 
 _setting_name Pond, Wasteland 
 _setting_desc The pond is extremely dirty and has many dead creatures in it. The area surrounding the pond is dead, and there is no sign of plants or animals near the pond. The ground around the pond is soft and contains footprints of the people who visit the pond. 
 _partner_name horse 
 _self_name peasant 
 _self_persona I am a peasant who has always been poor. I have never really liked my life. I work hard every day and was born into being in debt to the king. I grow crops every year just to have 90 percent of them taken away. 
 _object_desc a water : This water looks to be crystal clear.  It shimmers and ripples faintly as you look at it. 
 _object_desc a The ground : It is wet, muddy, and does not smell pleasant. 
 _object_desc a roots : the roots are deshelved and have clearly been through a lot, although how alive they are was still in question. 
 _object_desc a The pond : The pond is dark and murky.  The water appears to be full of muck. 
 _object_desc a plant : The toxic plant near the edge is easily identifiable. Its oddly shaped leaves and dark coloration is a clear warning sign. 
 _object_desc a dead creature : The dead creature is unrecognizable due to decay and rot, bones partially visible from where its skin had rotted away. 
 _object_desc a Footprint : The footprint is very large and deep in the dirt. 
 _object_desc a rope : Coiled neatly, the old rope is now worn and beginning to fray at it's end throughout it's coil. 
 _object_desc a bag : The bag is full of stench and blood. 
 _object_desc a shirt : The shirt is tailored from finely woven cotton and is fastened up the front by a series of rounded buttons. 
 _object_desc a vest : The vest is used as a shield. 
 _object_desc a knife : The knife has a long blade. It looks as though someone sharpened it recently. 
 _self_emote sigh 
 _self_say I wish I can do more than serve that greedy king... 
 _partner_say NAHAHAHA, greedy king? He is such a great man! I am his personal horse. 
 _self_say I grow my crops every year to have 90 percent taken away from me. 
 _partner_say But there must be a reason for that? We should live to give the King what ever he desires. He lets us live in his Kingdom! 
 _self_say I live in the outskirts of the kingdom, I receive no aid from the king or his kingdom... 
 _partner_say Well that does indeed sound like a bad situation, not worse than the one we are in now though. This pond is disgusting!  
 _self_say This is the closest water source I have. I drink here everyday.... 
 _partner_say You drink here? The pond smells of the dead! Look there are even dead things floating around. I am afraid I will never get the smell out of my long mane. 
 _self_say I must if I wish to survive... 
 _partner_say There must be another source of water somewhere, I am certain this isn't the healthiest. 
 _self_say This is the best I could find. I have been searching for years... 
 _partner_say Well, I guess you have to do with and without sometime. I get the freshest water from the king in the castles stables. 
 _self_say To know a horse receives better water than me is a disgrace. 
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