text: of ragged jeans from George's locker?"
  
  Samir picks up the pair of ragged jeans.
  
  > take Samir
  You're already holding Samir's hand.
  
  > Go west
  You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
  
  Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!" To the south, there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms. The hallway continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
  posters about When I Grow Up.
  
  Samir is here, holding hands with you and carrying a pair of ragged jeans.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  > go to the west
  You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
  
  The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance. Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their moorings.
  
  Samir is here, holding hands with you and carrying a pair of ragged jeans.
  
  The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  > go west
  You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
  
  The air reeks of smoke and chemicals. To the south, two large double doors lead into the gymnasium. Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
  
  Samir is here, holding hands with you and carrying a pair of ragged jeans.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  > Go south
  You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
  
  The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed. Since this room doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall. The door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south. The double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
  
  Samir is here, holding hands with you and carrying a pair of ragged jeans.
  
  Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance beam, and scattered over the floor.
  
  You can also see a blue exercise mat and a pommel horse here.
  
  > Go south
  You are holding Samir's hand, so he follows you.
  
  Heavy wooden benches separate long rows of battered green gym lockers. Everything smells like old socks in here. The coach's office is over to the east, and the gym is back to the north.
  
  Samir is here, holding hands with you and carrying a pair of ragged jeans.
  
  The gym office door is closed.
  
  Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
  
  Jude is here, holding hands with Ashley and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
  
  A old boombox sits quietly on one of the wooden benches.
  
  You can also see a deodorant spray bottle and a broken ponytail holder here.
  
  > give the pants to George
  (the pair of ragged jeans to George)
  You say, "Samir, please show the pair of ragged jeans to George."
  
  Samir crowds up to the small window.
  
  Samir holds the pair of ragged jeans up to the window for George's inspection. "Look, it's a pair of ragged jeans!"
  
  With a click, the gym office door opens just far enough for George to stick his hand out and grab the pants away from Samir. Before you can intervene, George slams the door shut again.
  
  > wait a while
  You wait.
  
  > knock on the door
  GEORGE, OPEN DOOR
  
  You call, "George, can you open the door?"
  
  George hollers through the door, "No, leave me alone! I'm changing!"
  
  The gym office door opens again, and George comes out wearing the ragged jeans under his oversized T-shirt.
  
  You can't see any such thing.
  
  > look at George
  He needs a bath, a hug, and a haircut, but first he needs to get out
  of here.
  
  George is wearing a pair of ragged jeans and an oversized T-shirt. George is carrying Mr. Lewis's gym keys and a lacrosse stick.
  
  > drop the stick
  You say, "George, put down the lacrosse stick."
  
  George puts the lacrosse stick on the floor.
  
  > take George
  You take George's hand. "Stay with me," you say.
  
  > go to the north
  You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
  
  The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed. Since this room doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall. The door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south. The double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
  
  George is here, holding hands with you and carrying Mr. Lewis's gym keys.
  
  Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance beam, and scattered over the floor.
  
  You can also see a blue exercise mat and a pommel horse here.
  
  > unlock the equipment door with keys
  You ask, "George, can you unlock the door if you use Mr. Lewis's
  keys?"
  
  George sorts through the keys and finds the correct one on the fourth try. You hear a click as he unlocks the equipment room.
  
  > drop the keys
  You say, "George, put down Mr. Lewis's keys."
  
  George puts Mr. Lewis's gym keys on the floor.
  
  > Equipment
  You ask, "George, can you open the door?"
  
  George opens the equipment room door.
  
  > Go west
  You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
  
  A single incandescent bulb swings overhead from a short chain. Its harsh light showcases half-empty racks, bins, and boxes of gym equipment, most badly in need of repair.
  
  George is here, holding hands with you.
  
  You can also see a wobbly table (on which is a roll of black cloth tape) here.
  
  > get all
  wobbly table: To avoid confusing George, ask about one thing at a
  time.
  Duracell D-cell batteries: To avoid confusing George, ask about one thing at a time.
  roll of black cloth tape: To avoid confusing George, ask about one thing at a time.
  George: To avoid confusing George, ask about one thing at a time.
  
  > get tape
  You ask, "George, could you please pick up that roll of tape?"
  
  George picks up the roll of black cloth tape.
  
  > go to the east
  You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
  
  The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed. Since this room doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall. The open door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south. The double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
  
  George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a roll of black cloth tape.
  
  Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance beam, and scattered over the floor.
  
  You can also see Mr. Lewis's gym keys, a blue exercise mat, and a pommel horse here.
  
