conversations.from: system
conversations.value: The XCOM (E**x**traterrestrial **Com**bat) Project was never expected to be necessary.
  
  Formed as a clandestine international task force, its stated mission goal was to prepare for the possibility of attack from extraterrestrials. It cleared away the complexities of politics, proprietary knowledge, and patents to allow the free research of cutting edge science and technology, and undertook to train an elite fighting force for global response to alien threats that might arise. 
  
  But the aliens never came, and the research bore only limited fruit, much of which couldn’t even be used in the world outside XCOM. The Council of Nations funding the project shrank, budget and resources dwindled, and the project soon became a convenient place to offload troublemakers, weirdos, and other inconvenient problems. Its staff became a skeleton crew, its core mission a joke, and its command assignment a career dead end. Only a handful of diehard advocates on the Council kept the project from being entirely scrapped and its assets sold off to the highest bidder.
  
  Now, of course, the aliens *are* here, and this idealistic, atrophied dream is the only force capable of immediate global response.
  
  ---
  
  **UPDATE FEB 20TH:** The war with the aliens continues, and pressure on XCOM personnel is only increasing. Now is the time to step up and join the effort to save humanity.
  
  While this story isn't actively recruiting, we welcome interested players and newcomers to Storium who are interested in a friendly space to explore characters under intense pressure. Just send a PM! 
  
  Don’t let the size of the cast or the existing story intimidate you, there’s still plenty of room for more voices and perspectives, and no need to be intimately familiar with everything that's happened to date. XCOM maintains a public channel on the Unofficial Storium Slack for discussion and brainstorming. Feel free to say hi anytime you like.
  
  A high-level summary of the story so far is provided for convenient catch up and familiarization with the plot.
  
  ---
  
  [Link to personnel roster(s)](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yFuNIjTyxkDYLqs_Vk6u-kGjZ0RXSjYFHybcWH8hERY/edit?usp=sharing).
  
  ---
  
  ##The story so far...
  
  ***In the month of March,*** the XCOM project was hastily activated in response to reports of aliens invading--not through a full scale assault, but with a concerted effort to abduct humans, making landings, and infiltrate infrastructure. While this shadow war continued, staff was hastily added to XCOM’s base of operations in Brazil, and tensions mounted as the project struggled with budget constraints, secrecy, conflicting interests, and frayed nerves. 
  
  Ultimately, and despite the loss of one operative and injuries sustained by others, the XCOM project made great strides in beginning to harness alien technology and learning about alien physiology. Towards the end of the month, a bold plan was hatched: to truly understand the aliens, what they want, and how to defeat them, the XCOM project needed to bring one in alive.
  
  ***In the month of April,*** the XCOM project made critical headway to its top priority: interrogating a living alien. Unfortunately, while XCOM solved the question of how to capture and hold an alien, attempts to capture one remain elusive. After two months of incredibly brutal missions, the roster is looking increasingly thin. Worse still, XCOM’s management experiences a radical shake-up, as a new interim commander is put in place and a new Ops Chief imposed by the Council. With new initiatives and new operational patterns struggling to take hold, the project must continue to make headway against the alien threat.
  
  The question hanging over XCOM’s scientists and engineers centers around the new element, Elerium, the still-unknown substance Meld. and new aliens encountered in the field. Towards the end of the month, while the XCOM R&D division closes in on a breakthrough for improved field armor, the aliens abruptly change their tactics and start hitting urban populations in a campaign of terror. Finally unavoidable, XCOM is revealed to the public.
  
  ***In the month of May,*** XCOM made many breakthroughs, both strategically and technologically. Now fielding prototype laser weaponry and alien alloy armor, XCOM succeeded in bringing in a live alien--and, later in the month, a *second* live alien, as well as a key piece of salvage from a landed alien craft. Unfortunately, public opinion continued to tumble after XCOM went public, as the organization is criticized for their response to threats, and for an especially bad incident in a small, Canadian fishing village. The appearance of a rogue organization, “EXALT,” resulted in even greater turmoil, this time extending to XCOM itself as EXALT proved they’d infiltrated the Project, and turned key personnel against it. 
  
  As the month drew to a close, XCOM faced continually dwindling resources to protect the globe but wasn’t ready to call it quits. They struck back at EXALT, neutralizing an aggressive cell in South Africa, and showed the Council their dramatic progress in facing the alien threat. But it wasn’t quite enough. Facing increasing public pressure, France and Germany withdrew from the Council.
  
  
  ---
  
  ##Table of Contents
  
  * **[Scene 1-1: March 1st, 2015](https://storium.com/game/xcom-falls-the-shadow/chapter-1/scene-1)**, wherein the project is activated and operatives return from their first active mission in nearby Sao Paulo.
  * **[Scene 1-2: March 8th, 2015](https://storium.com/game/xcom-falls-the-shadow/chapter-1/scene-2)**. After nearly 8 days, the aliens strike again, and XCOM again responds. Personnel begin to struggle with rumors and great infighting within departments. Too soon, another operation launches, this one with fatal consequences.
  * **[Scene 1-3: March 9th, 2015](https://storium.com/game/xcom-falls-the-shadow/chapter-1/scene-3)**. The lost operative is mourned, and management continues to struggle with the way forward for the XCOM project. Worse, personnel issues in engineering and elsewhere continue to grow worse, requiring more intervention. Then: XCOM shoots down its first alien craft.
  * **[Scene 1-4: March 11th, 2015](https://storium.com/game/xcom-falls-the-shadow/chapter-1/scene-4)**. Following the first successful operation on a crashed UFO site, XCOM’s salvage group is sent down for retrieval of valuable alien tech and materials. Engineering is reorganized alongside Science, and the steady isolation continues to take its toll. On Friday the 13th, a cross-organizational party takes place, wherein there are some incidents of misconduct.
  * **[Scene 1-5: March 15th, 2015](https://storium.com/game/xcom-falls-the-shadow/chapter-1/scene-5)**. The merging of Science and Engineering has led to new, radical ideas for integrating projects between the two, including construction of a new facility space. An operative is reassigned, and the commander must consider desperate, ethically questionable means to acquire more funding for the project.
  * **[Scene 1-6: March 20th, 2015](https://storium.com/game/xcom-falls-the-shadow/chapter-1/scene-6)**. Science considers the dizzying scope of alien ‘Meld’. Salvage gains a guest scientist and runs training, while the operatives compete in a mostly-friendly game of capture the flag...until the aliens strike again. Global panic continues to rise.
  * **[Scene 1-7: March 28th, 2015](https://storium.com/game/xcom-falls-the-shadow/chapter-1/scene-7)**. Engineers works to implement new technology, while Science considers a radical initiative to capture a live alien. The commander prepares for a meeting with the Council of Nations, where the fate of XCOM will be decided.
  * **[Scene 2-1: April 1st, 2015](https://storium.com/game/xcom-falls-the-shadow/chapter-2/scene-1)**. XCOM is funded through another month, and capture of a live alien deemed the Project’s top priority. While management puzzles out how to safely capture and detain an alien, most of the base is gathered together for the Copa do Brasil--*futbol!*--and some much-needed time for personal business, like messages home and care packages, though Gabriel and Ashlyn have… less than ideal experiences. Elsewhere, Dar and Rhea hatch a plan to covertly continue experimentation with Meld.
  * **[Scene 2-2: April 8th, 2015](https://storium.com/game/xcom-falls-the-shadow/chapter-2/scene-2)**. Another Operation, and this one goes south. Two dead, two heavily injured, it’s only by the skin of their teeth that the operatives pull off a successful operation, and the cost sends ripples through the base. many wonder ‘could we have done more?’, which Dr. Sahni isn’t afraid to leverage for greater focus on experimental research. Then, mere hours later, the Council calls on XCOM for another operation. A smaller team is sent out, and unexpectedly encounter the heaviest resistance from aliens to date--over a military convoy attacked by humans, not aliens. One survivor of the convoy is brought back for questioning.
  * **[Scene 2-3: April 13th, 2015](https://storium.com/game/xcom-falls-the-shadow/chapter-2/scene-3)**. Still reeling from the recent losses, XCOM is a flurry of activity as new practical designs for equipment enter production, and construction of the alien containment facility it complete. The latest hostiles fielded by the aliens prove as much--or more--mechanical than biological, and Dr. Ocampo finds he must reach out to help from engineering for a full autopsy. With the operative injured list continuing to grow, five new operatives are flown in--as well as other new staff to aid the Project. Science experiences a breakthrough, discovering a new element synthesized by the aliens, dubbed “Elerium,” which seems to fuel much of their technology. If only it can be harnessed…
  * **[Scene 2-4: April 16th, 2015](https://storium.com/game/xcom-falls-the-shadow/chapter-2/scene-4)**. Word of abductions has another strike team sent out, this time to Sydney. While they fly and fight, the Arc Thrower continues to near completion, and new projects are considered--including Ashlyn’s bold proposal of a mechanized infantry vehicle. Isobel discovers signs that someone other than XCOM has been visiting operation sites, and Joshua considers the legal questions attached to capturing, detaining, and interrogating aliens. Meanwhile, a Base-wide audit and security recertification takes place, originating with a sudden and urgent Council concern over operational security.
  * **[Scene 2-5: April 19th, 2015](https://storium.com/game/xcom-falls-the-shadow/chapter-2/scene-5)**. XCOM receives a surprise visit from a Council representative, American and former general Adam Kimball. HE comes bearing a lot of top-level shake-ups for the project. Meanwhile, base personnel start an impromptu football league within XCOM’s vacant excavated space, and operatives are trained on use of the new Arc Thrower with less than successful results, just before another UFO appears in the skies over Brazil. 
  * **[Scene 2-6: April 22nd, 2015](https://storium.com/game/xcom-falls-the-shadow/chapter-2/scene-6)**. XCOM adjusts to its new interim commander, and the imminent arrival of a new Ops Chief. But work must continue, including fielding a new request from the Council to manufacture some of XCOM’s experimental munitions for them. Elsewhere, Ashlyn Spahr receives a very unusual message from an old contact, just before terror strikes Alexandria, Egypt, indicating a radical shift in the aliens’ strategy.
  * **[Scene 2-7: April 23rd, 2015](https://storium.com/game/xcom-falls-the-shadow/chapter-2/scene-7)**. A new threat on the aliens' arsenal turns injured civilians into health risks on the battlefield, forcing operatives to take necessary countermeasures. Another operative is lost in attempt to mitigate the invader's terror attack on Alexandria while an extended response team arrives on the Condor to aid civilians. XCOM goes public, broadcasting worldwide the Project's mission. The base is a flurry of activity responding to the aliens' new tactics, addressing a MELD experiment gone awry, another cross-department get-together merging poker with group therapy, and the Commander giving XCOM's new Operations Chief an assignment: fixed operative squads.
  * **[Scene 3-1: May 3rd, 2015](https://storium.com/game/xcom-falls-the-shadow/chapter-3/scene-1)**. The Council is unhappy with XCOM's progress since activation and Canada is the first funding country to withdraw their support to the Project. The base recovers from a damaged power source explosion, trying to piece together what happened to trigger it and the information surrounding those present. The latest science breakthrough upgrades the existing Kevlar armour to a prototype Carapace Armour, and operatives put the new equipment through the paces while R&D begins the development of Beam Weaponry. Operatives undergo team-building exercises, and XCOM personnel from all departments participate in the Brasilia Underground League (BULL) season one.
  * **[Scene 3-2: May 7th, 2015](https://storium.com/game/xcom-falls-the-shadow/chapter-3/scene-2)**. Red Squadron returns from halting an alien abduction having abducted an alien, themselves. Ashlyn and Gabe immediately get to work trying to “interrogate” this subject (even going so far as to consult Manny on sustenance requirements), while others in Science begin to reverse engineer alien weaponry retrieved from the field. Isobel and Ashur wrestle over how to promote XCOM and their failure to assuage Canada. Wekesa and Olivia make an unexpected connection. Del struggles with the increasingly thin Security duty roster in the face of a new security concern. Felipe and Issy continue to get closer, and he formally meets the other Valkyries. XCOM finds itself with another opportunity to down a UFO--but fails.
  * **[Scene 3-3: May 14th, 2015](https://storium.com/game/xcom-falls-the-shadow/chapter-3/scene-3)**. XCOM responds to a strange incident in a small, Newfoundland village, but there’s something different about this operation, and it ends with three injured operatives and a UN airstrike. Back at the base, Ashlyn undergoes a psychological assessment, while Del helps out Torres with a difficult decision about her injured leg. Isobel and Gale struggle with feedback from the Council, and the former faces a difficult challenge after Newfoundland, with the world’s eyes still on XCOM. Ashlyn makes a desperate gamble to settle complications from Tsobane and makes a ruthless move to finish interrogating the live alien before it expires--and is then detained by XCOM Security.
  * **[Scene 3-4: May 19th, 2015](https://storium.com/game/xcom-falls-the-shadow/chapter-3/scene-4)**. EXALT makes itself known in South Africa, positioning itself as a challenge to XCOM’s actions, and taking local public opinion with it. Ndaba responds with a covert operation involving one select operative, chosen by Gale--a decision she analyzes as thoroughly as anything. Meanwhile, Ashlyn is interrogated for her affiliation with EXALT, and Gyorg is roped in by association. Isobel, as usual, is tasked with the public fallout. On the bright side, Del gets some relief in the form of new Security spending, but first he has to train them. Felipe is brought into ethically questionable efforts to keep XCOM’s budget in the black. Emily struggles with the cumulative stresses of working at XCOM.
  * **[Scene 3-5: May 24th, 2015](https://storium.com/game/xcom-falls-the-shadow/chapter-3/scene-5)**. Nationalistic pride begins to rear its face on the base, with personnel getting into disagreements--or open fighting--about their conflicting loyalties. Throughout, work continues in the wake of EXALT’s appearance: Wekesa continues his clandestine operation to infiltrate the group, while back in Brazil his team trains without him--until the time for extraction arrives. Elsewhere on the base, Gabe and Sahni talk with Nathalia Torres, a possible volunteer for Meld trials, while Ashlyn and Gyorg are given chances to redeem themselves. Emily makes a new friend on base. Valentina and Sarah take the first steps in starting a new club. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The director and sole decision-maker of the XCOM Project. You determine overall strategy, make squad assignments, set budget and spending, prioritize projects, and--hopefully--delegate.
conversations.prefix: Commander:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The director may make the decisions, but you’re the voice, eyes, and ears of the Council of Nations that funds XCOM. If a nation loses confidence, they may withdraw funding--nobody wants that. You’re here to make sure the Council stays happy. And hey, sometimes that means negotiating an under-the-table deal or two…
conversations.prefix: Council Liaison:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: What the scientists dream up, you manufacture. You help lead the mechanics and engineers who are on the cutting edge of technology, hampered only by what resources are available to you. It’s up to you to make the tools, weapons, armor, and structures that will win this war.
conversations.prefix: Senior Engineer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Research is key to the XCOM Project’s success, and a foundational element of its origins. You lead the scientists that make up the XCOM Project’s R&D division, limited only by the resources available to you. It will be you who plunges into the fringe science of xenobiology, extraterrestrial weapons and alloys, advanced propulsion systems… you name it. 
conversations.prefix: Chief Scientist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You manage the communications, satellite surveillance, and aviation and field personnel who make up the XCOM Project. The Commander’s right-hand person and direct line of communication with the operatives themselves, your job is to make sure all the Commander’s mission objectives get accomplished. No pressure.
conversations.prefix: Operations Chief:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: XCOM is visible now, and its activities are being widely reported in news across the globe. The project just isn’t big enough to confront every alien attack, and even for those they do, there is sometimes quite a lot of collateral damage. Your job is to smooth over all the resulting problems. 
conversations.prefix: Public Relations:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re one of the soldiers who directly confronts the alien menace. Assigned to the XCOM Project by your member nation, but then brought into the characteristic isolation and secrecy of the project, you have little contact with the world outside the base. You fight for humanity’s survival, but are separated from it. 
  
