conversations.from: system
conversations.value: _______________________________
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  The Setting
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  Joss had her space legs, but none of the younger crew would ever acuse her of being a natural.  She had simply started all of this 'call of the vast black frontier' business far too late in life.
  
  Honestly she was surprised she was allowed into the HalCon mining outfit at all, but people willing to ship out to ExRem (Extreme Remote Operations) were in very short supply, and she had military experience.  Hey! Go figure! Not everyone wants to live a year away from their loved ones in a space the size of a couple apartments.
  
  But like so many other in the operations, Joss had her reasons for coming out to the far edges of the solar system.  She has had a... complicated life.
  
  Primarily it comes down to 'the blackouts'.  She misses time, will wake up in an entirely different setting and try to be as nonchalant as possible.  The fine improvisational art of 'just roll with it' is something she has a great deal of experience with.
  
  They've been something of a norm for her as long as she could remember.  Some have dismissed her as a scatterbrain, not remembering conversations from just hours earlier.  She grew more and more cautious with age, withdrawing from close relations more and more, eventually looking for a home in space.
  
  So, here Joss found herself, her 2nd month aboard the Tenebris class roid-raker named "Kraken".  The total commute was 14 months of travel, the last leg of which was 8 months to the nearest waystation.
    
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  Game Info
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  Joss has numerous personalities sharing her skull.  She blacks out, one or more of them kicks in, some time later she wakes up and hopes nobody noticed.
  
  The obvious intent is that every player in this story represents one of Joss' personalities, and each of those personalities were forged during some stage in her life so far.
  
  Joss' personalities are aware of each other and may even converse from time to time.  Joss' current "real" persona is unaware (or unwilling to accept) these visiting personalities.
  
  Most of her personalities come from some specific stages of her life.  Being in her late 40's, there have been quite a few dramatic chapters opened and closed behind her.
  
  The table of contents in Joss' biography might look something like this:
  
  Early School
  High School
  The rebellious stage
  A serious obsession
  The arrest
  Psych years
  Leaving it behind, change ID
  Military engineer training
  The war, The injury
  Recovery
  The lost family
  Signing up for HalCon  (Current)
  
  ... but a life is full of moments, so feel free to add and color between the lines!  The timeline is more a tool to allow people some space to claim as their own, and to give all the players a general view of Joss' life to work with.
  
  
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  Guidelines for consistency
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  Character portraits are sort of "how Joss pictures herself in that mode".
  
  For consistency's sake, Joss looks a lot like Carrie Anne Moss (google the name plus "movie stills" for great options), if you find some great image that's not her, but close enough, great!  If you're playing a younger persona, find something that matches fairly close to her age of course.
  
  Please don't start your turn by recapping the scene that has already been described.  Just keep flowing with it all smoothly and it'll feel much more like one character.
  
  I absolutely encourage sarcasm and wit!  Above all this is supposed to be fun, even if it's a little dark.
  
  With so much happening in our character's mind, it's open season for internal dialogue!  If she is actually saying something aloud, we just write normally; but when our character is 'thinking to herself' let's just italicize (use asterisks before and after) the thought, and don't bother writing "she thought" after everything.
  
  *Damn, that's a really great idea!  Plus, now I know how to make italics when I write!*
  
  When you name your 'character', please make it some variant of "Joss" or some nickname reflecting the character.
  
  I'm *SUPER* chill about people affecting the story events, the history of the setting, and generally adapting to things that have changed based on player interactions.  We're not all just random dialogue generators... you want the character to do something that sounds awesome, do it, we'll roll with it!  Want to talk about how some NPC did something earlier, go for it!  Want to put words in the "normal" character's mouth, awesome!  The improv nature of this is the charm :)
  
  Once we get a general sense of the other characters, please feel free to write dialogue for what any of the NPCs are saying, or even the other player's personalities.  Turns with back and forth dialogue inside the turn are often pretty awesome IMO, so once we feel established a bit, I hope nobody is defensive about another player putting words in their mouth a little.
  
  I'm not flagging the game as NSFW, but if you want to use some harsh language and an F-bomb sporadically, I don't think we'll offend anyone dreadfully... just keep it all in good taste ;)
  
  We can swap around the narrator role as well, after we get this off the ground.  We'll just do it manually based on interest.
  
  Lastly... You might notice that when I start typing a turn, I almost always type something like "I'm typing!", submit the turn, and then immediately go back and edit the turn to its final form.  I'm not saying people have to do that, just you might see me doing it and avoiding the old "clashing simultaneous turns" problem.
  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Elementary age and younger timeframe.
  
  What events transpired in this timeframe?  What's the persona like? You decide.
conversations.prefix: 01- Early School:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Teen years timeframe. Drama for days.
  
  What events transpired in this timeframe?  What's the persona like? You decide.
conversations.prefix: 02- High School:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: After high school, 18-22 or so. Life on her own, the world is her oyster.
  
  What events transpired in this timeframe?  What's the persona like? You decide.
conversations.prefix: 03- Rebellious Years:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Age 22-25... something very impactful happened here, ending with at least one arrest.
  
  What events transpired in this timeframe?  What's the persona like? You decide.
conversations.prefix: 04- The Obsessive Years:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: 25-28, time behind bars due to earlier actions. This is about the period actually doing time, not what lead up to it.
  
  What events transpired in this timeframe?  What's the persona like? You decide.
conversations.prefix: 05- Behind Bars:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: 28-32.  Coming to grips with her condition, after prison.
  
  What events transpired to form this persona?  Treatments?  Were they effective or torturous? You decide.
conversations.prefix: 06- Psych Years:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: 32-34, leaves it all behind, goes to make a life on her own.  Changes her identity.
  
  What events transpired in this timeframe?  What's the persona like? You decide.
conversations.prefix: 07- Running and changing:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: 34-37, years in engineer core training *before the war*
  
  What events transpired in this timeframe?  What's the persona like? You decide.
conversations.prefix: 08- Military Life, Training:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: 37-41, years at war, before the serious injury.
  
  What events transpired in this timeframe?  What's the persona like? You decide.
conversations.prefix: 09- The War:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: 41-42, recovering from a very serious injury that ended military service at the end of the war.
conversations.prefix: 10- Recovering:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: 42-46, the 'normal' years, the marriage... and its end.
  
  What events transpired in this timeframe?  What's the persona like? You decide.
conversations.prefix: 11- The Family:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Ain't noone gonna slow me down.  Oh no.
conversations.prefix: Resilient, Adaptive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Easily relates to others.
conversations.prefix: Empathy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Gosh darn it, people like me.
conversations.prefix: Charismatic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This ain't your first rodeo.
conversations.prefix: Street Smart:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Very detail oriented, intelligent, and generally damn good with technology.
conversations.prefix: Technical:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Strength reserves that might surprise the hell out of someone.
conversations.prefix: Strong, Tough:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: laser like focus on what needs to be done.
conversations.prefix: Focused:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Aggressive mentality, ready for whatever is coming.
conversations.prefix: Fighter:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Can bend others, and play them like instruments.
conversations.prefix: Manipulative:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Highly intelligent, quick to calculate.
conversations.prefix: Brilliant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You know, 'Gullible' isn't actually in the dictionary?
conversations.prefix: Gullible:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: These aren't the actions of the well adjusted.
conversations.prefix: Twisted:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mmmmm... sour sour grapes.
conversations.prefix: Bitter:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You, my friend, are a trouble maker.
conversations.prefix: Mischievous :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Loner, needs her space, pushes others away.
conversations.prefix: Withdrawn:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Not exactly worldly.
conversations.prefix: Inexperienced:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Perhaps not suicidal, but not  exactly playing the 'long game' either.
conversations.prefix: Self Destructive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Edgy, nervous, not the coolest of cats.
conversations.prefix: Anxious:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Not courageous or outgoing, mousey, avoids attention.
conversations.prefix: Timid, Meek:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: When you've been wronged, it needs to be righted.
conversations.prefix: Vengeful:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: We'll figure it all out on the way down... let's do this!
conversations.prefix: Foolhardy, Careless:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Totally committed, for better or worse.
conversations.prefix: Obsessive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: That's quite the high opinion you have of yourself.
conversations.prefix: Proud:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Self preservation, for both Joss, and the persona specifically.
conversations.prefix: Protect yourself:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Cover your tracks, and help Joss through her trials.
conversations.prefix: Secret helper:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Find the calm you need, both for Joss and your persona.
conversations.prefix: Find inner peace:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Gain power, gain cash, gain influence... whatever... just gain!
conversations.prefix: Seek power:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Seeks out interactions with others, craves contact.
conversations.prefix: Social butterfly:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: All life is valuable, shield it.
conversations.prefix: Protect others:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: I WANTS!
conversations.prefix: Greedy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Other's winnings are to be resented.
conversations.prefix: Envious:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This isn't so bad!  We can work with this!  110%, people!
conversations.prefix: Optimist:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Do we really need to do all this?  Surely there's an easier method?
conversations.prefix: Lazy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Deep desire for other's respect and attention.
conversations.prefix: Be liked:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Thrives off drama, for better or worse.
conversations.prefix: Create drama:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Increasing one's worth is its own reward.
conversations.prefix: Self improvement:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Something has happened, and we really need to cope with it.
conversations.prefix: Come to grips:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's lonely in space... would be nice to have a special someone.
conversations.prefix: Find a relationship:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Something has blown out!  Save Bull, preferably in a way that doesn't kill Joss.
conversations.prefix: Save Bull!:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Interrogation is going down, and you're in the middle of it!
  
  Who caused the decompression?  What about our schedule? Bull better be OK!  Why weren't you hooked in? Why were you in there alone?  Your uniform is non-regulation!  What a mess! Why was your AI assistant muted?  Were you using your data overlays correctly?
  
  What does Macon have to say about all this?
  
  Were you heroic, or incompetent in the eyes of your peers?
conversations.prefix: Defend your actions!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bull might still be in serious risk... maybe he could use a helping hand?
conversations.prefix: Help save Bull:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Should I get Enrique involved?  How will he react?  How do I tell him?
conversations.prefix: Drag Enrique into this?:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: I just need some routine.  I need to go through the motions on the station.
conversations.prefix: Try to go about a normal day:
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: 25-28, time behind bars due to earlier actions. This is about the period actually doing time, not what lead up to it.
  What events transpired in this timeframe? What’s the persona like? You decide.
conversations.prefix: 05 - Behind Bars:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Strength reserves that might surprise the hell out of someone.    
conversations.prefix: Strong,Tough:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mmmmm… sour sour grapes.    
conversations.prefix: Bitter:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Find the calm you need, both for Joss and your persona.    
conversations.prefix: Find Inner Peace:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: 25-28, time behind bars due to earlier actions. This is about the period actually doing time, not what lead up to it.
  What events transpired in this timeframe? What’s the persona like? You
conversations.prefix: 05 - Behind Bars:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're so hot even the girls want you. And you *know* it. And you know how to use it, flaunt it, hide it, whatever you need to do in order to get what you want.
conversations.prefix: Seductive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You never let a slight go, no matter how uh... "slight" it is. Or if its even real. You don't forgive, and you don't forget. Ever. And you don't just get even... you get *even*.
conversations.prefix: Vindictive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You don't just seek out interactions with others... you *need* to be the center of their whole fucking world.
conversations.prefix: Attention Whore:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Laser like focus on what needs to be done.
conversations.prefix: Focused:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your a family person, and want to build a nice happy caring family, as well as care for your own.
conversations.prefix: Family Oriented :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Okay we get it, you really care. But you gotta let the birdie fly on it's own at some point.
conversations.prefix: Overbearing:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your two twin daughters need their mother. You need to make t back to them.
conversations.prefix: The Twins:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: 42-46, the ‘normal’ years, the marriage… and its end.
  What events transpired in this timeframe? What’s the persona like? You decide.
conversations.prefix: 11 - The Family:
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: Wants to escape the confines of her existence and turn her dreams into reality.
conversations.prefix: Chase Your Dream:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your mood can change abruptly and small things can set you off.
conversations.prefix: Volatile:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: I want it all, and I want it now.
  
conversations.prefix: Impatient:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're not willing to settle for an ordinary life.  You want it all -- money, sex, romance, glamour, adventure.  Nothing less will satisfy you.
  
conversations.prefix: Live the Dream:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Relax. Breathe. You can get through this.
conversations.prefix: Calm Under Pressure:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The mom in you, has developed caring instincts.
conversations.prefix: Maternal Instinct:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have the ability to charm, tantalize, and manipulate others.
  
conversations.prefix: Charming:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You like the finer things in life, and don't like settling for anything less.
  
conversations.prefix: High Maintenance: