The lonely boy by Matthew Lee Wilson

The lonely boy

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The Space is south of mountain. "[If the Space is unvisited]You are floating through space, in your little space pod. Your parents sent you far away to conquer a little, puny planet named Earth. You are tumbling toward a little forest at the base of Mt. Paozu. Click > and type in 'go north', 'north', or 'n' to head north of the Mountain. Or type 'go south', 'south', or 's' to head south to the Forest. Forest will put you in the general path of good. Mountain will put you in the general path of evil. Once you have typed your decision, hit the enter key. (This story ends at the end of House, or City.) [end if][if the Space is visited]. The forest is to the south. The Mountain is to the north.[end if]"

The Forest is south of the Space. "[If the forest is unvisited]You have crashed in the forest. The travel from home to Earth was long, but you have made it. It has been 4 years, so you can walk... you just need to learn how! You see a chest, but it is very strange. The chest is glowing. To open the chest, type 'open chest'. (After opening the chest, please go to the house by typing 'go east', 'east', or 'e'.)[end if][if the forest is visited] You are back at your crash site, better go back to the house. The house is to the east.[end if]"

The house is east of the Forest. "[if the House is unvisited]You hit your head on a rock after finding your new skill. You passed out from the damage, luckily it didn't split your head or anything. You wake up on a soft surface, it is so comfortable you haven't felt anything like it. There is another man there. 'Hello! My name is Gohan. But you may call me grandpa!' said the man. You thank him for the care and notice a pain in your lower back. You l0ok down and see a tail. You are happy that you have a tail. You were told that you were going to be a great warrior if you ever grew one.[end if]"

The chest is a closed, fixed in place, openable container in the Forest. It is scenery. The description of the chest is "A large, heavy chest that can be opened, closed, and can be used to teach new skills."

Inside the box is the skill. The description of the skill is "A skill that will teach you how to walk and run."

After opening the chest:
say "Hey look, there's a skill inside. It is best to pick it up so you can become more skilled. To pick up the skill, type 'take skill', 'get skill', or 'pick up skill' to take the skill."

After taking the skill:
say "Good. Now you can walk and run everywhere! You see smoke over the distance and begin to run towards it. You must not be used to your new ability, because you trip and fall down a very tall cliff!"

The Mountain is west of the City. "[if the mountain is unvisited]Now you are crying, after all you are a baby, and require nourishment. But your parents are light years away, you have no one. You did come from an alien species of human-monkeys. You survive in the wilderness, becoming more and more savage. In order to get your food, the only animal you see around is a tiger.[end if][if the mountain is visited]You are back at the Mountain. You are hunting animals again, toning your primal instinct. The Space is to the south. The city is to the east.[end if]"

The City is east of the Mountain. "[if the city is unvisited]You have crashed in the City. People circle your landing spot as your pod opens. When you see the beautiful moon it calms you, it calms you so much that you go to sleep. You take a good, restful nap, but when you wake up you are in the middle of a desert, nothing to be seen.  The wilderness is to the north. The mountain is to the west.[end if]"