This is technically interesting - but I think what you're looking for is a MUD. There you'll have far more interesting interactions with characters and you'll

This is technically interesting - but I think what you're looking for is a MUD. There you'll have far more interesting interactions with characters and you'll also have the possibility of having a story-teller that can introduce new information from the outside (i.e. Sgt Mustard, our primary suspect, was just found dead in the observatory with a lead pipe next to them!)