TheGalleryhttp://playfic.com/edit/ by Sarah Sudduth

TheGalleryhttp://playfic.com/edit/

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The gallery is a room. "You have now entered the gallery. The entrance of the gallery is very large and white with very tall ceilings.  To the north, you see an entry way to another room in the gallery. To the east, you see a large artwork on the wall. To the west, you see an entry way to another section of the gallery. To the Southwest, you see an informational desk containing information about the gallery."

North of gallery is painting collection. Painting collection is a room. "As you enter the room, you see a collection of paintings. Some have strange, fur-like qualities. Others have very peculiar, visible textures. Each of them have qualities that you want to reach out and touch." Here is piece. Piece is an object. "Curiosity overwhelms you and you decide to reach out and touch the very peculiar piece." Understand "touch [piece]" as taking. After taking piece: say "An alarm has now gone off and security confronts you. You are escorted out of the gallery. You end up getting in a fatal car accident because your fury got the best of you while driving.";end the game in death.

East of gallery is artwork. Artwork is a room. "You approach a very large artwork along with a table with pamphlets on it." Here is pamphlet. Pamphlet is an object. "You decide you want to learn more about the artist who painted the piece." Understand "pick up [pamphlet]" as taking. After taking pamphlet: say "Picasso demonstrated extraordinary artistic talent in his early years, painting in a realistic manner through his childhood and adolescence. Blah blah blah. This bores you so you throw the pamphlet on the floor. A security guard approaches you and tells you that you have to be escorted out of the gallery for littering. You leave and tragically get hit by a tour bus on your way out.";end the game in death.

West of gallery is sculptures. Sculptures is a room. "You enter the room and you see a collection of sculptures. They all range in different sizes and shapes. Many are non-objective abstract forms that intrigue you. You notice that there is a rope stuck underneath one of the sculptures and it seems very out of place." Here is rope. Rope is an object. "You decide to try and be a good citizen and move the rope so that it doesn't bother any other citizens." Understand "move [rope]" as taking. After taking rope: say "The rope ends up moving the sculpture off balance and it ends up falling on top of you and you take a tragic blow to the head.";end the game in death.

Southwest of gallery is information desk. Information desk is a room. "You approach the information desk and an assistant is working there. She asks you if you would like to sign up to win a million dollars. You find out that the contest winner will be announced in a matter of minutes. You want to enter the contest. She offers you a contest slip." Here is slip. Slip is an object.  Understand "take [slip]" as taking. After taking slip: say "After a few minutes, the assistant announces the winner of the million dollars. You shockingly have won! You ecstatically leave the gallery without even looking at any of the art.";end the game in victory.