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** Unsuccessful attempts
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(Person who gets fed up after being asked to do many implausible things; Generation X)
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A person who goes along with the player's instructions, but reluctantly, and will get annoyed after too many repetitions of the same kind of unsuccessful command.
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{*}"Generation X"
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The Volunteer Center is a room. "A fairly spartan office, though there are a few attractive posters from advertising campaigns of the past, and an ominous map charting the deforestation of Brazil."
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The desk is scenery in the Volunteer Center. "Your standard metal desk, with a drawer for postal supplies and the like." On the desk is a pile of leaflets and a pile of business cards. The power stapler is a device on the desk. A drawer is part of the desk. It is openable and closed. In the drawer are a sponge and a roll of bulk-mail stamps.
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Instead of doing something:
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if examining, continue the action;
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if searching, continue the action;
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if looking, continue the action;
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if asking Jenna to try doing something, continue the action;
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say "The whole point of this exercise is to train Jenna. Once you have her on the envelope-stuffing, you can go make some calls."
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Instead of answering Jenna that something:
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say "You're going to have to break the instructions down to the simplest ones possible, given that she's in the mood to misunderstand on purpose."
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A cardboard box is in the Center. In the cardboard box is a pile of empty envelopes. The box is openable and closed. The description is "A recycling symbol is prominent on the side, which makes you feel a little bit better about using a mailing campaign for this cause."
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Jenna is a woman in the Volunteer Center. "Your daughter Jenna is here, barely visible through the cloud of resentment." The description is "Jenna [if jenna carries something]has [the list of things carried by Jenna][otherwise]returns your stare, with added hostility[end if]."
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A persuasion rule for asking Jenna to try doing something: persuasion succeeds.
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Unsuccessful attempt by Jenna doing something:
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repeat through Table of Retorts:
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if the reason the action failed is the cause entry:
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say "[response entry][paragraph break]";
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rule succeeds;
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say "'I don't see how I'm supposed to do that, Mom,' Jenna says."
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Table of Retorts
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cause response
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can't take yourself rule "'Is that like 'get a grip on yourself' or something?' Jenna asks, momentarily diverted."
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can't take what's fixed in place rule "[physical impossibility]"
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can't take scenery rule "[physical impossibility]"
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can't take what's already taken rule "[already done]"
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can't drop what's already dropped rule "[already done]"
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can't wear what's already worn rule "[already done]"
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can't take off what's not worn rule "[already done]"
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can't close what's already closed rule "[already done]"
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can't open what's already open rule "[already done]"
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can't switch off what's already off rule "[already done]"
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can't switch on what's already on rule "[already done]"
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can't unlock what's already unlocked rule "[already done]"
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can't lock what's already locked rule "[already done]"
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To say physical impossibility:
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say "'Maybe you should've brought someone a little stronger,' Jenna says. 'Like the Incredible Hulk.' "
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To say already done:
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repeat through Table of Bored Remarks:
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say "[response entry]";
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blank out the whole row;
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rule succeeds;
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say "'Okay, I'm going to be, like, in the car,' says Jenna. 'Outside.' ";
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end the story saying "Jenna has gotten fed up".
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Table of Bored Remarks
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response
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"'Did that,' says Jenna."
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"'Check,' says Jenna."
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"'Yeah, Mom, I already did that, okay?'"
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"'Look, if I have to be here doing dumb stuff, could you at least tell me to do stuff that isn't already done?' Jenna asks wearily."
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"Jenna gives a great upward sigh, riffling her bangs. 'Once again... there is totally no point.'"
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Test me with "e / x jenna / jenna, get stapler / jenna, get stapler / x jenna / jenna, drop stapler / jenna, drop stapler / jenna, open box / jenna, open box / jenna, switch stapler on / jenna, switch stapler on / jenna, take desk / jenna, open box / jenna, open box". |