Recess At Last — 66 of 73
Gerald Aungst
y "'How are you, Mrs. McClintock?' you ask.[/l]I'm perfectly fine, Jamie. But I[']ll be much better when you finish this project so you can go out to recess.' she replies."
Understand "pen" or "pencil" or "writing implement" as "[pencil]".
Response of McClintock when asked-or-told about the pencil:
say "[McClintock-pencil-response]".
Response of McClintock when asked-or-told about "[pencil]":
say "[McClintock-pencil-response]".
Response of McClintock when asked for the pencil:
say "[McClintock-pencil-response]".
To say McClintock-pencil-response:
if the player carries a scriber, say "[one of]'Mrs. McClintock, can I borrow a pencil?'[/l]Mrs. McClintock glances down. 'Jamie,' she says. 'You[']re already holding one.'[/l]'Oh. Oops.' You feel your face turning red.[or]'Is this pencil OK?' you ask.[/l]'Certainly, Jamie. Any pencil is just fine.'[stopping]";
otherwise say "[one of]'Mrs. McClintock,' you ask, 'can I borrow a pencil?'[/l]'I[']m sorry, Jamie, I don[']t have one,' she says.[or]'I still can[']t find a pencil, Mrs. McClintock.'[/l]Mrs. McClintock opens her desk drawer and roots around a bit. 'I[']m really sorry. All of mine are missing.'[stopping]".
Understand "homework" or "worksheet" or "project" or "Explorers" as "[homework]".
To say McClintock-homework-response:
say "[one of]'Mrs. McClintock?'[/l]'Yes, Jamie?'[/l]'I already finished the homework,' you say, truthfully. 'It must just be at home somewhere. Couldn't I maybe just go out today and find it tonight and then I promise I'll give it to you tomorrow?'[/l]'You know the worksheet was due yesterday, Jamie,' she says. 'I[']m surprised you didn[']t turn it in then. You're usually so prompt with your assignments. No, I'm sorry, I need it before you can go out. Would you like an extra copy?'[node extra-packet-node][or][confirm-name][or]You approach Mrs. McClintock again, but before you can speak, she just gives you that look that you know so well and you know she knows you know that if you push it any further she's going to lose her patience and get angry. 'Um, never mind,' is all you can manage and you turn away.[stopping]".
Response of McClintock when asked-or-told about "[homework]":
say "[McClintock-homework-response]".
Response of McClintock when asked-or-told about the assignment:
say "[McClintock-homework-response]".
Response of McClintock when asked for the assignment:
say "[McClintock-homework-response]".
Response of McClintock when asked for "[homework]":
say "[McClintock-homework-response]".
To say move-the-worksheet:
move the blank Explorer worksheet to the player;
now the blank Explorer worksheet is seen.
The extra-packet-node is a convnode.
Response for extra-packet-node when saying yes:
say "'Yes, please.'[/l]Mrs. McClintock pulls out a folder, takes a blank worksheet from it, and hands it to you.[move-the-worksheet][/l]'Thanks, Mrs. McClintock.'[/l]'You're welcome, Jamie. Now get some work done before recess is over.'[confirm-name][leavenode]".
To say confirm-name:
say "[/l]'Can you tell me again which explorer I[']m supposed to do?'[/l]'Sure, let me check.' She scans a list on her clipboard. 'You[']re researching Vasco da Gama.' ";
if a packet (called the pad) is held and a scriber is held:
say "You decide to write that down right on your worksheet before you forget it. You also write your name at the top.";
now the explorer-name of the pad is "Vasco da Gama";
now the student-name of the pad is "Jamie Nelson";
otherwise if the player holds a jotter (called the pad) and the player holds a scriber:
say "You decide to write that down so you don't forget it.";
try writing "Vasco da Gama" on the pad;
otherwise:
say "And of course you have nothing to write it down with. Gotta find a pencil somewhere....".
After taking a scriber:
if the player holds a fresh packet (called the pad):
say "Ah, good. Now, before you forget to do it later, you decide to write down that explorer and your name!";
now the explorer-name of the pad is "Vasco da Gama";
now the student-name of the pad is "Jamie Nelson";
continue the action.
Response for extra-packet-node when saying no:
say "'No, thanks, Mrs. McClintock. I'm sure it's already done. I'll find it somewhere,' you say.[/l]Mrs. McClintock doesn't seem convinced, but she smiles and says, 'OK, Jamie, that's fine. If you change your mind, let me know.'".
