conversations.from: system
conversations.value: The premise is that you are 'ordinary' people caught in an alien invasion.  
  
  Though horribly shaken by the initial attack, the world will still have military potency and will be fighting back – at times with nuclear weapons.
  
  You are employees of a brake pad factory in Cleveland, Ohio when it begins.
  
  ………….
  
  My take on collaborative writing and Storium:
  
  One thing I have noticed so far from my limited experience, is that narrators have different interpretations of what ‘gain control of a scene' means.  My personal interpretation, whether it is right, wrong, the same, or different than yours is:
  
  Gaining control means you have complete control.  You can make NPCs talk, move, and react the way you think makes the most entertaining story.  If an NPC is ‘not’ controllable for any reason, it will be noted in the character’s card – but I’d like to not go there.  This of course is a long leash and assumes you will try to stay within the ‘spirit’ of our tale.  
  
  There are two reasons I think this is the best approach.  
  
  The first is, despite being narrator, I’d like to be surprised by plot twists too.  Thus, when you gain control – be not only creative, but feel free to be inventive.
  
  The second reason is that I am DM in enough RPGs.  This isn’t an RPG.   It’s collaborative – which means *we* are telling a story.  I believe it should be more than the narrator telling you what happens and then a cast member reiterating the same information without adding something we didn't know.  Having control of the NPCs makes it so much easier to have creative freedom.
  
  So secondly, when you gain control – run wild my friends. Be the narrator.  If you create something in the post that requires a card, then I will make it.
  
  ………….
  
  Sometimes I struggle with tense in the posts.  3rd person past tense is always what I like to use, but sometimes it doesn’t fit.  Do what feels right to you, and we’ll fall into a pattern, I am sure.  If you have thoughts on it, I will definitely try anything that you think will work best.
  
  ………….
  
  I plan on having 3 players – potentially 4.  The choices will have to do with how the characters are made as I don’t want to double up on certain things.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Perhaps a bad time to think of an animal, but Derek is that close to his dog.   It's in Newburg Heights, not 10 miles to the south of the brake pad factory.
conversations.prefix: No Dog Left Behind:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Turn a big nut, or leave a serious mark...
conversations.prefix: Big Wrench:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Pull, point, and fire...  The old standard.
conversations.prefix: Fire Extinguisher:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Like a crow bar, but meant for heavier tasks
conversations.prefix: Spud Bar:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's a device.  It has blue flashing lights.  It's very easy to look at.
conversations.prefix: The Blue Light Thing:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Harold is dead.  There is no point in continuing.  They had been talking about a child, and putting a pool in this summer.
conversations.prefix: Julie Has Had Enough:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's got some years on it, but Frank kept it clean.
conversations.prefix: Shotgun:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Frank might be old, but he's got some life left in him.  He likes his trucks to handle Ohio winters with ease.  Alien invasions could fall into that category as well.
  
  Who ever picks it up is driving.
conversations.prefix: 4 Wheel Drive Truck:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: His old side-arm from the war.  He still fires it at the range.
conversations.prefix: .45 WWII Pistol:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: They are testing for something, though they won't say what.  Perhaps they don't know, or perhaps they don't want to say.
conversations.prefix: Brian's Examination:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: He's more than a mere dog.
conversations.prefix: Rex!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It's not a short-wave, but when information is needed, you'll take what you can get.
conversations.prefix: Crank Radio:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Hopefully it can receive something.  Hopefully someone is transmitting something to receive.
conversations.prefix: Short Wave:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Derek went and got Rex as soon as his assistance was no longer necessary.
  
  A fearless companion, and an instinct to honor the pack.
conversations.prefix: Rex:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Her leg is badly wounded, and she lost a lot of blood.
conversations.prefix: Maude:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: When no easy answer presents itself, you can be down right mean.
conversations.prefix: Irritable:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: She's bleeding badly.  She won't last long.
conversations.prefix: Save The Woman:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Manufacturer of Brake Pads, located in Cleveland, Ohio.
  
  The Cast is employed here.
conversations.prefix: Asimco Brake Pads:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ships in orbit fire 'laser artillery' carving paths of destruction hundreds of miles long, and over a mile wide, in preparation of an impending ground assault.
conversations.prefix: Survive the attack:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The factory is damaged and becomes structurally unstable.  Workers are trapped, crushed, or burned to death.
conversations.prefix: Building Collapse:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sometimes on weekends you fire weapons, repel from helicopters.  Once, you even drove a tank.
  
  Hey - at least, you know how to fire a gun.
conversations.prefix: The Armed Reserves:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Some call you a nerd., but it's far more brutal than they think.
  
  You've spent years learning to fight with long bows, crossbows, rapiers, and other kinds of odd weaponry.
conversations.prefix: Medieval Reenactor:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Nursing, in home care, CPR, disaster volunteer, veterinarian assistant, what ever your background, you've been trained and have experience in administering first-response medical care with whatever you have available.
conversations.prefix: A Medic - Sort of.:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're no cage fighter, but you did enjoy spending your time kicking, punching, and throwing.
  
  How well could hand to hand combat work against an alien?
conversations.prefix: Martial Arts:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Does it have parts?  Does it have a motor?  Can it run on solar power? You can fix it, build it, and rig it.  A regular MacGyvar.
conversations.prefix: Mechanic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Though you've never flown an F22 before, but you have been certified.
  
  Finding something that can fly may present a challenge, but anything can happen.
conversations.prefix: Pilot:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Is it safe to eat?  How do you build a shelter?  How do you survive freezing temperatures?  What plants have what medicinal properties?
  
  It used to be a hobby.  Now it's all about surviving.
conversations.prefix: Survivalist:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Walk on fire?  Chew broken glass?  Just pop that dislocated shoulder back in place, and I can carry you!
  
  You can grit your teeth and endure more than the average person.
conversations.prefix: Pain Doesn't Hurt:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You keep yourself strong and agile.  
  
  Rock Climbing?  It's a lot of fun.   
  
  Bench press your own body weight and then some? Every day.
  
  When others are exhausted, you still have some gas left in the proverbial tank.
conversations.prefix: Athelete:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Anticipation is a wonderful thing.  Some call you lucky, but you believe it is pure intuition.
conversations.prefix: Quick Thinker:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It doesn't matter what someone else is up to.  You have a knack for knowing how and where to lend the perfect hand.
conversations.prefix: The Synergyst:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: When the situation is dire, you keep your wits about you.
  
  One thing you know for certain is that when the end comes, you will go down swinging.
conversations.prefix: Fearless:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You absorb information like a plant's leaves soak up sunlight.
  
  It's what made you so good at work.
  
  If you have a manual or access to learning materials, it won't take long until you know how it works.
conversations.prefix: Quick Learner:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: With a clever twist of words, or a witty expression, you have the ability to alleviate the most tense of situations.
  
  You're still alive, after all, right?
conversations.prefix: Lighten The Mood:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your true nature emerges when the dice are in play, when the chips are down, and when your friends are in need.
conversations.prefix: Brave:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Its been a skill ever since you were a teenager and you needed to sneak out your bedroom window to make that Friday night party down at the lake.
conversations.prefix: Stealthy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: No time to think about it.  Your body just does it.
  
  Catch a falling glass, snag that baseball going 100 mph, swerve to avoid a car wreck.
  
  If only you could control it!
conversations.prefix: Wild Reflex:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your hearing, sight, and/or sense of smell are well above average.  Moving about in the dark is a thing of 'feeling' more-so than 'knowing'.
conversations.prefix: Keen Senses:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The sight of blood makes you light headed.  Even imagining it is a distraction.  Other unpleasant smells, sights, and thoughts fall into this category.  Like slimy sewer muck.
conversations.prefix: Weak Stomach:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: When it comes down to it, you do not want to die.  You'll wait for stragglers, but maybe not to the last moment.
  
  Your sense of self-preservation is stronger than the average bear's.
conversations.prefix: Save Yourself:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: High places, or deep drops, or even peering up at tall places can make it difficult to think or move.
conversations.prefix: Vertigo:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Despite your best concentration efforts, extreme situations and pressure can lead to poor decisions.
conversations.prefix: Sensory Overload:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're not sure if they will catch you if you should fall.
  