  Note: XCOM has a [limited roster](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yFuNIjTyxkDYLqs_Vk6u-kGjZ0RXSjYFHybcWH8hERY/edit?usp=sharing) of field operatives; please choose from one available.
conversations.prefix: Field Operative:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Whether a scientist, lab tech, or other research assistant, you work for the Chief Scientist as part of XCOM’s R&D division.
conversations.prefix: Science Staff:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re one of the mechanics, engineers, construction workers, or otherwise who work in the workshops, foundries, power plants, or otherwise that form the backbone of XCOM’s resources.
conversations.prefix: Engineering Staff:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You work to keep the eyes and ears of XCOM functioning, whether it is monitoring satellite surveillance, global communications, mission monitoring, or otherwise. The alien threat could appear anywhere, and it’s up to you to find it.
conversations.prefix: Communications Staff:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Someone has to maintain discipline and order within the base itself, and secure it from prying eyes and infiltration. 
  
  You'd think orderly conduct wouldn't be a problem, but with the stress of the mission, well... sometimes things get out of hand. Your job is to keep the people working here safe, even from themselves.
conversations.prefix: Security Personnel:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: XCOM’s aircraft are the first line of defense against alien invasion. There won’t be much that XCOM’s operatives can do if those UFOs aren’t shot down, and they’ll need someone to transport them to the crash site--not to mention the extensive post-mission salvage operations. Can’t just leave all that alien debris sitting around.
conversations.prefix: Pilot:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Technically you work for the Operations Chief, but you’re the one really holding things together here. While the Chiefs are all concerned with *The Mission*, you’re making sure the vital stuff gets done: food served, rooms cleaned, waste removed, people paid, counseling, correspondence home, religious services, fixtures changed, laundry washed, translation services--there’s seemingly no end to it, but someone’s got to make sure that stuff gets done.
conversations.prefix: Base Administrator:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Administrator needs a lot of people to keep things running. You’re one of them. It may not be glamorous, but even the humblest job helps the war effort.
conversations.prefix: Support Staff:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Who are they? *What* are they? Where did they come from? How do they tick? You mean to find out.
conversations.prefix: Understand the Aliens:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: One of XCOM’s foundational principles is the advancement of mankind. There’s no finer place to be on the cutting edge of humanity’s scientific and technological advancement. 
conversations.prefix: Advance Human Knowledge:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: XCOM’s real mission: protecting humanity. You’re a true believer, and you’ll do whatever it takes to keep innocents safe.
conversations.prefix: Defend Civilians:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: XCOM is an international task force, and you serve as a representative of your nation in that international community. Make your countrymen proud to call you one of theirs.
conversations.prefix: Represent Your Nation:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sure, it may be a clandestine operation, but there’s plenty of recognition to be had within XCOM’s ranks. You want to be respected by your peers.
conversations.prefix: Attain Recognition:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sure, it may be a clandestine operation *now,* but one day the truth will come out, and your actions will be legend.
conversations.prefix: Become Famous:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re here to rack up a kill count and show the aliens what humanity’s made of. Maybe grab some keepsakes on the way.
conversations.prefix: Trophy Hunter:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There’s no risk greater than fighting aliens from another world. This is the epitome of thrill-seeking, and you mean to make the most of it.
conversations.prefix: Thrill Seeker:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re responsible for the lives of others, and it’s up to you to make sure they live through this.
conversations.prefix: Keep Everyone Alive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You just want to make it through this alive.
conversations.prefix: Survive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You close yourself off from other viewpoints because you think you know best.
conversations.prefix: Arrogant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Shy in social settings, you prefer solitude to forced interaction.
conversations.prefix: Withdrawn:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Logic is superior to emotion, and subjectivity should be ignored.
conversations.prefix: Insensitive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You like to quarrel just for the sake of it and will tear down ideas for the mental exercise.
conversations.prefix: Argumentative:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You tend to take criticism and setbacks personally.
conversations.prefix: Oversensitive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Prone to disappointment when your ideals aren’t upheld by the people and world around you.
conversations.prefix: Overly Idealistic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You internalize your feelings, often to an unhealthy degree.
conversations.prefix: Repressive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You tend to push the boundaries just for fun, leading to danger and conflict.
conversations.prefix: Reckless:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You must be the best and brightest at all times, and hate losing.
conversations.prefix: Competitive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rules and regulations chafe you, leading to boredom or angry outbursts.
conversations.prefix: Defiant:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You want to be appreciated, and if you don't get the praise you need you might start fishing for it.
conversations.prefix: Needy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You work yourself to the bone and don't allow yourself time to recharge.
conversations.prefix: Overcommitted:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You find it hard to back down when you’ve made up your mind.
conversations.prefix: Stubborn:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You trust your own judgement above all else and never waver in your decisions.
conversations.prefix: Self-confident:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Once you start down a path, you're not easily swayed from it.
conversations.prefix: Determined:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are open to new ideas, even if they prove you wrong.
conversations.prefix: Open-minded:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You enable others to do great things, and give your time and energy freely.
conversations.prefix: Supportive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Able to make clear, rational decisions under pressure.
conversations.prefix: Calm:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Passionate about the things that interest you and able to relate that energy to others.
conversations.prefix: Enthusiastic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You notice small details that others might not.
conversations.prefix: Observant:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: No one would accuse you of irrationality or laziness.
conversations.prefix: Efficient:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Warm and selfless, you seek to do good wherever you can.
conversations.prefix: Altruistic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You find it easy to look at the big picture and figure out how things work.
conversations.prefix: Abstract Thinker:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Truth wins out, always, and you aren’t afraid to speak your mind.
conversations.prefix: Honest:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You can be counted on to see things through.
conversations.prefix: Reliable:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have an insatiable hunger to uncover the truth, and work tirelessly in that aim.
conversations.prefix: Curious:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Focused on the here and now, you don’t let yourself get carried away by flights of fancy.
conversations.prefix: Practical:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Spontaneous and logical, you can adjust to new situations and challenges easily.
conversations.prefix: Adaptable:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The focus of XCOM engagement. Features a rotating hologram of Earth (also referred to as a 'hologlobe'). In this room comms personnel scans for incoming alien contacts through XCOM's satellite network and monitor operations in progress.
conversations.prefix: Mission Control:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Where the Commander conducts much of her work. From here, she can meet with staff, coordinate actions with the Council, receive communiques, and monitor the global situation. This is also where 'special requests' are negotiated, should they arise.
conversations.prefix: Situation Room:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Engineering's primary function is the manufacture of newly researched equipment and vehicles for XCOM's use against the alien invaders.
conversations.prefix: Engineering:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Chief Scientist's domain and hub of all research and experimentation. Of course, the science team always wants more space to work...
conversations.prefix: Research Labs:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Conveniently situated near the barracks and other on-site residences, complete with bar, sitting space, pool tables, and other ways to unwind and kill time in a secret, sequestered paramilitary base.
conversations.prefix: Lounge:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Resting place of the prototype Skyranger and the less-sophisticated Interceptors, ready to launch at a moment's notice in case of alien activity.
conversations.prefix: Hangar:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: XCOM's satellite network requires and ever-increasing number of satellite uplinks to manage satellites in orbit. Each uplink in turn requires a dedicated team to monitor and maintain it.
conversations.prefix: Satellite Uplink:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: XCOM's Chief Scientist and, as far as anyone knows, the only remaining member of the original project team. Primarily a physicist, Indira carries a long record of involvement in classified projects believed to center around weapons research.
  
  Indira has led XCOM's R&D as an indefatigable champion of free and unrestricted scientific research. It's never clear whether she bought into the idea of aliens to begin with, but she *did* always value the research. 
conversations.prefix: Indira Sahni:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Operations Chief of the XCOM Project. She began service with South Africa's 101 Air Support Unit, and was then assigned to Joint Operations, where she supported several UN Peacekeeping missions. This brought her to XCOM's attention. No longer fit for active duty (field injury), Unathi is uniquely qualified to manage logistics for complex strike operations due to her background.
  
  She is stern, no-nonsense, and dedicated to the mission.
conversations.prefix: Lt. Col. Unathi Ndaba:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The XCOM Project has been activated. There are multiple accounts of hostile alien activity across the globe, all within the last few hours: unidentified craft, metal objects pelting from the sky, people being abducted. So far accounts are vague, hazy, and confusing, but the world is reacting. So are you.
conversations.prefix: We Are At War (Non-Operatives):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: After the op, salvage returned with a bunch of strange artifacts: fragments of alien tech, strange canisters of some kind of orange glow-y substance, samples of green webbing, large boulder-sized metal objects--and oh yeah, *corpses.* There’s a lot to sift through here, and all of it is probably dangerous as hell.
conversations.prefix: Alien Salvage (Science):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: New personnel are arriving as fast as they can be flown in, and operations are ramping up. That means more supplies, more infrastructure, more communications, more *space.* The Commander has called for another Generator to be constructed ASAP, and the kitchen is a flurry of activity, too. Then there’s the whole legal aspect of retaining all these people indefinitely…
  
conversations.prefix: Powering Up (Admin):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Commander has made her first production request: "medkits." Actually an advanced delivery system that ‘sprays' wounds with nanosutures and highly potent stimulants. Worse, recent injuries reveal some needed tweaks. There’s only one semi-functional prototype; now the Commander wants two, field-ready, *now*.
  
conversations.prefix: Fringe First Aid (Engineering):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There’s some blurry footage of the alien craft in action. It’s not much to go on, but Command wants you to look over everything available to be better prepared for a possible engagement, and to be better prepared to spot these things in the future.
conversations.prefix: Surveillance Briefing (Naoto, Alex):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You gave your account of the op, and now you’re left to reflect on it. How do you feel about what happened? 
conversations.prefix: Debriefing (Elsa, Wekesa):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You just became the front line in a war with extraterrestrials. How do you feel about that?
conversations.prefix: The Front Line (Operatives):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: One of your fellow operatives got hurt last mission. They’ve done what they can, but even with cutting edge not-strictly-tested medicine at your disposal, they’ll be out of active duty for a while. Maybe pay them a visit?
conversations.prefix: Injured Comrade (Operatives):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There is a flurry of communication going in and out of the base, and it’s all hands on deck for a translation team that was never supposed to deal with this much traffic. You’re needed.
conversations.prefix: Lost in Translation (Anais):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: So a team of XCOM operatives touched down outside of São Paulo, engaged a bunch of aliens, maaaybe blew up most of a building, and then a salvage team cooperating with the Brazilian government sealed off the area and removed anything deemed alien or contaminated. 
  
  But what are you going to *say* happened?
conversations.prefix: The Official Story (Isobel):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're not convinced that you can do this job, and you're very keen to hide that fact.
conversations.prefix: Insecure:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Complex problems require imaginative solutions.
conversations.prefix: Innovative:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You fear non-existence more than you fear death. Even if you're killed, you will never go away.
  
  That would be nice, wouldn't it?
conversations.prefix: Remember Me:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Assigned to the XCOM Project by the Brazilian government, you directly combat the alien menace. Though given XCOM's isolation and secrecy, the "normal" world you're fighting for is starting to feel like an alien one, too.
conversations.prefix: Field Operative:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Even when you should and do know better, sometimes you just can't help yourself.
conversations.prefix: Compulsive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: When the going gets rough, belief in the greater scheme of things keeps you going.
conversations.prefix: Devout:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Chief Scientist
  Research is key to the XCOM Project’s success, and a foundational element of its origins. You lead the scientists that make up the XCOM Project’s R&D division, limited only by the resources available to you. It will be you who plunges into the fringe science of xenobiology, extraterrestrial weapons and alloys, advanced propulsion systems… you name it.
  
conversations.prefix: Chief Scientist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: No matter the cost, no matter the losses, and no matter the personal pain we will be the ones to win the war.
conversations.prefix: Win the War:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "My colleagues call me 'Corpse Eyes.' I am told it is a term of endearment."
conversations.prefix: All the Charm of a Dead Fish:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ethical adviser and spiritual counselor.
conversations.prefix: Military Chaplain:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Acutely sensitive to the emotional and spiritual needs of others; understanding of their experiences.
conversations.prefix: Empathetic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: With time comes wisdom; you're going to have to do your best without it
conversations.prefix: Inexperienced:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
conversations.prefix: Find your Faith:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Number theory. 
  Mathematical physics.
  Chaos theory.
  
  Overhauling engines and designing gadgets.
  
  That's how I define fun.
  
  
conversations.prefix: Theory Meets Practice:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: I work myself to the bone and don’t allow time to recharge.
  
  After all, it is the end of the world.
conversations.prefix: Overcommitted:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You personally do not support or condone violence. While you acknowledge the legitimacy of the war effort against the alien threat, you personally vow to never fight yourself.
conversations.prefix: Pacifistic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're capable of putting on a show of words and confidence to persuade others, and perhaps even yourself. 
conversations.prefix: Rationalization:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Test
conversations.prefix: Test:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Turns out it *is*, in fact,  \*\*\*\*ing *aliens*. The truth is out there, calling into question everything else that once was real. What *can't* you believe in now? 
conversations.prefix: In Too Deep:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You can soldier through stress, up to a point.
  
  But after that point, you're taking the express elevator straight down.
conversations.prefix: Decompensation:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Headed by a senior legal advisor, XCOM's legal affairs group supports and advises multiple levels of the organization. Because law still applies to secret, multinational paramilitary operations... maybe.
conversations.prefix: Admin Support Staff - Legal Affairs:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Paranoids are just people in possession of all the facts.
conversations.prefix: Anxious:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your purpose here is personal. And private. And nobody else's business.
conversations.prefix: Find the Truth:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You trust your gut. Sometimes it works out.
conversations.prefix: Intuitive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Whether a scientist, lab tech, or other research assistant, you work for the Chief Scientist as part of XCOM’s R&D division.
conversations.prefix: Science Staff:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ostensibly you're here to make sure all parts of XCOM can communicate with one another. *Un*officially, however...
conversations.prefix: Translator/Linguist:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You never assume the worst about people. Or aliens. And that can be a problem, especially in a compound full of people whose job it is to y'know. Kill them.
conversations.prefix: Overly Sympathetic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Once you start down a path, you’re not easily swayed from it.
conversations.prefix: Determined:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are on the edge, and it’s a long way down.
  
  Certain measures are needed to get yourself back on firm ground.
conversations.prefix: On the Precipice:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: People lean on you, and you want to be there for them.
conversations.prefix: Supportive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Though you didn't know it at the time, this is why you joined the army in the first place.
conversations.prefix: Enthusiastic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've been in the restaurant business for years. Lack of staff? Way too many orders? Too many ingredients? No problem. 
conversations.prefix: Roll With It:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Easier than the first! And with less aliens in the field, which is… strange. Shouldn’t they be scaling up the attack, not back? What’s their agenda? Still, a win is a win...right?
  
conversations.prefix: Second Wave (Everyone):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Amid everything else, the Council has submitted a request for XCOM’s intervention--an *official* one.
  
conversations.prefix: A Special Request (Iris Li):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: So… the new prototype medkits didn’t actually need to be used in the field. That’s a good thing, technically, but it does mean you still don’t know how well they work. Probably okay…
  
conversations.prefix: No Field Test (Engineering):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It’s Sunday, but even if that day isn’t special to you, you find yourself in need of spiritual counseling. Fortunately, XCOM has a chaplain on staff for such occasions.
conversations.prefix: Spiritual Guidance (Renée, Anyone):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Reflect on your newly finished mission.
conversations.prefix: Debriefing - Vengeful Mother (Elsa, Issy, Wekesa):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Another Operation, another story for the public. Only it’s getting harder to hide that there’s an unaffiliated paramilitary organization blasting across the Atlantic at supersonic speeds and dropping out of the sky in the early morning to fire automatic weapons and discharge grenades. 
  
  And with what happened in China and South Africa…
conversations.prefix: Another Story (Isobel):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A sudden mission, and so soon after the last one. Something's different about this one--no chatter from comms, no widespread alert, just an order to deploy.
conversations.prefix: Into the Skyranger (Matthew, Ruben, Sarah, Sayid):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: With the success of the UK mission, XCOM is receiving a sudden commitment of additional scientists. The team’s getting larger! That’s great! It’s great, isn’t it?
conversations.prefix: Science! (Science&Engineering):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It’s come to your attention that there are rumors circulating the base, affecting morale. Whether it’s your job or not, you’ve taken it upon yourself to do something about it.
conversations.prefix: Rumors Run Amok (Anyone):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: An operation like this one requires a skilled pilot for quick, quiet drop-off and retrieval. Let’s hope you’re up to the task.
conversations.prefix: Evasive Maneuvers (Naoto):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A rare opportunity to observe a mission while it happens, though not just anyone can sidle up to Mission Control and spectate. If you want to know what’s going on, you’ll have to be clever about it.
conversations.prefix: Operation: Broken Sleep:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: First seen in a band teeshirt and jeans, Kat's actually a hyperprofessional administration guru. She apparently used to work 'in Washington' and no one is quite sure how she ended up at XCOM, but one thing's for sure: she doesn't deserve to be here.
  
  US citizen (Puerto Rican/Polish heritage)
conversations.prefix: Katja Perez:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Scientist assigned to work _with_ Darya on studying the mysterious orange fluid.
  
  Country of origin: Sweden
conversations.prefix: Lina Karlsson:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Tall, blonde, and possibly late twenties--or carrying his age well. In the second wave of engineering staff, he hails from USA (Washington, DC) and appears to be an electromechanical engineering specialist (but may have other skills yet unknown...)
conversations.prefix: Paul Gibbons:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: XCOM Base Security. Like many of the facility personnel, she was brought in locally, from Brazil, assigned from the Polícia da Aeronáutica
conversations.prefix: Nathalia Torres:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're supposed to be observing only. If you say anything, they'll know you violated protocol. They'll know Torres did, too.
  
  But what if someone's *life* is at stake?
conversations.prefix: Optional: Radio Silence (Alex):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're one of the lucky saps assigned to follow-up missions and collect alien technology, corpses, and other debris that may be of value to the scientists. 
  
  It takes all types: less specialized science staff and lab assistants, pilots, hazardous materials cleanup crew, machinists, even soldiers and liaisons with the local governments. 
  
  It's not as dangerous as active engagements, but there are still plenty of risks in handling materials from another world.
conversations.prefix: Salvage & Retrieval:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: An Operative has been killed in action. How does this change things for you, if at all? What can you do to acknowledge their sacrifice?
conversations.prefix: [Any] In the Wake of Death:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Someone under your command has died. Their family must be notified.
conversations.prefix: Condolence Letter (Rima):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: They say there was an ‘incident’ in the field, after Ruben’s death. They want you to talk to someone about it.
conversations.prefix: Counseling (Sayid):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: They say there was an ‘incident’ in the field, after Ruben’s death. They want you to talk to someone about it.
conversations.prefix: Counseling (Matthew):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It appears you’re off active duty for an undetermined stretch of time, until they can determine what to do about your insubordination. You’ve earned yourself a security escort and are being ‘encouraged’ to stay in your quarters. But surely they can see you had the best of intentions?
conversations.prefix: Plead Your Case (Alex):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Dangerous flaws with the medkits, operatives going out unequipped, fighting in engineering, capturing live aliens, and now an operative dead, his body not even recovered!. What *else* is going wrong on the base? What do you plan to do about it?
conversations.prefix: Rumors (Yes, again):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’ve got your orders: a satellite and one prototype aiming device, ASAP. The satellite will take weeks to get perfect, but the prototype is relatively small scale--if the details can be done right. Get your team mobilized.
conversations.prefix: Team Assignments (Engineering):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Priority research has been designated--and it’s not your project. Again. You’re sure you could make a breakthrough if they’d just give you the space and resources to do it!
conversations.prefix: Not the Priority (Darya, Gabriel):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Surely you didn’t imagine Evelyn Cunningham was going to take *that* response and let the matter go. She’s just bumped the matter up the chain--and it doesn’t have much higher to go beyond that.
conversations.prefix: Audit Trail (Felipe, Ashlyn, Declan):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Two ops back-to-back had you jetting directly from the UK to the US to round up even more alien corpses, weapon fragments, and anything else that shouldn’t be there. You’re exhausted. But did you properly get everything?
conversations.prefix: Proper Intake (Salvage):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You know what the average citizen is likely to think, despite being inside the bubble.
conversations.prefix: In touch:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You think you're the best for the job, and that makes you come off as kind of a jerk.
conversations.prefix: Self-Important:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You feel cut off or removed from a group of people that would otherwise be your peers, or isolated from the world around you
conversations.prefix: Alienated:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're well-qualified. You've been through crises before.
conversations.prefix: Experienced:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Able to relate to the feelings and motivations of others.
conversations.prefix: Empathetic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: If something has to be done, then it has to be done. You're good at making your peace with whatever a situation asks of you.
conversations.prefix: Serenity:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Putting out fires is part of the job. 
  
  But sometimes, it's not my job. And I do it anyways.
conversations.prefix: Reactive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're an engineer, technically, but humans are so good at putting satellites into space that near-Earth orbit is overrun with the things. The Operations meetings are where you really shine. Or is that just flop sweat?
conversations.prefix: Satellite Specialist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: I can manage my anger.
  
  I just don't know if I can manage my anger...at people.
conversations.prefix: See Red:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Did you know the word 'alien' isn't in the dictionary?
conversations.prefix: Gullible:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's not that you don't like people. It's that they tend to find you a little... odd, and then _you_ get self conscious and odder still, and _they_ get more and more weirded out, and couldn't we just... _not?_
conversations.prefix: Antisocial:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Who has the energy to be an advocate 24/7? Sometimes you just have to nod your head and then make it someone else's problem.
conversations.prefix: Deflection:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Some wounds aren't on the outside.  While a Medic can keep them on the field, you help them to help themselves cope with what they've seen.
conversations.prefix: Mental Health Support:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There's things going on that people have to compartmentalize and deal with on the fly.  But those things don't go away.  Those images have to be unpacked at some point.  You hope to give them a shot to keep their sanity.
conversations.prefix: Keep them Sane:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Fond of company; sociable. You strive to be a friendly presence among the other personnel at the base.
conversations.prefix: Gregarious:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It's not that you don't _have_ a filter -- you just don't choose to use it very often.
conversations.prefix: Blunt:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: _"And Lord, I know
  That I'm a weathered stone
  But I owe it to my brothers
  To carry them home"_
  ~ The Oh Hellos / _Lay Me Down_
conversations.prefix: One for All:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You enjoy exploring what's new and different.
conversations.prefix: Bold:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Any researcher knows that rubbish-in is rubbish-out. XCOM therefore needs  jacks-of-all-trades to fill the gap between soldiers and the science labs.
conversations.prefix: Salvage specialist:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: In those quiet times, the sadness in the world threatens to overwhelm you.
conversations.prefix: Melancholic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have no _mission_, no vision to call your own. Could you find it... _here_?
conversations.prefix: Seeking Vision and Purpose:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Something funny is happening. It's good and dangerous in its own way. But it gives you hope for the future. 
conversations.prefix: Coup de Foudre:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: When things get ugly, you are at your best.
conversations.prefix: Cool under fire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes you do not show the proper response in emotions, if at all.
  
  Either way, 'fake it until you make it' is a lesson you have yet to learn.
conversations.prefix: Cold manners:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You really want to get those extraterrestial bastards. 
  Maybe a bit too much.
conversations.prefix: Driven:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It's your first mission as Salvage Team Leader, and you're not going to let anything go awry if you can help it. Dot the Is, cross the Ts, double-check everything, and, most importantly, don't screw up.
conversations.prefix: Don't Screw This Up:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You know what to do.
conversations.prefix: "Bring it down." (Naoto):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Announce the change to your team. React to the news! Make it a positive experience. Or don’t, I’m sure that’ll go well for all involved.
conversations.prefix: Reorganization (Engineering):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The single biggest salvage op XCOM has seen yet. No hunting for body parts and fragments this time--well, not _just_ that. You have a whole ship to figure out how to carve up and transport back _without_ damaging any core components. Especially that energy source.
conversations.prefix: Retrieve the Ship (Salvage):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Time to see if you can improve intra-base communication and quash some of these rumors, maybe raise morale around the project. Show them what you can do.
conversations.prefix: Internal Communications (Isobel):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: XCOM was riddled with little discipline problems even before the aliens hit--smuggling, unauthorized use of the tunnels and excavated spaces, some brief trespassing into lab space. These transgressions haven’t stopped with the alien invasion, they’ve just gotten less attention. Unless you’re involved in them… or involved in stopping them.
conversations.prefix: Small Problems (Josh, Wendell, others):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Word is, Dr. Wilder is throwing a party! Everyone's invited! Swing by and socialize with some of the other staff. What's the worst that could happen?
  
conversations.prefix: Friday Party:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It’s when an operation goes smoothly that you’re left to focus on the day-to-day. No memorials, no freshly wounded operatives, no crises leaking in from the world news--these things are great, but it means there’s nothing to pull your attention away from the work, the confinement, and never seeing the sun.
conversations.prefix: The Daily Grind:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: As the reorganization takes shape, Indira must address her teams and explain how they’ll work together, going forward.
conversations.prefix: Scientific Method (Sahni, Sci&Eng):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Only a few days into her management of Science & Engineering, Sahni comes to the table with some radical insights by the research team, and a new proposal for handling engineering projects entirely. It would mean a whole new facility module, a host of new potential projects, but it could give XCOM the space and creative freedom to thrive.
conversations.prefix: The New R&D:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You had to know there would be repercussions for punching someone.
  
  Welcome to Salvage Ops!
conversations.prefix: Safety Training (Salvage, Issy):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It’s a Sunday. What are you doing? 
conversations.prefix: Sunday:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Pitch your research as XCOM’s next focus to Sahni. You know it’s important! Now prove it!
conversations.prefix: Priority Research! (Darya, Gabriel):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: XCOM has two problems: finite storage space, and lack of money. This could, theoretically, solve both. It’ll just cost a *little bit* of your ethical integrity...
conversations.prefix: There’s a Market for Everything (Rima, Iris):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There is already infighting in the ranks of the engineers. Even with you giving orders, people are already arguing.
conversations.prefix: Dissent:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Humour is your camouflage, and you're digging yourself a trench.
conversations.prefix: Hunkered Down:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your kids need a father, not a hero who's dead or in detention. Just one of many reasons why which a knack for putting yourself first is actually putting other people *even more first*. Pretty heroic, right?
conversations.prefix: Self-preservation:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're responsible for the physical well-being of the XCOM staff. This means you mostly busy yourself with routine check-ups and construction mishaps, with a side helping of... alien attacks.
conversations.prefix: Medical Staff:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You came here to hide, but that's no longer possible. You need to face your problems and help the team cope with this new threat.
conversations.prefix: Stop Hiding:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re a quick thinker, and rather intolerant of those who aren’t. 
conversations.prefix: Impatient:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "From this day to the ending of the world,
  But we in it shall be remembered."
  Shakespeare, Henry V
  
  "We’re taking on aliens. Yeah, I’ve got your back."
  -Issy, now
  
conversations.prefix: Fellows in Arms:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: As not great as being watched by everyone can be, you've got experience having the boss come down and put a fire under your ass.
conversations.prefix: Experienced Supervisor:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes unity of purpose is all the inspiration you need.
conversations.prefix: Esprit de corps:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Some hills are worth dying on. 
  
  Some are not.
  
  Knowing the difference--priceless.
conversations.prefix: Not this Hill:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You tend to be pretty down-to-earth and sensible.
conversations.prefix: Grounded:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: you do not play nice with others. When there is a high road and a petty road, you will never be caught in hiking boots. Basically, you're a jerk.
conversations.prefix: The Low Road:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your active mind is good at sifting information and thinking fast to find a path to what you want.  
conversations.prefix: Clever:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: To waste the potential of one is to hinder the advancement of all—it's for their own good that you drive others as hard as you do.
conversations.prefix: Relentless:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Some inequities have endured for far too long. XCOM is your chance to shift the balance... if you're ready to accept the risks.
conversations.prefix: Change the World:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Just because you work for human institutions doesn't mean you're naive enough to trust or believe in them. There's you, God, and your circle--the rest is negotiable. 
conversations.prefix: Faithless:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You take your responsibilities seriously–perhaps _too_ seriously–and failure weighs heavily on you.
conversations.prefix: It's All On Me:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's a noble attempt.
  
  But when there's doubt in your heart, there's doubt in your words.
conversations.prefix: Not Convincing:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're the best pilot this side of the Pacific. There was a reason you were brought onto the XCOM project as one of the few pilots.
conversations.prefix: "Buzz the Tower":
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Too much for just one of you to handle.
conversations.prefix: Overwhelmed:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A problem, a solution. You don't let details, like 'regulations', get in your way.
conversations.prefix: Creatively pragmatic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: People with type A personalities are often high-achieving workaholics. You share several of their characteristics.
conversations.prefix: Type A:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You know how important it is to have a little levity in life, even if it does sometimes come off as pushing people's buttons. 
conversations.prefix: S(up)portive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have a public demeanor forged by years of experience in public speaking and getting things done outside the lab.
conversations.prefix: Authoritative:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes you just need to deal with it, and get it done.
conversations.prefix: Buckle Down :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You thrive in social environments, and being surrounded by people is when you are at your happiest.
conversations.prefix: Social Butterfly:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: When it comes to the crunch, people can count on your support.
conversations.prefix: Team Player:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Though it's generally a negative trait, your ability to be sidetracked by personal business certainly makes daily frustrations easier to cope with.
conversations.prefix: Distractable:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You inherently love ideas more when they come out of left field. When someone proposes something by saying "This is crazy, but it just might work..." you instantly want to drop everything to make it succeed.
conversations.prefix: Excitable:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You adapt easily to changes in the composition of your team. One of the advantages of not holding grudges.
conversations.prefix: Socially adaptable:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Recharging the batteries.
conversations.prefix: Self Care:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Many people throughout the base know each other by now. How do you spend your time off? How well are you connecting?
conversations.prefix: [Any] Relationships:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The base is vibrating--literally, in some parts--with activity. How are you handling it?
conversations.prefix: Construction Woes (Any):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Easy and Sayid are back! Not just alive, not just healing, but ready for combat again! Or are they?
conversations.prefix: Back in Action (Operatives):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Not just one ‘guest,’ now, but two. How are Ocampo and Issy settling in for their first outing with Salvage? Whenever that is.
conversations.prefix: Salvage Just Keeps Growing (Salvage, Issy, Ocampo):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Because that’s what it does. But what can you do with it? What… *should* you do with it?
conversations.prefix: Meld (Darya, others):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You let your guard down a little and open up to someone.
conversations.prefix: A Serious Conversation:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Whether it’s a personal goal or a group event or something for just one or two, you’ve got an idea. What is it?
conversations.prefix: Plan Something:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Working hard and helping others is all well and good, but if you don’t take care of yourself, you’ll burn out. Do something for you.
conversations.prefix: Self-Care:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Maybe it’s not such a bad thing that Command isn’t pursuing these possibilities, but it does mean being retasked to assisting with other work. That’s maybe not as great.
  
conversations.prefix: Meld Project Suspended (Darya):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’ve just been asked to draft and present one hell of a proposal to the Commander.
conversations.prefix: Live Capture (Gabriel):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Engineering has been hard at work turning designs into practical, functioning hardware: new, higher potency field ammunition, improved designs for XCOM sidearms, and deployment of a so-called “phoenix cannon” for one of the Interceptors. How’s it coming along?
  
conversations.prefix: Experimental Munitions (Engineering):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Where will it go? A decision like this can have large ramifications…
  
conversations.prefix: Satellite Launch (Rima):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Easy may not be topping the kill counts, but she’s way ahead on the ‘days missed’ tally. A little over a week of rest, recovery, and therapy, though, and she’s ready for the field again. Right? 
  
conversations.prefix: Back in Action... Again (Easy):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The world governments who hold the XCOM Project’s fate in their hands will be meeting and determining whether to continue support for the Project. Everything *seems* to be going well, but this has never occurred with an active invasion underway, and not everyone is happy about XCOM’s response priorities. How are *you* feeling about it?
  
conversations.prefix: End of Month Jitters (Anyone):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Test
conversations.prefix: Test:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  XCOM has been funded for another month. That means goals need to be set, and strategies for how to accomplish them. Make sure the commander knows *your* priorities. 
  
  [This challenge can feature any of: Felipe, Iris, Indira, Rima.]
  
conversations.prefix: Monthly Agenda:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Scheduling time to contact family is always difficult with XCOM. But you’ve found an occasion where your work, waking hours, and administrative controls have all given you a chance to reach out. Best use it. 
  
  [This challenge must feature Gabriel, but anyone is welcome to play on it as well.]
conversations.prefix: Family Time:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’ve received mail from back home that’s finally made its way through XCOM security. What is it? Who’s it from? 
  
  [This challenge must feature Ashlyn, but anyone is welcome to play on it as well.]
conversations.prefix: A Care Package:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There’s no real respite from work with XCOM, but there *are* lulls where management is preoccupied deciding what the next emergency is going to be. Right now, you’re in one such lull. What do you do with this break? 
  
  [Anyone can play on this challenge, though it is aimed at Science and Engineering staff]
  
conversations.prefix: Calm Before the Storm:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Most of XCOM’s staff is Brazilian, so Brazilian football has a way of dominating the local conversation. Today, there’s a game, and the lounge has turned into a sports bar. 
  
  [Anyone can play on this challenge]
conversations.prefix: Game Time:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Operatives got injured--badly--last mission. Medical has done what they can, but even with cutting edge not-strictly-tested medicine at your disposal, they’ll be out of active duty for a while. Maybe pay them a visit?
conversations.prefix: Injured Soldiers:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Operatives have been killed in action. How does this change things for you, if at all? What can you do to acknowledge their sacrifice?
conversations.prefix: [Any] In the Wake of Death:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Or so the Colonel has said. You get back to it--or perhaps you didn’t pay attention to all the talk about missions going on and focused on your work to begin with. There’s a lot that needs doing after all.
conversations.prefix: You Have Jobs To Do:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your stint with Salvage is over. You’re back on active duty. Are you ready? Did you actually learn anything?
conversations.prefix: [Issy] Back In Action:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The quarters set aside for operatives are looking very empty these days. After doing the Council a favor under extreme circumstances, it’s time to make some demands.
conversations.prefix: [Rima] Empty Space:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The operatives came back with a human survivor, quickly taken into security’s custody and detained. Information is tight, but he was visibly uncooperative, talking about doomed and foolish XCOM is. They could be passed off as rantings, sure, but… how does he even know about XCOM?
conversations.prefix: [Del] A Different Kind of Live Capture:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: With lab space finally clearing up, Gabriel has room for two particularly complex ‘autopsies’: the cybernetic ‘Floater’ and the fully robotic, but possibly semi-sapient ‘Seeker’. He might need some help for the latter…
  
conversations.prefix: [Gabriel] Autopsies:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The final findings of the energy research are just being completed, and the labs are preparing for a new priority undertaking. The proposed ‘Arc Thrower’ is the obvious pick, for the capture of a live alien, but what about the soldiers? Beam weapons, new ‘carapace’ armor, and delving deeper into the strange ‘Elerium’ are all options on the table.
conversations.prefix: [Sci/Eng] Research Proposals:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Well, one part of the priority objective is complete: XCOM has a new, remarkably sturdy Alien Containment facility. Now, it just needs some testing…
conversations.prefix: [Felipe] Try To Contain Yourself:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: He’s been sequestered, off-limits to all but top personnel, and nothing official has leaked about what he’s said. However, there are an alarming number of new security protocols as a result, and a lot of people *claim* to know what's going on. What rumors are circulating?
conversations.prefix: Surviving Rumors:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It’s a good time to look for some peace, given all that’s happened recently. Do you find it?
conversations.prefix: A Little Religion:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There are half a million ancillary and associated duties to keep things running around here, especially since the last budget meeting pulled a bunch of staff away, only some of which were replaced. What have you been busy with?
conversations.prefix: Other Duties As Assigned:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A lot’s happened in the last few days. Give us a snapshot from then.
conversations.prefix: Flashback:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There’s something you know or something you’re up to that needs to be carefully guarded. How are you making sure that happens?
conversations.prefix: Keep a Secret:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: XCOM has received much needed reinforcements! New operatives *and* new staff. Time to get settled in.
conversations.prefix: Reporting for Duty:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes it seems like everyone wants something from you - and never gives anything back.
conversations.prefix: Taken for Granted:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: While you're not perfect, you know you're a decent, fair-minded man trying to do what's right... 
  
  But oh, brother, you have no idea.
conversations.prefix: Patriarchal:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're used to these sorts of decisions. That doesn't mean they don't weigh on your mind.
conversations.prefix: Conflicted:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re responsible for the physical well-being of the XCOM staff. This means you mostly busy yourself with routine check-ups and construction mishaps, with a side helping of… alien attacks.
conversations.prefix: Medical Staff:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've been around for a bit, and you know how things work.  Even in unfamiliar situations, you know how to fit in and make friends by appealing to common ground between you and your audience.
conversations.prefix: Talks the Talk:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: No one would accuse you of irrationality or laziness.
conversations.prefix: Efficient:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Outwardly placid. Inwardly, you want to win.
conversations.prefix: Surprisingly Competitive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're good at a lot of things. And that's pretty handy.
conversations.prefix: Handy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes the glasses are all half empty.  Is that wrong?  Perhaps but it still doesn't fill the glass.
conversations.prefix: Morose:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: So this is actually pretty intruiging...
conversations.prefix: Diverse interests:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your mind is decidedly uneasy. It can be hard to put on a brave face.
conversations.prefix: Tormented:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There are more questions than answers with this unknown menace. What compelled them to come to Earth? Who is leading their force? How do you feed a Sectoid when it has no mouth...?
conversations.prefix: Understand the Aliens (Cont'd):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: We all have struggles from our past.
  
  But not all struggles are equal.
conversations.prefix: Broken Past:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You put the interests of others above yourself. While noble in theory, it can also cause you a lot of grief when there is little you can do to help those you care about.
conversations.prefix: Bleeding Heart:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are very close with your family, even from thousands of miles away.
conversations.prefix: Family Ties:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You can be quite adept at conveying your meaning in the gaps between words.
conversations.prefix: Paralinguistics:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Most of the time you keep it in check, but sometimes you just can't help saying what you think.
conversations.prefix: Opinionated:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: ...from myself.
  
  A few drinks. Some football. Hell, I almost feel normal.
conversations.prefix: A Break....:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: We're in Brazil, watching Brazilian soccer. Making friends. Having beers.
  
  And I'm wearing Orange. That's a good day, in my book.
conversations.prefix: Let My Hair Down:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Was it this tough to acclimate to military life when you were younger? XCOM's personnel had even more reason than most units to be insular, but you get the feeling that struggling to fit in is entirely on you...
conversations.prefix: "New Guy":
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Brilliant mind. Hard worker. Admirable ideals.
  
  But really need to work on the whole people thing.
conversations.prefix: Social Miscues:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are military and you understand what it entails. It still hurts to lose family. Again. 
conversations.prefix: Grief:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: ...that sometimes get overlooked.
conversations.prefix: It's The Little Things...:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Will the tunnel have light or a dead end? Either way, you are headed for darkness. 
  
  (image from Jalopnik.com)
conversations.prefix: Depression looms:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There's a ways to go. 
  
  And things aren't slowing down any time soon.
conversations.prefix: Catch Up:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You care, and you can't help but let it show.  That's why you're in this line of work - caring about people is half the battle to help them heal.
conversations.prefix: Caring:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have a stubborn streak when it comes to those under your care.  You don't take kindly to anyone interrupting their healing, and you sometimes react without considering the bigger picture.
conversations.prefix: Overprotective:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The world is bigger than you thought, and the stakes are higher. You want to know everything now, and there isn’t time.
conversations.prefix: Distractible:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re all in, and determined to be a useful part of the team.
conversations.prefix: Pull your weight:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: 
  The title says it all.
conversations.prefix: Get There:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Because of your training, you don’t go into a situation half-cocked. You’re calculated and it makes you cuttingly accurate both in combat and out
conversations.prefix: Calculating:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your country has sent you to XCOM not only because you are a good soldier but because your specialization in explosive and incendiary ordinance application and disposal will be useful for combat and salvage
conversations.prefix: Operative - Explosive & Incendiary Ordnance:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re calculated and it makes you incredibly accurate both in combat and out.  But it also means you don’t connect to other people or take risks. 
conversations.prefix: Reserved:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re damned good at what you do for a reason. You scored top marks in your studies and furthermore have a true spark for using what you know to  maximize either damage or safety. 
conversations.prefix: Inspired:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your family has a long and proud history of military service.  It’s inportant to you to make them proud and to do an excellent job representing  your country’s military. 
conversations.prefix: Do your country and family proud:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The devil is in the detail.
conversations.prefix: Meticulous:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Beyond the stress of PTSD, the human pysche was never designed to handle such abomonations of nature.  You’ve been sent to assess the mental health of the team, and get them back in the game.
conversations.prefix: Psychiatrist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Some call it “gut-instinct.” You seem able to glean understanding without concrete proof or evidence.
conversations.prefix: Intuitive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: As a new member of the XCOM team, your driving force is to garner the lay of the land.  You strive to meet & build relationships with all of the people who have the power to help you get your job done.
conversations.prefix: Of Pawns and Players:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Whether by position, personality, or reputation, you posses an exceptional ability to make things happen.
conversations.prefix: Influential:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: As an executive assistant, you live in the shadow of Senior Leadership.  You help organize, coordinate, and liase.  You are the oil that helps keep the XCOM machine organized and running smoothly.
conversations.prefix: Support Staff - Executive Assistant:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have an intense need to control everything and everyone.  You need control because, without it, you fear things will spiral out of control and your life would fall apart.
conversations.prefix: Control Freak:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You don’t care what kind of work it is. If it needs doing, right now, you’re here to do it.
conversations.prefix: Hit the Ground Running:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You know that you're good at what you do and nothing that anyone can throw at you is going to shake that.
conversations.prefix: Confident:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: While the operatives are en route, you get to wait, and wonder. 
conversations.prefix: [Ops] The Waiting Game :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: En route! But the flight still takes hours, so what are you doing in the meantime? There’s only so much mission-related chatter.
conversations.prefix: [Ops - Field] The Other Waiting Game:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Just like you expected, Ndaba and Internal Affairs want to know more.
conversations.prefix: [Del, George] Ancient History:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re not security, but you *are* responsible for the base. There’s a lot of pressure from the Council, via the Commander, to thoroughly check
  &nbsp;
  the base for vulnerabilities. That means reviewing each department, one by one. As if you didn’t have enough to do.
conversations.prefix: [Felipe, Emily, Ashur] Audit:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: As dire as things have been lately, it’s no good staying too removed from the rank and file operatives. They could stand 
  &nbsp;
  to see and meet their leader, and be reminded personally of their value to the mission.
conversations.prefix: [Rima, any Op] Tour the Troops:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: While monitoring media surrounding the growing alien incursion, you notice something anomalous: reports of shadowy paramilitary
  &nbsp;
  operatives appearing near an alien event. But it wasn’t XCOM. Use your resources to investigate.
conversations.prefix: [Isobel] Scooped:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: So how exactly does one frame a legal policy about the capture of live, presumably sapient prisoners of war? Guess who’s expected to find out?
conversations.prefix: [Joshua] Unprecedented:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  Apparently unsatisfied with the official report, the Council has requested additional information about XCOM’s latest ‘autopsies.’ 
  
  They want it direct from the expert, too. But interrupting scientists can be tricky under the best of circumstances...
conversations.prefix: [Iris, Gabriel] Liaise:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Arc Thrower is being iterated and will undoubtedly be finished soon, but there are so many other cutting 
  &nbsp;
  edge devices that could stand to be refined: the medikits, the SCOPE, and more. New projects, too! If only you had the funding.
conversations.prefix: [Ashlyn] Aspiring to Perfection:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Testing the effects of Meld on human tissue. In secret. What could go wrong?
conversations.prefix: [Rhea, Dar] Clinical Trials:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Salvage is out on the scene of *Banished Jester* in Sydney, on their usual mission to secure alien materials, artifacts, weapon fragments, and bodies. Ndaba is continuing her cross-department training, so Salvage has another soldier and scientist on board to assist.
conversations.prefix: [Gyorg, Sayid] Picking Up the Pieces:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Yes, okay, an important person arrived on that helicopter--but so did a whole lot of supplies, and some had to be abruptly left behind to accommodate the weight of another human being. Not everyone’s getting what they wanted today…
conversations.prefix: [Huia, & Co] Supply & Demand:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Former US general, military attaché to the UN, extension of the Council of Nations, and here for a visit. While not an actual member of the Council, he’s just one step removed from their chain of authority--and not especially pleasant to deal with. (Isobel must play one of the cards on this challenge)
conversations.prefix: Tourist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: With the job of being first on the scene to help operatives, Har-Har faces a lot of mental and emotional strain. He’s due a check-in with Dr. Wilder.
conversations.prefix: [Harvey/Olivia] First Responder:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The post has been open for a while now, and surely needs filling. But who will Sahni pick to lead the engineering contingent of her department?
conversations.prefix: [Ashlyn] Senior Engineer:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The operatives are being educated on how to use their latest experimental equipment: a glorified taser. How’s that going?
conversations.prefix: [Ops] Arc Training:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It’s already spreading like wildfire: a game of football (no, Americans) here, on the base. Maybe you should join the action (or dare try to stop it).
conversations.prefix: XCOM League:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Four wounded moved out of medbay, four operatives cleared for active duty, two new rookies, and one dead comrade. There’s a lot to recognize
conversations.prefix: [Operatives] Rest and Recovery and Requiem:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Council has made requests before--for investigation, for action, for salvage from the field; corpses. But this is the first time a member of the Council has asked for some of XCOM’s new technology. And they're asking for advanced ammunition, at that. The funding boost would be substantial, however…
conversations.prefix: [Sahni] Outside Request:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  It can sometimes be so hard to fit in at a new workplace. Especially when it’s a clandestine paramilitary operation to stop an alien invasion. Especially when your boss doesn’t, strictly speaking, want you there even a little bit. And neither do many, many others…
conversations.prefix: [???] Number Crunching:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It can’t be coincidence that this comes right on the heels of Kimball’s visit. He’d said he was concerned about American interests; he demonstrated how little faith the Council had in XCOM’s leadership. If there really is another effort going on fight the aliens, is it worth contributing to, even with all the risks and betrayal of XCOM’s secrets?
  
conversations.prefix: [Ashlyn] A Cryptic Message:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: While it hasn’t exactly been quiet lately, XCOM staff have learned to cherish the precious moments between alien activity. This is one, and who knows how long it will last? How do you make use of it?
conversations.prefix: A Moment to Breathe:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: With XCOM jetting in to respond to an active attack on a densely populated city, with cooperation of the local authorities, there’s just no hiding that the organization exists anymore. What are you going to tell the world?
  
conversations.prefix: [Isobel, Ashur] Going Public:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: While there isn’t a high volume of material, it is spread over a wide, densely urban area, and it could include hazardous substances and explosive materials, intentional or otherwise.
conversations.prefix: [George, Gyorg] Picking up the Pieces:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There’s also the matter of a brand new species encountered in the field, and the...effect...they have on human physiology. Special care will be have to be taken with examining some of the civilian victims, especially given that the locals will be reluctant to let any cadavers go.
conversations.prefix: [Gabe] Chrysalis:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Even critically injured, Issy is lively and uncooperative. Now she’s being dragged off to medical for extended immobility. Maybe Harvey can help make this a little more palatable and preserve the medical staff’s sanity.
conversations.prefix: [Harvey, Issy] Problem Patient:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Not the ideal visit back to your home country, was it? Wreckage, things aflame, civilians killed in the street...and then rising up to attack you. You’ve fired on your own countrymen. Maybe they were already gone, but what do you really know?
conversations.prefix: [Sayid, Sarah] Home Sweet Homefront:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: By now, word is spreading around the base that the aliens have changed their tactics: they went after a city. Terrorized it. The operatives are back now, another of them fallen, and they look plenty shaken. What does all of this mean for your thoughts about the war? About XCOM?
conversations.prefix: [Anyone] New Tactics:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Whether you’re here as a participant or strictly for support, you’re here! Try to have a good and/or productive time. Or at least don't punch anyone.
conversations.prefix: [Any] Poker Therapy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: ...gone horribly, horribly awry. Darya is in uncertain condition, and Rhea’s quarantine is ongoing. Can you make sense of what happened? Can the data be salvaged?
  
conversations.prefix: [Sahni, others] Just a Little Unplanned Experiment:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This choice bit of salvage could offer so much more than the damaged power sources so far recovered from field alien equipment, especially if you can keep it working. Can you?
conversations.prefix: [Ashlyn, others] Probably Won't Explode Anymore:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It appears Ndaba is less than thrilled leaving squad deployment totally in your care. It’s still up to you to inform the troops, though, and hopefully give it a positive spin. Morale has taken enough hits lately.
conversations.prefix: [Gale, operatives] Squad Assignments:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A fresh helicopter inbound, with a very particular set of new personnel. No rumors surrounding who it is. Another of Kimball’s recent shake-ups?
conversations.prefix: [New!] Introductions:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: If you haven’t already. Or, I guess, *again.* Felipe. You know there are other soldiers in there, too, right? Poor Lewis.
conversations.prefix: [Any except Issy] Visit the Infirm:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: When you’re frustrated by someone’s lack of understanding you can be dismissive and short. 
conversations.prefix: Condescending :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have always had a strong sense of what is right and wrong. Here, in this place full of the world’s cast-offs, you’ve discovered that having integrity is a quality frequently shared by the men and women who dare to fight till their last breath. THIS is the company you want to be keeping.  
conversations.prefix: Integrity:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's not just about you anymore. Time to shape up and get as good as you can be.  No one can afford to half-ass this job.
conversations.prefix: A New Purpose:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Call them inner drivers, call them demons. You still have to deal with them.
conversations.prefix: Red and Green:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sure, I'm trying get better. 
  
  But sometimes.... c'mon people. 
conversations.prefix: Impatient:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: People are out there saving the world, and those left behind need something to lower the stress. You find a way to help that happen.
conversations.prefix: Morale Booster:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: More miles on the clock than some, but it's not going to stop you.
conversations.prefix: It's Not Age, It's a Personal Best:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Some hills aren't worth dying for.
  
  Some are. 
  
  This one may be worth it.
conversations.prefix: This Hill:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: These are your allies, your brothers and sisters, your secret fellowship. You may die together. Shouldn't you live a little together, too?
conversations.prefix: Camaraderie:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You don’t always make the good impression you intend to.
conversations.prefix: Got off on the wrong foot:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: ...
conversations.prefix: ...:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Narrowing things down to spreadsheets and predictive forecast charts gives you an equally narrowed approach to situations. And not a lot of love from those who don't _fit into the equation_.
conversations.prefix: By The Numbers:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're here on their dollar, their agenda, and their standards. To some, that means outside contacts. To others, they question whether you are truly loyal to the XCOM Project itself.
conversations.prefix: The Council's Lapdog:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Been there. Done that. Got the souvenir t-shirt and photograph.
conversations.prefix: Experienced:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Intrusive thoughts of self-doubt and despair, often associated with depression or anxiety, that crawl into your brain and make it hard to focus on other things. 
conversations.prefix: Brain Weasels:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Work Hard. 
  
  Play Hard.
  
  
conversations.prefix: Let My Hair Down:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: &nbsp;
  Who? Why? Where? How?
  
  Find a solution.
  
  Comb it for every detail.
conversations.prefix: Questions Everything:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A better system is in the eye of the beholder. You are too eager to do it right, and jump in to fix what isn’t broken.
conversations.prefix: Useful Annoyance:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have to keep your superiors and underlings happy and neither are inclined to make your job easy. 
conversations.prefix: Middleman:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There are plenty of reasons for worrying, but sometimes you just have to go with what is working for you.
conversations.prefix: Positive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's not paranoia when you know all of *it this them (you?)* is both real and illusory. Constant vigilance *(stay together) (watch your back!)* is necessary for survival (*you're going to die*).
conversations.prefix: Hyperalert:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind."
  
  - Paracelsus
conversations.prefix: Chief Physician:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached."
  
  - Simone Weil
conversations.prefix: Detached:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "We may overcompensate for our feelings by attempting to control and manipulate people and our environment, or burst forth in uncontrolled and highly exaggerated rage distorted by long suppression."
  
  - Shakti Gawain
conversations.prefix: Overcompensating:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our decisions, and she has a longer memory and a sterner sense of justice than we do."
  
   - Wendell Berry
conversations.prefix: Back room bargains:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The alien attacks are ramping up, and time is running out.
  
  If something gets in the way of progress--remove it. Or him. Or her. 
  
  
conversations.prefix: Take no Prisoners:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It may be the right decision, it may be the wrong decision. 
  
  But there's no question the motivation is personal. 
conversations.prefix: Taking it Personal:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sometimes you need someone else to help you open up. 
  
  And take a moment.
conversations.prefix: Take a Moment:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Only a few people do the right thing when facing a life-threatening situation
conversations.prefix: Supercooled reflexes:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A fresh helicopter inbound, with a very particular set of new personnel...and of course, you can't forget the pilot, now, can you?
conversations.prefix: [New!] Introductions (again!):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: An explosion inside the base, the first major incident. The base shook--at least some parts did--and now the old lab is a no-go zone. Where were you? What did you do?
conversations.prefix: [Flashback] What Happened that Night?:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Perhaps most impressive about the incident with the power generator, no lives were lost. Yet. You intend to keep it that way.
conversations.prefix: [Levenson, others] Modern Miracle Workers:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Finally, a breakthrough from science that the operatives can really appreciate: new armor! There’re only four suits, though, and a lot of operatives to get acclimated with the new equipment. Obviously, that means training.
conversations.prefix: [Operatives] New Packaging, Same Product:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Darya is still being treated for her exposure to Meld. Can this yet be turned into a good thing?
conversations.prefix: [Sahni, others] So, About Those Human Trials…:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The first country to withdraw from the Council. And with their support, so go their personnel. Bid goodbyes, or reflect upon the loss otherwise.
conversations.prefix: [Any] O Canada:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Time to establish a squad identity. Who are you? What do you do?
conversations.prefix: Red:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Time to establish a squad identity. Who are you? What do you do?
conversations.prefix: Blue:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You need to take some time for yourself, whether spiritually, emotionally, mentally, or just--I don’t know, philosophically. Have a conversation that really matters.
conversations.prefix: [Any] Sanctuary:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Ostensibly the investigators just want to figure out what data they lost. But it feels an awful lot like an interrogation. Nobody wants to talk about whether Tsobane’s terminal was properly secured that night, either…
conversations.prefix: [Ashlyn] Reconstructing the Data:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Yeah, okay. You gotta do something to stay sane.
conversations.prefix: Brazil Underground League, Season 1:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Red Squadron has finally brought back a live alien for XCOM! And with no casualties! That deserves a celebration, for certain.
conversations.prefix: [Operatives] Live Capture:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Finally, the alien containment will be put to use to interrogate a live extraterrestrial. Though, uh… how? 
conversations.prefix: [Sci/Eng] Live Capture :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Word of a live capture spreads quickly in the base, and it soon reaches you. That’s it, then; there’s a creature from another world that wants to kill you, and it’s in here with you. Contained, so they say.
conversations.prefix: [Anyone] Live Capture:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A live alien is the new talk around the base, but the mission brought back something else just as valuable: functioning alien weaponry. Do you dare upend your other research to pursue it, especially with ongoing efforts to interrogate the alien?
conversations.prefix: [Sahni, others] Live Hardware:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Council is looking for your opinion on what--if anything--is going to be publicly released regarding the live capture, and the growing dissatisfaction in Europe. 
conversations.prefix: [Isobel] What They Need to Hear:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bebê thinks that Ashur’s capable of more. What better way to draw out that confidence out than with a bit of fisticuffs?
conversations.prefix: [Ashur, Issy] Fighting Lessons:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rumors are beginning to circulate about the new facility being constructed. Word is, it’s for testing that strange alien substance, Meld. How do you feel about that?
conversations.prefix: [Anyone] New Construction:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: How are they doing?
conversations.prefix: [Medical] Tsobane and Torres:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A chance to connect with others on the base, particularly those you don't *have* to be around. After all, you can't be working *all* the time.
  
  No, not even you, Ashlyn.
conversations.prefix: Off-Duty Interaction:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It doesn't even have to be alcoholic, just go and relax in the lounge or cafeteria with someone.
conversations.prefix: Have a Drink with Someone:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There's lots of people in this little space. Go meet someone new!
conversations.prefix: Make a New Friend:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It can't just be football that brings like-minded people together. Surely there are other activities or hobbies that others are drawn to do together. You could even start a club!
conversations.prefix: Group Activity:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There's a lot of trauma and stress going around. You could help make someone's day better.
conversations.prefix: Comfort Someone:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: That is one huge alien craft over Egypt, and XCOM only has the one interceptor on that continent ready to respond. Can it take it down?
conversations.prefix: [Gale] Calculate Risk:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This time it’s the Skyranger launching second, and the reason is clear: you’re not supposed to be operating where you’re going. The Council has made a very unusual request indeed, even if the mission remains the same: investigate alien activity, and end it. Still, operating on a nation’s soil that’s withdrawn? That raises questions…
  
conversations.prefix: [Valkyrie] Prepare for Deployment :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The fact that XCOM failed to down a UFO has been wreaking havoc in the global news; everybody’s talking about it, and not in a good way. That it happened over Egypt, with Alexandria so recent, feels like an extra insult from the aliens. What are you doing to curb global outrage?
conversations.prefix: [Gale, Isobel] The One That Got Away:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: With the shiny new gene lab active and conducting experiments on mammals--even very small ones--it’s raising questions about precisely what Meld can do *right now.* Someone seems to have relayed the mice’s success to Torres, still struggling with complications from the explosion. She appears to be on the precipice of a very important decision....
conversations.prefix: [Any] Human Tribulations:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The team in charge of XCOM’s ‘guest’ has done admirably, and made striking ground in discerning patterns and a sort of language from the alien, but it hasn’t resulted in any concrete information so far. Unfortunately, it seems to be deteriorating. It might be time for more drastic measures.
conversations.prefix: [Sci/Eng] We Have Ways of Making Them ‘Talk’ :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Tsobane seems to be recovering; in fact, he’s awake now, even if he’s unable to communicate--for now. Do you dare try to silence him before he gets a chance to tell what he knows?
conversations.prefix: [Ashlyn] Waking Nightmare :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re worried about something going on and feel driven to speak your mind to someone about it.
conversations.prefix: [Any] Ethical Concerns:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A small, quiet fishing village that was also apparently an incubation site for chryssalids. There are few thoughts more nightmarish. Fortunately, much of it is ash now. Unfortunately, you still need to root through it for tissue samples and information as quickly as possible. 
  
conversations.prefix: [Salvage&Co] Whale This Is Troubling:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: With the arriving injured operatives, it looks like Levenson’s team wants to change how medbay is managed, particularly as regards visitors.
conversations.prefix: [Medical, Concerned Parties] Policy Change:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Somewhere, your careful plan went awry, and now you’re on the wrong side of a detainment cell. It’s only a matter of time before the Commander or someone else decides it’s time to grill you, and out here, there’s no guarantee of judicial process.
conversations.prefix: [Ashlyn] It’s Not the Crime, It’s the Cover-Up:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You spent enough time supporting Ashlyn that with her going down, you’re likely to follow.
conversations.prefix: [Gyorg] Guilty By Association:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’ve got some new blood--hooray! *You’ve* got to train them--boo!
conversations.prefix: [Del] Basic Security:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sure, you handle budget, but rarely is your look at salvage-recovered assets quite this direct.
  
