Damnatio Memoriae
An interactive fiction by Emily Short (2008) - the Inform 7 source text
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Understand "enslave [something] to [something]" as enslaving it to. Understand "slave link [something] to [something]" as enslaving it to. Understand "martyr link [something] to [something]" as enslaving it to. Understand "slave [something] to [something]" as enslaving it to. Understand "slave-link [something] to [something]" as enslaving it to.
Enslaving it to is an action applying to two things.
Carry out enslaving it to:
now the noun protects blank;
now the second noun protects blank;
now the noun affects blank;
now the second noun affects the noun;
Report enslaving it to:
say "Now [the second noun] controls [if the noun is the player]you: a risky proposition[otherwise][the noun][end if]."
Enslaving something to something is labor.
After enslaving Clemens to the player:
say "You build the link, enslaving Clemens to yourself. It is an expedient Augustus has been using for years: now any attempt upon your life will instead kill your slave."
After enslaving a snoring Clemens to something which is not a person:
now Clemens is silent;
now Clemens does not incriminate the player;
say "Instantly Clemens is silent. And very still. Sort of statue-like, in fact."
Before enslaving the player to something which is not a person:
say "That would be a very bad idea, since enslaved to [the second noun], you would barely be able to move on your own volition, let alone speak." instead.