text: [Themes: Slice of life, female protagonist]
  
  > look at your surroundings
  This is your room. For the most part, it is pretty neat. Your bed lies alongside the wall that has your closet, and a small dresser is next to it. The other walls are covered with carefully organized bookshelves, videoshelves, pictures, and a full-length mirror by the window. The hallway is south of here, right out the door.
  
  > look at the stain
  It's horrible! Strangely, it looks like chocolate.
  
  > Lick stain
  The word "lick" is not necessary in this story.
  
  (If this was an accidental misspelling, you can correct it by typing OOPS followed by the corrected word now. Any time the story points out an unknown word, you can correct a misspelling using OOPS as your next command.)
  
  > look at the videoshelves
  They're essentially small bookshelves, except you've stacked your videos on them.
  
  > examine pictures
  There's a painting of a field of daisies, and several family photos hanging on the wall.
  
  > look at the photos
  There are some of you and your sister, and a few group shots of everybody.
  
  > look at the bookshelves
  Sturdy, wooden bookshelves line the walls of your room. The books on them are all arranged alphabetically according to author.
  
  > Examine books
  The books themselves are a mix of novels, biographies, and encyclopedias. There is also a stack of printed out fanfiction.
  
  > Examine fanfiction
  You and your sister were both fans of the tv show Louissa and Mark: The New Adventures of the Hulk back when it still aired. Since it's been cancelled, you both practically thrive on internet fanfiction and the reruns that air on channel 2.
  
  > About you
  You're about average height, with dark, naturally curly hair.
  
  > examine the mirror
  It's a tall, narrow mirror with a gold frame, and glass in which you can see your reflection.
  
  You're about average height, with dark, naturally curly hair.
  
  You do a little twirl in front of the mirror. Right now, you're in your slip.
  
  You really should get dressed; Troy could come at any minute! What are you going to do about that horrible stain on your dress? You should also get some shoes on. Some jewelry would really help. You could also do with just a touch of makeup. By the way, your hair is a frizzy mess. Get Moving, girl!
  
  > go to the south
  (first opening the door)
  
  This is the end of the narrow hallway that runs east-west through the upstairs of the house. Your room is to the north, and your twin sister's room is across the hall, to the south. The hall coninues to the west, and immediately east is a closet.
  
  > Go south
  (first opening your sister's door)
  
  Your parents have finally given in to their children's pleas, and given you and your twin sister separate rooms. Lara's room is messier than yours, but that's no surprise. Her walls are mostly covered in posters and pictures, and if you use your x-ray vision, you can almost see the floor. Well, okay, it's really not that bad. Her closet is at the far end of the room, by the window, and she has a desk and chair against one wall, across from her bed. The hallway is north of here.
  
  > examine the bed
  It looks like she quit in the middle of making it. The sheets are pulled halfway off, and the pillows are on the floor.
  
  > look under the bed
  The monsters wave at you.
  
  > look at the posters
  Aside from pictures and photos, Lara's walls are plastered with a vast quantity of posters for the heavy-rock boy band, "Screaming Mayhem". Some of them are just artsy album covers, but most feature various members of the band in flashy poses, often licking their guitars for some reason.
  
  > examine the snowglobe
  Lara borrowed it from you a month ago. You have no idea why. She never bothered to return it, apparently. She's bad at that-well, actually, you both are, but she's worse. Of course, it might be that she didn't return it because she still using it; although that doesn't make sense! How do you use a snowglobe?
  
  It has a little snowman inside, wearing a red cape.
  
  > Shake snowglobe
  You turn it upside-down and shake it. When you turn it right-side-up again, a myriad of little snowflakes swirl around the tiny, caped snowman.
  
  > examine the snowman
  He seems like a jolly little fellow.
  
  > examine closet
  Lara's closet contains her clothes. It's closed.
  
  > open the closet
  Some random odds and ends are piled on the floor. There's something about the pile that catches your attention...
  
  > look at the pile
  This is just a pile of Lara's junk. It's mostly things like CDs, shoes, board games, and who knows what else! A pair of shoes in the pile looks familiar. Hey-those are yours! That's the pair you've been looking for!
  
  > take the shoes
  Got 'em! Now finish getting dressed!
  
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  > Go north
  This is the end of the narrow hallway that runs east-west through the upstairs of the house. Your room is to the north, and your twin sister's room is across the hall, to the south. The hall coninues to the west, and immediately east is a closet.
  
  > Go east
  You enjoy standing in closets?
  
  > open the closet
  Opened.
  
  > Yes
  You must be more specific about whom you want to talk to.
  
  > examine the door
  Which door do you mean, your bedroom door, your sister's door, or the hall closet?
  
  > Closet
  It's just an ordinary hall closet. Nothing special about it. It's open.
  
  > go to the west
  This is the beginning of the narrow hallway that runs east-west through the upstairs of the house. The bathroom is immediately north, and at the western end of the hall is your parents' room. Between them is the staircase that goes down to the rest of the house. South, across from the stairs, is your brother David's room. The hall coninues to the east, towards your and your sister's rooms.
  
  Your parents' voices leak out from the bathroom, and you nearly fall over, until you realize that what your mom actually said was "Scrub me harder." Of course, that still doesn't make it much less disturbing.
  
  > Go south
  The "Keep Out" sign's magic powers keep you from entering. Actually, it's more likely the huge mess and brother germs on the other side of the door.
  
  > examine the sign
  KEEP OUT!
  
  > fly
  You hover for a while.
  
  > stand
  You're already standing.
  
  > go west
  (first opening your parents' door)
  
  This is the master bedroom, where your parents sleep. Their large, double bed is at the far end of the room, your Dad's side close to the window in case he has to leave in the middle of the night to attend an emergency. Against the far wall is a large vanity. You notice a beautiful silver necklace hanging from it.
  
  > look at the necklace
  The necklace was a gift from your father to your mother, and it's absolutely beautiful! The chain is silver, and the pendant holds a sapphire cut in a shield-shape. It's breath-takingly elegant, and it just so happens to complement your dress perfectly.
  
  > take it
  You'd better ask your mother before you go borrowing any of her jewelry!
  
  > examine the bed
  This is the bed your parents sleep in. It's a big double bed with deep red sheets and blankets. Under the double bed is a laptop.
  
  > look at the laptop
  It's a sleek, black laptop. It belongs to your mother. She usually uses it for work.