Monster Lab Party
HowlSpace Quest 11: A Friend Request from Igor – {Interface}: You have received a new message from Igor.
Igor: Hello. My boss wanted me to invite you to
his laboratory for a special experiment…not on you, of course. {Go to Next
Guest Options}
{Guest Options}:
· {Option 1} Who are you?
· {Option 2} Who’s your boss?
· {Option 3} An experiment? What kind of experiment?
Igor: {Option 1} I apologize for my sudden
intrusion. I am Igor, expert scientist, who is stuck working under the employ
of mad scientist Billy Lugosi. {Return to Guest Options}
Igor: {Option 2} Oh, Billy Lugosi. He’s…well, I’m
feeling nice today, so he’s a quirky character… Oh, who am I kidding? He’s
either a lunatic or a jerk. Take your pick. I’ve tried to break out into the
scientific community several times, but he keeps on reeling me back in, against
my own wishes. The best that I can do is vent about it online in spaces like
this. {Return to Guest Options}
Igor: {Option 3} So, have you ever read the book Frankenstein?
Or seen the movie? It’s like that, but real. You see, my boss has been working
tirelessly for years to create the perfect living creature, but they usually
end in failure. This time, however, he thinks he’s found the right formula. And
since everyone like you seems to be visiting today, he’s opened the doors to
his lab to show it off with a big party. Personally, I think this is a bad
idea, but he insists that everyone will be safe. Since I don’t trust him, I’ve
made sure that the tour is actually safe. So, long story short, don’t worry. Like I wrote earlier, you’re not the experiment. {Go to Objective Screen}
Objective Screen {from Option 3} Go to the Scary
Laboratory.
{Guest} arrives at Scary Laboratory and confirms.
Igor: Wait. You accepted my boss’ invitation? You
must be really curious to want to deal with him. Hopefully, I can rein him in.
{Go to Next Guest Options}
{Guest Options}:
· {Option 1} What do you have against Billy Lugosi?
· {Option 2} Should I be worried?
· {Option 3} Well, I am a wanted fugitive. {Appears after Option 2 is selected}
· {Option 4} Are you kidding? I want to see what this experiment is about!
· {Option 5} Maybe you’re right. I’ll come back another time.
· {Option 6} Why is the laboratory closed today?
Igor: {Option 1} Do you really want to know? Okay,
here’s the basics. Billy used to work out of an institute in California until
he decided to experiment with a dead hamster named Black Bear. He brought it
back to life, caused it to grow to fifty feet, and destroyed his house. It went
on a rampage before a karate nanny stopped it in his tracks, and Billy fled
here afterwards. I think that’s the right story, but he didn’t learn his
lesson, continuing to build monsters and bring them to life. The results have
been…pretty catastrophic. Almost as bad as he treats me. I think he has an ego
issue. {Return to Guest Options}
Igor: {Option 2} Hmm. As much as I want to say
that my boss is boasting again, he might actually have cracked the code on his
formula this time. Still, whenever he creates a monster, the locals in Howling
Hollow form an angry mob to destroy the monster, so that might be an issue.
{Return to Guest Options}
Igor: {Option 3} A wanted fugitive? I’ve heard
from some of the tourists that Sherriff Barley is looking for someone that
matches your profile image, so hopefully no one in the crowd recognizes you.
Then again, since we both aren’t really on good terms with the townsfolk, I’ll
keep a low profile and pretend that I didn’t recognize you. Besides, police
officers rarely venture out into the forest. Stay out here and you’ll be safe.
{Return to Guest Options}
Igor: {Option 4} Well, if you’re REALLY wanting to
see what my boss is up to, the line to go inside should be forming just outside
of the laboratory entrance. Billy may be out of his mind with his party that
he’s throwing, but be assured that I’ve made sure that you’ll be safe. {Go to
Objective Screen}
Igor: {Option 5} I can’t say that I can blame you,
but if you’re still outside of the laboratory, maybe you should stop by my
little store? The folks at Lycan Works think that a wood board makes for a good
souvenir, but who needs that when you can buy a graduated cylinder? {Go to Quest
Screen}
Igor: {Option 6} Lab accident. With someone as
careless and crazy as my boss, it happens all of the time. If you want to go on
the tour, check back later today and see if anything has changed. In the
meantime, you can still grab a beaker from my little store. {Go to Quest
Screen}
Objective Screen {from Option 4}: Experience
Monster Lab Party. Please adhere to all safety requirements and restrictions
during this experience.
