# Stiffy Makane: Apocolocyntosis — 204 of 235

## One of the Bruces and Drunken Bastard

Release 1

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Book Three - "Fields"

Field Near Cave is east of Cavern_Mouth. The description is "A cave, surmounted by an inscribed piece of marble, descends into a hillside to the west. Some distance to the north is a charming farmhouse. A small pond lies further east, and a dappled grove of trees starts to the south, and winds its way around to the hillside atop the cave."

Backdrop_fields are a backdrop in Field Near Cave. They are in Chestnut Grove and Little Pond. The description is "Cattle and sheep dot green fields in the distance." Understand "green", "field", "fields", "cow", "cows", "cattle", "dot", "dotted", and "sheep" as backdrop_fields. The printed name is "green fields".

The mantuan_sky_scenery is sky_scenery in mantua_outdoors. It is in Villa Atrium and Peristyle. The description is "Bright yellow sun beams down from a clear blue sky." Understand "blue", "sky", "sun", "clear", "yellow", "bright", and "breeze" as mantuan_sky_scenery.

Scenery_marble is scenery in Field Near Cave. The description is "A piece of pinkish marble, inscribed with 'Et In Arcadia Ego,' adorns the hillside above the cave." Understand "pink", "pinkish", "marble", "inscription", "inscribed", "stone", "et", "in", "arcadia", "ego", and "piece" as the scenery_marble.

After examining the scenery_marble for the first time:

if Vergil is in the location

begin;

say "Vergil, a little sheepishly, says, 'I find it helps me to pretend I'm in Arcadia, rather than Mantua, when I'm trying to write my pastoral poetry.'";

end if.

Instead of taking the scenery_marble, say "It's much too heavy, and much too embedded in the hillside, to lift."

Scenery_cave is scenery in Field Near Cave. The description is "A cave descends into the hillside to the west." Instead of doing anything other than examining, smelling, or entering with the scenery_cave, say "It's not clear how you would do that." Scenery_cave can be enterable. It is enterable. Instead of entering the scenery_cave, try going west. Instead of smelling the scenery_cave, say "The cave mouth smells of cool air." Understand "cave", "cavern", "mouth", "cool", "air", "portal", and "tomb" as the Scenery_cave.

Scenery_grove2 is scenery in Field Near Cave. The description is "A dappled grove of chestnut trees sprawls to the south and up over the hillside to the west." The printed name is "dappled grove". Understand "dappled", "grove", "chestnut", "trees", "trees", "hillside", and "chestnuts" as the scenery_grove2. Instead of doing anything other than examining with the scenery_grove2, say "It's too far away."

Scenery_pond is scenery in Field Near Cave. The description is "A cheery pond, partially choked with duckweed, lies amidst green fields to the south." The printed name is "pond". Understand "pond", "pool", "lake", "cheery", and "duckweed" as the scenery_pond. Instead of doing anything other than examining with the scenery_pond, say "It's too far away."

Scenery_villa is scenery in Field Near Cave. The description is "A charming rustic farmhouse is some distance to the north." Understand "charming", "rustic", "farmhouse", "house", and "villa" as the scenery_villa. Instead of doing anything other than examining with the scenery_villa, say "It's too far away."

Instead of going up in Field Near Cave, try going south. Instead of going down in Field Near Cave, try going west.

Chestnut Grove is south of Field Near Cave. The description is "Chestnut trees stretch high overhead, sunlight glinting through the canopy. Green fields are visible north and east through the trees." Instead of going east in Chestnut Grove, try going north. Instead of going down in Chestnut Grove, try going north. Instead of going south in Chestnut Grove, try going west. Instead of going west in Chestnut Grove, say "You have no wish to get lost among the trees." Instead of going up in Chestnut Grove, say "There are no low branches on the chestnut trees, and you were never much good at tree-climbing."

Some chestnuts are chef-fetch-quest-items in Chestnut Grove. Understand "chestnut" as chestnuts. They are edible. Instead of eating chestnuts, say "You'd have to crack them open first." Some chestnuts can be openable. They are openable. Instead of opening the chestnuts, say "You are not strong enough to crack chestnuts with your bare hands, your biceps, or indeed any other of your body parts." Instead of attacking the chestnuts, try opening the chestnuts. The description is "Perfectly ordinary chestnuts."

Scenery_chestnut_trees is scenery in Chestnut Grove. The description is "Chestnut trees stretch high overhead." Understand "chestnut", "chestnuts", "canopy", "dappled", "green", "tree" and "trees" as the scenery_chestnut_trees. Does the player mean doing something with the scenery_chestnut_trees: it is unlikely. Instead of doing anything other than eating, smelling, tasting, climbing or examining with the scenery_chestnut_trees, say "The trees are large and immobile." Instead of eating, smelling or tasting the scenery_chestnut_trees, say "The trees have no particular odor or flavor." Instead of climbing the scenery_chestnut_trees, try going up. The printed name is "chestnut trees".

Little Pond is east of Field Near Cave. The description is "A little pond nestles in a hollow. It is partially choked with green duckweed. A villa is visible off to the north, while the fields stretch to the east and south."

Scenery_small_pond is scenery in Little Pond. The printed name is "small pond". Scenery_small_pond can be enterable. It is enterable. The description is "The small pond is half-choked with duckweed." Understand "pond", "thigh-deep", "small", "little", "shallow", "puddle", "water", and "lake" as the scenery_small_pond. Scenery_small_pond can be drinkable. It is drinkable. Instead of drinking the scenery_small_pond, say "The water is a little muddy, but not bad." Instead of tasting the scenery_small_pond, try drinking the scenery_small_pond. Instead of sucking the scenery_small_pond, try drinking the scenery_small_pond. Instead of touching the scenery_small_pond, try swimming around in the scenery_small_pond. Instead of smelling the scenery_small_pond, say "The water smells slightly of duckweed." Instead of entering the scenery_small_pond, try swimming around in the scenery_small_pond.

Instead of swimming when the location is Little Pond, try swimming around in the scenery_small_pond.

Instead of swimming around in the scenery_small_pond:

say "You splash around in the shallow pond (only thigh-deep) for a while, and shake the duckweed off when you emerge, somewhat refreshed.";

now Stiffy Makane is cleanish;

now every garment worn by Stiffy Makane is cleanish;

now every garment carried by Stiffy Makane is cleanish;

stop the action.

Scenery_duckweed is scenery in Little Pond. The printed name is "duckweed". The description is "It's green duckweed; fast-growing, slimy, edible in a pinch unless you're a duck, in which case, it's a delicacy." Does the player mean doing something with the scenery_duckweed: it is unlikely. Instead of tasting the scenery_duckweed, say "It tastes of duckweed: green, slimy, muddy, and not terribly nice." Instead of smelling the scenery_duckweed, say "It smells like vegetation and muddy water." Understand "slimy", "green", "duckweed", "weed", and "scum" as the scenery_duckweed.

Sanity-check eating the scenery_duckweed:

Follow the scooping_duckweed rule;

instead try eating the duckweed.

Check taking the scenery_duckweed:

Follow the scooping_duckweed rule;

stop the action.

This is the scooping_duckweed rule:

remove the duckweed from play;

move the duckweed to the player;

say "You scoop a big glob of duckweed from the pond."

Scenery_dickweed is scenery in Little Pond. The printed name is "dickweed". Instead of doing anything with the scenery_dickweed, say "No, dickweed, duckweed, not dickweed." Understand "dickweed" as scenery_dickweed.

Some duckweed is a thing. It is ambiguously plural. The description is "This is a lump of slimy green duckweed about the size of your fist." Some duckweed can be edible. It is edible. Instead of eating the duckweed, say "You nibble on the duckweed. It's vegetative, muddy, and sort of unappetizing." Instead of tasting the duckweed, say "It tastes of duckweed: green, slimy, muddy, and not terribly nice." Instead of smelling the duckweed, say "It smells like vegetation and muddy water." Understand "slimy", "green", "weed", "glob", "fist", "fist-sized", "lump", and "scum" as the duckweed.

Instead of going east in Little Pond, say "You wander for a time near the little pond, but soon return." Instead of going south in Little Pond, try going east.