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Section - Miscellaneous silly verbs

[Playing - for the SNES and ping pong table]

Playing is an action applying to one thing.

Understand "play [something]" as playing.

Check playing:

say "[The noun] [is-are]n't something you can play." [LAZY]

[knocking on]

Knocking on is an action applying to one thing.

Understand "knock on/at [something]" and "knock [something]" and "tap [something]" and "tap on [something]" as knocking on.

Instead of knocking on something:

try attacking the noun.

Instead of knocking on a door:

say "No one answers."

[Insert more specific rules for knocking on other things elsewhere.]

[kissing]

Understand "kiss [something]" as kissing.

Check kissing when the noun is not a person:

say "[The noun] do[es] not return your affection." instead.

[eating and drinking]

Understand the command "eat" as something new.

Understand "eat [something]" as eating. [so you don't have to be holding something to (try to) eat it]

Understand "drink from [something]" and "drink out of [something]" as drinking.

Instead of drinking something:

say "That's not at all drinkable."

[freaking out - for the (optional) photo of Orchid freaking out in tutorial]

Freaking out is an action applying to nothing.

Understand "freak out" or "panic" as freaking out.

[revisit this response. We should be able to have some fun with it, as an Easter egg for creative players.]

Report freaking out:

say "You fall to your knees. Your heart is racing. You grab your chest and try to control your breathing.[paragraph break]Eventually, you get yourself back together."

[Removed to improve performance:]

[Understand "freaking" as a person photo when the action taken of the item described is freaking out.]

[scowling - for photos of Orchid after you've caught Aiden]

Scowling is an action applying to nothing.

Understand "scowl" and "frown" and "glower" as scowling.

Report scowling:

say "You twist your face into a hideous scowl, but you can only hold the expression for a few seconds";

if an awake non-player person (called bro) is in the location:

say ". [if Orchid is in the location]Orchid[otherwise][The bro][end if] fails to notice";

say "."

[floating]

[Mainly here so that the ghostly figure can be photographed while floating.]

Floating is an action applying to nothing.

Understand "float" and "float in the air" and "float in air" as floating. Understand the command "levitate" as "float".

Check floating:

say "You're a bit too corporeal for that." instead.

[Removed to improve performance:]

[Understand "floating" and as a person photo when the action taken of the item described is the action of floating.]

[screaming]

Screaming is an action applying to nothing.

Understand "scream" and "shriek" as screaming.

[Removed to improve performance:]

[Understand "screaming" and "at you/me" as a person photo when the action taken of the item described is screaming.]

Instead of screaming:

say "You let out a panicky shriek and then clasp your hands over your mouth as the sound echoes around the empty church."

Instead of screaming in the presence of the cat when the cat is in the nursery window:

say "You let out a panicky shriek. Sharon jumps and glares at you."

Instead of screaming in the presence of a non-player person (called witness):

say "You let out a panicky shriek. [The witness] jumps and then snickers at you."

Instead of screaming in the presence of Sharon when Sharon is asleep:

if Aiden is in the nursery:

try waking Sharon;

otherwise:

say "If you wake Sharon you'd have something to scream about for real."

Instead of screaming in the presence of the ghostly figure:

say "You try to scream, but your throat constricts and nothing comes out."

[exercising]

Exercising is an action applying to nothing.

Understand "exercise" as exercising.

Report exercising:

say "You do a few jumping jacks, breathing deeply and evenly."

[shaking]

Shaking is an action applying to one thing.

Understand "shake [something]" as shaking.

Check shaking the player:

say "You try your best to bring yourself back to your senses." instead.

Check shaking a person:

say "You decide instead to respect [its-their of the noun] personal space." instead.

Check shaking an open tin can:

say "Inadvisable. The contents of the can would get all over everything." instead.

Check shaking something:

if the noun is not portable:

say "Shaking [the noun] could easily have disastrous consequences." instead.

Report shaking a photo:

say "You give the photo a stiff shake[if in darkness][otherwise if the subject of the noun is darkness or the noun is an overexposed photo], but don't notice much of a change[otherwise], and the image seems to become a little clearer[end if].";

stop the action.

Report shaking:

say "Shaking [the noun] produces no obvious effect."