Where is Fred? Is he Dead? by Fred Smith

Where is Fred? Is he Dead?

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The Deck is a room. The Deck is north of the Ballroom. The Deck is northwest of the Main Hall. "You are on the main deck of the cruise ship. People come here for the best views of the ocean, some fresh air and just to soak up some rays. The door leading south to the Ballroom is always open and there is also a door leading southeast down to the Main Hall, where all of the rooms are located. Even on this well-deserved vacation, you still can't give up your detective instincts. Examine everything and everyone...even yourself."

The lounge chair is an object in the Deck. "There is a lounge chair on the deck, perfect for suntanning."
The description of the lounge chair is "A well-used, worn out wooden lounge chair that's been part of this ride probably longer than you've been alive."
The stranger is a person in the deck. "There is someone you don't know on the lounge chair. She looks really uncomfortable though."

The description of the player is "With your dark circles being thaaaaat huge, maybe it was time for a vacation....maybe go a little easy on the sun tan next time?"

Instead of asking the stranger about something:
say "The stranger sits up from the chair and looks at you in annoyance. 'I can hardly hear myself THINK, let alone try to suntan with all that ruckus coming from the ballroom! Aren't you supposed to be a detective or something? Hurry up and go and investigate it instead of letting the noise bother people any longer!' After giving you another glare, the -very rude- stranger gets up and leaves.";
remove the stranger from play.

The Ballroom is a room. The Ballroom is south of the Deck. The Ballroom is west of the Main Hall. "You enter the Ballroom to smell wafts of lingering perfume and cologne from yesterday night's dance. The biggest room on the cruise ship, the Ballroom comes alive every night with live music and people dancing well into the night. There is a door, always left open, leading north to outside and  a pathway that leads east to the Main Hall."
The grand piano is an object in the Ballroom. On the piano are papers. "A sleek grand piano lies in the middle of the ballroom, its black and white keys aching for someone to play a song."
The description of the piano is "A state-of-the-art grand piano, the source of all entertainment in the ballroom."
The description of the papers is "Just a copy of last night's songs, nothing special here."

The grandma is a person in the Ballroom. "You look to see the source of the 'ruckus' as the rude stranger said, and find a grandma crying dramatically into her handkerchief in the corner. "

Instead of asking grandma about something:
say "The grandmother blows her nose loudly on the handkerchief. 'My grandson Fred was supposed to meet up with me for the Grandparents-Grandchild Dance Special but he didn't show up! It's been 5 hours and I can't find him ANYWHERE. I don't know where he could've gone and I'm so worried.' She takes a shuddering breath before rushing off into the Main Hall, crying the whole way.";
remove grandma from play.


The Main Hall is a room. The Main Hall is south of Fred's Room. The Main Hall is west of the Captain's Room. The Main Hall is north of the Bar. The Main Hall is southeast of the Deck. "You are standing in the Main Hall, where essentially every building is connected.The door to the Captain's Room is to the east. The door to the Bar is south of you and the way to the deck lies northwest."

The wood door is a closed locked door. The key card unlocks the wood door. The wood door is north of the Main Hall. "The wooden door has a sign written in delicate handwriting, 'Fred Smith and the soon-to-be Mrs. Fred Smith!'"

The black door is a closed, openable door. The black door is east of the Main Hall. "The black door belongs to the Captain."
The Captain's room is a room. The Captain's room is east of the black door. "You enter the Captain's room, and he's not inside. The room itself is larger than the regular passengers' rooms, and a lot neater as well. There is a brown door at the northeast end of the room."

The brown door is a closed locked door. "The brown door leads to the Captain's Deck."
The brass key unlocks the brown door. The brown door is northeast of the Captain's room. The Captain's deck is northeast of the brown door. 

The bunk bed is an object in the Captain's room. "Both bunk beds are well made, and the floor is spotless. Looks like housekeeping (cruise..keeping?) is doing a good job."
The white desk is an object in the Captain's Room. "There is a white desk across from the bunk bed. It has one drawer."
The white drawer is part of the white desk. The white drawer is a closed openable container. Inside the white drawer is a golden key. 
On the white desk is a paper and a desk lamp.
The picture frame is on the white desk. The pocket is part of the picture frame.  Inside the pocket is a brass key. 
The description of the white desk is "Just any old desk belonging on the cruise ship."
The description of the golden key is "It seems pretty old, what could it open?"
The description of the paper is "Top 10 Summer Getaways? Looks like this cruise ranked 8th! Not bad, not bad."
The description of the picture frame is "A lovely picture of the Captain, his wife, and his three kids."
The description of the desk lamp is "What do you find so exciting about a desk lamp that you want to examine it?"


