Not fanfic, or a media tie in either

I found another piece of online fiction to meet my special criteria. You won't get a laugh out of it unless you ever played Zork or another game from Infocom.

You are standing at an existential crossroads, a wasteland at your feet and a song on your lips. Overhead, a trio of mechanical vultures have begun circling, and the red dots of their laser-sights are crawling across your bare chest. To the west runs a dank near-motionless river, and every now and then something thrashes around in the water. The way east is blocked by an endless sense of ennui. South is a burning city, and an ex-wife to whom you owe alimony.