Halloween Dance
by MathBrush (2015)
Genres: Horror

It's Halloween Night at the highschool gym Your costume's ready, you got a trim It might be time to make some friends But we'll see how the story ends. La Petite Mort entry in ECTOCOMP 2015, with a quick implementation of a new conversation system.

action: %
response: A school gymnasium with four or five pumpkins on the side and orange and black streamers hanging from the ceiling.

[Conversation in this game is handled by typing "SAY topic TO person". Your topics are listed in your inventory, which you can reach by typing "i".]

You can see Fred, Jane and a cooler here.
action: About yourself
response: You're wearing a costume.
action: You examine the costume
response: A Phantom of the Schoolhouse costume, complete with gloves and mask.

[New topic: Phantom]
action: You examine the gloves
response: A Phantom of the Schoolhouse costume, complete with gloves and mask.
action: You examine Fred
response: A young man wearing a white suit with red splatters all over. He is standing next to a cooler with mist coming out of it.
action: You examine cooler
response: A small blue cooler with mist coming out of it.
action: You look at Jane
response: A young woman wearing a simple frock covered with dozens of old... are those beepers? Like from the 90"s?
action: Topics
response: Items:
Your costume (being worn)
Topics:
Phantom-"What do you think about my costume?"
Compliment-"Wow, nice costume!"
Greeting-"Hi! My name is Gerald."
action: You say the greeting
response: Whom do you want to say Greeting-"Hi! My name is Gerald." to?
action: You say the greeting to Fred
response: "Hi! My name is Gerald."

"Hi! my name is Fred!"

[New topic: About Fred]
action: You say greeting to Jane
response: "Hi! My name is Gerald."

"Hi! my name is Jane!"

[New topic: About Jane]
action: You say about Jane to Jane
response: "So, what do you know about Jane?"

Jane gives you a dumb look and says, "I AM Jane."
action: You say about Jane to Fred
response: "So, what do you know about Jane?"

He looks at Jane, then leans forward and whispers, "Can you keep a secret? Jane has been my crush for two years now. I heard she likes walking dead, so I made this whole getup and these brainpops to impress her."

[New topics: Crush and Lie]
action: You say about Fred to Jane
response: "So, what do you know about Fred?"
She brightens up, peeking over at Fred. "Can you keep a secret? I think Fred is the sweetest man at school. He's really into repairing old technology, so I made this costume for him." She twirls to display her outfit. "I love fixing old stuff too, That's how we met, in our Tech class."

[New topic: Romance]
action: Topics
response: Items:
Your costume (being worn)
Topics:
Romance-"So, I found out who Jane is interested in..."
Lie-"Fred told me he hates your guts."
Crush-"So, I found out who Fred is interested in..."
About Jane-"So, what do you know about Jane?"
About Fred-"So, what do you know about Fred?"
Phantom-"What do you think about my costume?"
Compliment-"Wow, nice costume!"
Greeting-"Hi! My name is Gerald."
action: You say the compliment to Jane
response: "Wow, nice costume"!"

"Awww, you're sweet! I'm the Grim Beeper, reminding all technology that it will one day be obsolete."
action: You say the compliment to Fred
response: "Wow, nice costume"!"

"Thanks! I'm a zombie ice cream man selling brainpops. You want one?"

[New topics: Okay and Uhh]
action: You say Phantom to Fred
response: "What do you think about my costume?"

"It's nice! What are you?"

"I'm the Phantom of the Schoolhouse."

"Cool! I didn't think they let people wear masks anymore." They hesitate for a moment. "To be honest, I've been wondering if you even go to this school."

"Let's just say that I already graduated. Don't tell anyone."
action: Topics
response: Items:
Your costume (being worn)
Topics:
Romance-"So, I found out who Jane is interested in..."
Lie-"Fred told me he hates your guts."
Crush-"So, I found out who Fred is interested in..."
About Jane-"So, what do you know about Jane?"
About Fred-"So, what do you know about Fred?"
Compliment-"Wow, nice costume!"
Greeting-"Hi! My name is Gerald."
action: You say compliment to Fred
response: "Wow, nice costume"!"

"Thanks! I'm a zombie ice cream man selling brainpops. You want one?"
action: You say okay
response: Whom do you want to say Okay-"Why not?" to?
action: You say okay to Fred
response: "Why not?"

He hands you a brainpop.
action: You examine the brainpop
response: A homemade popsicle with some kind of mush in it.
action: You eat brainpop
response: Wow! That really hits the spot! The mush was strawberries.
action: You say lie to Jane
response: "Fred told me hates your guts. He even put strawberry in those popsicles because he knows you hate it."

