For Stanley by Takumi Hijirihara

For Stanley

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[INTRODUCTION]

When play begins:
say “A shrill, repetitive beeping breaks you away from a pleasant dream. Your eyes flutter open, and you squint against the harsh rays of light slipping in between the blinds. A soft, warm body stirs at your feet. It’s time to get up.

{Commands: 
[paragraph break] check/examine, open, close, take}”

The maximum score is 2.

[Apartment]

The apartment is a room. “Your most holy sanctum. The place where you finally end your day in the early hours of the morning.”
The bed is in the apartment. The bed is an object. The bed is fixed in place. The description of the bed is “Soft and inviting. But to give in to temptation would mean to waste the day.”
The desk is in the apartment. The desk is a supporter. The desk is fixed in place. The description of the desk is “A wooden desk with a nightstand beneath it for storage. On top is your computer.” An openable container called the drawer is part of the desk. The drawer is closed. Inside the drawer is the square scrap of paper. 
The square scrap of paper is an object. The description of the square scrap of paper is “A torn scrap of yellow notebook paper with the word ‘Happy’ on it.”
After taking the square scrap of paper:
Increase the score by 1;
say “You’re definitely forgetting something.”
The computer is an object. The description of the computer is “[one of]Your computer glows with warm pink and purple hues[or]You put a lot of work into this computer[or]Maybe you should play some Minecraft[or]The computer is calling to you. And by god is her siren song hard to resist[purely at random].” The computer is on the desk.
The bedside table is an openable object. The bedside table is closed. The bedside table is in the apartment. The bedside table is fixed in place. The description of the bedside table is “A simple table next to your bed. It has a single drawer.”
The phone is an object. The phone is in the bedside table. The description of the phone is “[one of]Almost dead. You should have charged it[or] You always have it with you. Wonder if anyone messaged..[or] Looks like Incatstellar got some new followers[purely at random].”
After taking the phone:
Increase the score by 1;
say “You feel like you’re forgetting something.”
The bike is an object. The bike is in the apartment. The bike is fixed in place. The description of the bike is “There’s a fucking bike in your room bro.”
The mirror is an object. The mirror is fixed in place.  The mirror is in the apartment. The description of the mirror is “[one of] You really do look like a cult leader with the beard[or] You look tired. You suppose that’s normal[or] You can see Tars staring at you from the bed[purely at random].”

[Tars and Case]
Tars is an animal. Tars is female. Description of Tars is “Your pretty gray cat. She’s your princess and she loves snuggles. [one of]Tars is snuggling into the covers between your feet, purring loudly as you reach down to pet her[or]Tars has rolled over and is mewling at you like a kitten[or]Tars is pawing at your feet[purely at random].” Tars can be active or passive. Tars is passive. Tars is on the bed.
Tars can be petting. Petting is an action applying to one visible thing. Instead of petting Tars:
 say “She closes her green eyes and purrs loudly.”
Case is an animal. Case is female. Description of Case is “A lovely gray feline with a white chin, your princess who doesn’t love snuggles. [one of] You snuggle her anyway[or]She meets your open hand with a bump of her head[or]She licks her paw and brushes her ear with it[purely at random].” Case can be active or passive. Case is passive. Case is in the apartment.

[End]
Every turn:
if score is 2
begin;
   say "Oh yeah. That’s right. It’s your birthday. Happy birthday, Stan. Here’s to many more.";
end the story finally;
end if.

[Stan, if you’re reading this, I just wanna say, I love ya man. You’re like a brother. I hope you have a great birthday even though you’re old as dirt now, and I hope you have many more. If you aren’t reading this, man I’mma have to fite you.]