Were both human adults?
Were they significant others?
Was Archie legally able to leave the country?
Was he physically able to travel long distances?
Did John go abroad only when Archie was unable to go?
Would John have preferred Archie to come?
Would Archie have preferred to go?
How frequently did John travel abroad?
Was Archie John’s pet, who would have had to go through quarantine if John took him along?
NO
Is Archie’s last name Andrews?
Is John’s last name Goldwater?
NO to both
ZUI posts by kk_fusion and Cheesesteak.
Archie and John were lifelong companions. But whenever John went abroad, he never took Archie with him. Why?
NO
Was Archie legally able to return back to the country?
There are several cities in the US named Archie. Was John a lifelong resident of one of them?
Oh, wait-- was Archie the name or a boat or a train that John took every day when he was at home? but didn’t use for international travel, preferring planes?
Is Archie an animal?
A child?
An inanimate object?
Does “abroad” have its usual meaning of “out of one’s country of residence”?
Would it be helpful to know which country John lived in? Which one(s) he was traveling to?
YES
NO
NO to all of those.
I think that is all the Q’s. I’m still getting used to Discourse.
Is Archie an oxygen tank, which notoriously cannot be flown in planes under pressure, and people have to make other choices, such as flying with an oxygen maker (which is not ideal for everyone, or load up on pain meds, and hope they don’t have an attack of what causes them to need the tank?
If that’s not it, than is Archie some sort of myo-electric limb, which can not be recharged in most other countries, so John reverted back to and older style of like he had previously used with no electrical components?
Is John human?
Is Archie human-like?
Is Archie some sort of doll or dummy?
Is john a ventriloquist?
Was Archie prevented from coming due to financial considerations?
Was Archie prevented from coming due to the mode of transportation?
Was Archie prevented from coming due to the laws in the countries of destination?
Was Archie prevented from coming due to restrictions of an insurance company that held a policy on Archie?
Was Archie prevented from coming due to considerations of security? In other words, is Archie very valuable, and the exceptional vigilance required would prevent John from enjoying time abroad.
Did John travel mostly for work, mostly for pleasure, or mostly for education?
Was John in the military?
Was Archie a living creature?
Was Archie once a living creature, but was no longer?
Was Archie a musical instrument?
Are John and Archie real names of participants, or pseudonyms invented for the story.
Is this a true story, or a hypothetical invented for the game?
Was Archie known as Archie, or by another name? (Cary Grant’s real name was Archie, and IIRC, he had a brother named John).
Still working on getting used to Discourse. I would like a “full preview” where I can see the entire post before posting. Does that exist? The little window on the right is awfully small.
Note: This is really not too complicated or amazing of a puzzle. I think you can almost pull it together from what you have learned, needing only a few more details…