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Section of Being Imprisoned

Escape attempts is a number that varies. Escape attempts is 0.

Instead of going west from the drawing room during Meeting the Children:

if escape attempts is 0:

say "The other mother says: 'Not so fast.'";

increase escape attempts by 1;

otherwise if escape attempts is 1:

have the mother put the player into the mirror;

now escape attempts is -1;

otherwise:

continue the action.

To have the mother put the player into the mirror:

say "The other mother says: 'You need time to think, young lady.' She picks you up and carries you to the hallway."; [<- could do with some more exciting description]

move the mother to the hallway;

now the player is in the hallway;

say "The mother takes out the black key, somehow unlocks the mirror with it, and pushes you inside.";

now the player is in In-the-mirror.

Every turn during Meeting the Children:

If time since Meeting the Children began is six minutes:

If the player has not been in In-the-mirror:

have the mother put the player into the mirror.

Meeting the children ends when the children are known and the player is in the Hallway.