"Breaking and Entering" by Deirdra Kiai

The story headline is "A 'My First IF' game".

The story creation year is 2009.

Section 1 - General Junk

Use full-length room descriptions, the serial comma, and no scoring.

Going by name is an action applying to one thing.
Carry out going by name: say ""; move the player to the noun.
Understand "go to [any room]" and "enter [any room]" as going by name.

Understand "[something]" as examining.
Understand "[any room]" as going by name.

Rule for printing a parser error when parser error is noun did not make sense in that context (this is the replace did not make sense in that context rule):
 say "You're not particularly interested in doing that right now."

When play begins, say "You still can't believe how easy it was to get in here. All you had to do was open the door and walk right inside. That was all. You didn't even have to break any windows or pick any locks or even trip up any alarm systems. A pity, since that was the part you were looking forward to most."

Understand "steal [things]" as taking.

Instead of examining the player, say "You're as good-looking as ever... for a burglar, anyway."

After taking something, say "Yoink!"

Instead of taking something fixed in place, say "Sadly, you can't steal that."

Section 2 - The Game

The Living Room is a room. "A warm, comforting aura lingers in the air. As the tired old clichˇ goes, this isn't just a house; it's a home. You find yourself vaguely wishing it were yours.

A kitchen and a hallway are nearby."

A supporter called a well-loved sofa is here. The description of the sofa is "You can just picture the happy residents of this house lounging on this very sofa after a long day, watching their favourite sitcoms and enjoying each other's company. It almost brings a tear to your eye. Almost."

The sofa is enterable. Instead of entering the sofa, say "You sit down on the sofa and try to get comfortable. Somehow, pretending that you actually live here makes your job slightly easier. You can't really explain why, though."

A supporter called a fireplace is here. The description of the fireplace is "It's one of those newfangled gas fireplaces. Convenient, but the wood-burning ones were a lot more fun."

A framed photograph is on the fireplace. Understand "picture" and "photo" as the photograph. The description of the photograph is "Four smiling faces gaze at you from the photograph -- a happy couple and what looks to be their two children, both girls. They are impeccably dressed, with perfect hair and teeth, and they look genuinely happy. They really do."

After taking the photograph, say "You don't know what possessed you to take that. Maybe you'll keep it on your nightstand, or show it to friends, somehow pretending you actually know the people in the picture. You already feel like you do, to an extent, being inside their house and all."

A device called a television is here. Understand "TV" as the television. The description of the television is "It's a 42-inch Fujikawa brand LCD TV. You figure you can get about $800 for it." Instead of switching on the television, say "There's nothing good on TV at the moment. Just soap operas and and talk shows. Bo-ring."

After taking the television, say "You're feeling awfully strong today, so you lift up the television and carry it with you. Sure, you'll be sore in all sorts of places tomorrow, but it'll SO be worth it."

A door called the front door is south of the Living Room. The description of the front door is "It was unlocked when you arrived here, by random luck of the draw. Perhaps you shouldn't have been surprised. People living in neighbourhoods this friendly hardly ever expect to be robbed."

After opening the door: say "Satisfied with your business here, you leave the house and head off on your merry way."; end the game saying "Th-th-th-that's all, folks!"

The Kitchen is north of the Living Room. "The kitchen is unusually neat and tidy, almost as though it's never been used. You find this more than a little creepy.

You can always head back to the relative warmth of the living room, if you wish."

An openable container called a refrigerator is here. The refrigerator is closed and fixed in place. Understand "fridge" as the refrigerator.

A roast beef sandwich is in the refrigerator. The sandwich is edible. The description of the sandwich is "A pair of pristine white bread slices surrounds a roast beef-like substance. Funny, you expected there to be more stuff in the fridge than this."

After eating the sandwich, say "Well, that tasted rather bland. Fortunately, it filled you up enough that you won't have to stop at the Burger Queen on your way back."

The Hallway is east of the Living Room. Understand "hall" as the Hallway. "There's really nothing much to see in this particular hallway. It leads to a couple of bedrooms and a bathroom, as well as back to the living room, where you came from."

The Master Bedroom is north of the Hallway. Understand "master room" as the Master Bedroom. "This is where the happy couple sleeps, among other things. Or so you assume. You can go back to the hallway from here."

A container called a jewelry box is here.

A pearl necklace is in the jewelry box. The description of the necklace is "You can get about $500 for this necklace, provided you can convince the buyer that it's made of genuine pearls."

A pair of earrings is in the jewelry box. The description of the earrings is "They look to be white gold hoop earrings. You figure you can get $50 for them. $75 if you're feeling particularly optimistic."

A wallet is here. The description of the wallet is "About $80 in cash, plus some credit cards and a driver's licence belonging to one Randy Helms. There are some definite possibilities to be had, here."

The Girls' Bedroom is south of the Hallway. Understand "girls", "girls room", and "girls' room" as the Girls' Bedroom. "This room appears to belong to a pair of young girls. Lots of pink and glitter all over the place. How pretty."

A scattered collection of My Little Horsie dolls is here. Understand "horses", "horsies", and "my little horsies" as the dolls. The description of the dolls is "You're thinking you could probably package them as collector's items and sell them over eBay. You're not sure for how much, though."

After taking the dolls, say "You feel momentarily sorry for the little girls who own these dolls as you pick them up and stash them away, never to be seen again."

The Bathroom is east of the Hallway. "You are shocked, yet amused by the fact that this bathroom is lacking a toilet, as well as a facility for bathing oneself. You can, however, see a sink.

The only way out of here is back through the hallway."

A device called a sink is here. The sink is scenery.