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Lying down  , Explaining  , Placating  , Taunting  , Threatening  , Begging  , Appealing to  , Talking  , Getting help  , Stating  

Getting help   (past tense got help)

Typed commands leading to this action

"help" 

"hint" 

Rules controlling this action

carry out    (say "In order to successfully interact with David, whether with speech or violence or a combination of these, you will need to use several game-specific verbs. Violence is easy: just [bold type]attack[roman type] a person. You may need to [bold type]ready[roman type] or [bold type]reload[roman type] a weapon first.[paragraph break]However, you are wounded, lying on the ground, and overall in a very bad shape. To have any chance to hit, you will need to [bold type]think[roman type] (synonyms: [bold type]concentrate[roman type] and [bold type]c[roman type]); the more often you think without losing your train of thought, the better your chances become. In the unfortunate case that David decides to attack you, you can defend yourself in three ways. If you [bold type]taunt[roman type] David, his anger may make him miss, and it also makes him an easier target for your next attack. However, it will make him less likely to talk in the future. Alternatively, you can [bold type]threaten[roman type] David, which will make him afraid of you, slightly decreasing his chance to hit and increasing the probability that he will talk with you. Finally, you can attempt to [bold type]dodge[roman type] his attacks.[paragraph break]Your main conversational strategies are [bold type]placate[roman type], which may reduce David's anger; and [bold type]explain[roman type]. Explaining is very powerful, since it will gain you sympathy; but you can only explain yourself after David has asked a question.[paragraph break]For your convenience, all the special actions you can take (except readying and reloading) are shown in the status bar at the top of the window. And by the way: this story is meant to be enjoyed in pure prose, but you can see the underlying combat calculations by typing [bold type]numbers on[roman type].")