conversations.from: system
conversations.value: *Over two years ago, I played a game and fell in love with a couple of the characters, as well as the setting and idea. Things happened, as things do, and it fell apart.* 
  
  *So I'd like to carry on a bit of the story here, with new ideas and new characters.* 
  
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  Harbor House. 
  A place for young men who need "Safe Harbor". The idea was put together by some very willing and enthusiastic philanthropists who saw the potential in deinstitutionalising the disenfranchised young men who were clogging up the system and not reaping the benefits. 
  
  Maybe they came here from prison, maybe from an asylum... they were judged to be capable of living in a semi-independent state, supported by regular staff. 
  It's all very modern, very inspiring, all driven by a belief in equality and opportunity. Like Eleanor Roosevelt suggested. They were human. They deserved a chance. 
  
  All of the young men came with their own challenges, and they were by no means free to do as they pleased. Many of them still require medication and to be under supervision at certain times and with their activities. The goal at the end is that they can live a meaningful existence, feel that they are members of a community. 
  
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  The characters should be young men between the age of 18-30, they have been in one kind of institution or another for a certain amount of time and now are free to live in a supported living environment. I expect them to not necessarily get on with everyone, that's fine. 
  
  I would like to play with the elements of friendship and sexuality, as well as the feeling of acceptance and understanding that they might find in this odd, forced little family. 
  
  No more than 5 players. 
  As some of the characters may have mental illness, I would like to remind players to address these features as part of a character and not as a gimmick to attach to them. All such things should be played in seriousness and with respect. 
  
  The game is set in 1951 and setting accuracy will be important to a certain extent. 
  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You never did nothing. They can't prove anything. You're not even supposed to be here. Still, beats the lock up. 
conversations.prefix: Wrongly accused:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Once you make a friend, it's forever. They can rely on you. 
conversations.prefix: Loyal :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've got some bad habits that are hard to shake...
conversations.prefix: Habit:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You really want out of here. You want to be someone who doesn't get stared at in the street. 
conversations.prefix: Get a life:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A young man from the University, who comes to tutor the men of Harbor. 
conversations.prefix: Peter Kowalczyk :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: One of the organisers of the house, responsible for making sure it's all running smoothly. 
conversations.prefix: Richard Shane:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: No first name that you're aware of. The wife of Richard Shane. 
conversations.prefix: Mrs Shane:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A boxer who has been recruited to give the young men a fitness routine. 
conversations.prefix: Marco Galabria  :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A simple, spacious room where the young men can gather. 
conversations.prefix: Living Room:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: One bed all on its own for the lucky man who gets his own room. 
conversations.prefix: A single room :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: For two young men to share, complete with bunks.
conversations.prefix: A double room:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Another room to be shared by two young men. 
conversations.prefix: A double room:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Unfortunately shared by six young men... 
conversations.prefix: Bathroom :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A simple and airy dining room. 
conversations.prefix: Dining Room:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Somewhere to relax...
conversations.prefix: The Porch:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A simple little garden, that has been put to practical use. 
conversations.prefix: The Garden :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A young man hired to help teach the men practical skills, gardening, maintenance etc. 
conversations.prefix: Hank Tucker:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The small, practical hub of the house, where the men must prepare their own food. 
conversations.prefix: The Kitchen:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The day-help at Harbor House. 
conversations.prefix: Jack Hudson:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You were in an asylum a long time. You were there so long it started to feel normal. Now, you're out in the "real" world... 
conversations.prefix: Recent addition :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: When something matters, it really matters and you’ll put everything you have into it.
conversations.prefix: Passionate:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It’s almost impossible to predict you. Sometimes it’s lies, sometimes it’s violence. Your life is a constant movement, a spiral interrupted by an opposing force.
conversations.prefix: Chaotic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You came to Harbor House from a mental institution.
conversations.prefix: Escapee from the Loony Bin:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This is the safe place they promised. You will do anything you have to, in order to stay. 
conversations.prefix: Stay here:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You might seem a timid guy, but you have a tenacious streak.
conversations.prefix: Will and Focus:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: They call it 'shell-shocked'--or would if you had fought in the war.  What it's called when it was caused by your ordinary life?  You have no clue.
conversations.prefix: Post-Traumatic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You used to be normal once; you didn't always jump at shadows.  You long to be that person again.
conversations.prefix: Normalcy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Name.
  Rank.
  Serial number.
  
