conversations.from: system
conversations.value: This is a playtest of the rotating narration feature of Storium.  Please be aware that if you join, you likely will be narrating a scene.  It *is* possible to skip over a player if he/she *really* does not want to narrate.  If that is the case, please let the narrator know as soon as possible.
  
  This story will take place on the Orient Express in January of the year 1924.  The route will be Paris to Strasbourg to Munich to Vienna to Budapest to Bucarest to Istanbul, which should work out pretty well with one scene playing out in each of these stops.  The Orient Express once got stuck in a snow drift for days near Istanbul (the inspiration for Murder on the Orient Express), so we may want to play with that as well.
  
  Passengers can embark or disembark at any point along the route.
  
  Also, passengers can be fictional or historical.  For instance, we'll have Nikola Tesla and Harry Houdini on board.
  
  This story will be episodic in nature.  The characters and setting will remain (mostly) the same, but each narrator is free to take his/her scene in any direction, from mystery to thriller to romance.  I'm thinking of keeping this grounded in reality, but who knows?  Lovecraftian horror on a train might be good fun.  Let's enjoy this and see what rotating narration can do.
  
  Posts should be made in third person, past tense and I'm pretty picky about correct grammar, spelling, punctuation and usage (except when using dialect, of course).
  
  Card creation is completely open to you.
  
  Looking forward to seeing you onboard.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Royalty, spy, newly wealthy, industrialist, courier, diplomat...
  all manner of people traveled on the Orient Express.  Who are you?
conversations.prefix: Choose your own:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Choose a strength which will complement your Nature.
conversations.prefix: Choose your own:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Weaknesses may be even more interesting than strengths. don't you agree?
conversations.prefix: Choose your own:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What drives you?  Motivates you?  What do you want to accomplish?  Why are your on the Orient Express?
conversations.prefix: Create Your Own:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The train station in Paris.  Embarkation point for the Orient Express.
conversations.prefix: Paris: Gare de Strasbourg:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're going to spend the next 80 hours with these folks.  Your journey might be more interesting if you got to know them.
conversations.prefix: Mix and Mingle:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: During dinner conversation, please mention one piece of information about yourself which will either make others think favorably about you or will make others think *unfavorably* about you.
conversations.prefix: Dinner Conversation:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Aboard the train, midway between destinations.
conversations.prefix: The Orient Express:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The conductor has sealed off the scene of the crime. Can the passengers gain access to conduct their own investigation?
conversations.prefix: Alexandre's Quarters:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The surviving staff aboard the train have been instructed not to discuss the circumstances of Alexandre's demise. Can they be convinced to share more?
conversations.prefix: Gossiping Staff:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Everyone is a suspect. Do you have a convincing alibi for the time of the murder?
conversations.prefix: Alibi:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Everyone is a suspect. Do you have a convincing alibi for the time of the murder?
conversations.prefix: Alibi:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Everyone is a suspect. Do you have a convincing alibi for the time of the murder?
conversations.prefix: Alibi (copy):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Everyone is a suspect. Do you have a convincing alibi for the time of the murder?
conversations.prefix: Alibi (copy):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Everyone is a suspect. Do you have a convincing alibi for the time of the murder?
conversations.prefix: Alibi (copy):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Everyone is a suspect. Do you have a convincing alibi for the time of the murder?
conversations.prefix: Alibi (copy):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Everyone is a suspect. Do you have a convincing alibi for the time of the murder?
conversations.prefix: Alibi (copy):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Everyone is a suspect. Do you have a convincing alibi for the time of the murder?
conversations.prefix: Alibi:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The passengers now have access to Alexandre's quarters and remains. Are there clues here?
conversations.prefix: Scene of the Crime:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There are men here to rob the Orient Express.  You have to stop them.  
conversations.prefix: Deal With the Robbers:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There is *something* on this train that cannot or should not fall into the hands of thieves.  Protect it!  
conversations.prefix: Don't Let the Robbers Find It!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The privileged son of English nobility, on his way to seek power and fortune in the colonies.
conversations.prefix: Aristocrat:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The benefits of a first rate Cambridge education.
conversations.prefix: Educated:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Unwavering belief in one's own superiority.
conversations.prefix: Arrogant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Reginald wishes to make a name for himself and achieve the power and recognition he feels he deserves.
conversations.prefix: Power and Glory:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You like to move the world forward with new inventions and idea.  The world is a giant playground for your genius and desires for advancement.  
conversations.prefix: Inventor:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your mind works in new ways, and you can't help but be brilliant.  When you see a problem, you think of new ways to get around it.  
conversations.prefix: Brilliant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You like things neat, clean, and in their proper order.  You do the same thing every day like clockwork, and any deviation from that just bugs you.  
conversations.prefix: OCD:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You desire to change the world in some way.  Sure, you've already done a lot to advance science and technology, but you can do so much more.  
  
  Take THAT, Thomas Edison!  
conversations.prefix: Change the World:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Annaliese needs to escape her past and start a whole new life.  She must leave everyone and everything she cared about behind.  Can she do that and find happiness once more?  Or will she be caught and put to death for her crimes?  Only time will tell.  
conversations.prefix: Determined:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bound and determined to escape what she did, Annaliese always remains on her toes, swearing never to make any mistakes that could very well cost her her freedom.  
conversations.prefix: Tenacious :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: What drove Annaliese to fall in love with such a two timing cad in the first place is the same weakness that just might get her into trouble again.
conversations.prefix: Vulnerable:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Annaliese sees the Orient Express as a way out.  She can escape her past and everything she has done so that she can start a whole new life. She really has no other option after the choices she made, and she is ready to move on to a new chapter in her life.  
conversations.prefix: Resolution:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are tasked with monitoring and maintaining the well-being of passengers and crew alike.
conversations.prefix: Physician:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have keen senses and a quick mind.  Very little escapes your notice, and you are often aware of nuance and details that others miss.
conversations.prefix: Perceptive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your experience of life and people is that neither of them is particularly admirable.  You tend to expect the worst from situations and people.
  
  You'd think this would at least mean you are rarely disappointed, but somehow, it doesn't work out that way.
conversations.prefix: Cynical:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have struggled and endured a great deal to get to where you are today.
  
  You are not willing to compromise or submit yourself to the whims, wiles, or wishes of others. 
  
  This is your life, and you're going to live it as *you* will, the rest of the world be damned.
conversations.prefix: Live on Your Own Terms:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've got a flair for the dramatic and a knack for getting out of tricky situations.
conversations.prefix: Stage Magician/Escape Artist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your body is flexible and your hands are quick.
conversations.prefix: Dexterous:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're good...in fact, you're the best.  And you know it.  That kind of thinking might get you in trouble some day.
conversations.prefix: Superiority:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You live for the next big trick, the next exciting show, the next new concept.  It's what drives you...the next one has to be bigger, better.
conversations.prefix: The Next Big Trick:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Edward Somerset is no ordinary Prince.  Being a somewhat distant relation to England's royal family, he uses his royal connections to his distinct advantage at all times.  And he intends to make the most of his trip on the Orient Express as well.  He is sophisticated, charming, romantic and can sweep virtually any woman off her feet.  He is very much looking forward to this journey.  
conversations.prefix: PLAYBOY:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Edward has stood up to his family and refused to marry the girl they selected for him.  He wants to make his own way in life and intends to do just that.  
conversations.prefix: Fortitude :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Edward is drawn to creatures of great beauty and it is not difficult for him to lose himself thoroughly.  He would promise anything to the right woman, placing the world at her feet if she so desired.  It could prove to be dangerous for him in the long run.  
conversations.prefix: Beauty:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Edward is on the Orient Express to escape the restrictions of his life and to gain some long awaited freedom.  
conversations.prefix: Escape:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You chose to renounce all worldly life and goods, and are a member of a religious community of women, living under solemn vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.  You serve the church in whatever ways your superiors decide is best, given your talents and inclinations.
  
conversations.prefix: Nun:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are outwardly pious, but have a burning determination that cannot be stopped or hindered by anything.  Or anyone.
  
conversations.prefix: Iron Will:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have learned things, and done things, that are unknown to others - and you've  made every effort to make sure it stays that way.  But you're embarking on a long-distance journey, confined to a train that's a quarter of a mile long, and subject to the curiosity of other passengers, Cabin Stewards, and railway employees - and the scrutiny of border security agents.   
  
conversations.prefix: Secrets:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: An active vocation of both prayer and service is nice and noble and self-sacrificing and all that jazz, but you long to live in seclusion - away from the needy, ill, poor and uneducated that you and your Sisters serve.  It's not that you don't want to help them,  and you'll be happy to remember them in prayer (honest you will !!!)  - you just don't want to have to be around them.  Or be seen by them.   
  
conversations.prefix: Live a Cloistered Life:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're the widow of a 2nd cousin to Tsar Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov ... the Last Emperor of Russia.
  
conversations.prefix: Russian Royal:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've been educated in several languages.  You may not read, write, or speak them very well, but being able to understand even a little of what foreigners are talking (or gossiping) about can be interesting.  And being able to understand what they're whispering about may be important.
  
conversations.prefix: Multilingual:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You think that the people who seem to like you *really* like you.  You’re wrong. You are a bit gullible and trusting of the wrong sorts, perhaps, but you mean well.    
  
conversations.prefix: Naive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: As your husband lay on his death-bed, you promised him that you'd fulfill his dream of finding Grand Duchess Anastasia.  You vowed to help prove that she survived the Imperial Family's brutal execution, and you swore that you wouldn't stop living his dream until the Tsar's youngest daughter was crowned Empress.  
  
  And if everything goes as you plan, you'll become an integral part of the hopefully soon-to-be-restored Imperial House of Russia.
  
conversations.prefix: Restore a Romanov to the Throne:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A former Pinkerton with a reputation that's brought him to the attention of the newly formed International Criminal Police Organization. Much more interested in getting his next drink. 
conversations.prefix: Detective (Retired):
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You specialize in putting people at ease.
conversations.prefix: Charming:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have little interest in doing your duty. You have seen and done it all. 
conversations.prefix: Dissipated:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have made a $1 bet with Vincent Astor that, within the year, you will have had a drink in every country in Europe. This train trip will go through several countries, or so you are led to believe.
conversations.prefix: A Drink In Every Country:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ever cautious in her precarious situation, Anneliese is determined not to do or say anything that would get her into trouble.  She will try to stay away from the other travelers as best she can, and just blend in.  
conversations.prefix: Careful:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Somehow  you always manage to maintain the illusion of being brave - but the reality is that you're lacking in self-assurance or courage, and you're timid, and shy.  You just have to make sure that no one gets a peek underneath your facade.
  
conversations.prefix: Fearless Facade:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are, and you know it.  So does the world.
conversations.prefix: Famous:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You'd give anything, pay anything, to talk with your late husband.  You miss him desperately, and long to know that he's happy .  Besides, he's probably living in an Imperial Palace in the sky, so you'd like to ask him to ask the Tsar and Tsarina where the Grand Duchess Anastasia is.  Then you could go get her, present her to the world, and plan her coronation as the Empress of All Russia.       
  
conversations.prefix: Secretly Seeking a Séance:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are a student of the mysteries of life and death, and the sometimes tenuous border between them.
  
  Your knowledge of ancient mysticism and modern magic is formidable, and even eerie.
conversations.prefix: Occultist:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There is a presence about you, an attractiveness that goes beyond physical beauty.  
  
  This charisma owes something to nature and something to art and practice.
  
  People notice you--generally in a good way--when you want them to.
conversations.prefix: Alluring:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Annaliese must think of a way to get to those missing bearer bonds before the authorities find them, and also to keep the remaining bonds safe.  Her entire cover could be completely blown by this complication that has arisen, and it could very well destroy her whole life.  
conversations.prefix: Scheming:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Leave me alone when I want to be alone.  
  
  Please and thank you.  
conversations.prefix: Private Person:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: People trust you.  You seem like a nice person, why wouldn't they trust you?
conversations.prefix: Trustworthy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You survived The Great War, when so many didn't. 
conversations.prefix: Survivor's Guilt:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You tend to see things other people miss.  You pay attention to everything around you.  
conversations.prefix: Observant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Knowledge of crime scene evidence. 
conversations.prefix: Forensics:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Reginald does not always make the best decisions when confronted with unfamiliar situations.
conversations.prefix: Foolish:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've learned from your many years in show biz that sometimes it's not worth responding to the hecklers.
conversations.prefix: Non-Confrontational:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Stealthy: