Underworld — 7 of 15

Section 6 - The Diner

The Diner is north of the Main Hall. "A small diner. It has a counter an only one stool. Behind the counter is a stove and a boiling pot. You also see three Italian cooks standing motionless in a row behind the counter."

The counter is scenery and a supporter in the diner. The description is "A plain laminated counter with rounded corners. It is white."

The stool is enterable, scenery and a supporter in the diner. The description is "A white stool. It[']s base is made of aluminum and it[']s seat is a white vinyl cushion."

Understand "aluminum" or "vinyl" or "cushion" as the stool.

The stove is a supporter in the diner. The stove is scenery. The description is "Your basic stove on which is a large pot that is boiling. The cooks seem disinterested." The stove is out-of-reach.

The boiling pot is a container on the stove. The description is "A metal pot sits on [the stove].[if the pot contains 1 sin] A great deal of steam is puring out of [the pot].[otherwise if the pot contains 2 sins] [The pot] is bubbling and frothing over.[end if]". The pot is scenery. The pot is out-of-reach.

Things can be a utensil.

The bowl is a container on the counter. The description is "A plain white bowl. No doubt to eat from." It is a utensil.

The spoon is on the counter. The description is "A simple spoon to eat with." It is a utensil.

Instead of taking something that is a utensil (called the utensil), say "The middle cook swiftly unfolds his arms. Grabs [the utensil] and pulls it from your reach. He crosses his arms again after replacing [the utensil] to it[']s former location."

Instead of inserting something into the bowl, say "One of the cooks unfolds his arms and quickly swats at your hand as you try to put [the noun] into [the bowl]."

The soup is a thing. It is edible. The description is "A greenish lumpy mush. It does not look appealing at all.[first time] You swear you saw something moving in it.[only]". The indefinite article is "some".

Instead of smelling the soup, say "It smells like a dirty sock."

Instead of tasting the soup, say "It tastes about as good as a dirty sock. However, you don't feel any ill effects."

Instead of drinking the soup, try eating the soup.

Instead of taking the soup, try taking the bowl.

Before of eating the soup:

remove the soup from play;

move the ornate key to the bowl;

say "As difficult as it is to eat, you reach the bottom only to discover [an ornate key] at the bottom of the [the bowl].";

stop the action.

The description of the ornate key is "A very detailed key made of cast metal. It has a intricate design in the handle and a simple tooth at the other end.[first time][paragraph break]You wipe off some left over soup that was still on it.[only]".

Some cooks are male people in the diner. The cooks are scenery. The description of the cooks is "Three mean looking Italian style cooks stand in a row behind the counter. They all look exactly the same and all stand motionless. Each has his arms crossed and is facing towards you. They all gaze forward never looking at you." The indefinite article is "three".

The cooks can be full-of-sin.

Understand "cook" or "Italian" or "Italians" as the cooks.

Instead of doing something except examining with the cooks, say "They remain motionless. Arms still crossed and a dead stare at some distant object far away."

Instead of giving a sin (called the sin) to the cooks:

if the cooks are full-of-sin:

say "None of the cooks seem interested. They are motionless.";

otherwise:

move the sin to the pot;

say "You put your hand out to offer [the sin] to [the cooks]. [one of]One of them[or]Another cook[or]The last cook[cycling] unfolds his arms and takes [the sin]. He turns around and places it into [the pot]. It bubbles as he stirs. He then returns to his motionless gaze with his arms crossed.";

if the pot contains more than 2 sins:

score the achievement with message "giving the cooks some sinful ingredients";

now the cooks are full-of-sin;

move the soup to the bowl;

say "The middle cook grabs [the bowl] turns and fills it with [the soup] then places [the bowl] back on [the counter].";

repeat with item running through the sins contained in the pot:

remove item from play.