  > go to the west
  You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
  
  A single incandescent bulb swings overhead from a short chain. Its harsh light showcases half-empty racks, bins, and boxes of gym equipment, most badly in need of repair.
  
  George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a roll of black cloth tape.
  
  You can also see a wobbly table here.
  
  > Exits
  From here, you can try going east into the gym.
  
  > examine table
  It's a cheap table made from two metal rectangles and a white plastic surface between them.
  
  > Go south
  You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
  
  Heavy wooden benches separate long rows of battered green gym lockers. Everything smells like old socks in here. The coach's office is over to the east, and the gym is back to the north.
  
  George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a roll of black cloth tape.
  
  Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
  
  The gym office door is open.
  
  Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
  
  Jude is here, holding hands with Ashley and clinging to Mr. Bunny.
  
  A old boombox sits quietly on one of the wooden benches.
  
  You can also see a lacrosse stick, a deodorant spray bottle, and a broken ponytail holder here.
  
  > take the stick
  You ask, "Ashley, can you please take that lacrosse stick?"
  
  Ashley picks up the lacrosse stick.
  
  > take Ashley
  Ashley doesn't have a free hand, since she is carrying a lacrosse
  stick and holding hands with Jude.
  
  > drop jude
  You say, "Ashley, let go of Jude."
  
  Ashley lets go of Jude's hand.
  
  > go south
  You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
  
  Heavy wooden benches separate long rows of battered green gym lockers. Everything smells like old socks in here. The coach's office is over to the east, and the gym is back to the north.
  
  George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a roll of black cloth tape.
  
  Samir is standing nearby with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
  
  The gym office door is open.
  
  Tyrone stands with his arms folded across his pint-sized chest.
  
  Jude is here, clinging to Mr. Bunny.
  
  Ashley is here, holding a lacrosse stick.
  
  A old boombox sits quietly on one of the wooden benches.
  
  You can also see a deodorant spray bottle and a broken ponytail holder here.
  
  > take Ashley
  You take Ashley's hand. "Stay with me," you say.
  
  > Go north
  You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
  You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
  
  The elderly gymnasium looks relatively unscathed. Since this room doubles as an auditorium, stacked bleachers line the north wall. The open door to the equipment room is west, and the locker room is south. The double doors leading back to the hallway are north.
  
  Ashley is here, holding hands with you and holding a lacrosse stick.
  
  George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a roll of black cloth tape.
  
  Blue exercise mats are piled to one side, arranged around a balance beam, and scattered over the floor.
  
  You can also see Mr. Lewis's gym keys, a blue exercise mat, and a pommel horse here.
  
  > Go north
  You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
  You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
  
  The air reeks of smoke and chemicals. To the south, two large double doors lead into the gymnasium. Mrs. McCaskill's classroom used to be accessible to the north, but there's no going that way now.
  
  Ashley is here, holding hands with you and holding a lacrosse stick.
  
  George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a roll of black cloth tape.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  > Go east
  You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
  You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
  
  The wall buckled a bit here, but didn't collapse entirely - unlike to the west, where outright wreckage is visible by the gym entrance. Colorful leaf rubbings and magazine mosaics hang drunkenly off their moorings.
  
  Ashley is here, holding hands with you and holding a lacrosse stick.
  
  George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a roll of black cloth tape.
  
  The door to your classroom hangs open on its twisted doorframe.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  > go east
  You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
  You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
  
  Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!" To the south, there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms. The hallway continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
  posters about When I Grow Up.
  
  Ashley is here, holding hands with you and holding a lacrosse stick.
  
  George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a roll of black cloth tape.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  > Go south
  You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
  You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
  
  The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking fountain in the south wall. The boys' bathroom is to the east and the girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs reminding everyone about handwashing.
  
  Ashley is here, holding hands with you and holding a lacrosse stick.
  
  George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a roll of black cloth tape.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  There's a wet spot growing on the carpet near the door to the girls' room.
  
  You can also see a small rubber wedge here.
  
  > Go west
  George hangs back until you say, "It's okay, George."
  
  George reluctantly follows you in.
  You are holding Ashley's hand, so she follows you.
  
  Rubble and debris fill the back half of the bathroom. At least one pipe burst in the collapse, and water sprays steadily across the room to bounce off a stall door and pool on the ugly cream-and-black tiles.
  
  Ashley is here, holding hands with you and holding a lacrosse stick.
  
  George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a roll of black cloth tape.
  
  Keiko is sitting on the bathroom floor. Her hair and clothing are soaked from the spraying water, and her right leg is visibly broken.
  
  You can also see a yardstick here.
  
  George says, "I'm not supposed to be in the girls' bathroom."
  
  You say, "Doesn't matter right now. Keiko needs help."
  
  > drop george
  You let go of George's hand.
  
  Ashley asks Keiko, "Can I do something to help?"
  
  Keiko shakes her head. "Just don't go away."
  Ashley sits down next to Keiko. "I'll stay here until Mr. Ginsberg needs me again," she says.
  
  > take the tape
  You ask, "Ashley, could you please grab that roll of tape?"
  
  Ashley reaches for the roll of black cloth tape, but George holds it out of her reach.
  Ashley says, "George won't give me the roll of tape!"
  
  Keiko breathes through her teeth for a moment.
  
  > give the tape to Ashley
  You say, "George, please pass the roll of tape to Ashley."
  
  George pushes the roll of black cloth tape at Ashley.
  
  Ashley takes the roll of black cloth tape from George.
  
  You say, "Thank you, George."
  
  Keiko breathes through her teeth for a moment.
  
  > give the stick to Keiko
  You say, "Ashley, please hand the lacrosse stick to Keiko."
  
  Ashley offers the lacrosse stick to Keiko.
  
  Keiko takes the lacrosse stick from Ashley.
  
  You say, "Thank you, Ashley."
  
  > take the yardstick
  You ask, "Ashley, can you please take that yardstick?"
  
  Ashley picks up the yardstick.
  
  > examine the right leg
  Keiko's leg is visibly broken. There's an ugly scrape mark above the break, too.
  
  > put the yardstick on the right leg
  Balancing something on Keiko's right leg is probably difficult.
  Better to have Ashley leave it on the floor, if it needs to be left behind.
  
  > put the tape on the yardstick
  Balancing something on the yardstick is probably difficult. Better to have Ashley leave it on the floor, if it needs to be left behind.
  
  > tie the yardstick to the right leg
  (When you're ready to splint Keiko's leg, just SPLINT KEIKO.)
  
  > Splint keiko
  The yardstick is too long and unwieldy. You'll have to break it in half.
  
  > break the yardstick
  You ask, "Ashley, can you break the yardstick?"
  
  Ashley gives the yardstick a dubious look. "Can't you ask one of the boys?" she asks.
  
  George volunteers, "I could do it!"
  
  > give the yardstick to George
  You say, "Ashley, please pass the yardstick to George."
  
  Ashley holds the yardstick out to George.
  
  George pulls the yardstick away from Ashley.
  
  You say, "Gently, George!"
  
  > break yardstick
  You ask, "George, can you break the yardstick?"
  
  George considers his options for a moment before leaning the yardstick up against a wall. One powerful stomp downward breaks the yardstick neatly in two, with surprisingly few splinters sticking out.
  
  George studies the yardstick for a moment and breaks off a few last splinters before showing it off to you.
  
  You say, "Nicely done," and George grins with pride.
  
  Keiko breathes through her teeth for a moment.
  
  > Splint keiko
  You try to rip off a length of the black cloth tape and discover that you don't have enough strength to tear it. Before the spraying water can ruin the adhesive, you hurriedly wind it back onto its spool.
  
  > Splint keiko
  No. Ashley is just a kid - they all are. You can't put this responsibility on them.
  
  You're going to have to splint Keiko's leg yourself.
  
  > Tear tape
  Bad plan. If breaking the roll of black cloth tape would help save your students, that would be one thing - but encouraging vandalism
  just sets a bad precedent.
  
  > drop the yardstick
  You say, "George, please put down the yardstick."
  
  George puts the broken yardstick on the floor.
  
  > take George
  You take George's hand. "Stay with me," you say.
  
  > go east
  You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
  
  The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking fountain in the south wall. The boys' bathroom is to the east and the girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs reminding everyone about handwashing.
  
  George is here, holding hands with you.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  There's a wet spot growing on the carpet near the door to the girls' room.
  
  You can also see a small rubber wedge here.
  
  > Go north
  You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
  
  Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!" To the south, there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms. The hallway continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
  posters about When I Grow Up.
  
  George is here, holding hands with you.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  > Go north
  You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
  
  Ms. Wagner's Room
  This classroom is reasonably undamaged, apart from a fallen ceiling tile. The decorations are straight out of the 70's, all giant cardboard apples and smiling cartoon children, occupying not only the walls but the front of Ms. Wagner's desk. The air smells of markers and chalk dust.
  
  George is here, holding hands with you.
  
