Dialog Sample "The Polygraph Test"

**UMBRELLA MAN - SAMPLE** **Introduction** *This is a tutorial dialog for a lying mechanic of a narrative driven adventure game. The main character, Don, is an FBI agent with questional moral and methods. In this first scene, he's hooked up to the anual routine polygraph test. For us this is not only a simple way to introduce the LYING mechanics, but also to provide a little background for the character. To beat the test, the players need to occasionally lie. For that they must successfully absolve a short minigame challenge. Since this is just a tutorial, there won't be major consequences yet, if they fail. In the course of the game, this will change.* [[START]]

***Lying Minigame*** [[Success|SuccessQ1]] [[Fail|FailedQ1]]

***Lying Minigame*** [[Success|SuccessQ2]] [[Fail|FailedQ2]]

SUCCESS! **DON**: No. [[Continue|ContinueQ2]]

FAILED! **DON**: Nope. **LISA**: ...Okay. [[Continue|ContinueQ2]]

SUCCESS! **DON**: No. **LISA**: Okay. [[Continue|ContinueQ2]]

FAILED! **DON**: No, ma'am. **LISA**: Relax, Don. **DON**: I *am* relaxed. I'm attached to wires that inconsistently read my mind. I'm relaxed. **LISA**: And please: Simple Yes or No. No need to ma'am me, all right? It's the polygraph that needs buttering up, not me. **DON**: Yes, ma'am **LISA**: Have you ever committed a crime since working for the FBI? [[No (lie)]]

**LISA**: Is your birth name really Donald Fenley? **DON**: Yes. **LISA**: And you live in Washington Street, Manhattan? **DON**: Yes. **LISA**: Are you married? **DON**: No. **LISA**: Do you have children? **DON**: Hell no. **LISA**: Have you ever consumed any alcohol while on duty? [[No (Lie)|LieQ3]]

TUTORIAL: If you realize that a lying challenge is not going well, you can opt for winning time. This will calm Don down and make the challenge easier. However, you can do this only once per conversation. [[Success|SuccessQ3]] [[Fail|FailedQ3]] [[Win time]]

**LISA**: Have you ever consumed any hard drugs since working for the bureau? **DON**: ... **LISA**: Don? Don doesn't answer. CUT TO BLACK [[Continue|ContinueClub]]

SUCCESS! **DON**: No. [[Continue|ContinueQ3]]

FAILED! **DON**: No, ma'am. **LISA**: Hm. [[Continue|ContinueQ3]]

**DON**: Define: "While on duty" -- **LISA**: Only Yes or No, please. Again: Have you ever consumed alcohol while on duty? [[No (Lie)|LieQ3alt]]

(*Lying challenge*) [[Success|SuccessQ3]] [[Fail|FailedQ3]]

INT. CLUB NY - NIGHT Booming music, terribly loud. Don is sitting in a lounge in the *Ferdinant Club*. Fast cuts. He drinks, snorts up a line of cocain. Two women sit down at the next table. He looks up and checks them out. They look over. With a last BOOM from the speakers we go to... [[Continue|DonsFlat01]]

INT. DON'S FLAT, BEDROOM - DAY A Downtown flat, not too big, nothing spectacular, not very lived in yet. Rain patters against the windows. Their blinds are down, so we can't see outside. Don wakes up, all hangoverish. **DON**: Shit. Next to him, still sleeping, face burried deeply in the cushions, lies one of the girls from the club. **DON**: Shit. CUT Don dressed in his flat. --> transition to Gameplay Time to get our shit together and [[look around]], before the girl wakes up. Damn. How late is it? (Set: $Time to 10) (Set: $MailsUnread to 2)

INT. FBI HEADQUARTERS NY, INTERROGATION ROOM - DAY FBI-Agent DON is hooked op to a polygraph. We only see him from behind. At the other end of the table, LISA, an older agent, is operating the test. **LISA**: All right, I'm gonna ask a few easy ones for levels. You know the drill. **DON**: Sure. **LISA**: Is your name Donald Fenley? **DON**: Yes. **LISA**: Do people call you Don? **DON**: Yes. **LISA**: Do you live in Downtown Manhattan? **DON**: I mean, I don't wanna brag... **LISA**: Simple Yes or No, please. **DON**: Yes. **LISA**: You are thirty three years old? **DON**: Yes. **LISA**: Okay, let's get into it ... Have you ever committed a crime, before you started working for the FBI? **DON**: No. **LISA**: Have you ever committed a crime, *since* you've started working for the FBI? (TUTORIAL Don doesn't always want people to know the truth. Try to beat the polygraph test. + Explanation of the minigame challenge) [[No (Lie)]]