The Captain's hat is an object in the Captain's room. "The Captain's hat hangs from the hook attached to the door."
The description of the Captain's hat is "A bit too large for your head, isn't it? Let's put the hat back."


The Fred's Room is a room. Fred's Room is north of the wood door. "Fred and his fiancee's room is fairly well kept. The couple packed light for this cruise, so there is not a lot to examine here. No sign of the fiancee either..."
The wooden desk is an object in Fred's Room. "There is a wooden desk on the opposite side of the room. It has one drawer."
The wooden drawer is part of the wooden desk. The wooden drawer is a closed openable container. Inside the wooden drawer is a briefcase.
The vanity mirror is an object in Fred's room. "Next to the desk is a vanity mirror."
On the vanity mirror is makeup and accessories.
The description of the makeup is "Lipstick and stuff. You were never good at telling the different beauty products apart."
The description of the accessories is "Some bracelets scattered around. Nothing that seems weird....except for that necklace. Pfffft, so last century."
On the wooden desk is a laptop. 
The description of the wooden desk is "It is your standard desk, after all, it belongs to the cruiseship."
The description of the drawer is "The drawer is part of the desk."
The description of the laptop is "Upon turning the laptop on, you see that it belongs to Fred. There is a web browser tab minimized.
You decide to maximize it to see search engine results of 'How to tell if your partner is cheating on you'. 
 You minimize the tab."
The description of the briefcase is "Seems like it has to do with Fred's work?"
The briefcase is a closed openable container. Inside the briefcase is a diary. The diary has an indexed text called memo.
Understand the command "read" as something new.
Reading is an action applying to one thing and requiring light. Understand "read [something]" as
reading.

Instead of reading diary:
say "The most recent entry is from yesterday. It reads 'July 27th. [paragraph break] My best friend came over today. It's so nice seeing him get along with my fiancee. I think they're really good friends now. [paragraph break] I'm really excited for this cruise. It was for my engagement party and I'm so glad that everyone came. [paragraph break] -Fred. [paragraph break] P.S. I can't wait for the grandparents dance tomorrow.'"
The twin bed is an object in Fred's room. "Attached to the wall is a twin bed."
The description of the twin bed is "The bed is big enough for two people. The coldness of the sheets show that no one has been in bed since morning."
The nightstand is an object in Fred's room. "Next to the bed is a nightstand."
On the nightstand is a watch. 
The description of the nightstand is "A typical nightstand. It's the exact same one as the one in your room. Nothing special."
The description of the watch is "A dark green leather strap on this men's watch. What a fancy colour."
The description of the vanity mirror is "A beautifully crafted vanity. On it lies (presumably) Fred's fiancee's makeup and some accessories."

The Bar is a room. The Bar is south of the Main Hall. The Bar is northwest of the Washroom." The Bar is empty as it only becomes crowded near midnight, yet upon entering the Bar the smell of alcohol is intoxicating. There's a small Washroom located southeast of where you are."
The glass of wine is an object in the Bar. " You look around to see a glass of wine sitting idly on the counter."
The description of the glass of wine is " Focus on solving the case first, you can drink later."
The bartender is a person in the Bar." You look to see a bartender alone cleaning the counter."
Instead of asking the bartender about something: 
say " 'Are you the detective? We heard about the missing person. We don't get a lot of people who come so early on during the day, but today this one young guy came in, he was pretty distracted, seemed a bit distressed too. But then he checked his watch and left in a hurry around 4:50 I believe, silly guy forgot to take his wallet. ' The bartender looks over at the Captain. 'Oh, and don't bother the Captain unless it's something really necessary. Friendly guy, but manning a ship can get tiring. We try not to tire him out more than we need to.' He smiles at you and turns away, resuming his job.";
remove bartender from play. 
The wallet is an object in the Bar . "He is playing with something in his hands."
The Captain is a person in the Bar. "Sitting alone on a bar stool is the captain."
The description of the bartender is "A short, funny looking man with a mischievous glint in his eye." 
The description of the Captain is "A tall, broad man with tired eyes. You really shouldn't bother him unless necessary."
The description of the wallet is "The ratty old wallet, is incredibly worn out with a few bills and cards and on the side of the wallet stored is a picture of his Fiancee. You go to close it when something falls out the back pocket."
The key card is an object in the wallet. 


