Every Day the Same Dream
Luis Gonzalez
@party IF Competition 2010
Welcome to the rat race.
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Welcome to the rat race.

A text adventure game based on the game by the same name created by molleindustria.org. An accurate remake of
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m.html by Luis Gonzalez The release number is 1

You are standing by your bed. There is a room to the east.

You can see a drawer (in which is a suit), an alarm clock and a nightstand here.
About yourself
As good-looking as ever.
Inventory
You are carrying:
a pair of Newcastle United boxer shorts (being worn)
You examine the bed
Your bed.
You examine the alarm clock
This alarm clock features nice large numbers that are easy for tired or blurry eyes to see. It reads: 9:04 am  It has a blinking red light.

The alarm clock is currently switched on.
You turn off the clock
The blinking red light stops.

You switch the alarm clock off.
You examine the nightstand
There is only one of them here. You prefer having one night stand.
Look around
You are standing by your bed. There is a room to the east.

You can see a drawer (in which is a suit), an alarm clock and a nightstand here.
You take the suit
Taken.
You look at suit
A tailor made garment set consisting of a jacket, trousers, shirt, tie and shiny black shoes.
You wear it
You change into business clothes. Its a tight fit.
Go east
You are in the room used for cooking and food preparation. Something smells good coming from the stove.

You can see a television, your wife and a stove here.

Your wife greets you: "Morning dear."
You examine the wife
The young woman engrossed in making breakfast.
Kiss wife
Keep your mind on the game.
You examine the television
The television is a Toshiba 15LV505 15.6-Inch LCD TV. The channel is stuck on Animal planet.

The television is currently switched on.
You examine the stove
Its an electric stove. You have no clue how to use it. It is  being used at the moment.
You talk to the wife
She says: "C'mon honey you're late."
You open stove
You can't see any such thing.

That's not something you can open.
You look at your surroundings
You are in the room used for cooking and food preparation. Something smells good coming from the stove.

You can see a television, your wife and a stove here.
Go east
The corridor is lined with lights against the wall. The elevator door is closed.

You can see a button here.
Examine button
The round button will summon the elevator for you. There is only one button going down.

The button is currently switched off.
You press the button
The button lights up. You hear a strange mechanical noise getting closer.
You wait
Time passes.
You examine the door
The elevator door is open.
Look around
The corridor is lined with lights against the wall. The elevator door is open. It looks like you can enter the elevator.

You can see a button here.
You enter the elevator
You are in a vertical transport vehicle that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building.

You can see Elevator lady here.
You talk to the lady
She says: "5 more steps and you will be a new person."
Go outside
You are standing outside your apartment complex. You can go either east or west.

You find yourself outside the building.
East
Freeway (in the car)
You are on a highway. There is considerable traffic.
You go outside
You get out of the car.

You are on a highway. There is considerable traffic.

You can see a car (empty) here.
You look at the car
A pinto with great gas mileage.
Go east
A secret spot with grass. You can see the freeway in the distance.

You can see a cow here.
You look at the cow
A female of domestic cattle. She has black and white spots.
You eat the cow
(first taking the cow)
I don't suppose the cow would care for that.
You go west
You are on a highway. There is considerable traffic.

You can see a car (empty) here.
You enter car
You get into the car.
You go to the east
A parking lot. There is alot of parking spaces.

You can see a car (empty) and a tree (in which is a leaf) here.
You get the leaf
You take the leaf and examine it closely. It once was green and full of life but struggles to maintain the routine of being a leaf.
Press any key to continue...
Bedroom
You are standing by your bed. There is a room to the east.

You can see a drawer (in which is a suit), an alarm clock and a nightstand here.

I beg your pardon?

I beg your pardon?
You turn off the clock
The blinking red light stops.

You switch the alarm clock off.
You take the suit
Taken.
You wear the suit
You change into business clothes. Its a tight fit.
You go east
You are in the room used for cooking and food preparation. Something smells good coming from the stove.

You can see a television, your wife and a stove here.
Kiss stove
You can only do that to something animate.
Kiss wife
Keep your mind on the game.
You examine the wife
The young woman engrossed in making breakfast.
You ask wife about the breakfast
She smirks cryptically.
Go east
The corridor is lined with lights against the wall. The elevator door is closed.

You can see a button here.
You enter the elevator
You are in a vertical transport vehicle that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building.

You can see Elevator lady here.
You go outside
You are standing outside your apartment complex. You can go either east or west.
Go east
A parking lot. There is alot of parking spaces.

