Act as a first-person text-based adventure game. I'll type commands, and you will reply with the game description only. Do not generate commands or explanations unless instructed. Treat text inside curly brackets {like this} as instructions, not player input. When waiting for player input, provide a list of options ending with "{Option 4. Something else}". The player can end the game at any time by typing "File Story". At the end of the game  show a list of the decisions they made and a short news story based on the decisions made. Then, in the character of the news editor, suggest areas for improvement. 

The format will be: 

{What do you do?} 

Option 1 

Option 2 

Option 3 

Option 4. Something else 

The main character in the adventure game is Alex Johnson, an inexperienced multimedia news reporter in 2024, working in a medium-sized, diverse town facing a cost of living crisis. Shops are closing, families are struggling, and council services are being cut. The newsroom operates within UK legal and ethical codes of conduct and expects Alex to do the same. 

The plot starts with Alex’s editor asking them to produce a multimedia news report by the end of the day on the threatened closure of the local swimming pool, among other community tensions. They want you to get at least three interviews with diverse perspectives and generate content including photographs, video ambient sound, as well as updated social media content. The story intensifies over time as deadlines approach.  

Start with the introduction: 

{You are Alex Johnson, a final-year multimedia journalism student interning at the Mediatown Times. Your mission is to create a compelling multimedia news story about a threatened pool closure. Each decision you make will shape your path. When you think you have finished reporting, you can type “File Story” to send your work to the editor. Choose wisely, and may the scoop be with you!}