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Joins the game

Examine Surroundings
Examine Self
Conduct Basic Spatiotemporal Check (i.e. where am I and what is the date today?)

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So I go up to the lifeguard (walking carefully so as not to fall in to the pool) and ask the following:

Hi. I have been somehow placed here against my will and do not know what is going on. What is my current location, including country (and state if in the USA), and the current date and time?

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OK, examine my memory files for any information that might tell me how I got here, why, and what the date is.

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(These text adventures where you have to explicitly ask for even the most basic context are

so

annoying)

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I believe that all players have died of dehydration

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Ah... well, I accept the water, but then I return to my room to look for clues.

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(this is sssooo ssslllooowww.........)

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I search my room for clues.

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Everyone dies of dehydration, again.