conversations.from: system
conversations.value: You turn the pages of a faded yellow scrapbook. 
  
  It has seen use and re-use, evidenced by the wine-stains and a coffee ring in and amongst the pages. There are a few real photos, bright and clear, alongside crumpled pictures from a cheap colour printer. On a college campus. A pretty pink sunset at a blurry beach. On the roof-top of a public library, beers in hand. Paris. A Walmart car-park somewhere in the mid-west. New York. Dates and times are neatly recorded on the first few pages, but details fade as the faded photos recede. A nearly-used campus coffee loyalty card. A wedding order-of-service, and some real photos from the same event. Plane tickets. A faded ticket stub from Star Wars. A newspaper article printed from the internet, and then. 
  
  A clipping from a real newspaper.
  
  ```
  Obituary Notice:
  SMITH, Eden.
  15th May, 1979 - 14th February, 2020.
  
  Eden died at age 40 in his San Francisco apartment, 
  taken from us unexpectedly and too soon.
  
  A celebration of his life will be held at 
  St James Presbyterian Church, 
  on Saturday the 20th February, at 11am.
  
  By request, no flowers, but please consider 
  a donation to Greenpeace or Amnesty International.
  ```
  
  Scribbled in the margin of the newspaper clipping: **P.S., the *real* wake will be at the usual. BYO. All the old rules apply--you know what he would have wanted. - T.**
  
  You recognise the handwriting, just like you remember the man. You remember the car trip, and the wedding, and how you first met. So many memories.
  
  ---
  A gentle story about relationships between real people. About first meetings, saying goodbye, and the moments in-between.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are unhappy with yourself or your situation, and you desperately wish it could be better.
conversations.prefix: Not Content:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are not as wealthy as you wish you were, and what have is not enough. 
conversations.prefix: Not Wealthy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: To be boring, to be plain, to be forgotten--would be worse than death itself. 
  
  You are remarkable. 
  
  People need to know and remember!
conversations.prefix: Not Boring:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your life requires constant thrills and adventure. New places. New experiences. New adventures.
conversations.prefix: Not Bored:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Unhappy relationships and unrequited love litter your life.
  
  Romance and true love always seems so close, and yet perpetually out of reach.
conversations.prefix: Not Married:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Despite your other flaws, you’ve always had a deep, abiding interest in helping other people. You find ways to do charity work, for instance help out at homeless shelters, and volunteer with kids.
conversations.prefix: Charitable:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Despite your other faults, you’ve always been generous with your money.
conversations.prefix: Generous:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You love hosting people, you’re an excellent cook, and you always throw the best parties and dinner parties.
conversations.prefix: Hospitable:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Despite your other flaws, you have deep and abiding spiritual beliefs of some description.
conversations.prefix: Spiritual:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Despite your other flaws, you are fiercely loyal to your friends. You will do anything for them, and refuse to let them come to harm.
conversations.prefix: Loyal:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You recall the first time you met Eden. You don't remember everything from twenty years ago but you remember him.
conversations.prefix: Beginnings [Elise]:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You recall the first time you met Eden. You don't remember everything from twenty years ago but you remember him.
conversations.prefix: Beginnings [Tara]:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You recall the first time you met Eden. You don't remember everything from twenty years ago but you remember him.
conversations.prefix: Beginnings [Tina]:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You recall the first time you met Eden. You don't remember everything from twenty years ago but you remember him.
conversations.prefix: Beginnings [Eddie]:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Of course you remember.
conversations.prefix: Your memories:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You and another have a long-lasting and not-always-friendly rivalry, for love, for affection, for sport, for money, for glory.
  
  You *hate* losing.
conversations.prefix: A Rivalry:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A certain dark deed lies in your past--shameful, horrible--perhaps necessary--but thankfully hidden. Only you and one other knows it... and it's not Eden.
conversations.prefix: A Dark Secret:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have sexual history with another character. 
  
  It’s not *necessarily* romantic.
conversations.prefix: A Romantic Tryst:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Money plays a central role in your relationship.
  
  Did you lend the other a sum of money? Gambling problems? Start a business together? Did you steal it? Extort it? Or just covet it?
conversations.prefix: Financial Affairs:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: How have you grown as a result of these events?
conversations.prefix: changes:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Small decisions change the course of human history. Small decisions change humans, too.
conversations.prefix: Changes [Individual]:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Turns out, you and another have a shared interest/hobby/past-time. Not something main-stream, not something the others are into, but something that the two of you love with a passion.
  
  Chess? Crochet? Rock-climbing? Xbox?
  Maybe you finally took up surfing lessons, or jogging, or board games.
conversations.prefix: A Real Passion:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You end up with some sort of professional relationship. Do you work in the same office? Perhaps a client relationship? Do you work retail or serve the other coffee every day?
conversations.prefix: A Professional Relationship:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Eden's former work colleague, and Tina's recently uncloseted, soon-to-be ex-husband.
conversations.prefix: Roger Goodell [Tara]:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Eden's former work colleague, and Tina's recently uncloseted, soon-to-be ex-husband.
conversations.prefix: Roger Goodell [Tina]:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: After your failed business, you had to find other ways to make ends meet.
conversations.prefix: Making Ends Meet [Elise]:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The great windfall from the great business deal never eventuated, so writing it was.
  
  Writing doesn't always pay that much, and sometimes it pays less.
conversations.prefix: Making Ends Meet [Eddie]:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What's the once place in the USA Eden *needs* to visit?
  
  ----
  
  (PTO)
  
  .
  
  Have your character explain in-scene via conversation. The consequences will place out subsequently in the scene.
conversations.prefix: Destination: USA:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Eden loves your taste in music, so he put you in charge of the road-trip soundtrack. You put together a couple of cassettes for the road.
conversations.prefix: Mix Tape [Tara]:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're both organised enough and trustworthy enough to organise the itinerary. But does everyone else' idea of fun line up with yours?
conversations.prefix: Navigator [Tina]:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Eden is irresponsible, but not stupid. Going on a road trip without snacks and supplies is sheer foolishness. You have these grand ideas, but you also have a busy work schedule leading up to the work trip...
conversations.prefix: Quartermaster [Elise]:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Eden is irresponsible, but not stupid. Going on a road trip without snacks and supplies is sheer foolishness. You have these grand ideas, but you also have a busy work schedule leading up to the work trip...
conversations.prefix: Provisions [Elise]:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The others haven't noticed yet, but your alcoholism is worsening. Spending several weeks with the others could be challenging.
conversations.prefix: What do we do with a drunken sailor? [Eddie]:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Yup.
  
  
  The tyre has about as much air as the moon.
  
  Good luck with that.
conversations.prefix: Flat Tyre:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Yeah. Eden was a likeable guy. 
  
  But you had your own reasons for hanging around. Even if you never admitted it, you loved him in your own way, and you're devastated he's gone.
conversations.prefix: The Reason You Love Eden Smith:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Maybe you loved him once, or even still. But you hate him too.
  
  Did he hurt you, betray you, fail too live up to expectations? Or is this more an indictment of your own failings?
conversations.prefix: The Reason You Hate Eden Smith:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're at a mystical place caught between life and death. If you can't be honest now, when can you be?
conversations.prefix: The Truth:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Eddie had always been included the group, but had always felt like Eden's fifth wheel.
  
  What incident on the roadtrip changed that forever?
conversations.prefix: Inclusion and Embrace [Eddie]:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You were spending weeks with them. You were bound to have an episode. They were bound to find out.
  
  (PTO)
  
  ----
  
  (It was your bipolar again, but you didn't know that at the time.)
conversations.prefix: The Episode [Tara]:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The world revolves around you. Something about you draws people near.
conversations.prefix: Centre of Attention:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your words, your wit, your bearing, your appearance, your cheekbones!
  
  People *like* you.
conversations.prefix: Charm:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have always had a hard time believing in yourself. Maybe even thinking the world is out to get you. Keeping yourself around good people is what keeps you moving forward.
conversations.prefix: The Introvert:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: z
conversations.prefix: z:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have issues with believing in yourself, and generally will lend a hand to help others, but forget to focus on what you need to help yourself.
conversations.prefix: Insecure:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You need to be more confident in yourself. Sure you had some periods of happiness, but for the most part there's been an empty hollowness inside of you for most of your life.
conversations.prefix: Find Your Confidence:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're emotional, imaginative, you radiate creative energy. You have an outlet for your emotions and that outlet is writing. Certainly you're not J.K. Rowling-famous, but those who need to know of you, do.
conversations.prefix: The Rebel Writer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Despite your other flaws, you are fiercely loyal to your friends. You will do anything for them, and refuse to let them come to harm.
conversations.prefix: Loyal:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes not all your emotions escape through creative and productive means. Sometimes they get bottled up and come out at the most unfortunate moments. 
conversations.prefix: Explosive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are unhappy with yourself, and you desperately wish things could be better. 
conversations.prefix: Not Content:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You weren't always like this. Used to be enough for just your heart to roam. 
  
  Successful business, good marriage, kids. These were the things you thought you wanted most of all from life. 
  
  Now that they're gone you're free. Free to live life the way you want. Free to be your own man. 
  
  Ain't it funny what you think about when you're alone though? And _who_ you think about.
conversations.prefix: Rover:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Addie's one self-proclaimed purpose has always been to become an actor, but alas she has yet to make that a reality. Sadly, she's given up. To still pay the bills, and keep up a good physique, she results to kick-boxing. And even then, she's getting a little old.
conversations.prefix: Kick-Boxing Instructor:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Not the "Eka Hasta Vrksasana, One Handed Tree Pose" kind - the kind where you roll with the punches. The kind where you adapt to new realities. The kind where you try new things and if they don't work out, so be it.
  
  You're generally agreeable, though like anyone there are a few things that push your buttons. 
conversations.prefix: Flexible:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Despite your other flaws, you’ve always had a deep, abiding interest in helping other people. You find ways to do charity work, for instance help out at homeless shelters, and volunteer with kids.
conversations.prefix: Charitable:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have been wondering the streets of San Fransisco for a long time, it’s impossible to imagine you ever rebuilding your life.
conversations.prefix: Homeless:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Despite your appearance, you have a way with words and a way with people. You navigate social situations with ease and you can easily calm a situation down. 
conversations.prefix: Charm:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Life on the streets is beginning to take its toll, but how could you ever afford treatment?
conversations.prefix: Ill health:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: In your youth you enjoyed gymnastics and martial arts training. You may be a little rusty now, but that raw talent is still there.
conversations.prefix: Dexterity and Skill:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Tara doesn't know if she's the hero of her story... Or the villain. Does she exist to rebel against society, injustice, or... Herself?
  
  Is there a difference?
conversations.prefix: The Rebel:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: As a wealthy stay-at-home mother and wife, the last decade or so of your life has largely been consumed by domestic life.  PTA Meetings, charity events, baby showers and birthday parties take up a large part of your time. Two kids, a dog and a large home have complemented your marriage over the years.
conversations.prefix: Mother:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The fiery sword of Justice smote the enemies of humanity. Poverty, neglect, bullying. It is an unyielding blade that doesn't shirk from anything. And so is Tara. For better or worse.
conversations.prefix: Justice:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You understand and can easily maneuver through social circles. You know the latest gossip on everyone and have always been adept at reading a room.
conversations.prefix: Socialite:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your outward appearance is very important to you. Within your social circles there is a hierarchy of which you are acutely aware.
conversations.prefix: Vanity:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes you can't maintain your righteous fury. The world is too much for one girl to save, even when honed to a fine edge.
  
  Realization sets in.  Your focus becomes blurred.
conversations.prefix: Melancholia:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your life requires constant thrills and adventure. New places. New experiences. New adventures.
conversations.prefix: Not Bored:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: She is a artist (plastic artist and illustrator to be exact.), she had so many to express, so many wrong things to correct, and so many red wine to drink.
  
conversations.prefix: Bohemian:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: She is not quiet about things she considers wrong, she struggles for what she believes.
conversations.prefix: Strong Personality:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes she says things without thinking, and leaves things worse or people hurt.
conversations.prefix: Reckless:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Pleasure is the supreme good, purpose and foundation of the moral life.
conversations.prefix: Hedonism:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Creative, resourceful and quick-witted. You enjoy debating issues and are excited by new projects though the more mundane tasks of life may go by the wayside while pursuing one of your ideas. 
conversations.prefix: Visionary:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're agreeable to a fault. Sometimes it impedes your own goals or impacts you negatively, but you still don't say no, or at least not enough. Sometimes people may take advantage of your kindness or think of you as a push-over. 
conversations.prefix: Too Nice:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have the courage to speak your mind, appreciate honesty in others and are honest in turn. You are fair and try to approach situations open-mindedly and with temperance.  
conversations.prefix: Honest:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are unhappy with yourself or your situation, and you desperately wish it could be better.
conversations.prefix: Not Content:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are not as wealthy as you wish you were, and what you have is not enough.
conversations.prefix: Not Wealthy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Life never seems to be about you.  You're the quiet one on the sidelines who handles all the details behind the scenes to make the dreams and visions of others reality.  
conversations.prefix: Supporting Cast:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are always there.  That good listener, the shoulder to cry on, the fiend that knows how to say and do the right thing to make others feel better.   
conversations.prefix: Open hearted:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You always doubt yourself.  Making any important decision just feels so hard.  You are constantly afraid of hurting others or doing something wrong.    
conversations.prefix: Conflicted:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Nothing in your life has brought you a sense of success.  The career, the marriage, they all just feel like going through the motions.  For once you want to feel alive.
conversations.prefix: Find Meaning:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You do nothing in half measures. When you love, you love deeply. When you hate the whole world burns.
  
  When you feel loss your heart comes to pieces.
conversations.prefix: Passionate:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Large groups of people in close proximity make you feel claustrophobic.  
conversations.prefix: Bad in Crowds:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: ...You lack it. Sometimes you're so absorbed in yourself that you forget to look around you and note how your actions might affect others.
conversations.prefix: Spatial Awareness:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're passionate about your friends and especially about your interests. Your emotions do tend to get the best of you but they're not always destructive. Sometimes they can have the right effect.
conversations.prefix: Passionate:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You blame the copious amounts of alcohol for making you say the wrong thing at the wrong time, and for being just a little bit too honest. But all the alcohol does is just help you forget the worst parts.
conversations.prefix: Destructive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: “Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.” ― Marcel Proust
  
  You tend to view your memories through rose tinted glasses, lighting on the beauty of nostalgia rather than the grit of reality.
conversations.prefix: Nostalgic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: From the first night you met Eden he stole your heart, but having the courage to say something was never your style.  
conversations.prefix: Quietly Adoring:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You carefully analyze your options calculating the best way to gain advantage.
conversations.prefix: Planner:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes, being honest and genuine is all you need to defuse a bad situation.
conversations.prefix: Earnest:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sometimes it’s hard to control yourself. Whether it’s excitement, nerves or just impatience, you often find your heart jumping ahead of your brain in situations. 
conversations.prefix: Impulsive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: If you *want* to get something done, like *really* want to get something done, you will.
conversations.prefix: Persistent:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have meticulously engineered every thing on this trip to be perfect. Down to the smallest detail.
conversations.prefix: Attention to Detail:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You can't handle it when a situation get away from you.  You love a plan and a schedule.  Spontaneity is not your friend.  
conversations.prefix: Losing Control: