Part ten: inside the whale
These are Douglas Adams' original hints for the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Adventure Game. Some questions have multiple answers and some are red herrings, so don't take the presence or absence of a question on a certain topic as an indication of what is important, and don't assume that long answers indicate important questions.
Who am I?
You're still Arthur in this scene.
Where am I?
You're inside a sperm whale, obviously.
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Note the sound of rushing air.
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The Improbability Drive, in one of its nastier coincidences, has transported you inside the very same whale you created when you used the Drive to save the ship during the missile attack.
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If you recall, the missiles were turned into a sperm whale, which was last seen plummeting through the atmosphere of Magrathea. This explains why, after a few turns, the whale invariably splats (and you along with it).
Who's the old man with the wooden puppet?
The old man is Gepetto the carpenter.
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The puppet is his creation, Pinocchio.
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Their boat was swallowed by the whale. If you hide in the Cargo Hold, perhaps you'll be able to escape.
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Don't go on until you've met the evil ice queen, the seven dwarfs, and the talking dragon.
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What game are you playing?
How can I get out of the whale?
There are no exits in any direction.
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If you wait long enough, you'll splat and return to Dark.
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There's one other way to get out of the whale.
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It's a method you've used before.
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It will also leave you in Dark.
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Hitchhike using the Thumb.
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The Thumb is probably broken, though. You'll have to get it fixed by an Engineer robot.
How can I prevent the whale from splatting?
You can't.
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No matter what you do, you've only got ten moves in the whale before it splats.
How can I get the flowerpot out of the whale?
There are two ways to do this.
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One way involves the Thumb.
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The other method involves the thing your aunt gave you which you don't know what it is.
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To obtain the flowerpot using the Thumb, just pick up the pot and hitchhike.
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For more details, see the question on getting out of the whale.
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To obtain the flowerpot using the aunt's gift: the aunt's gift has an unusual property you may not have discovered. See the question about the aunt's gift.
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Just put the flowerpot inside the aunt's gift and then wait until the whale splats. Within a few turns after leaving Dark, the aunt's gift should reappear, containing the pot.
What's the point of this scene inside the whale?
Isn't it obvious?
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There really isn't much here.
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The only point of this scene is to get the flowerpot.
