text: [Themes: Casual Simulation, strategy, orphanage, simulation]
  
  > describe your surroundings
  Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively low. The Middle House is to the north.
  
  The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
  
  A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
  
  In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
  
  Percy is shedding parasites, encrustations and chunks of skin in My First Delousing Bath.
  
  Molly is housed here.
  
  > assign Molly to Bath
  You unceremoniously dunk Molly Bogey into the Delousing Bath, and command her to remain there until she shehas become less foul to behold.
  
  > go north
  This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations, it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the Senior north.
  
  The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
  
  A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
  
  Madison, Griselda, Hubert, Tawny and Maud are housed here.
  
  Edie, Becky and Frannie are busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
  
  > assign Tawny to the tricycles
  You command Tawny Scraggley to occupy herself with the ancient tricycles. She obediently complies.
  
  > Status
  Griselda   mediocre     poor         adequate     poor
  Jim        mediocre     poor         mediocre     mediocre
  Gretchen   poor         mediocre     poor         bad
  Madison    poor         abysmal      poor         poor
  Maud       poor         poor         poor         mediocre
  Tawny      mediocre     bad          mediocre     mediocre
  Hubert     poor         bad          adequate     poor
  Molly      adequate     awful        adequate     poor
  Frannie    mediocre     adequate     mediocre     poor
  Becky      mediocre     adequate     adequate     mediocre
  Percy      mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     adequate
  Mildred    poor         adequate     mediocre     bad
  Cob        mediocre     mediocre     poor         mediocre
  
  > assign Hubert to the tricycles
  You command Hubert Dobson to occupy himself with the ancient tricycles. He obediently complies.
  
  > Unassign Becky
  You allow Becky Criggledip to take a break.
  
  > scrub Edie
  You seize Edie, delouse her scalp with equal parts pomatum and mercurial ointment (just in case), and make her dedicate a few hours to shining her shoes. This accomplished, you deliver a short lecture on the spiritual and bacterial dangers of filthiness. Hopefully the lesson is learned; her looks are now poor.
  
  > Status
  Griselda   poor         poor         adequate     poor
  Jim        mediocre     poor         mediocre     mediocre
  Gretchen   poor         mediocre     poor         awful
  Madison    mediocre     abysmal      poor         poor
  Maud       mediocre     poor         mediocre     mediocre
  Tawny      mediocre     bad          mediocre     mediocre
  Hubert     poor         bad          adequate     poor
  Molly      adequate     abysmal      adequate     poor
  Frannie    mediocre     adequate     mediocre     mediocre
  Becky      poor         adequate     mediocre     poor
  Percy      poor         mediocre     mediocre     adequate
  Mildred    mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     bad
  Cob        mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     mediocre
  
  > discipline griselda
  You apply some well-deserved discipline to Griselda Much. Her discipline is now mediocre.
  
  > assign Griselda to the tricycles
  You command Griselda Much to occupy herself with the ancient tricycles. She obediently complies.
  
  > ring bell
  The ancient tricycles have fortified Edie Dillinger's vigour, which is now mediocre.
  The ancient tricycles have fortified Griselda Much's vigour, which is now poor.
  The ancient tricycles have fortified Tawny Scraggley's vigour, which is now poor.
  The ancient tricycles have fortified Hubert Dobson's vigour, which is now mediocre.
  My First Delousing Bath has brightened Molly Bogey's looks, which are now good.
  
  Becky Criggledip has broken a hole through the roof and escaped! Out in the harsh world children are exposed to all manner of sinful influences, so you are not surprised when, later, you receive reports that she is shamefully employed as a haughty courtesan.
  Mildred Chollop attempted to escape, but failed to get past the Ruritanian Mastiffs.
  
  You receive a government stipend of 130 for the feeding and care of your orphans; and pay out 39 coins on necessary care and maintenance, most of it going on food.
  Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Edie Dillinger, Madison Codscrote, Maud Barnacle and Frannie Harris have gained vigour, and Frannie Harris and Mildred Chollop have improved their morale.
  
  Molly Bogey has been moved to the Middle House, being of sufficient age. Madison Codscrote is ready for the Senior.
  
  A new orphan, Ned Jackson, has been entrusted to your care and is now housed in the Junior House.
  
  > go to the south
  Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively low. The Middle House is to the north.
  
  The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
  
  A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
  
  In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
  
  Ned is housed here.
  
  Percy is shedding parasites, encrustations and chunks of skin in My First Delousing Bath.
  
  A new task: Bleeding Hearts, Haemorrhaging Funds
  The incessant complaining and underhanded lobbying techniques of the Cruelty Defamation League have borne poison fruit: a law is being discussed in committee that, if enacted, would reduce the daily beatings permitted in juvenile institutions. Impassioned letter-writing has fallen on deaf ears, and it seems as if, once again, special interests will corrupt the fair process of government. But you're not entirely without friends. Hera Bethany Towlich, an artist of the back-room deal and the twisted arm, informs you that the voting is close and certain parties are open to persuasion. For 300 coins, the bill can be buried; for 700 it can be rewritten in language that would accidentally allow facilities of your kind more
  discipline.
  Few things are certain about the legislative process, but this is a matter of principle. What are you to do?
  1 - Pay three hundred to bury the bill.
  2 - Keep your money, cross your fingers and pray.
  
