Harry Honduras and The Temple of Day

[Skub]

Who are you? You're HARRY HONDURAS, explorer extraordinaire. What's your mission? To trot the globe like Meadowlark Lemon and solve mysteries pertaining to the unknown; to explore and loot the tombs of ancient kings (raid them, if you will); to make sure that your hair is always looking great! Like Indiana Jones sans hat and Short Round, basically, and God knows we all needed a break from Short Round. You've got a pistol and a snarky attitude (self-described) and you're not going to stop cracking wise until you've killed a hellbeast, a dinosaur, or at least eight Nazis (current exchange rate notwithstanding) in search of treasure!

About a month ago, you caught wind of a rather interesting story; one that reeks of intrigue and mystery, and that's your favorite reek. The story in question concerns the ancient ruins of TEMPLO DE DIA, or the TEMPLE OF DAY, located near scenic PUERTO ALGODÓN, MEXICO. Apparently used to hold ceremonies and other such ancient-sounding things, legend has it that buried deep beneath the temple are countless riches and artifacts. Possibly gold riches! And that's your favorite riches.

Being the adventurous type you are, you decide that this treasure would be better off donated in your hands than the hands of wannabe grave robbers. That's why you've made it to Puerto Algodón to begin your journey to the unknown. With the government's permission--because you've gotta check up with them before you ransack their cultural artifacts--you're ready to head out into the depths of the Temple of Day...

... but before you go, you take inventory to make sure you're not missing anything.

Right here is your BACKPACK INVENTORY, a sack with more space than it lets on. What you see here is just a fraction of the available space. In your BACKPACK INVENTORY, you have the following: a blank piece of paper which you intend to draw a MAP on; your handy DERRINGER PISTOL, loaded with a seemingly infinite supply of BULLETS; a JOURNAL for keeping track of any and all ARTIFACTS you find on your trip; a LEATHER BELT that could work as a WHIP in a pinch; a LIGHTER for starting fires and the occasional Cuban cigarillo; a 2-WAY RADIO in case you need help; a COMB to keep your hair looking great!; and a SONY WALKMAN with a disc of The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates in it. You love Hall & Oates more than most men can ever hope to.

Now that you're in Puerto Algodón, you would find it prudent to set off. There may be business to tend to, however, in the buildings around you. You can see a TOURIST KIOSK right near you with information about the Temple of Day and the surrounding area. You can also see a GIFT SHOP selling replicas of native art. There is a BEACHSIDE CANTINA selling a variety of comestibles and such.

It also seems like you've got somebody CONTACTING YOU on your walkie-talkie. You pick it up since it's probably important.

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- 16:55 - PUERTO ALGODÓN - HARBOR -

HARRY: Hey, Alvarez!
ALVAREZ: Harry? Tell me where you're at.
HARRY: I've hit the Puerto. I'm at the harbor, just landed the plane.
ALVAREZ: Good! I'm glad you got there in one piece!
HARRY: It's nothing, really. So what's the situation now, Alvarez?
ALVAREZ: You're in some pretty safe territory as of now, no need to worry about turf wars or anything you'd normally expect from a Central American country. The Puerto is a relatively quiet town with nice locals, from what I've heard. If you need supplies, I've transferred several hundred pesos to your account--but don't worry about paying with a card over here. It's a little town, but that doesn't mean they can't cater to a jet-setter like you.
HARRY: Good. I always forget to bring cash with me.
ALVAREZ: Anyhow, I'm keeping safe offshore, so I can't be there to help you out, but I can always give you advice.
HARRY: Great. Over and out.
ALVAREZ: Roger.

Now that you've sorted out the formalities, it's time to go on with your adventure. What should you do now?

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[Skub]

Artifacts List

001 - BEAUTIFUL ONYX TURTLE TRINKET
002 - MAGNIFICENT LAPIS LAZULI SNAKE TRINKET
003 - MASTERFUL IVORY CAT TRINKET
004 - AWE-INSPIRING CINNABAR BIRD TRINKET
005 - STONE TOTEM - A hefty, dusty be-cobwebbéd totem, carved in the image of... you're not sure what.

[NateDude]

RUN AWAAAY

[Skub]

RUN AWAAAY

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Thanks for shitting your pants already! Get out of my thread and never come back!

[Chwoka]

Combine COMB and PAPER to make HARMONICA.

[Flyingphish]

>comb your hair

[Dragon Fogel]

>Check the Gift Shop. They probably have some cheap trinket for sale that will somehow prove to be absolutely essential to your quest.

[BSBen]

Harry: Procure rations from CANTINA.

[Znex]

> Go to the tourist kiosk to check your info about the Temple of Day, obviously

[OldManRupee]

Practice your aim by shooting at birds. All the birds.

[Skub]

Hey, guys! Let me explain that the extremely slow update speed is because this particular adventure is pretty art-intensive, as well as word-intensive. I need a lot of time to coordinate everything and make it look spiffy.

Anyhow, a new update should be expected within the next couple days so stay put. In the meantime, have this picture.

[OldManRupee]

Harry, leave that poor donkey alone!

[Skub]

> Check the Gift Shop. They probably have some cheap trinket for sale that
will somehow prove to be absolutely essential to your quest.
(Dragon Fogel)

Right! Of course, it's always paramount to go directly to the gift shop once you set foot in a new country. After all, they could be selling some really neat coffee cups or some bedazzled turtles stuffed with sand. You start to set off gift-shop-ways, forgetting something...

> comb your hair
(Flyingphish)

Right. That's what you forgot.

Now that you're looking sufficiently debonair, you head inside the gift shop to see a rather... let's say zaftig woman operating the business. Looks real mom and pop in here.

"Hello, there, sir," says the woman. "Are you interested in anything you see?"

"Sure," you say. "What've you got?"

The woman shows you her wares. It looks like she's got some rather nicely made things! You can see a BEAUTIFUL ONYX TURTLE TRINKET, a MAGNIFICENT LAPIS LAZULI SNAKE TRINKET, a MASTERFUL IVORY CAT TRINKET, and a AWE-INSPIRING CINNABAR BIRD TRINKET. They're all very well decorated, if you do say so yourself. Pity that the set looks incomplete, though--you've always been a sucker for collectible crap.

You also spy a... shabbier looking souvenir. It looks like a STONE TOTEM is being used as a paperweight. It looks pretty old.

"So what do you think?" asks the woman, looking expectantly at you.

"Hmm..." You feel a bit indecisive at the time. "I'll come back when I see something I like, okay?"

"Not a problem, sir," the woman says, obviously a bit frustrated. Your guess is that she deals with window shoppers pretty frequently.

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Apologies for a rather short update, I just wanted to get some content to you guys. Also, incoming thunderstorm, so I risk power failure.

[Chwoka]

Buy the MAGNIFICENT LAPIS LAZULI SNAKE TRINKET and TOTEM.

[Skub]

You can't! You can only buy ONE TRINKET! (Note that the STONE TOTEM also counts as a trinket.)

[Xander]

Buy the cat trinket then

[Skub]

You should VOTE IN THE POLL to make it easier for me to document!

[hugmetwenty]

GO CAT THINGY, GO!

[OldManRupee]

Screw her, make your own trinkets out of baked mud! Better trinkets!

[KarneWarrior]

Buy the totem, as it's obviously plot important!
It's the thing we throw at the massive boulder to stop it, right?!

[GoldenMB]

BUY THE TOTEM.

[Skub]

> Consensus: buy the STONE TOTEM.
(poll)

You saw something you liked.

"Did you see something you liked?" asks the shopkeep.

"I saw something I liked," you say. "Can I get that STONE TOTEM?"

The shopkeep looks at you, a tad puzzled. "Th-that? That old thing?" She turns to it, and back to you, and back to it and back to you again. "Geez, I don't know how old that is. I don't even remember where I got it from!"

"It looks to me," you say, "that it's some sort of ARTIFACT." You're extremely sure in yourself--years of training at the hand of your father, HENRY HONDURAS, haven't proven you wrong so far. "I'd go so far as to say that it might come from a nearby temple!"

"You think?"

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm always right." You give her a suave smile just to seal the deal.

"Well, I dunno... I mean, the guy who gave that totem to me did like those ruins," the shopkeep says. "Tell you what, I'll give this rare, invaluable artifact to you for the low price of one thousand pesos!"

That's like, what, five bucks in America? You don't see a problem.

You got the STONE TOTEM!
It's your very first artifact! Better write this one down!

You record your purchase in your JOURNAL, while also cataloguing the other TRINKETS--since apparently those are also ARTIFACTS. You've got this subconscious knowledge about this, remember?

You also stow the STONE TOTEM in your INVENTORY. It seems important enough to keep with you--any other artifacts will be sent to a MUSEUM.

Now that you've made your purchase, you think it would be rude to demand anything more. Plus it turns out the exchange rate for pesos isn't that high, so it was a little bit of a setback, funds-wise. You instead thank the shopkeep for her patience and wish her well as you exit the shop.

She's definitely glad to get rid of that shitty paper weight. It was taking up valuable space.

Continue...

[Xander]

how much cash you got left?

[Asmodemus]

> Head to tourist kiosk to gather information.

[Dfaran]

>Query locals about local legends concerning the temple, particularly local legends concerning any notable valuables that might be in it.
>Superstitious prattle about supernatural guardians is also acceptable.