Electric or Solar? by Noah Halton

Electric or Solar?

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"The Sustainable Transportation" by Noah Halton.
Use no scoring.
When entire game begins:
	say "Your objective is to choose between solar and electric cars, by entering them and examining the info inside."

Typing Woman is a person. Instead of examining Typing Woman:
	say "Just as you are about to say something she snaps at you 'Just go through to the north, one of our Salespeople will be waiting for you there.' And with that, she continues to tap on her keyboard."

a Desk is a supporter. Description of Desk is "It is made of wood, but you dare not give it a closer look, afraid the Typing Woman might yell at you."
SolarCar is a vehicle. SolarCar is fixed in place. Description of SolarCar is "This car has a large panel on its roof. It has four seats, two in the front, and two in the back." After driving SolarCar:
     Say "you are very happy with your car, and you drive off with less money in your pocket than you have ever had, but it was worth it."; end The game in victory.
ElectricCar is a vehicle. ElectricCar is fixed in place. Description of ElectricCar is "This car is run on electricity, and can be charged at any time. It has a very sleek design, and the range of colours are extremely bright, but a popular favourite is red." After driving ElectricCar:
     Say "you are very happy with your car, and you drive off with less money in your pocket than you have ever had, but it was worth it"; end The game in victory.

Driving is an action applying to one visible thing. Understand "drive [something]" as driving.

Sales is an object. Description of Sales is "Approximately 13.5 million (of a total 14 million) of US car sales in 2012 will be non-electric. Reasons for this may be Price; as the initial cost of electric cars is expensive, Maintenance; Electric Cars require very little maintenance, but when they do it is very costly due to their batteries, and Availability; The lack of availability of electric cars compared to gasoline suggests that alot of people often disregard the thought of getting an electric car."
Sustainability is an object. Description of Sustainability is "Only 25% of NZ's electricity is generated using fossil fuels, making the other 75% created by sustainable means. But as electric cars become increasingly popular the country may need to re think their electricity sources."
Repair is an object. Description of Repair is "The batteries often do not need changing for several years, and companies such as GM and Nissan offer warranties covering up to 8 years or 100,000 miles of driving (for certain batteries). But many cars that have driven over this length have shown no signs of degeneration whatsoever."
SolarMaintanence is an object. Description of SolarMaintanence is "The Charger in a Solar Car converts ultraviolet light into an electrical current which then charges the battery. A dead battery (with no energy at all) usually takes a minimum of one day to charge enough to even start the car. But some models (very few) have a sufficient amount of amps (chargers are rated in these) to charge this much in a mere few hours."
SolarCharging is an object. Description of SolarCharging is "A Solar Car will most likely drive while charging, but this may depend on your model. The solar panel is mounted atop your car so to better receive rays from the sun, so if you're receiving enough light from the sun (no solar power is produced at night) then this should keep it running depending on the distance and/or speed of your trip/destination."
Sunshine is an object. Description of Sunshine is "No solar power is produced at night. Instead, any spare electricity generated is stored inside the battery for later use. And, contrary to popular belief, solar generators/panels actually work extremely well during cloudy days. But even so, for best results you should use them on fine, cloudy days."

Front Office is a room. Description of Front Office is "There is a Typing Woman here, tapping away on her keyboard. There are also several waiting chairs that look quite awful arranged around the room." There is a Typing Woman in the Front Office. "Perhaps you could ask the woman where to go?" There is a Desk in the Front Office.

North of the Front Office is a Sales Room. Description of Sales Room is "There are many cars here, to the east are the electric, and the west are the Solar-Powered cars. Which Way do you wish to go?"

East of Sales Room is Electric. Electric is a room. Description of Electric is "There are many cars in this section of the room, all of which are electric. There is a Salesman north of here, standing by a smart looking electric car."

West of Sales Room is Solar. Solar is a room. Description of Solar is "All of these cars have solar panels mounted atop them, and next to the one to the north is a Salesman."

North of Electric is Electric 2. Electric 2 is a room. Description of Electric 2 is "The Salesman stands here, hungry for customers." There is an ElectricCar in Electric 2. "The ElectricCar is waiting for an eager customer to hop inside." There is a Sales in ElectricCar. There is a Repair in ElectricCar. There is a Sustainability in the ElectricCar.

Salesman is a scene. Salesman begins when player is in Electric 2 for the first turn. When Salesman begins:
     Say " 'Hello, there! Are you interested in buying an electric car?' 'Well, actually' you begin. 'Of course you are! Just step into the car beside you and all your dreams come true! Come on, just say enter electriccar.' "

North of Solar is Solar 2. Solar 2 is a room. Description of Solar 2 is "There is a greedy old Salesman here, eager to suck you in to some scheme." There is a SolarCar in Solar 2. "There is a SolarCar sitting here." There is a SolarMaintanence in SolarCar. There is a SolarCharging in SolarCar. There is a Sunshine in SolarCar.

Solar Salesman is a scene. Solar Salesman begins when player is in Solar 2 for the first turn. When Solar Salesman begins:
     Say " ''Whadda you want? Oh, you're here to buy, right?, you nod quietly. ''Well, solar is better! 'Nuff said!'' "