conversations.from: system
conversations.value: There's a problem in this city. It's always moving, always gnashing its teeth, taking in the innocent and spitting out, broken and beaten, the corrupt. It's no surprise that people die, that people lie, that people cheat and steal. That all is normal.
  
  Until a string of murders with only common thread occurs: A single set of fingerprints at the scene of the crime. They don't match any criminal record, or are in any known database. The prints don't match anything... Except for the next victim. 
  
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  This is my first game as a narrator, so I ask you to bear with me.as I try and learn the ropes.of this whole thing.
  
  I'm trying to go for something relatively simple, with only one or two players. I'm intending for a pretty dramatic, kind of gritty, story, but I can appreciate humor every now and then. There's going to be a lot of writing, too, so longer posts are probably the norm.
  
  I've played a lot of Storium games where people use it more for a role playing type of game. That's fine and all, but not really what I'm looking for. I'm trying to experiment and see if a more "book-like" type of story can be created.
  
  A couple things I want to stress: First, do not be afraid of weak outcomes! I plan on challenging you here, so (hopefully) you won't have enough cards to make them ALL strong. It's a learning experience, we can make it work!
  
  Second, expect to play off the other characters! Don't step on each others' toes, but there WILL be some writing for each other. None of the characters are really "his" or "hers". So keep this in mind when making characters.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're not dumb, you just don't particularly understand "subtlety".
conversations.prefix: Oblivious:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The place is in disarray, but there might be something of value.
conversations.prefix: Investigate the Scene:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Let's get this show on the road.
conversations.prefix: Gotcha!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The victim is smiling, in a loving embrace with an older, matronly, as yet unidentified woman. 
conversations.prefix: Clue: Picture:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Chen's Golden Palace. A local eatery, they probably charge a lot for delivery. From the looks of her economic situation, she couldn't afford that every time; maybe someone there knows something.
conversations.prefix: Clue: Chinese Food:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are able to turn the situation to your benefit, but an unexpected consequence will find you down the line. 
conversations.prefix: Trouble:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This is going to be *our* story, so let's get imaginative! Are you a regular person? A P.I.? I intended you to be a detective, but I'm pretty flexible. If you make a character and I choose not to choose you, don't worry, I'll probably make a clone of this game with new people and plot points.
conversations.prefix: Be creative!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You feel responsible for the murders somehow.
conversations.prefix: Absolution:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You seek to understand the mystery this presents.
conversations.prefix: Curious:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: I'm a pretty nice person!
conversations.prefix: Me!:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A nondescript street in a nondescript neighborhood. A string of shabby apartments branch out up and down the street, leading from the ghetto down the way towards uptown in the opposite direction.
conversations.prefix: 364 Howell St.:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It's decently sized, but nothing to write home about. The living room is in a state of disarray, with a body peacefully occupying some of the floor.
conversations.prefix: Apartment 5B:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Too annoying to be around, too loud to ignore, Burrell is so intensely like the archetypally annoying police officer that you can't help but wonder how he exists in the real world.
conversations.prefix: Officer Burrell:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have smarts, though more often than not it pertains to the library rather than the street corner.
conversations.prefix: Intelligent:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have keen skills in the art of deduction; cutting through the fat and getting to the heart of the matter is what you do best.
conversations.prefix: Deductive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're a tough person, at least physically. It takes a lot to keep you down.
conversations.prefix: Tough:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are the rock, while this world of sand crumbles around you. You're like a duck, and problems are the water you so easily let slide off your back.
conversations.prefix: Stable:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Why won't they just *listen* for once? You ask yourself this question a lot. 
conversations.prefix: Ill-Tempered:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: If passion and madness are two sides of the same coin, yours is about to tip over onto the less than desirable side.
conversations.prefix: Unstable:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: When action has to be taken, you're the quickest one to take it. You're surprisingly quick of body.
conversations.prefix: Quick:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There might be a silver lining to every cloud, but it rains so much it's not worth it to look.
conversations.prefix: Negative:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Let's just say, you aren't the sharpest knife in the drawer. In you terms, you aren't that smart.
conversations.prefix: Dull:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You often find that... Hey, what's that over there?
conversations.prefix: Easily distracted:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're frail, at least physically. It doesn't take much to stop you.
conversations.prefix: Frail:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Patience is a virtue, and you have it in spades. 
conversations.prefix: Patient:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There's always light in the world. As such, there's always a bright side to a situation.
conversations.prefix: Positive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: In your story, the tortoise beats the hare not because he's patient, but because he died waiting for you.
conversations.prefix: Slow:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have a motivation within you that is striking, perhaps inspiring to those around you.
conversations.prefix: Willful:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're addicted to something. Drugs? Alcohol? Porn? Food? Something has your number, and you think you hear the phone ringing...
conversations.prefix: Addicted:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The murders have affected you personally, and it effects your life.
conversations.prefix: Closure:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've been tasked with making sure that the murders are solved. 
conversations.prefix: Duty:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Once we get this, we'll be able to start, no problem.
conversations.prefix: Understanding.:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Do I need to describe it? It could be in your hand, lap, or desk, but it's how you're viewing this.
conversations.prefix: Your Computer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Figure out how to use Detective North. Threats? Blackmail? Promises? That's for you to decide.
conversations.prefix: Find Information:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's decently sized, but nothing to write home about. The living room is in a state of disarray, with a body peacefully occupying some of the floor.
conversations.prefix: Apartment 5B (copy):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A nondescript street in a nondescript neighborhood. A string of shabby apartments branch out up and down the street, leading from the ghetto down the way towards uptown in the opposite direction.
conversations.prefix: 364 Howell St. (copy):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dr. Jacobs is a capable and competent medical examiner, having been crucial in many case closures for the department.
conversations.prefix: Dr. Jacobs:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The press has arrived. They want answers to all their burning questions.
  
conversations.prefix: Placate the Press:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Small, cramped, messy... Home. The apartment is almost always in a state of eternal twilight as it slumbers behind closed shades, but it is here, within the sleeping beast, that Zorro makes his mark.
conversations.prefix: Zorro's Apartment:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Make sure that your involvement remains unknown. 
conversations.prefix: Insurance:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are able to turn the situation to your benefit, but an unexpected consequence will find you down the line. 
conversations.prefix: Trouble (copy):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Old reliable, she's faithful 'till the very end, one that must be arriving any day now.
conversations.prefix: Sebastian's Car:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're the guy behind the curtain. The one that never leaves his apartment, yet one that everyone has heard of. But you're a double sided coin. You take down corporations at the click of a button and with no remorse. And yet if anyone or anything needs finding, you want to be the first to offer a hand.
conversations.prefix: Hacktivist and Freelance P.I.:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have smarts, though more often than not it pertains to the cybernet rather than the street corner.
conversations.prefix: Cyber Intelligent:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: When your kids were young you read them stories of knights and dragons. When they were older and learned you were on the force, to quell their anxiety you would tell them you were out slaying dragons.  The kids accept this, but they get older and wiser everyday...
conversations.prefix: Dragon Slayer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You lost someone very close to you. They were taken from you in a sudden and unfair way, your heart aches for the loss of said loved one, making you distracted and distant at times, much to the detriment of your family, friends and co-workers.
conversations.prefix: Heart broken:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have issues, but you are great and what you do. Some call it intuition, some call it a sixth sense, whatever it is you can ferret out the clues and the culprit.
conversations.prefix: Veteran Detective:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've seen things, disturbing things that eat at a man's soul. They sometimes cause you to come unhinged and unstable.
conversations.prefix: Disturbed:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've gone off the rails before but your track record keeps you safe...for now. The Captain tells you this is your last chance...keep your wits and catch this guy.
conversations.prefix: Last Chance: