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Section - Hooking Things

Vaguely hooking is an action applying to one thing.

Understand "hook [something]" as vaguely hooking.

First instead of vaguely hooking something:

if the player carries the crook:

try hooking the noun with the crook;

otherwise:

say "You don't really have anything to hook that with."

Hooking it with is an action applying to two things.

Understand "hook [something] with/using [something]" as hooking it with.

First instead of hooking something with:

if the second noun is not the crook:

say "[The second noun] isn't really suitable for hooking things, seeing as it lacks anything much of a hook." instead;

if the noun is not the trapdoor and the noun is not the pull-cord:

say "There doesn't seem much point in hooking that." instead;

try opening the noun with the second noun instead.

Does the player mean hooking something held with:

it is unlikely.

Taking it with is an action applying to two things.

Understand "take [something] with/using [something]" and "get [something] with/using [something]" and "reach [something] with/using [something]" as taking it with.

Check taking it with:

if the second noun is the hands:

try taking the noun instead;

otherwise:

say "It'd be more convenient to just grab [the noun] with your bare hands."

Does the player mean taking something carried with:

it is very unlikely.