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me 4 - The World

Book 1 - The School

Part 1 - Classrooms

Chapter 1 - Mrs McClintock's Room (Room 9)

Section 1 - Room 9 Itself

Room 9 is a room. "[if visited]You notice a new flake of peeling paint to the left of the chalkboard that you hadn[']t seen before, but otherwise, every detail of your fourth grade classroom is unchanged from yesterday...and the day before...and the day before that...[otherwise]You've spent what seems like thousands of endless, dreary, winter days in this room during what should have been your recess period. But of course the weather didn[']t cooperate. Ever. And now, on the first sunny day in months, you're stuck inside because of one dumb missing assignment[end if]. From your classroom, you can go directly to the playground[if Unfinished Homework is happening] (when your assignment is finished)[end if] to the north, and the hallway is to the south. You can also go into the closet."

Understand "class/classroom/room" as "[room]"

Understand "my [room]" or "mrs mcclintock's [room]" or "mcclintock's [room]" or "fourth/4th grade [room]" as Room 9.

Instead of an actor going outside in Room 9:

try the person asked going north;

rule succeeds.

Before going north in Room 9:

if Unfinished Homework is happening, say "Mrs. McClintock stops you before you can walk out the door.[/l]'Hold on, there, Jamie. Didn[']t I tell you to finish your Explorer worksheet before you go out? Get back in here.'" instead;

if the player is not warm, say "Mrs. McClintock stops you before you can walk out the door.[/l]'Hold on, there, Jamie. It may be nice out, but it's still really cold. You'll freeze if you go outside without your [warmth-list].'" instead.

Before going south in Room 9:

if the player is not permitted to leave, say "'Jamie, where are you going?' Mrs McClintock says. 'You have homework to finish.'" instead.

The chalkboard is scenery in Room 9. The description of the chalkboard is "There is not much available space on the board for Mrs. McClintock to write--she has all sorts of notes and posters neatly taped to it for reference. In the little bit of chalkboard left, you see:[/l]February 23[/l]Schedule:[/l]9:00 - Reading[/l]10:15 - Gym[/l]10:45 - Math[/l]11:45 - Recess/Lunch[/l]12:45 - Science[/l]1:30 - Social Studies[/l]2:15 - Writing Workshop[/l]3:00 - DEAR Time". The chalkboard is familiar.

A flake of peeling paint is scenery in Room 9. The description of the flake of peeling paint is "Strange. If you look at it with your head tilted a little to the left, it kind of looks like Vasco da Gama. OK, now you [italic type]know[roman type] you need to get this worksheet turned in so you can get out of this room!"