Glass bottle

A glass bottle was awarded to those who finished a puzzle quest at the Spitfire 2011 event. This bottle could be used to send inter-realm messages twice per day. The bottle is attuned to the original owner.

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Firmly stopped with a brass-colored cork, the bottle is crafted with a long neck, its glass so clear that you are able to peer through it to the inside. Within, the bottle is halfway full of water. Floating atop the makeshift ocean is a miniature ship, the tiny brown planks of its bow painted with "The Spitfire" in stylish lettering. Every detail -- from the ship's tidy white sails to the miniscule captain's wheel to the tart over crossed bones on every insignia -- is perfectly formed. Completing the handily crafted contraption, small halfling sailor figurines tromp back and forth on and within the ship, their movements obviously mechanized. Something appears to be scratched into the bottom of the bottle.

Scratched into the bottom of the bottle is your name, Uk.

Usage

To send a message:

WHISPER BOTTLE NAME <first name of recipient>

Then:

WHISPER BOTTLE MESSAGE <message>

Lastly:

TAP BOTTLE to send the written message.

Receiving a message:

Appearing out of nowhere, a small scroll unfurls in front of you.

The scroll's gold-leaf markings are rich and fine, and the calligraphy is artistic in style. A small mark at the top left corner indicates that it was sent by Uk.

~ ~ ~ * ~ ~ ~ * ~ ~ ~ * ~ ~ ~ * ~ ~ ~

 Rendezvous 18:02?

~ ~ ~ * ~ ~ ~ * ~ ~ ~ * ~ ~ ~ * ~ ~ ~

Immediately, the scroll fades away, distintegrating <sic> before your eyes.

LISTEN BOTTLE to check current status.

Verbs

Eat

You open your mouth to eat your bottle, but you stop when you realize that it won't fit into your mouth very neatly. You're also pretty certain you heard screaming sounds coming from inside of it.

Lick

You bring your bottle up to your mouth and lick it, leaving slobbery marks all over the outside of the glass. Inside of it, the figurines make gestures indicating their complete disgust with you.

Poke

A quick prod at the bottle sends the ship inside flying back against the glass at the back. It shudders delicately as it comes to an abrupt halt before drifting forward slowly until it is once again floating in the center of the bottle. As it moves into place, the figurines inside of it jump up and down, their mouths opening and closing in silent jeers.

Rub

You rub your bottle, and the small figures inside of it peer upward. Several of them scowl at you, but most of them just smile with amusement, and then they all go back to their ship's chores.

Shake

As you shake the bottle, the figurines aboard cringe all at once as they go flying off of the ship and into the water. Slowly but surely, they clamber back aboard the ship, each one throwing a fierce glare up at you.

Tap

One of the sailor figures inside of the ship of your bottle rasps, "We can only send a message once every half day! It's a lot of work for us, ye troll-stinkin' scallywag!"

Tilt

You tilt the bottle back-and-forth, causing the ship inside of it to rock with the motions. The water swishes up against the sides of the boat, and the figurines inside alternatively loosen and tighten the sails.

Turn

As you turn your bottle from one side to another, the water inside swishes back-and-forth, creating a miniature storm around the ship. You see the figures on the ship hanging on to anything they can grasp in attempt to not fall overboard.

Wave

Holding your bottle up in the air, you wave it violently, flipping the ship inside of it over several times. When you bring your bottle back down, the figurines inside of it slowly climb their way back on to the vessel, then turn to wave their fists at you in what can only be enraged anger.