conversations.from: system
conversations.value: **>> PREMISE <<**
  
  Vibrant red and orange trees sway with the gentle winds in the Royal Botanic Gardens, its leaves falling away with the last few days of autumn. The warmth of the sunlight from the midday sun offsets some of the chill. The even-paced city is relaxed as usual, its people doing their daily rituals. By all indications, it's a good boring day.
  
  Then, the sky rains fireballs.
  
  One by one, buildings and streets are reduced into flames, ash and rubble, each explosion drowning out the screams of the panicked crowd. There's no where to hide...meteors the size of footballs and Mini Coopers are plummetting down onto the city of Melbourne, wreaking havoc and destroying everything in its path. Within minutes, any semblance of order and authority vanishes from the city. It's clear: help is not coming.
  
  The year is 2014, and you're in (or nearby) Eureka Skydeck, the tourist observatory on one of the tallest residential buildings in the world, when the meteor shower started. This is only the beginning...
  
  **>> STARTING LOCATION INFO - EUREKA TOWER <<**
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_Tower
  
  (I used to have a lot more info in here, but a good friend of mine explained that it's intimidating, and that the Wiki link is adequate...)
  
  **>> CHARACTER SETUP <<**
  
  You can be anyone you want, as long it's believable. Heck, you can be the President of the United States, as long as you're at Eureka Tower *and* you can sell it to me! Just remember that after this event, who you were may not necesarily be who you are afterwards.
  
  Additionally, you don't *have* to be a tourist in the Skydeck at the start of the story. You can be anyone (penthouse resident, tower staff, thief casing a joint, athlete climbing the stairs, window cleaner, restaurant chef, etc) you want. As long as you're at floor 80 and above.
  
  To ensure there are no misunderstandings, the **Nature** card should show the character's nature *just before* the apocalyptic event. I'll be using **Asset** cards extensively in this game to keep track of a character's current "job" in the story.
  
  I have made a bunch of example cards (Nature, Strength, Weakness, Subplots) to help inspire your character creation...if you need any. While you certainly can use those cards, I also encourage that you customise some or all the cards (even if it's just to change the flavour text). Of course, at the end of the day, I will pick the set of characters I believe will work best together in this journey, regardless of the "originality" of the cards.
  