  ...What else is there again?
conversations.prefix: Former POW:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There might be explosives at the end, but it's a long, slow burn to get there.
conversations.prefix: Long fuse:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: If there's a god, he plays craps with loaded dice--and bets against us.
  
  Not that we don't half deserve it.
conversations.prefix: Disillusioned:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're still moving out of sheer bloodymindedness.  There's got to be something else.
conversations.prefix: Find a purpose:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Another drink, another binge, another bender, another spree. Such humorous words. I've tried to break away from that guy a lot of times, but no good. You know, once I even got myself a gun and some bullets ... Here are the bullets. The gun went for three quarts of whiskey. That other [me] wanted us to have a drink first. He always wants us to have a drink first.
  
  -- The Lost Weekend (1945)
  
conversations.prefix: The Drunk and The Writer:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Betty: I'd always heard you had some talent.
  
  Joe: That was last year. This year I'm trying to earn a living.
  
  -- Sunset Boulevard (1950)
conversations.prefix: Skill to Spare:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: What makes the flag on the mast to wave? Courage! What makes the elephant charge his tusk in the misty mist, or the dusky dusk? What makes the muskrat guard his musk? Courage! What makes the Sphinx the Seventh Wonder? Courage! What makes the dawn come up like thunder? Courage! What makes the Hottentot so hot? What puts the ape in ape-ricot? What have they got that I ain't got?
  
  -- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
conversations.prefix: Not Red, But Definitely Yellow:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Well, not just one wish. A whole hatful, Mary. I know what I'm gonna do tomorrow, and the next day, and the next year, and the year after that. I'm shakin' the dust of this crummy little town off my feet and I'm gonna see the world. Italy, Greece, the Parthenon, the Colosseum.
  
  -- It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
conversations.prefix: Get Out - Way Out:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are the survivor of a hemorrhagic stroke, which has caused lasting brain damage.
conversations.prefix: Stroke Survivor:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are able to accept delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.
conversations.prefix: Patient:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You do not want to be pitied by others or viewed as weak.
conversations.prefix: Pride:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Aphasia gets in the way of a person's ability to use or understand words. You seek to acquire language at its fullest capacity again.
conversations.prefix: Aphasia:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have learned the joy of laughter, and it is infectious.
conversations.prefix: Good Sense of Humor:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You want to feel sorry for yourself, don’t you? With so much at stake, all you can think of is your own feelings. One [person] has hurt you, and you take your revenge on the rest of the world.
  -- Casablanca (1942)
conversations.prefix: Melancholic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Daddy was an attorney, momma was a belle.  You can be quite a smooth talker on occasion.
conversations.prefix: The good silver (tongue):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Pervert....invert...you've heard it all. You would rather people just call you Luther, though. Of course Lotte is just fine too, when you're performing. 
conversations.prefix: Deviant :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You may not have been blessed with many resources but at least you know how to make them last. 
conversations.prefix: Resourceful :
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Don't do sadness,
  not even a little bit.
  Just don't need it
  in my life,
  don't want any part of it.
conversations.prefix: Depression:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have doubts that this place will really make a difference....but it would be nice to be proven wrong. 
conversations.prefix: Reason To Go On:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The usual sort of small town street, with markets and groceries, as well as a few other stores. 
conversations.prefix: Main Street:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Well, you were the ones who took him outside.
conversations.prefix: Nate:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The new man in town.
conversations.prefix: Roy Harrison: