! Shmitty's contains several NPCS:
! Ferdinando Erup the bartender

NPC Ferdinando "Ferdinando"
    with description
    [;  print "His nametag says ~Ferdinando el Toro~.";
        print "  He appears to be carrying ";
        if (child(self) == 0) print "nothing",(string) random(".^"," important.^"," interesting.^");
        else
        {   writelistfrom(child(self),ENGLISH_BIT+WORKFLAG_BIT+PARTINV_BIT+TERSE_BIT+CONCEAL_BIT,1);
            ".^";
        }
    ],
    name 'Ferdinando' 'el' 'Toro',
    golfcounter 0,
    life
    [;
        voxto(self,actor,"No thanks.");
        rtrue;
    ],
    daemon
    [;
        self.live();
    ],
    NPC_hear
    [o s a b c p;
        if (o ofclass phone && o.connection) p = (o.connection).caller;
        else p = o;

        switch(s)
        {   Ferdinando:
            switch(a)
            {   ##NotUnderStood:
                self.huh(o);
                ##give:
                if (b==hiredgun) self.NPC_hear(o,0,-28,self,b);
                else self.def_hear(o,s,a,b,c);
                default:
                self.def_hear(o,s,a,b,c);
            }

            default:    ! s must be a string
            switch(a)
            {
                ! NPC library messages
                -3:
                if (b==self) switch(self.talktopic)
                {   'repairman','2repairman':
                    self.NPC_hear(o,s,-4,b);
                    hiredgun:
                    voxto(self,o,"Okay, fine. I'm also a hired gun.");
                    self.talktopic = 0;
                    'canihelp':
                    voxto(self,o,"Alright, what do you want?");
                    self.talktopic = 0;
                    default:
                    voxto(self,o,"Really.");
                }
                -4:
                if (b==self) switch(self.talktopic)
                {   'repairman':
                    voxto(self,o,"No, seriously. I repair TVs.");
                    self.talktopic = '2repairman';
                    '2repairman':
                    voxto(self,o,"Okay, smart boy, what am I then?");
                    self.talktopic = 0;
                    'canihelp':
                    voxto(self,o,"Then why did you call?");
                    default:
                    voxto(self,o,"You bein' smart?");
                }
                -6:
                if (b==self)
                {   self.SetPro(c);
                    switch(c)
                    {   Ferdinando:
                        voxto(self,o,"I am Ferdinando el Toro, TV repariman.");
                        self.talktopic = 'repairman';
                        default:
                        self.dunno(o);
                    }
                }
                -7:
                if (b==self)
                {   self.SetPro(c);
                    switch(c)
                    {   Ferdinando:
                        voxto(self,o,"Who cares?");
                        default:
                        self.def_hear(o,s,a,b,c);
                    }
                }
                -8:
                if (b==self)
                {   self.SetPro(c);
                    switch(c)
                    {   Ferdinando:
                        voxto(self,o,"I repair TV's. Yeah. That's it.");
                        self.talktopic = 'repairman';
                        default:
                        self.def_hear(o,s,a,b,c);
                    }
                }
                -9:
                if (b==self)
                {   self.SetPro(c);
                    switch(c)
                    {   default:
                        self.def_hear(o,s,a,b,c);
                    }
                }
                -11:
                if (b==self)
                {   self.SetPro(c);
                    switch(c)
                    {   Ferdinando:
                        voxto(self,o,"I work here.");
                        default:
                        self.def_hear(o,s,a,b,c);
                    }
                }
                -12:
                if (b==self) voxto(self,o,"Hrm.");
                -13:
                if (b==self)
                {   self.SetPro(c);
                    switch(c)
                    {   playerobj:
                        if (p==player) voxto(self,o,"You look mostly sober...");
                        default:
                        self.def_hear(o,s,a,b,c);
                    }
                }
                -14:
                if (b==self) voxto(self,o,"See yuh.",-14,o);
                -15:
                if (b==self) voxto(self,o,"Whats so funny?",-1,o);
                -16:
                if (b==self) switch(o)
                {   default:
                    voxto(self,o,"Doh.",-15,o);
                }
                -17:
                if (b==self) voxto(self,o,"What?",-1,o);
                -18:
                if (b==self) voxto(self,o,"Erm...",-17,o);
                -19:
                if (b==self)
                {   self.SetPro(c);
                    switch(c)
                    {   Ferdinando:
                        voxto(self,o,"It's my job.");
                        default:
                        self.def_hear(o,s,a,b,c);
                    }
                }
                -20,-21:
                if (b==self) voxto(self,o,"Ask me what I do.");
                -22:
                if (b==self) voxto(self,o,"Mmm.");
                -23:
                if (b==self)
                {   self.SetPro(c);
                    if (ObjectSees(b,c))
                        voxto(self,o,"Right here.");
                    else switch(c)
                    {
                        default:
                        self.def_hear(o,s,a,b,c);
                    }
                }
                -24:
                if (b==self)
                {   self.SetPro(c);
                    if (c in b) switch(c)
                    {   default: self.def_hear(o,s,a,b,c);
                    }
                    else self.def_hear(o,s,a,b,c);;
                }
                -25:
                if (b==self) voxto(self,o,"Ferdinando... Ferdinando el Toro.");
                -28:
                if (b==self)
                {   switch(c)
                    {   ferdinando:
                        voxto(self,o,"Right.",-3);
                        hiredgun:
                        voxto(self,o,"Uh...No way... I never shot anyone, especially not
                        in the back while they were boarding a train for New Hampshire.");
                        self.talktopic = hiredgun;
                        default: self.def_hear(o,s,a,b,c);
                    }
                }

                ! user messages
                3:  self.NPC_hear(o,s,-8,self);
                4:
                voxto(self,o,"Red.");
                5:
                voxto(self,o,"Supercuts. I hate them.");
                11:
                voxto(self,o,"There is no life! Only death!");
                voxto(self,o,"Sorry. Was that my outside voice?");
                18:
                voxto(self,o,"What? They were supposed to change that... Um, can I help you?");
                self.talktopic = 'canihelp';
                default:
                self.def_hear(o,s,a,b,c);
            }
        }
    ],
    Brain
    [s; switch(s)
        {
            1:  !Get a copy of the will
            if (self.wantswill < 3)
            {   if (SameScope(uncle,self))
                {   if (self.wantswill == 1)
                    voxto(self,uncle,"Hey, uncle! Can I have a copy of the will?",1,uncle);
                    rtrue;
                }
                else self.NPC_wander();
            }
        }
    ],
    WantsIt
    [ o;
        if (IsTreasure(o)) rtrue;
        rfalse;
    ],
    has transparent proper static animate;

Object hiredgun with name 'hired' 'gun' 'killer' 'assassin' 'goon' 'mafia' 'mafioso' 'murderer';