"Hello World!" by namekuseijin@gmail_com

["This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License."]
The story creation year is 2009


When play begins, say "As the holidays arrive you feel tempted to try something new, far removed from your boreprone traditional hobbies.  You take a newspaper, open the entertainment section, close the eyes and point your finger anywhere at it completely at random.

A park?!  So much for uncompromised fun.  Well, so be it..."


Section 0 - The player and possetions

The player is in Near lake.  He is carrying a piece of bread and a bag.  The bag contains sunglasses, a towel and a book.  The bag is closed and openable.

The sunglasses is wearable.  Understand "glasses" and "gogles" as the sunglasses.
The piece of bread is edible.  Understand "bread" and "crumb" as the piece of bread.

The description of the book is "Your pick for the holidays:  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams."  Understand "guide" as the book.

The description of the towel is "You heard a towel is a very handy item.  This one is pretty ordinary and blank."


Section 1 - Some actions

After wearing the sunglasses, say "Now you're much cooler looking!"
After taking off the sunglasses, say "Whew!  Sure is bright out there."

Swimming is an action applying to nothing.  Understand "swim" as swimming.
Instead of swimming when the player is in Near lake, say "Yes, well, you did bring your towel, but forgot any swimsuit.  That's so typical!"
Instead of swimming, say "Not only you did not bring your swimsuit as you also don't see anywhere to swim."


Section 2 - Places in the Park

The Park is a region.  Near lake, Southern lake and The Kartodrome are in the Park.

Grass is a backdrop.  "It's grass.  Kinda dry to be sure."  It is everywhere.
Trees is a backdrop in the Park.  "Oaks and maples scatter around the lake with an open field beyond, through which bright sun rays pour in."
Lagoon is a backdrop in Near lake and in Southern lake.  "Looks serene enough.  Faint waves sweep across its surface."  Understand "lake" as lagoon.

Ducks is backdrop in Near lake and in Southern lake.  "A group of ducks swimming nearby."  Understand "duck" as ducks.

BreadShowing is an action applying to one thing.  Understand "show bread to [ducks]" as BreadShowing.
Instead of BreadShowing, say "It seems you got their attention."

BreadGiving is an action applying to one thing.  Understand "give bread to [ducks]" or "feed [ducks]" as BreadGiving.
Instead of BreadGiving, say "The ducks dip their beaks in the water as they feed on the crumb of bread.  Children marvel at the sight."


The description of Near lake is "You stand by the tranquil shores of the central lake in the Park.  It's neither too large, nor too shalow and a pedestrian road circles around it from west to the southern section of the lakeside.  Mild foliage covers the grass from the trees nearby.  Couples are relaxing over towels on the ground and a few children are enjoying the sun near the shore."  Children is scenery in Near lake. "The children are having some fun by mindlessly running around and feeding the ducks in the lake with bread crumbs."  Couples is scenery in Near lake.  "Better leave them alone."  Understand "lovers" and "couple" as couples.

Child is a kind of person.  Children and kid are child.
Talking is an action applying to one thing.  Understand "talk to [something]" as talking.
Instead of talking when in Near lake, say "You blurb something."
ChildTalking is an action applying to one thing.  Understand "talk to [child]" as ChildTalking.
Instead of ChildTalking when in Near lake, say "Why interrupt their fun with your mild adultish authoritative thoughts?"

The kid is a child in Near lake.  The description of the kid is "A lone kid just watching the others having fun by feeding ducks."

After eating bread, say "Kinda murky.  Guess the ducks'd like it better."
Instead of giving a piece of bread to kid:
	say "The kid is delighted!  You instruct him on how to best throw the bread nearby and watch in fun his eyes gleaming as the duck comes by and take a bite.";
	now the kid carries the bread

Southern lake is south of Near lake.  "Southern lake is the preferred place for practical folks:  benches, a snackbar and bathrooms give away some civilization comfort to the poor urban souls venturing into naturing for the first time."  Benches is scenery in the Southern lake.  "Seems like all benches are already occupied by nature-loving people enjoying their newspapers and mobile gadgets."  Understand "bench" as benches.  Snackbar is scenery in the Southern lake.  "A fair amount of people are gathering around it, the poor employees trying their best behind the counter to please everyone."  Understand "bar" as the snackbar.  Bathroom is scenery in Southern lake.  "Two doors leading into private rooms."
 

Sitting is an action applying to one thing.  Understand "sit on [something]" as sitting.
Instead of sitting when in Southern lake, say "All occupied."

The Kartodrome is west of Near lake.  "A kart racing circuit in the middle of the woods?!  What else can mankind invent to turn leafs and grass into exciting holiday parade?  It's just a small-sized circuit (almost indoor), but several people gather around to watch their kids go for a run while enjoying a snack."  Audience is scenery in the Kartodrome.  "Flags and caps, hotdogs and cams, they feverishly follow their racing minichamps at every turn."  Understand "people" and "folks" as the audience.  Racing is scenery in the Kartodrome.  "The racing is going full blast."