• I could not pet the cat
• I did not connect needing inspiration and knocking on the door in my first playthrough. The hint about a creative dry spell did not play when I knocked on the door three times. This only came up on my second playthrough.
• Does the mushroom have a function?

>LEAVE
Huh?

[✅] Make a synonym of OUT.

>pause
Huh?

[✅] Make a synonym of LISTEN.

>change station
Huh?

>station 1
Huh?

✅ Make these work for the radio.

>listen
You pause for a moment to take in the full range of melodies offered by the rushing river. From the gentle undulations of the water at the edge of the river bank, to the mad, swirling chaos in the centre, nature's complex symphony brings tears to your eyes and you feel truly inspired.

>s
You reluctantly leave the river's shore. You feel if you stayed here a while to listen to the complex cacophony of aquatic noises, it would inspire you. Maybe next time.

✅ Don't give the reluctance message if the player is already inspired.

>up
There's no getting through that trapdoor when it's locked.

>unlock
Huh?

>unlock trapdoor
You unlock the trapdoor to your apartment with your spare key and throw it open. Natural light spills onto the landing from the belfry.

Just UNLOCK should work in this room.

>pet cat
Huh?

>pet the damn cat
Huh?

[✅] ✅ Playtesters universally wanted to pet the cat.

>play with cat
Huh?

✅ Make this a synonym of PET.

>examine clock
Huh?

>look clock
Huh?

The play testers expected to be able to look at the clock, because it is mentioned so prominently. Maybe it should even work outside.

>look out window
Huh?

>look outside
Huh?

Like the clock, players expect this to work because of the window in the room description.

>lift mat
Huh?

>examine mat
Huh?

>take mat
Huh?

>examine mat
Huh?

>examine doormat
Huh?

>examine welcome mat
Huh?

Players take the mat as something to interact with. Maybe we can give a response saying it won't work?

>eat mushroom
Huh?

>eat catfood
Huh?

✅ EAT MUSHROOM needs to do something for sure. EAT CAT FOOD should at least say something as well.

>use keypad
Huh?

>unlock keypad
Huh?

>use lock
Huh?

These are reasonable and should at least do what ENTER CODE does.

>climb ladder          
Huh?

>descend stairs
Huh?

>go down stairs
Huh?

>climb down stairs
Huh?

✅ These can be synonyms of UP and DOWN. With STAIRS or LADDER or nothing as the object.

>knock
You really get into it, using both knuckles, your elbows, the soft rustling of cloth, you lose yourself in your performance. Just as you're about to get carried away and use your head to evoke the sound of a snapping tree branch, the door is flung wide open. Your neighbour shoves your spare key into your hand and shuts the door again.

>knock
You really get into it, using both knuckles, your elbows, the soft rustling of cloth, you lose yourself in your performance. Just as you're about to get carried away and use your head to evoke the sound of a snapping tree branch, the door is flung wide open. Your neighbour shoves your spare key into your hand and shuts the door again.

>i
You are carrying:
  portable radio
  mysterious mushroom
  cat food
  spare key
  spare key

✅ Doing the action more than once gets you multiple keys.

>use key
Huh?

Hmm, this should work like UNLOCK.

>shut trapdooor
Huh?

This could give a message like "you're not taking that risk."

>knock door
Huh?

>use knocker
Huh?

These should work.

Snowy Mountain
This is the summit of Snowy Mountain. The wind whistles and it is remarkably cold. Boy, I bet you get good radio reception up here! Far below, in the valley, you can make out the bell tower. The only exit is back down the way you came.
>whistle
Huh?

✅ Need to cut the note about the wind whistling if we don't have a sound for it.

>look radio

✅ LOOK item should work like EXAMINE item.

Rushing Rapids
>sit
Huh?

>listen to rapids
Huh?

>listen to sounds
Huh?

✅ ✅ These are all good tries at solving the inspiration puzzle.

>eat catfood
Huh?

✅ Need a catfood synonym for CAT-FOOD.

>dance

No reason this can't give some flavor text. "You bust a move but nothing else happens."

>thank you
Huh?

Could just provide a generic response to this.

>give cat food to cat
Huh?

>give cat food
Huh?

These should work as synonyms for FEED CAT.