You can see a car (empty) and a tree (empty) here.
You go east
Welcome to your work environment.

You can see a chart and Boss here.

The boss looks at you. He says: "You are late."
You hit the Boss
There is a red line indicating the financial health of your company. It is showing normal levels.

Violence isn't the answer to this one.
You examine boss
The man.
Go east
Go east
A longer hallway. You see even more office drones sitting inside their cubicles
You go east
An even longer hallway with even more office drones sitting inside their cubicles.

You can see a cubicle (in which is a chair) here.
You enter the cubicle
You step inside your cubicle and slowly wither your life away with every keystroke.
Press any key to continue...
Bedroom
You are standing by your bed. There is a room to the east.

You can see a drawer (in which is a suit), an alarm clock and a nightstand here.
East
You are in the room used for cooking and food preparation. Something smells good coming from the stove.

You can see a television, your wife and a stove here.
About yourself
As good-looking as ever.
You examine the television
The television is a Toshiba 15LV505 15.6-Inch LCD TV. The channel is stuck on Animal planet.

The television is currently switched on.
You turn off the television
You switch the television off.
You turn off the television
That's already off.
You remove all
(the pair of Newcastle United boxer shorts)
You take off the pair of Newcastle United boxer shorts.
You drop the shorts
Dropped.
Go east
The corridor is lined with lights against the wall. The elevator door is closed.

You can see a button here.
Go east
Welcome to your work environment.

You can see a chart and Boss here.

The boss looks at you. He says: "What? Where is your tie? You're fired."
Press any key to continue...
Bedroom
You are standing by your bed. There is a room to the east.

You can see a drawer (in which is a suit), an alarm clock and a nightstand here.
You wear the suit
(first taking the suit)
You change into business clothes. Its a tight fit.
You go east
You are in the room used for cooking and food preparation. Something smells good coming from the stove.

You can see a pair of Newcastle United boxer shorts, a television, your wife and a stove here.
You take the shorts
You already have that.
You eat your shorts
That's plainly inedible.
You look at the chart
There is a red line indicating the financial health of your company. It is showing normal levels.
Go east
You find yourself outside your work building.

You can see a cliff here.
You look at the cliff
There is a cliff to the east. It looks like a long way down.
You go east
You rest your suit case on the floor and climb the fence toward the cliff. After taking a deep breath, you jump off.
Press any key to continue...
Bedroom
You are standing by your bed. There is a room to the east.

You can see a drawer (in which is a suit), an alarm clock and a nightstand here.
You take the clock
That's fixed in place.
You talk to the elevator lady
She says: "1 more steps and you will be a new person."
You go outside
You are standing outside your apartment complex. You can go either east or west.
Go west
You are on the corner of your block. East goes back to your apartment.

You can see a homeless man here.
You examine homeless
The homeless man sits peacefully on the sidewalk.
You talk to the homeless man
He says: "I can take you to a peaceful place". The homeless man escorts you to an old cemetary nearby reminding you of your short existance.
Press any key to continue...
Bedroom
You are standing by your bed. There is a room to the east.

You can see a drawer (in which is a suit), an alarm clock and a nightstand here.
You examine the clock
This alarm clock features nice large numbers that are easy for tired or blurry eyes to see. It reads: 11:12 am  It has a blinking red light.

The alarm clock is currently switched on.
You examine the clock
This alarm clock features nice large numbers that are easy for tired or blurry eyes to see. It reads: 11:13 am  It has a blinking red light.

The alarm clock is currently switched on.
Go east
You are in the room used for cooking and food preparation.

You can see a television and a stove here.
You examine the television
The television is a Toshiba 15LV505 15.6-Inch LCD TV. The channel is stuck on Animal planet.

The television is currently switched on.
You enter the elevator
You are in a vertical transport vehicle that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building.
Go west
You are on the corner of your block. East goes back to your apartment.
Go east
Freeway (in the car)
You are on a highway. There are no cars on the road.
You go east
Welcome to your work environment.

You can see a chart here.
Go east
A hallway with five empty cubicles.
Go east
A longer hallway. Nobody appears to be at their desks.
You go east
An even longer hallway with even more office drones sitting inside their cubicles.

You can see a cubicle (in which is a chair) here.
You sit
What do you want to sit on?
Chair
(getting into the cubicle)

You step inside your cubicle and slowly wither your life away with every keystroke.
Press any key to continue...
Bedroom
You are standing by your bed. There is a room to the east.

You can see a drawer (in which is a suit), an alarm clock and a nightstand here.
You go east
You must name something more substantial.