In an effort to bring more good press to his work,
Billy Lugosi has officially opened his lab for the peering eyes of the incoming
tourists to see. While he hasn’t had the time (or will) to make his lab presentable,
he has decided to host a party in his lab, which will culminate in the
demonstration of his life-giving technology!
Guests begin their visit by passing through the
iron gates of the lab, where they come upon a courtyard. In addition to hosting
the lab’s entrance, the small store Old Lab Junk is also located here, along
with the trailer homes for both Billy and his assistant Igor. It is all in bad
shape, but is also very well-used, with the wrought-iron fence surrounding the
courtyard giving a sense of protection.
Entering the laboratory, guests weave through
several rooms of stored lab equipment, some of which hasn’t been used at all.
Throughout the rooms are also passive-aggressive notes written between Billy
and Igor, along with party decorations made from some of the lab equipment.
Other party decorations are made from random items from a box labeled “Gift
with Purchase Items.” These include mostly wrenches and broken light bulbs, but
also include strange oddities such as a wind-up flashlight, a holographic
projector, and a dime store calculator. A computer by tech firm Big Apple
Electronics runs the party lighting setting.
In a larger chamber, Billy appears before guests’
eyes via the afore-mentioned holographic projector in order to give them a warm
welcome to his laboratory.
Billy Lugosi:
Greetings, uh…people. I am the greatest scientific genius that this world has
yet to appreciate, Billy Lugosi, and today, I have invited you all here for…a
party!
Igor(o.s.):
But master, I thought we we’re doing the demonstration today!
Billy Lugosi:
Yes, yes, Igor, now stop bothering me. I’m in the middle of recording something
for our guests. Ahem, where was I? Ah, yes! I have used my brilliant mind to
create the greatest creature of all time, and we’re going to finish off our
party by demonstrating my genius for all of you to see by bringing my creature
to life! But since I don’t need your…tourist germs near my creation, you’ll be
coming via the greatest party buses you’ll ever find: the Shock ‘N’ Rollers! You’ll
find them in the dungeon- uh, I mean the lower chambers! Of course, we don’t
have dungeons here! Igor? What are you- fine.
After the hologram shuts off, guests continue to wind through the corridors before arriving in the lower chambers, where the loading area is located as they get ready to board, the guests hear Igor come on over the comm system.
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| Costume design concept for Monster lab Party. Just like Igor, I wanted to quickly establish that the ride operators are also under Billy Lugosi's employ, but without overshadowing Billy's own design. Therefore, I elected to use the land general modular costume design and add on a lab coat and a set of mad scientist goggles. Anyone working Old Lab Junk would also wear this same costume, since they would be a part of the same team, at least in-story. |
Igor:
Hello? Is this thing on? Testing. Testing. O.K., good. Hello? O.K., we’re just
about to start the demonstration, so before you head off to the party, I just
want to make sure that you stay seated with your seat belt fastened, keeping
your hands, arms, feet, and legs inside of the…uh…Shock ‘N’ Roller at all
times. I swear I didn’t come up with that name. Ahem. Also, supervise your
children during the party. Now…let the good times roll. Who wrote this?
Computer:
Hola. Permanezca sentado con el cinturón de seguridad abrochado, manteniendo
las manos, los brazos, los pies y las piernas adentro en todo momento. Y por
favor cuide a sus hijos. Gracias.
With the guests seated, three Shock ‘N’ Roller
vehicles set out at the same time into the corridors.
Beat
Sheet:
1.
The guests travel down a corridor lit
by bioluminescent fluids contained in chemistry glassware, with lights shining
through to give off a kaleidoscope effect. Parked in one corner are some boxes
labeled “Mad scientist glassware that is not actually needed for a practical
experiment.”
2.
In the study, Igor looks out through a
telescope towards town. Improvised party lights light the room. Igor welcomes
the guests and directs them to the party. (Igor: Ah, there you are. I
hope that you find this party to be, uh, exciting. I’m too busy keeping an eye
out for the inevitable angry mob, so be on your way.)
3.
In a room filled with computers, the
vehicles dance around the towers of computers and hard drives. This system is
affectionately labelled as “Party Power,” and gives off an impromptu show for
guests as the overloaded system starts to spark and smell like burning metal. (Computer:
Warning. System overload.) The mini fireworks show culminates in the combustion
of a Big Apple Electronics laptop.
