The Gallery by Lizzy

The Gallery

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The gallery is a room. "You are in a small gallery with white walls and ugly green carpet. Southwest of the room is a over stuffed loveseat. To the north you see photographs. To the south you see a large sculpture. To the east you see a projection and to the west you see a sealed off door with a warning sign."

North of gallery are photographs. Photographs are a room. "As you approach the photographs and start to admire them, you see a termite on one of the the wooden frames."Here is a termite. Termite is an object. "You can flick the termite and save the art or do nothing and let it destroy the art."Understand "flick [termite]" as taking. Understand "nothing" as south. After taking termite: say "The shows room's security say you touch the art work and is escorting you out of the building. You have been banned forever, which causes you to drink heavily." ;end the game in death.

South of gallery is Large Sculpture. Large Sculpture is a room. "The sculpture resembles a pointed medieval torture device. You find the piece very well crafted and beautiful, but there's something you don't quite trust about it!" Here is a piece. piece is an object. "But you can't decide if you should examine the piece or return to the gallery." Understand "return" as north. Understand " examine [piece]" as taking.  Instead of taking: say "You decide to walk around the piece some more, and trip over your untied show lace. You have impaled yourself on the sculpture and now your family has to purchase it for damages.";end the game in death

West of gallery is Sealed off door. Sealed off door is a room. "The sign on the door reads: Warning: The most beautiful art work ever made lies behind this door. Shield your eyes." The door handle is in the sealed off door. The door handle is fixed in place. Instead of opening door handle: say "You have just witnessed the most breathtaking art work you have ever seen. The sight of it burned your eye balls and killed you. Should have shielded your eyes."  ;end the game in death.

East of gallery is Projection. Projection is a room. "The projection on the wall is of shadow figures dancing together. They seem to speak to you and represent all the good in your life. You should take pride in them." Pride is in the projection. Pride is fixed in place. Instead of taking pride: say "The figures are very graceful and touch your soul. You feel as though you're so happy you could die. And so you do." ;end the game in death

Southwest of gallery is LoveSeat. LoveSeat is a room. "You come across an overstuffed black velvet love seat in the gallery. You want to stop and rest but don't to appear lazy. Take a seat or return?" A Seat is in the LoveSeat. A Seat is fixed in place. Instead of taking a seat: say "You have plopped yourself down on the super comfy couch and fixed yourself in a obscure position in order to achieve maximum relaxation. Others in the gallery stop and gawk at you as though you are some some or performance piece and are reduced to tears by your genius." ; end the game in victory.