:DESCRIPTION `7You are standing in your own little room of the asylum; your office. Unlike the patient rooms, its off-white walls aren't padded but are covered instead with messages, flyers, and a calendar. Your desktop holds a disorganized mess of papers and books. Your chair is facing the computer monitor which glows blue with the image of the database you were working on. /IFS4<2 The closed door to the east leads to the Employee Hallway. /ENDS4 /IFS4=2 The door to the Employee Hallway is open to the east. /ENDS4 Your private bathroom is to the south. The asylum entrance (which conveniently doubles as an exit) is through your office door to the west. :FINDCUPCIG `2The desk is cluttered with papers and books, none of which seem very important at the moment. You move a few of the papers around, knock a cup off onto the floor, and uncover a pack of generic cigarettes. The area under the desk is shrouded in shadows. Your computer monitor and keyboard sit on the desk against the north wall. :LOOKDESK `2Your desk forms a “V” in the northeast corner of the small office. Your computer monitor and keyboard sit on the desk against the north wall. Papers and books clutter the other side of the desk. The area under the desk is shrouded in shadows. :LOOKCOMP `2The computer is an old 286 and it runs terribly slow. /IFS3=0 It's plugged into an outlet low on the wall beside a second power cord which runs along the floor and disappears under your desk. /ENDS3 /IFS3>0 It's plugged into an outlet low on the wall. /ENDS3 On the computer screen is the image of the database you were working on before your nap. :UNDERDESK `2Hidden away under your desk is a small refrigerator... and a fair amount of dust. The janitorial staff (Rob, you suspect) is really slacking off. :LOOKFRIDGE `2You remember buying it several weeks ago for storing beverages (beer, mainly) but the darn thing kept freezing whatever you intended to keep cold. You stopped using it but never took it back to the store. /IFS3=0 All it does now is waste electricity. /ENDS3 /IFS3>0 It's unplugged now and you suspect that it's probably still cold inside, but not as cold as before. /ENDS3 :PUTCUP1 `2You stoop down and open the refrigerator door under your desk. You place the empty cup inside it for a few moments, then get impatient and remove it. That refrigerator sure works well - and fast! :PUTCUP2 `2The refrigerator has warmed up a little since you unplugged it. You place the cup of hot water into it for a few moments, then extract a nicely chilled cup of clear water. Not hot. Not frozen. Just right. :PUTCUP3 `2You place the cup of water into the refrigerator under your desk and wait for a few moments. When you remove it, the hot water has completely frozen over and you're left with a cup of solid ice. :PUTCUP4 `2You place the cup of cold water into the refrigerator again and wait for a few moments. When you remove it, the cold water has completely frozen over and you're left with a cup of ice. :PUTCUP5 `2The water in the cup has already frozen over. How much colder do you hope to make it? :PUTCUP6 `2You place the cup of salt water into the refrigerator under your desk and wait a few moments. When you remove it, you notice that it is still just salt water. :UNPLUG1 `2The cord leading to the refrigerator is already unplugged. :UNPLUG2 `2You reach down by your computer to the power outlets low on the wall and grab the refrigerator's plug. With a quick pull, it comes loose. The faint hum you hadn't noticed until now comes to an abrupt stop as the power to the refrigerator is gone. :LOOKDOOR1 /IFS4<2 `2The only door of interest to you at the moment is the closed one to the east. /ENDS4 /IFS4=2 `2The doors aren't very important right now. They're all open. /ENDS4 The east and west doors are heavy iron while the one leading to your private bathroom south is a more traditional oak. :LOOKDOOR2 /IFS4=0 `2The door to the east is closed and locked. /ENDS4 /IFS4=1 `2The door to the east is closed. /ENDS4 /IFS4=2 `2The door to the east is open and leads to the employee hallway. /ENDS4 :NOUNLOCK1 `2Which direction is the door you're hoping to unlock? Please be more specific. :NOUNLOCK2 `2There isn't a door in that direction. :NOUNLOCK3 `2That door doesn't need to be unlocked. :NOUNLOCK4 `2Nothing in your inventory right now can unlock that door. Maybe you need the key. :NOUNLOCK5 `2The door to the east is already unlocked. :UNLOCK1 `2You slide the key into the keyhole and jiggle it a few times (this always was a tough lock) before you hear it click. You have unlocked the door. :NOOPEN1 `2Which direction is the door you're hoping to open? Please be more specific. :NOOPEN3 `2That door is already open. :NOOPEN4 `2You tug on the door and twist the knob but it simply won't open while it's locked. :OPEN1 `2You twist the knob and open the door to the east. :LOOKINFRIDGE `2You stoop down and open the door to the small refrigerator under your desk. /IFS3=0 It's mighty cold in there. You can see your breath just being so close to the open door. The inside walls are iced over. /ENDS3 /IFS3>0 It's cold in there, but not quite as frosty as it had been before you unplugged it. /ENDS3 The refrigerator is empty. You stand up and the spring-loaded door snaps shut. :NOGOE `2The door to the employee hallway is closed. :LOOKNOTES `2Which note were you hoping to read? Nine of them are tacked to the wall. :NOTE1 `2You read what's on the paper: “Note to self. The next time the patient rooms require work, remember to hire an interior decorator who isn't currently a patient here.” :NOTE2 `2You read what's on the paper: “Note to self. Remind the cafeteria lady that the ingredients of potato soup include potatoes, butter, and salt, and that the recipe absolutely does not call for arsenic.” :NOTE3 `2You read what's on the paper: “Note to self. Write a thesis next week about psychospeak, the condition in which a person's mind has twisted to the point that verbal expressions are reversed with vowels doubled.” :NOTE4 `2You read what's on the paper: “Note to self. Find a way to save money for next week's Administrator Appreciation party. Possibly sell bedpans and old patient robes to Salvation Army. Determine if diluting patient medication would allow this week's drug order to be skipped.” :NOTE5 `2You read what's on the paper: “Note to self. With the holiday of love approaching, remember to do something nice for the nurses.” :NOTE6 `2You read what's on the paper: “Note to self. Prove to scientific community that superstitions are real. Meanwhile, don't walk under any ladders, open any umbrellas indoors, break any mirrors, or cross the path of any black cats. Four leafed clovers are good luck. So are horse shoes and pennies if they're heads-up.” :NOTE7 `2You read what's on the paper: “Note to self. Don't forget to prepare for the psychiatric board's review next month. This may require some actual studying. Merely browsing anatomy books for the pictures may not suffice.” :NOTE8 `2You read what's on the paper: “Note to self. Present new invention to the American Dairy Association upon completion. Also, write a pleasant acceptance speech in preparation for Nobel Prize.” :NOTE9 `2You read what's on the paper: “Note to self. Send a strongly-worded letter to the Cracker Jacks company on behalf of brother-in-law to find out why psychiatric degrees are no longer offered.” :LOOKCAL `2A large calendar hangs on the wall above your computer and shows the days of February. :Format is: VERB PREP/x NOUN1 NOUN2/x OBJECT/x RESOURCETAG :SUPPORT get x MESSAGE x x NOGET1 get x CALENDAR x x NOGET2 get x COMPUTER x x NOGET3 get x DESK x x NOGET4 get x |BOOK x x NOGET5 get x |PAPER x x NOGET5 use x COMPUTER x x NOUSE1 |type x COMPUTER x x NOUSE1 use x |DATABAS x x NOUSE1 look x |DATABAS x x LKDB1 unplug x COMPUTER x x NOUNP1 |clean x DESK x x NOCL1 |organize x DESK x x NOCL1 |study x |BOOK x x LST1 |learn x |BOOK x x LST1 look x |BOOK x x LKB1 look x |PAPER x x LKP1 look x MESSAGE |1 x NOTE1 look x MESSAGE |#1 x NOTE1 look x MESSAGE |ONE x NOTE1 look x MESSAGE |FIRST x NOTE1 look x MESSAGE |2 x NOTE2 look x MESSAGE |#2 x NOTE2 look x MESSAGE |TWO x NOTE2 look x MESSAGE |SECOND x NOTE2 look x MESSAGE |3 x NOTE3 look x MESSAGE |#3 x NOTE3 look x MESSAGE |THREE x NOTE3 look x MESSAGE |THIRD x NOTE3 look x MESSAGE |4 x NOTE4 look x MESSAGE |#4 x NOTE4 look x MESSAGE |FOUR x NOTE4 look x MESSAGE |5 x NOTE5 look x MESSAGE |#5 x NOTE5 look x MESSAGE |FIVE x NOTE5 look x MESSAGE |FIFTH x NOTE5 look x MESSAGE |6 x NOTE6 look x MESSAGE |#6 x NOTE6 look x MESSAGE |SIX x NOTE6 look x MESSAGE |7 x NOTE7 look x MESSAGE |#7 x NOTE7 look x MESSAGE |SEVEN x NOTE7 look x MESSAGE |8 x NOTE8 look x MESSAGE |#8 x NOTE8 look x MESSAGE |EIGHT x NOTE7 look x MESSAGE |9 x NOTE9 look x MESSAGE |#9 x NOTE9 look x MESSAGE |NINE x NOTE9 look x MESSAGE |NINTH x NOTE9 look x MESSAGE x x LOOKNOTES look x |CALENDAR x x LOOKCAL look x |FEBR x x LOOKCAL look x COMPUTER x x LOOKCOMP look INSIDE FRIDGE x x LOOKINFRIDGE open x FRIDGE x x LOOKINFRIDGE look x FRIDGE x x LOOKFRIDGE look UNDER DESK x x UNDERDESK look x DESK x x LOOKDESK |plug x FRIDGE x x NOPLUG |replug x FRIDGE x x NOPLUG :NOGET1 `2The flyers can be read right where they're at. You don't need to take them. :NOGET2 `2It would look better if you left it on the wall. :NOGET3 `2There really is no need to pick up the computer. :NOGET4 `2You're crazy if you think you're going to pick up and carry the desk with you. :NOGET5 `2You don't need the books and papers unless you plan to work late, and you don't. :NOUSE1 `2Hey, it's after 5:00. You have no reason to keep working after hours. :LKB1 `2The books on your desk are filled with meaningless babble. :LKP1 `2The papers on your desk aren't important. :LST1 `2These books aren't interesting enough to study. :NOUNP1 `2The last time you unplugged the computer, the hard drive crashed. The hospital can't afford to replace it right now, so maybe you should just leave it alone. :NOCL1 `2There is a particular order to the disorderly mess on your desk. Although the order is not important now that it's time to go home, it will be tomorrow. Cleaning your desk would take hours, and it would make finding anything almost impossible. Just leave the mess alone. :NOPLUG /IFS3=0 The refrigerator is already plugged into the electrical outlet. /ENDS3 /IFS3>0 There is no need to plug it back in. /ENDS3 :LKDB1 `2The database shows a grid of numbers. This is next month's budget, subtracted from anticipated state funding. It wouldn't hold up under close scrutiny, of course, but with a strategic zero here, a missing digit there, A $6,000 surplus will go unnoticed. You smile to yourself. :END