"Night Train" by Ben Collins-Sussman.

The story headline is "An interactive trip". 

The story description is "Rain, thunder... and more rain. 

The torrents pour down as the train darts through the English landscape like a black needle.   Luckily, you're snugly nestled in your dimly-lit private compartment, feeling nothing but the continuous vibration of water pounding against your window.

You should be sleeping, but something isn't right.

"

Chapter 0 - World Modifications

Use full-length room descriptions and the serial comma.
When play begins, say the story description.
When play begins, change the time of day to 10:22 PM.


Section 1 - Inventory

The player wears a hat.  The description of the hat is "It's an ordinary men's hat, size 10, grey."  The hat is a portable container.  The carrying capacity of the hat is 1.

Rule for deciding the concealed possessions of player:
	if the particular possession is inside the hat and the player wears the hat, yes;
	otherwise no.

The player carries a pocketwatch.  Understand "watch" as the pocketwatch. The description of the pocketwatch is "The gold-plated timepiece reads [time of day]."

Time-checking is an action applying to nothing.  Understand "time" as time-checking.
Carry out time-checking:
	if the player carries the pocketwatch, say "[description of the pocketwatch]";
	otherwise say "You have no way of checking the time."
	
Section 2 - Environmental Effects

Every turn when a random chance of 1 in 20 succeeds:
	Say "The train's whistle sings softly, echoing over the distant hills."


Chapter 1 - Coach Car

Passenger compartment 12 is a room.  "A small compartment designed for four passengers, but you're lucky to have it all to yourself for now.  The seat across from you folds up and down, two overhead shelves are available for stowing luggage, and a large eastern window overlooks the countryside."

The sliding door is a door.  The sliding door is west of Passenger compartment 12 and east of South aisle.  The sliding door is closed.  "A sliding door provides privacy.  [if the door is open]It currently stands open.[otherwise]It's currently closed."

The compartment window is scenery in passenger compartment 12.  Understand "window" as the compartment window.  "A large plate of glass, looking out over the rustic terrain."

The compartment seat is scenery in passenger compartment 12.  The compartment seat is a supporter.  Understand "seat" as the compartment seat.

South aisle is a room.  "This is a hallway of hazy smoke running the length of the car."

Chapter 2 - Sleeper Car

Chapter 3 - Parlour Car

[lavatory...  dining car... observatory car... spaces between the cars... hamster! ... train stops at station?  ever? sunrise at 6am affects view out windows?]