Journey to Pompeii - Part 2

                  Solution by Peter Clark

Concluded from Issue 75

Day Three - August 22nd 79 A.D.

You begin Day Three facing the room with the small pool in
Popidius's House. Walk forward to the three people standing in the
doorway across the room. Popidius wants you to check out just what
Fructus is up to with his "End of the world is nigh" sign on the
donkey in the street. Go left but keep moving forward quickly when
someone shouts out at you to stop. If you aren't quick enough, a
tile from the roof will fall on you and end the game. Assuming
that you have survived, you will now be at the perfume shop again.
Ascula will give you a red rose in appreciation for increasing her
trade. Outside the shop, turn right to see two men. Talk to the
man who is wearing the red trimmed robe on the right. Aedile
Helvius wants you to prove that is wasn't you who painted the "End
is nigh" sign for Fructus. Turn left and talk to Ascula again. She
will tell Helvius that she will act in your defence. Turn around
and talk to the painter in his shop. Fructus is definitely the
culprit! There's no doubt about it. Turn left and talk with the
owner of the donkey again. Helvius believes that Fructus is your
accomplice.

Marcus now arrives and intercedes with Helvius on your behalf.
Marcus will now take you to the Palestra for a bit of javelin
practice. He tells you that he believes that Helvius, who was
Secundus's rival in the recent election, might be behind the
graffiti incident with the prostitutes.  Inside the Palestra, walk
over to the right and down the right hand side of the pool. You
will see a javelin in the ground. Pick it up and practice throwing
it towards the wall.  Don't let Marcus have it or you will end up
killing someone! Have a few throws then take the rose from your
inventory and attach it to the javelin then throw it towards the
crater of Vesuvius which you will see over the wall near where
Marcus is standing. You will now see a video clip where the
javelin lands close to Sophia in the garden. Now turn right, go
forward and leave the Palestra through the middle of the three
doors.

Go forward and to the left. You should hear a voice calling you.
Turn towards the Amphitheatre and you should find Locusta hiding
beneath the stairs. Talk to her about everything. She will give
you the two philtres that she promised you. One can be used to
convince Sophia that she must leave with you. You must use this
one only when she is alone with you. The other will knock someone
out if they come between you and Sophia.

Locusta will ask you to rescue Fructus who has been taken into
custody.  She is afraid that Helvius will beat Fructus when he
arrives to investigate.  When you have finished talking with
Locusta, go forward around the perimeter of the amphitheatre. It
should take two clicks before you encounter the guard who is
holding Fructus. Talk to him, but when he asks whether you are a
Gallic Magnus, say NO. When you finish talking to him, go forward
to the iron gateway and talk to Fructus. Whatever you do, don't
say YES when he asks you to speak to the guard on his behalf. Turn
around and leave the cell and do not talk to the guard again or he
will put you in the cell with Fructus!

From outside the cell, standing near the guard, turn right and go
around the perimeter of the amphitheatre back towards where you
met with Locusta.  On the fourth click forward, you should meet up
with a young man and Palmyra, the prostitute. Talk to Palmyra and
she will agree to distract the aedile that is guarding Fructus.
She will now leave. Talk to the young gladiator, Pyrame. You may
not be able to complete all the conversation topics but that
doesn't matter, the result will be the same. When you are finished
talking with Pyrame, turn around and go up the steps to the
amphitheatre.  Pyrame will follow you. At the top, turn around and
go forward. Turn right and enter the arena. Cross to the doorway
on the opposite side of the arena and click on the gate to pick it
up. Now turn around and click the gate on Pyrame. He will then
break down the gate for you. Go forward once and turn right. You
will see Fructus hanging on the wall. Do not talk to him or touch
the square stone that sticks out from the wall or the game will
come to a premature ending. Instead, use your knife to cut Fructus
down from the wall. He and Pyrame will follow you. Quickly return
to the arena and go back across to the other side.