The Washroom is a room. The Washroom is southeast of the Bar. " Thankfully there isn't anyone else in here or that would be awkward, the Washroom is in poor condition with paint chipping of the walls."
The stalls are objects in the washroom. " There are two stalls, the doors creaking back and forth."
The description of the stalls are " Do you need to use the washroom? If not I recommend continuing on your assignment.. Oh wait, as you leave the large stall you look east to see a metal door."
The sink is an object in the washroom. " There's also a leaky sink that drips water every five seconds."
The description of the sink is " The sink bursts a rush of water that wets your shirt. Great now you're wet."
The metal door is a closed door. The metal door is a closed locked door. The golden key unlocks the metal door. 
The metal door is east of the Washroom and south of the Storage room. 

The Storage Room is a room. The Storage Room is north of the metal door. "As you open the door, a thin piece of blue fabric falls out of the door.  You push the cobwebs inching your way further and further in the storage room."
The mop is an object in the Storage Room. "The old mop leans against one of the boxes almost about to tip over."
The description of the mop is "Good job you pushed it over, and scared the rats, not cool bro, not cool."
The boxes are objects in the Storage Room. "There are a stack of boxes located in the corner of the room." 
The boxes can be moved or not moved.

The description of the boxes are "The boxes contain loads of washroom supplies, ironic because there was no paper towel beside the sink. Seems to me as if no worker has come through here in a looong time. Behind the last box you see something sticking out."


Looking behind is an action applying to one thing and requiring light. Understand "look behind
[something]" or "search behind [something]" as looking behind.

Instead of looking behind the boxes:
say "Because of the dim lighting you aren't so sure what you're looking at...You piece the smell and the missing Fred..

You're looking at Fred. 
But he's not alive."
Fred is an object in the Storage Room. " There is a putrid stench coming from further within the small room."
The description of the Fred is  "AH! You pull out the wallet and look at the image on the drivers license. You're too late, his body seems to have been decaying for about 2 hours. Thinking back you remember that the person who killed him was after his money meaning that this crime had to be committed by someone he knew, someone he was close to. Well, you can't just leave the body here. You shudder, but you've seen worse throughout your career as a detective. Your new task is to find out who killed him.  Go forth and avenge the death of Fred Smith. But first you should tell someone about his body....and leave this room."

The rats are objects in the Storage Room. " As you put your foot down a group of rats scurry on by."
The description of the rat is " You want to pet it? Have fun getting rabies."

Talking to is an action applying to one visible thing. 
Understand "talk to [someone]" or "converse with [someone]" as talking to.
Check talking to: say "[The noun] doesn't reply."

Instead of talking to the Captain:
say "[one of] 'Umm, Captain?' you ask cautiously.[paragraph break]'Ah, you're the detective, aren't you?' he smiles tiredly towards you. 'Old Lady Smith was telling me about how you were going to find her grandson. He couldn't have gone far, though. It is a ship after all.'[or]You clear your throat. 'Sir, about that. I'm afraid there's been a murder on ship.'[paragraph break] 'WHAT DO YOU MEAN A MURDER?' The Captain jumps up and stares at you.[or]You finish telling the entire story of how you found the body in the storage room. 'Would it be possible for me to see any passengers on the ship?'[paragraph break]'We do need to get to the bottom of this. I'll message one of our security guards to round them up and keep watch over them in my private deck, it's connected to my room. I'll give you a spare key for it, feel free to look around for more clues or to go to the room directly to question the suspects. The brass key, which opens the brown door, is in my room. Look for the pocket in the picture frame.'[paragraph break]You nod and smile, determinedly. 'Don't worry sir, I'll get to the bottom of this.'[stopping]".;
remove Captain from play.

 The Captain's deck is a room. "Using the key you have now successfully entered the Captain's deck. This room connects the Captain's room with the navigation deck, but you obviously don't have the key to that room. The walls are covered in maps, except for where there are windows."
The Captain's deck is northeast of the brown door. The brass key unlocks the brown door. 
The security guard is a person in the Captain's deck. "The security guard that the Captain messaged greets you with a curt nod of his head."
Instead of talking to the security guard:
say "'Here are the people that you wanted to inspect, Detective. Feel free to go back and look for more clues, I'll stay here and be on guard.' he says, and looks over his shoulder before leaning in.[paragraph break]'The captain wants you to write who the murderer is on the notepad.' he whispers. 'That way not much of a commotion will be made."

