A Wizard Goes Shopping
by Kevin Jackson-Mead (2010)

You play as a wizard, doing some food-shopping for your partner. You need a lobster, a mango, and a box of fettuccine. You doesn't expect to need any magic, but you have your spell book just in case.

action: %
response: Your partner is going to prepare dinner tonight. In exchange, you agreed to go on a shopping trip. You don't expect to need to cast any spells while you shop, but you've brought your trusty spell book just in case.

This is the entrance of Minuteman Foods. A vast array of aisles spread out in either direction.
action: About yourself
response: You're a harried wizard, trying to get the ingredients for dinner.
action: You look at what you're carrying with you
response: You are carrying:
a spell book
a shopping list
action: You look at the list
response: This is your shopping list for dinner. You're a little afraid of what the lobster-mango fettuccine will taste like, but you're more afraid of not bringing back the ingredients:
a lobster
a mango
a box of fettuccine
action: You examine the aisles
response: The aisles are labeled "Seafood," "Produce," "Pasta," and "Clothing."
action: You look at the book
response: Your grimoire. You can check what SPELLS you know.
action: Spells
response: You are the master of the following spells:
newton: The newton spell toggles gravity.
dye: The dye spell changes the color of things.
pasto: The pesto spell pulls a noodle out of a haystack.
action: You enter the seafood
response: You wander over to the seafood aisle. Your feet clank on the floor as you do.

This is the seafood aisle. You can get all sorts of seafood here. There's a lobster tank at the end of the aisle, but there's a huge line.
action: You look at the floor
response: This is a particularly odd supermarket floor. It is made of metal. You can't think of how this could be useful.
action: Newton
response: "NEWTON," you shout.
Everything in the seafod aisle falls to the ceiling. Including you. You sheepishly say "newton" again, and you all fall back to the floor.
action: You look around
response: This is the seafood aisle. You can get all sorts of seafood here. There's a lobster tank at the end of the aisle, but there's a huge line.
action: Go outside
response: This is the entrance of Minuteman Foods. A vast array of aisles spread out in either direction.
action: You examine the aisles
response: The aisles are labeled "Seafood," "Produce," "Pasta," and "Clothing."
action: You enter the produce
response: You wander over to the produce aisle. Your feet clank on the floor as you do.

This is the produce aisle. All sorts of produce is here. Even mangoes.

You can see a juggler and a red apple here.
action: You examine the juggler
response: The juggler is expertly juggling three mangoes. Unfortunately, they are the last three mangoes.
action: You take the apple
response: Taken.
action: You throw the apple at the juggler
response: You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment.
action: Newton
response: You're in the wrong place to do that.
action: You give the apple to the juggler
response: You give the red apple to the juggler.

The juggler notices you trying to slip hime something of the wrong color. He lets the red apple fall to the ground.
action: Dye
response: "DYE," you shout and hope that you're not misunderstood. The red apple becomes mango-colored.
action: You give the apple to the juggler
response: (first taking the mango-colored apple)
You give the mango-colored apple to the juggler.

He doesn't seem to notice you doing it, but he does seem to notice that he's now juggling four object instead of three. He drops one of them.
action: You take the mango
response: Taken.
action: You enter the pasta
response: You wander over to the pasta aisle. Your feet clank on the floor as you do.

This is the pasta aisle. Many types of pasta. Even fettuccine.

You can see a pile of pasta here.
action: You look at the book
response: Your grimoire. You can check what SPELLS you know.
action: Pasto
response: "PASTO," you shout. The pile of pasta boxes flies away, and only a single box is left.
action: You look around
response: This is the pasta aisle. Many types of pasta. Even fettuccine.

You can see a fettuccine here.
action: You take the fettuccine
response: Taken.
action: Go outside
response: This is the entrance of Minuteman Foods. A vast array of aisles spread out in either direction.
action: You enter the clothing
response: You wander over to the clothing aisle. Your feet clank on the floor as you do.

This is the clothing aisle. Many articles of clothing. Even magnetic boots.

You can see a pair of magnetic boots here.
action: You wear the boots
response: You put on the pair of magnetic boots.
action: You examine the boots
response: The boots will stick to metal.
action: Newton
response: "NEWTON," you shout.
Everything in the seafod aisle falls to the ceiling. Your magnetic boots keep you firmly fixed to the metal floor. You walk over to the lobster tank, which is bolted to the floor and has a cover, and carefully extract a lobster. You're feeling nice, so you say "NEWTON" again, and everyone falls back to the floor.

All the ingredients in hand, you make it through the checkout line without having to resort to magic any further.