  > 1
  It boils your blood to be forced to pay money just to keep that which you possess by right; but sometimes principle must bow to sense. You fork the cash over, Hera eats some very nice lunches with some very unpleasant people, and no more is heard of the bill.
  
  > assign Ned to Bath
  You unceremoniously dunk Ned Jackson into the Delousing Bath, and command him to remain there until he is presentable.
  
  > Status
  Griselda   mediocre     poor         adequate     poor
  Jim        mediocre     poor         mediocre     mediocre
  Gretchen   poor         mediocre     poor         awful
  Madison    poor         abysmal      mediocre     poor
  Ned        bad          poor         poor         poor
  Maud       mediocre     mediocre     poor         mediocre
  Tawny      poor         poor         mediocre     mediocre
  Hubert     poor         poor         adequate     mediocre
  Molly      mediocre     awful        good         poor
  Frannie    poor         adequate     mediocre     mediocre
  Percy      mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     adequate
  Mildred    mediocre     adequate     mediocre     bad
  Cob        mediocre     poor         poor         poor
  
  > Discipline ned
  You apply some well-deserved discipline to Ned Jackson. His discipline is now poor.
  
  > Go north
  This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations, it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the Senior north.
  
  The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
  
  A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
  
  Molly, Maud and Frannie are housed here.
  
  Griselda, Hubert, Tawny and Edie are busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
  
  > Go north
  Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
  
  The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
  
  A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
  
  Madison, Jim, Mildred, Gretchen and Cob are housed here.
  
  > Scrub cob
  You seize Cob, drag a comb through his hair, and apply a rough brush to those parts of his person that he has neglected to keep to a hygienic standard. This accomplished, you deliver a short lecture on the spiritual and bacterial dangers of filthiness. Hopefully the lesson is learned; his looks are now poor.
  
  > Discipline hubert
  You apply some well-deserved discipline to Hubert Dobson. His discipline is now adequate.
  
  > discipline tawny
  You apply some well-deserved discipline to Tawny Scraggley. Her discipline is now mediocre.
  
  > Status
  Griselda   mediocre     poor         adequate     poor
  Jim        mediocre     bad          mediocre     mediocre
  Gretchen   poor         mediocre     mediocre     awful
  Madison    mediocre     abysmal      mediocre     poor
  Ned        poor         mediocre     poor         poor
  Maud       poor         mediocre     poor         poor
  Tawny      mediocre     poor         mediocre     poor
  Hubert     mediocre     mediocre     satisfactory poor
  Molly      mediocre     bad          satisfactory poor
  Frannie    poor         adequate     mediocre     poor
  Percy      mediocre     poor         mediocre     mediocre
  Mildred    poor         mediocre     mediocre     bad
  Cob        mediocre     poor         mediocre     mediocre
  
  > ring bell
  The ancient tricycles have fortified Edie Dillinger's vigour, which is now good.
  The ancient tricycles have fortified Griselda Much's vigour, which is now poor.
  My First Delousing Bath has brightened Ned Jackson's looks, which are now mediocre.
  The ancient tricycles have fortified Tawny Scraggley's vigour, which is now mediocre.
  The ancient tricycles have fortified Hubert Dobson's vigour, which is now mediocre.
  My First Delousing Bath has brightened Percy Dabney's looks, which are now adequate.
  
  Edie Dillinger attempted to escape, but failed to get past the Ruritanian Mastiffs.
  Mildred Chollop attempted to escape, but failed to get past the Ruritanian Mastiffs.
  
  You receive a government stipend of 140 for the feeding and care of your orphans; and pay out 42 coins on necessary care and maintenance, most of it going on food.
  Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Ned Jackson has gained vigour, and Gretchen Bloch and Percy Dabney have improved their morale.
  
  Maud Barnacle and Frannie Harris have graduated to the Senior House.
  
  > Status
  Griselda   mediocre     poor         adequate     poor
  Jim        mediocre     poor         mediocre     adequate
  Gretchen   poor         mediocre     poor         bad
  Madison    mediocre     awful        poor         poor
  Ned        poor         poor         mediocre     poor
  Maud       poor         mediocre     mediocre     mediocre
  Tawny      adequate     mediocre     mediocre     mediocre
  Hubert     mediocre     mediocre     adequate     poor
  Molly      adequate     bad          excellent    poor
  Frannie    mediocre     adequate     mediocre     mediocre
  Percy      poor         mediocre     adequate     adequate
  Mildred    poor         mediocre     mediocre     awful
  Cob        mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     poor
  
  A new task: The Malnutrition Games
  A number of forward-thinking administrators in the institutional guardianship sector are trying to put together a five-a-side streetball tournament. Team sports promote determination, local pride and contempt for the weak. On the other hand, you would need to field a team of five strong-limbed orphans of Senior House age; while matches are infrequent enough that they would still have time for regular activities, the risk of injury or escape should not be ignored. This opportunity may not present itself again, however.
  Do you want to compete in the tournament?
  
  > Yes
  Excellent. Use RECRUIT on orphans to add them to your team. If they disappoint, you can CUT them from the team -- but matches will not go ahead unless you have a full squad of five.