The Beast of Torrack Moor
An interactive fiction by Linda Wright (2007) - the Inform 7 source text
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Your Office is a room in Lowsea. The description is "This cluttered room contains the normal paraphernalia seen in any small newspaper office, the most important items of furniture being your very own desk and the accompanying black swivel chair. To the south, a door leads out onto the street, whilst another leads east into the office of the editor, Mr. C. D. Slime."
The Editor's Office is a room in Lowsea, east of your office and inside of your office. "A haven for the editor and a place of fear for virtually everyone else, this office is compact, but not tidy, and the only door leads west into the safety of the office.[if the editor's office is just entered and Slime is in the editor's office][paragraph break]Crossly, the editor looks up as you enter, snapping 'What d'you want?' as you stand there, knees quivering.[end if]"
[ YOUR OFFICE ]
The desk is scenery in your office. The description is "Covered in various reports, the desk has a drawer and, possibly, woodworm."
Some reports are scenery in your office. The description is "Extremely uninteresting, I'm afraid." Instead of taking the reports, say "The reports aren't needed."
The office door is scenery in your office.
The drawer is part of the desk. The drawer is openable. The drawer is closed. The description is "[if the drawer is open]The drawer is open and contains [list of things in the drawer][otherwise]Closed[end if]."
The timetable is a thing in the drawer. Understand "bus timetable" as the timetable. The description is "The bus timetable shows that a bus leaves to Puddlecombe from Long St. at 9:48 and arrives in Puddlecombe at 10:48."
The pencil is a thing in the drawer. It is pocketable. The description is "Perfectly normal, with no outstanding features whatsoever."
The electricity bill is a thing in the drawer. It is pocketable. The description is "An old bill that was sent to you at your home ages ago, and that luckily you paid before being cut off."
The notepad is a thing in the drawer. The description is "Full of doodles and scribbled notes that are illegible, even to you."
Your thin anorak is a wearable thing. The anorak is a hidden object. The description is "More fashionable than practical, it has no hood and is not even showerproof, but will probably keep out the cold."
The black swivel chair is a hider in your office. It is scenery. The hidden of the swivel chair is the anorak. The exclamation of the swivel chair is "Ooh!". The takeflag of the swivel chair is 0.
The small envelope is an openable thing in your office. It is pocketable. The description is "Sealed, with [italic type]LOWSEA GAZETTE, LONG STREET, LOWSEA[roman type] scrawled on the outside." The envelope is closed.
Instead of inserting something into the envelope:
say "There's no need to do that."
The letter is a known thing in the envelope. It is pocketable. The description is
"Myrtle Cottage,[line break]Church Lane,[line break]Puddlecombe.[paragraph break]Dear Sir/Madam,[paragraph break]I thought you might like to know about the rumours of a strange beast on the Moors near our village. Some people have seen a large black animal and yesterday one of Farmer Lamb's sheep was found mauled.[paragraph break]The vet said it was not the work of a fox or dog...it is a real mystery. Perhaps you could find out what it is?[paragraph break]Yours sincerely,[line break]Rose Myrtle."
The letter can be read.
After examining the letter:
now the letter is read;
check if the player has failed.
[ EDITOR'S OFFICE ]
The editor's desk is scenery in the editor's office.
The editor's door is scenery in the editor's office.
Instead of exiting in the editor's office:
try going west.
[ The editor snaps at you when you enter for the first time - track that with a value ]
The Editor's Office can be just entered or not just entered. The Editor's Office is not just entered.
Before going to the editor's office:
now the editor's office is just entered.
After looking in the editor's office:
now the editor's office is not just entered;
continue the action.