The Sleeping Pearl by wonderful 36

The Sleeping Pearl

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The Hallway is a room."The hallway is the gateway to the rest of the mansion. The hallway appears long and circular. The floor is planked wood that seems to creak when you step on it.  North of the hallway is the bedroom, and to the east is an experiment room. To the west is an office, and south of the hallway is the kitchen. The hallway walls are covered with paintings and wall decorations, which accent its flower-patterned wallpaper. There is a specific painting that especially stands out among the rest. It is of a young woman wearing a pearl necklace. She has a cat in her lap, which looks like it may be the same cat currently perched on its tree beside the painting. (Make sure you examine everything, including the cat)."

The big painting is in the hallway. The description of the painting is "Painting: An old portrait of a young lady covered in a thick layer of dust. It is surrounded by a wooden frame and it seems like the paint is starting to fade at the edges. The lady in the painting seems to be in her early twenties with eyes full of youth and creativity. She is wearing a lab coat with an extravagant pearl necklace. In her lap lays a gray cat. Looking at the painting makes you feel as if you're looking at another version of yourself." The kitty condo is in the hallway. The description of the kitty condo is "A brown cat tree. It looks as if it's been recently occupied... there is fur all over it."

The cat is a portable animal in the hallway. Understand "Pearly" as cat. 

The Kitchen is south of the hallway.

The Kitchen is a room. "The kitchen is squeaky clean, which is surprising considering the state of the rest of the mansion. The cupboards are all white, which matches the large marble island in the middle. The backsplash tiles are a combination of brown, taupe and turquoise, which doesn't really blend well with the cabinetry. You can see a food bowl in front of the sink, where Pearly sits, eating. There is also an old landline on the wall."

The fridge is in the kitchen. The fridge is a closed openable container. It is fixed in place. The blue letter is in the fridge. A microwave is in the kitchen. The microwave is a closed openable container. The can of beans is in the microwave. The oven is in the kitchen. The oven is a closed openable container. The island is in the kitchen. On the island is a yellow notepad and a pencil. The landline is in the kitchen. 

The description of the landline is "An old white telephone that looks like it's from 30 years ago. It still seems usable though, too bad there's no number to dial." 

A telephone is a kind of thing. Understand "phone" and "landline" and "telephone" as a telephone.

A phone number is a kind of value. 837-3873 specifies a phone number.

Understand "dial [phone number] on [telephone]" as dialing it on. Understand "dial [phone number] on [something]" as dialing it on.

Understand the commands "phone" or "telephone" or "call" as "dial".

Understand "call [text]" or "phone [text]" or "dial [text]" or "telephone [text]" as a mistake ("You get a voicemail. 'This number has been out of service for 25 years. Playing the most recent message- 'hi love, I'm at the grocery store. Can you please check if Pearly has food?' BEEP. Oh, so the cat belongs to the owner of the mansion. But why does Pearly speak?").

Dialing it on is an action applying to one phone number and one thing.

Report dialing it on:
    say "You dial [the phone number understood]."

The description of the fridge is "A well-chosen fridge that fits in with the rest of the kitchen appliances. You see a fridge magnet of a colourful cat."

The description of the blue letter is " A blue letter, that looks like it's been written long ago. It reads: 'Hello dear child, 
I miss you so much. It pains me to see you in this state while time seems to keep moving on. I will probably be retired by the time you see this but, I hope you will never forget me in your heart. 
From, your nanny."


Instead of showing the blue letter to the cat, say "Um, I can't read. But that handwriting does look familiar. Is that from the nanny? It's been a while since I've seen her."

The description of the oven is "A double oven." 
 
The description of the microwave is "A standard microwave that appears to be slightly open." 

The description of the can of beans is "the can appears extremely rusted. The expiry date says October 30, 1989."


The can of beans is edible. After eating the beans, say "You spit it out. I thought canned foods never expired?" 


Instead of showing beans to the cat, say "'My food is in the cupboard if that's what you mean'."

The description of the notepad is " a yellow notepad with 837-3873 written on it. It looks like a phone number."

Instead of showing notepad to the cat, say "'Huh. Maybe you can use the landline on the wall to call the number.'"

The description of the pencil is " a standard yellow pencil."

The Bedroom is north of the hallway.

The Bedroom is a room. "You walk into a large bedroom with high ceilings. The walls are covered in the same floral wallpaper as the hallway. For some reason, the room seems familiar. There is a window seat in the corner of the room, with a cat bed on it. Pearly looks tempted to nap. The bookshelf adjacent to the bed looks like it hasn’t been touched in ages."

The bed is in the bedroom. 

The description of the bed is "bed with a purple patterned comforter. It is a perfectly made double bed. You see cat hair on the pillow though." 

The description of the cat is "A grey cat currently napping. It looks identical to the cat in the painting. It is wearing a pearl collar, with a name tag on it. It says 'Pearly' on it. Pearly appears to be sleeping peacefully, but she is so furry, you want to pet her." 

Understand "Pearly" as cat. 

