Damnatio Memoriae
An interactive fiction by Emily Short (2008) - the Inform 7 source text
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Chapter 1 - Opening and Closing
Instead of opening something which affects something openable (called the slave):
say "You tug at [the noun]. ";
if the slave is open, say "[The slave] jiggles, but is already open. "; otherwise say "[The slave] pops open. ";
now the slave is open;
if the slave affects the noun
begin;
now the noun is open;
say "[The noun] opens as well, of course.";
otherwise;
say "Nothing happens to [the noun].";
end if.
Instead of closing something which affects something openable (called the slave):
say "You push at [the noun]. ";
if the slave is closed, say "[The slave] jiggles, but is already closed. "; otherwise say "[The slave] slams closed. ";
now the slave is closed;
if the slave affects the noun
begin;
now the noun is closed;
say "[The noun] is closed as well, of course.";
otherwise;
say "Nothing happens to [the noun].";
end if.