Like Alice, you’ve fallen down a strange rabbit hole. But it knows that you are a very clever Purdue student, and is going to mess with you much more than it did with Alice.
When you reach the bottom, you find yourself in a room surrounded by desserts. Piles of baked goods from all corners of the world tower around you. Strewn about the floor and on top of pies are several slips of paper that read,
Don’t Forget to Eat Me!
When you try to muscle your way through, you simply find your path blocked again by desserts that seem to spawn out of nowhere.
On a tea table nearby, you find another piece of parchment:
“A note about my desserts. They may shrink you, grow you, or keep you the same size. Most are delightful but some may have… unpleasant effects. I’m afraid that you won’t be able to recover if you eat them in the wrong order; that is, if you eat two in a row with such effects without a revitalizing treat in between. Thus, I have attached all the necessary information for you to choose. Trying all the sweets will give you your next task, but you must tell me: what will you need to complete it?”
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
You must count the same way you count wise men, blind mice, and tangible dimensions.
Each dessert gets an odd effect rating of 0-2 (0 – mundane, 1 – invigorating, 2 – rather villainous)
Each dessert gets a size rating of 0-2 (0 – nullipotent, 1 – shrink, 2 – grow)
You must eat the desserts near you before you can eat ones farther away.
Some effects may cancel out others.
Opera cake
Makes you a terrible singer, despite your dreams to sing (2)
Size: 1
Location: Leagues and leagues away
Eton mess
Makes you immune to fall damage (1)
Size: 1
Location: A little further
Yorkshire pudding
Gives you monk-like peace of mind. (1)
Size: 1
Location: Nearby
Red bean buns
Makes you think of your grandma (0)
Size: 0
Location: Leagues and leagues away
Linzer torte
Makes your foot arch steeper by half a degree (0)
Size: 1
Location: Nearby
Jam trifles
Makes you very cynical (0)
Size: 0
Location: A little further
Halwa
Makes you half a second slower in walking (0)
Size: 0
Location: A little further
Bakewell tart
Makes you nostalgic (0)
Size: 1
Location: A little further
Streuselkuchen
Reveals the fleeting nature of sorrow to you (1)
Size: 0
Location: Leagues and leagues away
Eccles cake
Makes you very quiet (0)
Size: 2
Location: A little further
Castella
Makes you a DJ, despite your dreams to sing (2)
Size: 1
Location: Leagues and leagues away
Scone
Makes your bones so dense you are unable to float in water (0)
Size effect: 2
Location: Nearby
Amandine tart
Makes you second guess every single decision you make (2)
Size: 1
Location: Nearby
Banoffee pie
Fills your brain with accurate stock market predictions (1)
Size: 2
Location: A little further
Kouign-Amann
Makes you want to cancel your plans for no reason (0)
Size: 1
Location: Leagues and leagues away
Taiyaki
Makes you a very good swimmer (1)
Size: 2
Location: A little further
Arctic roll
Makes you immune to cold (1)
Size: 0
Location: A little further
Welsh cake
Gives you immunity against the next sweet’s effects (1)
Size: 0
Location: Leagues and leagues away