Petting is an action applying to one visible thing. Understand "pet [something]" as petting. 

Check petting:
if the noun is not an animal, say "Why would you pet that?"

Instead of petting cat, say "You pet the cat. Pearly seems irritated you woke her up from her nap, maybe try telling her sorry."

Understand "ask [someone]" as asking. Asking is an action applying to one thing.

Understand "show [someone]" as showing. Showing is an action applying to one thing.

Understand “talk to [someone]” as talking to. Understand “talk to [something]” as talking to. Talking to is an action applying to one visible thing.

Instead of talking to cat: say "'I suppose you're forgiven. Why are you looking at me like that? Yes, I can speak. Are you trying to get out of here? I've never needed to, I mean why would I? But I'll help. I'll just follow you wherever you go, and you can show me some of the things you find. I'll be a good second opinion'."

Every turn:
	if the player is in a room (called the current space):
		move cat to the current space.

The bookshelf is in the bedroom. 

The description of the bookshelf is "an old bookshelf that appears extremely dusty. There is a variety of books, like picture books for young children and Shakespeare novels throughout the shelves. It looks as if this was somebody's collection of books from age three till now."

Instead of showing bookshelf to the cat, say "(Meows in boredom)."

The mirror is in the bedroom. The purple note is on the mirror. 

The description of the mirror is "a tall, dusty mirror on which you see yourself." 

The description of the note is "'a bright purple note. It reads: Meow'."

The vanity is in the bedroom. 
The description of the vanity is "an antique-looking vanity that would sell for 500 dollars nowadays. There is a variety of makeup products, but they all look ancient. The lights on the vanity are bright and of all different colours. "


There is a jewelry box on the vanity. The box is a closed, openable container. In the box is a necklace. The description of the necklace is "A luxurious pearl necklace that seems like a precious antique, though it's been well-maintained, unlike the rest of the items on the vanity. Looking at it more closely, it kind of looks like the necklace the woman in the portrait was wearing." In the box is a red letter. 

The description of the red letter is "A red letter, that looks like it's been written long ago. It reads: Hey ------. It's been so long since I've heard a reply from you. I hope you're doing well. I'm writing this letter to invite you to my birthday party! It's going to be next month so I hope you’ll come. Thinking of my birthday reminds me of all the good times we had together. Remember when we used used use our favourite red juice to spin things around? That was such a good time! I hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely, Maddie."



The Experiment Room is east of the hallway. 

The Experiment Room is a room."A dark mysterious room that is only illuminated by a dim yet bright blue light. Inside the room is a desk full of scattered papers and a beaker full of red liquid. A coat rack with many lab coats stands tall near the front of the room. Pearly appears to be playing with some empty beakers. There's also a shelf filled to the brim with jars full of liquids and animal parts."

The desk is in the experiment room. The desk is an object. It is fixed in place. The drawer is a part of the desk. The drawer is a closed openable container. The yellow letter is in the drawer. On the desk is a mysterious beaker, a lab coat, gloves and scattered papers. The lab coat is wearable. The gloves are wearable. The shelf is in the experiment room. The shelf is an object. It is fixed in place. The jars are on the shelf. It is fixed in place. The Jar 0703 is on the shelf. 

The description of the yellow letter is "A letter, that looks like it's been written long ago. It reads: Hello my granddaughter. I'm sorry things had to turn out this way. If only I had been more careful with my experiments then you wouldn’t have gotten injured because of them. You may wake up one day or you might stay the way you are till the end of time. Whether you do wake up or not, I will probably be gone by then. I will never be able to forgive myself for taking away your youth. You don’t have to forgive me either but I just want you to know that I love you and will always be watching over you. Love, Grandma."


The description of the shelf is "A large shelf filled to the brim with jars containing a clear liquid and animal parts. The animal parts vary from eyes and ears to hearts and livers. Some jars are cracked and their liquid pools at the bottom of the shelf. One jar labelled 0737 stands out from the rest. Inside are a pair of ruby-red eyes that seem like they're looking right at you."

The description of jar 0703 is "A jar."
The jar 0703 can be taken. After taking the jar 0703: say "You touched something you weren't supposed to."; end the game in death.

The description of the scattered papers is "A large pile of scattered papers lay on the desk. They all contain words that you’ve never seen before so they probably aren't that important."

The description of the gloves is "A pair of rubber gloves. Maybe these will keep your hands safe from certain things."

After wearing the gloves, say "I feel so invincible right now. Maybe I'll get magical superpowers."

The description of the coat is "A white midlength lab coat with a few stains on it. Should you try to wear it?"
After wearing the lab coat, say "Wow I feel so smart now."

Instead of showing lab coat to the cat, say "(begins to walk away)." 

The description of the mysterious beaker is "A beaker full of a mysterious red liquid. The liquid is deep red, as if it were blood but the consistency is quite watery. It has a tart but somewhat fruity smell. If you didn't see the colour then you definitely would have thought it was cranberry juice. This cranberry juice look-alike smells a little funny. Why is everything spinning? Am I spinning towards the truth??"

