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conversations.value: >_In post Civil War America, the U.S. Congress considered a bold and ingenious plan that would simultaneously solve two pressing problems - a national meat shortage and a growing ecological crisis. The plan was this: hippopotamus ranching._
  >&nbsp;
  >_Hippos imported from Africa and raised in the bayous of Louisiana, proponents argued, would provide a delicious new source of protein for a meat-hungry nation. In the process, the animals would gobble up the invasive water hyacinth that was killing fish and choking off waterways. A bill was introduced in Congress, and newspaper editorials extolled the culinary virtues of 'lake cow bacon'._
  >&nbsp;
  >_In the summer of 1880, the first hippopotami arrived on American shores. In a few short years, the bayous changed forever._
  >&nbsp;
  >_It turned out that hippopotami were impossible to 'ranch' in any traditional sense of the word. They were too large, too strong, and too irritable. The first herds - or 'crashes' - soon broke their border fences to roam free along the Louisiana waterways. They ate the invasive hyacinth, all right, but nobody could have foreseen the scale of the ecological shift that would occur due to their introduction. Insect populations flourised, which in turn meant more birds and more fish, who soon outstripped their pre-hyacinth population levels. Without the dry season that had kept their numbers stable in Africa the hippos bred like rabbits, reshaped the land around them with their grazing and territorial habits, and had soon replaced 'gators as the most dangerous beast on the bayou._
  >&nbsp;
  >_Such it was that in some ways the Hippo Act could be considered to have comprehensively failed. You couldn't farm hippopotami._
  >&nbsp;
  >_But you could hunt them._
  
  #Louisiana, 1899
  
  Brigadier General Theodore Pickford (CSA, Ret) has just purchased a broad swathe of the Louisiana waterways. Not content with the considerable income from his sugar plantations, he is now interested in adding revenue from hippo meat, and the people who'll pay to hunt it.
  
  First, though, he needs to know just what he's bought. A small survey party has been assembled to investigate his new acquisition - and to ensure he lays claim to what's his. A lot of land is changing hands in Louisiana these days, not all of it uncontested...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Make your own card; pictures encouraged!
conversations.prefix: Create your own:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Make your own card; pictures encouraged!
conversations.prefix: Create your own:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Make your own card; pictures encouraged!
conversations.prefix: Create your own:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Make your own card; pictures encouraged!
conversations.prefix: Create your own:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Warm and selfless, you seek to do good wherever you can.
conversations.prefix: Altruistic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are able to make clear, rational decisions, even under pressure.
  
conversations.prefix: Calm:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You see things from a unique perspective.
conversations.prefix: Creative:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Once you start down a path you’re not easily swayed from it.
conversations.prefix: Determined:
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 love learning and soak up new information from many different sources.
conversations.prefix: Knowledgeable:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You notice small details that others might not.
conversations.prefix: Observant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You find it easy to plan for all courses of action, even under pressure.
conversations.prefix: Quick witted:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You can see both the overall plan and the steps needed to get there.
conversations.prefix: Strategic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are forgetful and prone to mistakes when your mind is otherwise occupied.
conversations.prefix: Absent-minded:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You can come across as overbearing at the best of times, and downright conceited at the worst.
conversations.prefix: Arrogant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It’s more important to be rational than kind.
conversations.prefix: Cold:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re independent minded and don’t much like doing as you’re told.
conversations.prefix: Defiant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You find the details boring - you’d much rather be doing creative, big-picture thinking.
conversations.prefix: Impractical:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You know what’s right, and you have little time for those who would disagree.
conversations.prefix: Judgemental:
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 work yourself to the bone and don’t allow time to recharge.
conversations.prefix: Relentless:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You find it hard to back down when you’ve made up your mind.
conversations.prefix: Stubborn:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  You have a living to make; that's all this is about. But is that enough for you?
conversations.prefix: Get the job done:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've had it tough lately. Maybe some time away from your troubles with lessen their weight on your mind. Can you find a way to shake those demons?
conversations.prefix: Get away from it all:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Maybe you're out for revenge, or maybe you just need to beat them at their own game, but either way, you owe someone some humiliation. Or maybe you need to learn to let go?
conversations.prefix: Settle a score:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bad debts, your family, a bad relationship: you are always running away from something - or someone. Will you ever shake them off, or is it time to face your fears?
conversations.prefix: Escape:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You come from a long line of significant people. You feel considerable pressure to follow in their footsteps. Will you prove yourself... or find your own way?
conversations.prefix: Live up to your name:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You want to go down in history as one of the best there ever was. But is the pursuit of fame all there really is to life?
conversations.prefix: Make your mark:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This is the land of opportunity, right? There must be some way to spin this whole thing to your advantage. Or is there more to life than money?
conversations.prefix: Find your fortune:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You just want to travel the world and see its wonders. But is adventure all there is to life?
conversations.prefix: Explore:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've paid for passage with this expedition to observe animal behaviour, discover new species or plants, and to gather fresh samples for further study. Just don't get in the way!
conversations.prefix: The Naturalist:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're a relative or friend of the General, here - in theory - to ensure the mission stays the course and his money is well spent.
conversations.prefix: The Money:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: With experience in big game tracking and hunting, you've been hired to keep the party safe from the local wildlife.
conversations.prefix: The Hunter:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You know this area well, and have been employed or otherwise pressed into service to help the survey team find their way around these estates.
conversations.prefix: The Guide:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've been hired to protect The Money specifically, and the party in general.
conversations.prefix: The Bodyguard:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A legal expert, you're here to commit to paper a faithful account of the events of the trip, and to make sure nothing and nobody compromises the General's position as the owner of this land.
conversations.prefix: The Solicitor:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have been given a map of the General's new land, and tasked with better establishing what lies within its boundaries.
conversations.prefix: The Surveyor:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Friend or partner of The Money, you're just along for the ride - but maybe you have some useful skills of your own? Or at least think you do...
conversations.prefix: The Hanger-on:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You know what they say about idle hands... Do you make friends? Or make trouble?
conversations.prefix: Boredom:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: These guys are not happy. Can you help them come to some sort of agreement?
conversations.prefix: Mediation:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: While others are mediating, you cast your eye over the flat boats' respective loads...
conversations.prefix: Cargoes:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Risk the less travelled way ahead, or take the safe route and spend the night out on the water in your rather cramped bunks? Any road up, discussion is required...
conversations.prefix: Decision time:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There's a bull hippo out there. The trail of blood in its wake suggests it's wounded. It's probably not happy, though...
conversations.prefix: The bull (optional):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Well, look at this strapping young lad... cowering up a tree.
conversations.prefix: The young gun:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: **On the pontoon.**
  
  While you're here, take a look around...
conversations.prefix: Trouble ahead:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: He seems like a smug little shit, frankly.
conversations.prefix: T. Clarence Pickford:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: He's a smug little shit.
conversations.prefix: Big brother Clarence:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Twilight's coming, and these aren't the easiest waters to row.
conversations.prefix: Hester & Miss Alice in the Pirogue:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Twilight's coming, and these aren't the easiest waters to row.
conversations.prefix: Remy & Ernest in the Pirogue:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: So cutting down the tree should probably wait 'til daylight. On the other hand, imagine if the others got back and it was already dealt with...
conversations.prefix: Della: prove yourself?:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Did you really see that?
conversations.prefix: The figure in the swamp (Della):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hang on, was that...
conversations.prefix: Another boat?:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Confederate hero, big game hunter, beard enthusiast. And at present, your host.
conversations.prefix: Henry Arnoult:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rewrite this into a strength.
conversations.prefix: Wild strength:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Rewrite this into a weakness.
conversations.prefix: Wild weakness:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You visited this lodge once before, some years ago, and had a formative experience here. Was it good or bad? Who was with you? What does it mean for you now, today?
conversations.prefix: A memory:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Whether fitful or plagued with nightmares, it's your second restless night in a row, and it's taking its toll.
conversations.prefix: A bad night's sleep:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You spot a single bird of prey, remarkable for the fact that there are no prior records of it frequenting this area.
conversations.prefix: Intriguing fauna (Earnest):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Every old home should have one!
conversations.prefix: A secret room (Della):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Louise is the housekeeper at the lodge, and lives here all year round. She sees everything.
conversations.prefix: Miss Louise:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Four 'lads' (all well north of fifty) have arrived unexpectedly at the lodge to enjoy their old General 'Hank's' hospitality.
conversations.prefix: The boys:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Yes, again. One of you is getting air or looking out a window, and you could swear you catch sight, just for a moment, of... did you really see that?
conversations.prefix: The figure in the swamp:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You were in your final year of medical school when things started going wrong. Everything you had worked so hard to achieve, you had to abandon, in order to survive.
conversations.prefix: Medical Student:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: With the medical knowledge you *do* have, combined with your love of human life, you find it easy to help people who are in need, possibly making yourself more likable, but definitely making yourself more vulnerable. 
conversations.prefix: Medical Knowledge:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This world isn't made for people like you. It's cruel, harsh and brutal. Being too caring means that when something does go wrong, you can't distance yourself from it. You rushing in to help a person could put you at more risk, especially if that person doesn't truly need help.
conversations.prefix: Too Caring:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: For now, you have no purpose, other than to survive, and keep those who are close to you alive. How you may end up doing that may not be to your liking, however. 
conversations.prefix: Survive, no matter what.:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You do whatever it takes to survive in what’s left of the world. Sometimes it involves pulling a trigger.
conversations.prefix: Survivor:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have an uncanny attention to detail, whether you’re gauging someone’s emotional state or looking at them through a scope. 
conversations.prefix: Perceptive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You show no emotions, and have difficulty empathizing with other people.    
conversations.prefix: Cold-Hearted:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’ve lost everything. You want to find something, or someone, worth living for.   
conversations.prefix: Find Something:
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've lived in your husband's shadow since you were a slip of a girl. Now he's gone and you need to find your own place in the world.
conversations.prefix: A Room of One's Own:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've survived a lot in your life and are pretty unflappable.
conversations.prefix: Capable:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Tact and diplomacy are not your forte.
conversations.prefix: Abrupt:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You'll mix with most people, whatever your personal opinion of them. Whether it's always appreciated or not is another matter.
conversations.prefix: Outgoing:
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: The "absent-minded professor" is a stereotype. Really, you just focus so hard on your work that everything else seems unimportant, including even your own safety, sometimes.
conversations.prefix: Single-Minded:
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're career is progressing. Make sure this is a step forward, not a step back.
conversations.prefix: Enhance your reputation:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've spent so long being overlooked and taken advantage of that it's hard to trust your own abilities.
conversations.prefix: Self-doubt:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The bayou doesn't suffer fools for long. If you last, it's because you've learned the good sense to respect that which can kill you.
conversations.prefix: Age and Wisdom:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Assured of (the superiority of) your own knowledge and skill.
conversations.prefix: Confident:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You perform all your duties with great care and attention. 
conversations.prefix: Thorough :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sometimes they aren't the most popular methods, but there's a reason they survived long enough to be old.
conversations.prefix: Old Ways:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're pretty easy-going about everything except your work. You're quite comfortable in genteel settings, but you can put up with hardships to reach your goals.
conversations.prefix: Adaptable:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're rather prone to riding roughshod over other people.
conversations.prefix: Inconsiderate:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You don't speak up as often as you should, and your wants and needs are often overlooked as a result. 
conversations.prefix: Reserved:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're not cruel, but your patience with other people's weaknesses is limited.
conversations.prefix: Cold:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your profession is not your *only* attribute. In addition to your scholarship, you have artistic talent, and you also have experience as an outdoorsman, from sculling to shooting to horsemanship.
conversations.prefix: Well-rounded:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your passive-aggressive moments tend to err on the side of aggression.
conversations.prefix: Cantankerous:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The higher you raise yourself up, the further you have to fall.
conversations.prefix: Proud:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've always been the lowest in the pecking order and despite being all grown up a lot of people still treat you that way.
conversations.prefix: Little Sister:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: To Aunt Martha's eternal chagrin, you were born with an overabundance.
conversations.prefix: Gumption:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You tend to remember past events and facts with perfect clarity.
conversations.prefix: Long Memory:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Arrogant: