A Nap on The Beach (A Very Short Game) by Psuedonym

A Nap on The Beach (A Very Short Game)

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room1 is a room. The printed name of room1 is "The Beach". "Seagulls call out in the sky as you stands on the beach on a warm day. Ah, the joys of a sunny day on the beach with no one else to bother you. [if the player is on the towel] The towel is soft and warm, and you wish you could just stay here forever."
There are umbrellas, seagulls, an ocean, sand, and a towel in room1. There is a book on the towel.

The ocean, seagulls, and sand are scenery.
The description of the ocean is "You gaze out at the line where the sky meets the water, briefly entranced by rippling waves. It really is beautiful here today, and the sound is so soothing..."

Understand "skyline/sea/water/shoreline/tide/seafoam/waves/horizon" as the ocean.

The description of the seagulls is "Some seagulls dance through the air overhead, diving and loop-de-looping in some intricate game of tag. Occasionally one flies closer than the others and screeches at you, but you don't mind."

Understand "gulls/birds/sky/clouds/up/screeching/seagull/gull" as the seagulls.

The description of the sand is "[if the player is on the towel]The sand here is warm and crumbly, and you can't help but reach out from the towel to run your hands across the surface of the nearest dune.[otherwise]The sand is warm beneath your feet, and barely even sticks to you when you move. Perfect."

Understand "sandy/ground/grains/dirt/rocks/pebbles/shore/down/beach" as the sand.

Instead of listening, say "You stop and listen for a moment to the calming sounds of the beach -- the waves lapping the shore, the seagulls, and the gentle sea breeze that ruffles your hair from time to time. [line break][line break](Well, you wouldn't call the seagull noises calming, but they're distant enough to fade into white noise, and it the occasional squawking hardly bothers you at all.)[line break][line break]It's all so lovely. You could fall asleep to this."

Use no scoring.

The  description of the umbrellas is "A pair of red-and-white umbrellas sit lodged in the sand at pleasing angles."

The indefinite article of the umbrellas is "several".

Understand "umbrella/shade/red/white" as the umbrellas.

The umbrellas are not portable. Instead of taking the umbrellas, say "But they provide such lovely shade!" 

The description of the towel is "It's a soft green towel."

Instead of sleeping: say "You might take a while to drift off to sleep.[unless the player is on the towel] It would probably be easier if you were lying down on that nice soft towel."

The towel is enterable.

Understand "cloth/towels/mat/green" as the towel.

Instead of taking the towel, say "You've already got that exactly where you want it."

Instead of sleeping: say "You might take a while to drift off to sleep.[unless the player is on the towel] It would probably be easier if you were lying down on that nice soft towel."

The description of the book is "[if the book is on the towel]A book sits on the towel, waiting to be read. [otherwise][end if]It's some boring romance novella you bought to pass the time on the trip here."

Understand "literature/novel/novella/romance" as the book.

After entering the towel: say "You lie down on the towel. It's quite comfortable. You close your eyes, taking in the warmth of the quiet day and the not-so-distant sound of gentle ocean waves. [line break]You honestly don't want to get up."


To say read text:
	say "You manage to wade through a few pages of poorly-implemented purple prose before squinting at the open book and deciding you would probably have more fun eating the book than reading it." 

Understand the command "read" as something new.

Bookreading is an action applying to one thing. 

Understand "read [something]" and "peruse [something]" and "skim through [something]" and "reread [something]" as bookreading. 
Carry out bookreading the book: say "[unless the player carries the book](first picking up the book)[line break][end if][read text]";  move the book to the player; now the book is read.
Carry out bookreading the towel: say "You can't read that."
Carry out bookreading the umbrellas: say "You can't read that."
Carry out bookreading the seagulls: say "You can't read that."
Carry out bookreading the ocean: say "You can't read that."
Carry out bookreading the sand: say "You can't read that."

An object can be read or unread. An object is usually unread.

Understand "lie down on [something]" and "lie on [something]" and "sit on [something]" and "sit down on [something]" as entering.

The book is edible. Instead of eating the book, say "Ugh, no. The paper tastes terrible. [if the book is read] You were only joking about that, anyway."

Instead of going nowhere, say "Why would you want to go anywhere? It's so nice right here."



test readingrainbow with "l/x towel/x umbrella/get book/read book/reread book/eat book/get on towel/z"

test me with "sleep/listen/x seagulls/x ocean/lie down on mat/sleep/z"

Instead of waiting: 
	if the player is on the towel:
		say "You slowly drift off to the sound of the ocean. It's very peaceful, and when you wake, you feel wonderfully rested."; 
		end the game in victory;