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Chapter - Stone parrot

The petter-statue is fixed in place in MGR3. The printed name of the petter-statue is "sculpture". The petter-statue can be petter-examined or petter-unexamined. Understand "statue/sculpture/broken/parrot/beak/garden/ornament/bird/parrot" or "white stone" as the petter-statue. The initial appearance of the petter-statue is "[if the petter-statue is petter-unexamined]Something vaguely sculpture-like[otherwise]The parrot sculpture[end if] protrudes from the roots near the exit."

The petter-statue-roots are plural-named scenery. Understand "roots/root/web/fine" as the petter-statue-roots. The printed name of the petter-statue-roots is "roots covering the sculpture". The description of petter-statue-roots is "A fine web of roots covers the sculpture, like cracks in old china."

Does the player mean doing something to the petter-statue-roots:

it is very likely.

Instead of entering or climbing the petter-statue:

say "Every attempt to stand on the narrow, slippery surface of the sculpture ends with you losing your balance and falling off."

Instead of entering or climbing the petter-statue-roots:

say "Every attempt to stand on the narrow, slippery surface of the sculpture ends with you losing your balance and falling off."

Instead of taking or pulling or taking off or turning or pushing the petter-statue-roots:

say "[one of]You succeed in tearing off some of the thinner rootlets on the statue, but the roots[or]The roots on the statue[stopping] are tougher than they look and hard to get a grip on."

Instead of taking or pulling or taking off or turning or pushing the petter-statue:

say "The sculpture is made of solid stone and [if the petter-statue-roots are part of the petter-statue]roots hold it in a firm grip[otherwise]far too heavy to move[end if]."

Instead of opening or closing the petter-statue:

say "The sculpture has no moving parts. Its mouth is less than an inch deep."

Instead of examining the petter-statue:

now the petter-statue is petter-examined;

if the petter-statue is petter-clean:

say "The parrot looks almost at peace since you cleaned it. Now you imagine that its green eyes are looking kindly at you and that the mouth is singing[run paragraph on]";

otherwise:

if the petter-statue is petter-rooty:

now the petter-statue-wings are part of the petter-statue;

now the petter-statue-eyes are part of the petter-statue;

now the petter-statue-roots are part of the petter-statue;

say "This looks like some kind of garden ornament in the shape of a parrot. Through a web of roots and a yellow lichen that covers the white stone, two intensely red eyes made of some translucent material glare at you. The beak is open as if uttering a squawk. A pair of wings has apparently been broken off[run paragraph on]";

otherwise:

say "Through a yellow lichen that covers the white stone, two intensely red eyes made of some translucent material glare at you. The beak is open as if uttering a squawk. But the parrot actually looks less hostile since you removed the roots. Still not actually friendly, though[run paragraph on]";

say "."

Instead of entering the petter-statue:

say "The entire statue is only about half your height, and its mouth is only an inch deep."

Instead of attacking or cutting the petter-statue:

if the petter-statue is petter-clean:

say "You don't want to ruin your hard work to clean up the sculpture.";

otherwise:

say "[one of]You strike down hard on the sculpture. A yellow cloud of spores billows up, dense enough to make you cough and your eyes run. But the sculpture itself seems unaffected[or]You'd rather not try that again[stopping]."

Instead of vaguely petter-praying when the petter-statue is in location and the petter-statue is petter-examined:

try petter-praying to the petter-statue.

The petter-statue-wings are plural-named scenery. Understand "wings/wing/bits/broken" or "pair of" as the petter-statue-wings. The printed name of the petter-statue-wings is "broken remains". The description of petter-statue-wings is "The wings that once adorned the parrot sculpture are thoroughly broken to bits, whether by roots and damp or by deliberate vandalism is hard to tell."

Instead of taking the petter-statue-wings:

say "The wings are utterly broken. You certainly don't want to fill your pockets with gravel."

The petter-statue-eyes are plural-named scenery. Understand "eyes/eye" or "translucent material/stone" as the petter-statue-eyes. The printed name of the petter-statue-eyes is "eyes".

Understand "red" or "red material/stone" as the petter-statue-eyes when the petter-statue is not petter-clean.

Understand "green" or "green material/stone" as the petter-statue-eyes when petter-statue is petter-clean.

Instead of examining the petter-statue-eyes:

if the petter-statue is petter-rooty:

say "The red stare is tortured and hostile[run paragraph on]";

otherwise:

if the petter-statue is petter-fungy:

say "The red eyes are a little less hostile now, if not entirely pleased[run paragraph on]";

otherwise:

say "The green eyes look at you kindly[run paragraph on]";

say "."

Instead of taking or taking off or pulling the petter-statue-eyes:

say "The eyes are firmly set in the statue. You can't get them out."

Instead of pushing the petter-statue-eyes:

say "The eyes do not move when you push them."

Understand "pry [petter-statue-eyes]" or "pry out [petter-statue-eyes]" as a mistake ("The eyes are firmly set in the statue. You can't get them out.").

The petter-statue-crack is scenery. Understand "crack/break" as the petter-statue-crack. The printed name of the petter-statue-crack is "crack". The description of petter-statue-crack is "It is a clean break from head to toe."

Instead of petter-praying to the petter-statue:

if the petter-statue is petter-rooty:

say "[one of]You are filled with an incomprehensible dread[or]Your dread becomes more intense[stopping][run paragraph on]";

otherwise:

if the petter-statue is petter-fungy:

say "You get a sense of demanding displeasure, and a desire for cleansing[run paragraph on]";

otherwise:

say "[one of]You are overcome with an inner sense of calm[or]The parrot doesn't answer[stopping][run paragraph on]";

say "."

Instead of petter-hugging the petter-statue:

say "There is a slight trembling in the sculpture at your display of affection. Or did you just imagine it?[run paragraph on]";

if the petter-statue is not petter-clean:

say " Somehow you feel a desire for cleansing emanating from the parrot.[run paragraph on]";

say paragraph break.