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Aaron A. Reed

Release 4

Chapter - Guess Who

Guess Whot is a frequent instant episode. The subchange beat is gw_dunno. The boredom beat is gw_intro2. The bye beat is gw_annoyed. The abruptbye beat is gw_annoyed. The icebreaker is gw_intro.

Last condition for Guess Whot:

if Progue is not enclosed by location and

romance of Progue is at least 1 and

exploring Progue's turf, rule succeeds.

A commencement rule for Guess Whot:

summon Progue to location;

pre-conversation processing;

force discuss icebreaker of Guess Whot.

GW is a thread. gw_intro is a beat in GW with reaction "Suddenly hands appear from behind you and cover your eyes, blinding you.[paragraph break]'Guess who,' whispers a voice in your ear. For a moment you're not sure whether to be [gw_annoyed], [gw_progue], or [gw_dunno] him.". gw_intro summons gw_progue, gw_dunno. gw_intro suggests gw_intro2.

gw_intro2 is a beat in GW with reaction "'Come on, [animal-nickname], guess!' the voice says again, hands warm against your eyes.". gw_intro2 suggests gw_annoyed. gw_noguess replaces gw_intro2.

Understand "annoyed" as gw_annoyed when last beat is in GW. gw_annoyed is an unromantic terminal beat in GW with keyword name "annoyed" and reaction "He pulls his hands back from your eyes, and steps back, a little sheepish. 'Sorries,' he says. 'Just rolling around. Craze you later, then.'".

Understand "guess" as gw_progue when last beat is in GW. gw_progue is a beat in GW with keyword name "guess" and reaction "'[if gw_dunno is unspoken]First guess! [end if]Genius!' Progue cries, releasing you with a grin. 'Out of the entire population of this beautiful isle you guessed me! Brilliances and smartitudes, [if player is male]sir[else]madam[end if], hats off yourwardways if in fact we had any. Well, and how are you up to? What are you doing? Enjoying the [progue-time-of-day]? Splend and charm.'". After discussing gw_progue: normalize Guess Whot; continue the action. gw_progue cancels gw_annoyed, gw_dunno.

Understand "tease" as gw_dunno when last beat is in GW. gw_dunno is a romantic beat in GW with keyword name "tease" and reaction "'Nope,' he says in your ear with an audible grin, as you feign confusion. 'No as no and no. Give you a hint, [animal-nickname]. Starts with a P and rhymes with [']rogue.['] Guess again; I'm sure you're clever enough to find it.'". gw_dunno suggests gw_noguess.

gw_noguess is a beat in GW with reaction "'Give up, give up?' He removes his hands and steps in front of you, bowing. 'It's me, yes, I know, quite some let down. A hard challenge, I know, know I. Now you know! But how are you then, [animal-nickname]? Enjoying the [progue-time-of-day]? Splend and charm.'". After discussing gw_noguess: normalize Guess Whot; continue the action. gw_noguess cancels gw_annoyed, gw_progue, gw_dunno.