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Section 4(h) - Senses

[EXAMINING DIRECTIONS]

Instead of examining north:

say "You see nothing but ocean for miles and miles..."

Instead of examining northeast:

say "You see nothing but ocean for miles and miles..."

Instead of examining east:

say "You see nothing but ocean for miles and miles..."

Instead of examining southeast:

say "You see nothing but ocean for miles and miles..."

Instead of examining south:

say "You see nothing but ocean for miles and miles..."

Instead of examining southwest:

say "You see nothing but ocean for miles and miles..."

Instead of examining west:

say "You see nothing but ocean for miles and miles..."

Instead of examining northwest:

say "You see nothing but ocean for miles and miles..."

Instead of examining down:

say "You see nothing but the sand beneath your feet."

Instead of examining up:

say "The suns are overhead in the sky."

[SMELLING]

Instead of smelling:

say "The smell of salt wafts in from the ocean. You also catch a whiff of a dank, fishy odor emanating from the Q'udzlth."

[SMELL MONSTER]

Instead of smelling the Q'udzlth:

say "You lean in close and take a whiff of the monster...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]A smell like pungent mold and rotten fish overtakes you.[paragraph break]You begin to vomit violently all over the inside of your helmet.[paragraph break]The Q'udzlth begins to vomit violently all over you.[paragraph break]The viscous goo burns through your space suit and your flesh.[paragraph break]You are being digested![paragraph break]You faint, and are swiftly consumed by the hungry Q'udzlth.";

end the story.

[SMELL MONSTER PARTS]

Instead of smelling a thing:

if the noun is part of the Q'udzlth:

try smelling the Q'udzlth instead.

[SMELL SELF]

Instead of smelling the player:

say "You're a little musty."

[SMELL ISLAND]

Instead of smelling the island:

say "It smells like Q'udzlth."

[SMELL OCEAN]

Instead of smelling the ocean:

say "It smells like salt and dead fish."

[SMELL PLANET]

Instead of smelling the planet:

try smelling the island instead.

[SMELL SKY]

Instead of smelling the sky:

say "You're being weird again."

[SMELL SUNS]

Instead of smelling the suns:

say "They're too far away."

[SMELL UNIFORM]

Instead of smelling the uniform:

try smelling the player instead.

[SMELL HELMET]

Instead of smelling the helmet:

try smelling the player instead.

[SMELL SHIELD]

Instead of smelling the shield:

try smelling the player instead.

[TOUCHING]

Understand "touch [thing]" or "feel [thing]" as touching.

Instead of touching a thing:

if touching the Q'udzlth:

continue the action;

if touching the player:

continue the action;

otherwise:

say "That's not gonna work!";

stop the action.

[TOUCH MONSTER]

Instead of touching the Q'udzlth:

say "You reach out and touch the hulking mass of pulsating flesh...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]It feels cold and rubbery and gelatinous and slippery.[paragraph break]Then it feels wet and warm and slimy and burning.[paragraph break]Then it feels dark and warm and cramped and toothy.[paragraph break]You have been digested and eaten by the Q'udzlth.";

end the story.

[TOUCH TENTACLES]

Instead of touching the tentacles:

try touching the Q'udzlth instead.

[TOUCH EXOSKELETON]

Instead of touching the exoskeleton:

try touching the Q'udzlth instead.

[TOUCH EYES]

Instead of touching the eyes:

say "You reach out and touch the beast's eyes...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]The monster blinks, then shudders.[paragraph break]Then it disembowels and eats you.";

end the story.

[TOUCH SKULL]

Instead of touching the skull:

try touching the Q'udzlth instead.

[TOUCH HORNS]

Instead of touching the horns:

say "You reach out your hands and touch the monster's horns...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]The horns reach out and touch you.[paragraph break]Over and over and over until you are a soggy mound of gore littering the beach.[paragraph break]Then you are digested and consumed by the Q'udzlth.";

end the story.

[TOUCH SNOUT]

Instead of touching the snout:

try touching the Q'udzlth instead.

[TOUCH TEETH]

Instead of touching the teeth:

say "You reach inside the beast's snout and touch its teeth...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]The teeth are sharp and jagged.[paragraph break]They seem quite capable of chewing you to pulp.[paragraph break]They do precisely that.";

end the story.

[TOUCH TONGUE]

Instead of touching the tongue:

try touching the Q'udzlth instead.

[TOUCH MUCUS]

Instead of touching the mucus:

say "You reach up and touch the mucus dripping from the creature's gaping orifice...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]The mucus is thick and viscous and acidic.[paragraph break]It seems quite capable of melting your flesh to paste.[paragraph break]This is exactly what it does.";

end the story.

[TOUCH BODY]

Instead of touching the body:

try touching the Q'udzlth instead.

[TOUCH GELATIN]

Instead of touching the gelatin:

try touching the Q'udzlth instead.

[TOUCH SELF]

Instead of touching the player:

say "I don't want anybody else..."

[TOUCH ISLAND]

Instead of touching the island:

say "The island feels grainy... like sand."

[TOUCH OCEAN]

Instead of touching the ocean:

say "The ocean feels wet... like water."

[TOUCH PLANET]

Instead of touching the planet:

try touching the island instead.

[TOUCH SKY]

Instead of touching the sky:

say "I believe I can fly!"

[TOUCH SUNS]

Instead of touching the suns:

say "Even if you could do that (which you can't), then you definitely shouldn't."

[TOUCH UNIFORM]

Instead of touching the uniform:

say "The uniform feels like a cross between a mattress and a dryer hose."

[TOUCH HELMET]

Instead of touching the helmet:

say "The helmet feels like a bowling ball with some lumps on it."

[TOUCH SHIELD]

Instead of touching the shield:

say "The visor is smooth and glassy, like... glass."

[LOOKING IN]

Looking in is an action applying to one thing.

Understand "look in [thing]" or "examine in [thing]" or "x in [thing]" as looking in.

Instead of looking in a thing:

if looking in the Q'udzlth:

continue the action;

if looking in the player:

continue the action;

otherwise:

say "That's not gonna work!";

stop the action.

[LOOK IN MONSTER]

Instead of looking in the Q'udzlth:

say "You peer deeply into the beast's open funnel-like orifice...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]You see an excess of thick translucent goo; it is dissolving your suit and your body.[paragraph break]You see a long noodley tongue covered in spines; it is coiling around you and dragging you into the orifice.[paragraph break]You see rows and rows of sharp yellow fangs; they are gnashing you to paste.[paragraph break]You see darkness; it is consuming you.[paragraph break]You see nothing anymore.";

end the story.

[LOOK IN SNOUT]

Instead of looking in the snout:

try looking in the Q'udzlth instead.

[LOOK IN SELF]

Instead of looking in the player:

try entering the player instead.

[LOOK IN ISLAND]

Instead of looking in the island:

say "You can't move enough sand to do that."

[LOOK IN OCEAN]

Instead of looking in the ocean:

say "All you can see is water down there."

[LOOK IN PLANET]

Instead of looking in the planet:

try looking in the island instead.

[LOOK IN SKY]

Instead of looking in the sky:

say "There are a couple of suns up there, but not much else."

[LOOK IN HELMET]

Instead of looking in the helmet:

try looking in the uniform instead.

[LOOK IN UNIFORM]

Instead of looking in the uniform:

say "YOU are in there!"

[LOOK IN SHIELD]

Instead of looking in the shield:

say "Other than a bit of glare, you don't see anything."

[LOOKING UNDER]

Understand "look under [thing]" or "examine under [thing]" or "x under [thing]" or "look below [thing]" or "examine below [thing]" or "x below [thing]" as looking under.

Instead of looking under a thing:

if looking under the Q'udzlth:

continue the action;

if looking under the player:

continue the action;

otherwise:

say "That's not gonna work!";

stop the action.

[LOOK UNDER MONSTER]

Instead of looking under the Q'udzlth:

say "You lift up a tentacle and try to peer beneath the creature...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]Shortly you find it is you that is under the Q'udzlth.[paragraph break]Slimy tentacles envelop you totally, countless suckers attaching themselves to your space suit and ripping it to shreds.[paragraph break]As the cold gelatinous mass of the monster bears down on you, you are reminded of your high-gravity simulation training.[paragraph break]But no, this is so much more.[paragraph break]So soft, yet so heavy.[paragraph break]Fortunately you lose consciousness before you are ultimately crushed to death.";

end the story.

[LOOK UNDER TENTACLES]

Instead of looking under the tentacles:

try looking under the Q'udzlth instead.

[LOOK UNDER SELF]

Instead of looking under the player:

say "You see only your shadow on the sand."

[LOOK UNDER ISLAND]

Instead of looking under the island:

try looking in the island instead.

[LOOK UNDER OCEAN]

Instead of looking under the ocean:

try looking in the ocean instead.

[LOOK UNDER PLANET]

Instead of looking under the planet:

say "If you could do that (which you can't), you'd see space."

[LOOK UNDER SKY]

Instead of looking under the sky:

say "Under the sky you see an island in the middle of an ocean. You're on the island and so is a Q'udzlth."

[LOOK UNDER SUNS]

Instead of looking under the suns:

say "Under the suns you see some sky."

[LOOK UNDER UNIFORM]

Instead of looking under the uniform:

say "YOU are under there!"

[LOOK UNDER HELMET]

Instead of looking under the helmet:

try looking under the uniform instead.

[LOOK UNDER SHIELD]

Instead of looking under the shield:

try looking under the uniform instead.

[LOOKING BEHIND]

Looking behind is an action applying to one thing.

Understand "look behind [thing]" as looking behind.

Instead of looking behind a thing:

if looking behind the Q'udzlth:

continue the action;

if looking behind the player:

continue the action;

if looking behind the ocean:

continue the action;

otherwise:

say "That's not gonna work!";

stop the action.

[LOOK BEHIND MONSTER]

Instead of looking behind the Q'udzlth:

say "You try to get a peek behind the monster's back...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]Oh, look... There are tentacles on this side, too![paragraph break]They snatch you up strangle you until you are dead.";

end the story.

[LOOK BEHIND TEETH]

Instead of looking behind the teeth:

say "You stick your head into the creature's gaping orifice in order to get a better peek behind its rows and rows of teeth...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]The Q'udzlth offers you some help.[paragraph break]It sure is dark in there![paragraph break]Oh my, you should have really seen this coming...[paragraph break]You have been eaten by the Q'udzlth.";

end the story.

[LOOK BEHIND SELF]

Instead of looking behind the player:

say "You turn to look behind you...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]While your back is turned, monstrous tentacles coil around you and snatch you off the ground.[paragraph break]You are quickly devoured by the Q'udzlth.";

end the story.

[LOOK BEHIND ISLAND]

Instead of looking behind the island:

say "All you can see back there is ocean."

[LOOK BEHIND OCEAN]

Instead of looking behind the ocean:

say "Just more ocean."

[LOOK BEHIND PLANET]

Instead of looking behind the planet:

say "What does that even mean?"

[LOOK BEHIND SKY]

Instead of looking behind the sky:

say "If you could look behind the sky (which you can't), you'd see space."

[LOOK BEHIND SUNS]

Instead of looking behind suns:

say "Are you expecting something esoteric? There's space up there, but you can't see it."

[LOOK BEHIND SHIELD]

Instead of looking behind the shield:

say "You try to catch a glimpse of your own reflection in your helmet's face shield, but no dice."

[SEARCH MONSTER]

Instead of searching the Q'udzlth:

say "You frisk the monster, searching for anything that might be of use...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]What you find is only of use to the Q'udzlth.[paragraph break]When the Q'udzlth searches you, however, its tentacles find much of use to it.[paragraph break]The creature breaks off both of your arms and uses them to beat you about the head until you are unconscious.[paragraph break]Then it disassembles you and digests you piece by piece.[paragraph break]Your nutrients were very useful to the Q'udzlth.";

end the story.

[SEARCH TENTACLES]

Instead of searching the tentacles:

try searching the Q'udzlth instead.

[SEARCH EXOSKELETON]

Instead of searching the exoskeleton:

try searching the Q'udzlth instead.

[SEARCH EYES]

Instead of searching the eyes:

say "You stare intently into the creature's eyes, searching for signs of intelligence...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]The majestic creature stare back at you knowingly.[paragraph break]Then it tears you to pieces, disembowels you, and eats the mangled parts.[paragraph break]Who's intelligent now?!";

end the story.

[SEARCH SKULL]

Instead of searching the skull:

try searching the Q'udzlth instead.

[SEARCH HORNS]

Instead of searching the horns:

try searching the Q'udzlth instead.

[SEARCH SNOUT]

Instead of searching the snout:

say "You search the creature's snout to see what's in there...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]You find acidic saliva, which dissolves your flesh.[paragraph break]You find a tongue that pulls the melting flesh into the creature's orifice.[paragraph break]You find endless rows of teeth that mash you paste.[paragraph break]Gee! You found all sorts of neat stuff in there!";

end the story.

[SEARCH TEETH]

Instead of searching the teeth:

say "You search the rows and rows of jagged yellow fangs to see what you can find...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]You find some bits of undigested meat and bones, but mostly you find more teeth.[paragraph break]The teeth find you as well.[paragraph break]They find your suit, your skin, your muscle, your bone.[paragraph break]The Q'udzlth finds you tasty!";

end the story.

[SEARCH TONGUE]

Instead of searching the tongue:

say "You search the creature's strange noodle-like tongue for any clues...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]You find it has spines all over it.[paragraph break]The spines snag on you space suit.[paragraph break]The monster retracts its tongue into its open maw - and you along with it![paragraph break]You think you understand the tongue a little better now.[paragraph break]The Q'udzlth understands you as supper!";

end the story.

[SEARCH MUCUS]

Instead of searching the mucus:

say "You pry around in the mucus to see what you can find...";

wait for any key;

say "[line break]You find your hands are burning (well, maybe not so much 'burning' as 'melting').[paragraph break]You find the Q'udzlth is licking your dissolving flesh.[paragraph break]You find your life will soon be over.";

end the story.

[SEARCH BODY]

Instead of searching the body:

try searching the Q'udzlth instead.

[SEARCH GELATIN]

Instead of searching the gelatin:

try searching the Q'udzlth instead.

[SEARCH SELF]

Instead of searching the player:

try taking inventory instead.

[SEARCH UNIFORM]

Instead of searching the uniform:

say "You can't find anything in your uniform except yourself."

[SEARCH HELMET]

Instead of searching the helmet:

say "You can't find anything in your helmet except yourself."

[SEARCH SHIELD]

Instead of searching the shield:

say "You can't find anything in the shield except yourself."

[SEARCH ISLAND]

Instead of searching the island:

say "All you can find is sand, the Q'udzlth, and yourself."

[SEARCH OCEAN]

Instead of searching the ocean:

say "All you can find is water."

[SEARCH PLANET]

Instead of searching the planet:

say "All you can find is an ocean and an island."

[SEARCH SKY]

Instead of searching the sky:

say "All you can find is the suns overhead."

[SEARCH SUNS]

Instead of searching the suns:

say "The suns are too far away to search."