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Part of Helpful Characters

Instead of asking someone (called x) to try helping the player during Beginning:

if x is the real father:

if the wooden door has not been unlocked, say "He says: 'Hm? I'm busy. Why don't you find something to ask your mother about?'";

otherwise say "He says: 'Hm? I'm busy, why don't you look around in the drawing room for a while?'";

otherwise if x is the real mother:

if the wooden door is locked, say "She says: 'Why don't you ask me about things that you see?'";

otherwise say "She says: 'Hm? Have you examined the door enough, darling?'";

otherwise if x is Miss Spink:

say "They say: 'Have you openend and looked at the curious little wooden door? I think your mother has a key for it.'";

otherwise if x is Mister Bobo:

say "He says: 'Have you openend and looked at the curious little wooden door? I think your mother has a key for it.'";

otherwise if x is the cat:

say "The cat miaows, and looks at you as if you were not very clever.'";

otherwise:

continue the action.

Instead of asking someone (called x) to try helping the player during Sleepy:

if x is the real father:

say "He says: 'Hm? Go to bed, little one, it is late.'"; [shouldn't happen]

otherwise if x is the real mother:

say "She says: 'Hm? Go to bed, little one, it is late.'"; [shouldn't happen]

otherwise:

continue the action.

Instead of asking someone (called x) to try helping the player during Midnight Excursion:

continue the action. [so, nobody can help her with the key???]

Instead of asking someone (called x) to try helping the player during First Visit:

if x is the other father:

say "The other father says: 'I think the cat should be very interesting to you.'";

otherwise if x is the other mother:

say "The other mother says: 'Isn't this place a wonderful home for you? I think the cat should be particularly interesting to you.'";

otherwise if x is the cat:

say "The cat looks at you as if it wants you to talk to her.'";

otherwise:

continue the action.

Instead of asking someone (called x) to try helping the player during Sleepy Again:

if x is the cat:

say "The cat says: 'You look really sleepy. Maybe you should go to bed.'";

otherwise if x is the other father:

say "The other father says: 'You look really sleepy. Maybe you should go to bed.'";

otherwise if x is the other mother:

say "The other mother says: 'You look really sleepy. Maybe you should go to bed. Stay here with me.'";

otherwise:

continue the action.

Instead of asking someone (called x) to try helping the player during Home Alone:

if x is the cat:

say "The cat says... nothing.";

otherwise if x is real Miss Spink:

if the player has carried the talisman:

say "'Well, Caroline, you probably should find your parents. If they are not here, they must be... somewhere else. You are certainly a very brave girl. There are dangers in your future... somewhere else.'";

otherwise:

say "'Well, Caroline, we have a secret that we could tell you about if you ask us about it.'";

otherwise if x is the real Mister Bobo:

if the player has carried the talisman:

say "'Well, Caroline, I think you must find your parents. If they are not here, they must be... somewhere else. You are certainly a very brave girl.'";

otherwise:

say "'I don't know very much, Caroline. You had better as Miss Spink and Miss Forcible downstairs.'";

otherwise:

continue the action.

Instead of asking someone (called x) to try helping the player during Meeting the children:

continue the action.

Instead of asking someone (called x) to try helping the player during Searching the other World:

if x is the cat:

say "You must find three marbles and your parents. Use the talisman to look at things. Then, attack the mother. Follow me, I will show you the way.";

otherwise if x is the other Miss Spink and Miss Forcible:

say "You must find three marbles and your parents. Use the talisman to look at things. Then, attack the mother. - Usually, people carry the marbles, but sometimes, they can be in a simple box.";

otherwise if x is the other Mister Bobo:

say "You must find three marbles and your parents. Use the talisman to look at things. Then, attack the mother. - Usually, people carry the marbles, but sometimes, they can be in a simple box.";

otherwise if x is the other mother:

say "We have a deal. You can try to find your parents. Then, I will let you get home. If not, you will stay here. And there is nothing else that you can find that is of any interest to you. (And I would never lie to you, of course.) PS: I love you.";

otherwise if x is the other father:

say "You must find three marbles and your parents. Use the talisman to look at things. Then, attack the mother. - Usually, people carry the marbles, but sometimes, they can be in a simple box.";

otherwise:

continue the action.