>down
Cellar
>south
West of Chasm
>south
Gallery
>west
[Bank Lobby] You are in the large entrance hall of the Bank of Zork, the largest banking institution of the Great Underground Empire. A partial account of its history is in "The Lives of the Twelve Flatheads" with the chapter on J. Pierpont Flathead. A more detailed history (albeit less objective) may be found in Flathead's outrageous autobiography "I'm Rich and You Aren't - So There!". Most of the furniture has been ravaged by passing scavengers. All that remains are two signs at the northwest and northeast corners of the room, which say
<-- WEST VIEWING ROOM EAST VIEWING ROOM -->
Behind every bank robbery is the overambitious mind thinking about wanting to be the wealthiest person in the world. In front of us is the bank of Zork, ripe for the picking.
>ne
[West Teller's Room] You are in a small square room, which was used by a bank officer whose job it was to retrieve safety deposit boxes for the customer. On the north side of the room is a sign which reads "Viewing Room". On the east side of the room, above an open door, is a sign reading
BANK PERSONNEL ONLY
Just ignore the sign…really, what can happen?
>east
[Safety Depository] You are in a large rectangular room. The east and west walls here were used for storing safety deposit boxes. As might be expected, all have been carefully removed by evil persons. To the east, west, and south of the room are large doorways. The northern "wall" of the room is a shimmering curtain of light. In the center of the room is a large stone cube, about 10 feet on a side. Engraved on the side of the cube is some lettering.
>read cube
Bank of Zork
VAULT
*722 GUE*
Frobozz Magic Vault Company
>south
[Chairman’s Office] This room was the office of the Chairman of the Bank of Zork. Like the other rooms here, it has been extensively vandalized. The lone exit is to the north. A portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead hangs on the wall.
Looks like treasure to me!
>take portrait
Taken.
>look at portrait
||||||||||||||
|| __ __ ||
|| $$ $$ ||
\|| >> ||/
|| ________ ||
| -//----- |
\\_//_______//
___// | |
/__// | |
| |
__________// \\__________
/ $ / **** \ $ \
/ / ** \ \
/ /| ** |\ \
/ / | ** | \ \
/ / | ** | \ \
^ ^__|______$Z$**$Z$______|__^ ^
\ * $Z$**$Z$ * /
\________*___$Z$**$Z$___*________/
| $Z$**$Z$ |
J. PIERPONT FLATHEAD
CHAIRMAN >north
Safety Depository
The northern ‘wall’ of the room is a shimmering curtain of light. The key word here is curtain. What do you do with curtains? No, not that...you walk through curtains. Now, you ask yourself, how the heck does that make any sense? It doesn't really. This is undoubtedly the worst puzzle in the game. Fortunately, Zork II includes an added clue in the Bank area: a piece of paper mentions tellers walking through walls.
Turns out the place where you go after entering the curtain of light is dictated by the direction you last came from before entering. Basically you reset the curtain which allows you to move between rooms. This is never even hinted at nor explained at any point, leaving many to scratch their heads, try everything and anything, and not really understanding how the puzzle really worked.
But I digress. Seeing as this is a Safety Depository, we should leave the valuables here.
>drop all
>take lamp
>turn on lamp
The lamp is now on.
>walk through north wall
[Bare Room] You feel somewhat disoriented as you pass through... You are in a small bare room with no distinguishing features. There are no exits from this room.
Cool...a small room with no exits. Hanging out long enough in this room will prompt the Gnome of Zurich to appear, wearing a three-piece suit and carrying a safety deposit box. You can pay your way out of the room by giving the Gnome something valuable; however, the Gnome keeps it and you will not get it back. Giving the Gnome something worthless will result in the Gnome throwing it away and the object being removed from the game. Using the Gnome to leave the room is like the Kobayashi Maru...there is no winning. If you wait long enough, the Gnome will become impatient and leave you standing there. No matter...we don't need no stinkin' gnomes. We came in through the south wall, so let's trying leaving that way.
>walk through south wall
You feel somewhat disoriented as you pass through...
Safety Depository
Lather, rinse and repeat.
>walk through north wall
[Vault] You feel somewhat disoriented as you pass through... This is the Vault of the Bank of Zork, in which there are no doors. On the floor sit 200 neatly stacked zorkmid bills.
If you wait here too long, a tinny voice (Hello, Intruder!) will describe how your unauthorized presence in the vault has set off all sorts of nasty surprises, several of which seem to have been fatal. No point in waiting then, is there? Taking the bills may not be as lucrative as the Brink's job, but hey, an adventurer's gotta eat, right?
>take all
Taken.
>look at bills
The south wall is solid, so this must be one of those rooms where direction is secondary. We arrived here through a north wall, so that will get us out.
>walk through north wall
Safety Depository
Bills are valuable...better leave them here.
>drop bills
Dropped.
Trying to leave the Safety Depository with any valuables, even things you brought with you into the Bank, will cause the alarm to go off and an invisible force will prevent you from leaving. Reset the curtain by leaving and coming back into the Safety Depository.
>west
West Teller's Room
>west
Safety Depository
>take all
>turn off lamp
The lamp is now off.
>walk through north wall
You feel somewhat disoriented as you pass through...
[West Viewing Room] You are in a room used by holders of safety deposit boxes to view their contents. On the north side of the room is a sign which says
REMAIN HERE WHILE THE BANK OFFICER RETRIEVES YOUR DEPOSIT BOX
WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED, LEAVE THE BOX, AND EXIT TO THE SOUTH
AN ADVANCED PROTECTIVE DEVICE PREVENTS ALL CUSTOMERS FROM
REMOVING ANY SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX FROM THIS VIEWING AREA!
Thank you for banking at the Zork!
Again, sometimes it's better not to ask too many questions...just go with it.
>south
Bank Entrance
>south
Gallery
>north
West of Chasm
>west
Cellar
>up
Living Room
>put treasures in case
Done
>take torch
Done
>save
Saved.
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