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Starter Game
by
picklechin
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When play begins: say "[bold type] 'After The Party' - by anonymous [paragraph break] [roman type] You wake up in a dark room. You get up frantically realizing that you've stayed out way to late partying and you have to get home for work. You look around trying to see but you stumble around. You need to grab your stuff and you need to get home ASAP. [Paragraph Break]You pat your pockets for a quick inventory check but realize all your stuff is gone. You remember what is missing:[paragraph break][bold type]Your apartment keys, leather wallet, sunglasses and a picture of you and some friends. [roman type][Paragraph Break] [bold type]To the East of you is the Kitchen 'START' And the Bedroom to the South.[roman type][paragraph break]" [Starting Room] The Starting Room is a room. "You find yourself standing in the Starting Room. It is a fairly decorated room with dim lighting. There is a box nearby. To the east is the Kitchen." Box is an openable container in the Starting Room. The box is closed. The box is fixed in place. The description of the box is " A plain old box." Inside the box is a piece of paper and a flashlight. Piece of paper is an object. The description of the piece of paper is "The paper reads: PARKOUR!!!" The flashlight is in a box. The flashlight is a device. The flashlight is switched off. After switching on the flashlight, now the flashlight is lit. Understand "use [device]" as switching on. Understand "grab [thing]" as taking [thing]. Understand "cop [thing]" as taking [thing]. Understand "kick [door]" as opening [door]. Understand "open door [door]" as opening [door]. [KITCHEN] The Kitchen is a dark room. The Kitchen is east of the Starting Room . "This must've been the prep area for the drinks last night, even more bottles are here. Every bottle is empty, and the smell of alcohol is overwhelming. [Paragraph Break] Tiffany's humming is close, but still muffled by the wall." The stove is an openable container in the kitchen. The stove is closed. The stove is fixed in place. The description of the stove is "A pretty nice appliance. 'I wish I had something that nice'. You think to yourself." Instead of taking the stove, say "You weren't a football player in college. What makes you think you can carry that stove?" Inside the stove is Cat's toy mouse. Cat's toy mouse is an object. The description of Cat's toy mouse is "Oh Aunt Jamimaś Pancakes a rat!!!" Inside the stove is a hatchet. The description of the hatchet is "A rusty old hatchet. 'maybe you could open something with it'." The fridge is an openable container in the kitchen. The fridge is closed. The fridge is fixed in place. The description of the fridge is "Dusty, and probably empty knowing Tiffany's preference for take out." Instead of taking the fridge, say "You've got a perfectly good, and fully stocked one, why bother going to all the trouble to take Tiffany's?" Inside the fridge is your sport coat. The sport coat is wearable. The description of the sport coat is "Navy blue with a silk lining. It's one of your favorites. It might be a little chilly to wear now." After taking your sport coat: increase the score by 1; say "While it might be a bit stiff, and quite chilly you would've been significantly upset to loose this wardrobe staple." Inside the fridge is the monster energy hat. The monster energy hat is wearable. The description of the monster energy hat is "Black with a Green Monster logo.- the kind of headwear Tiffany loves to laugh at." Inside the fridge is a stopwatch. The stopwatch is an object. The description of the stopwatch is " The last time you checked, you didn't hit your shots." The sink is a container in the kitchen. The sink is fixed in place. The description of the sink is "Filled to the brim with party hats. Who knows why." Inside the sink is a tangled mess of party hats. The party hats are scenery. The description of the party hats is "They're a muddled rainbow of color, literally. Someone poured something over the hats and now their ink has bled out all over the sink and countertop surrounding it. What a mess." Cat is a neuter animal in the kitchen. "[one of]Cat is chasing its tail[or]Cat is staring out the window[or]Cat is rubbing itself against your leg[purely at random]." The description of Cat is "A skinny orange tabby with playful green eyes." The cupboard is in the kitchen. The cupboard is a locked closed openable container. The cupboard is fixed in place. The hatchet unlocks the cupboard. The description of cupboard is "It seems to be locked. 'Maybe I should look for a key' . You think to yourself." Inside the cupboard is a smiley face key . The smiley face key is an object. The description of the smiley face key is "It smiles at you 'you feel a warmth'. 