Response for extra-packet-node when asked-or-told about the assignment:
say "'I think I would like that extra packet.'[/l]Mrs. McClintock pulls out a folder, takes a blank worksheet from it, and hands it to you.[/l]'Thanks, Mrs. McClintock.'[/l]'You're welcome, Jamie. Now get some work done before recess is over.'[confirm-name][leavenode]";
Response of McClintock when asked for the assignment:
if a school-chair encloses the player, silently try the player exiting;
say "You approach the teacher's desk and wait until she finishes the paper she's marking. Mrs. McClintock looks up at you. 'What can I do for you, Jamie?'[/l]'I, um...lost my worksheet. Can I get another one?'[/l]'Of course. Not a problem. Hold on.' She pulls out a folder, takes a blank worksheet from it, and hands it to you.[/l]'Thanks, Mrs. McClintock.'[/l]'You're welcome, Jamie. Now get some work done before recess is over.'[confirm-name]";
Response of McClintock when asked-or-told about the ski hat:
say "'Have you seen my hat?' you ask.[/l]'Sorry, no, I haven't,' she says, 'but maybe you could check in the [lost-and-found] in the main office.'";
now the player is permitted to leave.
Response of McClintock when asked-or-told about the Spiderman mittens:
say "'Mrs. McClintock, I can[']t find my mittens.'[/l]'Sorry, Jamie, I haven't seen them,' she says. 'Have you checked in the [lost-and-found] in the main office.'";
now the player is permitted to leave.
Response of McClintock when asked-or-told about the winter coat:
say "'Do you know where my coat is?'[/l]Mrs. McClintock glances up at you. 'If it isn[']t in the closet where it belongs, maybe it's in the [lost-and-found] in the main office.'";
now the player is permitted to leave.
Response of McClintock when asked-or-told about the lost-and-found:
say "'Can I go look in the [lost-and-found] for my stuff?'[/l]Mrs. McClintock gives you a kind, gentle look. 'Certainly, Jamie. Go ahead to the main office and check there.'";
now the player is permitted to leave.
Response of McClintock when asked-or-told about "[recess]":
say "[one of]You nervously approach your teacher. 'Mrs. McClintock?' you begin.[/l]'Yes, Jamie?'[/l]'I really really really want to go out today. Can[']t I just redo the paper tonight and give it to you tomorrow? Please?'[/l]A look of pity briefly passes over the teacher's face. 'I'm sorry, Jamie. I know you really want to go out to recess. But I really need you to finish your Explorer assignment first.'[or]But Mrs. McClintock. It's not fair. It such a nice day!'[/l]'Jamie, don[']t push me. First finish the assignment, then you can go out. I'm not going to debate it with you.'[stopping]".
Understand "recess" or "playground" or "playing" or "blacktop" or "outside" as "[recess]". [This will make the above response fire when any of these topics are mentioned.]
Response of McClintock when given-or-shown the note:
if Mrs McClintock encloses the envelope, say "'Oops. Sorry. Here.'";
otherwise say "'Here, Mrs McClintock, my mom sent this in.'[/l]'Thank you, Jamie,' she replies.[/l]";
now Mrs McClintock holds the note.
Response of McClintock when asked-or-told about the note:
if Mrs McClintock encloses the envelope, say "'Oops. Sorry. Here.'";
otherwise say "'Here, Mrs McClintock, my mom sent this in.'[/l]'Thank you, Jamie,' she replies.[/l]";
now Mrs McClintock holds the note.
Response of McClintock when given-or-shown the envelope:
say "'Here, Mrs McClintock, my mom sent this in.'[/l]'Thank you, Jamie,' she replies.[/l]";
now Mrs McClintock holds the envelope;
if the envelope does not enclose the note, say "Mrs. McClintock glances at the empty envelope, then at you. She says nothing, but her eyes tell you she's not happy.".
Response of McClintock when asked-or-told about the envelope:
say "'Mrs. McClintock? My mom gave me a note for you.'[/l]'May I have it, Jamie?'[/l]You hand her the envelope. 'Here you go.'[/l]'Thanks.'";
now Mrs McClintock holds the envelope;
if the envelope does not enclose the note, say "Mrs. McClintock glances at the empty envelope, then at you. She says nothing, but her eyes tell you she's not happy.".
