The Enigma of the Old Manor House — 6 of 28

Part Skylights

The standard entering rule does nothing when the noun is an easydoor.

A skylight is a kind of easydoor. A skylight is always open and not openable. Understand "skylight" as a skylight. The plural of skylight is asdfasdf.

Instead of opening or closing or locking or unlocking or bolting or unbolting or pushing or pulling or turning a skylight: say "You can open it pretty easily, but it falls closed as soon as you let go."

An inside-skylight is a kind of skylight. The dooraction of an inside-skylight is usually "[one of]Perched on [the holder of the player], you shove [the item described] open, then grab hold of the edge and scramble up through [them][or]You pull yourself up through [the item described][stopping].". The printed name of an inside-skylight is usually "skylight".

Before going up in the presence of an inside-skylight (called the window):

[initialize the implicit action;

let the previous position be the location;

finish the implicit action with participle "scrambling through" infinitive "scramble through" object "[the window]" and condition true;

try entering the window instead;]

say "(through [the window])[command clarification break]";

try entering the window instead.

Precondition for entering a carried supporter:

initialize the implicit action;

silently try dropping the noun;

finish the implicit action with participle "setting up" infinitive "set up" object "[the noun]" and condition (whether or not the noun is not carried).

Precondition for entering an inside-skylight when the player is not on the ladder:

if the ladder is touchable:

initialize the implicit action;

silently try entering the ladder;

finish the implicit action with participle "climbing onto" infinitive "climb onto" object "[the ladder]" and condition (whether or not the player is on the ladder);

otherwise if the player is not on a supporter and an enterable supporter (called the platform) is touchable:

initialize the implicit action;

silently try entering the platform;

finish the implicit action with participle "climbing onto" infinitive "climb onto" object "[the platform]" and condition (whether or not the player is on the platform);

if the player is not on the ladder:

say "It's too high up to reach[if the player is on a supporter], even from [the holder of the player][else] from here[end if]." instead.

The implicitly pass through other barriers rule does nothing when entering an inside-skylight.

An outside-skylight is a kind of skylight. An outside-skylight is usually scenery.

To tumble is a verb.

Instead of inserting something into an outside-skylight:

say "You drop [the noun] into [the second noun] and [regarding the noun][they] [tumble] down into the room below.";

move the noun to the outpoint of the second noun.

Before putting something on an outside-skylight: try inserting the noun into the second noun instead.

Before throwing something at an outside-skylight: try inserting the noun into the second noun instead.

Understand "drop [something preferably held] through/down/-- [something]" as throwing it at.

[There is an inside-skylight in Alpha called an a-skylight. It leads to Gamma. There is an outside-skylight in Gamma called an a-skylight-o. It leads to Alpha.

The player carries an apple. The player carries a device called a lantern.]