The Diamond-Flowered Orchid — 4 of 14

Chapter 3 - Mechanics

Section 1 - Time and resting

A person can be thirsty or satiated. The player is thirsty.

Diamond-Flowered Orchid can be thirsty or satiated. Diamond-Flowered Orchid is thirsty.

Day is a number that varies. Day is 0.

Every turn when the player has been satiated for 3 turns and the Diamond-Flowered Orchid has been satiated for 3 turns and the wound has been bandaged for 3 turns:

say "It looks like there's not much else you can do today. Maybe go back to the helicopter where it's safe, and [bold type]rest[roman type]".

resting is an action applying to nothing.

Understand "rest" as resting.

Understand the command "sleep" as something new.

Understand "sleep" as resting.

Check resting when the player is thirsty:

say "Are you sure? You haven't had anything to drink today, and in this jungle not drinking can mean death!";

stop the action.

Check resting when the Diamond-Flowered Orchid is thirsty:

say "Are you sure? You haven't watered the Diamond-Flowered Orchid yet. If it dies, none of this will have been worth it.";

stop the action.

Check resting when the wound is unbandaged:

say "Are you sure? You should really do something about that wound on your arm first!";

stop the action.

Check resting when the location of the player is not the crashed helicopter:

say "Are you sure? This place is full of leeches and who knows what else. You should find a safer place to rest! ";

stop the action.

Carry out resting:

Increase day by 1;

Now the player is thirsty;

Now the Diamond-Flowered Orchid is thirsty;

if the player is leeched:

Decrease the health of the player by 2;

If the health of the player is less than 1:

end the story finally saying "You died in your sleep.";

if day is 2:

if Vorple is supported:

play sound effect "heli.mp3";

say "You can hear a helicopter approaching! Rescue is here!";

end the story finally saying "You board the rescue helicopter with your precious Diamond-Flowered Orchid. While of course not crashing would have been a lot better, you feel that this expedition at least didn't end in absolute disaster.";

otherwise:

say "You feel rested, and comforted by the thought that you only have to wait one more day.".