The Diamond-Flowered Orchid — 3 of 14

Chapter 2 - Things

A vessel is a kind of thing. A vessel is usually drinkable. A vessel can be empty or full. A vessel is usually full.

the Diamond-Flowered Orchid is a fixed in place thing in Crashed Helicopter with description "Your very rare and valuable Diamond-Flowered Orchid miraculously survived the crash, and even ended up standing the right way up. You will need to [bold type]water the plant[roman type] every day if you want it to survive. [if the Diamond-Flowered Orchid is satiated]The Diamond-Flowered Orchid looks like it already got fresh water today.[otherwise]The Diamond-Flowered Orchid looks like it could use some water.[end if]".

Understand "flower" as the Diamond-Flowered Orchid.

Understand "plant" as the Diamond-Flowered Orchid.

Check the player taking the Diamond-Flowered Orchid:

say "The Diamond-Flowered Orchid is delicate and is in a secure place now. Better not move it.";

stop the action.

A stone is a thing in Stony Path with description "This is a nice stone. You can probably use it to hit things.".

Understand "rock" as the stone.

After taking a stone when Rocky Path is blocked:

say "Just after you pick up the stone you can hear the sound of falling rocks coming from the north.";

if Vorple is supported:

play sound effect "rockfall.mp3";

now Rocky Path is unblocked.

A bottle is a vessel in Small Clearing with description "Your trusty bottle. It must have been thrown out of the helicopter when it crashed. [if the bottle is full]The bottle is filled with water[otherwise]The bottle is empty[end if]. ".

A fresh coconut is an edible drinkable thing in Coconut Grove with description "This coconut looks wonderful and full of water. That should keep you sated for a day!".

A smashed coconut is vessel with description "The remains of a coconut. You can probably still use it to move water around. [if the smashed coconut is full]The coconut is filled with water[otherwise]The coconut is empty[end if].".

A banana leaf is a thing in Banana Grove with description "Banana leaves are quite useful. They have been used as a roofing material, to wrap things, to cook food, to write things on, and even to bandage wounds. [if the banana leaf is attached]This particular banana leaf seems to have been recently half cur-off, so you can probably pull it loose quite easily.[end if]". A banana leaf can be attached or loose. A banana leaf is attached.

Check pulling the banana leaf when the banana leaf is loose:

say "You already pulled the banana leaf loose. What more do you want?";

stop the action;

Check taking the banana leaf when the banana leaf is attached:

say "The banana leaf is still attached to the plant. You'll have to pull harder.";

stop the action;

After choosing notable locale objects:

if the banana leaf is attached:

set locale priority of the banana leaf to 0.

Understand "pull at [something]" as pulling.

Understand "pull on [something]" as pulling.

After pulling the banana leaf:

say "You pull at the banana leaf. The stem breaks off at the cut, and you now have a nice fresh banana leaf you can bandage your arm with!";

if Vorple is supported:

play sound effect "banana.mp3";

say "[paragraph break]Something was hidden behind the banana leaf!";

say "[paragraph break]It's a small unicorn! It darts away into the undergrowth. You're not even sure where.";

Now the banana leaf is loose;

try silently taking the banana leaf.