Chasin' Babies (Laboratory)

Choice adventure number: 884

Chasin' Babies

You finally get a chance to catch your breath and look for the triplets.

If the giggling ghost is in the room:
The giggling ghost is here, darting in and out of the various laboratory shelves, breaking various pieces of expensive science equipment.

If the weeping ghost is in the room:
The weeping ghost is here, sobbing softly beneath one of the laboratory benches.

If the chubby ghost is in the room:
The chubby ghost is here, carelessly throwing open various jars and boxes looking for the ghost of something to eat.

Try the poppet

You put on a little show with the puppet.

Try the rocking horse

You place the horse on the ground and set it to rocking.

Try the jack-in-the-box

You turn the crank on the jack-in-the-box until the horrifying clown emerges.

Do nothing

You don't know nothin' about catchin' no babies, so you leave the room.

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Occurs in The Haunted Laboratory.

Notes

• An identically named adventure occurs in The Haunted Nursery and The Haunted Storage Room.
• This adventure appears every 5 adventures, and is not modified by combat frequency modifiers.
• If all three babies are in the room when this choice adventure comes up, you get a different adventure to capture them and complete the quest.
• If a ghost in the room hates the item you used, they will depart to The Haunted Nursery, and one of the following messages is appended to the use text as appropriate:
  • The giggling ghost stops giggling and starts scowling as she flees the room. She must really hate that thing.
  • The weeping ghost begins crying even louder as he vanishes through the wall and leaves the room. He must really hate this toy!
  • The chubby ghost frowns and storms out of the room (in the sense that he leaves in exactly the same way that a cloud would.) He must really hate that toy...
• If a ghost in the room likes the item you used, one of the following messages is appended to the use text as appropriate:
  • The giggling ghost squeals with delight! She loves it!
  • The weeping ghost stops crying for a moment and blinks at you a few times. I guess he likes it!
  • The chubby ghost is momentarily enthralled enough to stop looking for food. He must really like this thing!
• If a ghost in The Haunted Storage Room likes the item you used, they will enter the room and one of the following messages is appended to the use text as appropriate:
  • The giggling ghost, excited by the toy, enters the room.
  • The weeping ghost enters the room, briefly more curious about the toy than he is sad.
  • The chubby ghost enters the room, enthralled by the toy.