  This can apply to inanimate objects as well, such as a rickety bridge or the strength of a rope.
conversations.prefix: Trust Issues:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Pollen, food, plant...  you decide.  You are allergic to something(s) that is a constant bother.
conversations.prefix: Allergies:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There's a limit to everyone's patience, though yours is reached pretty darn quick.
  
  As Arnold said in Kindergarten cop; "Stop whining!"
conversations.prefix: Whiner:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Ya.  You have a tendency to say exactly what's on your mind even when it might not be the best time to be bluntly honest.
conversations.prefix: Tourette syndrome:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The stress builds up like water behind a dam.  When it lets go, things can be interesting.
conversations.prefix: Panic Attack:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The alien invasion is not a random attack.  Gods have been angered and the aliens are the messengers sent to punish the insolent.
  
  Take a moment of silence.
conversations.prefix: Extreme Beliefs:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You had converted all of your hard earned cash into gold.  It's hidden in a safe that you built into the foundation of your house - assuming it still exists.
conversations.prefix: Investment:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You were engaged.  The date was set.  Now you have no way of knowing if your significant-other-to-be is even alive.
conversations.prefix: Marraige:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your Mother was in Cleveland Clinic for something serious.
  
  You had plans to see her after work - before the laser canons ripped river-sized rifts across the world.
conversations.prefix: Sick Mother:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Somewhere in the recent past you took someone's life and someone else knows about it.  
  
  That someone who is still alive.  
  
  His name is Jack Farrell, and he works in the offices of the brake pad factory.
  
  The circumstances of the murder are left for you to develop.  If more than one player chooses this subplot, then it automatically means you were both involved in the same murder.
conversations.prefix: Murderer:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your devotion to the less fortunate is only limited by the hours in the day.
  
  You were preparing to take a leave of absence, sponsored by your company, to spend three months in the Congo to treat victims of abuse, hunger, and disease.
conversations.prefix: Humanitarian:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You were in your last semester at Cleveland State University where you majored in Linguistics and were studying Chemistry.
  
  Maybe you can help somehow if you can reach the right people.
conversations.prefix: College Student:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've been looking for an idea to be a best seller.  Now you have it - the world is ending.  But if it doesn't, a journal might set you up for life.
  
  That is if there is anyone who'd want to buy it.
conversations.prefix: Writer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Frank has a plane there.  He can still fly it assuming they can get to it and take off.
conversations.prefix: Akron Canton Airport:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A dumpster...
  
  It's a long way to the airport.  Perhaps you should save your energy to make the trip.
  
  Or can you live with that?
conversations.prefix: Julie's remains:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Where ever you are when this challenge begins, on the road, or broken down, an alien machine the size of the truck takes an interest.  
  
  It fires a canon at anything that looks like it needs destroyed. 
  
  Including other cars.  It appears the alien's don't like cars.
conversations.prefix: Alien Scout:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The truck isn't as sturdy as Frank led you to believe.  It breaks down twenty miles north of Akron Canton Airport.
  
  This truck is built for road and off-road.
conversations.prefix: Something is wrong!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Above you military aircraft dogfight with alien spaceships as the invaders attempt to clear the airspace for the landing vehicles.
  
  Balls of flaming wreckage from both forces plummet from the sky as the battles rage.
conversations.prefix: In The Streets:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Motorcycles, 4 wheeling, skydiving, skiing the insane slopes, mountain climbing, bungee jumping...  virtually anything that requires insanity to consider you've likely done, or have it on your list to do.
conversations.prefix: Thrill Seeker:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Diplomacy is the key to getting your way, or to talking someone down from a ledge.
conversations.prefix: Voice Of Reason:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: They went that-a-way!  When they clearly did not.  Sometimes to do the right thing you have to make something up that fits what you know to be the right thing.
conversations.prefix: Little White Liar:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Whether it is food, shelter, or the gift of compassion, you sometimes don't feel the need to extend the proverbial hand.
conversations.prefix: Not Enough to Share:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Employee of the brake pad factory, and survivor.  He struggles to place anyone ahead of himself.
  
  Also knows secrets about certain individuals in the company, and may be blackmailing them.
conversations.prefix: Jack Farrell:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You tried to keep it a secret.  When you were younger, you weren't very wise.  Breaking and entering, car theft, drugs, armed robbery, and more.  Most of it you were never caught doing, but a bust put you in lock up for four and a half years.  You were trying to clean yourself up, but it appears that old habits may be best suited now.
conversations.prefix: Shady Past:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've been dry for fourteen months.  You're not sure what you will do when you find a bottle of bourbon now, but maybe you'll be strong...
conversations.prefix: Alcoholics Anonymous:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your dog.  He was in the house when you left for work.  No one else has ever stayed by your side like that animal has.
  
  No one.
conversations.prefix: Man's Best Friend:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Life has been hard.  Not always on you, but certainly around you.
  
  It has been a difficult task to find meaning in your life.
  
  What happened to those close to you is something that you rarely speak of.
conversations.prefix: Unlucky:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Special forces.
conversations.prefix: Agent Williams:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The truck isn't that big, and shelving takes up most of what could be used as passenger space.
  
  The driver says it's going to head south, and he doesn't seem to care much about anyone who doesn't get on board with him.
conversations.prefix: A Ride Out:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The crashed alien fighter is just a few hundred yards away.  If anyone is crazy enough to go look to see what it is....
conversations.prefix: Alien Technology:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Wyatt cusses too much and often talks about his girl friend in an unflattering way.
  
  He doesn't much a damn what anyone thinks.
conversations.prefix: Wyatt 'Barker' Carpenter:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: His neck has been injured and his airway is blocked.  He won't last long.
conversations.prefix: Man Can't Breath:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shipping and receiving clerk.  Johnny just graduated high school.
  
  He's a nice kid, but most people suspect that he smokes pot because of his long hair.
conversations.prefix: Johnny Taylor:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mike is a jack of all trades kind of guy.  He started in the shop and moved to fork-lift motor operator in Shipping and Receiving.
conversations.prefix: Mike Brice:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Where all the creatures go.
  
  1.8 miles away from the brake pad factory.
conversations.prefix: To The Horspital!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It's the alien device.  It seems to demand attention.
conversations.prefix: Don't Look in the Light:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There in the far corner of the lot!  You forgot about your boss's project car.  He kept it here because his wife hated looking at it.  
  
  It can be hot wired.
  
  Julie stands a much better chance with a car than being carried.
conversations.prefix: OH YA!  The 87 Buick!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Harold is still dead.  That bottle of animal tranquilizers she found are just like tic-tacs.
  
  Committed suicide on animal tranquilizers in Frank's waiting room.
conversations.prefix: Julie:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's going to crash if you don't.
conversations.prefix: Gain control of the B-25:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: An 11 year old orphaned girl.
conversations.prefix: Chelsy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The third alien craft is focused on bringing the Mitchell down.
conversations.prefix: Pursuit:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're not sure how much fuel is in it.  But, Frank wants it...
conversations.prefix: The Fuel Truck:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: They were waiting on a flight when the attack happened.  They ran and hid, somehow surviving the shock wave.
  
  Rebecca and Chelsey Hume
conversations.prefix: Mother and Daughter:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: He's just doing his job... but he could be swayed.
conversations.prefix: The Soldier:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A B-25 Mitchell 
  
  Will it get airborne?
conversations.prefix: Take Off!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There is no room for an ordinary dog...  Let's hope Rex isn't ordinary.
conversations.prefix: Rex is People!:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: In charge of the Humvee escort.  He's reluctant to allow the passengers access to the facility.
  