  Character submission is currently closed! It may open again in the future should anyone **ahem** dies. Thank you ALL for submitting characters!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Originally intended for...recreational purposes. Looks tough enough.
conversations.prefix: Item: Handcuffs:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: One of the more common injuries. Fortunately, they also heal on its own quickly.
conversations.prefix: Injury: Sprained Ankle:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There's swelling and tenderness around the injured rib. It hurts every time you take a breath. The only treatment option is: painkillers and a lot of time.
conversations.prefix: Injury: Fractured Rib:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Comes with a box of batteries. Enough for 5 uses.
conversations.prefix: Item: Flashlight:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Collection of medical thingies. Enough for 5 uses.
conversations.prefix: Item: Medical Supplies:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Anyone who messes with you will quickly learn to regret it. If they live long enough for it.
conversations.prefix: Combat Training:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: If you roll the dice right now, you'll probably get a six. If a bad guy tries to attack you, a piano will probably fall on his head. For some mysterious reason, the forces of the universe are working in your favour.
conversations.prefix: Lucky Charm:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You might as well have two left feet and two left hands, at the rate things are breaking around you, and *inside* you.
conversations.prefix: Clumsy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your face is on at least one cookbook in half the kitchens in the state. You have a reputation of knowing all about nutrition and improvising healthy meals out of limited ingredients.
conversations.prefix: Celebrity Chef:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're still learning about the world, and are hungry for more knowledge. Assuming you have time after all the epic parties and overly dramatised relationships, that is.
conversations.prefix: College Student:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: During the recent financial crisis, a large number of employees took a pay cut, a small number of people lost their jobs, and an even smaller number lost everything else with it. Guess which one's you.
conversations.prefix: Homeless Beggar:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: After a set of events that lead to your dismissal, you've spent most of your days on the wrong side of the bottle at the other side of the world. Still, you know what they say about riding a bike.
conversations.prefix: Ex-Navy SEAL:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Once upon a time, a crime is committed and you're forced into new accommodations. Whether or not you're guilty doesn't matter. Your circumstances have defined you, for better or worse.
conversations.prefix: Prison Inmate:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The very symbol of innocence itself. Most people will feel protective over you. *Most people*. Should your guardians desert you, all you have are your instincts and your teddy bear.
conversations.prefix: Little Girl:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: As in, *literally*. You're a teenage boy scout and you're trained to survive in the outdoors. You're probably also a highschool student, but in your heart you know who you *really* are.
conversations.prefix: Boy Scout:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Understanding the fundamental laws of physics is second nature to you, and most of your days and nights are spent staring at your computer screen. But, can you apply your brilliance in the real world?
conversations.prefix: Particle Physicist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Everyone hates a politician. Yet, you're the one who keeps the country running, balances the national books and maintains foreign relations. Necessary evil, emphasis on *necessary*.
conversations.prefix: Minister of Finance:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You make up for your lack of experience with your quick mind. You understand things quickly, and know how to apply them to your situation.
conversations.prefix: Quick Study:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your winning personality has given you an edge all your life. People, even when they disagree with you, tend to respect you, sometimes enough to follow you.
conversations.prefix: Charismatic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Whether you're a book worm or you just watch a lot of discovery channel, you tend to know things most people don't.
conversations.prefix: Knowledgeable:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You see things around you differently from other people. Where they see individual components, you see the finished product. Where they see trash in the street, you see a weapon you can use.
conversations.prefix: Improviser:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: *Geek* is probably your middle name. Or *machine whisperer*. Or *computer expert*. You can make a bunch of transistors sing for you, if needed.
conversations.prefix: Tech Wiz:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Things rarely escape your notice. Whether it's a hesitant response from a friend, or a distant sound in the wind.
conversations.prefix: Keen Senses:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You tend to excel in tasks that require manual precision easier than most.
conversations.prefix: Dextrous:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're able to heal the wounded, diagnose an illness, and probably do surgery if it comes to it.
conversations.prefix: Medical Training:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're not necessarily stupid - you just don't pay attention. As a result, sometimes people have to spell things out for you. Twice.
conversations.prefix: Oblivious:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Someone must have broken your trust one too many times in your past, because you find it hard to believe a word anyone says, unless you're the one saying it.
conversations.prefix: Trust Issues:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Crowded places, or open spaces in general, terrify you into panic attacks. If you had it your way, you'd never leave your house. Forever.
conversations.prefix: Agoraphobe:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's the only explanation that makes sense. What else could explain your extraordinarily bad luck? Things don't go your way even if you do everything right!
conversations.prefix: Cursed:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Due to a medical or psychological condition, you sometimes lose your sight. To make matters worse, they usually happen during inopportune moments.
conversations.prefix: Chronic Blindness:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Nothing else matters any more. All you want now is to simply survive longer than the person next to you. No matter what.
conversations.prefix: Survive!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: No, this isn't an excuse for you to forget things. You have a genuine medical condition that prevents you from focusing on your tasks...no matter how important they are!
conversations.prefix: Attention Deficit Disorder:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your memories are your weakness. Events in your past are haunting your present, affecting many of your current decisions.
conversations.prefix: Haunted by the Past:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Advancements in the medical field has given you a miracle - a brand new leg. Well, almost. Unfortunately, it's only designed for walking, so cancel that parkour class you have lined up.
conversations.prefix: Prosthetic Leg:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're inappropriate without trying, and you insult the people around you without meaning to. It's a surprise no one's murdered you, yet.
conversations.prefix: Socially Inept:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You love animals so much that you dedicate your life into caring for their health. Interesting fact: animal physiology is curiously similar to a human being's.
conversations.prefix: Veterinarian:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've been separated from your family and will do anything to learn of their fate, and hopefully, reunite with them.
conversations.prefix: Homesick:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The end of times are coming, and you understand that in order to survive it, you'll need to build a secret personal cache of resources.
conversations.prefix: Gather resources:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your scientific curiosity is piqued. Despite what's going on around you, it's your calling to learn more about these meteors.
conversations.prefix: Study the meteors:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: These are terrible times to be alone. You need a lot of people around you in order to survive!
conversations.prefix: Find a community:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You just need a break from all this madness. Somewhere you can feel safe, at least for a little while, so you can really think things through.
conversations.prefix: Get to a safe place:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There is an important person that you have to protect, no matter the cost!
conversations.prefix: Protect a person:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're not worthless, despite what anyone tells you. Now is your chance to prove it.
conversations.prefix: Prove your worth:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Yes, you know there's a world-wide apocalyptic event going on, but that's no where near as interesting as the collapse of society that resulted from it!
conversations.prefix: Behavioural Studies:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Someone has wronged you and you're not going to let it go. You've sworn to hunt this person down and destroy them!
conversations.prefix: Exact your revenge:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Find a way to break the tank and funnel the water into the stairwell, after you plug as many "leaks" as possible.
conversations.prefix: Level 90-91: Water in the hole:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Should you scavenge for anything useful before you go down? Food? Weapon? Tools?
conversations.prefix: Resources:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Not everyone is fit enough to climb across burning debris, due to injury or otherwise. Make sure the path is cleared to the lower levels!
conversations.prefix: Level 79: Clear the way:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The problem with being too honest about how screwed things are, is that people might freak out and trample all over you.
conversations.prefix: Panic!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The main entrance is blocked by an static crowd! Do you press ahead, exit into a connected building, or go out the window where a delivery truck is?
conversations.prefix: Run!!:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Apartments, penthouses, observatory, restaurant, and roof.
conversations.prefix: Eureka Tower, Floors 80 - 91:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mister Civil Engineer is unconscious and losing blood fast! A glass shard the size of a fist is still sticking out of his stomach.
conversations.prefix: Level 88: George:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: No one has yet to notice that an unconscious boy is lying on top of the cracked-but-intact glass-box! The glass-box is moving back into the building, which means it won't be long before Tobias is pushed off the edge...
conversations.prefix: Level 88: Tobias:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The older brother is fighting against the waiter's grip, and will probably end up killing himself by trying to save his brother if not subdued!
conversations.prefix: Level 89: Hansen:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The closer you are to Level 79, the hotter it is. You have to get to the upper levels as fast as possible!
conversations.prefix: Level 79: Fire!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Relentless meteor showers have completely transformed the once beautiful city.
conversations.prefix: Ruined City of Melbourne:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The chatty Eureka Employee has lost her vision. Her eyes are bloodshot. What's wrong with her?
conversations.prefix: Southgate Mall: Leah:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Obnoxious and entitled, from the beginning. However, he is acting strangely now. Can you figure out why?
conversations.prefix: Southgate Mall: Daniel:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's 91 staircases of darkness. The emergency lights are mostly broken, so you'll have to feel your way through.
conversations.prefix: Eureka Tower, Stairwell:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It's dark. And there's 76 set of staircases for you to descend. Fortunately, you're not alone, so you can at least chat.
conversations.prefix: Descend:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: She's being strangled by a delirious fat man! Do something about it!
conversations.prefix: ???: Miss Red Hair:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Have any injuries? Or need to have some personal time? Or have some time to burn? This is your chance.
conversations.prefix: ???: Rest Up:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's a little high, but you can do this. Stack everything you can and then climb out of it!
conversations.prefix: Southgate: Stack & Climb:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: He's dying from a stab wound in his chest. He needs surgery. [Note: This challenge can be completed in a flashback, e.g. if medical treatment was given the night before.]
conversations.prefix: Southgate: Daniel pt. 2:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: He's wound is infected, and he's still unconscious. It's hard enough trying to carry Daniel out, so waking him will help. [Note: This challenge can be completed in a flashback, e.g. if medical treatment was given the night before.]
conversations.prefix: Southgate: George:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There's a ruined bridge that looks like is ready to crumble. There could be a boat somewhere. However you cross the river is up to you.
conversations.prefix: Truck: Cross the River:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have a degree from the University of Life, a certificate from the School of Hard Knocks, and a gold star from the Kindergarten of Getting Beat.
conversations.prefix: Streetwise:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have a tendency to leap before you look.
conversations.prefix: Impulsive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Fear of Heights - What are you doing on the tower?
conversations.prefix: Acrophobia:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're a young doctor trying to be the best you can at your job, pleasing both your superiors and your patients while struggling to keep a normal life outside the hospital.
conversations.prefix: Medical Intern:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You over-thinking everything in your life, from the simple things of your daily routine to the big, life-defining moments. This leads to insecurities and self-doubt.
conversations.prefix: Over-thinker:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: And by "career", you mean "prostitute".  You were more than happy to leave that small town behind for the big life you always dreamed of, even if it means opening your legs in exchange.  You have a tendency to have fun doing your job, but make no mistake, it is a career and you're on track for an early retirement.
conversations.prefix: Career Woman:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: An explorer by heart but an artist by profession. You view the world through a lens, determined to capture and record every break-taking moment. Just remember to take the lens cap off.
conversations.prefix: Photographer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You'd rather blend in with the crowd and go unnoticed than be the center of attention.
conversations.prefix: Social Anxiety:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You want to be there when the action happens and have your camera ready to record every moment, heedless of any dangers. You do it for the art, always seeking that perfect shot.
conversations.prefix: Capture the Moment:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: People know you're adorable...and you know it, too. You've learned to use your big eyes and young age to your advantage, playing up your cuteness for all it's worth.
conversations.prefix: Cute Charm:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're little. You can't reach the top shelf of the pantry, you're easily jostled in a crowd, and frankly people are less likely to respect your ideas. After all, you're just a kid.
conversations.prefix: Small Child:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You work for the local newspaper, but not for long; you've messed up too many times, and writing a damn good article is your last chance to avoid getting fired.
conversations.prefix: Journalist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sure, the world is ending, but it'd make a great story! Just need to live long enough to write it.
conversations.prefix: Get the Scoop:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You had it all. Wealth, women, the finest education money could buy, hell, you lived in a mansion and had a personal butler for Christ's sake. And to think if the world went on spinning, you'd have had even more than all that, one day.
conversations.prefix: Business Tycoon's Heir:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Arthur. Caesar. Alexander. You. What do they all have in common? You have an innate sense that tends to boggle people older than you, a general "feel" that can't be described in words for each individual person. It is this feel, alongside your natural charisma, that often makes people willing to follow you.
conversations.prefix: Natural Born Leader:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sometimes things just... oooh! How can everyone be so stupid sometimes!? Sure, blowing up at the gardener's son and throwing him out a window wasn't YOUR fault. That was a brand new suit!
conversations.prefix: Hot Headed:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Survive? Pah! You're not merely concerned with that. You feel that you're better than just that. In this  age of collapse and of destruction, someone has to step up to rule and lead, and that someone had damn well better be you.
conversations.prefix: Rule The New Age:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You can stop any time you want, like tomorrow. You cant help yourself when liquor is in the equation. Maybe you dont get black out drunk, but your damn sure not sober.
conversations.prefix: Alcoholic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You never wanted to have kids. Ever. So why do they seem to like you so damn much?
conversations.prefix: Reluctant Mother:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your life goal is to do as much as you can to help others and improve their lives somehow. That's what got you in Medical School to begin with, and that drive shows both in and outside the hospital environment.
conversations.prefix: Helping others:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your extensive time in the field has left you with a limited knowledge of the medical field. You cant perform surgery, but your can stop the bleeding and get a soldier back on his feet.
conversations.prefix: Combat Medic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Looks like paying attention in class is paying off for you in actual skills!
conversations.prefix: Psychotherapy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Janitors have keys to everywhere no-one else goes.
conversations.prefix: Skeleton Key:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometime you do things out of the goodness of your heart.  But most of the time you things for one person only...you.
conversations.prefix: Self Serving:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It may the right thing, but it isn't the *quick* thing.
conversations.prefix: Slowed Down:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: At least, you weren't ready to climb down 90ish flights of stairs
conversations.prefix: Out of Shape: