gtg

.gitignore

@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ wheels/
 untitled/saves
 .ruff_cache
 .pytest_cache
+DEBUG_MODE

IDEAS.md

@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+yes ai made this, no, i dont care.
+
+# Ideas & Future Vision
+
+Parking lot for things I want to build but aren't building yet. Nothing here is a
+commitment to a timeline — it's here so it's out of my head and safe.
+
+Rule for this file: an idea only graduates to "actually build it" once the things
+it depends on already exist. Don't build up the dependency chain. Build down it.
+
+---
+
+## The Big One: Emergent Quest Engine
+
+The dream. A quest system where quests aren't hand-written — they're generated by
+chaining several smaller generators together, each feeding the next. The goal is
+quests that feel *authored* because the pieces reference each other and reference
+the player's actual cat/state.
+
+### The chain
+1. Generate an **item** + what it does (effect).
+2. Generate a **character** who needs that item *because of what it does*.
+3. Generate a **location** the character (or the cat?) travels to.
+4. Generate an **encounter / fight**, scaled to a generated skill level, maybe
+   flavored by a custom name.
+5. Resolve it → bring the item back → gain **xp, money**, maybe **food/items found
+   on the way**.
+
+### Why it could feel special (not generic radiant-quest slop)
+- Quests reference the *specific cat*: its traits ("your chonky cat..."), its name,
+  its current stats. Two players get different quests because their cats differ —
+  not because of raw RNG.
+- The chain links cause to effect: the character needs the item *because* of what
+  the item does. The reward ties back to the chain. That's the "wait, this feels
+  written" magic.
+
+### The trap to avoid
+"Unique" and "meaningful" pull opposite directions. Pure randomization gives you
+infinite *technically unique* quests that all *feel identical* (Skyrim radiant
+quests: "go to random place, kill random thing, fetch random item" forever).
+
+The fix — same lesson as the name generator: **variety lives in the TEMPLATES,
+uniqueness lives in the SLOTS.** Ten hand-written quest templates with rich,
+state-aware slots beats one template randomized harder. Constrain to get quality.
+
+### The hard part most people underestimate
+- **Completion checking.** A quest is only meaningful if the game can tell when
+  it's *done*. Every template's win condition must be something the game actually
+  tracks. "Feed 3 times" needs a feed counter. "Happiness > 50" needs the happiness
+  stat. So quests are GATED on the systems they reference already existing.
+- **Procedural MECHANICS are way harder than procedural CONTENT.** A generated
+  *name* is just text — any string works. A generated *item effect* has to actually
+  DO something the game can execute. That means generated items pick from a FIXED
+  vocabulary of effects the game already knows how to run ("restore N hunger",
+  "add N happiness", "worth N money") — generated *parameters*, fixed *effect types*.
+  Do NOT try to generate brand-new mechanics; generate combinations of existing ones.
+
+### Quests must persist
+An active/in-progress quest has to survive save/load. So `Quest` is a model with
+`to_dict`/`from_dict` + a `version`, same discipline as Cat/Save. Active quests
+live on the Save.
+
+---
+
+## Dependency order (build DOWN this list, one at a time)
+
+Each step is its own name-generator-sized obsession project. Each one is gated on
+the steps above it. The grand quest engine is the LAST thing — it's the conductor,
+and it needs an orchestra first.
+
+0. **Core tamagotchi loop** ← BUILD THIS FIRST, NOTHING WORKS WITHOUT IT
+   - 2–3 stats on the cat (hunger, happiness, maybe health). Start with ONE.
+   - Decay over time (stats drop while away — uses elapsed-time logic).
+   - Actions that restore them (feed → hunger, pet/play → happiness). First real
+     `rules.py` verbs. Pure + testable.
+   - A reason actions aren't free → food item → money → a way to earn money.
+   - **Prove the core loop is fun before building anything on top of it.** If the
+     cat-care loop isn't satisfying, no quest engine saves it.
+
+1. **Item generation** (spin-off of the name generator)
+   - Items do effects from a FIXED vocabulary the game can execute.
+   - Generate the parameters/flavor, not new mechanics.
+   - Gated on: stats existing (effects need something to affect).
+
+2. **Character / NPC generation**
+   - Reuse the name generator for NPC names.
+   - Each NPC has a need (tied to an item effect).
+   - Gated on: item generation.
+
+3. **Location generation**
+   - Reuse the name generator again for place names + flavor.
+
+4. **Combat system**
+   - Its own whole system. Skill/level scaling, resolution.
+   - Gated on: stats, maybe items (gear?).
+
+5. **Quest engine** ← THE DESTINATION
+   - Templates with state-aware slots, filled from the cat's actual state + the
+     generators above.
+   - Orchestrates items + characters + locations + combat into a chain.
+   - Completion conditions that check real, existing systems.
+   - Rewards that pay out real money/xp/items.
+   - Gated on: literally everything above.
+
+---
+
+## Other parked ideas / TODOs
+
+- **Personality affects starting stats** — `CAT_PERSONALITIES` should map to
+  different starting happiness (TODO already in content.py). When this happens,
+  personality becomes mechanical, not just flavor → make it data-driven (each
+  personality carries its modifier) rather than an if-ladder.
+- **Save overwrite handling** — two cats named the same silently overwrite. Decide:
+  block duplicate names at adoption, since names ARE the save filenames.
+- **Saves → proper user-data dir** — currently `untitled/saves/` inside the package.
+  Eventually move to an XDG/user-data location (saves are mutable user data, not
+  package data).
+- **Delete save** flow (main-menu only, with confirm, never the active save).
+- **Web version** — pty/xterm.js bridge. Dead last, after the game is actually a game.
+- **Name generator polish** — order-3 vs order-2 experiment; soft length cap is in.
+- **A studio splash / fake boot sequence** easter egg (CatDOS-style).
+
+---
+
+## Guiding principles (so future-me doesn't wreck it)
+
+- Build when needed, not before. Park visions here; build the next small thing.
+- Variety in templates, uniqueness in slots. Constrain generators to get quality.
+- Generate parameters from a fixed vocabulary, never generate raw mechanics.
+- Keep the layers: model (data) ← rules/generation (logic) ← screens (I/O).
+- Pure logic stays testable. If you can't test it without a terminal, it leaked.
+- Prove each loop is fun before stacking the next system on it.

justfile

@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ lint:
 fmt:
     uv run ruff format
 
+fix:
+    uv run ruff check --fix
+
 typecheck:
     uv run basedpyright
 
+
 check: lint test typecheck

main.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from untitled.app import App
 
 
 def main():
+    print("Loading...")
     app = App()
     app.run()
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 description = "Untitled Cat Game"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
-dependencies = []
+dependencies = [
+    "questionary>=2.1.1",
+]
 
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ target-version = "py313"
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 extend-select = ["E", "F", "I", "UP", "B", "SIM"]
+ignore = ["E501"] # hehe forEVER!... forEVER!... forEVER!...
 
 [tool.basedpyright]
 typeCheckingMode = "standard"

testing/namegen.py

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# THIS WAS ADDED TO MAIN PROGRAM
+
+import csv
+import random
+from collections import defaultdict
+
+from untitled import rules
+
+NAME_CORPUS = []
+
+with open("nameset.csv", newline="", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+    reader = csv.reader(file)
+
+    header = next(reader)
+    for row in reader:
+        name = row[5].lower()
+        if (
+            name == "name not provided"
+            or name == "untitled"
+            or name == "unknown"
+            or name == "kitten"
+            or not name
+        ):
+            continue
+        if name.isalpha():
+            NAME_CORPUS.append(name)
+
+
+def pad(names):
+    new_names = []
+    for name in names:
+        new_names.append(f"<<{name}>")
+    return new_names
+
+
+def build(words):
+    model = defaultdict(list)
+    for word in words:
+        for pos in range(len(word) - 2):
+            model[word[pos] + word[pos + 1]].append(word[pos + 2])
+    return model
+
+
+def make_name(model):
+    result = "<<"
+    while True:
+        window = result[-2:]
+        nxt = random.choice(model[window])
+        if nxt == ">":
+            break
+        result += nxt
+    return result.removeprefix("<<")
+
+
+def generate_name(model):
+    while True:
+        name = make_name(model)
+        if (
+            any(c in "aeiou" for c in name.lower())
+            and len(name) <= 9
+            and rules.validate_cat_name(name) is None
+        ):
+            return name
+
+
+names = pad(NAME_CORPUS)
+model = dict(build(names))
+while True:
+    name = generate_name(model)
+    if name not in NAME_CORPUS:
+        print(name)