We take a look at the [[digital clock]] on the side table. Next to the bed lie the [[girl's clothes]](if: $RoomTidy is 0)[ and two [[bottles of vodka]]]. (if: $RoomTidy is 0)[Two [[pizza boxes]] lie on the desk as well. ](if: $RoomTidy is 0)[Maybe we should [[tidy]] the place up a bit. ]Perhaps there's still time to take a quick look at our [[emails|computer]]. (if: $CoffeeCooking is 0)[Or we go to the [[kitchen]] to make some coffee. ]We could also simply [[wake the girl up|wake up]]. (if: $GirlWarningDone is 1)[Or just [[look at her]], now that her face is visible.]

The time is 8:$Time am. (Set: $KnowsTime to 1) {(if: $Time > 16)[[[Back|GirlWakesUp]]](elseif: $Time > 11 and $GirlWarningDone is 0)[[[Back|GirlMoves]]](else:)[[[Back|look around]]]}

A brown jersey dress with white horizontal stribes. A pair of high Dr. Marten's boots, a black chunky belt and jeans. (Set: $time to it + 1) Burried underneath is a [[hand bag]]. {(if: $Time > 16)[[[Back|GirlWakesUp]]](elseif: $Time > 11 and $GirlWarningDone is 0)[[[Back|GirlMoves]]](else:)[[[Back|look around]]]}

Both bottles are empty. One of them has some traces of lipstick on it. (Set: $KnowsVodka to 1) {(if: $Time > 16)[[[Back|GirlWakesUp]]](elseif: $Time > 11 and $GirlWarningDone is 0)[[[Back|GirlMoves]]](else:)[[[Back|look around]]]}

We put the vodka bottles on a shelf that already shows an impressive collection of other empty bottles. The pizza boxes find their way into the garbage bin. That should do it for now.(Set: $Time to it +1)(Set: $RoomTidy to 1)(Set: $GirlSympathy to it +1) {(if: $Time > 16)[[[Back|GirlWakesUp]]](elseif: $Time > 11 and $GirlWarningDone is 0)[[[Back|GirlMoves]]](else:)[[[Back|look around]]]}

We switch on the computer. Windows 98. The desktop background shows Don arm in arm with a blonde girl in front of the Capitol building in Washington. The time is 8:$Time am. (Set: $KnowsTime to 1) -We could quickly check our [[emails]]. (if: $Background is 0)[-Maybe we should [[change the background image]] to avoid any embarrassing situations when the girl wakes up.] {(if: $Time > 16)[[[Switch off coputer|GirlWakesUp]]](elseif: $Time > 11 and $GirlWarningDone is 0)[[[Switch off computer|GirlMoves]]](else:)[[[Switch off computer|look around]]]}

An expensive looking black leather hand bag with abstract silver pattern imprints. Within, we find: - lip palm and lipstick, - a [[wallet]], - a [[mobile phone]], - a little [[note book]] with a pen attached - a small bottle of water { (if: $Time > 17)[[[Put the had bag back|GirlWakesUp]] under the clothes.](elseif: $Time > 13 and $GirlWarningDone is 0)[[[Put the hand bag back|GirlMoves]] under the clothes.](else:)[[[Put the hand bag back|look around]] under the clothes.] }

In the wallet we find: - an [[ID]] - a [[student card]] - a [[key card]] - about 50 Dollars. - an organ donor card - a [[photo]] We [[put the wallet back|hand bag]].

A small blue nokia cell phone with round edges. Press [[*|CellPhoneOpened]] to unlock

A french student card. It [reads...]<clStudentCard| (click: ?clStudentCard)[ Ediutant de Paris Enseignment supérieur et recherche Université Paris Ile-de-France Anjout Emma 04/10/1976 N° Etudiant 32334672(Set: $Time to it +1)(Set: $KnowsName to 1)(Set: $KnowsAge to 1)] [[back|wallet]]

A white hotel key card with blue print and a blue logo showing the World Trade Center. It [reads...]<clKeyCard| (click: ?clKeyCard)[ <center>New York **Marriot** 3 World Trade Center New York, N.Y. 10048 (212)938-9100 Fax (212)444-3444</center> <center>Please Return Key to Front Desk Upon Check-Out.</center> <center>Insert and remove</center>(Set: $Time to it +1)(Set: $KnowsKeyCard to 1)] [[back|wallet]]

A french ID card{(if: $KnowsName is 1)[. It confirms the name: Emma Anjout](else:)[, according to which her name is Emma Anjout.]} Nationalité française. Born on October 4th 1976. ... and also, this French chick has a very fancy signature.(Set: $KnowsName to 1)(Set: $KnowsAge to 1) [[back|wallet]]

The photo shows {(if: $KnowsName is 1)[Emma](else:)[the girl]} with a top bun in a small street that looks like it could be in paris, dragging a bicycle and smiling into the camera. [[back|wallet]]

The small screen shows a drawing of a panter. Oddly, the time shown in the right upper corner is 14:$Time. That can't possibly be correct. The contact list shows mostly french names. Nobody we would know.(Set: $Time to it + 1) [[Back|hand bag]]

The first box is empty, but from the smell of it, it contained something with olives and salami. The second box still contains one half of a pizza margherita. (Set: $Time to it +1) {(if: $Time > 16)[[[Back|GirlWakesUp]]](elseif: $Time > 11 and $GirlWarningDone is 0)[[[Back|GirlMoves]]](else:)[[[Back|look around]]]}

We go into the kitchen (which is not as clean as we'd like it to be) and turn on the coffee machine.(Set: $CoffeeCooking to 1)(Set: $Time to it +2)(Set: $GirlSympathy to it +1) Then we {(if: $Time > 16)[[[return to the bedroom|GirlWakesUp]]](elseif: $Time > 11 and $GirlWarningDone is 0)[[[return to the bedroom|GirlMoves]]](else:)[[[return to the bedroom|look around]]]}.

We shake the girl. **DON**: Hey!... HEY! Finally, she wakes up, looks around, sleepy and lost. **GIRL**: *Oh, no, no. Merde*! She looks at us. **GIRL**: All right. First things first: We didn't sleep together. Okay? [[Okay!|GirlInBed-Answer1-Accept]] [[Doubt|GirlInBed-Answer2-Doubt]]

Outlook Express has {(if: $MailBossRead is 1 and $MailGirlfriendRead is 1)[0](elseif: $MailBossRead is 1 or $MailGirlfriendRead is 1)[**1**](else:)[**2**]} unread messages. - Message from [Eliot Cones]<clMailBoss| (click: ?clMailBoss)[ Dear Mr. Fenley, I expect you at my office tomorrow at 10am to discuss a new assignment. Best regards, Cones Chief of Bureau (Set: $Time to it +1)(Set: $MailsUnread to it -1)(Set: $MailBossRead to 1)] - Message from [Melanie Barnes]<clMailGirlfriend| (click: ?clMailGirlfriend)[ Hi love, just wanted to let you know that I'll be back in New York on Wednesday, not Tuesday because of a flight hickup thingie thing. Will you still pick me up from LaGuardia, Tuesday 4:30pm? Talk soon! Can't wait! (Set: $Time to it +1)(Set: $MailsUnread to it -1)(Set: $MailGirlfriendRead to 1) Kisses, Mellie] [[Back|computer]]

We have three saved options: - The [[default Windows background]] - An image of the [[New York Skyline]] - An image of astronaut [[Neil Armstrong on the moon]].

Can't do anything wrong with that. That should reduce the chances for awkward situations. [[Back|computer]] (Set: $Background to 1) (Set: $Time to it +1)

That should reduce the chances for awkward situations. [[Back|computer]] (Set: $Background to 2) (Set: $Time to it +1)

Neil Armstrong on the moon in front of the flag. That should reduce the chances for awkward situations. [[Back|computer]] (Set: $Background to 3) (Set: $Time to it +1)

The girl turns around in the bed and makes some noises ... ... She still seems to be asleep, but she may wake up any second. (Set: $GirlWarningDone to 1) [[Continue|look around]]

The book contains some quick notes in pretty but not very orderly hand writing. Unfortunately, they are all in French, which we don't speak. We [[put it bag|hand bag]] into the bag.

The girl finally wakes up and raises her head. She looks around, sleepy and lost. **GIRL**: *Oh, no, no. Merde*! She looks at us. **GIRL**: All right. First things first: We didn't sleep together. Okay? [[Okay!|GirlInBed-Answer1-Accept]] [[Doubt|GirlInBed-Answer2-Doubt]]

{(if: $KnowsName is 1)[Emma](else:)[The girl]} has a pretty if a little flat face surrounded by now rather messy chestnut curls. She has a prominent mole near the nose and another smaller one above the eyebrow. {(if: $KnowsAge is 1)[She looks a few years older than the year of birth on her id suggests.](else:)[She might be about 30 years old.]} She still wears a gray undershirt.(Set: $Time to it +1) {(if: $Time > 16)[[[Back|GirlWakesUp]]](elseif: $Time > 11 and $GirlWarningDone is 0)[[[Back|GirlMoves]]](else:)[[[Back|look around]]]}

**DON**: Okay. **GIRL:** Okay. Because I'm not that kind of girl. **DON**: That's a relief. **GIRL**: Second: Your name... No, don't say it. Short. Three letters. I had an anagram ... Nod! Her English is very good, although a French accent is quite noticable. **DON**: Nod? Like in East of Eden? **GIRL**: Don't quote the bible on me, pretty boy, while I'm still half-dressed. God, my head! **DON**: Well, yes, I'm Don. **GIRL**: Don't gloat. I bet you don't know my name either. {(if: $KnowsName is 1)[ [[Anna]] [[Emma]]](else:)[ [[Anna?]] [[Marianne?]]] [[Forgot.|1020-Forgot]]}

**DON**: Somehow I doubt that. **GIRL**: No, you don't. You know why? Because I'm not that kind of girl. **DON**: In that case... **GIRL**: Second: Your name... No, don't say it. Short. Three letters. I had an anagram ... Nod! Her English is very good, although a French accent is quite noticable. **DON**: Nod? Like in East of Eden? **GIRL**: Don't quote the bible on me, pretty boy, while I'm still half-dressed. God, my head! **DON**: Well, yes, I'm Don. **GIRL**: Don't gloat. I bet you don't know my name either. {(if: $KnowsName is 1)[ [[Anna]] [[Emma]]](else:)[ [[Anna?]] [[Marianne?]]] [[Forgot.|1020-Forgot]]}

**DON**: You're name's Emma. **GIRL**: Look at you! **DON**: Student from Paris. **GIRL**: I'm impressed. [[continue|GirlInBed-Continue01]] (Set: $GirlSympathy to it +1)

**DON**: Marianne? Marianne. Something like that. **GIRL**: That's what I thought. I at least got you're anagram right. [[continue|GirlInBed-Continue01]] (Set: $GirlSympathy to it -1)

**DON**: Anna. **GIRL**: That's what I thought. I at least got you're anagram right. [[continue|GirlInBed-Continue01]] (Set: $GirlSympathy to it -1)

**DON**: Anna? Anna something. **GIRL**: That's what I thought. I at least got you're anagram right. [[continue|GirlInBed-Continue01]]

**DON**: Sorry. I really don't remember much. **EMMA**: That's all right. At least you're honest. [[Continue|GirlInBed-Continue01]]

{(if: $CoffeeCooking is 1)[**GIRL**: Do I hear a coffee machine? How late is it?](else:)[**Girl**: No coffee? How late is it anyway?]} {(if: $KnowsTime is 1)[**DON**: It's almost half past nine.](else:)[**DON**: It's Sunday, that's all I know.]} {(if: $CoffeeCooking is 1)[...So yeah, want some? **GIRL**: Excellent.](else:)[...I'll make some. **GIRL**: Please do.]} We enter the kitchen. **GIRL**: Hey, can I use your computer for a second? Just want to check my mails. **DON**: (if: $Background is 0)[Err... Sure.](else:)[Sure!] How do you drink your coffee? **GIRL**: Noisette! **DON**: Of course. Noisette. Now, how do we do that? First of all, we serve it... ...in a [[small cup]] ...in a [[large cup]]

Small cup it is. (set: $CupSmall to 1) Now, do we serve it [[black]]? Or do we add a [[dash of milk]]?

Large cup it is. (set: $CupSmall to 0) Now, do we serve it [[black]]? Or do we add a [[dash of milk]]?

The French always drink their coffee black, don't they? Very well. Ready to be [[served|ServeGirlCoffee]].

*Noisette*... noisy?... Better add a little something. (Set: $AddedMilk to 1) Very well. Ready to be [[served|ServeGirlCoffee]].

(Set: $GirlThinksSingle to 1)The girl, now dressed, sits in front of our computer and looks at {(if: $Background is 0)[the background image which shows us arm in arm with a blonde girl in front of the Capitol building in Washington.(Set: $GirlSympathy to it -2)](elseif: $Background is 1)[the default windows logo that is our background now.](elseif: $Background is 2)[the skyline of New York serves as our background now.](else:)[Neil Armstrong who serves as our background now.]} {(if: $Background is 0)[**GIRL**: Your girlfriend? [[Admit]] [[Lie]] [[Win time|102-WinTimeGirlfriend]]](elseif: $Background is 1)[**GIRL**: we have the same background. **DON**: Many people have that one, I think.](elseif: $Background is 2)[**GIRL**: Are you from here? **DON**: Yeah. True New Yorker.(Set: $GirlSympathy to it +1) [[Continue|GiveCoffee]]](else:)[**GIRL**: You aren't one of those patriotic maniacs, are you? **DON**: Not particularly, no.(Set: $GirlSympathy to it +1) [[Continue|GiveCoffee]]]}

**DON**: Yes. Melanie. Is that a problem? **GIRL**: I'm not judging. [[Continue|GiveCoffee]] (Set: $GirlKnowsMelanie to 1) (Set: $GirlThinksSingle to 0)

***Lying Minigame*** [[Success|102-LieGirlfriendSuccess]] [[Fail|102-LieGirlfriendFail]]

SUCCESS! **DON**: Oh, no, that's Melanie. She's just a collegue. **GIRL**: I'm sure she's the reason you were so heartbroken yesterday. **DON**: I was? What did I say? She shruggs. **GIRL**: Don't remember. But I'm certain it was fascinating. [[Continue|GiveCoffee]]

FAILED! **DON**: She's... No, that's Melanie. We're not together anymore. The girl raises her shoulders. **GIRL**: Hey, whatever. [[Continue|GiveCoffee]] (Set: $GirlThinksSingle to 0) (Set: $GirlSympathy to it -1)

We hand her the coffee. {(if: $CupSmall is 1 and $AddedMilk is 1)[**GIRL**: Perfect. Thanks!(Set: $GirlSympathy to it +1)](elseif: $CupSmall is 1 or $AddedMilk is 1)[**GIRL**: Close enough. Thanks.](elseif: $CupSmall is 0 and $AddedMilk is 0 and $GirlKnowsMelanie is 1)[**GIRL**: Well, Melanie sure didn't teach you how to make coffee.](elseif: $CupSmall is 0 and $AddedMilk is 0 and $GirlKnowsMelanie is 0)[**GIRL**: Hm. ...Well, someday I may teach you the art of French coffee.(Set: $GirlSympathy to it -1)]} She drinks and looks around the room. {(if: $RoomTidy is 1)[**GIRL**: That's a nice place you have here. **DON**: Thanks.](else:)[**GIRL**: Should I help you tidy up? **DON**: No, thank's, I'll manage.]} **GIRL**: You're thinking how to get rid of me, don't you? **DON**: No, I... The noise of an incoming sms interrupts our conversation. **DON**: Excuse me. ***TUTORIAL: Use cell phone.*** The message is from Melanie. it reads: *Hey Don, and yet again the plans have changed. Just learned that I must stay a few days longer. Client rescheduling thingie and such. Hope I didn't wake you up, but if I did: You're such a sleepy! Love, M"* **GIRL**: (if: $GirlKnowsMelanie is 1)[Melanie?](else:)[Girlfriend?] [[Truth|102-sms-Truth]] [[Lie|102-sms-Lie]] (if: $102_WintimeDone is 0)[[[Win time|102-sms-WinTime]]]

