thing for karl by ana k

thing for karl

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Blanchardstown is a room. "You are in Blanchardstown. To the north is a shop, to the south is the canal, to the east is the train station."


North of Blanchardstown is a Shop. The description of the Shop is "The Shop has a rusty sign blowing in the wind saying Roselawn Books." There are books in the Shop.
The books are edible. After eating the books: end the story saying "You choke on the book and fall to the ground."

The old man is a person in the Shop. 

Every turn when the player can see the old man:
	say "The old man looks at you expectantly."

Instead of asking the old man about something:
	say "hmm?".

Every turn:
	if the player has been in the Shop for 2 turns, say "The old man frowns at you and says 'Get out of this shop, and never return.'"

South of Blanchardstown is the Canal. The description of the canal is "The canal is full of small ducks. The ducks looks hungry. Behind the ducks are a small Grumpkin hiding on the opposite bank." There are ducks in the canal. The ducks are edible.

The Grumpkin is a thing in the Canal.

Every turn when player can see the Grumpkin: say "[one of]The Grumpkin asks you to dance[or]The Grumpkin plays with her hair[or]The Grumpkin attempts to reach for a duck, stopping only before she almost falls in the river[at random]."

After taking the Grumpkin:
say "You have taken the Grumpkin."; award 100 points.

East of Blanchardstown is a Train Station. The description of the Train Station is "The train station is dark and desolate. You get a spooky feeling just being here." 

The stations master is a man in the Train Station.

There is a timetable in the Train Station. The description of the timetable is "The timetable's numbers are long since faded, and you hear a faint horn blow in the distance."


Every turn when player can see the stations master: say "[one of]The stations master mumbles at you[or]The stations master frowns at you[or]The stations master clucks his tongue at you and shakes his head[at random]."