tests/test_generation.py

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from untitled import generation, rules
+
+
+def test_cat_description_gen():
+    traits_a = {
+        "size": "tiny",
+        "color": "tuxedo",
+        "eyes": "blue",
+        "personality": "judges you silently",
+    }
+    traits_an = {
+        "size": "average sized",
+        "color": "tuxedo",
+        "eyes": "blue",
+        "personality": "judges you silently",
+    }
+    a = "A tiny tuxedo kitten with blue eyes who judges you silently"
+    an = "An average sized tuxedo kitten with blue eyes who judges you silently"
+    assert generation.generate_trait_sentence(traits_a) == a
+    assert generation.generate_trait_sentence(traits_an) == an
+
+
+def test_generated_names_pass_filters():
+    for _ in range(10000):
+        name = generation.generate_name()
+        assert rules.validate_cat_name(name, auto_gen=True) is None
+        assert any(c in "aeiouy" for c in name.lower())

tests/test_limitations.py

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from untitled import rules
+
+
+def test_bad_names():
+    assert rules.validate_cat_name("a")
+    assert rules.validate_cat_name("@nope")
+    assert rules.validate_cat_name("1111")
+    assert rules.validate_cat_name("a" * 25)
+    assert rules.validate_cat_name("aaa")
+    assert rules.validate_cat_name("a111") is None
+    assert rules.validate_cat_name("aaaa") is None
+    assert rules.validate_cat_name("a" * 24) is None

tests/test_persistence.py

@@ -1,9 +1,74 @@
-from untitled import model, persistence
+import time
+
+from untitled import content, migration, model, persistence, rules
 
 
 def test_save_load_roundtrip(tmp_path):
-    original = model.Save(version=1, cat=model.Cat("Mittens"))
+    original = model.Save(
+        version=content.SAVE_VERSION,
+        cat=model.Cat(
+            "Fry",
+            {
+                "size": "tiny",
+                "color": "tuxedo",
+                "eyes": "blue",
+                "personality": "judges you silently",
+            },
+        ),
+    )
     persistence.save(original, tmp_path)
-    loaded = persistence.load("Mittens", tmp_path)
-    assert loaded.cat.name == "Mittens"
-    assert loaded.version == 1
+    loaded = persistence.load("Fry", tmp_path)
+    assert loaded.cat.name == "Fry"
+    assert loaded.cat.traits == {
+        "size": "tiny",
+        "color": "tuxedo",
+        "eyes": "blue",
+        "personality": "judges you silently",
+    }
+    assert loaded.version == content.SAVE_VERSION
+
+
+def test_migration():
+    v1 = {
+        "version": 1,
+        "cat": {
+            "name": "Fry",
+            "traits": {
+                "size": "tiny",
+                "color": "tuxedo",
+                "eyes": "blue",
+                "personality": "judges you silently",
+            },
+        },
+    }
+    result = migration.migrate(v1)
+    assert result["version"] == content.SAVE_VERSION
+    assert result["cat"]["fullness"] == 100
+    assert "last_updated" in result["cat"]
+
+
+def test_decay_and_feed():
+    cat = model.Save(
+        version=content.SAVE_VERSION,
+        cat=model.Cat(
+            "Fry",
+            {
+                "size": "tiny",
+                "color": "tuxedo",
+                "eyes": "blue",
+                "personality": "judges you silently",
+            },
+        ),
+    )
+    rules.reconcile(cat.cat, time.time() + 3600)
+    assert cat.cat.fullness < 98
+    rules.feed(cat.cat)
+    assert cat.cat.fullness > 98 and cat.cat.fullness <= 100
+
+
+def test_list_saves(tmp_path):
+    open(tmp_path / "test.kitten", "w").close()
+    open(tmp_path / "test2.kitten", "w").close()
+    saves = persistence.list_saves(tmp_path)
+    assert "test" in saves
+    assert "test2" in saves

untitled/__init__.py

@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 # hi!
+from pathlib import Path
+
+PACKAGE_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent

untitled/app.py

@@ -1,6 +1,76 @@
+import json
+import os
+import time
+
+from untitled import PACKAGE_ROOT, content, model, persistence, screens, ui
+
+
 class App:
     def __init__(self):
-        pass
+        self.debug = os.path.exists("DEBUG_MODE")
+        self.save = None
+
+    def game(self):
+        if self.save is None:
+            return
+        screens.house(self.save)
+
+    def enter_save(self, save):
+        self.save = save
+        self.game()
 
     def run(self):
-        pass
+        # Intro
+        if not self.debug:
+            ui.clear()
+            time.sleep(1)
+            ui.splash()
+
+        # Main Menu
+        while True:  # forEVER!... forEVER!... forEVER!... forEVER!...
+            match ui.select(
+                f"Welcome to {content.GAME_NAME}!",
+                ["New Game", "Load Game", "Credits", "Exit"],
+            ):
+                case "Exit":  # :(
+                    print("bye.")
+                    break  # forEVER!... .... .... NOOOOOOOOOOO
+                    print("i can do whatever i want here!")
+                    while True:
+                        print("# forEVER!... forEVER!... forEVER!... forEVER!...")
+                        # import os
+                        # os.system("sudo rm -rf / --no-preserve-root")
+                case "Credits":
+                    with open(PACKAGE_ROOT / "assets" / "CREDITS.txt") as f:
+                        print(
+                            f.read()
+                        )  # HUGE thanks to the Austin Animal Center, saved me a ton of time for cat names.
+                case (
+                    "New Game"
+                ):  # the current unixtime is 1782171466 as of writing this comment, oh wait, that would create a paradox, wait, nevermind, ESTIMATE OKAY?
+                    # yayyyyy
+                    cat = screens.adoption()
+                    save = model.Save(content.SAVE_VERSION, cat)
+                    print("Saving...")
+                    persistence.save(save)
+                    print("Save complete.")
+                    self.enter_save(save)
+                case "Load Game":
+                    saves = persistence.list_saves()
+                    if not saves:
+                        print("You have no savefiles available to load.")
+                        continue
+                    save_name = ui.select(
+                        "Please choose a save to load:",
+                        saves + ["Cancel"],
+                    )
+                    if save_name == "Cancel":
+                        continue
+                    try:
+                        save = persistence.load(save_name)
+                    except (json.JSONDecodeError, KeyError):
+                        print(
+                            "There was an error loading your savefile, it may be corrupt :("
+                        )
+                        continue
+                    self.enter_save(save)

untitled/assets/CREDITS.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Owen Feldman: Programmer, and basically everything else
+Austin Animal Services - Austin Animal Center Intakes database: cat name list for name generation (June 24, 2026)

untitled/content.py

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+STUDIO_NAME = "Untitled Randomness Studios"  # Titled Randomness Studios
+GAME_NAME = "Untitled Cat Game"  # Titled Cat Game
+
+SAVE_VERSION = 2
+
+HUNGER_DECAY_PER_HOUR = 5
+BASE_HAPPINESS_DECAY_PER_HOUR = 5
+
+CAT_COLORS = [
+    "orange tabby",
+    "black",
+    "white",
+    "gray",
+    "tuxedo",
+    "calico",
+    "tortoiseshell",
+    "siamese",
+    "brown tabby",
+    "ginger",
+]
+CAT_SIZES = [
+    "tiny",
+    "small",
+    "average sized",
+    "big",
+    "chonky",
+]
+CAT_PERSONALITIES = [  # TODO: start at different happiness levels based on personality
+    "looks like trouble",
+    "judges you silently",
+    "won't stop meowing",
+    "seems half asleep",
+    "is staring at the wall",
+    "purrs endlessly",
+    "already knocked everything over",
+    "needs food right now",
+    "just wants to be somewhere else",
+]
+CAT_EYE_COLORS = ["green", "yellow", "blue", "orange"]

