Drawn Onward

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Drawn Onward

In a shadowy corner of the Palindome, you discover a small alcove with four shelves, decorated with elaborate carved stonework. It looks as though you could put some things on the shelves, if you figure it's worth the effort.

Without the correct placement of items on shelves:

Nothing seems to happen, so you pick your stuff back up and head elsewhere.

With the correct placement of items on shelves:

Just as you finish placing the items on the shelves, you hear a loud rumbling noise. The ketchup hound leaps out of the way with a yip as the shelves collapse into a cloud of dust and rubble, revealing a tall, narrow niche behind the stonework, and in the niche stands the Staff of Fats. Excitedly, you reach for it, but just then there is a shout behind you: "Stop, spots!"

You spin around to see a bald man in spectacles and a very severe black trench coat striding toward you. "Stop! Nine myriad murmur! Put up rum -- rum, dairymen! In pots!"

"I have absolutely no idea what you're talking ab-- ow!" (That's where he clubbed you on the head.)

"Draw, o coward!" he hisses, as he pulls a thin rapier from his cane and advances on you.

"Oh, it's on, buddy."

You ready your weapon and charge forward, only to trip over your own feet and fall on your face. "O tarts! A castrato!" laughs the sinister figure. You stand, growling, and launch yourself at him again, with much the same result. It's as though all your aptitudes and reflexes have been drained by his evil presence!

He leaves you beaten to a pulp and strides away with the Staff of Fats, chuckling evilly. Jerk.

You lose all hit points.

But wait... what's this? He seems to have dropped some kind of book...

"I Love Me, Vol. I"

You acquire an item: "I Love Me, Vol. I"

With a shrug, you decide to leave the alcove alone.

Occurs at The Palindome.

Notes

• Part of Quest for the Holy MacGuffin.
• The correct order is hinted at in Your father's MacGuffin diary. The solution is:
  • Shelf #1 -- photograph of God
  • Shelf #2 -- hard rock candy
  • Shelf #3 -- ketchup hound
  • Shelf #4 -- hard-boiled ostrich egg
• Neither choice costs an adventure.
• When you make this a one-time adventure by putting the items in the correct order, you receive 4 adventures of Beaten Up after you lose all HP, instead of the usual 3.