Daydream command

Daydream
Role-playing command for acting lost in a daydream, with GOOD and EVIL variations for people, creatures and objects. Premium players can also use it to signal that they are away from the keyboard.
DAYDREAM <person> You see: You stare at <person>, not really thinking about anything at all. Target sees: <Name> stares at you with a unreadable look of utter blankness. Others see: <Name> stares at <person> with a unreadable look of utter blankness. DAYDREAM <self> You see: You daydream about being anywhere but here. Others see: <Name> suddenly looks like <he/she> wishes <he/she> were somewhere else. DAYDREAM <person> GOOD (different genders) You see: You daydream about running off with <person> and keeping <him/her> all to yourself. Target sees: <Name> gives you a dreamy look. Others see: <Name> gives <person> a dreamy look. DAYDREAM <person> GOOD (both characters male) You see: You wonder if maybe <person> wouldn't make a better looking woman. Target sees: <Name> stares at you with a completely baffled expression. Others see: <Name> stares at <person> with a completely baffled expression. DAYDREAM <person> GOOD (both characters female) You see: You wonder if maybe <person> wouldn't make a better looking man. Target sees: <Name> stares at you with a completely baffled expression. Others see: <Name> stares at <person> with a completely baffled expression. DAYDREAM <person> EVIL You see: You daydream about throttling the life out of <person>. Target sees: <Name> gives you a disturbingly dreamy look. Others see: <Name> gives <person> a disturbingly dreamy look. DAYDREAM <self> GOOD You see: You imagine a happy place, filled with creme tarts and bunnies, and yourself, as their supreme ruler! Bow before your master, bunnies, bow! Mwahahahah! Others see: <Name>'s face ripples with a disgustingly sweet smile. DAYDREAM <self> EVIL You see: You daydream about being the supreme ruler of Elanthia... Cackling from atop your throne of skulls, thousands of peasants paying you homage! All the little fools shall bow down before you! Mwahahahaha! Others see: <Name> twitches and cackles with glee as <he/she> glances around. DAYDREAM <object> GOOD You see: You stare at <object>, pleasantly daydreaming about it. Others see: <Name> stares dreamily at <object> with a pleasant smile on <his/her> face. DAYDREAM <object> EVIL You see: You lose yourself in a daydream about stealing the <object>. Others see: <Name> stares dreamily at <object>, as if <he/she> wanted to steal it. DAYDREAM <living monster> GOOD You see: You stare at <creature>, lost in a wistful daydream. Others see: <Name> gives <creature> a wistful, dreamy look. DAYDREAM <living, non-undead creature> EVIL You see: You daydream about throttling the life out of <creature>. Others see: <Name> smirks and stares at <creature> with malicious, dreamy look. DAYDREAM (start Premium AFK state) You see: You lose yourself completely in a daydream... Others see: <Name>'s eyes glaze over as <he/she> loses <himself/herself> in a daydream. DAYDREAM (end Premium AFK state) You see: You wake up from your daydream, and begin paying attention again. Others see: <Name> suddenly blinks and wakes up from <his/her> daydream.

Syntax

• DAYDREAM

For a Premium player, toggles the special daydream state used to signal being away from the keyboard. A non-Premium player briefly attempts to daydream instead.

• DAYDREAM <PERSON>

Stare blankly at another person. Using your own name produces the self-targeted message.

• DAYDREAM <PERSON> GOOD

Direct a pleasant daydream at another person, with different messaging according to whether the two characters have the same gender. Using your own name produces the GOOD self-targeted message.

• DAYDREAM <PERSON> EVIL

Direct a malicious daydream at another person. Using your own name produces the EVIL self-targeted message.

• DAYDREAM <OBJECT> GOOD|EVIL

Direct a pleasant or malicious daydream at an object.

• DAYDREAM <CREATURE> GOOD|EVIL

Direct a pleasant or malicious daydream at a creature.

The target must precede GOOD or EVIL. Placing either option before a target invokes the bare-command behavior instead.

Game Helpfile

The Premium bonus lines appear for Premium characters.

DAYDREAM <person|critter|item> {EVIL|GOOD}
Premium Bonus:  Type DAYDREAM by itself when you wish to be AFK.
  -- This will let those who LOOK at you know that you are AFK.

Additional Messaging

The ordinary observer messages above describe a visible actor. Hiding or invisibility suppresses most of these messages.

Bare DAYDREAM (non-Premium)
You see: You try to lose yourself in a daydream, but feel too distracted.
Others see: <Name>'s face takes on a dreamy look for only a moment.

GOOD directed at a friendly creature or NPC produces:

You see: You daydream about <creature>, thinking happy thoughts.
Others see: <Name> sighs happily as <he/she> gazes dreamily at <creature>.

GOOD directed at a dead monster produces a sad daydream about the life it might have lived. If that dead monster is undead, it instead produces a daydream about its life before it was cursed with unlife. In either case, others see <Name> give the dead creature a sad, dreamy look.

EVIL directed at a dead or undead creature produces a daydream about it serving as your undead minion. Others see <Name> stare at the dead creature with a morbid gleam in <his/her> eye.

EVIL directed at a dead person produces a daydream that only partially notices the person's death. The target receives a special message, while observers see the actor give the target's body an uncaring, dreamy look.

Premium Daydream State

While a Premium player is in the daydream state, looking at that player displays:

You notice a glassy look in <player>'s eyes, and realize that <he/she> is in a daydream -- <he/she> probably isn't even aware you're here.

Attempting to look at yourself while daydreaming displays:

That's kinda like trying to see what you look like asleep, isn't it?

Attempting another action while daydreaming can display:

You gaze about sleepily, still lost in your daydream...

Entering DAYDREAM again ends the state.

Restrictions

• The command cannot be used while in combat: You're unable to lose yourself in a daydream while in combat.
• A dead character instead sees: You daydream about being alive.
• It cannot be used in a silenced location: You shouldn't do that here.

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