**DON**: You mean the girl? **GIRL**: No, I meant the Capitol. ***Lying Minigame*** [[Success|102-LieGirlfriendSuccess]] [[Fail|102-LieGirlfriendFail]] (Set: $102_WintimeDone to 1)

**DON**: Yeah. At least I think so. She's pretty much married to her clients now. (if: $GirlKnowsMelanie is 1)[**GIRL**: Well, more space in your bedroom. ...Sorry.](else:)[**GIRL**: What's her name? **DON**: Melanie. **GIRL**: Well, more space in your bedroom. ...Sorry.(Set: $GirlKnowsMelanie to 1)](Set: $GirlThinksSingle to 0) There is a bit of an awkward silence. [[Continue|Girl leaves]]

***Lying Minigame*** [[Success|102-sms-lie-Success]] [[Fail|102-sms-lie-Fail]]

**DON**: One second. **GIRL**: Sorry, I'll let you read. ***Lying Minigame*** [[Success|102-sms-lie-Success]] [[Fail|102-sms-lie-Fail]]

**DON**: No, an old friend of mine. He wants my help replacing a seal, but... **GIRL**: A seal? Why would he own a seal? **DON**: Not the animal. A seal for his kitchen sink. It's leaking. **GIRL**: That makes more sense. She keeps nipping at her coffee. [[Continue|Girl leaves]]

FAILED! (Set: $GirlThinksSingle to 0)**DON**: Just work. **GIRL**: On a Sunday? That's intrusive. **DON**: Yeah, it's... yeah. Office work. Shitty place. There is a bit of an awkward silence. [[Continue|Girl leaves]] (Set: $GirlSympathy to it -2)

**GIRL**: Well, this was fun! **DON**: You're leaving? **GIRL**: Yes, I... but it was fun. **DON**: No, yeah, it was.(if: $GirlSympathy is > 1)[ **GIRL**: I mean it.] We walk her to the door. **GIRL**: Nod. That's where Abel killed Cain, wasn't it? **DON**: Where Cain killed Abel. But yes. **GIRL**: You're not a religious fanatic, are you? **DON**: No, I was just good in school. **GIRL**: Well, then. [[Say goodbye]] [[Ask for her number]]

**DON**: Well, then. See ya. **GIRL**: See ya. {(if: $GirlThinksSingle is 1 and $GirlSympathy > 2)[And by the way, I'm not far from here, in the Marriot Hotel. You could probably find me there. Just ask for Emma Anjout. If you'd ever want to repeat this maybe in a more orderly fashion. **DON**: Sounds good! Looks like we made an impression.]} The girl leaves. Don goes to the window and opens the blinds. The rain has stopped and the sun has come out, shining on the glistening twin towers of the World Trade Center. <center>***END OF SAMPLE***</center>

**DON**: Can I have your number? **GIRL**: {(if: $GirlThinksSingle is 0 and $GirlKnowsMelanie is 1)[Let's not become a cliché, shall we? Plus, I don't think I want to compete with that Melanie. **DON**: Fair enough. Looks like we didn't make much of an impression.](elseif: $GirlThinksSingle is 0 and $GirlKnowsMelanie is 0)[Let's not become a cliché, shall we? Plus, I feel like I would have some competition. **DON**: Fair enough. Looks like we didn't make much of an impression.](elseif: $GirlThinksSingle is 1 and $GirlSympathy < 1)[Let's not become a cliché, shall we? **DON**: Fair enough. Looks like we didn't leave much of an impression.](else:)[You cannot... But I stay not far from here in the Marriot Hotel, so you could probably find me there. Just ask for Emma Anjout. **DON**: Sounds good! Looks like we made an impression.]} The girl leaves. Don goes to the window and opens the blinds. The rain has stopped and the sun has come out, shining on the glistening twin towers of the World Trade Center. <center>***END OF SAMPLE***</center>