Multi-variable Alias

<!--  Triggers  -->
<triggers>
  <trigger
   enabled="y"
   match="You may now bot again."
   name="bot"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="100"
  >
  <send>Send("afk")
botSession = botSession + 1
if bottxt == "" or bottxt == nil then
 Note("You have nothing to bot.)
else
 Send("bot start")
 Send(bottxt)
end -- if</send>
  </trigger>
</triggers>

<!--  Aliases  -->
<aliases>
  <alias
   match="^(d|n)bot( .*?)?$"
   enabled="y"
   group="bot"
   regexp="y"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="100"
  >
  <send>EnableTrigger ("bot", false)
if "%2" == "" then
  arg = "stop"
else
  arg = "cancel"
end -- if
Send ("bot ", arg)</send>
  </alias>
  <alias
   match="^(e|y)bot( )?(.*?)?$"
   enabled="y"
   group="bot"
   variable="bottxt" <!-- I also want `botSessions' here. -->
   regexp="y"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="100"
  >
  <send>if "%3" == nil then
 if bottxt == nil then
  Note("What is it you want to bot?")
  return
 end -- if
else
 bottxt = "%3"
end -- if
Send ("bot start")
EnableTrigger ("bot", true)
Note ("Botting is now automated.")
Send (bottxt)</send>
  </alias>
  <alias
   match="cbot"
   enabled="y"
   group="bot"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="100"
  >
  <send>Note("You are currently botting: ", bottxt)
if botSessions == 1 then
 Note("You have been botting for 1 session.")
else
 Note("You have been botting for ", botSessions, " sessions.")
end -- if</send>
  </alias>
</aliases>

<!--  Variables  -->
<variables>
  <variable name="bottxt"></variable>
  <!-- botSession variable for ^(e|y)bot( )?(.*?)?$ -->
  <variable name="botSession"></variable>
</variables>
</muclient>

<!--  Aliases  -->
<aliases>
  <alias
   match="rstart"
   enabled="y"
   sequence="100"
   send_to="12"
  >
  <send>Send("research ", skills[0][0])
EnableTriggerGroup("research", true)</send>
  </alias>
</aliases>

<!--  Triggers  -->
<triggers>
  <trigger
   enabled="n"
   group="research"
   match="^You\'re not ready to learn that yet\, Sorry\.\.\.\.$"
   regexp="y"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="100"
  >
  <send>class = class + 1
skill = 0
if class == 9 then
 Send("afk")
 EnableTriggerGroup("research", false)
 return
elseif skills[class][skill] == nil then
 
end -- if
Send("research ", skills[class][0])</send>
  </trigger>
  <trigger
   enabled="n"
   group="research"
   match="^You can\'t learn (any more )?about that (from books\!|in books\. Go find a teacher\.)$"
   regexp="y"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="100"
  >
  <send>if skill == table.getn(skills[class]) then
 class = class + 1
 if skills[class] == nil then
  Send("afk")
  return
 end -- if
 skill = -1
end -- if
skill = skill + 1
Send("research ", skills[class][skill])</send>
  </trigger>
  <trigger
   enabled="n"
   group="research"
   match="^You (study for hours on end\, but fail to gather any knowledge|finish your studies and feel much more skilled)\.$"
   regexp="y"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="100"
  >
  <send>Send("research ", skills[class][skill])</send>
  </trigger>
</triggers>

<!--  Script  -->
<script>
<![CDATA[
class = 0
skill = 0

skills = {
 -- Combat
 [0] = {
  [ 0] = "grenades",
  [ 1] = "scan",
  [ 2] = "vibro-blades",
  [ 3] = "force pikes",
  [ 4] = "bowcasters",
 },
 -- Piloting
 [1] = {
  [ 0] = "navigation",
  [ 1] = "ship systems",
  [ 2] = "small spacecraft",
  [ 3] = "weapon systems",
  [ 4] = "dock",
 },
 -- Engineering
 [2] = {
  [ 0] = "gather",
  [ 1] = "makecontainer",
  [ 2] = "makecanteen",
  [ 3] = "makecircuit",
  [ 4] = "makeflashlight",
 },
 -- Diplomacy
 [3] = {
   [0] = "smalltalk",
   [1] = "bribe",
   [2] = "setleader",
   [3] = "propaganda",
   [4] = "broadcast",
 },
 -- Leadership
 [4] = {
  [0] = "teach",
  [1] = "jail",
  [2] = "call",
  [3] = "torture",
 },
 -- Espionage
 [5] = {
  [ 0] = "duplicate",
  [ 1] = "swipe",
  [ 2] = "tail",
  [ 3] = "conceal",
  [ 4] = "sabotage",
 },
 -- Slicer
 [6] = {
  [ 0] = "showplanet",
  [ 1] = "showclan",
  [ 2] = "lookup",
  [ 3] = "remodulate",
  [ 4] = "short",
 },
 -- Medical
 [7] = {
  [ 0] = "aid",
  [ 1] = "first aid",
  [ 2] = "diagnose",
  [ 3] = "makemedpac",
  [ 4] = "revive",
 },
 -- Science
 [8] = {
  [ 0] = "ponder",
  [ 1] = "advanced electronic",
  [ 2] = "chemistry",
  [ 3] = "construction",
  [ 4] = "data",
 },
}
]]>
</script>

researched = {
 [0] = 0,
 [1] = 0,
-- etc
}