Response of McClintock when asked-or-told about "[weather]":
say "'So, Mrs. McClintock, the weather is really nice today.'[/l]Mrs. McClintock looks out the window and smiles a little. 'Yes, it is Jamie. It's the nicest day we[']ve had in a long time, though it's still really cold.'[/l]'It would really be a shame to waste it....'[/l]'Indeed it would. I suppose that should be plenty of motivation for you to get the assignment done, then.'[/l]'But--'[/l]'Finish the homework, Jamie. Then you can go out to recess.'".
Understand "weather" or "cold" or "sun" or "shine" or "sunshine" or "nice" or "clear" or "snow" or "rain" as "[weather]".
Response of McClintock when asked about "[brother]":
say "'Can I go get my brother's folder now?'[/l]'Yes, certainly.'".
Response of McClintock when told about "[brother]":
say "'My brother is home sick today. My mom wanted me to go get his folder. Can I?'[/l]Mrs. McClintock says, 'Did she send in a note?'[node missing-note-node]".
The missing-note-node is a closed convnode.
Response for missing-note-node when saying yes:
say "'Oh, yes, she did. I'll give it to you.'[leavenode]".
Response for missing-note-node when saying no:
say "'No, I don't think she did,' you say.[/l]Mrs. McClintock shakes her head. 'Then I'm afraid you may not go get the folder.'".
Default response for missing-note-node:
say "'Jamie, I asked you a question. Did you mother send in a note about your brother's folder? Yes or no.'".
Understand "daniel" or "brother" or "sibling" or "little brother" or "younger brother" or "brother's folder" or "daniel's folder" or "homework" or "brother's homework" or "daniel's homework" as "[brother]".
Response of McClintock when given the clean sheet of paper:
if the paper is fresh:
say "Mrs. McClintock looks confused. 'Jamie, are you giving me a blank sheet of paper for any particular reason?'[node blank-paper-node]";
otherwise:
say "Mrs. McClintock scans what you've written on the paper. 'Jamie, what is this?'[node paper-writing-node]".
The blank-paper-node is a convnode.
Response for blank-paper-node when saying yes:
say "'Um, yes, sure. I, uh, thought you could use it. Maybe?'[/l]'Thanks, Jamie,' Mrs. McClintock laughs, 'but I really don't need it.' She hands the paper back to you. 'Back to work now.'[leavenode]".
Response for blank-paper-node when saying no:
say "Embarrassed, you say, 'Oops. No. My mistake. Can I have it back?'[/l]Mrs. McClintock hands the paper back to you with a smile.[leavenode]".
The paper-writing-node is a convnode.
Response for paper-writing-node when asked-or-told about "[homework]":
say "'It's my Explorer homework.'[/l]'I'm sorry Jamie,' Mrs. McClintock replies. 'You need to write it on your worksheet. Do you need another one?'[node extra-packet-node]".
Response of McClintock when given the finished Explorer assignment:
say "Mrs McClintock glances up from her work, then takes the worksheet you hold out to her. She quickly scans the page, checking your work.[/l]";
fact check the finished Explorer assignment.
To fact check (schoolwork - a packet):
if schoolwork is incomplete:
say "'Jamie, you didn't finish it,' she says as she returns it to you.";
otherwise if schoolwork is accurate:
say "'This looks excellent, Jamie. You[']ve done a nice job on this.'";
now Mrs McClintock holds the schoolwork;
otherwise if schoolwork is cheated:
move schoolwork to Mrs McClintock;
say "'Hm. Jamie, we have a problem. This looks an awful lot like the one Sam just turned in. Did you copy his work?'[node cheated-node]";
otherwise:
say "'I'm afraid you have some errors on this. It needs to be correct before I can let you go out. I'm sorry.'[/l]She hands the worksheet back to you.".
Response of McClintock when given Sam's unfinished Henry Hudson project:
say "Mrs McClintock glances up from her work, then takes the worksheet you hold out to her. She quickly scans the page, checking your work.[/l]";
fact check Sam's unfinished Henry Hudson project.
Response of McClintock when given the blank Explorer worksheet:
say "Mrs McClintock glances up from her work, then takes the worksheet you hold out to her. She quickly scans the page, checking your work.[/l]";
fact check the blank Explorer worksheet.
The cheated-node is a closed convnode.
Response for cheated-node when saying yes:
say "Mrs. McClintock frowns and thinks for a moment. 'Well, I appreciate your honesty. Thanks for telling me the truth. I don't like that you tried to cheat, but I'm giving you one more chance. Do your own work this time.[/p]'Recess is just about over, so you won't be able to go out today, but if you get this to me tomorrow you'll be able to go out.";
end the game saying "Oh, well. Maybe tomorrow.".
