- whoa. That's a diamond ring here! The inside of the lid reads, "Will You Marry Me?"
  
  > take the ring
  Well, mystery man, I hope she loves you more than she loves jewelry. Taken.
  
  > say yes
  (to Mel)
  Frankly, boss, I don't think there's anything I can tell Mel that he doesn't already know. The man's a genius. We might have better luck asking questions, though.
  
  > examine the ring
  There's a large diamond set into the ring, and I can see all of the colors of rainbow reflected in its perfect, sparkly, perfect facets. For the rest of my life, every night I will dream of its resplendent beauty.
  
  > eat the ring
  Hold on. Still staring at perfection.
  
  > ask Mel about the ring
  Okay, okay, I'll go back to the drab, non-sparkling real world.
  
  Mel shakes his head. "Sorry, I didn't catch that."