  There is a plus, however.  Many of the families slated for occupancy did not survive the attack on Atlanta.  There is space if you can prove your worth and give Garlow a fair reason to bring you along.
conversations.prefix: Specialist Garlow:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Maude needs proper medical attention.  But, she needs to get into the facility first.
conversations.prefix: The Wounded First:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Hendrix is a soldier, no more, no less.  Hopefully he can find a position in the facility where his training is needed.
conversations.prefix: Hendrix:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: They might like your dog, but that doesn't mean you are worth anything.
conversations.prefix: Can Derek Go?:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have skills that could be of use, but do they need them?
conversations.prefix: Joe Booth, Come On Down!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Somehow you've acquired the nickname 'Butch' by the soldiers.
conversations.prefix: Brian 'Butch' Cassidy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Not only do you get in, but you are given an elite status.  You won't be living in the storage chambers - you'll have carpet and a real bed!
conversations.prefix: It Could Be Better... For Some:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It's not 'exactly' on the base.,  But it's close enough.  A huge underground facility is right beneath you.
conversations.prefix: Robbins Air Force Base:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Garlow knows what's at stake, and regardless of whether you talk your way inside or not - he doesn't like any of you.  You are not people - you are a liability that will consume resources and endanger the success of the mission.
conversations.prefix: Garlow's Attitude:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: He survived WWII with over twenty targets reached in a B17.
  
  Not many could claim such a feat.
  
  Deceased - Head removed in the B25
conversations.prefix: Frank Manzeil:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: In command of the underground facility outside of Atlanta.
  
  2800 military, scientific, medical, and engineering people, and their families, had been preselected via computer and sworn oath to secrecy in the event of an apocalyptic occurrence.
  
  Those chosen were not told the truth, but rather were brought to the Atlanta area via work contracts and assignments.  All of them were led to believe that their oath had to do with anything from counter terrorism to education to case studies.
  
  Morris has been in charge of this aspect of 'Tomorrow No More' for the last twenty-five years.
conversations.prefix: General Earl T. Morris:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Chief Engineer.  Responsibilities include the facilities electrical, hydraulic, and nuclear power sources.  Air circulation and potable water also fall under his jurisdiction. 
conversations.prefix: Bert Lindower:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A psychologist assigned to evaluate the inhabitants and resolve social, employment, and other issues that might arise from the confinement of such a diverse population.
conversations.prefix: Valerie Scott:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There isn't room for many more than originally allotted.  You best have a good reason to be let in.
conversations.prefix: Talk your way into the bunker:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Chelsy is a child, but a lot of children have already perished.  Survival is of the utmost and being young does not necessarily buy you a pass.
conversations.prefix: Just a Child:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Brain Cassidy and his new appendage are growing in power.  What can it do?  It shoots L4Z0R3 and can project his thoughts...  
conversations.prefix: Brian:  Gain Better Control:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: What is that in the meeting room!?  I picture of a dam?  Where is this damn dam?  What is it doing there?
conversations.prefix: Derek:  The Meeting Room:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Into the Hangar you go.  Or do you?  Seven stories below ships are all in a pretty row - one fitted with a frightening device the size of a school bus.  What is going on here?
conversations.prefix: Joe: Hangin' in the Hangar:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: At the computer terminal, Katarina Bailey can see all, hear all.  A strong finish here and her friends gain an advantage.
conversations.prefix: Kat:  Remote Assistance:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Examination
  
  They are testing for something, though they won't say what.  Perhaps they don't know, or perhaps they don't want to say.
conversations.prefix: For Brian Only:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Note.  1 card per move.  Allow time for me to respond to moves.
  
  They just left you there.
  
  There's no choice but to move down the hallway.  You see bathrooms, a cafeteria, and store rooms that precede a series of small jail room like living chambers.  At least, their are no locks on the door.  Stone-faced soldiers are stationed, each armed.  They speak only in brief definitive sentences like 'find a bed'.
conversations.prefix: Joe and Derek:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: One card per move.  Allow me to respond between each.
  
  Unbeknownst to you, you are in the proverbial lap of luxury.  'Women are important' - you already got that much.
  
  Though there are guards and boundaries, you are free to visit Maude after her surgery.
conversations.prefix: Kat's Challenge:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: @Brian
  
  The device and you are one, but the destruction won't stop until you can calm yourself.
conversations.prefix: Gain Control:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Some call you a nerd, but it's far more brutal than they think.
  
  You've spent years learning to fight with long bows, crossbows, rapiers, and other kinds of odd weaponry.
conversations.prefix: Medieval Reenactor:
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 were out swinging around swords and t'occasional mace on the weekend, as well as getting in some archery practice to help you focus.
  
  What? Some women do yoga.
conversations.prefix: Weapons Training:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: For a time you taught college-level history, with a particular interest in the Nordic peoples and the many sagas they left behind. You're certainly familiar with the phenomenon known in their own lore as *berserking*, but...
  
  You? **You?** You're not some... some goddamn **valkyrie**, you're a historian and an ex-professor (and now apparently an ex-office drone) who wants to publish a *book*, for God's sake!
  
  And yet... killing—for good reason: to save your friends, or colleagues, or anyone, really, in need of saving in this crazy, post-apocalyptic world—feels so damn *right*.
conversations.prefix: Berserker:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The great Cat Killer, you are filled with curiosity of the world. Wanting to see and do everything and constantly looking for new experiences, your fool-hardy approach to curiosity can lead into all manner of trouble and sometimes gain you great rewards.
conversations.prefix: Curiosity:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: After 2 tours of duty in Afganistan and one in Iraq, I've seen enough to know what to do for most trauma incidents.
conversations.prefix: Ad-hoc Medic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You spent time in your daddy's garage when you were a kid.
conversations.prefix: Gearhead:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You can't stand people's suffering.
conversations.prefix: Soft Hearted:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: I've always been obsessed with technology, often losing sleep to solve puzzles.  The obsession part cost Booth his first marriage, and is partly why he's single now.
conversations.prefix: Geek Squad:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Not only are you dedicated but tjis sometimes leads to onsession once you have ssomething in your mimd it is hard to let it go
conversations.prefix: Obsession:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Frank might be old, but he's got some life left in him.  He likes his trucks to handle Ohio winters with ease.  Alien invasions could fall into that category as well.
  
  Who ever picks it up is driving.
conversations.prefix: Toasted and Dead truck.:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: His old side-arm from the war.  He still fires it at the range.
conversations.prefix: .45 WWII Pistol (unloaded):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Espied by Derek at a rental car facility their little ragtag group had happened across while doing their damnedest to avoid the likely-mortal attentions of an alien scout, this particular vehicle is just perfect for the apocalypse:
  
  Four-wheel drive, plenty of seating space, in a stylish, non-eye-catching black—against hostile survivors, that is; no one even knows, at this point, if the aliens *have* eyes—and fairly well-armored.
  
  It even has a cupholder!
conversations.prefix: Black Hummer:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Things seem to go well for you, and everyone around you. 
conversations.prefix: Lucky:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: His old side-arm from the war.  He still fires it at the range.
conversations.prefix: .45 WWII Pistol:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It took the end of the world before you found the right one.
conversations.prefix: Katpoole:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You spent time in your daddy’s garage when you were a kid.  
conversations.prefix: Gearhead:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Who will blink first?  Not this man.
conversations.prefix: nerves of steel:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dedicating yourself to your Training from a young age you have always been able to look out for yourself and make quick decisions. 
conversations.prefix: Initiative :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: I must learn to accept my PTSD and get help in dealing with the symptoms.
conversations.prefix: PTSD:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Being a NCO mean you have already earned some modicum of respect.
conversations.prefix: Rank has it's privliges :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Such interests as medieval history and historical reenactment cannot collide without some amount of collateral damage.
  
  In this case, an insatiable love for reading anything and everything—literally *everything*—but fantasy and sci-fi in particular, naturally.
  
  And if there's one thing that could be said for your stint as a college professor, it certainly gave you a *lot* of time to catch up on your reading... and with a bit of computer know-how (and plenty of time on your hands to practice it), access to research papers and scientific journals unavailable to the general public.
conversations.prefix: Well-Read:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes, nothing makes sense.
conversations.prefix: Incredulous:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There is no reason to  put one's body into a space where you can not turn around.
conversations.prefix: Tight Places are bad...:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Guilt over things that happened that you could not have changed. This weakness leaves you pushing past boundaries in dangerous and reckless ways.
conversations.prefix: Guilt:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Operating a moonshine still in the mountains requires a goodly amount of deception. The cops can't find out about it, you don't want family and friends knowing of - at least those who don't have a financial interest in it.  It has turned you into a great liar.
conversations.prefix: Liar:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You left your partner for dead somewhere in your past. He survived, and wants vengeance.
conversations.prefix: Betrayal:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild: