<s>
Varicella	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
work	O
of	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
by	O
Adam	O
Cadre	O
,	O
distributed	O
in	O
z-code	O
format	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
history	O
which	O
features	O
roughly	O
modern	O
technology	O
mixed	O
with	O
Renaissance-style	O
principalities	O
and	O
court	O
politics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
of	O
Varicella	B-Application
use	O
contemporary	O
language	O
from	O
their	O
home	O
in	O
a	O
Renaissance	B-Application
castle	O
,	O
continuing	O
the	O
contrast	O
between	O
old	O
and	O
new	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
Primo	O
Varicella	B-Application
,	O
palace	O
minister	O
in	O
Piedmont	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
to	O
get	O
rid	O
of	O
several	O
rivals	O
for	O
the	O
regency	O
following	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
the	O
king	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Machiavellian	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Profit	O
,	O
but	O
given	O
even	O
more	O
despicable	O
antagonists	O
(	O
just	O
as	O
variola	O
is	O
more	O
virulent	O
than	O
varicella	B-Application
)	O
,	O
thus	O
making	O
players	O
willing	O
to	O
go	O
along	O
with	O
his	O
schemes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
discussed	O
academically	O
by	O
Nick	O
Montfort	O
and	O
Stuart	O
Moulthrop	O
in	O
their	O
2003	O
paper	O
Face	O
It	O
,	O
Tiger	O
,	O
You	O
Just	O
Hit	O
the	O
Jackpot	O
:	O
Reading	O
and	O
Playing	O
Cadre	O
's	O
Varicella	B-Application
,	O
and	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Wendy	O
Morgan	O
in	O
her	O
2003	O
paper	O
Touching	O
(	O
on	O
)	O
Character	O
:	O
New	O
Engagements	O
in	O
New	O
Media	O
Narratives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Photopia	O
has	O
made	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
mark	O
,	O
I	O
suppose	O
,	O
but	O
Photopia	O
is	O
a	O
short	O
story	O
;	O
Varicella	B-Application
is	O
a	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
Primo	O
Varicella	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Palace	O
Minister	O
at	O
the	O
Palazzo	O
del	O
Piemonte	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
War	O
Minister	O
Klaus	O
Wehrkeit	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
Varicella	B-Application
's	O
rivals	O
hiding	O
in	O
Piedmont	O
,	O
had	O
recently	O
been	O
fighting	O
the	O
Venetians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
nothing	O
in	O
the	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
,	O
Wehrkeit	O
will	O
arrive	O
around	O
3	O
o'clock	O
and	O
kill	O
Varicella	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coffers	O
Minister	O
Argento	O
Rico	O
is	O
another	O
of	O
Varicella	B-Application
's	O
rivals	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
appear	O
that	O
prominently	O
in	O
the	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Varicella	B-Application
has	O
money	O
,	O
some	O
extra	O
information	O
can	O
be	O
gained	O
from	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
has	O
been	O
hidden	O
away	O
since	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
her	O
fiancé	O
,	O
Varicella	B-Application
's	O
youngest	O
brother	O
Terzio	O
(	O
from	O
the	O
Italian	O
"	O
terzo	O
"	O
,	O
meaning	O
third	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marco	O
Pulisci	O
,	O
the	O
ambassador	O
to	O
Song	O
dynasty	O
,	O
is	O
deemed	O
a	O
non-threat	O
by	O
Varicella	B-Application
due	O
to	O
Hangzhou	O
's	O
distance	O
from	O
Piedmont	O
.	O
</s>
