Making Breakfast — 1 of 1
Samuel Freer
"Making Breakfast" by Samuel Freer
[Changed title.]
The release number is 1. The story creation year is 2023.
Use the serial comma, and American dialect.
Release along with an interpreter and the source text. Release along with cover art ("Scrambled eggs with toppings in a black skillet.").
When play begins:
say "You wake up to some noise coming from outside. It must be the children playing. You realize you need to start making breakfast soon so that everyone will not be hungry."
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Trail]
[Rooms]
[Added more details to several room descriptions.]
[Added staircase to description and added detail to the hallway.]
The Second Floor Hallway is a room. The description is "You are in a hallway made primarily of wood. You hear the faint sound of laughter coming from outside, but you also hear a faint noise from downstairs, perhaps something fell over. There is a staircase to the first floor."
The Kitchen is below the second floor hallway. The description is "You are in the kitchen. The bright morning light shines in from the glass windows. There is a doorway to the east and a staircase to the second floor and the basement."
The Main Hallway is east of the kitchen. The description is "You are in a dark hallway. The candles are not lit during the daytime. There are two doorways to the east and the west, as well as doors which lead outside to the north and south. There is someone in the parlor to the east!"
The Parlor is east of the main hallway. The description is "You are in the parlor. The sun's rays streams in through the windows. The room is noticeably cleaner than the rest of the house. There's a doorway to the west."
[Added staircase to description.]
The Basement is below the kitchen. The description is "You are in the basement. The mostly stone room is cold and the faint sounds from above echo slightly. The room is full of various items being stored for the trip, but it's dark and hard to make anything out. There isn't much of interest down here. There is a staircase to the first floor."
The Attic is a room.
The Porch is a room. The description is "You are on the porch. The brisk air marks the beginning of spring. The laughter and giggling of young children playing in the yard fills the air. The barn is just west of here."
The Balcony is room. The description is "You are on the balcony. The sun shines down from just above the trees to the east. The laughter and giggling of young children fills the air. You can see them playing in the distance. If only you could stay here for just a little while longer..."
The Barn is west of the porch.
The Garden is a room. "You are in the garden. You almost panic that it hasn't been planted yet, but then you remember about the trip. It seems unnaturally empty now, almost abandoned. You fondly remember growing potatoes, corn, tomatoes, and more here just last summer."
The Chicken Coop is a room. "You're surrounded by the wooden walls of the small chicken coop. The clucking of chickens drowns out any other sounds. It doesn't smell very pleasant in here."
[Doors]
The balcony door is a door. The balcony door is north of the second floor hallway and south of the balcony.
The master bedroom door is a locked door. The master bedroom door is west of the second floor hallway.
The bedroom door is a locked door. The bedroom door is east of the second floor hallway.
The attic door is a locked door. The attic door is south of the second floor hallway and below the attic.
The front door is a door. The front door is north of the main hallway and south of the porch.
The back door is a door. The back door is south of the main hallway and north of the garden.
The coop door is a door. The coop door is south of the garden and north of the chicken coop.
[Actions]
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."
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuisine_of_Antebellum_America]
[Fireplace]
The fireplace is a fixed in place object in the kitchen. The description of the fireplace is "A beautiful hearth, the centerpiece of every home. Its warmth invites you to stay here awhile."
[Counter]
The counter is a supporter in the kitchen. The counter is fixed in place.
The pan is a open container on the counter.
The wheel of cheese is on the counter. The description is "A partially used wheel of cheese. It almost glows in the sunlight." Understand "cheese wheel" or "cheese" as wheel of cheese.
sliced cheese is a thing. Sliced cheese is edible. Understand "cheese" as sliced cheese.
The herbs are on the counter. The herbs are edible.
The knife is on the counter. The description is "The knife's blade shimmers and gleams in the sunlight from the window."
[Shelf]
The shelf is a supporter in the kitchen. The shelf is fixed in place.
The blue jar is a closed container on the shelf.
[Made green jar openable and changed description of sauerkraut.]
The green jar is a closed openable container on the shelf. There is sauerkraut in the green jar. The sauerkraut is edible. The description of the sauerkraut is "The smell of sauerkraut fills the air. The sour cabbage looks just as it did when you made it."
[Table]
The table is a supporter in the kitchen. The table is fixed in place. The description is "The table is already set."
[Actions]
Instead of cutting herbs:
say "You chop up the herbs, releasing their delicious smell into the air.";
now the player has herbs;
Instead of cutting wheel of cheese:
say "You cut a slice of cheese out of the cheese wheel.";
now the player has sliced cheese;
Cooking is an action applying to two things. Understand "cook [something] in [something]" and "make [something] in [something]" as cooking.
