An Escape To Remember

An interactive fiction by the IF Whispers Team (2006) - the Inform 7 source text

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Chapter 1 - Objects

Section 1 - Nouns

[A thing can be petrified. Things are usually not petrified.]

The petrified orange is on the office table. The description of the orange is "A whole orange, but with a dull stone finish in place of the expected orangey brightness. This must be the result of one of the sultan's experiments." Instead of eating the orange, say "You would accomplish nothing by that feat, except contributing to your dentist's retirement fund."

The petrified grape is on the office table. The description of the grape is "A whole grape, but with a dull stone finish in place of the expected grapey brightness. This must be the result of one of the sultan's experiments." Instead of eating the grape, say "You would accomplish nothing by that feat, except contributing to your dentist's retirement fund."

The petrified apple is on the office table. The description of the apple is "A whole apple, but with a dull stone finish in place of the expected appley brightness. This must be the result of one of the sultan's experiments." Instead of eating the apple, say "You would accomplish nothing by that feat, except contributing to your dentist's retirement fund."

The broken machine flag is a number variable. The broken machine flag is 0.

The great huge machine is in Machine Room. "A great huge machine takes up most of this room. The metal-clad behemoth sports a knob (above which is a display) and a button. [if the broken machine flag is 1]A hard flat surface sits beside a little door[otherwise]Attached to it is a giant hammer which is suspended above a flat hard surface, and on one side is a little door[end if]." It is scenery.

The flat hard surface is part of the great huge machine. The flat hard surface is a supporter. Understand "table" as the flat hard surface.
The little door is part of the great huge machine. The little door is a closed openable container.
A knob is part of the great huge machine. The description of the knob is "Just a simple knob, which can be turned left and right. There are no markings on it whatsoever."
The display is part of the great huge machine.
The machine button is part of the great huge machine. The description of the machine button is "Perfectly designed for pushing."
A giant hammer is part of the great huge machine. The description of the giant hammer is "Poised above the flat surface, a giant hammer waits, ready to destroy anything in its path."

Inside the little door are a yellow card, an orange card, a green card, and a red card.
Instead of putting something on the great huge machine, try putting the noun on the flat hard surface.

Markm's Void is a container.

The plural of rubbly rubble is piles of rubble. A rubbly rubble is a kind of thing. Four piles of rubble are in Markm's Void. The indefinite article of rubbly rubble is "some". The printed name of rubbly rubble is "rubble". Understand "pile of rubble" as rubbly rubble.

A narrow bench is a scenery supporter in Machine Room. "A low, narrow bench has been pushed up along one wall. On it you see [contents of narrow bench]."

A curious device full of bubbly liquid is on the narrow bench. It is scenery open container. The description of it is "The liquid bubbles and burbles in a most curious manner."

Instead of drinking the curious device full of bubbly liquid, say "It looks (and smells) poisonous."

The silver key is a thing. The metal gate is a scenery closed locked door. It is south of Sewer Exit. Through it is Secluded Garden. Understand "large metal gate" as metal gate. The silver key unlocks the metal gate.

The Great Sewers is a region. The pipes, water ripples, and sewer water are backdrops. The pipes, water ripples, and sewer water are in the Great Sewers. Understand "filthy water" as sewer water.

A painting is a kind of thing. Paintings are scenery. Understand "paintings" as paintings.

The painting of the prince is a painting in Machine Room. "The prince is standing in front of a large window with flowers and vines growing about. He is wearing his full military regalia and a sword that appears much too large for him. Something looks odd about it... in a moment you figure it out: his face appears too chubby for the rest of his body." Understand "sword", "flowers", "vines", and "chubby" as the painting of the prince.

The painting of the princess is a painting in Machine Room. "The princess is lounging on a purple velvet padded bench, handmaidens all around. She appears to be getting ready for a party and looks incredibly bored with the whole process." Understand "handmaidens" as the painting of the princess.

The painting of the sultan is a painting in Machine Room. "The sultan has been painted as a large, burly, happy man with a white outfit to match his white hair. On every finger is two rings, and around his neck is an enormous pendant with the largest ruby you've ever seen set into it." Understand "white", "outfit", "hair", "rings", "pendant", and "ruby" as the painting of the sultan.