// Poland, 1997: the van, the field, the fee. And the ending. fn on_enter() { if once("seen_field") { say("The van is right there. So is the tracksuit. Nobody is hurrying, which is somehow worse."); } } fn on_verb(verb, noun) { if noun == "mobster" && verb == "use:tour money" { if !flag("deal_struck") { say("He looks at the envelope, then at you, with professional disappointment. 'First we agree. THEN money.' (Talk to him.)"); return true; } if once("van_back") { remove_item("tour money"); points(10); say("The Roskilde envelope changes hands in a field outside Poznan. He counts it without counting it — a skill."); say("'The van is yours. The amps are yours. Poland wishes you a pleasant tour.' He walks into the mist like a closing credit."); play("confirm"); } return true; } if noun == "van" && (verb == "do" || verb == "use" || verb == "open") { if !flag("van_back") { say("It's technically not yours right now, and the tracksuit has opinions about technicalities."); return true; } freeze_ego(true); say("Everything's there. Every amp, every pedal, John's kit, the merch box — untouched, like he promised."); say("John takes the wheel. You take the map. Somewhere behind you: a basement, a wall, an office full of posters, sixty thousand lighters."); say("Ahead: nine more years, a Hall of Fame, and a retirement announced with no drama at all — 37 years, no hiatus, no encore needed."); say("ALL ROADS LEAD TO AUSFAHRT."); win(); return true; } false }