From 83e48778528636f205bdd7dd201ffb1738a7513b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ethan J Lewis <ethan@ejlewis.com>
Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 07:34:51 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] feat(content): add upper floor slice

---
 src/assets/noun-gear-8323294.svg      |  4 ++++
 src/assets/noun-gear-8323296.svg      |  5 -----
 src/engine/playthrough.test.ts        | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 src/pages/index.astro                 | 11 ++++++++---
 src/ui/crt.css                        | 16 +++++++++++-----
 src/world/{ => .trash}/Untitled.base  |  0
 src/world/TODOs.md                    |  7 +++++++
 src/world/buildWorld.test.ts          |  9 ++++++++-
 src/world/encounters.ts               | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/world/encounters/stair-sleeper.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 src/world/items/childs-drawing.md     | 15 +++++++++++++++
 src/world/items/music-box.md          | 10 ++++++++++
 src/world/items/toy-dog.md            | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 src/world/rooms/attic.md              | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/world/rooms/bedroom.md            | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/world/rooms/nursery.md            | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/world/rooms/parlor.md             |  4 +++-
 src/world/rooms/stair-up.md           | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 18 files changed, 245 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 src/assets/noun-gear-8323294.svg
 delete mode 100644 src/assets/noun-gear-8323296.svg
 rename src/world/{ => .trash}/Untitled.base (100%)
 create mode 100644 src/world/encounters/stair-sleeper.md
 create mode 100644 src/world/items/childs-drawing.md
 create mode 100644 src/world/items/music-box.md
 create mode 100644 src/world/items/toy-dog.md
 create mode 100644 src/world/rooms/attic.md
 create mode 100644 src/world/rooms/bedroom.md
 create mode 100644 src/world/rooms/nursery.md
 create mode 100644 src/world/rooms/stair-up.md

diff --git a/src/assets/noun-gear-8323294.svg b/src/assets/noun-gear-8323294.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..144eacd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/assets/noun-gear-8323294.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
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+</svg>
diff --git a/src/assets/noun-gear-8323296.svg b/src/assets/noun-gear-8323296.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index 13fc0ee..0000000
--- a/src/assets/noun-gear-8323296.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
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diff --git a/src/engine/playthrough.test.ts b/src/engine/playthrough.test.ts
index 567cb64..157383b 100644
--- a/src/engine/playthrough.test.ts
+++ b/src/engine/playthrough.test.ts
@@ -107,4 +107,25 @@ describe('playthrough — sample world', () => {
       'damp-sheet',
     ]))
   })
+
+  it('plays through the upper-floor slice', () => {
+    const state = play([
+      'n',                 // gate → foyer
+      'n',                 // foyer → hallway
+      'u',                 // hallway → parlor
+      'u',                 // parlor → upper stair
+      'wait',
+      'u',                 // upper stair → bedroom
+      'e',                 // bedroom → nursery
+      'read drawing',
+      'take dog',
+      'w',
+      'u',                 // bedroom → attic
+    ])
+
+    expect(state.flags['stair-sleeper.resolved']).toBe(true)
+    expect(state.flags['hallwayShifted']).toBe(true)
+    expect(state.location).toBe('attic')
+    expect(state.inventory.map((i) => i.id)).toContain('toy-dog')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/pages/index.astro b/src/pages/index.astro
index 7c0c8a0..7aae9a2 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 import '../ui/crt.css'
-import gearIcon from '../assets/noun-gear-8323296.svg?url'
 ---
 
 <html lang="en">
@@ -27,9 +26,15 @@ import gearIcon from '../assets/noun-gear-8323296.svg?url'
             data-options-toggle
             aria-label="Options"
             aria-expanded="false"
-            style={`--gear-icon: url(${gearIcon})`}
           >
-            <span class="mystery-options-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+            <svg
+              class="mystery-options-icon"
+              aria-hidden="true"
+              viewBox="0 0 1200 1200"
+              focusable="false"
+            >
+              <path d="m541.45 262.22-14.297 48.703c-2.8125 8.8125-9.7031 15.703-18.469 18.609-5.8594 2.1562-12.703 4.6875-20.766 8.1562-8.3906 4.0781-18.234 4.0781-26.625 0l-46.078-25.688c-9.2812-4.9688-20.578-4.3125-29.156 1.7812-25.969 19.266-49.266 41.859-69.281 67.219-6.4219 8.4375-7.125 19.969-1.7812 29.156l25.781 44.156c4.5469 7.875 4.875 17.531 0.84375 25.688-3.6094 7.0781-6.4688 13.781-9.1406 20.531h0.046875c-3.2344 8.4844-10.312 14.953-19.078 17.391l-50.766 13.781c-10.219 2.625-17.906 11.062-19.453 21.516-4.4531 31.406-4.4531 63.328 0 94.781 1.3594 10.641 9.2344 19.266 19.688 21.609l50.297 13.781c8.9062 2.3906 16.125 8.9062 19.406 17.531 2.5312 6.6094 5.3906 13.219 8.7656 20.297 3.8438 7.9219 3.6094 17.25-0.70312 24.938l-25.781 44.625h-0.046875c-5.4375 9.1406-4.6406 20.719 1.9219 29.062 20.062 25.172 43.359 47.625 69.281 66.703 8.5312 6.3281 20.016 6.9844 29.25 1.6875l45.609-24.844c8.3906-4.2656 18.281-4.5 26.859-0.70312 7.0781 3.2344 13.781 5.8594 20.859 8.3906h0.046875c8.6719 2.9062 15.516 9.75 18.375 18.469l14.156 48.703v0.046875c2.5312 10.406 11.297 18.141 21.938 19.406 12.234 1.5 24.516 2.25 36.844 2.2969 12.047-0.28125 24.047-1.2188 36-2.8594 10.594-1.1719 19.406-8.7656 22.078-19.078l14.297-48.938v-0.046875c2.7188-8.6719 9.375-15.516 18-18.469 7.4531-2.625 14.156-5.2969 21-8.3906 8.625-3.9375 18.562-3.7031 27 0.5625l46.078 25.219c9.1406 5.3906 20.625 4.875 29.25-1.3125 26.016-19.266 49.359-41.812 69.516-67.078 6.4688-8.3906 7.1719-19.922 1.7812-29.062l-25.781-45c-4.3125-7.6406-4.5938-16.922-0.75-24.844 3.375-7.2188 6.2344-13.781 8.625-20.156h0.046875c3.2344-8.6719 10.453-15.281 19.406-17.766l50.062-13.688v0.046875c10.406-2.1562 18.375-10.594 19.922-21.141 4.4062-31.547 4.4062-63.516 0-95.062-1.5938-10.453-9.2812-18.984-19.594-21.562l-50.766-13.781 0.046875-0.046875c-8.7656-2.4375-15.891-8.8594-19.078-17.391-2.625-6.7031-5.5312-13.453-9-20.297-3.8906-8.0156-3.6094-17.391 0.70312-25.172l25.781-44.297c5.4375-9.1406 4.6875-20.625-1.7812-29.016-20.016-25.453-43.359-48.047-69.375-67.312-8.4375-6.0469-19.547-6.8438-28.781-2.0625l-45.844 25.078c-8.4844 4.0781-18.375 4.0781-26.906 0-7.9219-3.4688-14.766-6-20.625-8.1562-8.7188-2.8594-15.562-9.6562-18.469-18.375l-14.156-48.609c-2.625-10.359-11.344-18.047-21.984-19.312-12.188-1.4531-24.422-2.3438-36.703-2.625-12 0-24 1.5469-36 3.1406-10.781 1.0312-19.734 8.625-22.547 19.078zm58.547 175.18c65.766 0 125.06 39.609 150.24 100.41 25.172 60.75 11.25 130.69-35.25 177.19s-116.44 60.422-177.19 35.25c-60.797-25.172-100.41-84.469-100.41-150.24 0.09375-89.766 72.844-162.52 162.61-162.61z" />
+            </svg>
           </button>
           <div class="mystery-options-menu" data-options-menu hidden>
             <div class="mystery-options-group" aria-label="Screen">
diff --git a/src/ui/crt.css b/src/ui/crt.css
index 68e462d..e5cfae2 100644
--- a/src/ui/crt.css
+++ b/src/ui/crt.css
@@ -137,10 +137,9 @@ body {
 .mystery-options-icon {
   width: 23px;
   height: 23px;
-  background: currentColor;
   display: block;
-  mask: var(--gear-icon) center / contain no-repeat;
-  -webkit-mask: var(--gear-icon) center / contain no-repeat;
+  fill: currentColor;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
 }
 
 .mystery-options-menu {
@@ -191,6 +190,10 @@ body {
   cursor: pointer;
 }
 
+.mystery-options .mystery-options-toggle {
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
 .mystery-options button[aria-pressed='true'],
 .mystery-options-toggle[aria-expanded='true'] {
   color: var(--m-fg);
@@ -202,7 +205,7 @@ body {
   min-height: 0;
   overflow-y: auto;
   overscroll-behavior: contain;
-  scrollbar-color: var(--m-dim) transparent;
+  scrollbar-color: var(--m-dim) var(--m-bg);
   scrollbar-width: thin;
   white-space: pre-wrap;
   word-break: break-word;
@@ -217,11 +220,13 @@ body {
 }
 
 .mystery-transcript::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
-  background: transparent;
+  background: var(--m-bg);
+  border: 0;
 }
 
 .mystery-transcript::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
   background: var(--m-dim);
+  border: 0;
 }
 
 .mystery-transcript .system {
@@ -238,6 +243,7 @@ body {
   overflow-wrap: normal;
   font-size: clamp(9px, 2vw, 14px);
   line-height: 1.1;
+  margin-bottom: 0.75em;
 }
 
 .mystery-transcript .help {
diff --git a/src/world/Untitled.base b/src/world/.trash/Untitled.base
similarity index 100%
rename from src/world/Untitled.base
rename to src/world/.trash/Untitled.base
diff --git a/src/world/TODOs.md b/src/world/TODOs.md
index df29037..9679fb4 100644
--- a/src/world/TODOs.md
+++ b/src/world/TODOs.md
@@ -26,3 +26,10 @@
 - [x] Feature: / brings focus to terminal
 - [x] Feature: Add "Restart" option to option menu
 - [x] Bug: gear icon is still wayyyyyyy toooo smallllll it needs to be like 4x larger at least.
+- [ ] Add a "wait" tile.
+- [ ] Add a mechanic where after the player waits 3 times or moves six times the light goes out and needs to be relit.
+- [ ] Add attack options for most encounters. Rarely this will be a good idea though. 
+- [ ] Add a failure condition for attacking at the wrong time. Make the reasons for the failure condition contextual, for example, when they attack the stair sleeper they might trip on the stair and get injured. 
+- [ ] If the user says "light match" or "light match" the response should be "use match with what?"
+- [ ] If the user says "use match with letter" they should burn the letter.
+- [ ] There should be a lighter in the smoking room that allows unlimited lighting.
diff --git a/src/world/buildWorld.test.ts b/src/world/buildWorld.test.ts
index 91d4416..608993f 100644
--- a/src/world/buildWorld.test.ts
+++ b/src/world/buildWorld.test.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,14 @@ describe('assembled world', () => {
       'music-room',
       'servants-passage',
       'laundry',
+      'stair-up',
+      'bedroom',
+      'nursery',
+      'attic',
     ]))
   })
 