Response for cheated-node when saying no:
say "Mrs. McClintock looks disappointed. 'I'd like to believe you, Jamie, but here's the thing. All of the answers that match Sam's worksheet are for [italic type]his[roman type] explorer, not yours. So he couldn't have copied from you. You must have copied from him.[/p]'I'm afraid this is going to mean a zero for the project and a phone call home. I'm also going to have to talk to the principal about it. Go back to your seat, Jamie. I'm very disappointed in you.'";
end the game saying "So much for recess.".
Default response for cheated-node:
say "Mrs. McClintock cuts you off. 'I asked you a question, Jamie. Did you copy Sam's work? Yes or no?'".
Response of McClintock when asked-or-told about Sam:
say "'But what about Sam? He's not working on his assignment. He's just fooling around.'[/l]'You worry about you, Jamie. Let me worry about Sam,' Mrs. McClintock replies.".
Response of McClintock when asked-or-told about Bradley:
say "'Mrs. McClintock, do you know where Mr. Bradley is right now?' you ask.[/l]Mrs. McClintock thinks for a moment. 'I'm pretty sure his class has gym now. He's probably either in his room or down at the main office.".
Response of McClintock when asked-or-told about Feeney:
say "'Can I go ask Miss Feeney for some help with this?'[/l]'Of course, Jamie. That's what she's there for. Go ahead over to the library.'";
now the player is permitted to leave.
Response of McClintock when asked-or-told about "library":
say "'Can I work on this assignment in the library?'[/l]'Definitely, Jamie. In fact, you may need some books there to answer the questions on the worksheet.'";
now the player is permitted to leave.
Response of McClintock when asked for "[help]":
say "'Mrs. McClintock, can you help me?' you ask.[/l]'Sure, Jamie,' she responds, 'but you'll have to be a little more specific than that.'".
Response of McClintock when asked-or-told about Stankman:
say "'Mrs. McClintock, where is Mr. Stankman?'[/l]The teacher looks at you quizzically. 'I imagine he's in the gym where he usually is.'".
Response of McClintock when asked-or-told about Walker:
say "'Mrs. McClintock, may I go ask the secretary something in the office?'[/l]'Certainly, Jamie,' she says";
now the player is permitted to leave.
Response of McClintock when asked-or-told about Parker:
say "'Mrs. McClintock, may I go talk to the principal about something?'[/l]'No, Jamie. I think whatever you want to ask her you can talk to me about,' she replies.".
Response of McClintock when asked-or-told about Frank:
say "'Mrs. McClintock, do you think maybe Mr. Frank might be able to help?'[/l]'He's a busy man, Jamie. I think you probably ought to figure this out on your own.'".
Default ask-tell response for McClintock:
say "[one of]Mrs. McClintock looks at you and says, 'Jamie, I'm sorry, I can't help you with that.'[/l](If you are trying to talk to Mrs. McClintock about something specific, try ASK MCCLINTOCK ABOUT [italic type]topic[roman type].)[or]Mrs. McClintock looks at you and says, 'Jamie, I'm sorry, I can't help you with that.'[stopping]".
Default give-show response for McClintock:
say "Mrs. McClintock looks at it and smiles. 'That's very nice, Jamie, but no thank you.'".
Understand "shout at [someone]" or "yell at [someone]" as a mistake ("You begin shouting at [the noun], but -[he-she] just looks at you and you just can't bring yourself to do it.").
The wedgie is a hidden-item in the Hidden-Locker.
Before giving the wedgie to someone:
if the second noun is McClintock:
if the location of the wedgie is not the Hidden-Locker:
say "Nope. Not going to try that again. No way.";
remove wedgie from play;
otherwise:
now the player holds the wedgie;
otherwise:
say "Your better sense prevails and you decide not to do that." instead.
Response of Mrs McClintock when given a wedgie:
say "Sam dared you once to try giving the teacher a wedgie. You were way chicken and didn't even think about it. But for some reason today the nice weather has you feeling bold, and you walk quietly around behind her.[/l]You reach out...you can't believe you're actually going to do this...when suddenly she turns around to open the drawer on her desk and you freeze.[/l]'Yes, Jamie? Do you need something?'[/l]'Um. No. Uh. Well. No,' you manage to stammer. 'No, Mrs. McClintock. No, nothing. No.'[/l]'OK, then. Back to work, hm?'";
remove wedgie from play.
Book 2 - Sam Freedman
To say sam-pencil-response: