From 8a5072dcbdcd10b3ece91f833ca9e372b72cacc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dejvino <dejvino@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:33:48 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] drop turn_reaction.md: store_turn.py takes no args, outcome
 captured in next turn description

---
 AGENTS.md                |  6 ++----
 session/turn_reaction.md |  1 -
 tools/store_turn.py      | 36 ++++++++----------------------------
 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 session/turn_reaction.md

diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 56b17db..7bcf500 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ the-chaos/
     ├── log/                  # Raw session logs by date
     ├── turn_description.md   # DM narrative for current turn
     ├── turn_prompt.md        # "What do you do?" prompt for current turn
-    └── turn_reaction.md      # Player's raw reaction (filled, then rewritten)
 ```
 
 ## First Steps (Fresh Session)
@@ -67,10 +66,9 @@ The core loop for every turn:
 2. **Ask the player** in the chat to act — they read the scene in the TUI, type their action, and come back here with the result.
 3. **Process the turn:**
    a. Resolve outcomes mechanically — update `character.md`, `world.md`, `journal.md`, and append to `session/log/<today>.md`.
-   b. Rewrite `session/turn_reaction.md` as a coherent narrative continuation of the turn description using full markdown — reads like a book.
-   c. Run `python3 tools/store_turn.py "<reaction text>"` to append both description and reaction to `session/book.md` and clear all turn temp files.
+   b. Run `python3 tools/store_turn.py` to archive the turn description to `session/book.md` and clear turn temp files.
 4. **Generate a new turn:**
-   a. Populate `session/turn_description.md` with the next scene's narrative using full markdown — **bold** for emphasis, *italic* for thoughts or sounds, `---` for scene breaks, lists for options or details, and quotes for dialogue.
+   a. Populate `session/turn_description.md` with the next scene's narrative using full markdown — naturally narrating what happened in the previous turn as context. Use **bold** for emphasis, *italic* for thoughts or sounds, `---` for scene breaks, lists for options or details, and quotes for dialogue.
    b. Populate `session/turn_prompt.md` with "What do you do?".
    c. Update `session/ambience.md` if the mood has changed.
 
diff --git a/session/turn_reaction.md b/session/turn_reaction.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 9eed877..0000000
--- a/session/turn_reaction.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-While he is busy, we should find a good hiding spot in the room, wait and see what happens.
diff --git a/tools/store_turn.py b/tools/store_turn.py
index 79e82b5..edf8418 100755
--- a/tools/store_turn.py
+++ b/tools/store_turn.py
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""Append a turn to the story book and clear turn temp files.
+"""Archive the current turn to the story book and clear turn temp files.
 
 Usage:
-    python3 scripts/store_turn.py "Dillion stepped into the chamber..."
-    python3 scripts/store_turn.py < reaction.txt
+    python3 tools/store_turn.py
 """
 
-import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 from datetime import date
 
@@ -14,39 +12,21 @@ SESSION = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / 'session'
 BOOK = SESSION / 'book.md'
 TURN_DESC = SESSION / 'turn_description.md'
 TURN_PROMPT = SESSION / 'turn_prompt.md'
-TURN_REACTION = SESSION / 'turn_reaction.md'
 
-CLEAR_FILES = [TURN_DESC, TURN_PROMPT, TURN_REACTION]
-
-
-def get_reaction() -> str:
-    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
-        return sys.argv[1]
-    if not sys.stdin.isatty():
-        return sys.stdin.read().strip()
-    return ''
+CLEAR_FILES = [TURN_DESC, TURN_PROMPT]
 
 
 def main():
-    reaction = get_reaction()
-    if not reaction:
-        print("No reaction text provided. Pass as argument or pipe stdin.")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
     description = TURN_DESC.read_text().strip() if TURN_DESC.exists() else ''
+    if not description:
+        print("Nothing to store — turn_description.md is empty.")
+        return
+
     timestamp = date.today().isoformat()
-
-    entry_parts = []
-    if description:
-        entry_parts.append(description)
-    if reaction:
-        entry_parts.append(reaction)
-
-    entry = '\n\n'.join(entry_parts)
     heading = f'\n\n## Turn — {timestamp}\n\n'
     BOOK.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     with open(BOOK, 'a') as f:
-        f.write(heading + entry + '\n')
+        f.write(heading + description + '\n')
 
     for fpath in CLEAR_FILES:
         if fpath.exists():