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Bus Circle

The Bus Circle is outside from the main entrance. "A large expanse of concrete sidewalk spreads to each side of the entrance. This is where the buses line up in the morning and afternoon to unload and load hordes of students. To the north you can just make out the far corner of the playground where your class is still at recess. There is also a set of double doors into the lobby of the school.[if the Bus Circle is not visited] Unfortunately, just as you heard them click shut, you remembered that they are locked during the day.[end if]".

Instead of going north in the Bus Circle, say "No, it would be an interesting idea to try and sneak out to recess from here, but there are too many recess monitors around, and the fence is locked anyway. You[']d almost certainly get caught trying to climb it, and you don't have a good reason for being out in front of the school anyway. Better not try."

Instead of going west in the Bus Circle, try going inside.

Instead of going inside in the Bus Circle for the first time, say "You try the doors, hoping that somehow, maybe, one of them isn[']t locked. No such luck."

Instead of going inside in the Bus Circle for the second time, say "You appear to have two choices: wait until 3:15 when the doors open at dismissal time, or try the buzzer."

Instead of going inside in the Bus Circle for the third time, say "Nope, wishing didn't make it so. Still locked."

Instead of going inside in the Bus Circle for more than the third time, say "You still have the same two options. Wait, or try the buzzer."

Instead of waiting in the Bus Circle for the seventh time, say "OK, maybe waiting until 3:15 isn't such a hot idea after all. Better ring the buzzer and get it over with."

The buzzer is scenery in the Bus Circle. "A small gray box with a small button and speaker so that visitors can buzz in to the office to be let in." Understand "button" or "speaker" or "bell" or "gray" or "box" as the buzzer. The buzzer can be silent or activated. The buzzer is silent.

Buzzing in is an action applying to one thing. Understand "buzz/press/push/try/ring/use" as "[ring]". Understand "buzz in" or "buzz" or "[ring] [buzzer]" as buzzing in. Rule for supplying a missing noun while buzzing in: change the noun to the buzzer.

Check buzzing in: if the location is not the Bus Circle, say "You don't seem to have any way to do that." instead.

Carry out buzzing in: now the buzzer is activated.

Report buzzing in: say "You press the buzzer and wait nervously for the secretary to answer."

Chapter 2 - Playground (Finally)