Don't Fence Me In

Don't Fence Me In

You encounter that old rascal Tom, standing near a white picket fence.

"Hey!" says Tom. "Wanna whitewash this here fence for me? It's loads of fun!"

W'at you gwineter do?

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Whitewash the fence

You spend an hour whitewashing the fence. It isn't fun at all.

Man, you hate that guy. At least it was a decent workout.

You gain 20-30 Strongness.

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Steal the fence

You wait until Tom wanders off, then you steal the fence. Maybe you can find some way to fence it later. Haw haw.

You acquire an item: white picket fence

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Jump the fence

• Initially:

You hop over the fence, right into the middle of a White Wedding.

It's a nice day for it. They even give you some cake.

You acquire an item: piece of wedding cake

• Then, first three times per day:

After everybody leaves, you pick up some of the rice they threw at the bride and groom. Somebody should've told them it's traditional to throw uncooked rice...

You acquire an item: white rice

• Otherwise:

After everybody leaves, you look around for some rice, but you can't find any.

• After the first three times with a rice bowl equiped:

After everybody leaves, you manage to scrounge a little bit of rice off of the ground. You toss it in your rice bowl for safe keeping.

You acquire an item: white rice

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Occurs at Whitey's Grove.

Notes

• Limited to three drops per day without a rice bowl equipped, with a rice bowl the limit is increased to five drops per day.

References

• The adventure name "Don't Fence Me In" is most likely a reference to the Cole Porter song of the same name, most famously recorded by Bing Crosby.
• "White Wedding" and "It's a nice day for it" in the "Jump the Fence" adventure are references to the song "White Wedding" by Billy Idol.
• The character "Tom" is a reference to the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain; in the opening chapter, Tom tricks some of his friends into whitewashing a fence for him.
• "Maybe you can find some way to fence it later" is a pun on fencing (selling stolen goods).