'Maybe it can open something.'" [BEDROOM] The bedroom door is south of the Starting Room and north of the bedroom. The bedroom door is a locked door. The bedroom door is closed and openable. The smiley face key unlocks the bedroom door. The description of the bedroom door is "It seems to be locked. There seems to be a smiley face imprint on it." The description of the bedroom is "Much neater than the rest of the apartment currently is. It smells better too, like lavender and Tiffany's perfume." The vanity is scenery in the bedroom. The description of the vanity is "Covered in odds and ends that you can't tell the difference between. They're all a part of Tiffany's lengthy beauty routines." The bed is a kind of supporter. The bed is always enterable. The bed is usually scenery.The description of the bed is "Neatly made up, with a bright red blanket stretched across clean sheets. The blanket reads HARVARD in bright white letters." Understand "sheets" or "sheet" or "pillow" or "pillows" as the bed. Instead of looking under a bed, say "It is clean beneath as above." The chest is a openable container in the bedroom. The chest is closed. The chest is fixed in place. Inside the chest is your apartment keys, a leather wallet, sunglasses and a picture of you and some friends. The Apartment keys is an object. The Apartment keys are in the chest. The description of the Apartment keys is " They are just the keys to your apartment." The Leather wallet is an object. The Leather wallet is in the chest. The description of the Leather wallet is "Just a wallet. Doesn't look like there is much money left in it." The Sunglasses is an object. The Sunglasses is in the chest. The description of the Sunglasses is " Nice pair of sunglasses. It says Maui Jim on them." The Picture is an object. The picture is in the chest. The description of the picture is " Just a picture of you and some friends. You had so much fun that day." Your Jordans are in the bedroom. Your Jordans are wearable. The description of your Jordans is "Your favorite shoes. They're well-kept, and compliment any outfit." After taking your Jordans: Increase the score by 1; say "Feeling much more yourself now that you have your shoes back." [BATHROOM] Bathroom is a dark room. The bathroom is east of the bedroom. The bathroom is southeast of the starting room. Inside the bathroom is a ceramic sink, a shower, drawers, a toilet, and closet. The sink is scenery. The closet is a openable container in the bathroom. The closet is closed. The closet is fixed in place. Inside the closet are towels. Towels are an object. The description of the towels is "A plain white towel. It doesn't look like much, but it smells nice." [YOUR BEDROOM] Your Bedroom is a dark room. Your bedroom is west of the bedroom. Your Bedroom is southwest of the starting room. Inside your bedroom is Your bed, a lamp, a desk, a chair, a dresser, a mirror, and a two door closet. The bed is scenery. The desk is scenery. The chair is scenery. The dresser is scenery. The mirror is scenery. Instead of examining the mirror: say "You're lookin snazzy." The lamp is a openable container. The lamp is closed. The lamp is fixed in place. The lamp is in your bedroom. Inside the lamp is a odd looking key. The description of the odd looking key is "This key has a weird aura to it. It seems as if it can open anything." [ATTIC] Attic is a dark room. Attic is above Starting room "Its kinda dusty up here. I don't know why anyone would come up here. Maybe there is something valuable up here[paragraph break]The only thing up here seems to be a bunch of boxes. They are all numbered. 'Maybe I should open them' you think to yourself." Box one is a openable container in the attic. The box one is closed. The description of the box one is "It's just a plain cardboard box." Box two is a openable container in the attic. The box two is closed. The description of the box two is "It's just a plain cardboard box." Box three is a openable container in the attic. The box three is closed. The description of the box three is "It's just a plain cardboard box." Box four is a openable container in the attic. The box four is closed. The description of the box four is "It's just a plain cardboard box." Box five is a openable container in the attic. The box five is closed. The description of the box five is "Is just a plain cardboard box." Box six is a openable container in the attic. The box six is closed. The description of the box six is "Is just a plain cardboard box." Box seven is a openable container in the attic. The box seven is locked. Inside box seven is a flame designed key. The smiley key unlocks box seven. The description of the box seven is "Is just a plain cardboard box." Box eight is a openable container in the attic. The box eight is closed. The description of the box eight is "Is just a plain cardboard box." Box nine is a openable container in the attic. The box nine is closed. The description of the box nine is "Is just a plain cardboard box." North of the attic is a window. The window is a door. The window is closed. The window is locked. The flame designed key unlocks the window. [ROOFTOP] The Rooftop is a room. The rooftop is north of the window. "You can see undefined buildings near and far from you. You don't usually visit this house so you don't know your way home. You look around but there is not a light on or a person in sight. You'll have to look for street signs or a map.