conversations.prefix: [Felipe] It’s Not Just Cadavers… But It’s Mostly Cadavers:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Someone’s going out on a clandestine mission. But who’s the right choice?
conversations.prefix: [Gale, Operatives] Field Trip:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sure, you handle budget, but rarely is your look at mission-related salvage quite this direct.
conversations.prefix: [Felipe] It’s Not Just Cadavers… But It’s Mostly Cadavers:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There’s an outcry over what happened to Tsobane, parading across global news. How can you placate the people who knew him and turn this story around? Send Tsobane home with Council support for him and his dependents? Insist XCOM is providing top level care and provide yet more intel proving it? Offer a plausible scapegoat? Something else?
conversations.prefix: [Isobel] Tsobane:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’ve been having trouble holding things together in here. Your work’s suffered, and it’s been strongly ‘suggested’ you seek out help.
conversations.prefix: [Emily, others] Out of Order:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’ve got some new blood--hooray! You’ve got to train them--boo!
conversations.prefix: [Del] Fresh Meat:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This war against the aliens is new and energizing for almost everyone else. But you've already done so much to get here and there's so much more to do that sometimes, you just... that.
conversations.prefix: Tired:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: To those who's convictions and opinions you respect, they have earned a steadfast ally.
conversations.prefix: Loyal:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've finally overcome that unspoken, nebulous barrier and integrated into the team.  You pull your weight, and others have noticed.  It feels good to belong and contribute to something... greater.
conversations.prefix: Part of the Team:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sharing your burdens is good for the soul. Your soul, anyway.
conversations.prefix: Confession:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's easier to maintain the appearance that you've thought of everything when you've had time to do your research and think on contingencies.
conversations.prefix: The Power of Preparedness:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Desperate Measures
conversations.prefix: Desperate Times:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your grasp of reality may not be helping you adapt to current events. Maybe it's time to let go.
conversations.prefix: Embrace the Chaos:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're a professional soldier. Part of your role is therefore to make everyone around you more professional too.
conversations.prefix: Professional:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Equal parts champion, peer, rule-maker, and... tormentor?
conversations.prefix: Big Sister:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Every squad needs one.
conversations.prefix: Bebê:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This base ain't gonna secure itself. Somebody's gotta do it, and at least one of those somebodies is you.
conversations.prefix: Hear me, baby? Hold together.:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Operatives, command staff, engineers... it doesn't matter who they are, it's your job to make sure they can keep doing their jobs after getting hurt.
conversations.prefix: Keep Everyone Alive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Stay focused. Stay true.
conversations.prefix: Loyal:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You really don't know where to start around here.  Your training should have prepared you for this, but...well, it really didn't.
conversations.prefix: New Arrival:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This may not be the best idea, but life is short, right?
conversations.prefix: No Fool Like An Old Fool:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's how she rolls.
conversations.prefix: Bull by the Horns:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You seek the greatest good for as many as you can in any situation. Your strength lies in the connections you've made with those around you, regardless of different backgrounds. 
conversations.prefix: Gregarious:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It comes at a high cost. Perhaps too high.
  But the world needs saving.
conversations.prefix: Determined:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You can't help others unless you acknowledge your own problems.  Doctors are the worst patients.
conversations.prefix: Heal Thyself, Physician:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: She's going to do what she wants to do. 
  
conversations.prefix: Impulsive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: She’s going to do what she wants to do.
conversations.prefix: Impulsive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your role has suddenly grown enormously. It's no longer about grabbing a personal opportunity - all of XCOM is relying on you to succeed.
conversations.prefix: Step up:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: When you're short on  money, power, or privilege, you rely on others to get what you want. Of course, you know sooner or later those others will want what they can get from *you*... 
conversations.prefix: Entanglement:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A good beginning on the way to ‘Agatsu’ - Victory over self.
conversations.prefix: Stepping Up:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: As an executive assistant, you live in the shadow of Senior Leadership. You help organize, coordinate, and liase. You are the oil that helps keep the XCOM machine organized and running smoothly.
conversations.prefix: Support Staff- Executive Assistant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Whether by position, personality, or reputation, you posses an exceptional ability to make things happen.
conversations.prefix: Influential:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have an intense need to control everything and everyone. You need control because, without it, you fear things will spiral out of control and your life would fall apart.
conversations.prefix: Control Freak:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Though better established than you once were- you still aim to garner the lay of the land. You strive to meet & build relationships with all of the people who have the power to help you get your job done.
conversations.prefix:  Of Pawns and Players:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You see the lines digging into your colleagues faces. The gray hairs, fresh and stark. You see the body-bags. What happens if this war is lost? What happens at the end of all things?
conversations.prefix: The dying of the light:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: “I’ve learned to be pragmatic, but I don’t sacrifice my principles, my values.”
  
  -Xavier Becerra 
conversations.prefix: Pragmatic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: High risk and uncertainty, the odds of catastrophic loss&mdash;it takes more than that to put you off what you want.
conversations.prefix: Gambler:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: No, it's not a spell from Harry Potter. You are thorough with ensuring your Is are Dotted and Ts are Crossed, because you know well that missed syntax breaks the most complex of programs!
conversations.prefix: Meticulous:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: I am not without fear. 
  
  But I'm pretty good at ignoring it.
  
   
conversations.prefix: Without Fear:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Some may call it a weakness. 
  
  I call it how I wake up every day.
conversations.prefix: Single-Minded:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: I know I'm set in my ways.
  
  But I did kick a nurse in the face. So yeah,  sometimes I've got to make an effort.... 
conversations.prefix: Learned Behavior:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've tried to cut yourself off. But past or present, your life is shaped by your relationships with others. Can they survive the current situation?
conversations.prefix: The Ties That Bind:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It is only a thin line between being burnt out or descend into a depression.
conversations.prefix: Fire or Darkness:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've always had big visions for the future and the alien threat has, ironically, expanded on the possibilities you see for yourself and humanity. Go ahead. Do it. You know you want to see...
conversations.prefix: Chimerical:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shame there are so many of them...
conversations.prefix: Chryssalids? Not a Fan.:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You might not be an official squad leader, but you shoulder the burden with pride and will do all you can to get your people back home in one piece.
conversations.prefix: Responsible:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You stop at nothing if you think it is worth it.
conversations.prefix: All the way:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You spent enough time supporting Ashlyn that with her going down, you’re likely to follow.
conversations.prefix: [Gyorg] Guilty By Association:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Nathalia Torres has heard about the gene lab experiments...and is interested. Seems her leg isn't getting any better, and she's getting desperate. Do you dare talk her into being Meld's first human trial?
conversations.prefix: [Sahni, Gabe] Lab Mice:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A chance for Ashlyn to show she's ready to atone for what she did--and help bring down EXALT.
conversations.prefix: [Ashlyn, others] Cooperating with the Authorities:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Time to show you're still useful and trustworthy around here. Maybe they'll ease up on the security if you make a good showing. On the other hand, if you don't...
conversations.prefix: [Gyorg] Zen and the Art of Laser Rifle Maintenance:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: With a new squad leader, a new reserve member, possibly some bitter sentiments in the air... how are things going?
conversations.prefix: [Red] Squad Cohesion:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Can you convince the Commander that XCOM needs one?
conversations.prefix: [Gale] Officer Training School:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The news outside of XCOM is bad, and it could lead to nations abandoning the Project. What about you? Do you agree with your country, or with XCOM? Somewhere in the middle? How do you deal with the contentious atmosphere brewing on the base?
conversations.prefix: [Any] Conflict of Interest:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You infiltrated EXALT and are now poised to discover their base of operations in South Africa. How? What did you have to do? What still needs doing?
conversations.prefix: [Wekesa] Covert Op:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A chance encounter in the cafeteria could be just the sort of thing to shake you out of your rut. If you can take advantage of it.
conversations.prefix: [Emily] A New Friend? :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’ve received a letter, a call, or a package from home updating you about how things are going there. 
conversations.prefix: [Any] Care Packages:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It’s been a hard month, but you’ve all weathered a lot. Surely that earns some celebration.
conversations.prefix: [Ops] Celebration?:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: All the Council nations are clamoring for one thing: satellite coverage. This is how XCOM spots UFOs, and (theoretically) shoots them down. They want that protection. Some of them might withdraw if they don’t get it.
conversations.prefix: [Gale] Eyes in the Sky:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The squads have been performing well, even under duress, but… can they do better with new facilities designed expressly for them, and new training initiatives? It’s a lot of money, but maybe it’s worth it…
conversations.prefix: [Gale, Ops] Tactical Reevaluation:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ndaba recognizes that the covert op demanded a lot of you, and she’s not letting you back into regular rotation until you’ve taken steps to attend to your mental well-being.
conversations.prefix: [Wekesa, +1] Post-Op Care:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You now have a volunteer. Better make this Meld trial count.
conversations.prefix: [Sahni] An Idea With Legs:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This strange, crystal shard somehow holds the key to finding the source of the aliens’ operations. Can you figure it out?
conversations.prefix: [Ashlyn] The Key:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: An intact alien craft, regrettably carved up into pieces to transport it back to XCOM. But now Salvage has to catalogue all the pieces.
conversations.prefix: [Gyorg] Chop Shop:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: So, it’s a bigger alien. How much harder can getting information out of it be?
conversations.prefix: [Gabe] Solution Scales with Problem:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: While the EXALT operation was a success, there’s still an awkward discussion upcoming for the Council…
conversations.prefix: [Isobel] Monthly Reports:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A helicopter inbound, with a new addition to personnel. Who could it be? Are they eager to be here, or are they, say, _less than thrilled_ about it?
conversations.prefix: [New!] Introductions:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Two more nations join Canada in withdrawing from the Project. That means a lot of staff have been called home--including two operatives.
conversations.prefix: [Any] France and Germany :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The roster is posted and challenges can be made. Who’s your partner? Who do you decide to challenge, or who challenges you? How does it go?
conversations.prefix: [Any] Pool League Begins!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: XCOM’s energy output is maxed out, so non-critical needs are getting rationed. That’s understandably frustrating for many. Can the new Logistics Chief keep things under control?
conversations.prefix: [Felipe, others] Power Drain:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Command has invested a lot of money in new training facilities, and in recruiting new personnel for a very specific focus. Surely everyone will get along great in the new space without aaannny problems at all.
conversations.prefix: [Ops] New Facility, New Faces:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The end of May saw a sharp increase in intra-base conflict. Can these three work to improve morale across the base?
conversations.prefix: [Ashur, Josh, Isobel, Sci/Eng] Morale and Moral :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: After remaining relatively untouched up to this point, the Skyranger is undergoing some improvements to reduce weight and improve engine efficiency to get more soldiers and equipment in transit. It’s all hands on deck, including flight, maintenance, logistics, and a healthy complement of engineering.
conversations.prefix: [Gyorg, Val, Huia] But Can It Carry More People?:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Muton is dying, despite your best efforts. Your opportunity to get meaningful data is disappearing, and you haven’t yet come up with an alternative that works. Ndaba is asking for updates almost hourly. On the plus side, that *does* mean it’s weaker and less formidable than when it arrived, making anything you do try a whole lot easier.
conversations.prefix: [Gabe] Window Closing:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Nathalia has recovered from her treatment in remarkable time, and has run repeated tests to assess her physical capabilities. All of them show that not only is she fully recovered from treatment and the explosion, she’s recovered from just about *every* major physical trauma in her medical history. Now she’s impatient to prove her capabilities. 
conversations.prefix: [Sahni, Eeli] Off the Charts:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Transferring XCOM’s ‘guest’ off base has freed up some personnel, but losing Genevieve Nora means you’re now the senior most security staff left. One of your new responsibilities is securing the perimeter, probably in relation to several casual violations of the restricted above-ground policy.
conversations.prefix: [Del] Perimeter Security :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your prisoner transport has been intercepted by...someone. Can you use this opportunity to escape?
conversations.prefix: [Ashlyn] Lost in Transition:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: blank
conversations.prefix: zblank (copy):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: XCOM is your new life. Nothing will stop that.
conversations.prefix: Loyal:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Fighting for what you believe in is easier when someone believes in you.  
  
  
conversations.prefix: Smitten:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: ‘It’s better to have lost, than never to have had it’
  
  Try it and tell me if that is true.
conversations.prefix: Square one:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Misguided or no, I do what I believe I must to save the world. 
  
  Of all the truths, that is the first. 
conversations.prefix: Why:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've done this so many times, you could do it in your sleep.
  
  But you probably shouldn't.
conversations.prefix: Old Hat:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You might not seem  worldly, but you've built up a pragmatic understanding of how this world works.
conversations.prefix: Não é para Principiantes:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Talking this through is healthy.
  
  But it only brings the pain of my reality closer to the surface.
conversations.prefix: Losing Faith:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There's the person you have to pretend to be
  
  And then there's you. 
  
  Might not be healthy, but it gets you through the day.
conversations.prefix: Dissociation:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have an intuitive grasp of how machines work.
conversations.prefix: Technical Instinct:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes selfless acts pay off.
conversations.prefix: Fruits of caring:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Kindness begets kindness, right? 
conversations.prefix: A new leaf....:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're a soldier, not a spy or even a commando. Even if you can handle it physically, you're not mentally or emotionally prepared.
conversations.prefix: Not trained for this:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The only communication that you concern yourself with involves satellites several hundreds of kilometres away from you. 
conversations.prefix: Not A People Person:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Honesty and Integrity have their lofty places, but the more important aspects to consider are Empathy and Kindness.
conversations.prefix: Compassionate:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Rebellious and young, when I left home I was still secretly comforted that it was still there to return to.
  
  How times have changed.
  
  
conversations.prefix: Family Troubles:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: When they told you in kindergarten that sharing is caring, you really took it to heart.
conversations.prefix: Generous:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're finally realizing that you can't do this alone.
conversations.prefix: Reaching Out:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: No matter how nasty the situation, how dire the prospect: you keep a straight face and get the job done.
conversations.prefix: Impervious:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Life is dull at best and depressing on average. This can’t go on.
  You need to find something to hold onto, be it your science or a real friend.
conversations.prefix: Something to live for:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Aliens are invading the planet and we're all going to die.
  How can all these people be so *happy*?
conversations.prefix: Pessimistic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but 'That's funny...
  
  Isaac Asimov, biochemist
conversations.prefix: Epiphany:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes it’s not about wanting to go home. Sometimes it’s about wanting family here.
  
  Because you have to be here.
conversations.prefix: Homesickness:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You befriend others from all walks of life with ease, gaining the benefits of a different perspective.
conversations.prefix: Friendly:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: See the truth and act on it.
  
  “The illuminated life can happen now, in the moments left. Die to your ego, and become a true human being.” -Rumi
conversations.prefix: Polish Your Mirror:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: They're in the oceans now. Is there really hope to be had? Does it even matter?
conversations.prefix: Bleak:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've been here for a while now and are starting to settle in. It's time to finally connect to your fellow squaddies
conversations.prefix: Find your place:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Two of the Valkyries seem to be at odds... what's going on?
  
  Whatever it is, it's not sitting well.
conversations.prefix: Concern:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've learned how to go along to get ahead.
conversations.prefix: Careerist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Is it enough to believe what you are doing is what the rest of the world needs?
  
  Then why can't you sleep properly anymore...
conversations.prefix: Conflicted:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: ... because shit just got real.
conversations.prefix: Whatever it Takes :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your upbringing conducting research out in the field has acclimated your mind to approaching matters with the strengths of both theoretical and practical knowledge. 
conversations.prefix: Creative:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The world as you know it is crumbling, and your best hasn't been good enough. 
  
  It's time to step up to the responsibilities asked of you, or step aside.
conversations.prefix: Step Up:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Every road has an end.
conversations.prefix: The End of the Road:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have learned the hard way to make sure not to asume anothers responsibility.
  Maybe too well.
conversations.prefix: Cautious:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You can’t do everything. You just have to find the right thing.
conversations.prefix: Find Your Place:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Stay with friends who will keep you on the straight path. Those who remind you when you forget and correct you when you err. Hold on to them." 
  
  Mufti Ismail Menk
conversations.prefix: Friend :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have the vision,  capacity, and desire to greatly change the lives of others. Ideally, for the better...
conversations.prefix: Transformative:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You found the problem, and the way to solve it. You’ll be ready when the ball is in your court again.
conversations.prefix: Morale is Not Fluffy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Get injured, recover, get back on the field to be injured again. Sometimes it seems like you spend more time lying in medbay than your own bunk, and that you spend more time in PT than training. But that Torres person, she got injured *really* badly… and she looks better than ever. How? Can it help you, too?
conversations.prefix: [Wekesa, Sayid] Medbay's Revolving Door:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Yes, losing an operative is hard, but the mission was a success that can be used to XCOM’s advantage in an increasingly negative atmosphere. But it does make for a difficult job, ignoring the grief to find the brighter message.
conversations.prefix: [Isobel] Success in Tragedy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Details of *Blinding Mist* demonstrate that the aliens are now employing more traditional tactics--namely, setting and springing an ambush expressly designed for XCOM. It suggests, once again, their methods are changing.
conversations.prefix: [Chiefs, Ops] Baited and Switched:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ashur’s reassignment comes at a time when the chapel needs more help than ever. Above and beyond the present funeral, can Ashur prove helpful here?
conversations.prefix: [Ashur, Johnny] Spiritual Service:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: EXALT has kept you alive--for now. But things will get a lot worse if they think you don’t have useful information.
conversations.prefix: [Starlyn] Live Capture:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Apparently there’s a rumor that Science and Engineering are emerging with considerably less innovations these days. Maybe there’s something to be done about that.
conversations.prefix: [Sahni] Projects... slowing?:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Memorial, active operations, whatever else--the excavation in XCOM’s lower levels is now intensely underway, and on a short timeline. That means the rumbling of heavy machinery at all hours to get this power issue addressed. Unfortunately, not the greatest of circumstances under which to work.
conversations.prefix: [Any] Excavation Continues Unabated:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Yeah, it’s a pain in the ass that the occasional rumbling shakes the table, but what’re you gonna do? *Not* play?
conversations.prefix: [Any] Pool League Continues Unabated, Too:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hey check it out, legal time above ground without resorting to breaking the rules. Maybe make use of that.
conversations.prefix: [Any] A Walk Outside:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Although your situation looks hopeless, you might've found someone who will lend you a hand--if you can convince him.
conversations.prefix: [Starlyn] A Sympathetic Ear:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This is your shot. Don’t miss it.
conversations.prefix: [Starlyn] Getaway Drive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It’s time. Are you ready?
conversations.prefix: [Valkyrie] Extraction:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Now that it’s a pretty big deal, there are more moving pieces to keeping things running. Which means more ways for things to go wrong.
conversations.prefix: [Hosts] Why Don’t Things Run Smooth?:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Starlyn’s going to be around a while, and security is the closest fit. See about getting her introduced to some basic duty.
conversations.prefix: [Star, Del] Merging:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Unusual for the Commander, Ndaba is taking the time for a personal conversation.
conversations.prefix: [Gyorg, Ndaba] Steel Orchids:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: What a coincidental request from the Council! It’s not large-scale manufacturing, but Command is sending beam weapons outside XCOM, which means those schematics are definitely going to be out there soon. Can/should you seize the opportunity?
conversations.prefix: [Rafe] Small Favor:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What is it with operatives seeking you out to be experimental guinea pigs? With increasing injuries and Nathalia’s successful field test, you have another shot at a human Meld subject.
conversations.prefix: [Sahni, Sayid] Human Trials Again:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mech + Sectoid = Mechtoid. In conjunction with Engineering, you’re supposed to analyze just how the aliens managed this fusion of technology and biology.
  
conversations.prefix: [Gabe, Brian] Mechtoid:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: After a devastating loss, Omega Squad is rebuilding, courtesy of a new transfer from Valkyrie. Maybe you can offer some friendly support to help them build cohesion.
conversations.prefix: [Any] Omega Rebuilds:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Tightening down on data access affects everyone. If nothing else, it’s just a hassle. Do you let it get to you?
conversations.prefix: [Any] Cybersecurity Blues:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have limited budget and lots of demands: equipment, training, reinforcements, intelligence, and more. Determine where that money needs to go--and whether your judgment is sound.
conversations.prefix: [Gale] Priorities :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It’s time! Get on stage and show your colleagues what you can do.
conversations.prefix: [Performers] Show Your Talent:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What does one do when the critical, life-saving technology they need just isn’t available? Find it another way, no matter the cost? 
  
  Twist the arm of someone in power to make it happen? Just deal with it, knowing what’s at stake?
conversations.prefix: [Levenson] The Right Tools for the Job:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Doesn't seem like Stephen Jordan made it back to XCOM. Nobody else seems concerned. Should you be?
conversations.prefix: [Brian] No One Left Behind?:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The new operative from Japan, given XCOM’s Lieutenant rank on account of her deeds fighting the aliens at home. Will she fit in?
conversations.prefix: [Any] Lt. Kumiko Hashimoto:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A friend died, and friends are rare and precious.
conversations.prefix: Lonely and alone:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It's not just cells on slides anymore... it's living, breathing, _thinking_ things.
  
  A balance must be found to appease the powers that be, without losing sight of XCOM's humanity.
conversations.prefix: Do Things Right:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have limited interest in understanding things--or people--that are truly alien to you. Can't you just manage around them and keep moving?
conversations.prefix: Resistant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: For all his lofty goals and pursuits, sometimes Oskar's low station stands in his way.
conversations.prefix: Just a janitor:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: If you focus on just one thing, you risk becoming a machine.
conversations.prefix: Hang onto yourself:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This base ain’t gonna secure itself. Somebody’s gotta do it, and at least one of those somebodies is you.
  
  The base might not be the only thing needing to be held together, either.
conversations.prefix: Hear me, baby? Hold together.:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You employ a broad skill set to keep assets safe during transport. Evasive and defensive driving, surveillance, patrol. 
  
  And it doesn't hurt to have a bottle of champagne in the back for the higher end clients.
conversations.prefix: Security Personnel:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: I can think fast, act fast, move fast. You wanna test me and find out?
conversations.prefix: Go Go GO:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rules are put in place for reason. Situations aren’t gray, so stop using that expression, and stay inside the lines.
conversations.prefix: By the Book:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A terrible event has taken much---my freedom, the lives of others… and my innocence. I need to fight back, find myself again.
  
  Rebuild.
conversations.prefix: Recover What's Lost:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: So this is what it means to be in a warzone. Doing your job by rote, on razor thin margins. No point in thinking too hard about it.
conversations.prefix: Numb:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A soldier's best friend is their weapon. Their second best friend is their armor. You're responsible for keeping it all in working order - and making it better. Much, much better.
conversations.prefix: Armourer:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've been riding a desk for a bit. This isn't field work, but it's a damn sight better than sitting around making PowerPoint slides on gun safety.
conversations.prefix: Back in the Fight:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes, it just feels like the right thing to do.
conversations.prefix: No Brakes:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: All life is interrelated, and by accepting that you can find ways to share and connect with power.
conversations.prefix: Interdependence:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "Bedside Manner" is your middle name; your patients just happen to have expired.  
conversations.prefix: Respect the Dead:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your career has clearly taken its toll and your coping mechanisms are eyebrow-raising at best. 
conversations.prefix: Something "Off" About You:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The kind that binds, sometimes stronger than rope.
conversations.prefix: Familiar Ties:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's a process...one step forward, two back...
conversations.prefix: Healing:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The title itself suggests the Council's lack of faith in you, and lack of support for the most important mission on Earth. It's an insult, a warning, and you're determined to be rid of it.
conversations.prefix: "Interim" Commander:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Even a moment can make a difference. 
conversations.prefix: Moment to Connect:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: In the midst of war, you're finding something (or someone) to care for.
conversations.prefix: Revitalized:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sometimes, it's not enough to just be good at your job.  At the end of the world, you have to be capable of making connections, forming bonds that give everyone a reason to fight.  Time to break out of your comfort zone.
conversations.prefix: Branching Out:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes you just have to do you job, and analyse the rest later.
conversations.prefix: Professional:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are a staunch professional, a team player,  a damn good shot, and someone  that others can rely upon. 
  
  But... 
conversations.prefix: Hesitant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It’s you job to help. But it isn’t working anymore, and you’re more afraid now than you have ever been.
conversations.prefix: World crashing in on me:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: For your friends, for your squad, for yourself...
conversations.prefix: Find Your Courage:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're rapidly becoming a veteran name around XCOM: many kills and successful ops to your name. You're building a community here, but to what end? Where do you fit in? What do you need?
conversations.prefix: The Watchtower:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: So far, you've mostly drifted along or been pushed into decisions. It's time to start making those hard choices for yourself.
conversations.prefix: Time to Choose:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: If you feel like you can’t be helped, maybe you can help others.
conversations.prefix: Help others:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Intense and interesting work can block out everything else, but only 99% of the time.
conversations.prefix: Bottling it up:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: No matter where you are or what you've done, there is family. Even when you're alone in the world, you have certainty that comes of knowing you're never really alone. 
conversations.prefix: Anchored:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Once you've appeared on every TV in the world, little else will make you nervous.
conversations.prefix: Confident:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You know people all over...in lots of countries, companies, and governments. Sometimes that is useful.
conversations.prefix: Friends in ALL Places...:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: So what if your social skills have atrophied over extended deployments? You still remember vaguely how to do the whole human thing, as long as you pay attention.
conversations.prefix: Fake It Until You Something Something:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: In this place where the laws are written and rewritten to fit an ever changing world, sometimes the most unexpected strength rises up in every person to meet the challenge 
conversations.prefix: The Unexpected: