I left the dance a little weary. The representative for the Many-Eyed is a skillful dancer; my mistress's manipulations pressed me to be also such, dancing a pattern to communicate between us.
I paid little attention, save to know that my assignment and the intrigue of the Many-Eyed would not conflict. We are each playing a different game here, and mine takes me off the roof, down [[into the Admiral's manor]] itself.The sound of (either: "dancing feet", "clattering dice", "over-loud gossip", "laughter", "clinking glass") overhead. Behind me, the window through which I entered. Before me, a hallway. Doors lead to the [[Admiral's chambers]], the [[smoking lounge]], the [[naval library]].An ornately furnished bedroom. Another door leads to a [[study]].
Search the room
[[Somewhere else->into the Admiral's manor]]
(click-rerun: "Search the room")[(either: "Nothing under the elaborately patterned covers", "Nothing in the closet of identical uniforms", "Nothing beneath the dresser", "(if: $treasure is (passage:)'s name)[In the stack of books on the nightstand, the one third from the bottom is [[hollowed out->Prize acheived]]](else:)[Nothing in the stack of books on the nightstand]").]A place for the Admiral and close friends to retire and talk about the motion of the world.
Search the room
[[Somewhere else->into the Admiral's manor]]
(click-rerun: "Search the room")[(either: "Nothing beneath the chair cushions", "Nothing in the liquor cabinet", "Nothing under the surface of the end table", "(if: $treasure is (passage:)'s name)[There's something concealed [[within the desktop cigar lighter->Prize acheived]]](else:)[Nothing in the desktop cigar lighter]").]Shelves upon shelves of books, charts, and logs.
Search the room
[[Somewhere else->into the Admiral's manor]]
(click-rerun: "Search the room")[(either: "Nothing in the tide charts", "Nothing among the books on economics", "Nothing in the locked shelf of weapon schematics", "(if: $treasure is (passage:)'s name)[There's a hidden cavity [[in the foot of a shelf->Prize acheived]]](else:)[Nothing in the feet of the shelves]").](set: $treasure to (either: "Admiral's chambers", "smoking lounge", "naval library", "study"))A vast desk of some exotic wood dominates this room. There are an abundance of drawers to search.
Search the room
[[Somewhere else->into the Admiral's manor]]
(click-rerun: "Search the room")[(either: "Nothing among the trade reports", "Nothing in the stacks of maps", "Nothing in the ornamented inkstand", "(if: $treasure is (passage:)'s name)[Something rattles [[inside the globe->Prize acheived]] atop the desk](else:)[Nothing inside the globe]").](if: $treasure is (passage:)'s name)[]Within is what I've been looking for: a tiny radio receiver, decrypting and recording transmissions from a particular frequency to tape.
I'm not here to steal it. Into the recording mechanism I gently slip a tiny weaving of silk, unnoticeable. My mistress will feel the vibrations on this new strand of her web. I replace the device and am gone, back to the gala as if I had never left.