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Section - Cleaning the parrot

The petter-statue can be petter-rooty, petter-fungy or petter-clean. The petter-statue is petter-rooty.

Instead of inserting something into the petter-statue:

say "There is nowhere on the sculpture to insert [the noun]."

Instead of inserting a petter-sharp petter-machete into the petter-statue-roots:

try cutting the petter-statue-roots.

Instead of cutting the petter-statue-roots when the player carries a petter-sharp petter-machete:

now the petter-statue-roots are nowhere;

now the petter-statue is petter-fungy;

say "After cutting of a couple of roots from the statue, you realize that you can insert the machete blade under the weave of roots and sawing through it from inside, as if cutting up a fish. A milky fluid oozes from the cuts, as if trying to heal them. When you toss the roots aside, you get the strange impression that the statue is relieved."

Instead of rubbing the petter-statue when the petter-statue is petter-rooty:

say "You try to scrape off some of the fungus and lichen growing on the sculpture, but the stubborn roots keep getting in the way. Perhaps you should deal with them first.";

Instead of rubbing the petter-statue when the petter-statue is petter-fungy:

say "[one of]You scrape off some of the fungus and lichen growing on the sculpture with your nails, creating clouds of spores that sting in your eyes, but you really need some kind of tool if you are going to get it all off[or]There is too much fungus and dirt on the sculpture to scrape it off with your nails[stopping]."

Instead of rubbing or touching or squeezing the petter-statue when the petter-statue is petter-clean:

say "You stroke the clean stone of the parrot sculpture."

Instead of tasting or eating the petter-statue:

say "You plant your lips on the stone parrot. There is a slight trembling at this display of affection. Or did you imagine it?"

Instead of touching or squeezing the petter-statue:

say "There is a slight trembling through the sculpture at your touch. Or was it only your imagination?"

Instead of smelling the petter-statue:

say "There is the faintest smell of bird."

Instead of vaguely petter-sharpening the petter-statue:

if the petter-whetstone is visible:

try petter-sharpening the petter-statue with the petter-whetstone;

otherwise:

if the petter-statue is petter-clean:

say "[The noun] doesn't seem to need sharpening.";

otherwise:

say "[The noun] looks like it could do with some sharpening. Unfortunately you lack the right tool."

Instead of petter-sharpening the petter-statue with the petter-whetstone:

unless the petter-statue is petter-clean:

say "[The noun] could do with some sharpening. [run paragraph on]";

try petter-rubbing the petter-statue with the petter-whetstone.

Instead of putting the petter-whetstone on the petter-statue:

try petter-rubbing the petter-statue with the petter-whetstone.

Instead of petter-rubbing the petter-statue with the petter-whetstone:

if the petter-statue is petter-rooty:

say "You try to clean off some of the fungus and lichen growing on the sculpture, but the stubborn roots keep getting in the way. Perhaps you should deal with them first.";

otherwise:

if petter-statue is petter-fungy:

say "You do your best with the tools at hand, and clean off most of the fungus, lichen and bird droppings, occasionally stopping to cough and wipe the spores from your eyes. After that, you don't want to stop, so you sharpen its beak and polish the statue all over. [italic type]Much[roman type] nicer this way.[paragraph break]And to your astonishment, its eyes now look green.";

now the petter-statue is petter-clean;

otherwise:

say "The parrot sculpture looks pretty good as it is[one of]. You don't really see how it could be improved[or][stopping]."

Instead of petter-rubbing the petter-statue with the petter-sharp petter-machete:

if the petter-statue is petter-rooty:

say "You try to scrape off some of the fungus and lichen growing on the parrot, but the stubborn roots keep getting in the way. Perhaps you should deal with them first.";

otherwise:

if the petter-statue is petter-fungy:

say "You do the best you can with the tools at hand and clean off the fungus and lichen and bird droppings, occasionally stopping to cough and wipe the spores from your eyes. After that, you don't want to stop, so you sharpen its beak and improve some of the finer lines on its feathers. [italic type]Much[roman type] nicer this way.[paragraph break]And to your astonishment, its eyes now look green.";

now the petter-statue is petter-clean;

otherwise:

say "The parrot sculpture looks pretty good as it is[one of]. You don't really see how it could be improved[or][stopping]."

Instead of petter-rubbing the petter-statue with the petter-dull petter-machete:

say "Rubbing the sculpture with the rusty, dull machete would only make things worse."