The Other Side — 3 of 4

Section 3 - Ground Floor Region

The Living Room is down from Staircase. "[if FatAss is true]Your family’s living room is delightfully simple with a small television, an end table, a floor lamp, a few houseplants, and—of course—the couch. Your father is sprawled out on said couch. He seems to be watching a show about cowboys. The television remote lies on the sofa next to him[otherwise]Your family’s living room is delightfully simple with a small television, an end table, a floor lamp, a few houseplants, and—of course—the couch. You can see the imprint from where your dad was lying on said couch. His cowboy program is still on, so, he’ll probably be back soon[end if].

Up from here is the staircase. The kitchen is to the east. The entryway is to the north."

Television is a fixed in place supporter with description "Images flash across it. If you spin the dial, you can switch the channels. Dad probably wouldn't like that and will try to switch it back with the remote." Understand "TV/telly" as Television. Television is in Living Room.

Dial is a fixed in place thing with description "Spin it if you want to send Dad diving for the remote." Dial is on Television.

End Table is a fixed in place supporter with description "It's a plain brown end table. A withering family photo sits atop it." End Table is in Living Room.

Lamp is a fixed in place thing with description "When the morning sun isn’t lighting the living room, this tall light is. No need to turn it on now." Lamp is in Living Room. Understand "floor lamp" as lamp.

Houseplants are a fixed in place thing with description "The ferns burst from their pots in fountains of green." Understand "plants/ferns" as Houseplants. Houseplants are in the Living Room.

Dad is a male person with description "Your father looks tired. He reminds you a bit of a bloodhound." Dad is on the sofa. Understand "daddy/father/papa/pa/pop" as Dad.

after asking Dad about something:

repeat through Table of DadQueries:

if the player's command includes topic entry:

now DadDunno is false;

say answer entry;

stop the action;

otherwise:

now DadDunno is true.

every turn:

if DadDunno is true:

say "'I...uh...don't know...what you're talking about, kiddo.'";

now DadDunno is false.

DadDunno is a truth state that varies. DadDunno is false.

Table of DadQueries

The Sofa is a supporter with description "[if Coin is on-stage]The cushions look appropriately lumpy. Nothing more of interest in there[otherwise]The cushions look suspiciously lumpy. Search the sofa when your dad isn't lounging on it. There's bound to be something of value inside[end if]." The Sofa is in the Living Room. Understand "couch" as sofa.

[[if FatAss is true]Perhaps there’s something in the couch. You could look if your dad would move. [end if][if FatAss is false]You better quickly search if there’s something in the couch before your dad returns and lays back down.[end if]]

A Coin is a portable thing with description "The silver piece is covered in scratches and muck as if it were from some ancient civilization. Or from your sofa." Understand "change/money/dubloon" as Coin.

Every turn:

If player is in Living Room:

If CoinGet is false:

Now Coin is undescribed.

Remote is a portable thing with description "It's a small plastic rectangle covered in rubber buttons." It is on the sofa.

DadTV is a truth state that varies. DadTV is true.

DadJourney is a truth state that varies. DadJourney is false.

CoinGet is a truth state that varies. CoinGet is false.

Before going south in Entranceway:

if FatAss is true:

say "Your dad is watching his favorite Westerns, wallowing in his sofa.[if CoinGet is false]Its cushions look suspiciously lumpy. Perhaps there’s something in the couch. You could search if your dad would move.[end if][if CoinGet is true]The cushions look appropriately lumpy.[end if]";

if FatAss is false:

say "[if CoinGet is false]The sofa's cushions look suspiciously lumpy. You better quickly search if there’s something in the sofa before your dad returns and lays back down.[end if][if CoinGet is true]The cushions look appropriately lumpy.[end if]"

Before going west in Kitchen:

if FatAss is true:

say "Your dad is watching his favorite Westerns, wallowing in his sofa.[if CoinGet is false]Its cushions look suspiciously lumpy. Perhaps there’s something in the couch. You could search if your dad would move.[end if][if CoinGet is true]The cushions look appropriately lumpy.[end if]";

if FatAss is false:

say "[if CoinGet is false]The sofa's cushions look suspiciously lumpy. You better quickly search if there’s something in the sofa before your dad returns and lays back down.[end if][if CoinGet is true]The cushions look appropriately lumpy.[end if]"

Before going down in Staircase:

if FatAss is true:

say "Your dad is watching his favorite Westerns, wallowing in his sofa.[if CoinGet is false]Its cushions look suspiciously lumpy. Perhaps there’s something in the couch. You could look if your dad would move.[end if][if CoinGet is true]The cushions look appropriately lumpy.[end if]";

if FatAss is false:

say "[if CoinGet is false]The sofa's cushions look suspiciously lumpy. You better quickly search if there’s something in the sofa before your dad returns and lays back down.[end if][if CoinGet is true]The cushions look appropriately lumpy.[end if]"

Every turn:

if Remote is not on the sofa:

now DadTV is false.

Spinning is an action applying to one thing. Understand "spin [something]" as spinning.

Carry out spinning:

if the noun is dial:

if DadTV is true:

say "You switch the channel. 'Son, I had a hard day. Let Daddy watch his westerns,' said Dad. He grabs the remote and switches back to his Westerns.";

if DadTV is false:

say "You switch the channel. Dad reaches for the TV remote but feels nothing but air. Grumbling to himself, he gets up off of the sofa and goes to find the remote.";

now DadJourney is true;

otherwise:

say "There ain't no dial to spin, pilgrim.".

Every turn:

if DadJourney is true:

let course be the best route from location of Dad to location of Remote, using doors;

if course is a direction, try Dad going course.

Every turn:

if DadJourney is true:

if player has Remote:

if player is in Living Room:

say "Dad said, 'Give me back the remote!' Your dad takes the remote and puts it back on the sofa.";

now Remote is on sofa;

now DadJourney is false.

Every turn when Dad does not have Remote and DadJourney is true:

try Dad taking Remote.

Every turn when Dad has Remote:

let course be the best route from location of Dad to location of Sofa, using doors;

if course is a direction, try Dad going course;

if Dad is in Living Room:

now DadJourney is false.

Every turn when Dad is in living room:

if Dad has Remote:

now Dad is on sofa;

now Remote is on sofa;

now DadTV is true.

FatAss is a truth state that varies. FatAss is true.

Every turn:

if Dad is not on the sofa:

now FatAss is false;

otherwise:

now FatAss is true.

Carry out searching:

if noun is sofa:

if FatAss is true:

say "You can't search the sofa until your dad moves.";

stop the action;

if FatAss is false:

if CoinGet is false:

say "You root through the cushions of the sofa. In the sofa, you find a coin. Coin Get!";

now the Player is carrying a Coin;

otherwise:

say "You already have the coin! There's nothing else in here! You couldn't be greedy if you tried!";

otherwise:

say "This is not worth searching: not as much so as a sofa anyway.".

Every turn:

if player has Coin:

now CoinGet is true.

Instead of putting Remote on supporter:

say "You shouldn't do that. You want your dad to find the remote eventually. Just drop it in a room.";

stop the action.

Instead of putting Remote on container:

say "You shouldn't do that. You want your dad to find the remote eventually. Just drop it in a room.";

stop the action.

Instead of inserting Remote into container:

say "You shouldn't do that. You want your dad to find the remote eventually. Just drop it in a room.";

stop the action.

The Kitchen is east of the Living Room. “The faucet runs over unclean dishes in the sink, a pot of water and eggs simmers on the stove, some paperwork is scattered across the table, and your mother attends to them all in a rhythmic cycle. The refrigerator seems to be the only still thing in the room.

The Living room is to the West. The Garage is to the north. The Dining Room is to the south.”

The Kitchen Sink is an open container in the Kitchen with description “You don’t recall what meal dirtied these plates and bowls seeing as you, Mom, Peter, and Grandma had Chinese takeout last night.” Understand “faucet/dishes” as the kitchen sink. The kitchen sink is fixed in place.

The Stove is a fixed in place supporter in the Kitchen with description “The burner is set to ‘High.’ That means there’s a high probability it will hurt if you dare to touch it. You don’t like those odds.” Understand "burner/hot plate" as stove.

The Pot is a closed, openable container with description “It looks like Mom is making hard-boiled eggs. That’s Dad’s favorite breakfast.” The pot is on the stove. The pot is fixed in place. Understand "kettle/eggs/breakfast/water" as pot.

Refrigerator is a closed, openable container in the Kitchen with description “The tall, white monolith is graffitied with a few magnets.” Understand "fridge/freezer/icebox" as refrigerator.

Magnets are a fixed in place thing in the Kitchen with description “The magnets are little keepsakes from vacations past.”

The Kitchen Table is a supporter in the Kitchen with description "You can barely see the tabletop beneath all the paperwork."

A Can of Soda is a portable thing with description “The sapphire blue can seems to glow in your hand as if its contents were magical. Your mouth waters at the thought of how tasty the drink inside must be.” A can of soda is in the Refrigerator.

instead of taking can of soda:

if doingHomework is true:

say “Your mother gives you an icy glance. You shouldn’t get on her bad side. Maybe you should just do your homework.”;

otherwise:

continue the action.

Understand "soda/pop/coke" as can of soda.

Mom is a female person in the Kitchen with description “Your mother has her hair pulled back into a messy bun. She always does that when she’s busy. She also has her glasses pushed up onto her forehead. She always does that when she’s stressed.” Understand “mommy/mother/mom/ma/mama” as Mom.

after asking Mom about something:

repeat through Table of MomQueries:

if the player's command includes topic entry:

now MomDunno is false;

say answer entry;

stop the action;

otherwise:

now MomDunno is true.

every turn:

if MomDunno is true:

say "'Huh? I'm not sure what you mean, sweetie.'";

now MomDunno is false.

MomDunno is a truth state that varies. MomDunno is false.

Table of MomQueries

The Ground Floor is a region. First Floor Spiral Staircase, The Living Room, The Entryway, The Garage, The Kitchen, and The Dining Room are in the Ground Floor.