Turn left and leave the arena. Immediately turn right and go down
the right hand steps to the Plaza. Now, if you feel like it, you
can return to the Tavern and play another game of Tali with
Pyrame. This is not necessary to finish the game. If you have
returned to the Tavern, you must now find Octavius's house. From
the Tavern, go left three times then turn right. You should now be
in front of his house. Enter the house and talk to Statius. Ask
for Sophia.  He will not let you see her so ask about Lavinia.
Again he will lie and tell you that she is out near the Euripe.
Ignore this remark ands go forward past him, through the house and
into the garden. In the central pathway you will find Sophia. Talk
to her about Habinnas who thinks only about money. She will
consent to leave with you eventually, but only if Lavinia gives
her consent. At this point, check your inventory. You should now
have a Nightingale. Look down at Sophia's feet. There is a hot
spot there. Take the Tali Dice from your inventory and throw them
there. Sophia will ask you why you need to leave in such a hurry.
Take the magic philtre (1) from your inventory and use it on the
small fountain to your right. You and she will see a vision of the
coming disaster in Pompei. Sophia promises to meet you by the
garden gate the following night after the feast of Vulcanalia.
That is, if she can get Lavinia's consent.

Day Four - August 23rd 79 A.D.

Morning finds you in Popidius's house. Turn right and speak with
him. He needs your help. Sylphium is needed for the feast and the
cook has none.  He also wants you to arrange the evening's
entertainment. Go right, forward, forward and left back into the
street. Go right and you should meet the owner of the mule. He
wants to sell it to you. Accept his offer then go left and forward
along the Street of Abundance three times. Turn right and enter
the Tavern again. Talk to Dionysus to gather information about the
lack of sylphium and the entertainment preferences. Ask him about
Fructus then go into the back room. Talk to Pyrame and ask him
everything. He will agree to leave Pompeii with you. Go back to
the street and turn left. Go forward four times and turn right to
face Ascula's perfume shop. Here you see your friend, the donkey.
Talk to Ascula about everything. She will suggest that you find
Locusta. Tell her that she should leave Pompeii and ask her where
you might find Locusta. She mentions the Triangular Forum.

When you have finished talking to her, leave the shop and use your
map to find the Temple of Isis. Enter the Temple and cross the
grass to where Locusta is standing by the steps. Talk to her and
she will ask you to get a branch from the tree for her. Save your
game here! To the right of Locusta there are some stones. (The
next few moves must be completed quickly or you will die.) Pick up
a stone and throw it at the tree where you see the hot spot.
Quickly, pick up the branch and place it where you picked up the
stone as you have uncovered a snake. The snake will wind itself
around the branch. Pick up the branch, turn around and throw it
behind the tree to the left or right. Now give Locusta the branch.
She will now tell you where you might get some sylphium. There is
some hidden in a small pot in the Temple of Isis. She will give
you her papyrus if you promise to get her and Fructus out of the
city safely.

After you finish talking to Locusta, turn left and then enter the
temple walkway. Along the walkway you will find Helvius who is
Secundus' political rival and your nemesis, standing in front of a
door. Talk to him. When he rushes off in pursuit of Fructus, enter
through the door into the theatre. Go forward and loom left and
down at the seating tiers. Pick up the mask and coat on one tier
and then go across to the opposite tier and pick up the Capsa
(with lines and costumes.) Now turn and go up the steps in front
of the stage. Talk to the actor, Pyladius, on the stage. He is in
need of a replacement for a missing actor, Publius. It seems that
Fructus's talents might be of use here! Leave the stage and go
left and forward out of the theatre. Turn right and go forward,
left and forward to exit to the street. Turn right and go forward
twice. Turn left and go forward twice more. Turn right and go
forward four times. Turn right and enter the Bakery. Talk to
Sotericus, the baker about not having a delivery person for the
baked goods that must go to the theatre, stale bread for the
actors.