Jane storms away, glaring at Fred. Fred looks at her, perplexed, then back at you. You ignore Fred, and look at the pumpkins instead. Oooh, nice ghost carving.
action: You say the romance to Fred
response: "So, I found out who Jane is interested in...

He looks upset for a second. "Who?"

"She said she's been into you ever since Tech class. She wore the beeper dress just for you.
Fred seems noticeably more cheerful.
action: Topics
response: Items:
Your costume (being worn)
Topics:
Romance-"So, I found out who Jane is interested in..."
Lie-"Fred told me he hates your guts."
About Jane-"So, what do you know about Jane?"
About Fred-"So, what do you know about Fred?"
Compliment-"Wow, nice costume!"
Greeting-"Hi! My name is Gerald."
action: You give the brainpop to Jane
response: She grimaces and says, "No thanks, I don't like strawberry."

[New topic: Strawberries]
action: You say the strawberries to Fred
response: "Did you know Jane doesn't like strawberries?"
Fred's face blanches. He says, "Aw, crap," and hangs his head.
action: Topics
response: Items:
brainpop
Your costume (being worn)
Topics:
Strawberries-"Did you know Jane doesn't like strawberries?" Romance-"So, I found out who Jane is interested in..."
Lie-"Fred told me he hates your guts."
About Jane-"So, what do you know about Jane?"
About Fred-"So, what do you know about Fred?"
Compliment-"Wow, nice costume!"
Greeting-"Hi! My name is Gerald."
action: You say about Fred to Fred
response: "So, what do you know about Fred?"

Fred gives you a dumb look and says, "I AM Fred."
action: You say about Jane to Fred
response: "So, what do you know about Jane?"

He looks at Jane, then leans forward and whispers, "Can you keep a secret? Jane has been my crush for two years now. I heard she likes walking dead, so I made this whole getup and these brainpops to impress her. But apparently she hates strawberries..."
action: You say about Fred to Jane
response: "So, what do you know about Fred?"
She brightens up, peeking over at Fred. "Can you keep a secret? I think Fred is the sweetest man at school. He's really into repairing old technology, so I made this costume for him." She twirls to display her outfit. "I love fixing old stuff too, That's how we met, in our Tech class."
action: Topics
response: Items:
brainpop
Your costume (being worn)
Topics:
Romance-"So, I found out who Jane is interested in..."
Lie-"Fred told me he hates your guts."
Crush-"So, I found out who Fred is interested in..."
Strawberries-"Did you know Jane doesn't like strawberries?"
About Jane-"So, what do you know about Jane?"
About Fred-"So, what do you know about Fred?"
Compliment-"Wow, nice costume!"
Greeting-"Hi! My name is Gerald."
action: You examine the costume
response: A Phantom of the Schoolhouse costume, complete with gloves and mask.
action: Show costume to Fred
response: Fred is unimpressed.
action: You show the costume to Jane
response: Jane is unimpressed.
action: You say the crush to Jane
response: "So, I found out who Fred is interested in..."

"Really?"

"He told me he's had a crush on you for two years".

Jane turns to Fred and smiles. She walks over and draws him to the side. You see the two of them laughing together, and then Jane kisses Fred on the cheek and he blushes. Fred turns to you as they walk out together, and gives you a thumbs up.
action: You check what you're carrying
response: Items:
Your costume (being worn)
Topics:
Compliment-"Wow, nice costume!"
Greeting-"Hi! My name is Gerald."
action: You examine the costume
response: A Phantom of the Schoolhouse costume, complete with gloves and mask.

[New topic: Phantom]
action: You say the greeting to cooler
response: You can only do that to something animate.
action: You say Phantom to Fred
response: "What do you think about my costume?"

"It's nice! What are you?"

"I'm the Phantom of the Schoolhouse."

"Cool! I didn't think they let people wear masks anymore." They hesitate for a moment. "To be honest, I've been wondering if you even go to this school."

"Let's just say that I already graduated. Don't tell anyone."
action: Dance
response: You bob your head.
action: Topics
response: Items:
Your costume (being worn)
Topics:
About Jane-"So, what do you know about Jane?"
About Fred-"So, what do you know about Fred?"
Compliment-"Wow, nice costume!"
Greeting-"Hi! My name is Gerald."
action: You look at Jane
response: A young woman wearing a simple frock covered with dozens of old... are those beepers? Like from the 90"s?
action: You examine Fred
response: A young man wearing a white suit with red splatters all over. He is standing next to a cooler with mist coming out of it.
action: You examine cooler
response: A small blue cooler with mist coming out of it.
action: Dance
response: You break dance.