Instead of showing mysterious beaker to the cat, say "(sniffs) 'you should take a better look at that'."

The office is west of the hallway. The office is a room."You are in the office. It looks quite modern compared to the rest of the house. Inside the office is a desk, and a chair. Multiple bookshelves surround the walls and deep red leather couches are placed around the fireplace. This office would be the perfect place to enjoy a warm cup of hot chocolate if it weren't so dusty."

The large desk is in the office. It is fixed in place. The chair is in the office. It is fixed in place. The bookshelves are in the office. It is fixed in place. The couches are in the office. It is fixed in place. The fireplace is in the office. It is fixed in place. The firewood is in the fireplace. The small chest is in the fireplace. It is a closed openable object. The red key is inside the small chest

The description of the small chest is "A small wooden chest that is surrounded by burnt wood. It seems like whoever tried to get rid of it didn't burn it properly."

The description of the red key is "A small red key around the size of your nail. What could this possibly unlock?"

The description of the large desk is “A normal office desk with nothing on it. It seems that whoever was here before cleared out the office.”

The description of the chair is “An old worn out rolling office chair that has multiple cuts and rips. Is there an animal in here scratching up the chair?”

The description of the couches is “Wrinkled leather couches that remind you of milk chocolate surround the fireplace. You could probably fit around 9 people on all of them. Below the armrest of the couches are many scratches. You can see the filling of the couch starting to come out.”

The description of the fireplace is “A fireplace that emits no fire or warmth. Looking at it makes you feel a sense of warmth and comfort. Inside the fireplace are what remains of the firewood that was used.”

Instead of showing the fireplace to the cat, say "(sniffs) 'this smells weird'."

The description of the firewood is "the burnt remains of firewood from the last time this fireplace was used." 

The wood door is a locked door. The red key unlocks the wood door. The wood door is west of the office. The storage room is east of the storage room.

The storage room is west of the wood door. The storage room is a room. 
“You enter a dimly lit storage room. Covering everything is a thick layer of dust and cobwebs. There is a small lightball that emits a deep blue light. It looks as if you were shining a dull flashlight through a sapphire. Under the dust lays a few wooden crates, an old chandelier, and a Lego bin." 

The wooden crates are in the storage room. It is fixed in place. The old chandelier is in the storage room. It is fixed in place. The Lego bin is in the storage room. It is a closed openable container. The compartment is part of the Lego bin. The compartment is an openable, closed container. The blue key is in the compartment. 

After examining the blue key: say "A deep blue key that hit perfectly in the palm of your hands. It seems to be made of some type of heavy blue rock. The deep blue captivates you with its shine and beauty."; award 70 points. A photo is in the storage room. It is fixed in place. 

The description of the photo is "A printed polaroid that is stuck on the wall. In the photo, you see a young child, around the age of 5 and an older lady who's wearing an extravagant pearl necklace. Behind them are large pink shiny helium balloons that spell out the name Pearl. In front of them is a small white cake with 5 lit candles and the words 'Happy Birthday!' written in chocolate."

After examining the photo: say "A printed polaroid that is stuck on the wall. In the photo, you see a young child, around the age of 5 and an older lady who's wearing an extravagant pearl necklace. Behind them are large pink shiny helium balloons that spell out the name Pearl. In front of them is a small white cake with 5 lit candles and the words 'Happy Birthday!' written in chocolate.

The memories come rushing back to you. Who you are and why you're here. You're the girl in the photo. Pearl is your name and everyone you’ve ever cared about is gone because you've been sleeping this whole time. What do you do now? There is no one to care for you. The mansion is not in a liveable condition. You should find the exit next so that you can make new memories.
"; award 30 points.

Instead of opening the compartment when the player is not carrying the beaker, say "You can't open it without removing the screws."
After opening the compartment when the player is carrying the beaker, say "The fumes from the mysterious beaker seem to make the screws loosen by themselves, revealing a key"

The description of the compartment is "A small compartment on the back of the microwave with four screws holding the cover in place. It looks like it can be opened."

The description of the wooden crates is “Wooden crates: multiple wooden crates stacked on top of each other.”

Instead of showing the wooden crates to the cat, say "Can I get in this?" 

The description of the chandelier is “A large chandelier covered in a variety of crystals and jewels. Although it is covered in dust and the room is barely lit, the crystals and jewels still manage to capture you with their beauty.”

The description of the Lego bin is “A rectangular Lego bin lays on the floor in front of you. It is pink with an image of Lego horses and people who are at a ranch. Looking at it makes you feel a sense of nostalgia. There also seems to be a little compartment under the bin” 


Every turn while in the Storage room:
if score is 100
begin; say "As you hold the blue key in your hand, the door suddenly opens, revealing the shining sun that blinds you. After your eyes adjust to the newfound brightness, you see a large grassy plain and a city in the distance. It’s time to make new memories and move on from the past. You have made it."; end the game in victory;
end if.