Go into the back of the bakery and find Fructus hiding behind a
pillar on the left. Talk to him about his "big break" and ask him
to go to Locusta and wait for you. He needs a disguise to pretend
that he is Sotericus' delivery boy.  Look around and find a
disguise. In the back of the bakery, where the donkey is you will
find the flour covered fabric on the base of the grindstone. Get
this and give it to Fructus. He will now leave. You must now
return to the Triangular Forum. Leave the bakery and go left,
forward four times, left, forward twice, right, forward twice and
enter the Temple of Isis.  Now go left, forward, right, forward
left and you should be facing Locusta and Fructus at the temple
door. They will follow you inside. Go up on the stage and talk to
Pyladius, the actor, again. With the addition of Fructus and
Locusta in his troupe, he will consent to stay and provide the
entertainment for the banquet. You agree to meet at the Stables
Gate before dawn so that you can all flee together from the city.
Leave the theatre and turn right.

Go back out to the entrance. Turn right in the street and go
forward once.  Turn right and enter the door to the Temple of
Isis. Talk to the priest about sylphium and the entertainment.
Give the papyrus to the priest and, when he asks you about the
books, answer, "Book Three." When he leaves, go right and forward
into the back room. Move the small palm plant on the right. The
sylphium is under it. Take the round box that contains it and
leave the Temple. Now you are ready to talk to Popidius again. He
is at home so go right, forward, left, forward, right, forward
into his house. Go forward through the room and out of the door on
the right, around the corner. Go forward once and turn left to see
Popidius. Go forward and then turn right. Now you can give him the
sylphium. You will now be taken to the kitchen. Talk to the cook
and you will be presented with a three part guessing game. You
have to identify tonight's menu by solving his riddles.  Pick the
dishes up from the table as you see them and answer as follows: -

Part One

1. Mussels
2. Eggs
3. Tuna

Part Two

1. Dugs
2. Duck.

Part Three

1. Oysters
2. Dulcia
3. Dates

After your success in identifying the items for the feast, talk to
Popidius again. He will ask you to go and get five fish for the
sacrifice to Vulcan.  Turn right and go forward down the outer
walkway. Turn right at the corner and go forward once. Turn right
to see the sunken pool. Go forward to the pool and look to see red
goldfish. Click on the pool to collect five fish that you should
then take back to Popidius. He will then make his sacrifice to
Vulcan.

In the next scene, you appear at night. The feast is now over and
you are in position just outside Octvius' garden gate. Save your
game here. Quickly click the nightingale from your inventory on
the gate then turn left through ninety degrees and take a step
forward. Failure to complete this move quickly will result in your
being hit by a stone and killed. Now you must follow Statius, the
arrogant servant, who guards Octavious' door. He is difficult to
see in the darkness so go right, forward, right, forward to the
Street of Abundance. Now turn left and then go forward five times.
Turn left again and then go forward once. You should hear a sound.
Turn around quickly through 180 degrees and take one step back
towards the intersection. You will ambush nasty Statius. When he
is subdued, talk to him about Sophia. He will tell you that he has
kidnapped her and hidden her somewhere where you won't find her.
Take Philtre No.2 from your inventory and use it on him. This will
knock him out for a while. Turn right from here and go forward
twice to where you can see the Temple of Isis. Enter the Temple
and keep going towards the Temple ruins where you met Locusta
earlier. When you have gone clear across the temple floor, turn
right and you should see Sophia. Go forward and turn right. Rescue
her by cutting her bonds with your knife.

In the next scene, you are in the street outside Popidius' house
with a grateful Sophia. You have warned everyone you could about
the coming eruption and it is just about to occur. It's now time
for you to run for safety.  Give the mask and cloak to Sophia and
offer her the donkey as a ride. Turn left and then turn around
again completely and head for the Stables Gate.  When you get
there, one of Helvius' guards is there and he recognises you.
Talk to him until you have convinced him that you are with the
group of actors that just left through the gate. Give him either
the Capsa or Philtre No.2. This will distract him long enough for
you to pass through the gate to safety. You will now see the
closing scene of the destruction of Pompeii and end the game.




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