The fiancee is a person in the Captain's deck. The fiancee is wearing a scarf. "Fred's fiancee is sitting on a bar stool, daintily crying into her scarf." 
Instead of talking to the fiancee:
say " You walk towards the fiancee, who looks up at you when you're standing in front of her. 'You're Mr. Smith's fiancee, correc-' you begin, but she interrupts you. [paragraph break]'Oh Iâ€™m sorry, I can barely even hold in my tears, my poor blue scarf is all ruined, see? He was the love of my life you know. Just yesterday night, while he was showering i found an engagement ring in one of his suits. He was going to propose to me can you believe it. A smart, rich, and handsome man I had all to myself, and nowâ€¦ now heâ€™s gone. What am I going to do? Without him my life is going to fall apart, Iâ€™m sorry I canâ€™t say anymore, it just hurts so much.'"
The description of the scarf is "A pretty blue scarf, with the edges speckled with...red? That seems like a weird pattern..."
Instead of asking the fiancee about "scarf":
say "The fiancee gestures to her scarf. 'This old thing? I've been wearing it all day.' [paragraph break] As she gestures towards it, it unravels from her neck, revealing a ripped corner."


The brother is a person in the Captain's deck. "Fred's older brother is standing alone, looking out the window, lost in thought."
Instead of talking to the brother:
say "You place a hand on the brother's shoulder. 'I'm sorry for your loss.' [paragraph break] 'I donâ€™t know WHY you are questioning me. ' he looks up at you with bloodshot eyes, most likely from crying. 'As if I would kill my own brother, my own blood. True, we were never the best of friends, father always favoured him over me. It did sting a lot when he chose his younger son over his older to continue the family business. But in the end,  we ARE family and family ALWAYS sticks together. I hope my mother and grandmother don't take it too badly, they did adore him so.'"

Fred's best friend is a person in the Captain's deck. "A figure is pacing back and forth anxiously. He is Fred's best friend."
Instead of talking to Fred's best friend:
say "'You must have been surprised at the news,' you prompt. [paragraph break] Man oh man, I canâ€™t believe Fredâ€™s dead. You know, I met him back in the second grade when we shared our mutual love over collecting hockey cards. He was always there for me, and with him, I never had to worry a day in my life. When I dropped out of school and my parents couldnâ€™t support me anymore he always helped. Not to sound superstitious or anything but I felt something bad was going to happen today. First I lose my watch and now my best friend is dead, could this day get any worse? Granted he was never poor a day in his life, I was going to take this cruise as an opportunity to ask him to invest in a new startup company I wanted to createâ€¦. Man he had the life I wanted, the family, the money and the girl.'[paragraph break] 'You lost your watch?' you ask him. [paragraph break] 'Yes, it had a dark green leather strap. Very expensive. A pity, that I lost it, really.'"
 
Fred's business partner is a person in the Captain's deck. "Fred's business partner has loosened his tie, and his head is in his hands."
Instead of talking to Fred's business partner:
say "'Did Fred, or anyone else, seem suspicious today?' [paragraph break] 'No, not at all. Poor Fred, he never got an easy day in his life. Heâ€™s always been a hard worker from the very beginning. Even though we both knew he was always going to get presidency, his father, Mr. Smith, took me under his wing from my first day as an intern, leading me all the way to the vice presidency position. I thought this cruise would have been the perfect opportunity for me to ask to become of equal power as Fred in our company, but as we can both see that is no longer possible. He died so young, but while he was alive, he helped keep his fatherâ€™s legacy alive...I am only worried for the future of our company as of now. I understand you may have more questions but I must think of a statement to tell the media seeing as we are nearing the dock. Best of luck.'"

The table is an object in the Captain's deck. On the table is a notepad and a pen. 

Writing it on is an action applying to one topic and one thing and requiring light. Understand "write
[text] on [something]" as writing it on.

Erasing is an action applying to one thing and requiring light. Understand "erase [something]" as
erasing.

After writing "the fiancee and the best friend" on the notepad:
say "The security guard nods at you, and discreetly calls for backup. The fiance and the best friend are rightfully arrested![paragraph break]A week after the cruise ends you get the police report of this murder to get the full story. 'After checking video cameras, one sees at approximately 4:15 pm Fred Smith walks into his shared room with his fiancee, only to see that she had been having an affair with his best friend this whole time. CCTVs show that he went to the bar. The autopsy shows that alcohol was in his system when he was killed. A search on Fred Smith's phone shows text messages exchanged between them. Ms. Donnelly, his fiancee, had sent him a text message at 4:48 to come to the storage room. The autopsy report shows multiple deep stab wounds in his abdomen. The knife was found behind the vanity mirror. The blood on Ms. Donnelly's scarf was tested positive when studied with Mr. Fred Smith's blood. Specks of blood on Mr. Hugh's socks and shoes had also tested positive.";
end the game in victory.


After writing "fiancee and best friend" on the notepad:
award 50 points;
say "The security guard nods at you, and discreetly calls for backup. The fiance and the best friend are rightfully arrested![paragraph break]A week after the cruise ends you get the police report of this murder to get the full story. 'After checking video cameras, one sees at approximately 4:15 pm Fred Smith walks into his shared room with his fiancee, only to see that she had been having an affair with his best friend this whole time. CCTVs show that he went to the bar. The autopsy shows that alcohol was in his system when he was killed. A search on Fred Smith's phone shows text messages exchanged between them. Ms. Donnelly, his fiancee, had sent him a text message at 4:48 to come to the storage room. The autopsy report shows multiple deep stab wounds in his abdomen. The knife was found behind the vanity mirror. The blood on Ms. Donnelly's scarf was tested positive when studied with Mr. Fred Smith's blood. Specks of blood on Mr. Hugh's socks and shoes had also tested positive.";
end the game in victory.

Instead of writing "fiancee" on the notepad:
award 25 points;
say "The security guard nods at you, and discreetly calls for backup. As the fiancee is dragged away she points a shaking finger at you. 'I'm not the only one who killed him. One of the guys HELPED ME!'[paragraph break] You start to ask her the identity of the other guy but she faints, preventing her from saying his name.[paragraph break] You need to erase your answer and try again. Now you know that TWO people were involved. Better write both names."

Instead of writing "fiancee" on the notepad:
award 25 points;
say "The security guard nods at you, and discreetly calls for backup. As the fiancee is dragged away she points a shaking finger at you. 'I'm not the only one who killed him. One of the guys HELPED ME!'[paragraph break] You start to ask her the identity of the other guy but she faints, preventing her from saying his name.[paragraph break] You need to erase your answer and try again. Now you know that TWO people were involved. Better write both names."


Instead of writing "the best friend" on the notepad:
award 25 points;
say "The security guard nods at you, and discreetly calls for backup. As the best friend is dragged away, he laughs at you. 'I'm not the only one who killed him. You think I'm the only one in this room that wanted to kill him?'[paragraph break] You start to ask her the identity of the other guy but he refuses to say anything else.[paragraph break] You need to erase your answer and try again. Now you know that TWO people were involved. Better write both names. "

Instead of writing "the best friend" on the notepad:
award 25 points;
say "The security guard nods at you, and discreetly calls for backup. As the best friend is dragged away, he laughs at you. 'I'm not the only one who killed him. You think I'm the only one in this room that wanted to kill him?'[paragraph break] You start to ask her the identity of the other guy but he refuses to say anything else.[paragraph break] You need to erase your answer and try again. Now you know that TWO people were involved. Better write both names. "


Instead of writing "the brother" on the notepad:
say " 'Me? You think I killed my own brother?' he looked up,
 surprised at you, when the guard seizes him. 'How could you...why would I?'[paragraph break] After some thorough questioning, you realize that he could not have been the person to kill him, as he was in the cafeteria the whole time. [paragraph break] You need to erase your answer and try again. "


Instead of writing "business partner" on the notepad:
say " The guard nodded and grabbed the business partner. Startled, he turned to look at you. 'I was in the library the whole time? We were to start a new project together and I needed to get a head start to make things easier for us. It wasn't me.' [paragraph break] An interview with the librarian confirmed his alibi. It wasn't the business partner. [paragraph break] You need to erase your answer and try again."


Instead of writing "the business partner" on the notepad:
say " The guard nodded and grabbed the business partner. Startled, he turned to look at you. 'I was in the library the whole time? We were to start a new project together and I needed to get a head start to make things easier for us. It wasn't me.' [paragraph break] An interview with the librarian confirmed his alibi. It wasn't the business partner. [paragraph break] You need to erase your answer and try again."