The Detective by Landon Crawford

The Detective

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When play begins:
 say "You are a detective. Do your job.";
 now the right hand status line is "".
The description of the player is "You are a detective. Feel free to imagine that you are whatever race, body type, or gender you want to imagine that you are. Anybody can be a detective."
Foyer is a room. "This room is the foyer of the house that you need to do your investigating in. A framed photograph on the wall depicts the family of humans that lives in this house.[paragraph break]North: a kitchen. Up: the upstairs of this house.".
The framed photograph is scenery in foyer. The description of the framed photograph is "The parents and the children and the dog (since deceased)." Understand "family" and "photo" and "picture" and "frame" as the photograph.
Instead of going outside in Foyer, say "You can't leave before you're done with your job (investigating)."
Kitchen is a room. "When you were first training as an detective, your mentor said: 'Leave the kitchens to me, kid. You're not ready.'[paragraph break]South: a foyer. North: a walk-in freezer." Kitchen is north of Foyer.
Freezer is a room. "The air inside of this walk-in freezer is cold, cold like a broken promise. The freezer would be a good spot to hide a corpse if the murderer is trying to keep the cruel act a secret.". Freezer is north of Kitchen.
Greenhouse is a room.
Some gorgeous plants are scenery in Greenhouse. Understand "plant" as the plants. The description of the plants is "A plant is a type of living object, but a detective such as yourself investigates objects for clues."
The cellar door is a door. The cellar door is below greenhouse and above Tunnel. The initial appearance of the cellar door is "[if the location is greenhouse]A cellar door is around as well[otherwise if the cellar door is open]A cellar door (open and providing light) is around as well[otherwise]The door to the cellar is closed and it is almost impossible to see even that hatchet you call a nose in front of that salmon croquette you call a face[end if]." The cellar door is locked.
The description of the cellar door is "'You'll need to get down in the cellar,' the man of the house said to you. 'I think the key is in,' he continued, but he was interrupted by the sound of a car alarm."
Upstairs is a room. "The awful musk of a stranger's home is all up in your nostrils. You creep stealthily along in full Detective Mode, ready to investigate the next clue. The old boards creak like dreaming serpents.[paragraph break]Down: the downstairs. North: children's bedroom. South: adults['] bedroom. East: toilet.". Upstairs is above Foyer.
Master Bedroom is a room. "The mother and father sleep in here. But the word 'mother[quotation mark], which you just thought to yourself internally without speaking aloud, reminds you of something:[paragraph break]Detectives whisper, in the darkness of the night, of the clue, next presented, could solve the whole murder. The clue is a myth, a goofy urban legend that you cannot stop thinking about and which you constantly think you see in the corner of your eye.[paragraph break].". Master Bedroom is south of Upstairs.
Bedroom For Children is a room. "'Maybe you should investigate some of these children!' Somebody said that sentence to you, once. A joking human adult wanted you to investigate human children, because the adult felt that the children were 'murderers[quotation mark], because the adult had forgotten what it is like to be a child. [paragraph break]". Bedroom For Children is north of Upstairs.
A child's diary is here. Understand "journal" as the diary. The diary is a closed openable container. The initial appearance of the diary is "You are able to find a child's diary without too much trouble."
The description of the diary is "[if open]The writing in the diary says:[paragraph break][italic type]daer diary. I love KYLE. I want to kisss him over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over[paragraph break]dear diary. today it rained six inches.[paragraph break]dear diary. dad said I could not hang out with KYLE so I stole the celler key and will keep it from him until I am given permission to hang out with him.[roman type][otherwise]The diary is closed."
After opening the diary the first time: try examining the noun.
The key to the cellar is in the diary. The indefinite article of the key to the cellar is "the". The description of the key to the cellar is "This key may be the 'key' to your success as a detective." The key to the cellar unlocks the cellar door.
Toilet is a room. "It does not do to pass judgment on the toilets of others.[paragraph break].". Toilet is east of upstairs.
Tunnel is a room. "The dankness of this narrow and labyrinthine cellar is almost as debilitating as your fear of confined spaces."
The corpse is a woman in Tunnel. The initial appearance of the corpse is "A corpse is in the room with you." The description of the corpse is "The corpse is cold and empty. It looks into your eyes with sadness and death."