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From: jennings@halcyon.com (James Jennings)
Subject: Re: How do you write Romantic I-F ?
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The idea of "Romantic" interactive fiction conjured up a rather strange
image. Suppose you had a "fall in love with" command. In the course of
the game/story you would fall in/out of love with a series of people,
each with their own consequences, and each "falling" might depend on who
you loved before.

The goal of the game might be to fall in love with the *right* person
and live happily ever after.

> fall in love with Carmen
You can't do that! You're in love with Sarah Jane!
> forget Sarah
With an effort, you manage to forget Sarah Jane.
> fall in love with Carmen
You fall madly in love with Carmen. Her raven black hair reminds you of
moon lit nights. Her red lips remind you of the most perfect rose. Her
dark brown eyes remind you of Sarah Jane. (It's not that easy to forget
Sarah Jane.)

You get the idea.

James

