Waiter Quest

[thegreenspark]

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Hey there, everyone! It's been a while since I've started a new adventure, so apologies in advance if I'm a little rusty. Just a quick note before we start: I will be updating and running this adventure both here and on Eagle Time, so if you're a member on both sites, then congrats! You can read and suggest from wherever you like! If not, the whole point was to have Waiter Quest accessible to everyone, so that's okay too! But if you see a suggestion that didn't come from this thread, it's probably safe to assume it came from the other one.

On that note, I don't want to delay any longer, so let's get on with it, shall we?

-TGS

You are a strapping young waiter, fresh from the daily struggle of serving at the FABRIC NAPKIN, the city's finest restaurant (and in a city like NEW BUFFET, it is quite the accomplishment)! On any other evening, you would be on your way home to your APARTMENT for some rest and relaxation, but tonight you've been given special permission to use the restaurant after closing for a fancy ONE MONTH ANNIVERSARY DINNER with your NEW WOMAN! Be that as it may, it will be a A WHILE before she arrives, time that will be useful for PREPARING A MEAL and FINDING YOUR BEARINGS, quite possibly through a MECHANICS TUTORIAL or two.

What will you do?

[Bloddyredcommie]

Check list of your woman's FAVORITE FOODS and DEADLY ALLERGIES. Make sure you havn't mixed up those lists.

[acerbicAves]

>These center pieces aren't NEARLY fancy enough to impress your beloved LADYFRIEND. Keep an eye out for something nicer.

>Retrieve name tag from table, examine.

>Perfect mustache curl.

[Jovian]

OH NO SHE'S HERE EARLY

[dapperpixel]

>Investigate music emanating from the floor.

>Juggle wine glasses like you've always wanted to.

>Hang from a chandelier at some point during the night!

[Roselalonde]

> Put orange juice in the kitchen.
> Clean up the leaves.

[Ixcalibur]

> Make sure to put her name on the guest list, lest some overzealous bouncer turns her away.

[Kíeros]

> Replace dead ficus/other small tree.

[WrittenInTheSand]

>Twist the ends of your mustache
>Laugh with a fake french accent
>Pull out proposal ring to make sure you're ready for your date.

[thegreenspark]

>Perfect mustache curl.

Why yes, yes it is! It's like they always say, "If you've got it, flaunt it!"

You FLAUNT generously between PRIMPS and POITS.

> Dude, take that gold coin...thing! Probably a tip. Clearly intended for you.

Unfortunately, no TIP is unaccounted for at the moment, but you pick up the NAMETAG off the table! After chuckling at the notion of a coin-based currency (what is is, a VIDEO GAME ADVENTURE?), you examine the NAMETAG, which clearly lists one (1) NAME. Or at least, it WOULD clearly list one (1) NAME, but our protagonist is having trouble making it out between various MUSTACHE GROOMING SOUNDS.

Perhaps we could give him a hand?

[Ixcalibur]

>Walter Quest

[Jovian]

>Walter Quest

I keep accidentally reading the title as this, so his first name definitely has to be Walter.

[Duhlicious]

I keep accidentally reading the title as this, so his first name definitely has to be Walter.

Thirded!

These drawings are adorable by the way!

[Morphimus]

>Walter Quest

I keep accidentally reading the title as this, so his first name definitely has to be Walter.

Thirded!

These drawings are adorable by the way!

Fourthed!

[mr_y_not]

Lance Watercress?

[thegreenspark]

Lance Watercress?

Julius Manchester Faust

Ah yes, of course! The name on the tag is none other than LANCE FAUST!

...your admirably competent coworker.

What he lacks in COORDINATION and GOOD LOOKS he makes up for with a respectable hoard of ADVANCED WAITERING TECHNOLOGY and an enviable PERSONAL CHARM. You suspect he'll be rushing back here for his IDENTITY shortly. Perhaps you'll even bump into him before your DATE arrives. Whatever the case may be, we still don’t have YOUR NAME, buster!

>Walter Quest

e: I would have to go with Percival "Percy" Valentine if I only get one pick

Fortunately, your NAMETAG was in your vest pocket the entire time! Your name is WALTER VALENTINE, professional alleged lady killer. Brimming with UNMATCHED CONFIDENCE, your only weakness is your INCREDIBLY SENSITIVE SKIN, to which you vigorously apply MASCULINE CREAMS AND LOTIONS every morning. Though it’s only been a little more than a month since your latest and greatest PARTICULARLY AWKWARD BREAKUP, you were back on your feet in record time and are already preparing to celebrate that span of a month to a NEW BEGINNING in coupleship. That being said, if you don’t get a move on you’re not going to have a dinner with which to celebrate!

>Take a closer look at that carton of orange juice

You’d be happy to! It’s the only discovered carton of OLDE BUFFETIAN (buh feesh’ in) ORANGE JUICE, and it happens to be the Valentine FAMILY HEIRLOOM. The mysteriously tangy brew never goes bad and maintains a constant, refreshingly cool temperature. It’s said to have been concocted in OLDE BUFFET, a mystical, ancient city whose ruins NEW BUFFET was supposedly built on. You’ve never been sure what to make of the legends, but this drink is as good a proof as any. On top of its preservative properties, it also boasts of a somewhat MAGICAL, REINVIGORATING TASTE. Perhaps you could test it on something as an example…

>Clean up that wilting plant over there!

That should work perfectly!



You MAGICALLY REINVIGORATE the decorative tree. It comes as a surprise to you that you guys don’t just use artificial plants, but at the same time you’d expect nothing but the best from the FABRIC NAPKIN. Because of the plant’s heightened realness attribute, it even spawns a few OLDE BUFFETIAN ORANGES, jam packed with the carton’s volatile juices. WATERING PLANTS with the ORANGE JUICE has generally been the most convenient way to refill your JUICE CARTON, and likely the sole reason it has stood the test of time as the family heirloom. You plan to keep it that way and have pledged in advance that you would be careful not to run the carton dry.

Open the menu.

You pluck the THREE (3) O.B. ORANGES and store them in your PORCELAINVENTORY. As long as the weight of the items on the tray remains stable on both sides, you can theoretically carry an infinite number of items. It’s not a particularly hard task for a waiter of your dexterity, so long as you avoid taking along anything PARTICULARLY HEAVY.

You balance the ORANGES rather easily towards the center of the tray.

While you’re here, you take the time to REVIEW the rest of your WAITER STATS.

Furthest from your PORCELAINVENTORY and closest to your bulbous ears you find your SPICE RACK, which in a manner of speaking serves as your LIFE COUNT. It’s like your mother always said: “Life is the variety of spices!” Additional spices can be found across the world in FIRST AID KITS, or created in the BREAK ROOM’s SPOSE-N-SPICE with BATTLE SPOILS. We’ll get to more on these later.

Below your SPICE RACK is the Fabric Napkin BATTLE MENU! It contains special attacks you can spend your TIPS on to give yourself an EDGE in battle! Each restaurant has its own battle menu to find, with varying prices and values.

Your TIPS and JUICE bar can be found in the upper right hand corner of the page, though they are fairly self-explanatory. Your TIPS bar measures the amount of cash you have on hand, while the JUICE bar serves as a MAGIC METER of sorts. JUICE can be used in a variety of ways, though it generally boils down to pouring it on things. It can be REFILLED by expending an ORANGE.

Investigate the kitchen, let's see what you're working with.

Yes, finally! Let’s head on back to the kitchen and get this party startEUGH DEAR GOD.

There appears to be a FLUID. What do you do?

[Kíeros]

> Use your mop/waiter based kung-fu on the liquid.

[Morphimus]

> Pour orange juice on the FLUID.

[TheBoyd]

Awwww Yeeeeeh!

> Ring mop out into pots, then use to clean.

[Whimbrel]

Don't forget the first aid kit on the bar!

[botanicalPiranha]

> Inspect the components of the fluid

[captal]

> you are a WAITER! surely there should be a a JANITOR on the staff? you don't want to ruin your FANCY SUIT.

[Yamtaggler]

>What's up with that music coming out of the floor?

[thegreenspark]

> Make a SUSPICIOUS COCKTAIL with it.

> Have a taste! This is a restaurant after all.

> Inspect the components of the fluid.

You don’t need to get any closer to identify the foul liquid as GREASE. The smell alone is enough to tip you off, but it’s not the first time in recent weeks that OILY MESSES have been found upon returning to the restaurant before opening. You feel dirty just thinking about it.

Normally you would have the JANITOR clean it up, but you chased him off earlier so you could prepare for tonight unimpeded. It seems he scurried off in such a hurry that he left his MOP out. While chasing him away so you could tidy up was a terrible idea in hindsight, at least you have the tools to take care of the MESS on your own.

> Pour orange juice on the FLUID

You expend another SERVING of ORANGE JUICE, pouring it over the dining room’s MESS, and the stains are lifted away! It was such a pain getting them out before now. Maybe you should bring this stuff to work more often! Unfortunately, the source of the GREASE is likely to be found in the KITCHEN, which can only mean more cleaning.

> Throw open kitchen doors revealing the horrible abomination that spewed these fluids forth.

A horrible, spewing abomination? You really doubt --



OH SNAP

[Kíeros]

> Open up your attack menu, and serve up a plate of deep dish culinary prowess!