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"Buttered Toast: the Interactive Fiction Starring Billy Davis" by "Master Interactions"

Asking someone about something is speech. Telling someone about something is speech. Answering someone that something is speech. Asking someone for something is speech.
The block giving rule is not listed in the check giving it to rules.

A person can be chatted up.


[ The Beginning scene ]

The Beginning is a scene.  The Beginning begins when play begins.  The Beginning ends when the Narrator is chatted up.  The description of the Beginning is "Welcome to Buttered Toast: the Interactive Fiction Starring Billy Davis.[line break][line break]We want to claim this is full of action, adventure, mystery, and love![line break][line break]In loving memory of Johnny von Soundstation."

Darkly Lit Room is a room.  The description of Darkly Lit Room is "You are in a darkly lit room and it is difficult to see most features.  Those that are visible are blurry."

The Narrator is a person in Darkly Lit Room.  The description of Narrator is "The narrator is well-dressed and young looking.  They urgently look like they want to speak wth you."

After speech when the noun is Narrator:
  say "Hello everyone!  What you are about to see is Buttered Toast: the Interactive Fiction Starring Billy Davis.  If you are in the wrong blorb, this is probably going to be your last chance to leave before you get embarrassed.  So, I will wait a while so those who may have entered the wrong theater may leave.[line break][line break]Alright!  I can only assume that you all are the ones who wanting to experience it.  This interactive fiction might show the darker side, if you will, of racism.[line break][line break]Whatever![line break][line break]Enjoy the show.";
  now the noun is chatted up;
  move the player to Ho Chung's House

[ Scene 2 - A small Chinese village in 1895 ]

Scene 2 is a scene.  Scene 2 begins when the Beginning ends.  Scene 2 ends when Ho Chung has the Small Canoe.

Ho Chung's House is a room.  The description of Ho Chung's House is "It is a run down shanty-house typical of the poor fishing villages in China of the late 19th century.  There is a door to the south."

Small Chinese Village Main Street is a room.  Small Chinese Village Main Street is south of Ho Chung's House and east of Boat Shop.  The description of Small Chinese Village Main Street is "The main walkway has people milling about doing their own business.  Fishmongers are selling their fish.  Ho Chung's House is north.  A boat shop is west."

Boat Shop is a room.  The description of the Boat Shop is "This is a small boat shop that cannot possibly have any boats available.  Nobody is around.  There is a door to the east."

Small Canoe is a thing in Boat Shop.  The description of Small Canoe is "This is a shoddy looking small canoe that looks perfect for Ho Chung."

Ho Chung is a man in Ho Chung's House.  The description of Ho Chung is "Despite being a supposed man from China, he looks very Caucasian."

He Chung is a woman in Ho Chung's House.  The description of He Chung is "An average Chinese woman.  She looks like she has worked hard all her life."

After speech when the noun is Ho Chung:
  say "I need to go to America.  In order to do this, I need a way to safely cross the great ocean that separates our two lands."

To decide whether Small Canoe interests Ho Chung:
  if Ho Chung has Small Canoe, no;
  yes.

After giving Small Canoe to Ho Chung:
  say "Ho Chung smiles and says 'Thank you!  Now, I can go to America finally.'";
  move Ho Chung to Small Chinese Village Warf;
  move He Chung to Small Chinese Village Warf;
  move the player to Small Chinese Village Warf

[ Scene 3 - A Fateful Goodbye ]

Scene 3 is a scene.  Scene 3 begins when Scene 2 ends.  Scene 3 ends when the Small Canoe is nowhere.

Small Chinese Village Warf is a room.  The description of Small Chinese Village Warf is "The small warf is pretty decrepit.  Really old junk ships float around.  There are the remains of several off the warf."

When Scene 3 begins:
  say "He Chung frowns and says 'I cannot believe this is a good course of action!'";
  say "Ho Chung kisses his wife on the forehead and says 'Baby, I'll be back!  I promise.  What's the worst that could happen?'";
  say "Ho Chung enters the small canoe and starts slowly moving away from the warf into the great Pacific Ocean.  After many, many days, his canoe springs a leak and starts to sink.";
  say "Ho Chung looks around fearfully and says 'Oh, gods!  Send me a dragon to keep me secure!'";
  say "However, the gods did not listen and he sinks into the ocean.";
  Remove the Small Canoe from play.