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Section 2 - Generating the Player's Command Line

The direct command is indexed text that varies.

[The idea here is that we want to be consistent in having the game present both player and NPC dialogue -- even when that dialogue is a command that might be interpreted as direct speech. Moderating for mood, we can use this as an opportunity to sketch in the characterization a little more, too.]

Rule for printing the name of the player while setting up the player's command:

say "me".

[Rule for printing the name of the current interlocutor while setting up the player's command:

say "yourself".

Rule for printing the name of Snow White's heart while setting up the player's command:

if the current interlocutor is the hart:

say "her heart";

otherwise:

say "your heart".

Rule for printing the name of Snow White while setting up the player's command:

if the current interlocutor is the hart:

say "[italic type]her[roman type]";

otherwise:

say "yourself". ]

Setting up the player's command is an activity.

For setting up the player's command:

change the direct command to "[recap of command]"; [1]

let N be word number 1 in direct command;

if N is "d" or N is "down":

change direct command to "dig a hole and descend into the earth";

if N is "e" or N is "east":

change direct command to "turn east";

if N is "go" or N is "leave" or N is "run" or N is "walk":

replace the regular expression " d$" in direct command with " down";

replace the regular expression " e$" in direct command with " east";

replace the regular expression " n$" in direct command with " North";

replace the regular expression " ne$" in direct command with " Northeast";

replace the regular expression " nw$" in direct command with " Northeast";

replace the regular expression " s$" in direct command with " south";

replace the regular expression " se$" in direct command with " southeast";

replace the regular expression " sw$" in direct command with " southwest";

replace the regular expression " u$" in direct command with " up";

if N is "take":

replace the regular expression "^take inventory" in direct command with "look through your things";

if N is "n" or N is "north":

change direct command to "continue north";

if N is "ne" or N is "northeast":

change direct command to "angle Northeast";

if N is "nw" or N is "northwest":

change direct command to "angle Northwest";

if N is "s" or N is "south":

change direct command to "turn back south";

if N is "se" or N is "southeast":

change direct command to "turn southeast";

if N is "sw" or N is "southwest":

change direct command to "turn southwest";

if N is "u" or N is "up":

change direct command to "climb something";

if N is "w" or N is "west":

change direct command to "turn west";

if the current interlocutor is the corpse:

replace the regular expression "your" in direct command with "my";

replace the text "Snow White's" in direct command with "her";

replace the text "snow white" in direct command with "her";

replace the regular expression "the corpse's" in direct command with "your";

otherwise:

replace the regular expression "your" in direct command with "my";

replace the text "Snow White's" in direct command with "your";

replace the regular expression "the corpse's" in direct command with "its";

replace the regular expression "myself's" in direct command with "your";

[if the noun is enclosed by the current interlocutor:

let Y be "[the noun]";

replace the text Y in the direct command with "your [noun]";

if the second noun is enclosed by the current interlocutor:

let Y be "[the second noun]";

replace the text Y in the direct command with "your [second noun]".]

A first persuasion rule (this is the producing instruction rule):

carry out the setting up the player's command activity;

if asking someone to try swearing mildly or asking someone to try swearing obscenely:

say "'[direct command in sentence case]!'";

make no decision;

if the current quip is restrictive:

refuse to change the subject for the current interlocutor;

persuasion fails;

issue command to the current interlocutor;

if the current quip is restrictive:

refuse to change the subject for the current interlocutor;

persuasion fails;

make no decision.

To issue a/-- command to (target - Snow White): [2]

if scariness is greater than 1 and a random chance of 1 in 3 succeeds:

change direct command to "[one of]I'd like you to[or]please[or]do me a favor and[as decreasingly likely outcomes] [direct command]";

if anger is greater than 1 and a random chance of 1 in 3 succeeds:

change direct command to "[direct command], if [one of]you would[or]you don't mind[or]you'd be so kind[at random]";

say "'[direct command in sentence case],' you [when warm]suggest[or weird]say[or menacing]suggest[or aggressive]beg[or furious]plead[or harmless]order[or needy]instruct her[or whiny]command, in your best hound-training voice[end when].";

To issue a/-- command to (target - new-snow-White):

change direct command to "[one of]why don't you[or]would you[or]how about if you[or]do you think you could[as decreasingly likely outcomes] [direct command]";

say "'[direct command in sentence case]?' you ask[one of][or] gently[or] in your most soothing tone[as decreasingly likely outcomes].";

To issue a/-- command to (target - corpse):

change direct command to "[one of]how about if you[or]would you[or]do you think you could[or]er, could you[as decreasingly likely outcomes] [direct command]";

say "'[direct command in sentence case]?' you ask.";

To issue a/-- command to (target - Snow White): [3]

if scariness is greater than 1 and a random chance of 1 in 3 succeeds:

change direct command to "[one of]I'd like you to[or]please[or]do me a favor and[as decreasingly likely outcomes] [direct command]";

if anger is greater than 1 and a random chance of 1 in 3 succeeds:

change direct command to "[direct command], if [one of]you would[or]you don't mind[or]you'd be so kind[at random]";

say "'[direct command in sentence case],' you [when warm]suggest[or weird]say[or menacing]suggest[or aggressive]beg[or furious]plead[or harmless]order[or needy]instruct her[or whiny]command, in your best hound-training voice[end when].";

To refuse to change the subject for (target - new-snow-white):

if asking someone to try swearing mildly or asking someone to try swearing obscenely:

say "'Um.'";

otherwise:

say "[line break]'Don't change the topic.'".

To refuse to change the subject for (target - Snow White):

now Snow White is already-talking; [This will prevent her also printing a nag line in this turn, because some of those juxtapositions sound redundant.]

if asking someone to try swearing mildly or asking someone to try swearing obscenely:

say "[line break][one of]She just stares coolly back at you. 'The question stands,' she says.[or]'I'm shocked,' she says, without being so at all. 'Now can we get back to the question?'[at random]";

otherwise:

say "[line break][one of]She just stares coolly back at you. 'The question stands,' she says.[or]'Don't try to change the subject.'[or]'One thing at a time,' she says.[at random]".

To refuse to change the subject for (target - corpse):

say "[line break][one of][The current interlocutor] just snorts rudely.[or]'One thing at a time!' says [the current interlocutor].[at random]".