[paragraph break][bold type]You will have to go down the house. (down)[roman type]." [FRONT YARD] The Front yard is a room. The front yard is below the rooftop. "You are standing on a walkway that leads to the drive way. You can see a couple of red cups and some plates on the ground. There is a road just down the driveway(north) and a street sign on it. 'Maybe I'll go check it out.'" [LAWN LEFT SIDE] The Lawn Left Side is a room. The Lawn Left Side is west of the front yard. "'There is nothing here but grass.'" [LAWN RIGHT SIDE] The Lawn Right Side is a room. The Lawn Right Side is east of the front yard. "'There is nothing here but grass.'" [DRIVEWAY] The Driveway is a room. The Driveway is east of the Lawn Left Side. The Driveway is west of the Lawn Right Side. The Driveway is north of the Front Yard."It is just a regular driveway. At the end of the driveway is a sign." The driveway contains a signpost. The signpost is scenery. Understand "sign" and "post" as the signpost. Instead of examining the signpost: say "[The signpost] currently puts you on the road[italic type] Seneca[roman type]" [TIFFANY ATKINS] A person can be active or passive. Tiffany is a woman in the bedroom. "[if passive]Tiffany sits in front of her closet humming in a daze. Her eyes are glazed over as if just roused from sleep. Because of this she seems quite oblivious to your presence[otherwise]Candy stands in front of her closet in the bedroom. She looks thoughtful, and unaware of your presence in the room." The description is "Despite the party's chaos you still find her as enchanting as ever." Understand "woman" or "girl" or "lady" as Tiffany. Tiffany wears pink slippers. Tiffany wears a white bathrobe. The description of the pink slippers is "Fluffy, with what looks like bunny ears poking out at the front." The description of the white bathrobe is "Simple and clean." Instead of examining someone: say "[The noun] is carrying [the list of things carried by the noun]." After examining Tiffany: say "[The noun] she turns to you and smiles, as if aware of your examination, but her gaze doesn't last long on you. She returns to poking around in her closet." Understand "talk to [someone]" as a mistake ("Starting a conversation with Tiffany after a night like last night is going to take some effort. Try to ASK [the noun] ABOUT something or TELL [the noun] ABOUT something. She may even be helpful in finding your lost items, but knowing her she might not be very clear in her assistance."). Asking someone about something is speech. Telling someone about something is speech. Answering someone that something is speech. Asking someone for something is speech. Instead of speech when the noun is Clayton: repeat through Table of Clayton's commentary: if the topic understood includes topic entry: say "[commentary entry][paragraph break]"; rule succeeds; say "'Tiffany hums a bit softer." Table of Clayton's Commentary topic commentary "party" "'Last night was a fantastic success, don't you think so Fred? I'm so pleased you came, my guests were just a buzz when I told them about you before you came.'" "cat" "'Oh, did you see Cat this morning? Probably needs to be fed, poor thing. I'll handle that once I'm decent, don't you worry..." "keys" "'You want to go home already? Well I suppose if you can't find them you might as well try busting open your window from the fire escape. Aren't you lucky to have me as a downstairs neighbor? I wouldn't even mind the glass. Not at all!" "wallet" "'Have I noticed that? No, I'm terribly sorry I haven't, but it must be around here somewhere. My guests would never steal, honestly. None of them are like the men in the clubs down the street...so rude.'" "coat" "'No I'm fine thanks, darling. Plenty warm in my robe- oh? Your coat! Well, I'm at a loss. It's not in my closet." "loafers" "'Oh I was wearing those just a moment ago, Fred darling! Your feet are monstrously huge compared to mine.'" "lighter" "'Do you even have a pack with smokes? Please share me one if you do." "remember" "'Well, I'm still collecting my memories, darling. You'll have to give me some time to think.'" "food" "'I am famished, Fred darling- but you and I both know the party last night ate me out of house and home.''" [CLAYTON] A person can be active or passive. Clayton is a person in the bathroom. "[if passive]Clayton sits in front of the bath doing some weird stuff. His eyes filled with happiness from his