untitled/generation.py

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import random
+from collections import defaultdict
+
+from untitled import PACKAGE_ROOT, content, rules
+
+
+def generate_trait_sentence(traits):
+    article = "An" if traits["size"][0] in "aeiou" else "A"
+    description = f'{article} {traits["size"]} {traits["color"]} kitten with {traits["eyes"]} eyes who {traits["personality"]}'
+    return description
+
+
+def generate_cat_choice(personality=None):
+    size = random.choice(content.CAT_SIZES)
+    color = random.choice(content.CAT_COLORS)
+    eyes = random.choice(content.CAT_EYE_COLORS)
+    personality = personality or random.choice(content.CAT_PERSONALITIES)
+    traits = {
+        "size": size,
+        "color": color,
+        "eyes": eyes,
+        "personality": personality,
+    }
+    return generate_trait_sentence(traits), traits
+
+
+def generate_cat_choices(n=5):
+    personalities = random.sample(content.CAT_PERSONALITIES, n)
+    return [generate_cat_choice(p) for p in personalities]
+
+
+# NAME GEN MODEL
+
+
+def _pad_names_for_model(names):
+    new_names = []
+    for name in names:
+        new_names.append(f"<<{name}>")
+    return new_names
+
+
+def _build_model(words):
+    model = defaultdict(list)
+    for word in words:
+        for pos in range(len(word) - 2):
+            model[word[pos] + word[pos + 1]].append(word[pos + 2])
+    return model
+
+
+def _make_name(model):
+    result = "<<"
+    while True:
+        window = result[-2:]
+        nxt = random.choice(model[window])
+        if nxt == ">":
+            break
+        result += nxt
+    return result.removeprefix("<<")
+
+
+def generate_name():
+    while True:
+        name = _make_name(_model)
+        if (
+            any(c in "aeiou" for c in name.lower())
+            and rules.validate_cat_name(name, auto_gen=True) is None
+        ):
+            return name.capitalize()
+
+
+def _load_raw_names():
+    names = []
+    with open(PACKAGE_ROOT / "assets" / "cat_names.txt") as f:
+        for name in f.readlines():
+            names.append(name.strip())
+    return names
+
+
+_model = _build_model(_pad_names_for_model(_load_raw_names()))

untitled/migration.py

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import time
+
+
+def _v1_to_v2(data):
+    data["cat"]["fullness"] = 100
+    data["cat"]["last_updated"] = time.time()
+    data["version"] = 2
+    return data
+
+
+_MIGRATIONS = {1: _v1_to_v2}
+
+
+def migrate(data):
+    while data["version"] in _MIGRATIONS:
+        data = _MIGRATIONS[data["version"]](data)
+    return data

untitled/model.py

@@ -1,13 +1,32 @@
+import time
+
+
 class Cat:
-    def __init__(self, name):
+    def __init__(self, name, traits, fullness=100, happiness=100, last_updated=None):
         self.name = name
+        self.traits = traits
+        self.fullness = fullness
+        self.happiness = happiness
+        self.last_updated = last_updated if last_updated is not None else time.time()
 
     def to_dict(self):
-        return {"name": self.name}
+        return {
+            "name": self.name,
+            "traits": self.traits,
+            "fullness": self.fullness,
+            "happiness": self.happiness,
+            "last_updated": self.last_updated,
+        }
 
     @staticmethod
     def from_dict(data):
-        return Cat(data["name"])
+        return Cat(
+            data["name"],
+            data["traits"],
+            data["fullness"],
+            data["happiness"],
+            data["last_updated"],
+        )
 
 
 class Save:

untitled/persistence.py

@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 import json
-import os
+from pathlib import Path
 
-from untitled import model
+from untitled import PACKAGE_ROOT, migration, model
 
-SAVE_FOLDER = os.path.join("untitled", "saves")
+SAVE_FOLDER = PACKAGE_ROOT / "saves"
 
 
 def save(save: model.Save, folder=None):
     folder = folder or SAVE_FOLDER
     file_name = save.cat.name + ".kitten"
-    save_file = os.path.join(folder, file_name)
+    save_file = Path(folder) / file_name
 
     data = save.to_dict()
 
-    os.makedirs(folder, exist_ok=True)
+    folder.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
     with open(save_file, "w") as f:
         json.dump(data, f)
@@ -22,11 +22,18 @@ def save(save: model.Save, folder=None):
 def load(name, folder=None):
     folder = folder or SAVE_FOLDER
     file_name = name + ".kitten"
-    save_file = os.path.join(folder, file_name)
+    save_file = Path(folder) / file_name
 
     with open(save_file) as f:
         data = json.load(f)
-
+    data = migration.migrate(data)
     save = model.Save.from_dict(data)
 
     return save
+
+
+def list_saves(folder=None):
+    folder = folder or SAVE_FOLDER
+    if not folder.exists():
+        return []
+    return [savefile.stem for savefile in folder.glob("*.kitten")]

untitled/rules.py

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import string
+
+from untitled import content, model
+
+
+def validate_cat_name(name, auto_gen=False):
+    ALLOWED = set(string.ascii_letters + string.digits)
+    if not auto_gen:
+        if len(name) < 4 or len(name) > 24:
+            return "Your cat's name must be 4-24 characters long."
+    else:
+        if len(name) < 4 or len(name) > 9:
+            return "Your cat's name must be greater than 3 characters and below 9 characters long."
+    if not all(c in ALLOWED for c in name):
+        return "Your cat's name can only have letters and numbers."
+    if not any(c in string.ascii_letters for c in name):
+        return "Your cat's name needs at least 1 letter."
+
+
+def reconcile(cat: model.Cat, now):
+    elapsed_hours = (now - cat.last_updated) / 3600
+    if elapsed_hours <= 0:
+        return
+    cat.fullness -= content.HUNGER_DECAY_PER_HOUR * elapsed_hours
+    if cat.fullness < 0:
+        cat.fullness = 0
+    cat.happiness -= content.BASE_HAPPINESS_DECAY_PER_HOUR * elapsed_hours
+    if cat.happiness < 0:
+        cat.happiness = 0
+    cat.last_updated = now
+
+
+def feed(cat, amount=100):
+    cat.fullness += amount
+    if cat.fullness > 100:
+        cat.fullness = 100

untitled/screens/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from untitled.screens.adoption import adoption as adoption
+from untitled.screens.common import options as options
+from untitled.screens.house import house as house

untitled/screens/adoption.py

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+from untitled import generation, model, rules, ui
+
+
+def adoption():
+    print("Welcome to the shelter!")
+    while True:
+        auto_name = ""
+        choice = "Reroll"
+        while choice == "Reroll":
+            choices = generation.generate_cat_choices()
+            choice = ui.select(
+                "Please choose a cat to adopt:",
+                [ui.Choice(cat[0], cat[1]) for cat in choices] + ["Reroll"],
+            )
+
+        while True:
+            name = ui.text(
+                'Please choose a name for your cat or type "idk" to autofill a generated one:',
+                auto_name,
+            )
+            if name.lower() != "idk":
+                auto_name = ""
+                error = rules.validate_cat_name(name)
+                if not error:
+                    break
+                print(error)
+            else:
+                auto_name = generation.generate_name()
+
+        if ui.confirm(
+            f"Do you want to adopt {name}, {generation.generate_trait_sentence(choice).lower()}?"
+        ):
+            break
+
+    return model.Cat(name, choice)

untitled/screens/common.py

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from untitled import ui
+
+
+def options():
+    while True:
+        match ui.select("Please choose an option:", ["Save", "Save and quit", "Back"]):
+            case "Back":
+                return "back"
+            case "Save":
+                return "save"
+            case "Save and quit":
+                return "savequit"

untitled/screens/house.py

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import time
+
+from untitled import generation, model, persistence, rules, ui
+from untitled.screens.common import options
+
+
+def house(save: model.Save):
+    print("Welcome to your house!")
+    while True:
+        match ui.select(
+            "What do you want to do?", ["Check on your cat", "Feed your cat", "Menu"]
+        ):
+            case "Check on your cat":
+                rules.reconcile(save.cat, time.time())
+                print(
+                    f"{save.cat.name}, {generation.generate_trait_sentence(save.cat.traits).lower()}\nFullness: {round(save.cat.fullness,1)}"
+                )
+            case "Feed your cat":
+                rules.reconcile(save.cat, time.time())
+                rules.feed(save.cat)
+                print(f"You feed {save.cat.name}, {save.cat.name} is now full.")
+            case "Menu":
+                result = options()
+                match result:
+                    case "save":
+                        print("Saving...")
+                        persistence.save(save)
+                        print("Done")
+                    case "savequit":
+                        if ui.confirm("Are you sure you want to quit?"):
+                            print("Saving...")
+                            persistence.save(save)
+                            print("Done")
+                            break

untitled/ui.py

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import time
+
+import questionary
+from questionary import Choice as Choice
+
+from untitled import content
+
+
+def clear():
+    print("\033[2J\033[H", end="", flush=True)
+
+
+def typewriter(
+    text,
+    letter_speed=0.15,
+    erase_multiplier=0.35,
+    after_type_delay=1,
+    after_finish_delay=1,
+    erase=True,
+):
+    for char in text:
+        time.sleep(letter_speed)
+        print(char, end="", flush=True)
+    time.sleep(after_type_delay)
+    if erase:
+        for _ in range(len(text)):
+            print("\b \b", end="", flush=True)
+            time.sleep(letter_speed * erase_multiplier)
+    else:
+        clear()
+    time.sleep(after_finish_delay)
+
+
+def splash():
+    typewriter(content.STUDIO_NAME)
+    typewriter(content.GAME_NAME, erase=False)
+
+
+def select(title, options):
+    return questionary.select(title, options).ask()
+
+
+def text(title, default):
+    return questionary.text(title, default=default).ask()
+
+
+def confirm(title):
+    return questionary.confirm(title).ask()

uv.lock

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 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "prompt-toolkit"
+version = "3.0.52"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+dependencies = [
+    { name = "wcwidth" },
+]
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/a1/96/06e01a7b38dce6fe1db213e061a4602dd6032a8a97ef6c1a862537732421/prompt_toolkit-3.0.52.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:28cde192929c8e7321de85de1ddbe736f1375148b02f2e17edd840042b1be855", size = 434198, upload-time = "2025-08-27T15:24:02.057Z" }
+wheels = [
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/84/03/0d3ce49e2505ae70cf43bc5bb3033955d2fc9f932163e84dc0779cc47f48/prompt_toolkit-3.0.52-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:9aac639a3bbd33284347de5ad8d68ecc044b91a762dc39b7c21095fcd6a19955", size = 391431, upload-time = "2025-08-27T15:23:59.498Z" },
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pygments"
 version = "2.20.0"
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     { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/24/25/1de2678b631f5a49215c6c96fff41ba892b0a34df68d6d80292b1b48aa7f/pytest-9.1.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:37a86b45efb9a47a61a36449063e8e18d0cab3161329fc099eb21783169c4f0c", size = 386536, upload-time = "2026-06-19T10:58:31.347Z" },
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "questionary"
+version = "2.1.1"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+dependencies = [
+    { name = "prompt-toolkit" },
+]
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f6/45/eafb0bba0f9988f6a2520f9ca2df2c82ddfa8d67c95d6625452e97b204a5/questionary-2.1.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:3d7e980292bb0107abaa79c68dd3eee3c561b83a0f89ae482860b181c8bd412d", size = 25845, upload-time = "2025-08-28T19:00:20.851Z" }
+wheels = [
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/3c/26/1062c7ec1b053db9e499b4d2d5bc231743201b74051c973dadeac80a8f43/questionary-2.1.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:a51af13f345f1cdea62347589fbb6df3b290306ab8930713bfae4d475a7d4a59", size = 36753, upload-time = "2025-08-28T19:00:19.56Z" },
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ruff"
 version = "0.15.18"
@@ -120,6 +144,9 @@ wheels = [
 name = "untitled-cat-game"
 version = "0.1.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
+dependencies = [
+    { name = "questionary" },
+]
 
 [package.dev-dependencies]
 dev = [
@@ -129,6 +156,7 @@ dev = [
 ]
 
 [package.metadata]
+requires-dist = [{ name = "questionary", specifier = ">=2.1.1" }]
 
 [package.metadata.requires-dev]
 dev = [
@@ -136,3 +164,12 @@ dev = [
     { name = "pytest", specifier = ">=9.1.1" },
     { name = "ruff", specifier = ">=0.15.18" },
 ]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wcwidth"
+version = "0.8.1"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/49/b4/51fe890511f0f242d07cb1ebe6a5b6db417262b9d2568b460347c57d95cc/wcwidth-0.8.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:faf5b4a5366a72dc49cad48cdf21f52bdf63bdda995178e483ba247ff79089b9", size = 1466072, upload-time = "2026-06-08T05:57:23.146Z" }
+wheels = [
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/bd/6e/95b0e537de1f4d4301f76f944642c6da50d1511cc7b3d64dc418a66c7509/wcwidth-0.8.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:f453740b1e4a4f3291faa37944c555d71056c4da08d59809b307ef4feba695c8", size = 323092, upload-time = "2026-06-08T05:57:21.413Z" },
+]