A Change in Heart by Chaz Tanoue

A Change in Heart

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When play begins:
say "In this game you are an African American man who wants the AAA document changed to make it less racist. You objective in this game is to get to the White House and talk to president Franklin D. Roosevelt to change the document."

Cabin is a room. The description of the cabin is â€œIt is an old empty room and there is a clear exit to the Eastâ€

Shack is a room. Shack is east of Cabin. â€œIt is a unspacious small room with a shelf on the wall. There is a clear exit south.â€

the mask is wearable.

the pair of goggles are wearable.

the coat is wearable

Pair of goggles is an object. Pair of goggles is in Shack. The description of the pair of goggles is â€œThe goggles are very old with a tiny crack in one of the lens.â€

Mask is an object. Mask is in Shack. The description of the mask is â€œThe mask is a little dusty but still useable.â€

Instead of dropping mask, say â€œI need this to go through the Dust Bowl.â€

Instead of dropping pair of goggles, say â€œI need this to go through the Dust Bowl.â€

Dust Bowl is a room. Dust Bowl is south of Shack. â€œIt is very dusty outside. You see a statue of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the distance. You could also keep going south until you see the white house.â€

Instead of going to Dust Bowl when the player is not wearing goggles, say â€œDo you have you goggles and mask on?â€

Statue is scenery in Dust bowl. The description of Statue is â€œFranklin Delano Roosevelt, commonly known as FDR, was an american statesman and political leader who served as President of the United States from 1933 to 1945. He is the only president who ever served four terms. You seem to notice a small coat on the ground next to the statue. â€

Coat is an object. Coat is in statue. The description of the coat is â€œThis is a soldiers coat that you will need later in your journey.â€

White house is a room. White house is south of Dust Bowl. "This is the White house where president Franklin D. Roosevelt lives in. There are fours rooms and two guards in front. You will need the coat to get past the guards. Go south to enter the White house"

Instead of going to Main room when the player is not wearing coat: say "The guards have spotted you and killed you."; end the story finally.

Main room is a room. Main room is south of the White house. "This is the Main room of the white house. South of this room is the Oval Office, East is the East wing, and West is the West wing."

The wooden door is south of the Main Room. The wooden door is a door. it is lockable. It is locked. It is closed. The description of the wooden door is "This door is locked and wont budge unless you use the key."

The silver key is in the East wing. The silver key unlocks the wooden door. The description of the silver key is "This key will get you into the Oval Office."

The Oval Office is a room. The Oval Office is south of the wooden door. The description of the Oval Office is "This is a very important room and president Franklin D. Roosevelt is sitting on a chair behind his desk."

The west wing is a room. The west wing is west of the main room. The description of the west wing is "The is an empty room with a single table and an AAA document on the table."

The table is scenery in the west wing

the AAA document is an object. The AAA document is on the table. 

The description of the AAA document is "This program stands for Agriculture Agricultural Adjustment Act. This program helped farmer and the environment by creating educational programs to teach farmers how to reduce erosion. But this program was also very racist towards african americans, this program caused more than a hundred thousand african americans off their land. In order to change this document to make it less racist you have to get it changed by the president and get his signature."

The east wing is a room. The east wing is east of the main room. The description of the east wing is "This room is painted a nice blue with nice paintings on the wall of the first lady."

President Franklin D Roosevelt is a man in the oval office.

Talking to is an action applying to one visible thing.

Understand "talk to [someone]" or "say hello to [someone]" as talking to.

Instead of talking to President Franklin D Roosevelt:
say "President: What can I help you with?[line break][line break]You: Can you change the AAA document?[line break][line break]President: You aren't supposed to be in here.[line break][line break]You: I'm not leaving until you change it.[line break][line break]President: What do you want changed?[line break][line break]You: Make the AAA program less racist towards African Americans.[line break][line break]President: Give me one reason why I should do that.[line break][line break]You: You don't know what it's like to be a minority in this time period. My family and I have gone through immeasurable suffering. I have lost my farmland and my home all because of this program.[line break][line break]President: I am not a president that wants my people to suffer so I will change this for you and the others who are suffering with you.[line break][line break]The President changes the AAA to your liking.";
end the story finally.