actions. Because of this he seems quite oblivious to your presence[otherwise]He stands in front of the bath with little kids dinos in his hands." The description is "Despite being 35 he still has no idea what he is doing. jkjkjk." Understand "kid" or "boy" or "dude" as Tiffany. clayton wears pink crocs. clayton wears a ten toes down hoodie. The description of the crocs is "Just some regular crocs. He look sus in them." The description of the ten toes donw hoodie is "Gray with a white X that reads 'Ten Toes Down.'" Instead of examining someone: say "[The noun] is carrying [the list of things carried by the noun]." After examining Tiffany: say "[The noun] she turns to you and smiles, as if aware of your examination, but her gaze doesn't last long on you. She returns to poking around in her closet." Understand "talk to [someone]" as a mistake ("Starting a conversation with Tiffany after a night like last night is going to take some effort. Try to ASK [the noun] ABOUT something or TELL [the noun] ABOUT something. She may even be helpful in finding your lost items, but knowing her she might not be very clear in her assistance."). Asking someone about something is speech. Telling someone about something is speech. Answering someone that something is speech. Asking someone for something is speech. Instead of speech when the noun is Tiffany: repeat through Table of Tiffany's commentary: if the topic understood includes topic entry: say "[commentary entry][paragraph break]"; rule succeeds; say "'Tiffany hums a bit softer." Table of Tiffany's Commentary topic commentary "party" "'Last night was a fantastic success, don't you think so Fred? I'm so pleased you came, my guests were just a buzz when I told them about you before you came.'" "cat" "'Oh, did you see Cat this morning? Probably needs to be fed, poor thing. I'll handle that once I'm decent, don't you worry..." "keys" "'You want to go home already? Well I suppose if you can't find them you might as well try busting open your window from the fire escape. Aren't you lucky to have me as a downstairs neighbor? I wouldn't even mind the glass. Not at all!" "wallet" "'Have I noticed that? No, I'm terribly sorry I haven't, but it must be around here somewhere. My guests would never steal, honestly. None of them are like the men in the clubs down the street...so rude.'" "coat" "'No I'm fine thanks, darling. Plenty warm in my robe- oh? Your coat! Well, I'm at a loss. It's not in my closet." "loafers" "'Oh I was wearing those just a moment ago, Fred darling! Your feet are monstrously huge compared to mine.'" "lighter" "'Do you even have a pack with smokes? Please share me one if you do." "remember" "'Well, I'm still collecting my memories, darling. You'll have to give me some time to think.'" "food" "'I am famished, Fred darling- but you and I both know the party last night ate me out of house and home.''" [RULE EXPANSION] Understand "kiss [something]" as kissing. Instead of kissing something which is not a person: say "[The noun] do[if the noun is not plural-named]es[end if]n't look very sanitary." Instead of kissing yourself: say "You try to kiss yourself, but it's a little hard to kiss your own face. You settle for kissing your hand instead. Practice makes perfect, right?" Understand "use [a wearable thing]" as wearing. Understand "use [a closed openable container]" as opening. Understand "use [an open openable container]" as closing. Understand "use [something]" as using. Using is an action applying to one thing. Carry out using: say "You will have to be more specific about your intentions." Understand "use [a door]" as opening. Understand "use [an open door]" as entering. Understand "eat [an edible thing]" as eating. Understand "wear [a wearable thing]" as wearing. Understand "open [something closed]" as opening. Understand "close [something open]" as closing. Understand "enter [something enterable]" as entering. Understand "enter [a door]" as entering. Attacking someone is misbehavior. Kissing someone is misbehavior. Instead of asking someone to try misbehavior: say "[The person asked] stiffens, offended by your suggestion." Rule for printing room description details of a closed container: stop [PLAYER INFORMATION] A pair of cufflinks are carried. The skinny black tie, black slacks, and white dress shirt are worn. Instead of examining the player: say "You look like your usual self, although a bit more rumpled than you ordinarily prefer[if the player wears something]. You are wearing [a list of things worn by the player]." The description of the cufflinks is "They have a simple gold design. They were a gift from your mother." The description of the skinny black tie is "It's silken, inky, and one of your favorites." The description of the black slacks is "They're Rumpled, but still intact." The description of the white dress shirt is "It's A wrinkled mess. You'll need to take it to the cleaners."