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Section Grocery

There is a room called Grocery.

Grocery is north from First Avenue West.

The description of Grocery is "The aisles of the grocery are too clean to have ever been used. Perfect rows of cans and boxed goods line the shelves, and the fruits and vegetables look picture perfect in their wooden boxes.[paragraph break]An exit opens to the south."

The aisles are scenery in Grocery. Understand "shelves" or "shelf" or "boxes" or "wooden boxes" as the aisles.

The description of the aisles is "Perfect lines of cans and boxed goods line the shelves, and the fruits and vegetables look picture perfect in their wooden boxes."

The canned goods are scenery in Grocery. Understand "can" or "cans" as the canned goods.

The description of the canned goods is "The canned goods are lined up perfectly on the shelves."

Instead of taking the canned goods:

say "You don't need the canned goods."

The boxed goods are scenery in Grocery. Understand "box" or "boxes" as the boxed goods.

The description of the boxed goods is "The boxed goods are lined up perfectly on the shelves."

Instead of taking the boxed goods:

say "You don't need the boxed goods."

The produce is scenery in Grocery. Understand "fruit" or "fruits" or "vegetable" or "vegetables" or "fruits and vegetables" as the produce.

The description of the produce is "The fruits and vegetables look picture perfect in their wooden boxes."

Instead of taking the produce:

say "You don't need the produce."

[Grocer]

The grocer is a man in the Grocery. Understand "man" as Grocer.

The hittability of the Grocer is hittable.

The description of the Grocer is "A red-headed man with a glazed over look on his eyes. He wears a simple green apron over a whiteish shirt and brown khakis. He seems vaguely aware of your presence but says nothing."

Grocer wears the green apron. Understand "apron" as the green apron.

The description of the green apron is "A plain green apron."

Grocer wears the whiteish shirt. Understand "shirt" as the whiteish shirt.

The description of the whiteish shirt is "The shirt is a slightly off-white color. His sleeves are rolled up and there are visible buttons."

The buttons are part of the whiteish shirt. Understand "button" as the buttons.

The description of the buttons is "The whiteish shirt has buttons on it."

Grocer wears the brown khakis. Understand "brown pants" or "pants" or "khakis" as the brown khakis.

The description of the brown khakis is "The clerk wears plain brown khaki pants with sharp, even creases."

Instead of shooting the Grocer with the toy gun:

say "BANG![paragraph break]The grocer dissolves into a cloud of crackling blue light and then is gone.";

now the Grocer is nowhere.

Carry out hitting the Grocer with the clawhammer:

say "You swing and the grocer jumps backward. He grabs the hammer out of your hands before shoving it into your eye. The pain causes you to lose controls of your legs.[paragraph break]He jumps over the counter and starts hammering away. Head, ribs... you feel all your body breaking apart as you becoming increasingly stuck in a pile of your own blood and gore. You lose consciousness.";

end the story.

Instead of attacking the Grocer:

say "You charge at the grocer, but he dodges. He pulls out a small revolver and fires. All five shots hit, and you lie in a pile of your blood. He breaks out a mop and bucket. Guess you're already old news...";

end the story.

[TALKING TO Grocer]

Instead of talking to Grocer:

say "[one of]'Did you need help finding something?'[or]'Eh?'[cycling]".

After asking Grocer about "the/-- grocery/store/shop/work/job":

say "'I hate all the people rushing through here. Always so busy.'"

After asking Grocer about "the/-- child/children/kid/kids":

say "'Kids around here never stop eating candy.'"

After asking Grocer about "the/-- toy/toys":

say "'I don't know, I'm not a child.'"

Instead of asking Grocer about "the/-- toy shop":

try asking Grocer about "toy".

Instead of asking Grocer about "the/-- toy store":

try asking Grocer about "toy".

After asking Grocer about "the/-- himself/man/him/grocer":

say "'I feel like I'm in hell.'".

After asking Grocer about "the/-- waitress":

say "'The one at the diner? I've seen her.'".

After asking Grocer about "the/-- candy man":

say "'He always give children too much candy.'".

After asking Grocer about "the/-- dressmaker/lady":

say "'I don't really know about her.'".

Instead of asking Grocer about "the/-- fancy lady":

try asking Grocer about "dressmaker".

Instead of asking Grocer about "the/-- dress maker":

try asking Grocer about "dressmaker".

After asking Grocer about "the/-- gun":

if the player carries the toy gun:

say "'If you're trying to hold the store up, maybe you shouldn't use such an obvious replica.'";

otherwise:

say "'What are you talking about?'"

Instead of asking Grocer about "the/-- toy gun":

try asking Grocer about "gun".

After asking Grocer about "the/-- diner":

say "'I can't afford to eat there at my salary.'".

After asking Grocer about "the/-- max/player/me/myself":

say "'Are you visiting or are you a permanent resident?'".

After asking Grocer about "the/-- name":

say "'It's on my name tag.'".

After asking Grocer about "the/-- town/city/here/location/whereabouts":

say "'We're south of Las Vegas.'".

After asking Grocer about "the/-- clothing clerk":

say "'I don't want to say anything.'".

After asking Grocer about "the/-- librarian":

say "'She's way too stand-offish.'".

After asking Grocer about "the/-- nurse":

say "'She always sticks me too hard when I go in for a checkup.'".

After asking Grocer about "the/-- secretary":

say "'Who?'".

After asking Grocer about "the/-- teller":

say "'She's always bending over, like she's trying to find something, but she never does.'".

After asking Grocer about "the/-- deputy":

say "'He's nice, but we haven't needed him since the incident.'".

After asking Grocer about "the/-- waiter":

say "'Never been there, too expensive.'".

After asking Grocer about "the/-- bartender":

say "'I don't know him.'".

After asking Grocer about "the/-- pharmacist":

say "'I can never be too sure he isn't pushing reefer.'".

After asking Grocer about "the/-- meat man":

say "'He's good if you want meat, but he doesn't sell anything else.''".

Instead of asking Grocer about "the/-- butcher":

try asking Grocer about "meat man".

Instead of showing the toy gun to Grocer:

try asking Grocer about "gun".

Report telling Grocer about something:

say "[one of]'I'd rather not.'[or]'I don't really care.'[cycling]".

Report asking Grocer about something:

say "[one of]'I think that's in aisle 4.'[or]'That's beyond my level of expertise.'[cycling]".

The block asking rule does nothing when asking the Grocer about something.

The block telling rule does nothing when telling the Grocer about something.