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Section Doctors Office

There is a room called Doctors Office. The printed name of it is "Doctor[']s Office".

The description of Doctors Office is "The eerie cleanliness of the doctor's office, in contrast to the rest of the town, seems less odd. Its oddness lies in how unused everything is. The chairs in the waiting room haven't been sat on, and the posters on the wall seem like they were put up yesterday. A counter divides the waiting area and the nurse's station. The door out is to the north."

The dividing counter is scenery in the Doctors Office. Understand "counter" as the dividing counter.

The description of the dividing counter is "A counter divides the waiting area and the nurse's station. It's nothing too interesting."

The waiting area is scenery in the Doctors Office. Understand "doctor's office" or "doctors office" or "office" or "waiting room" as the waiting area.

The description of the waiting area is "The doctor's office is eerily clean, as if everything in it is unused."

The posters are scenery in Doctors Office.

The description of the posters is "The usual stuff. 'Eating fresh fruit keeps away scurvy'; 'Be sure to get your smallpox vaccination'; 'Watch out for signs of ricin poisoning'."

The waiting room chair is a supporter in Doctors Office.

The waiting room chair is scenery.

The waiting room chair is enterable.

Understand "chair" or "chairs" as the waiting room chair.

The description of the waiting room chair is "It's like no one has ever sitten in them before."

After entering the waiting room chair:

say "The nurse doesn't pay you any mind.";

now the chairedness of Max is chaired.

After getting off the waiting room chair:

say "The nurse doesn't pay you any mind.";

now the chairedness of Max is unchaired.

[Nurse]

The nurse is a woman in the Doctors Office. Understand "woman" as Nurse.

The hittability of the Nurse is hittable.

The description of the Nurse is "A cheerful-looking blonde woman wearing a cute hat with a red cross on it and a white overcoat."

Nurse wears the cute hat. Understand "hat" as the green apron.

The description of the cute hat is "It's a white hat with a red cross on it. Red stripes line the edges"

Nurse wears the white overcoat. Understand "overcoat" as the white overcoat.

The description of the white overcoat is "The overcoat covers most of the nurse's body."

Instead of shooting the Nurse with the toy gun:

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

now the Nurse is nowhere.

Carry out hitting the Nurse with the clawhammer:

say "SHCK![paragraph break]As you charge at the nurse, hammer in hand, she grabs a scalpel and stabs it into your neck.[paragraph break]The next thing you know, you're waking up in a freezer. You push against the door, but it's locked from the outside.";

end the story.

Instead of attacking the Nurse:

say "You flail at the nurse wildly; and in response she lashes out with a scalpel, which lands right in your eye.[paragraph break]Now you [i]really[/i] need to see the doctor...";

end the story.

[TALKING TO Nurse]

Instead of talking to Nurse:

say "[one of]'I don't think that's a problem.'[or]'I don't think you need to see the doctor about that.'[cycling]".

After asking Nurse about "the/-- doctor/office":

say "'The doctor keeps himself busy making sure everyone is nice and healthy..'"

Instead of asking Nurse about "the/-- doctor's office":

try asking Nurse about "doctor".

Instead of asking Nurse about "the/-- doctors office":

try asking Nurse about "doctor".

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

say "'Good children get a lollypop, bad children get told they have cancer.'"

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

say "'You'd be surprised at how much damage a toy firetruck could do.'"

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

try asking Nurse about "toy".

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

try asking Nurse about "toy".

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

try asking Nurse about "toy".

After asking Nurse about "the/-- herself/nurse/woman/work/job":

say "'I just try to keep this office running smoothly.'".

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

say "'Her? What a stupid bitch, never getting my orders right.'".

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

say "'Such a charming man.'".

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

say "'Her gowns are divine.'".

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

try asking Nurse about "dressmaker".

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

try asking Nurse about "dressmaker".

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

if the player carries the toy gun:

say "'I'm sorry, did your toy gun get a boo-boo?'";

otherwise:

say "'I don't know.'"

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

try asking Nurse about "gun".

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

say "'Greasy garbage, barely fit for a dog.'".

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

say "'The doctor needs your medical insurance, six forms of ID, and a throat culture before he'll see you.'".

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

say "'Just nurse to you.'".

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

say "'We're just off the interstate.'".

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

say "'Don't go near him, he's a ticking time bomb.'".

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

say "'The way we have to test her you'd swear she was walking up and down New York.'".

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

say "'The great plague-bearer.'".

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

say "'Always talking, never handling my money.'".

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

say "'He keeps the peace when the sheriff isn't around.'".

After asking Nurse about "the/-- grocer":

say "'He always smashes my eggs.'".

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

say "'I don't eat there.'".

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

say "'He's cute.'".

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

say "'He constantly calls the doctor, arguing with him about something or another.'".

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

say "'He's end up giving himself botulism sooner rather than later.''".

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

try asking Nurse about "meat man".

Instead of showing the toy gun to Nurse:

try asking Nurse about "gun".

Report telling Nurse about something:

say "[one of]'I'd rather not.'[or]'That doesn't sound important enough for the doctor.'[cycling]".

Report asking Nurse about something:

say "[one of]'Are you sure that's a real medical condition?'[or]'...'[cycling]".

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

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