From fa5ba513f64a99876581e26bbc36f7e547d6097a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Howard Abrams <howard.abrams@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:33:36 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Made the tutor bird into my high school cockatiel

---
 typeclasses/tutorial.py | 20 ++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/typeclasses/tutorial.py b/typeclasses/tutorial.py
index 80ce77d..79fe2cb 100755
--- a/typeclasses/tutorial.py
+++ b/typeclasses/tutorial.py
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import random
 
 MSGS = {
     "START": [
-        "A small bird flies over to you, and perches on your shoulder. \"Hello,\" it says in your ear. \"I'm the Tutorial Bird,\" it chirps, \"and I'm here to break the fourth wall, and help you figure out this game. Feel free to |gshoo|n me away, and I'll leave you alone to explore.\"",
-        "The bird says, \"In this story game, you type commands (verbs) to do things. For instance, type the word |glook|n, and press the |wReturn|n key to look around at your surroundings and to see where you are, what you can do, and where you can go.\"",
+        "A small bird flies over to you, and perches on your shoulder. \"Hello,\" it says in your ear. \"I'm Bubba Joe Washington, the Third,\" it chirps, \"and I'm here to break the fourth wall, and help you figure out this game. Feel free to |gshoo|n me away, and I'll leave you alone to explore.\"",
+        "The bird with yellow cheeks says, \"In this story game, you type commands (verbs) to do things. For instance, type the word |glook|n, and press the |wReturn|n key to look around at your surroundings and to see where you are, what you can do, and where you can go.\"",
         "The bird perched on your shoulder looks at you expectantly.",
         "\"Go ahead,\" says the bird, \"Type |glook|n. If you are on the web site, you may need to click in the box in the lower part of the screen.\"",
         "The bird preens itself.",
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ MSGS = {
         "\"If so,\" says the bird, \"type |glook|n to look around at your surroundings.\"",
     ],
     "LOOK": [
-        "\"That's great,\" says the little blue bird. \"From that, you know you are standing in a grove of trees near a puddle. You can now type |glook puddle|n to examine it.\"",
+        "\"That's great,\" says the little cockatiel. \"From that, you know you are standing in a grove of trees near a puddle. You can now type |glook puddle|n to examine it.\"",
         "\"You can also |glook trees|n, |glook moss|n, or … well, you get the idea,\" it says.",
     ],
     "LOOKAT": [
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ MSGS = {
 }
 
 MSGS_WAITING = [
-    "The {{little ^ blue ^ }} bird {{on your shoulder ^ }} preens itself.",
-    "The {{little ^ blue ^ }} bird {{on your shoulder ^ }} {{looks ^ stares}} at you {{expectantly ^ waiting ^ patiently}}.",
-    "The bird looks up at the sky. \"It rains here often,\" it says.",
-    "The bird looks up at the sky. \"Looks like rain is coming,\" it says.",
-    "\"I like the rain,\" the bird says, \"as it keeps the moss green and the puddles full.\"",
+    "The {{little ^ gray ^ }} {{ bird ^ cockatiel }} {{on your shoulder ^ }} preens itself.",
+    "The {{little ^ gray ^ }} {{ bird ^ cockatiel }} {{on your shoulder ^ }} {{looks ^ stares}} at you {{expectantly ^ waiting ^ patiently}}.",
+    "The {{ bird ^ cockatiel }} looks up at the sky. \"It rains here often,\" it says.",
+    "The {{ bird ^ cockatiel }} looks up at the sky. \"Looks like rain is coming,\" it says.",
+    "\"I like the rain,\" the {{ bird ^ cockatiel }} says, \"as it keeps the moss green and the puddles full.\"",
     "\"They say if you don't like the weather,\" tweets the bird, \"just wait.\"",
 ]
 
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ class TutorBird(CarriableNPC):
         bird = spawn({
             "typeclass": "typeclasses.tutorial.TutorBird",
             "key": "bird",
-            "aliases": ["blue bird", "tutor", "tutor bird"],
-            "desc": "You see a tiny bird with blue feathers trimmed with white. It's large black eyes looks at you quizically. It seems friendly, and overly helpful.",
+            "aliases": ["cockatiel", "tutor", "tutor bird"],
+            "desc": "You see a tiny bird with gray feathers trimmed with white. It's large black eyes looks at you quizically. Its yellow cheeks are adorable, as it seems overly helpful.",
         })[0]
         bird.location = character