A Christmas Game (Inform Port) — 10 of 15

Section 9 - Cash Converters

Cash Converters is a room.

Instead of smelling Cash Converters:

Say "It smells of fetid despair."

Instead of listening to Cash Converters:

Say "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday is playing over the shop's sound system."

Skyrim is an object.

Skyrim is inside Cash Converters.

Printed name of Skyrim is "Skyrim Special Edition Computer Game."

Description of Skyrim is "A copy of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition! This year's 'must have' Christmas game. You're looking forward to re-rolling as a one-handed tank, but as usual will probably end up as a sneaking archer with destruction magic."

Understand "Game", "Computer Game", "Skyrim Special Edition Computer Game" and "Computer Game" as Skyrim.

Instead of taking Skyrim:

Say "You can't afford it!"

Instead of dropping Skyrim:

Say "You don't want to drop it, you want to take it home for Christmas."

Cash converters is south of the Town Square.

The description of Cash Converters is "[cash_description]".

To say cash_description:

If player is carrying Skyrim:

say "A modern day pawn-brokers shop A slightly less depressing place to be now that Scrooge is behaving himself again. The shelves are packed with all manner of second hand digital gadgets, at slightly too expensive prices but with 'pay weekly' offers. At the counter a queue of world beaten looking people clutching their wares wait to speak to the proprietor (one Ebenezer Scrooge) to try and get enough money to make it through Christmas.";

Otherwise:

say "A modern day pawn-brokers shop. What a depressing place to be on Christmas Eve. The shelves are packed with all manner of second hand digital gadgets, at slightly too expensive prices but with 'pay weekly' offers.

At the counter a queue of world beaten looking people clutching their wares wait to speak to the proprietor (one Ebenezer Scrooge) to try and get enough money to make it through Christmas.".

Ebenezer Scrooge is a person.

Ebenezer Scrooge is inside Cash Converters.

Description of Ebenezer Scrooge is "Despite it being warm and stuffy in the shop, Scrooge radiates cold. The cold within him has frozen his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shrivelled his cheeks, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red and his thin lips blue.

He's wearing a black suit, waistcoat and fingerless gloves."

Bumper Radio Times Christmas Special is an object.

Bumper Radio Times Christmas Special is nowhere.

Instead of dropping Bumper:

Say "You don't want to drop it, you want to take it home for Christmas!"

Description of Bumper Radio Times Christmas Special is "It's the 14 day Christmas edition of the Radio Times. The front cover (which is already coming loose thanks to the woefully inadequate staples) features the stars of a Christmas edition of Strictly Celebrity Bake Off On Ice In The Jungle, at least with this guide you'll know exactly how to avoid catching it."

Instead of talking to Ebenezer Scrooge:

If player is carrying Skyrim:

Say "'Bah, Hum...Er I mean Merry Christmas!' says Scrooge.";

Otherwise:

Say "'Bah, Humbug!' says Scrooge, scowling at you."

Instead of asking Ebenezer Scrooge about "Marley":

Say "'Marley's dead, dead as a doornail' says Scrooge, 'Shame, he was a genius at making money, Wonga was all his idea you know!' Scrooge gives a malevolent chuckle."

Instead of asking Ebenezer Scrooge about "Bob Cratchit":

Say "'He should be grateful to even have a job in such bitter times as these. He needs to watch his step, he better not ask for the day off tomorrow!'"

Instead of asking Ebenezer Scrooge about "Cash Converters":

Say "'Genius isn't it! People will sell at such low prices when they are desperate for money, and they'll pay daft amounts of interest for objects they can't afford!' 'Don't you just love broken Britain?!' Scrooge gives a malevolent chuckle."

Instead of asking Ebenezer about something:

If player is carrying Skyrim:

Say "'Bah, Hum...Er I mean Merry Christmas!' says Scrooge.";

Otherwise:

Say "'Bah, Humbug!' says Scrooge, scowling at you."

Instead of giving mobile phone to Ebenezer Scrooge:

Say "You hand the phone to Scrooge. He grunts a reluctant thanks and snatches it from you, just at that moment the phone starts ringing, Scrooge sees that it's a call from Marley and starts to turn white, with a trembling hand he answers the call.

You can only hear Scrooge's side of the conversation but its clearly scaring the hell out of Scrooge who is begging and pleading for forgiveness.

Scrooge finishes the call and says to you, 'I'd forgotten the lessons I was taught a few years ago, old habits die hard you know. Here take this, I saw you eyeing it up!' Scrooge hands you the copy of Skyrim Special Edition.

Still trembling, Scrooge turns to the rest of the customers and shouts, '2 years interest free credit on all items, plus a 20% reduction in price, Merry Christmas Everyone!'";

Now the Mobile phone is nowhere;

Move Skyrim to the player;

Increase quest_count by 1.