Check cooking:
if the player is not in the kitchen:
say "How are you going to cook in here?";
stop the action;
[Added hint to go find the eggs if player tries to cook without eggs.]
if the noun is not the eggs:
say "You can't cook [the noun]. Perhaps some eggs would be good.";
stop the action;
[made it possible to cook in the fireplace as well as in the pan]
if the second noun is not the pan and the second noun is not the fireplace:
say "You can't cook in [the second noun].";
stop the action;
Carry out cooking:
if the player has the herbs and the player has the sliced cheese:
say "You crack the eggs into the pan before placing it into the fireplace. You then throw the herbs and a slice of cheese into the pan. It obviously smells delicious as the kids quickly find a place to sit at the table while you cook the eggs. The eggs finish cooking just as Mr. Johnson enters and takes his seat at the table.";
end the story saying "You have successfully made breakfast. It was very good.";
if the player has the herbs:
say "You crack the eggs into the pan before placing it into the fireplace. You then throw the herbs into the pan. It obviously smells delicious as the kids quickly find a place to sit at the table while you cook the eggs. The eggs finish cooking just as Mr. Johnson enters and takes his seat at the table.";
end the story saying "You have successfully made breakfast. It was good.";
if the player has the sliced cheese:
say "You crack the eggs into the pan before placing it into the fireplace. You then throw a slice of cheese into the pan. When the eggs finish cooking, you open a window and announce 'Breakfast is ready!'";
end the story saying "You have successfully made breakfast.";
otherwise:
say "You crack the eggs into the pan before placing it into the fireplace. When the eggs finish cooking, you open a window and announce 'Breakfast is ready!'";
end the story saying "You have successfully made breakfast.";
[Events]
After eating the eggs:
say "You crack open the raw egg and eat it.[paragraph break]Later you don't feel very good and your stomach is beginning to hurt.";
end the story saying "You have contracted salmonella."
After eating the sauerkraut:
say "The sour taste of the sauerkraut is familiar. You've had to eat a lot of this during the winter months."
Instead of tasting the wheel of cheese:
say "The cheese is sharp and would be good combined with other food."
Instead of tasting the sliced cheese:
say "The cheese is sharp and would be good combined with other food."
Instead of tasting the sauerkraut:
say "There's a strong sour taste on the tip of your tongue. Definitely sauerkraut."
Instead of smelling the sauerkraut:
say "The strong odor of sauerkraut permates the air."
Instead of smelling the herbs:
say "The aroma fills your nostrils, and it reminds you of many good meals of years past."
Instead of smelling the pan:
say "The faint aroma of past meals is still present in the pan."
Instead of tasting the pan:
say "It's coarse and tastes burnt. You wonder why you did that."
[https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States/Beginnings-of-industrialization#ref77728]
The fancy table is a supporter in the parlor. The fancy table is fixed in place.
In the parlor is a woman called Miss Robinson. Understand "Robinson" as Miss Robinson.
[Some grammatical corrections were added here.]
Instead of talking to Miss Robinson:
say "[one of]'Miss Robinson!' you exclaim.[paragraph break]'Anne!' exclaims Miss Robinson.[or]You say, 'It is good to see you once again. Why have you come?'[paragraph break]'Well, I heard you were moving heading to Oregon soon,' she says.[paragraph break]You say, 'Yes, my husband has decided we will be heading to Independence to start the journey to Oregon as soon as the flowers begin to bloom.'[paragraph break]'My husband was discussing it as well, but he thought it was too risky,' she says, 'He thinks that we'll be better off in one of the growing cities nearby.'[paragraph break]'I have been worried myself,' you say quietly.[or]'I will miss having these conversations with you,' you say.[paragraph break]'Me too,' says Miss Robinson.[or]'I shouldn't keep you here. You are probably pretty busy right now,' she says.[stopping]".
[Made Inform understand chickens are plural]
There are chickens in the chicken coop. The chickens are animals.
There are eggs in the chicken coop. The eggs are edible. The description of the eggs is "Freshly hatched chicken eggs. These could be tasty." Understand "egg" as eggs.
[Events]
Instead of smelling the chickens:
say "Ewwww..."
In the barn is a man called Mr Johnson. Understand "Johnson" as Mr Johnson.
[Added hint about location of the eggs in Mr Johnsons dialogue.]
Instead of talking to Mr Johnson:
say "Mr Johnson looks slightly concerned as he says, 'What are you doing out here?'[paragraph break]'Is something wrong?' he says, 'If we've run out of eggs in the kitchen again, there should be some more in the chicken coop behind the house.'"
[Copyright 2023, Samuel Freer]