4.
The vehicles break off and go into
individual rooms containing giant Jacob’s Ladders. These are somehow able to
restore power, with the vehicles converging in the next room.
5.
The vehicles convene in a Power
Transistor Room with a cobbled-together organ in the middle. It plays the
ride’s soundtrack as vials filled with body parts flash like lightbulbs. Storm
clouds form outside and the overhead lightning rod is struck by lightning. The
power cables glow with electricity as the vehicles enter the next room.
6.
Finally, the guests arrive in the
examination room, where Billy has hooked up his monster to the electrical
cables. (Billy Lugosi: Ah, there you are! Now behold the creation of
life! Igor, now!) When the electricity zaps the monster, it awakes but gets
scared by the flashing party lights. (Billy Lugosi: Yes! It’s alive! Now
keep our guests entertained while I take care of more important things. No!
Obey me!) Billy tries to force an electric guitar into its hands, but it pushes
the guitar away. (Igor: Okay, fun’s over. You should leave before
anything bad happens.)
7.
Guests pass down a long hallway, where
the burning torches of an angry mob are visible outside. The group is chanting
in a rhythm to match the ride’s soundtrack. The vehicles then break off into
three rooms.
8.
In room #1, the guests visit the lab’s
kitchen, where pulsing electricity has overloaded the kitchenware, making it
pop and dance to the music.
9.
In room #2, the guests visit the lab’s
library, where ghostly hands remove and replace books on the shelves. A ghost
materializes and is seen reading a book. Electricity overloads the lighting and
fills the room with music. The ghost dances through a wall.
10. In
room #3, the guests visit the lab’s laundry room, where the washer and dryer
are running. Electricity overloads the machinery and blows bubbles into the
room. Clothes fly out of the machines and splat against the walls.
11. The
vehicles reconvene at an entryway, where an angry mob has broken in. They can’t
find the monster anywhere, but do find lots of party lighting. (Sheriff
Barley: Where’s the monster this time? Whiskey Joe: Beats me, but
what’s up with those lights? Dirk Crumple: Dang, that music is catchy! Makes
me want to dance!) Dirk starts to dance.
12. The
vehicles arrive at the party, where a rockin’ monster is using the guitar to
rock out to the music. (Rockin’ Monster: Me shred like Hendrix! Igor:
Hard to believe that the monster found the guitar electrifying, huh?) Everyone
is soon dancing to the music, with the Rockin’ Monster at the center of the
party. The Rockin’ Monster rocks out so hard, it causes the amplifier to catch
on fire. (Igor: Okay, time to go.)
13. Near
the dungeons, the guests witness the Rockin’ Monster as it perishes in the
fire. (Rockin’ Monster: RAH! Me live on prayer!) The angry mob leaves as
the guests arrive at unload. (Igor: I apologize for that, ahem, mishap,
but be assured that you are all perfectly safe. Billy Lugosi: My creation! IGOR! You shouldn’t have let those tourists in here! Igor: But
master- Billy Lugosi: Don’t but me! Now clean up this mess! Igor:
Ugh. Never mind. When the Shock ‘N’ Roller stops, please exit the vehicle to
your left, taking all of your personal belongings with you. I hope that the
rest of your day is better than mine is about to be.)
After the guests exit, they return to the courtyard outside of the laboratory, being deposited right by the store Old Lab Junk.
{Guest} rides Monster Lab Party and confirms.
Igor: Well, that somehow went…not as badly as
Billy’s previous experiments. Then again, I think that’s the first time that
the monster set itself on fire, so who knows? We might have hit a new low. {Go
to Next Guest Options}
{Guest Options}:
{Option 1} That’s rock and roll for you.
· {Option 2} Anything else that I should do out here in the forest?
· {Option 3} It’s been nice talking to you.
Igor: {Option 1} Rock and roll? I understand that
this was supposed to be an explosive party, but how many concert halls do you
see going down in flames? {Return to Guest Options}
Igor: {Option 2} I do know that Torgo’s Atlantic
Excursions is restoring the old funeral home across the road and is offering
free tours today. But beyond that? Well, just up the road, there’s a creepy old
tree that seems to have eyes that follow you as you walk by, but truth be told,
I think your safest option would be to stop by my little shop right next to the
laboratory. I have old science equipment for sale if you think that Connie
Craft’s windmill desk fans are too garish. {Return to Guest Options}
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