(interestingness > 75) ? message_array[3] :
                    (interestingness > 50) ? message_array[2] :
                    (interestingness > 25) ? message_array[1] :

                    (interestingness >  75) ? message_array[3] :
                    (interestingness >  50) ? message_array[2] :
                    (interestingness >  25) ? message_array[1] :

            int old_piety = you.piety;

            if (you.religion == GOD_NO_GOD)
            {
                mpr("You are not religious!");
                break;
            }
            else if (you.religion == GOD_XOM) // increase amusement instead
            {
                xom_is_stimulated(50, XM_NORMAL, true);
                break;
            }

            gain_piety(50);
            mprf("Congratulations, your piety went from %d to %d!",
                 old_piety, you.piety);

            const int old_piety   = you.piety;
            const int old_penance = you.penance[you.religion];
            if (old_piety >= MAX_PIETY && !old_penance)
            {
                mprf("Your piety (%d) is already %s maximum.",
                     old_piety, old_piety == MAX_PIETY ? "at" : "above");
            }
            // even at maximum, you can still gain gifts
            // try at least once f. maximum, or repeat until something happens
            // Rarely, this might result in several gifts during the same round!
            do {
               gain_piety(50); 
            } while (old_piety < MAX_PIETY && old_piety == you.piety
                     && old_penance == you.penance[you.religion]);
            
            if (old_penance)
            {
                mprf("Congratulations, your penance was decreased from %d to %d!",
                     old_penance, you.penance[you.religion]);
            }
            else if (you.piety > old_piety)
            {
                mprf("Congratulations, your piety went from %d to %d!",
                     old_piety, you.piety);
            }