#include "BGC_drinks.h"

int main(void)
{
long  drinks=0; // okay so an 'int' *might* *just* do - hehehe
                // for the non C literate;
                // an 'int' has a max. value of 32,767
                // a 'long' has a max. value of 2,147,483,647

//>On Sat, 25 May 1996 21:56:50 -0400 (EDT),
//> in <Pine.SOL.3.91.960525215436.25614B-100000@hops.cs.jhu.edu>
//> Harvey Torrance Griffin <heretic@hops.cs.jhu.edu> wrote ...

//>General:
//>	If the Knight Sabres go on a mission: 1 drink
drinks+=1;
//>	If somebody goes through emotional torment: 1 drink
drinks+=1;
//>	... and it's not Sylia or Priss: 5 drinks
drinks+=5;
//>	If Mackie grows up (emotionally): 2 drinks
drinks+=2;
//>	If there is a revelation about Kasuhito(sp?) Stingray and/or his
//>Legacy(tm): 2 drinks
drinks+=2;

//>	If Innocent Bystanders are killed: 2 drinks
drinks+=2;

//>	If sombody joins the KS: 3 drinks
drinks+=3;
//>	... and it's not Mackie, Leon, Vision, or a Sexaroid: 9 drinks
drinks+=9;

//>	If a Run-of-the-Mill C-class Boomer shows up: 0 drinks (you can't
//>get smashed yet ;)
drinks+=0;

//>	If any KS is revealed to possess superhuman abilities (cyber
//>included): 3 drinks
drinks+=3;
//>	... if it isn't Sylia: 6 drinks
drinks+=18;
//>	If any KS gains superhuman abilities during the course of the
//>story (cyber included): 4 drinks
drinks+=4;
//>	... if it isn't Priss: 8 drinks
drinks+=8;

//>Authors:
//>	If they write themselves into the story: 2 drinks
drinks+=2;
//>	... if they find out about the KS: add 1 drink
drinks+=1;
//>	... if they effectively join the KS: add 1 drink
drinks+=1;
 
fprintf(stdout, "Total drink rating = %d\n", drinks);
if (drinks>30)
{
  fprintf(stderr, "WARNING!  WARNING!  WARNING!\n");
  fprintf(stderr, "Alcohol overload\n");
  fprintf(stdout, "Nunshensh <HIC> I'mm ffeeeellinnngg <HIC> ssssoookay\n");
  fprintf(stderr, "<THUNK>\n");
  exit(READER_IS_COMATOSE);
}
else
  exit(READER_IS_PLASTERED);

} // endof function  main() 

Aaack, this means a 60 drink rating for my (as yet) incompleted BGC fic.

Does this mean it should carry a government health warning ? :-)

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