chuckle

Purpose: chuckle at an individual, thing, or the world in general
Synonyms: none

SYNTAX EXAMPLE NATURAL LANGUAGE EXAMPLE
chuckle chuckle chuckle
chuckle <thing> chuckle statue chuckle at the statue
chuckle <n>.<thing> chuckle 2.statue chuckle at the second statue
chuckle <modifier> chuckle quietly chuckle quietly
chuckle <thing> <modifier> chuckle statue quietly chuckle at the statue quietly
chuckle <modifier> <thing> chuckle quietly statue chuckle quietly at the statue
chuckle <modifier> <n>.<thing> chuckle quietly 2.statue chuckle quietly at the second statue
chuckle <n>.<thing> <modifier> chuckle 2.statue quietly chuckle at the second statue quietly

USE:

  1. Use form one to chuckle indiscriminately, for instance, at everything in a room.
  2. Use form two when there's no possible ambiguity. In the example, there's only one statue present.
  3. Use form three when there are many instances of <thing> present, and you want to chuckle at one of them in particular.
  4. Use forms four through eight to add a modifier, typically an intensifying adverb, to the verb.
  5. Use forms four through eight to add a modifier, typically an intensifying adverb, to the verb.
  6. Use forms four through eight to add a modifier, typically an intensifying adverb, to the verb.
  7. Use forms four through eight to add a modifier, typically an intensifying adverb, to the verb.
  8. Use forms four through eight to add a modifier, typically an intensifying adverb, to the verb.

As is typical of most TriadCity commands, Chuckle searches for <thing> in a specific order, starting with the room you're in, then your worn or wielded equipment, then your inventory. So, if there's a box in the room, and a box in your inventory, the command "chuckle box" will refer to the one in the room, not your inventory. You'd need to use "chuckle 2.box" for the latter.

Chuckle can be modified with an arbitrary word of your choice. Usually you'll use an intensifying adverb as shown in the examples above. Note that Chuckle does not use this modifier as a search specifier when looking for <thing>. Instead Chuckle displays this modifier via the Game channel. Thus you can "chuckle malignantly", "chuckle amusedly", and so on. You can also "chuckle 18373649" or "chuckle toothpaste-like", so, please don't. It's up to you to get the syntax right.


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