-  it('contains the authored opening and main-floor items', () => {
+  it('contains the authored opening, main-floor, and upper-floor items', () => {
     expect(Object.keys(world.items)).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining([
       'broken-cigarette',
       'lamp',
@@ -33,6 +37,9 @@ describe('assembled world', () => {
       'grandfather-clock',
       'dinner-place-setting',
       'covered-cage',
+      'childs-drawing',
+      'music-box',
+      'toy-dog',
     ]))
   })
 
diff --git a/src/world/encounters.ts b/src/world/encounters.ts
index 4df531a..ea34d49 100644
--- a/src/world/encounters.ts
+++ b/src/world/encounters.ts
@@ -180,4 +180,26 @@ export const encounters: Record<string, EncounterDef> = {
     onFailed: { narration: narration('linen-shape', 'failed'), retreatTo: 'servants-passage' },
     defaultWrongVerbNarration: narration('linen-shape', 'wrong-verb'),
   },
+  'stair-sleeper': {
+    id: 'stair-sleeper',
+    aliases: ['stair sleeper', 'sleeper', 'figure', 'person', 'body'],
+    startsIn: 'stair-up',
+    initialPhase: 'seated',
+    phases: {
+      seated: {
+        description: narration('stair-sleeper', 'seated'),
+        transitions: [
+          {
+            verb: 'wait',
+            chipLabel: 'WAIT',
+            narration: narration('stair-sleeper', 'wait-resolved'),
+            to: 'resolved',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    },
+    onResolved: { setFlags: { hallwayShifted: true } },
+    onFailed: { narration: narration('stair-sleeper', 'failed'), retreatTo: 'parlor' },
+    defaultWrongVerbNarration: narration('stair-sleeper', 'wrong-verb'),
+  },
 }
diff --git a/src/world/encounters/stair-sleeper.md b/src/world/encounters/stair-sleeper.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5132f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/world/encounters/stair-sleeper.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+id: stair-sleeper
+startsIn: "[[stair-up]]"
+initialPhase: seated
+---
+
+## seated
+Someone sits halfway up the stair with their back to you. Their head rests against the banister. One hand lies open on the runner.
+
+## wait-resolved
+You do not speak.
+
+After a while, the figure leans aside, not waking. The stair above is not the same stair, but it is open.
+
+## wrong-verb
+The seated figure draws one breath. The sound is too small for the body that made it.
+
+## failed
+The sleeper turns before you see the face. The stair folds down under your feet, and the parlor receives you again.
diff --git a/src/world/items/childs-drawing.md b/src/world/items/childs-drawing.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c4dca0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/world/items/childs-drawing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+id: childs-drawing
+names: ["drawing", "child's drawing", "childs drawing", "crayon drawing", "childs-drawing"]
+short: "a child's drawing"
+takeable: false
+readable: true
+initialState: {}
+---
+
+A child's drawing is pinned to the wall with two black tacks. It shows a hallway with too many doors and a small square room where the house has no room to keep one.
+
+## read
+Beneath the drawing, in blunt blue crayon, someone has written:
+
+NOT THIS HALL
diff --git a/src/world/items/music-box.md b/src/world/items/music-box.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10f68be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/world/items/music-box.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+id: music-box
+names: ["music box", "box", "nursery music box", "music-box"]
+short: "a bolted music box"
+takeable: false
+initialState:
+  wound: false
+---
+
+The music box is bolted to the nursery shelf. A tiny keyhole waits below a painted house with all its windows shut.
diff --git a/src/world/items/toy-dog.md b/src/world/items/toy-dog.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5411f63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/world/items/toy-dog.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+id: toy-dog
+names: ["toy dog", "stuffed dog", "dog", "woof", "wolf", "toy-dog"]
+short: "a stuffed dog"
+takeable: true
+initialState: {}
+---
+
+The toy dog is several shades darker than it used to be.  
+His fur is matted down in areas and worn from years of handling.
+
+A name is stitched into one paw in faded blue thread:
+
+WOOF
+
+Or perhaps:
+
+WOLF
+
+The stitching has begun to loosen.
diff --git a/src/world/rooms/attic.md b/src/world/rooms/attic.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0acfab9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/world/rooms/attic.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+id: attic
+title: "[ Attic ]"
+exitN: null
+exitS: null
+exitE: null
+exitW: null
+exitU: null
+exitD: "[[bedroom]]"
+items: []
+encounter: null
+---
+
+## first-visit
+The attic is lower than the roof outside promised. Trunks lean together under the beams. A piano note sounds once below you, then once above.
+
+The bedroom is down.
+
+## revisit
+The attic crouches under its own dust.
+
+## examined
+Old sheets cover old furniture. The shapes beneath them are all too tall. In the far corner, a child's handprint has been pressed into the dust from underneath.
diff --git a/src/world/rooms/bedroom.md b/src/world/rooms/bedroom.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae563b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/world/rooms/bedroom.md
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+id: bedroom
+title: "[ Bedroom ]"
+exitN: null
+exitS: null
+exitE: "[[nursery]]"
+exitW: null
+exitU: "[[attic]]"
+exitD: "[[stair-up]]"
+items: []
+encounter: null
+safe: true
+---
+
+## first-visit
+The bedroom has been prepared for another sleeper. The counterpane is turned down on one side. The pillow holds a shallow dent.
+
+A nursery opens east. A narrower stair climbs into the ceiling.
+
+## revisit
+The bedroom keeps the shape of its absent sleeper.
+
+## examined
+The wardrobe stands open a hand's width. A dress hangs inside, dark at the hem. On the bedside table, a dry glass has left a ring in the dust.
diff --git a/src/world/rooms/nursery.md b/src/world/rooms/nursery.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeef0f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/world/rooms/nursery.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+id: nursery
+title: "[ Nursery ]"
+exitN: null
+exitS: null
+exitE: null
+exitW: "[[bedroom]]"
+exitU: null
+exitD: null
+items:
+  - "[[childs-drawing]]"
+  - "[[music-box]]"
+  - "[[toy-dog]]"
+encounter: null
+safe: true
+---
+
+## first-visit
+The nursery is awake. Toys have been arranged in a careful circle on the floorboards, all facing the door.
+
+A music box is bolted to the shelf. A crayon drawing is pinned beside it.
+
+## revisit
+The nursery keeps its circle.
+
+## examined
+The small bed has not been slept in. The blanket is folded square enough to hurt the eye. The toys face you now, though none has moved.
diff --git a/src/world/rooms/parlor.md b/src/world/rooms/parlor.md
index 6f385a7..83c9006 100644
--- a/src/world/rooms/parlor.md
+++ b/src/world/rooms/parlor.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ exitN: "[[study]]"
 exitS: null
 exitE: null
 exitW: null
-exitU: null
+exitU: "[[stair-up]]"
 exitD: "[[hallway]]"
 items:
   - "[[grandfather-clock]]"
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ The parlor has been arranged for company. No chair faces another. Each one waits
 
 A stopped clock stands against the north wall. A narrow study opens beyond it. The hallway is below.
 
+A staircase climbs where the corner of the room should be.
+
 ## revisit
 The parlor waits with its empty chairs.
 
diff --git a/src/world/rooms/stair-up.md b/src/world/rooms/stair-up.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e34394
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/world/rooms/stair-up.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+id: stair-up
+title: "[ Upper Stair ]"
+exitN: null
+exitS: null
+exitE: null
+exitW: null
+exitU: "[[bedroom]]"
+exitD: "[[parlor]]"
+items: []
+encounter: "[[stair-sleeper]]"
+---
+
+## first-visit
+The stair rises from the parlor and turns before it should. The banister is polished by hands that knew the way in the dark.
+
+Halfway up, someone sits with their back to you.
+
+## revisit
+The upper stair waits in its narrow turn.
+
+## examined
+The runner is worn thin along the center. Dust gathers at either side, untouched. The figure on the stair is still enough to be furniture, until the house settles and their head settles with it.