conversations.from: system
conversations.value: You've gotten into the nation's most prestigious tech college, the Murdane Institute of Science and Technology, and secured a place as a Dream Studies major.
  
  The department had just been created, shortly after scientists at MIST showed the existence of the dream dimension - a fifth dimension that our souls travel into when we dream. A host of advances followed - technology to record and program dreams, to send people to specific places in the dreamworld, to create places there that persist even after we wake up. The machine for this is called the Maker, and it sits in the dream lab, not yet approved for public use.
  
  Many have gathered: students curious about the emerging field, businessmen eager to capitalize on the technology, psychics desperate to connect with what they believe to be the "spirit world." 
  
  All is not well, however.
  
  "The occurrence of nightmares worldwide has grown by 50% over the past 20 years. Perhaps a multitude of different factors - the pace of modern life, the stress of work, the strain of economic uncertainty - have created this psychological disease. Or perhaps there is a deeper reason related to the dreamworld that we have yet to discover."
  
  You'll start off at MIST, getting used to college life - homework, parties, clubs. But you might end up somewhere very different.
  
  Notes:
  
  Looking for 3-6 players, mostly "freshman," (i.e., as your nature card) and perhaps 1-2 others.
  
  Some scenes will be goal-oriented and others will be exploration-oriented. I highly encourage players to "write MIST into existence" by describing the campus, its history, your daily activities.
  
  Please include in your character description why you interested in dream studies, and anything else you think you'll be doing during college (study all the time? party? join sports/clubs?). When you submit your character, in the private chat tell me your character's greatest fear. Feel free to edit the cards or come up with your own.
  
  Note I'm more likely to approve your character if you have different strengths/weaknesses/goals from existing characters.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The students at MIST have won science fairs, math olympiads, done humanitarian projects in Africa, started companies… what are you doing here? You can't even do math in your head. Earn the respect of your fellow classmates.
conversations.prefix: Earn respect:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're always looking for entertainment. Parties, food, romances. Unfortunately, so many things at MIST get in the way.
  
conversations.prefix: Have fun:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You want to be a scientist, but you don't know if you have what it takes.
  
conversations.prefix: Be a scientist:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You want to share your mystical discoveries of the dreamworld. Back in high school you'd made a dream sharing club, and everyone believed you. No one seems to go for that stuff here.
conversations.prefix: Create a cult:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There's this shiny new machine in the dream department that injects hallucinations in your head. Wicked!
conversations.prefix: Get high:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're new to the Murdane Institute of Technology. There's so much to figure out: classes, clubs, friends, parties...
conversations.prefix: Freshman:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've been here just long enough to be a little jaded.
conversations.prefix: Upperclassman:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have a bachelor's degree under your belt, and you're serious about pursuing dream research at the top institution for it.
conversations.prefix: Grad student:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: No matter how bad things seem, you look on the bright side.
  
conversations.prefix: Take things in stride:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have a short attention span. You keep changing your mind.
  
conversations.prefix: Flitty:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You make goals and plan the fastest way to achieve them. That's how you've constructed that resume that would make other MISTers green with envy.
  
conversations.prefix: Point A to Point B:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You know your way around machines. You're good at taking things apart to see how they work; you've been doing that since you were small.
  
conversations.prefix: Hacky:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: People (and spirits?) want to tell their troubles to you, and you're good at helping them.
  
conversations.prefix: Sympathy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're the center of the social scene. What you say has sway. Everyone loves you (and some are, possibly, in love with you).
conversations.prefix: Glowbug:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You know your way around computers. You've been programming since you were small.
  
conversations.prefix: Software engineer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You just have to close your eyes, and you are right back in that fantasy world you were dreaming of. Closing your eyes isn't even required.
  
conversations.prefix: Imagination:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Even among the smart people at MIST, you're a genius.
  
conversations.prefix: Brainy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've been trained your whole life to get a top grade in any class. You've gotten pretty good at it by now.
  
conversations.prefix: Studious:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You think things through step-by-step, rather than relying on inaccurate feelings.
  
conversations.prefix: Rational:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have an uncanny ability of making people do things unconsciously, without them knowing they're being forced.
  
conversations.prefix: Hypnotism:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You notice the details that others miss. 
conversations.prefix: Observant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're grimy and sketchy-looking. No one will consciously be your friend.
  
conversations.prefix: No one likes you:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There's a nightmare spirit haunting your dreams. Certain sensations make you freeze up. You don't know how to interact with people. 
  
conversations.prefix: Mentally disturbed:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're not good at getting people to listen to you. They think you're a bit weird, so they don't pay attention to you, even when you have good ideas.
  
conversations.prefix: Softspoken:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're an alumnus of MIST, but somehow you never left.
conversations.prefix: Cruft:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You don't know what people say about you behind your back. Somehow no one ever informs you about the parties, the free food, the pranks they're going to play...
conversations.prefix: Clueless:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You can't make your own decisions; you can only be a sidekick.
  
conversations.prefix: Follower:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Everyone else might be pulling all-nighters, but your brain shuts down when you're tired.
conversations.prefix: Sleepy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You like watching the screwy situations other people get themselves into, rather than doing anything about it.
  
conversations.prefix: Don't take sides:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your basic math skills aren't up to scratch. You fail your exams. If you don't shape up, you'll get kicked out of MIST.
  
conversations.prefix: Can't do science:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You don't get the real world. You trust people even when they're trying to deceive you.
  
conversations.prefix: Naivete:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Once you sets his mind to something, or someone, you won't give it up.
  
conversations.prefix: Dedication:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You can come up with a witty response any time. You're good at drawing, poetry, acting, interpretive dance...
  
conversations.prefix: Wit and creativity:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You keep your cool and know what to do in tough situations.
conversations.prefix: Equanimity:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You think too much; you're not good at acting.
  
conversations.prefix: Lost in thought:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A comfy place, good for taking a nap between classes, or hanging out with other dream majors.
conversations.prefix: Dream lounge:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your motivation for studying dreams is very personal - you want to figure out your own.
conversations.prefix: Figure out your nightmares:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've become disillusioned with life. You need a reason to keep going.
  
conversations.prefix: Re-motivate:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A hack, an invention, a novel, a game. Anything to distinguish yourself form the masses and make your name at MIST.
conversations.prefix: Make something creative:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You want to find that community of friends to belong to in college. Or perhaps you just need that one person who truly understands you...
conversations.prefix: Connect:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You think you've figured things out, and you want to make sure others don't make the same mistakes you made.
  
conversations.prefix: Mentor:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sleep and dreams are a wonderful thing. It's a travesty that people here brag about how little sleep they're getting. Make everyone at MIST get 8 hours every night!
  
conversations.prefix: Convert the world to sleep:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Not in the dictator sense, but in the Bill Gates sense. Start the next big company, and learn everything under the sun while you're at it.
  
conversations.prefix: Control the world:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You want to do something great for the world.
conversations.prefix: Philanthropy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're here because you have a passion for learning. You wake up each day so you can venture further into the unknown.
conversations.prefix: Learn:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There's more than what science says. It's a world that's deeply in trouble.
  
conversations.prefix: Understand the dreamworld:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: If only life were more like a video game... With dream-programming, that might just be possible.
conversations.prefix: Gamify the world:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: In the center of the dream building, it's a popular place for lunch for students of all majors. Cloud-shaped boards announce the dream-themed menu.
conversations.prefix: Dream cafe:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Quirky, colorful, and reminiscent of Mrs. Frizzle.
conversations.prefix: Karanpaw:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This card grants you access to the lab.
conversations.prefix: ID card:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Electroencephalography: a helmet with lots of electrodes you put on your head. They currently have the power to record your dreams and feelings. When properly hacked, they also have the power to stimulate certain parts of your brain and influence your dreams.
conversations.prefix: EEG:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Special sleep-inducing tea for sweet dreams.
conversations.prefix: Dream tea:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You can easily find peace within yourself, and quite possibly can hear the voices of those in the world beyond.
conversations.prefix: Spiritual:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: On the top floor of the Binney Building, the windows offer a commanding 360 degree view of campus. Enter by invitation only.
conversations.prefix: Professors' Lounge:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You hardly know anyone here.
conversations.prefix: Make friends:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It would be sad to sit all by yourself during lunch, and not have anyone to ask for help on homework.
conversations.prefix: Make friends:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A book by Karanpaw. At first glance, it looks like a cheap how-to-be-a-psychic book. You didn't know she did this stuff.
conversations.prefix: A Study of Dream-Spirits:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Due in one week's time, unless you get an extension.
conversations.prefix: Do your pset:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "Tea for insomnia," says a handwritten sign in front.
conversations.prefix: Tea bag (Blue):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your classmates and professors are watching you.
conversations.prefix: Make a favorable impression:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Make friends:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're meeting your classmates for the first time.
conversations.prefix: Get to know each other:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're an important person, and you want your classmates and professors to know that.
conversations.prefix: Get noticed:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Get people out of their bubbles.
conversations.prefix: Draw people out:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Quirky professor of Dream Studies. Rose to fame a few months ago with the discovery of the dreamworld.
conversations.prefix: Ms. Drinfeld:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your standard classroom. Looks brand new.
conversations.prefix: Room 101:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Founder of gamifyyourlife.com and benefactor of the Dream Department. Seems oddly antisocial.
conversations.prefix: Stefan Binney:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A crazed lab rat is on the loose.
conversations.prefix: Catch me if you can:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You couldn't make out Drinfeld's tiny handwriting. Shame on you for sitting in the back.
conversations.prefix: Get notes:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Both the dream studies and dream stats psets are due in a week's time. Each is ~20 pages long and looks difficult.
conversations.prefix: PSet:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Charismatic student and natural leader who seems to have won half the students over.
conversations.prefix: John Evermore:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: She seems to be watching everyone, and is mysteriously knowledgeable about the going-ons in the department.
conversations.prefix: Lucy Li:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: People can be mean, sometimes.
conversations.prefix: People:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The dream majors club has an officers election on Friday.
conversations.prefix: Get elected:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A little too neat? That hanging brain is definitely creepy.
conversations.prefix: Ms. Drinfeld's office:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The lab is full of expensive equipment.
conversations.prefix: Don't break things:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It looks like a lot of students drank the blue tea.
conversations.prefix: Sleep-inducing tea:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You know you want one.
conversations.prefix: Chocolate truffle:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Spiffy. self-proclaimed dream expert. Has fantastic lucid dreams she can't wait to share with everyone. 
conversations.prefix: Flora:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The professor's lounge seems to have been ransacked. Who could be responsible for this?
conversations.prefix: Milford's tea time:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Will you be the first Dream Majors Class President?
conversations.prefix: Get elected (Gabriela):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The dictator of the dream department, and Gina's boss.
conversations.prefix: Ponti Milford:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Her "trial" is coming up on Tuesday. How can you ensure she doesn't get fired?
conversations.prefix: Save Karanpaw:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "It’s really precious to me and I can’t sleep well without it... I’ll bake cookies for anyone who finds my diary!"
conversations.prefix: Find Flora's dream diary:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Airy, filled with garden plants and impressionist art. A local favorite breakfast haunt. Try their pancakes!
conversations.prefix: The Lazy Loaf:
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.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 never been much to make the direct change in the world, but you know you can inspire others to
conversations.prefix: Cause Change In Others:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Never shuts up. You go on and on about everything and nothing. Whether it's about butterflies or impending doom, it never stops.
conversations.prefix: Too Loud:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You come right when needed, most of the time. Plus you got the scholarship because you saved a cat.
conversations.prefix: Everyday  Hero:
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.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You feel everything strongly, and sometimes you get too overwhelmed to function.
conversations.prefix: Emotional:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There is so much work to be done, and it seems like your entire class is getting too tired and weighed down by classes to see the real obstacles.
conversations.prefix: Upperclassman:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’re new to the Murdane Institute of Technology. There’s so much to figure out: classes, clubs, friends, parties…
conversations.prefix: Freshman:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You just have to close your eyes, and you are right back in that fantasy world you were dreaming of. Closing your eyes isn’t even required.
  
conversations.prefix: Imagination:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You tend to like working alone, people around campus barely know you exist, and you prefer it that way.
conversations.prefix: Lone Wolf Of MIST:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've always dreamed about being a mighty warrior,  or a super spy, or even a powerful wizard.  With the dream world you can make this a reality. ..maybe.
conversations.prefix: Live Your Fantasies:
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 may be a huuuuuuge nerd, but your social skills aren't half bad. You can usually make friends well enough. 
conversations.prefix: Friendly:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You want to know what's happening, it's human instinct after all.
conversations.prefix: Curiousity:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You don't let rules and hierarchical structure dictate your actions if it doesn't agree with you.
conversations.prefix: Disregard for Authority:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You don't allow hierarchical structures and rules to dictate your actions.
conversations.prefix: Disregard for Authority:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes you can get kinda snarky. Not everyone can appreciate that, apparently. 
conversations.prefix: Snark:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Just being a cheerleader means you know how to rally people and accomplish goals - but you were Cheer Captain. This shouldn't even be a contest.
conversations.prefix: Leadership Experience:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Enthusiastic, expressive, and most of all - loud. No matter what feelings you have, they're always right on the surface.
conversations.prefix: Emotional Rollercoaster:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Somehow, you make guilt look adorable.
conversations.prefix: Disarming:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've been in school just long enough to be jaded - even if it wasn't always this *particular* school.
conversations.prefix: Transfer Student:
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're curious about quite a lot of things. This is probably seen as a good thing by many people, at least in academia. 
conversations.prefix: Curious:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're a quick-thinker, work well under pressure, an Einstein in a pinch.
conversations.prefix: Fast On Your Feet:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Coffee: it's the nectar of the gods, and Tully brews it thick.
conversations.prefix: Caffeine Fix:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You will find the answer to any problem even if you have to poke it, prod it, dissect it, research it, or stare at it for hours.
conversations.prefix: Analytical:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: As a people person with an overactive Caring Complex, you easily step into other people's shoes and see how they feel and why.
conversations.prefix: Empathy: