conversations.from: system
conversations.value: This game takes place in the Laundry Files universe.  While not strictly required reading, I would highly recommend it.  Some of the short stories are even available online for free.  Overtime is a good introduction.
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Stross#The_Laundry_Files
  
  Characters in this game will be part of RED PINEAPPLE FALCON, a program designed to fully utilize new recruits while freeing up senior agents to deal with more serious matters.  This is in preparation for the uptick in incidents expected as the stars come into alignment and the world moves closer to CASE NIGHTMARE GREEN.
  
  Characters should essentially be normal every day people who were accidentally exposed to something that falls under the purview of the Laundry.  You wrote the wrong piece of code, saw the Laundry cleaning up a mess, etc.  You should not be a ritual magic user or compulational demonologist at this point.  The Nature cards should reflect your career prior to joining the Laundry and will likely lend themselves to possible ways that you were brought to the Laundry's attention.  Your nature will also apply some natural bounds to your initial Strengths and Weaknesses.
  
  For all of the cards involved in character creation, feel free to customize them to fit the character you want to create.  The only real requirements I have are that you should have little to know knowledge of the things the Laundry deals with, outside of the incident that brought you to the Laundry's attention.  Strengths are mostly generic to reflect this, with one exception that should be obvious.  Weaknesses are a little more Laundry specific but do include some generic items.  Your subplot should absolutely be specific to your character and relevant to the Laundry.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Like any large organization, your requests for resources should be planned well in advance of the actual need for those resources.  Address this challenge to get the support of the Department of Auditing.
  
  It is the job of the Department of Auditing to make your life hell.  Their agents circle above lesser departments like vultures, waiting for a moment of weakness.
  
conversations.prefix: Get Admin Support (Auditing):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Like any large organization, your requests for resources should be planned well in advance of the actual need for those resources.  Address this challenge to get the support of the Department of Records.
  
  Acquisitions (physical artifacts), Archives, Document Restriction Magic, Monitoring and Translation & Analysis all fall under the purview of the Department of Records.
conversations.prefix: Get Admin Support (Records):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Like any large organization, your requests for resources should be planned well in advance of the actual need for those resources.  Address this challenge to get the support of the Department of Human Resources.
  
  Health & Safety, Housing, Inhuman Resources, Medical & Psychological, Payroll, Personnel, Residual Human Resources and Training all fall under the purview of HR.
conversations.prefix: Get Admin Support (Human Resources):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: If you need something from any of the Human Resources divisions, this is the card to use.
  
  Health & Safety, Housing, Inhuman Resources, Medical & Psychological, Payroll, Personnel, Residual Human Resources and Training all fall under the purview of HR.
conversations.prefix: Human Resources Support:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have made a  living through art of some sort, whether it is drawing, photography, music, advertising or some other field.
conversations.prefix: Artist:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have above average skills when it comes to operating land vehicles.
conversations.prefix: Driving:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're already late and you've got to go up a flight of stairs and halfway across the building.
conversations.prefix: Get To The Meeting:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Like any large organization, your requests for resources should be planned well in advance of the actual need for those resources.  Address this challenge to get the support of the Department of Legal Affairs.
  
  The Laundry is not a bunch of occult cowboys who can sling spells around with impunity; they are not James Bond with a wizard hat, either.  They are civil servants.  The first question in any situation is not 'how do we stop this rampaging Elder God', but 'will our actions leave the government liable to a lawsuit in any conceivable way, shape or form?'
  
conversations.prefix: Get Support (Legal Affairs):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Like any large organization, your requests for resources should be planned well in advance of the actual need for those resources.  Address this challenge to get the support of the Interdepartmental Liaison Group.
  
  It is the job of the Interdepartmental Liaison Group to coordinate with external government agencies, including the military and law enforcement.
conversations.prefix: Get Admin Support (ILG):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Like any large organization, your requests for resources should be planned well in advance of the actual need for those resources.  Address this challenge to get the support of the Department of Internal Logistics.
  
  Armoury, Catering, Facilities, IT, Purchasing, Maintenance & Janitorial, Switchboard and Transport all fall under the purview of Internal Logistics.
conversations.prefix: Get Admin Support (Internal Logistics):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Like any large organization, your requests for resources should be planned well in advance of the actual need for those resources.  Address this challenge to get the support of the Department of Internal Security.
  
  Counter-subversion, Media Relations, Operational Oversight and Security Management all fall under the purview of Internal Security.
conversations.prefix: Get Support (Internal Security):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: If you need something from any of the Human Resources divisions, this is the card to use.
  
  Health & Safety, Housing, Inhuman Resources, Medical & Psychological, Payroll, Personnel, Residual Human Resources and Training all fall under the purview of HR.
conversations.prefix: Human Resources Support (copy):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: If you need something from any of the Internal Logisitics divisions, this is the card to use.
  
   Armoury, Catering, Facilities, IT, Purchasing, Maintenance & Janitorial, Switchboard and Transport all fall under the purview of Internal Logistics.
conversations.prefix: Internal Logisitcs Support (copy):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: HR has helpfully reminded you of the requirement to keep your training up to date.  Maybe you can get credit for relevant experience in the field?
conversations.prefix: Get Certified (copy):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: If you need something from any of the Records divisions, this is the card to use.
  
  Acquisitions (physical artifacts), Archives, Document Restriction Magic, Monitoring and Translation & Analysis all fall under the purview of the Department of Records.
conversations.prefix: Records Support (copy):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: If you need something from any of the Legal Affairs divisions, this is the card to use.
conversations.prefix: Legal Affairs Support (copy):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your team has been tasked with investigating a case of K-Syndrome where none of the normal causal factors appear to be involved.
conversations.prefix: Investigate K-Syndrome Case (copy):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This file includes all of the relevant information about the person inflicted with K-Syndrome, for Laundry values of "relevant".  Approximately the size of a very large phone book and a very small encyclopedia, it comes complete with a stylish carrying strap and optional back brace.
conversations.prefix: Patient Background File:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: If you need something from any of the Internal Security divisions, this is the card to use.
  
  Counter-subversion, Media Relations, Operational Oversight and Security Management all fall under the purview of Internal Security.
conversations.prefix: Internal Security Support (copy):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Knowledge isn't always power.  Just because you're aware of the true nature of the universe, doesn't mean it's other inhabitants can't crawl up your spine and start pulling strings.
conversations.prefix: Susceptible:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: An open-plan cubicle farm in The New Annex.  Furnished in the 1970s and painstakingly ignored since.
conversations.prefix: The New Annex - Cubicle Farm:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your career is based in research, procurement, restoration and care of physical items of historical value.
conversations.prefix: Antiquarian:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your career involved moving piece of paper from point A to point B.
conversations.prefix: Clerical Worker:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You worked with computers, maybe you were a programmer, system adminstrator or repair technician.
conversations.prefix: Computer Technician:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You had a career in the medical field, not necessarily doctor although that is an option as well.
conversations.prefix: Doctor:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your career involved designing, constructing, repairing or maintaining some form of machinery, mechanical devices or even buildings.
conversations.prefix: Engineer:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your training involves language and communication, whether as a translator or as someone researching ancient languages.
conversations.prefix: Linguist:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are (or were) a member of some branch of the armed forces.
conversations.prefix: Military:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You were a member of a law enforcement agency.
conversations.prefix: Law Enforcement:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You were a college or university professor in either a research or teaching position.
conversations.prefix: Professor:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You were once employed by a corporation, educational institution or government organisation as a scientist.
conversations.prefix: Scientist:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are in peak physical condition and have above average strength and endurance.
conversations.prefix: Athletic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are able to easily get a feel for how the system works and how it can be exploited.
conversations.prefix: Bureaucrat:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are skilled at inspiring, convincing, negotiating, etc.
conversations.prefix: Speech:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are skilled at evaluating another person's speech and body language.
conversations.prefix: Insight:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are an expert in a particular field of study, profession or other area of knowledge.  Be sure to specify which one.
conversations.prefix: Knowledge:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have difficult reading others, communicating with them effectively and just don't do well with human interaction.
conversations.prefix: People Skillz:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your previous career did not involve a lot of physical exertion.  Good news!
conversations.prefix: Out of Shape:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have an undiagnosed early case of Krantzberg Syndrome.  This causes occaisional lapses in judgement, poor coordination and forgetfulness.
conversations.prefix: K-Syndrome:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have an innate ability as a ritual magic user, above and beyond what the average person has.
conversations.prefix: Knack:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You feel obligated to protect someone or some group from the wider universe you've recently learned exists.  Be sure to specify who or what you're protecting.
conversations.prefix: Protect X:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You feel the need to learn more about the things the Laundry is responsible for.  This might not go well for you.
conversations.prefix: Learn More:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You still feel like it's possible to get your old life back.  This is probably only a useful subplot for first time characers and should be replaced with something else during a card refresh.  (Hint: You won't get your life back.)
conversations.prefix: Get Your Life Back:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A meeting room designed and furnished during the 1970s, a specially crafted ward prevents it's decor from being updated.
conversations.prefix: The New Annex - Meeting Room:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Artie is the representative from the Department of Records.  If you want support from them, he's the one you have to convince.
  
  Acquisitions (physical artifacts), Archives, Document Restriction Magic, Monitoring and Translation & Analysis all fall under the purview of the Department of Records.
conversations.prefix: Artie (Records):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Delores is the representative from the Department of Human Resources.  If you want support from them, she's the one you have to convince.
  
  Health & Safety, Housing, Inhuman Resources, Medical & Psychological, Payroll, Personnel, Residual Human Resources and Training all fall under the purview of HR.
conversations.prefix: Delores (HR):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Tom is the representative from the Interdepartmental Liaison Group.  If you want support from them, he's the one you have to convince.
  
  It is the job of the Interdepartmental Liaison Group to coordinate with external government agencies, including the military and law enforcement.
conversations.prefix: Tom (ILG):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Riley is the representative from the Department of Auditing.  If you want support from them, he's the one you have to convince.
  
  It is the job of the Department of Auditing to make your life hell.  Their agents circle above lesser departments like vultures, waiting for a moment of weakness.
  
conversations.prefix: Riley (Auditing):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Martha is the representative from the Department of Internal Logistics.  If you want support from them, she's the one you have to convince.
  
  Armoury, Catering, Facilities, IT, Purchasing, Maintenance & Janitorial, Switchboard and Transport all fall under the purview of Internal Logistics.
conversations.prefix: Martha (Internal Logistics):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Noah is the representative from the Department of Internal Security.  If you want support from them, he's the one you have to convince.
  
  Counter-subversion, Media Relations, Operational Oversight and Security Management all fall under the purview of Internal Security.
conversations.prefix: Noah (Internal Security):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ray is the representative from the Department of Legal Affairs.  If you want support from them, he's the one you have to convince.
  
  The Laundry is not a bunch of occult cowboys who can sling spells around with impunity; they are not James Bond with a wizard hat, either.  They are civil servants.  The first question in any situation is not 'how do we stop this rampaging Elder God', but 'will our actions leave the government liable to a lawsuit in any conceivable way, shape or form?'
  
conversations.prefix: Ray (Legal Affairs):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: If you need something from any of the Internal Logisitics divisions, this is the card to use.
  
   Armoury, Catering, Facilities, IT, Purchasing, Maintenance & Janitorial, Switchboard and Transport all fall under the purview of Internal Logistics.
conversations.prefix: Internal Logisitcs Support:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: If you need something from any of the Internal Security divisions, this is the card to use.
  
  Counter-subversion, Media Relations, Operational Oversight and Security Management all fall under the purview of Internal Security.
conversations.prefix: Internal Security Support:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your team has been tasked with investigating a case of K-Syndrome where none of the normal causal factors appear to be involved.
conversations.prefix: Investigate K-Syndrome Case:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: If you need something from any of the Records divisions, this is the card to use.
  
  Acquisitions (physical artifacts), Archives, Document Restriction Magic, Monitoring and Translation & Analysis all fall under the purview of the Department of Records.
conversations.prefix: Records Support:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: HR has helpfully reminded you of the requirement to keep your training up to date.  Maybe you can get credit for relevant experience in the field?
conversations.prefix: Get Certified:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: If you need something from any of the Legal Affairs divisions, this is the card to use.
conversations.prefix: Legal Affairs Support:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Once described by a real estate agent as "not very nice", the dwelling lives up to the hype.
conversations.prefix: Reece Burton's Flat:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The door is locked and no one appears to be home.  How do you gain entry without drawing attention to yourself?
conversations.prefix: Gain Entry:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Now that you're in, you'll need to search the flat and see if you can find anything relevant.
conversations.prefix: Search The Flat:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Billy, who refuses to give anything else in the way of a name.
conversations.prefix: Billy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your training involves language and communication, whether as a translator or as someone researching ancient languages.
conversations.prefix: Linguist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are an expert in linguistics, language, and ancient cultures.
conversations.prefix: Knowledge: Language and Ancient Cultures:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Awkward. Strange. Weird. You have difficult reading others, communicating with them effectively and just don't do well with human interaction.
conversations.prefix: People Skillz:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You feel obligated to protect Stephanie the wider universe you've recently learned exists.
conversations.prefix: Protect Stephanie:
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: Impersonating the YOUNG Mark Twain is so much easier. Less makeup and nowhere near as much to memorize. If only it were more lucrative.
conversations.prefix: Sam Clemens Impersonator:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've learned so many odd little things in the name of this role and all your previous, but the most important is how to become one with your character.
conversations.prefix: Method Acting:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've played Mark Twain so long you've become as bad with money as he was. No idea the value of things, and a sucker for every bad bet in town.
conversations.prefix: Spendthrift:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: From busking festivals, theme parks, and street corners to a permanent UK work visa and cushy government job. This is the life.
conversations.prefix: Milk it for all it's worth!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: People who design easy-to-use and idiot-proof items had no idea that they'd be up against you. You find ways to fumble almost everything. 
conversations.prefix: Klutz: