[ TalkSub;
  if (noun == player) print_ret "Nothing you hear surprises you.";
  if (RunLife(noun,##Talk) ~= false) return;
  "At the moment, you can't think of anything to say.";
];

Verb 'talk' 't//' 'converse' 'chat' 'gossip'
     * 'to'/'with' creature        -> Talk
     * creature                    -> Talk;