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Aaron A. Reed

Release 4

Section - Initial Appearance

The initial appearance of Progue is "[initialapp-Progue]".

Before writing a paragraph about Progue when Progue is wishing (this is the don't describe Progue when he's about to move rule): now Progue is mentioned. [Since we'll be describing him moving anyway, omit printing an initial appearance.]

To say initialapp-Progue:

repeat through Table of Progue's Initial Appearance:

[say "**[episode entry] (curr is [current episode]: [if current episode is episode entry]Y[else]N[end if])**[line break]";]

if there is an episode entry and current episode is episode entry:

say desc entry;

stop;

repeat through Table of Progue's Initial Appearance:

if there is an animus entry and animus entry is the animus of Progue:

say desc entry;

stop;

say "[The Progue] is here[if Progue is being debugged] ([animus of Progue])[end if].".

Table of Progue's Initial Appearance

animusepisodedesc
fishingan episode"[The Progue] is here, trolling the shallows near the beach with a fishing line."
ruminating--"[if the psyche of Progue is resolved]Progue stands nearby, trembling, tired, but somehow also suffused with real peace[else][The Progue], perched on [Progue's perch], seems deep in thought[end if]."
scrapbooking--"Progue sits on the ledge, rummaging listlessly through his pile of possessions."
mending--"[The Progue] is sitting on [Progue's perch], mending his tattered clothes with a needle and thread."
hand-standing--"[The Progue] is walking carefully across the [surface-material] on his hands, a look of upside-down concentration on his face."
cleaning--"Progue is scrubbing the surface of the workbench, whistling cheerfully."
paint-making--"Progue, surrounded by baskets, pots, konokuk leaves, and crude tools, is cheerfully mixing paints."
frog-catching--"[The Progue] is here, [if caught-frog is true]kneeling on the ground with a small green frog cradled in his hands[mf2l][otherwise]crawling through the marsh, eyes pinned on the ground[end if]."
swimming--"[The Progue] is a few swells away, bobbing lazily as he floats on his back, eyes closed."
beach-combing--"[The Progue] is here, walking carefully up and down the beach and studying the sand critically. His arms are full of bits of wood, seaweed, and broken shells."
resting--"Lying on the [surface-material] is [the Progue], [if the psyche of progue is emotional]covered in blankets and sleeping uneasily[otherwise]sound asleep[end if]."
convalescing--"Progue sits up weakly back against the wall, watching you as you enter."
loitering--"[The Progue] [if we are going or we are landmark-going]looks up eagerly as you approach[else]stands nearby, [proguedeciding][end if]."
player-seeking--"[The Progue] [if we are going or we are landmark-going]looks up as you approach[else]stands nearby, [proguedeciding][end if]."
hottubbing--"[The Progue] relaxes on the edge of the pool, flexing shriveled toes just under the surface."
stoicising--"Progue is nearby, solemn, lost within his own thoughts."

To say mf2l: move frog to Progue.

To say proguedeciding: say "[one of]peering intently at a fingernail[or]idly stretching[or]momentarily distracted by one patchwork-covered sleeve[or]tapping a finger thoughtfully against his nose[in random order]".