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Section - Time For Excitement

The excitement level is a number that varies. The excitement level is 200.

To decide whether time for excitement, ignoring drama:

if boredom meter > excitement level and ( ignoring drama or nothing dramatic is up ) begin;

if the drama manager is being debugged, say "// Drama manager: deciding that time for excitement ([boredom meter] > [excitement level]).";

decide yes;

otherwise;

decide no;

end if.

The desperation level is a number that varies. The desperation level is 400.

To decide whether desperate for excitement:

if boredom meter > desperation level and nothing dramatic is up begin;

if the drama manager is being debugged, say "// Drama manager: deciding that desperate for excitement ([boredom meter] > [desperation level]).";

decide yes;

otherwise;

decide no;

end if.