# Nowheresville — 19 of 60

## Morpheus Kitami & Cody Gaisser

Release 1

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Section Apartment Building

There is a room called Apartment Building.

The description of Apartment Building is "The interior of this building looks how you imagine some run-down buildings looked in their prime. Fluorescent light floods the room, accompanied by a telltale buzzing sound. Looking at the number of mailboxes, this place has sixteen apartments across four floors. Who lives here you don't know, the names have long faded away.[paragraph break]There's no elevator, but the stairs go up. You can't see why you'd go up there. An exit opens to the north."

The apartment doors are scenery in Apartment Building. Understand "door" or "doors" as the apartment doors.

The description of the apartment doors is "They all look the same."

The stairs are scenery in Apartment Building. Understand "step" or "stair" or "steps" as the stairs.

The description of the stairs is "You can't see why you'd go up there."

Instead of going up from Apartment Building:

say "You can't see why you'd go up there."

The mailboxes are scenery in Apartment Building. Understand "mailbox" as the mailboxes.

The description of the mailboxes is "You are instinctively drawn to the mailboxes on the first row labeled 101, 102, 103, and 104."

Instead of opening the mailboxes:

say "There are four mailboxes labeled 101, 102, 103, and 104."

[MAILBOX 101]

Mailbox 101 is a fixed in place container in Apartment Building.

Mailbox 101 is scenery.

Mailbox 101 is openable and closed.

The pryability of Mailbox 101 is pryable.

Understand "box" or "mail box" as Mailbox 101.

The description of Mailbox 101 is "A mailbox labeled 101."

Instead of opening Mailbox 101:

say "The mailbox is stuck shut. You won't be opening it without some kind of tool."

Instead of opening the open Mailbox 101:

say "The mailbox is already open."

Instead of closing Mailbox 101:

say "You've damaged the mailbox such that it will never close again."

Instead of prying Mailbox 101:

say "You need to use some sort of tool if you hope to open the mailbox."

Instead of hitting Mailbox 101:

say "You need to use some sort of tool if you hope to open the mailbox."

Instead of hitting Mailbox 101 with the clawhammer:

try prying Mailbox 101 with the clawhammer instead.

Check unlocking Mailbox 101 with the clawhammer:

try prying Mailbox 101 with the clawhammer instead;

stop the action.

After prying Mailbox 101 with the clawhammer for the first time:

say "You tap and pry with the hammer until finally the mailbox opens, revealing [a list of things in Mailbox 101].";

now Mailbox 101 is open.

Instead of prying the open Mailbox 101 with the clawhammer:

say "The mailbox is already open."

[MAILBOX 102]

Mailbox 102 is a fixed in place container in Apartment Building.

Mailbox 102 is scenery.

Mailbox 102 is openable and closed.

The pryability of Mailbox 102 is pryable.

Understand "box" or "mail box" as Mailbox 102.

The description of Mailbox 102 is "A mailbox labeled 102."

Instead of opening Mailbox 102:

say "The mailbox is stuck shut. You won't be opening it without some kind of tool."

Instead of opening the open Mailbox 102:

say "The mailbox is already open."

Instead of closing Mailbox 102:

say "You've damaged the mailbox such that it will never close again."

Instead of prying Mailbox 102:

say "You need to use some sort of tool if you hope to open the mailbox."

Instead of hitting Mailbox 102:

say "You need to use some sort of tool if you hope to open the mailbox."

Instead of hitting Mailbox 102 with the clawhammer:

try prying Mailbox 102 with the clawhammer instead.

Check unlocking Mailbox 102 with the clawhammer:

try prying Mailbox 102 with the clawhammer instead.

After prying Mailbox 102 with the clawhammer for the first time:

say "You tap and pry with the hammer until finally the mailbox opens, revealing [a list of things in Mailbox 102].";

now Mailbox 102 is open.

Instead of prying the open Mailbox 102 with the clawhammer:

say "The mailbox is already open."

[MAILBOX 103]

Mailbox 103 is a fixed in place container in Apartment Building.

Mailbox 103 is scenery.

Mailbox 103 is openable and closed.

The pryability of Mailbox 103 is pryable.

Understand "box" or "mail box" as Mailbox 103.

The description of Mailbox 103 is "A mailbox labeled 103."

Instead of opening Mailbox 103:

say "The mailbox is stuck shut. You won't be opening it without some kind of tool."

Instead of opening the open Mailbox 103:

say "The mailbox is already open."

Instead of closing Mailbox 103:

say "You've damaged the mailbox such that it will never close again."

Instead of prying Mailbox 103:

say "You need to use some sort of tool if you hope to open the mailbox."

Instead of hitting Mailbox 103:

say "You need to use some sort of tool if you hope to open the mailbox."

Instead of hitting Mailbox 103 with the clawhammer:

try prying Mailbox 103 with the clawhammer instead.

Check unlocking Mailbox 103 with the clawhammer:

try prying Mailbox 103 with the clawhammer instead.

After prying Mailbox 103 with the clawhammer for the first time:

say "You tap and pry with the hammer until finally the mailbox opens, revealing [a list of things in Mailbox 103].";

now Mailbox 103 is open.

Instead of prying the open Mailbox 103 with the clawhammer:

say "The mailbox is already open."

[MAILBOX 104]

Mailbox 104 is a fixed in place container in Apartment Building.

Mailbox 104 is scenery.

Mailbox 104 is openable and closed.

The pryability of Mailbox 104 is pryable.

Understand "box" or "mail box" as Mailbox 104.

The description of Mailbox 104 is "A mailbox labeled 104."

Instead of opening Mailbox 104:

say "The mailbox is stuck shut. You won't be opening it without some kind of tool."

Instead of opening the open Mailbox 104:

say "The mailbox is already open."

Instead of closing Mailbox 104:

say "You've damaged the mailbox such that it will never close again."

Instead of prying Mailbox 104:

say "You need to use some sort of tool if you hope to open the mailbox."

Instead of hitting Mailbox 104:

say "You need to use some sort of tool if you hope to open the mailbox."

Instead of hitting Mailbox 104 with the clawhammer:

try prying Mailbox 104 with the clawhammer instead.

Check unlocking Mailbox 104 with the clawhammer:

try prying Mailbox 104 with the clawhammer instead.

After prying Mailbox 104 with the clawhammer for the first time:

increase the score by 1;

say "You tap and pry with the hammer until finally the mailbox opens, revealing [a list of things in Mailbox 104].";

now Mailbox 104 is open.

Instead of prying the open Mailbox 104 with the clawhammer:

say "The mailbox is already open."

[THE ENVELOPE]

The envelope is a portable container in Mailbox 104.

The envelope is openable and closed.

The description of the envelope is "A plain white mailing envelope."

[THE CARD]

The card is a thing in the envelope.

The description of the card is "A simple white card with neat penmanship that reads '5151: 666'."

Instead of reading the card:

try examining the card.

[ABANDONED APARTMENTS]

The Abandoned Apartments are up from Apartment Building.

The description of Abandoned Apartments is "Why are you here?"