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Section Clothing Store

There is a room called Clothing Store.

The description of Clothing Store is "It looks like any other clothing store you've ever been to. The suits on the racks are a little out of date, and there are more of them, but when you've seen one clothing store you've seen them all.[paragraph break]An exit opens to the south."

The suits are scenery in Clothing Store. Understand "suit" or "rack" or "racks" as the suits.

The description of the suits is "The store has a large quantity of suits, but they're all out of style."

[COATHANGER]

The coathanger is a thing in the Clothing Store.

Understand "hanger" or "clothes hanger" or "coat hanger" or "wire hanger" or "hook" or "wire" as the coathanger.

The description of the coathanger is "A length of steel wire bent into the shape of a flattened triange with a hook at the top, used for hanging clothes."

Carry out bending the coathanger:

say "You uncoil and bend the coathanger until it is a straight piece of wire.";

now the coathanger is nowhere;

now the player carries the straightened hanger.

The straightened hanger is a thing.

The straightened hanger is nowhere.

The description of the straightened hanger is "This straight length of steel wire used to be a normal coathanger, until you straightened it out."

[Clothing Clerk]

The clothing clerk is a man in the Clothing Store.

Understand "clerk" or "man" as the Clothing Clerk.

The Clothing Clerk is hittable.

The description of the Clothing Clerk is "A balding middle-aged man with thick glasses. Everything else, from his head down to this shoes are bland and non-descript."

The head is part of the Clothing Clerk.

The description of the head is "The clerk's face is non-descript."

The Clothing Clerk wears the shoes.

The description of the shoes is "The clerk has bland taste in shoes."

The Clothing Clerk wears the thick glasses. Understand "glasses" as the thick glasses.

The description of the thick glasses is "They're so thick you can't see his eyes."

Instead of shooting the Clothing Clerk with the toy gun:

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

now the Clothing Clerk is nowhere.

Carry out hitting the Clothing Clerk with the clawhammer:

say "CRUSH![paragraph break]The clerk has collapsed your throat with his bare hands.[paragraph break]His expression growing more intense, he says, 'You were gonna break my glasses.'";

end the story.

Instead of attacking the Clothing Clerk:

say "CRUSH![paragraph break]The clerk has collapsed your throat with his bare hands.[paragraph break]His expression growing more intense, he says, 'You were gonna break my glasses.'";

end the story.

[TALKING TO Clothing Clerk]

Instead of talking to Clothing Clerk:

say "[one of]'Perhaps a shirt?'[or]'You'd look more presentable in a suit.'[cycling]".

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- store/shop/job/work":

say "'Clothing for every reasonable body type.'"

Instead of asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- clothing store":

try asking Clothing Clerk about "store".

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

say "'Disgusting creatures, always getting candy everywhere.'"

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- candy/candies/chocolate/chocolates":

say "'Always ruins a perfectly good button-down shirt.'"

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- old man":

say "'He hasn't purchased a new set of clothes since the [']80s.'"

Instead of asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- kindly old man":

try asking Clothing Clerk about "old man".

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- himself/clerk/him/man":

say "'I'm just a simple clothing store clerk.'".

Instead of asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- clothing clerk":

try asking Clothing Clerk about "himself".

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- waitress":

say "'All I ever see her in is that ugly uniform.'".

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- gun":

if the player carries the toy gun:

say "'If you're going to be a child, leave.'";

otherwise:

say "'I don't know anything about that.'"

Instead of asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- toy gun":

try asking Clothing Clerk about "gun".

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- toy/toys":

say "'Whatever gets children out of my store.'"

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- diner":

say "'They sell food. It's edible.'"

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- waitress":

say "'All I ever see her in is that ugly uniform.'".

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- librarian":

say "'Such a hideous form, no amount of clothing will ever make it right.'".

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- nurse":

say "'She never comes in here. What a shame, she has such a nice figure.'".

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- secretary":

say "'I'd like to fit her for a skirt.'".

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- teller":

say "'Great figure, shame it belongs to a bitch.'".

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- deputy":

say "'All he ever wears is that uniform. As ugly outside as he is in.'".

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- grocer":

say "'He doesn't care about what he wears, he's an imbecile.'".

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- waiter":

say "'Bastard thinks he's too good for this place..'".

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- bartender":

say "'He doesn't have a very good dress sense.'".

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- pharmacist":

say "'He doesn't care about what he wears, he's an imbecile.'".

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- meat man":

say "'He doesn't care about what he wears, he's an imbecile.'".

Instead of asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- butcher":

try asking Clothing Clerk about "meat man".

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- candy man":

say "'He doesn't care about what he wears, he's an imbecile.'".

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

say "'You have a very weak build, small shoulders.'"

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- dressmaker/lady/dress/dresses/gown/gowns":

say "'Pompous, over-priced clothing for pompous, over-priced idiots. Then again, I don't know much about the finer points of women's dresses.'"

Instead of asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- fancy lady":

try asking Clothing Clerk about "dressmaker".

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- glasses":

say "The [Clothing Clerk] turns red in the face.[paragraph break]'You think you can pick on me, just because I wear [i]glasses[/i]?! I'll tear off your fucking head!'[paragraph break]The last thing you recall before blacking out is the clerk's hands around your throat.[paragraph break]Upon awakening, you spy your own headless body twitching on the other side of the room. There's nothing you can do to reach it.";

end the story.

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- clothes/clothing/suit/shirt/pant/pants/trousers/tie/ties/menswear":

say "I've got everything you need, have a look around!".

After asking Clothing Clerk about "the/-- name":

say "'Robertson and Son.'".

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

say "'About twelve miles from Maine.'".

Instead of showing the toy gun to Clothing Clerk:

try asking Clothing Clerk about "gun".

Report telling Clothing Clerk about something:

say "[one of]'That doesn't sound like something I care about.'[or]'I'm sure you're happy about it.'[cycling]".

Report asking Clothing Clerk about something:

say "[one of]'Is that some kind of hat?'[or]'Is there something else I can help you with?'[cycling]".

The block asking rule does nothing when asking the Clothing Clerk about something.

The block telling rule does nothing when telling the Clothing Clerk about something.