Looking for Food by Ian Berry

Looking for Food

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"Looking for Food" by Ian Berry
The story creation year is 2018.

The maximum score is 3.

[INTRODUCTION]

When play begins:
	say "You wake up and slowly blink your eyes. A bright light blinds you as you struggle to get your bearings. You are lying down in a grassy meadow. The sun is shining brightly in the blue sky to the East of you. You see trees off in the distance. There are snow-capped mountains lining the horizon. Somewhere close by, a bird sings.[paragraph break]You realize that your lips are cracked, and your throat dry. Your stomach growls. You are parched and need water, and the only way to satisfy your hunger is with a hearty meal: meat and bread.[Bold type] It's time to look for food.[Bold type]This area is unfamiliar to you. There are no major landmarks to direct yourself with, but a column of smoke rises in the distance. That smoke may indictate that there's a house there. Suddenly, you remember that the sun rises in the East, and are able to orient yourself. The house is to the north.[Roman type][paragraph break]";
	now left hand status line is "Exits: [exit list]";
	now right hand status line is "[location]".

To say exit list: 
	let place be location;
	repeat with way running through directions:
		let place be room way from the location;
		if place is a room, say "[way]".

[OUTSIDE THE HOUSE]
Outside the house is a room. "You approach the house. You find yourself standing in a grassy field ringed by trees. Some appear to have been cut down. In the center of the field is a spartan-constructed wooden cottage. Every plank is a different shape but they are obviously from the same trees. You see smoke float out of the chimney. The house has two windows and a wooden door to the living room. The door is to the north. A trail of footsteps lead away from the door into the trees."

A wooden door is a door. The wooden door is north of Outside The House and south of Living Room.


To say exit list:
	Let place be location;
	repeat with way running through directions:
		let place be the room way from the location;
		if place is a room, say " [way]".


[LIVING ROOM]
Living room is a room. "You find yourself standing inside of what is obviously someone's home. There are paintings hanging throughout the living room. The floor is paneled with the same wood the house is built from. There is a fire dying in the fireplace. You see a small cot in the corner of the room.[paragraph break]"

The small cot is scenery in the living room. The description is "A small, handmade cot for sleeping. This doesn't look much more comfortable than the floor."

The fireplace is scenery in the living room. The description is "A small fireplace constructed with stone. A fire is dying inside. Whoever lives here must have just left."

The wooden table is a scenery supporter in the living room. The description is "A simply-built wooden table. It appears someone has eaten here recently. There is a half-eaten loaf of bread resting in the center. There is a piece of roasted meat resting on the table." 

Loaf of bread is an object. The description of loaf of bread is "A half-eaten loaf of bread. Must've been the homeowner's dinner." Loaf of bread is on the wooden table. Loaf of bread is edible.

Piece of roasted meat is an object. The description of the piece of roasted meat is "A piece of roasted meat. The meat appears to be cooked lightly, as it is oozing juices all over the table and is pink throughout. There appears to be a few bites taken out of it." Piece of roasted meat is on the wooden table. Piece of roasted meat is edible.

Sink is a container in the living room. The description is "A wooden sink. It appears to contain water." 

Water is an object. The description of water is "A pool of clean water. You can drink this." Water is in the sink. Water can be drank.
After eating loaf of bread:
	increase the score by 1;
	say "You eat the loaf of bread. Sure, it had some bites out of it and you technically stole it, but you're really hungry."
After eating piece of roasted meat:
 	increase the score by 1;
	say "You eat the piece of roasted meat. It was definitely part of somebody else's dinner, but your stomach was growling and you had no other choice."
After taking water:
increase the score by 1;
say "You drink the water. You were parched and this has sated your thirst."


[RULE EXPANSION]
Understand "eat [thing]" as eating.
Understand "drink [water]" as drinking.
Understand "use [thing]" as taking.

[PLAYER INFORMATION]
The rag shirt and rag pants are worn.
Instead of examining the player:
say "You look disgusting and tired. What happened to you? You are wearing [a list of things worn by the player]."
The description of the rag shirt is "This shirt is covered in mud and made out of torn up rags. This is NOT what you remembered falling asleep in."
The description of the rag pants is "These pants are disgraceful. They are covered in what you can only pray is mud."



[ENDING]
Every turn:
if score is 3
begin;
say "After some breaking & entering and minor larceny, you have managed to satisfy your hunger and thirst. But was it really worth it?";
end the story finally;
end if.