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A trip to UCLA
by
P.J. Emery
Played 2,378 times
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"A trip to UCLA" Use no scoring. The Ackerman terminal is south of the Bruin Plaza. "[if the Ackerman terminal is unvisited]Welcome to UCLA! It appears you have arrived here by bus. If you head north, you will arrive at Bruin Plaza.[end if][if the Ackerman terminal is visited]You are at Ackerman terminal. Bruin Plaza is to the north.[end if]" The Bruin Plaza is west of the UCLA Store. "[if the Bruin Plaza is unvisited]Welcome to Bruin Plaza! Where do you want to go this morning? The UCLA Store is to the east.[end if][if the Bruin Plaza is visited]You are at Bruin Plaza. The UCLA Store is to the east, and Pauley Pavilion is to the west.[end if]" The Bruin Walk is east of the UCLA Store. "[if the Bruin Walk is unvisited]Now you're on Bruin Walk, which leads east to the Humanities Building, where the Friends of English are hosting a visiting scholar's lecture on Melville. Continue to the Humanities Building.[end if][if the Bruin Walk is visited]You are on the Bruin Walk. The Humanities Building is east, and the UCLA Store is to the west.[end if]" The Pauley Pavilion is west of Bruin Plaza. "[if the Pauley Pavilion is unvisited]Welcome to Pauley Pavilion! This is the home of UCLA Bruin Basketball. But this is pretty early in the morning... nothing is scheduled here until this evening. Wouldn't you prefer to go to the UCLA Store?[end if][if the Pauley Pavilion is visited]You are at Pauley Pavilion. Still nothing going on here.[end if]" The Humanities Building is east of the Bruin Walk. "[if Humanities Building is unvisited]Welcome to the Humanities Building. The Melville Lecture is at the north end of the building in Humanities 193. Before you will be allowed to enter Humanities 193, you will need to show your ID, and bring a copy of Moby Dick, as there will be a detailed examination of Melville's cetology across different editions supplied by the audience.[end if][if Humanities Building is visited]You are at the Humanities Building. Bruin Walk is to the east. You can continue north to Humanities 193 if you have ID and a copy of Moby Dick.[end if]" Player is carrying a wallet. The description of the wallet is "Lucky that you have ID to get into today's Melville lecture, but unfortunately, the bus ride took your last dollar." The UCLA Store is a room. "[if the UCLA Store is unvisited]Welcome to the UCLA Store. This is the place students come for textbooks, clothing and sundries. There is a large sign overhead.[end if][if the UCLA Store is visited]You are in the UCLA Store. Bruin Plaza is to the west. Bruin Walk continues to the east. Don't be intimidated - you can ask the student clerk about what you see in the sign.[end if]" The cash register is an object in the UCLA Store. It is fixed in place. The description of the Cash register is "Attending the cash register is a sleepy-looking student in the store uniform. Behind the student is a stack of large books." The student is a person in the UCLA Store. She is fixed in place. The description of the student is "A harried undergrad with deep circles under her eyes and a slightly surly manner. She has been studying all night for a midterm exam. Behind her is a large stack of books with a large arrow saying 'FREE (limit 1)' pointing to them." Every turn when the player can see the student: say "[one of]The student at the cash register is looking at you[or]The student at the cash register is looking away, apparently at her notes for her exam[or]The student at the cash register is typing something into her smartphone[at random]." The sign is fixed in place in the UCLA Store. It is scenery. The description of sign is "The banner above the cash register says SALE TODAY! Candy is 50% off. Copies of MOBY DICK are FREE!" candy is in the UCLA Store. The description of candy is "It looks delicious. Too bad you're broke." Instead of taking candy: say "You have no money to pay for that, even at 50% off. So, no candy today." The copy of Moby Dick is in the UCLA Store. The description of the copy of Moby Dick is "This is an inexpensive hardbound reprint of the public-domain version of Herman Melville's classic." After taking copy of Moby Dick: say "Well, since this is free, there's no need for you to check out. You're free to continue east to Bruin Walk." After asking the student about "sign", say "She rolls her eyes and points upward to the sign." After asking the student about "candy", say "She says, 'Candy is 50% off today.'" After asking the student about "book", say "She says, 'We have a lot of books. Anything in particular?'" After asking the student about "books", say "She says, 'We have a lot of books. Anything in particular?'" After asking the student about "Moby Dick": say "The student reaches behind her, grabs a large volume, says 'Here you go!' and returns to her notes."; move copy of Moby Dick to player; move player to Bruin Walk. Humanities 193 is north of the Humanities Building. "[if Humanities 193 is unvisited]Welcome to the Melville lecture. Before you will be allowed to enter the room, you will need to show that you have ID, and a copy of Moby Dick, as there will be a detailed examination of Melville's cetology across different editions supplied by the audience.[end if][if Humanities 193 is visited]You are at Humanities 193. You can enter if you show your ID and copy of Moby Dick.[end if]" Before going north from Humanities Building: if player has copy of Moby Dick and player has wallet: say "Thank you for showing your ID, and bringing your copy of Moby Dick. You're now ready to take a seat and enjoy the lecture!"; end the game in victory; otherwise if player has copy of Moby Dick: say "Thank you for bringing your copy of Moby Dick. However, it appears that you don't have your ID with you. Sorry, we can't admit you without ID. (Did you forget your wallet someplace?)"; stop the action; otherwise if player has wallet: say "Thank you for showing your ID. However, in order for you to be admitted to this lecture, you need a copy of Moby Dick."; stop the action; otherwise: say "It appears that you don't have ID or a copy of Moby Dick. Unforunately, we can't let you in unless you have both these items."; stop the action.
