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Section A - Saskia

Saskia der Venn is a woman. Understand "librarian" or "assistant" or "dark" or "haired" or "dark-haired" or "bespectacled" or "woman" as Saskia. The initial appearance of Saskia is "A dark-haired woman is lying here, looking half-asleep." The description of Saskia is "Her hair is disheveled, her glasses are missing, and she's wearing only a nightgown. It seems she was likely asleep before your summons."

Rule for writing a paragraph about the desk:

if Saskia is on the desk, say "A dark-haired woman is lying on top of the desk, looking half-asleep.";

now the desk is mentioned.

The printed name of Saskia is "dark-haired woman". Saskia is not proper-named.

To say reveal Saskia's name:

now the printed name of Saskia is "Saskia";

now Saskia is proper-named.

To say reveal the passphrase:

now the alarm box is familiar.

Should the game choose when comparing Saskia against the framed painting:

it is a good choice.

Effect of casting kulcad at Saskia:

say "Nothing changes about her, not directly. But the air around the desk shimmers like a heat haze before going perfectly still. Perhaps some ambient spell disappearing?";

try shouting.

Instead of waking Saskia: try shouting.

Instead of an actor shouting or singing or clapping in the presence of Saskia:

take full time;

if the player can see Saskia, say "[The Saskia] starts suddenly at the noise[if Saskia can see the player or Saskia can see the Adventurer]. Seeing an unfamiliar person standing over her, she jumps backward, pulling a scroll from some pocket and beginning[else], seeming to realize where she is for the first time. She pulls out a spell scroll and begins to recite[end if] the spell with remarkable alacrity. She looks at the portrait as she calls out the last word, [i]aimfiz[/i][--]space distorts for a moment[--]and she is gone."; ["The" at the beginning fixes an article bug if she's not proper-named yet.]

remove Saskia from play.

Instead of attacking or kissing or pushing or pulling or turning or squeezing or touching or taking Saskia:

say "As you reach toward her, the air begins to feel strangely resistant and pushes you back.";

take full time.

Effect of casting serage at Saskia:

say "You complete the spell, but her mind seems to reject it, and the compulsion does not hold."

Instead of giving something to Saskia: give Saskia's null response; take full time.

Instead of someone giving something to Saskia: if the player can see the actor, give Saskia's null response; take full time.

Effect of casting cleesh at Saskia:

say "[The second noun]'s body begins to distort, becoming smaller and greener. In a few moments all that is left is a small newt scuttling away towards a hole in the wall.";

remove Saskia from play.

Inverse effect of casting zifmia at a Saskia-summoning thing when Saskia is on-stage:

say "She flickers for a moment and disappears.";

remove Saskia from play.

Saskia has some text called the current thoughts.

Effect of casting yomin at Saskia:

say "You enter her thoughts, and for a moment a stream of ideas and perceptions flows through your mind. Chief among them seems to be [r]";

say italic type;

if the current thoughts of Saskia are empty:

say "[regarding the player standin][one of]What is going on?[or]Am I still asleep?[or]Maybe if I ignore [him] [she]'ll go away.[or]That was an interesting dream.[or]What does this idiot want?[or]Work is invading my dreams now too...[or]Why is [she] here?[or][They're] kinda hot actually...[or]I wonder what [he] [look] like under those clothes?[or][roman type]a rather detailed fantasy involving you and her.[or]a vague memory of a surreal dreamscape.[stopping][br]";

otherwise:

say the current thoughts of Saskia;

now the current thoughts of Saskia are "";

say roman type.

To give Saskia's null response:

say "She [one of]seems nearly asleep and does not respond[or]turns to look at you blearily for a moment, then slumps over the desk again[or]shifts slightly on the desk but remains silent[or]seems to hear, but says nothing[at random]."

Default response for Saskia:

give Saskia's null response.

Instead of asking Saskia about a topic listed in the Table of Saskia's Topic Thoughts:

now the current thoughts of Saskia are the response entry;

make no decision.

Instead of telling Saskia about a topic listed in the Table of Saskia's Topic Thoughts:

now the current thoughts of Saskia are the response entry;

make no decision.

Instead of informing Saskia about something:

if there is an item of the second noun in the Table of Saskia's Object Thoughts:

choose a row with item of the second noun in the Table of Saskia's Object Thoughts;

now the current thoughts of Saskia are the response entry;

make no decision.

Instead of quizzing Saskia about something:

if there is an item of the second noun in the Table of Saskia's Object Thoughts:

choose a row with item of the second noun in the Table of Saskia's Object Thoughts;

now the current thoughts of Saskia are the response entry;

make no decision.

Table of Saskia's Object Thoughts

Table of Saskia's Topic Thoughts

When Act 1 ends: remove Saskia from play. [Just in case.]