Lofty Aspirations

Lofty Aspirations is the name of the 2010 Ebon Gate shop that first debuted the scripts Tall Shoes and Shoe Sticks. While these items contain scripts on their own, they can be used in conjunction with the other item for additional zests. They were refreshed in the shop Last Breath Halted in 2015. Tall Shoes Analyze You analyze your tall-heeled shoes and sense that the item is largely free from merchant alteration restrictions. The creator has also provided the following information: These are "Tall Shoes" that work with or without "Shoe Sticks." These shoes can be altered with a long description or a show, as long as the noun remains some type of shoe, and the description depicts a pair of TALL shoes. These shoes are currently: Tier 1 (off-the-shelf) and trap WEAR, REMOVE, TILT, RUB. You might be able to have a talented merchant lighten the tall-heeled shoes for you or deepen its pockets Tier 1 Usage Verb Style First Third REMOVE Sitting Wobbling slightly on your perch, you give each foot a shake, loosening the fit of your plum satin slippers until they slip off, one after the other. You quickly pick them up from the ground with a sigh of relief. XXX wobbles slightly on her perch and shakes her foot, loosening the fit of her plum satin slippers until they slip off, one after the other. She quickly picks them up from the ground with an audible sigh of relief. Standing Wobbling slightly on your perch, you give each foot a shake, loosening the fit of your plum satin slippers until they slip off, one after the other. You quickly pick them up from the ground with a sigh of relief. XXX wobbles slightly on her perch and shakes her foot, loosening the fit of her plum satin slippers until they slip off, one after the other. She quickly picks them up from the ground with an audible sigh of relief. RUB Held You meticulously clean off your plum satin slippers, taking care to polish the heel. XXX meticulously cleans off her plum satin slippers, taking a moment to polish the heel. Worn, sitting You slip your hand inside your plum satin slippers and rub your aching feet. XXX slips her hand inside her plum satin slippers and rubs her feet. Worn, standing You teeter slightly as you briefly step out of one of your plum satin slippers and reach down to rub your aching foot, wincing with the pain. With an effort, you shove your foot back into your slipper. XXX teeters slightly as she briefly steps out of one of her slippers and reaches down to rub her foot, wincing in obvious discomfort. Making a face, she shoves her foot back into her slipper. TILT Held You tilt your plum satin slippers from side to side, examining the surface for visible flaws. XXX tilts her plum satin slippers from side to side, examining the surface for visible flaws. Worn You lean a little too far to one side and begin to lose your balance, only catching yourself with an ungraceful flail of your arms. XXX leans a little too far to one side before catching her balance with an ungraceful flail of her arms. WEAR Sitting You grip your plum satin slippers tightly and wedge your feet inside. XXX grips her plum satin slippers tightly and wedges her feet inside. Standing You place your plum satin slippers on the ground and carefully step up into them, wobbling crazily as you wiggle your feet to achieve the perfect fit. XXX places her plum satin slippers on the ground and carefully steps up into them, wobbling crazily as she wiggles her feet to achieve the perfect fit. Tier 2 Usage Verb Style First Third PUSH Sitting You reach over to your plum satin slippers to make sure the soles are still firmly attached. XXX reaches over to her plum satin slippers and idly pushes on the soles. Standing You wobble a bit as you attempt to stand on your tip-toes in your plum satin slippers. XXX wobbles a bit as she attempts to stand on her tip-toes in her plum satin slippers. TURN Sitting You lean back and gaze down at your feet, turning your slippers back and forth, admiring them. Gazing down at her feet, XXX turns her slippers back and forth, admiring them. Standing You turn one foot to the side, modeling your plum satin slippers for everyone to admire. XXX turns one foot to the side, modeling her plum satin slippers with a smug grin on her face. Tier 3 Usage Verb First Third JUMP You jump up and down in your black leather boots, wobbling quite a bit on the last leap. XXX jumps up and down in her black leather boots, wobbling quite a bit on the last leap. KICK You kick the back of one heel with your other boot, trying to stave off boredom. XXX kicks the back of one heel with her other boot with a bored expression. Shoe Stick The shoes and sticks work together. The messaging is dependent upon whether the shoes are used on the stick or the stick is used on the shoes. Analyze You analyze your solid gold cane and sense that the item is largely free from merchant alteration restrictions. The creator has also provided the following information: This is a "Shoe Stick" that works with or without "Tall Shoes." This stick can be altered with a long description or a show, as long as the noun remains STICK, STAFF, or CANE. This stick is currently: Tier 1 (off-the-shelf) and traps RUB, LEAN, PUSH, TAP. You get no sense of whether or not the cane may be further lightened. Tier 1 Usage Verb Style First Third LEAN You lean heavily on your haon cane, taking a moment to rest. Leaning heavily on her haon cane, XXX takes a moment to rest. PUSH Sitting only Using your haon cane as leverage, you slowly get to your feet. Roundtime: 5 sec. Using her haon cane as leverage, XXX slowly gets to her feet. RUB You slide your hand down the length of your cane, cleaning the surface of any visible dirt. XXX slides her hand down the length of her cane, cleaning the surface of all the visible dirt. TAP You tap your cane on the ground, taking care to avoid smashing your toes. XXX taps her haon cane on the ground, taking care to avoid smashing her toes. Tier 2 Usage Verb First Third PROD You prod the ground in a circle around your body with your onyx cane, checking for hidden traps or snares. XXX methodically prods the ground in a circle around her body with her onyx cane. TURN You grip your cane under your arm and turn slowly in a circle, glaring about with an air of superiority. XXX grips her cane under her arm and turns slowly in a circle, glaring about with an air of superiority. Tier 3 Usage Verb First Third JUMP Taking a bit of a running start, you use your onyx cane to launch yourself in a long jump, landing smoothly on the ground. Taking a bit of a running start, XXX uses her onyx cane to launch herself in a long jump, landing smoothly on the ground. KICK Loosely grasping your onyx cane, you idly kick the other end, sending it swinging in an arc that lands the tip back on the ground near your feet. This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! WAVE As you swing your onyx cane in an arc beside your body, you hear a faint whistling sound. A moment later, you bring your cane to rest smartly under your arm. XXX swings her onyx cane in an arc beside her body, creating a faint whistling sound for a moment, before she brings her cane to rest smartly under her arm. Script Interactivity The shoes and sticks work together. The messaging is dependent upon whether the shoes are used on the stick or the stick is used on the shoes. Shoes Tier 1 Usage Verb First Third REMOVE You lean on your haon cane and give each foot a shake, loosening the fit of your plum satin slippers until they slip off, one after the other. You quickly pick them up from the ground with a sigh of relief. XXX leans on her haon cane and shakes her foot, loosening the fit of her plum satin slippers until they slip off, one after the other. She quickly picks them up from the ground with an audible sigh of relief. RUB You lean on your haon cane and briefly step out of one of your plum satin slippers. With a sigh, you reach down to rub your aching foot, wincing with the pain. With an effort, you shove your foot back into your slipper. XXX leans on her haon cane and briefly steps out of one of her plum satin slippers. With a sigh, she reaches down to rub her foot, wincing in obvious discomfort. Making a face, she shoves her foot back into her slipper. TILT You lean a little too far to one side but quickly catch yourself with your haon cane. XXX leans a little too far to one side before catching herself with her haon cane. WEAR You place your plum satin slippers on the ground and lean on your haon cane. Carefully stepping up into your slippers, you wiggle your feet slightly to achieve the perfect fit. XXX places her plum satin slippers on the ground and leans on her haon cane. Stepping up into her slippers, she wiggles her feet slightly to achieve the perfect fit. Tier 2 Usage Verb First Third PUSH You lean on your onyx cane and push yourself up on your toes, trying to look even taller in your plum satin slippers. Leaning on her onyx cane, XXX pushes herself up on her toes, trying to look even taller in her plum satin slippers. TURN You lean on your onyx cane and strike a cute pose with your plum satin slippers. XXX leans forward on her onyx cane and strikes a pose. She giggles and wrinkles her nose in the process. Tier 3 Usage Verb First Third JUMP Using a motion like paddling a boat, you use your dark walking stick to launch yourself in a playful leap, landing with a little wobble on your black leather boots. Using a motion like paddling a boat, XXX uses her dark walking stick to launch herself in a playful leap, landing with a little wobble on her black leather boots. KICK You idly kick at your dark walking stick with your black leather boots, gazing around you with a bored expression. XXX idly kicks at her dark walking stick with her black leather boots, gazing around the area with a bored expression. Sticks Tier 1 Usage Verb First Third RUB You rub your hand down the length of your haon cane, then knock the end of it against your plum satin slippers, dislodging any dirt stuck to the end of your cane. XXX rubs her hand down the length of her haon cane, then knocks the end of it against her plum satin slippers, dislodging all the dirt stuck to the end of her cane. LEAN You lean heavily on your haon cane, taking the weight off your aching feet stuffed inside your plum satin slippers. Leaning heavily on her haon cane, XXX sighs with relief as she takes the weight off her feet inside her plum satin slippers. PUSH (sitting only) Using your haon cane as leverage, you slowly get to your feet, teetering slightly as you steady yourself atop your plum satin slippers. Roundtime: 5 seconds. Using her haon cane as leverage, XXX slowly gets to her feet, teetering slightly as she steadies herself atop her plum satin slippers. TAP You tap your cane on the ground, using it to keep your balance on the precarious perch atop your plum satin slippers. XXX taps her cane on the ground, steadying herself as she wobbles slightly on her plum satin slippers. Tier 2 Usage Verb First Third PROD You prod the ground in front of you with your cane, making sure it's safe to walk on with your treacherous slippers. XXX prods the ground in front of herself with her onyx cane, eyeing her plum satin slippers skeptically. TURN You tuck your cane under your arm and turn sharply on your heel, your slippers scuffing against the ground. XXX tucks her cane under her arm and turns sharply on her heel, her slippers scuffing against the ground. Tier 3 Usage Verb First Third JUMP Grasping both ends of your onyx cane in your hands, you crouch and attempt to jump over it. Unfortunately, you didn't account for your plum satin slippers and land in an unceremonious heap on the ground! Grasping both ends of her onyx cane in her hands, XXX crouches and attempts to jump over its length. On the way over, her plum satin slippers graze the cane, and she lands in an unceremonious heap on the ground. KICK You lean on your onyx cane and kick it with your slipper, attempting to dislodge the dirt and debris from the sole. XXX leans on her onyx cane and kicks it with her slipper, dislodging a clump of dirt from the sole.

Lofty Aspirations Information Type Fluff Item Classification Clothing Accessory Item(s) Applied to Alterable Yes Light/Deep Original Release Year 2010 Tiered Yes Number of Tiers 3 Item Verbs JUMP KICK LEAN PROD PUSH REMOVE TAP TILT TURN WAVE WEAR