The Well of Infinite Sadness — 6 of 8

Part 4 - Actions On Other Things

After taking something, say "As you take the [noun], you feel a sense of [depressing adjective] [depressing noun] in your [depressing self]."

After dropping something, say "You drop the [noun], but [depressing adverb] acknowledge the folly of doing so, since the world is truly replete with [noun]."

Instead of going nowhere, say "You consider going [noun] but upon considering that everywhere is [intensifier] the same as everywhere else, you [depressing adverb] fail to motivate yourself to go [noun]."

After inserting something into the well:

say "You put the [noun] into the well, thus somewhat lessening the [one of]drag[or]load[or]burden[then at random] on your [depressing adjective] [depressing self].";

increase the score by 1;

if the score is 4 and the player does not have the lighter:

move lighter to Near the Top;

say "As you place the [noun] into the well, you notice a little flash of something green and plastic at your feet. It is unclear why you have not noticed the lighter at your feet before. There is no apparent causality between placing three abstract emotions into a well followed by suddenly noticing a small green plastic lighter at your feet. Generically there is no logical necessity of causes; non-determinism is an inescapable fact of your [depressing self]. The sudden and poorly explained appearance of the lighter merely furthers the [depressing adjective] plot of what merely seems to be a [intensifier] [depressing adjective] game.".

Instead of touching the lighter:

try taking the lighter.

Instead of taking the lighter:

say "As you take the lighter, you feel lighter. Gee, maybe your [depressing self] isn't so [depressing adjective] after all.";

if glulx sound is supported:

play the sound of happy piano;

end the story saying "You don't feel all that bad after all".

Before taking something:

if the noun is in the well and the noun is not dejection:

decrease the score by 1.

Instead of going down:

try entering the well.

Instead of entering the well:

say "You decide to end your [depressing adjective] [depressing self] by throwing yourself into the

well of infinite sadness. This is very understandable, given the [depressing noun] that invades your [depressing self].";

end the story saying "You have drowned in the well of infinite sadness".