The Beast of Torrack Moor
An interactive fiction by Linda Wright (2007) - the Inform 7 source text
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Some thin trainers are a wearable thing. The description is "Snazzy, but not very practical as they are NOT water-proof and have very thin soles." The player is wearing the thin trainers.
A pair of denim jeans are a wearable thing. The description is "Tight-fitting, with pockets etc, and relatively new, so that they still look quite respectable, enough so that the editor, who objects to his staff wearing jeans to work, hasn't so far noticed!" The player is wearing the denim jeans.
The pocket is part of the denim jeans. Understand "pockets" as the pocket. The pocket is a container. The description is "Inside your pocket you notice [a list of things in the pocket]."
Instead of inserting something not pocketable into the pocket:
say "Sorry! [The noun] won't fit in there!".
Your reporter's pass is a pocketable thing in the pocket. The description is "Has a glorious mugshot of you on it, with your name and 'Lowsea Gazette' written on it."
Instead of taking off the denim jeans:
say "No! You may like streaking, but in this game is is strictly forbidden, taboo etc. Could upset people, you know!";
The lilac shirt is a wearable thing. The description is "Mmmm... let's put it this way... there's no accounting for taste! Still, if you like that sort of thing, you'd probably think it quite - er - nice!" The player is wearing the lilac shirt.
Instead of taking off the lilac shirt:
say "Brrr! Too cold!";