  You can also see a closet door, a pair of safety scissors, and an enormous blackboard here.
  
  > take scissors
  You ask, "George, would you please pick up that pair of scissors?"
  
  George picks up the pair of safety scissors.
  
  George asks, "Mr. Ginsberg, can I draw on the chalkboard?"
  
  You say, "Go ahead. Just don't erase my note."
  
  George wanders over to the blackboard, picks up a piece of chalk, and scratches away at the board for a while.
  
  Satisfied with his drawing, George puts the chalk back in the tray.
  
  > go to the south
  You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
  
  Emily's former classroom is to the north, marked with a construction paper sign reading "Ms. Wagner's room - Come In!" To the south, there's an alcove that splits off toward the bathrooms. The hallway continues to the east and west, decorated with inexpertly drawn
  posters about When I Grow Up.
  
  George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a pair of safety scissors.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  > Go south
  You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
  
  The failing fluorescent lights illuminate a kid-height drinking fountain in the south wall. The boys' bathroom is to the east and the girls' bathroom is to the west, both marked with Happy Hygiene signs reminding everyone about handwashing.
  
  George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a pair of safety scissors.
  
  The fire alarms flash and shrill monotonously.
  
  There's a wet spot growing on the carpet near the door to the girls' room.
  
  You can also see a small rubber wedge here.
  
  > go west
  You are holding George's hand, so he follows you.
  
  Rubble and debris fill the back half of the bathroom. At least one pipe burst in the collapse, and water sprays steadily across the room to bounce off a stall door and pool on the ugly cream-and-black tiles.
  
  George is here, holding hands with you and carrying a pair of safety scissors.
  
  Ashley is sitting here and carrying a roll of black cloth tape.
  
  Keiko is sitting here and holding a lacrosse stick.
  
  You can also see a broken yardstick here.
  
  > give scissors to Ashley
  You say, "George, please give the pair of scissors to Ashley."
  
  George thrusts the pair of safety scissors at Ashley.
  
  Ashley takes the pair of safety scissors from George.
  
  You say, "Thank you, George."
  
  > cut the tape
  You ask, "Ashley, can you cut the roll of tape?"
  
  Ashley says, "Are you sure about that, Mr. Ginsberg?"
  
  You ask, "No, I didn't mean it. Sorry, I don't know what I was thinking."
  
  > drop george
  ASHLEY, GIVE SCISSORS TO GEORGE
  
  You say, "Ashley, please hand the pair of scissors to George."
  
  Ashley offers the pair of safety scissors to George.
  
  George grabs the pair of safety scissors away from Ashley.
  
  You say, "Gently, George!"
  
  You let go of George's hand.
  
  > cut the tape with the scissors
  George won't understand those instructions. You need to rethink your strategy.
  
  (Reminder: If you just saw a "What do you want George to ?" message, please reenter your second command now.)
  
  > give the scissors to you
  You say, "George, please pass me that pair of scissors.
  
  George offers you the pair of safety scissors.
  
  You accept the pair of safety scissors. "Thank you, George."
  
  > cut the tape
  You say, "Ashley, I need to see the roll of tape for a moment."
  
  (When you're ready to splint Keiko's leg, just SPLINT KEIKO.)
  
  floor.
  
  > drop the tape
  You say, "Ashley, put down the roll of tape."
  
  Ashley puts the roll of black cloth tape on the floor.
  
  > take the tape and the scissors
  roll of black cloth tape: You're weak and trembling from the toxic
  gas, and you're not actually sure you can pick up the roll of black cloth tape. Maybe you could ask one of the students to get it for
  you.
  (Example: George, TAKE roll of black cloth tape.)
  pair of safety scissors: Your hands are shaking badly enough that you're afraid of dropping the pair of safety scissors, but you could ask one of the students to get it for you.
  
  > Splint keiko
  You looked at the yardstick, the scissors, and the black cloth tape - all carried here by a student, because you didn't have the strength to carry them yourself. And you looked at your hands, which wouldn't
  stop shaking. And then you looked at Keiko, and you picked up the yardstick.
  
  When Keiko screamed, George whimpered and wrapped his arms around himself as if he could hug the sound away, and Ashley went pale and
  ran out of the room,
  Afterward, you might say you prayed. Or only that you thought of
  Adam. Or only that you had to keep going. But when you were done at last, sitting back on your heels in the spraying water and misery, you heard Keiko whisper, "Thank you."
  
  Keiko levers herself up with the lacrosse stick. Her balance clearly isn't great, but between her splinted leg and the lacrosse stick, she should be able to get around for the time being.