conversations.from: system
conversations.value: (NOTE: The game is open to new players, but you should read the story so far first.  New characters should be inhabitants of the American Soviet Socialist Republic -- secret police, resistance fighters, scientists, military officers, or just Average Joes/Janes trying to survive in the ASSR.)
  
  "Ladies and gentlemen, we have now reached our cruising altitude of 10,000 feet.  At this time, you may use any approved personal electronic devices that are within reach.  A complete list of approved devices is printed in your complimentary copy of Pacific Sky magazine.  Note that cell phones may not be used at any time on this--"
  
  The 757 hits turbulence, and you feel your stomach jump as the plane drops, then recovers.
  
  "I apologize, ladies and gentlemen.  Due to this turbulence, the captain is going to leave the Fasten Seat Belts sign on for now.  Please remain in your seats with your seat belt securely fastened arrrroooo--  Aaaaaah!"
  
  The plane enters a nose dive.  Your iPad jumps up into your face, glass shattering, before flying back through the cabin.  You can't breathe.  Like riding a plunging roller coaster that never stops, you scream as you fall faster and faster.
  
  Though your window, you see the white of the clouds change to the blue of the looming ocean and the smooth gray of . . . wait, is that a blimp?
  
  You black out.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Professional Explorer: Discovery is your business. You tread the edge of human understanding and capability. Make way, people.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Hardy
  
  Suggested Weakness: Arrogant
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Occult Scholar: You are an expert in the occult and—how does one say it?—possessor of rare and secret knowledge.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Mystique
  
  Suggested Weakness: Frail
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bold Cryptozoologist: The world is host to a wide variety of life and you seek it out for the sake of public knowledge. Only a few understand.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Quick Study
  
  Suggested Weakness: Cowardly
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Soldier of Fortune: Your experiences in live-fire conflict zones have become your expertise. Your survival is your CV.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Combatant
  
  Suggested Weakness: Angry
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Eager Producer: Some call your shows “reality TV” but you consider yourself a producer of experiences worth living and sharing.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Charming
  
  Suggested Weakness: Clueless
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Renowned Archaeologist: You’ve been called “famous” and “nefarious” by colleagues and rivals alike. Point is, you get results.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Well Educated
  
  Suggested Weakness: Uncouth
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: World Traveler: Your journeys have taken you from extreme-sports competitions to war zones to remote paradises. Hunger for more.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Worldly
  
  Suggested Weakness: Reckless
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Clever Mechanic: Machines are the ultimate expression of science, where intelligence makes contact with solid ground.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Build & Rebuild
  
  Suggested Weakness: Naïve
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Eager Sidekick: You admit, you’re along for the ride until you can figure out what to do with your life. Who do you follow?
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Wise Insight
  
  Suggested Weakness: Awkward
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mysterious Traveler: You’re not headed somewhere, you’re headed away from somewhere, in search of yourself.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Escapist
  
  Suggested Weakness: Untrusting
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Hardy: You are sturdy, tough, resilient; easy to hurt, maybe, but hard to kill.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mystique: You’re versed in mysteries and mysticism but your most potent strength may be your open mind.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Well Educated: Quality schooling, perhaps combined with real-world experience, gives you an edge in the field.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Charming: That smile, that swagger, that look—you’re an enchanting, persuasive sort, in almost any language.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Worldly: You’ve been around, seen the best and the worst the world has to offer, and that gives you great instincts.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Build & Rebuild: You make things go. With parts and tools, from circuit boards to chewing gum, you do remarkable things.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Wise Insight: You’re a natural study of people and situations. Some call it intuition but it’s just the way you see the world.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Combatant: You’re a fighter, adept at staying alive in lethal situations. You’re at your best when lives are at stake.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Quick Study: This isn’t about instinct, it’s about study. With observation or a primary source, you learn quickly.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Escapist: Your body and mind are nimble and hard to contain. You’re like an animal that won’t stay caged by steel or circumstance.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Cowardly: Fear is your greatest obstacle; you build it in your own mind.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Frail: Your spirit is willing but your body isn’t yet up to every challenge.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Reckless: You might prefer to think of yourself as bold but, yeah, sure, sometimes you’re just plain reckless.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Arrogant: People should look up to you after everything you’ve done and for everything you’re bound to do yet.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Clueless: You’ll get it, if they’d give you a minute to think it through.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Uncouth: Manners are for fundraisers and weddings. You’ve got work to do.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Awkward: Sometimes even two hands and two feet seem like a lot to keep track of.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Angry: The world hasn’t been fair to you so you show it the same courtesy.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Naïve: Sometimes even you think you should’ve known better.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Untrusting: People hurt each other. You’ve been hurt before. Why open yourself up to getting hurt again?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Escape the Island: Escape this mysterious island and get back to the world you know.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Make Friends: Whether escape is possible or not, you’re here now. Make the best of it by understanding the others stranded here.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Not Our Stars: The stars in the sky aren’t right. Those aren’t our constellations. Where are you?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Secret Knowledge: What lore and truths to change the world can you uncover from this place? What secrets can you discover?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Fittest: What are the costs of survival in this place? You were fit to survive one world. What about this one?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lost Love: How can you go on without all you’ve lost? How far can love reach?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Faith in the Island: You believe something about this island—you feel you’re right about it. What are you hiding?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Understand the Impossible: Find reasonable explanations for what’s happening here. Science is on your side.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: What Comes Around: We live in the worlds we make. Whatever happens is the result of our own actions, even in this chaotic world.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Make A New World: You’ll never get home. You don’t want to. This is your chance to start over.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The First Order of Business: Survival. Food, shelter, defenses. You can’t make sense of this place if you’re dead.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Treasures of Yore: Wherever you are, you should acquire artifacts (or treasures) so others will believe you when you get home.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Make Contact: Make contact with the world beyond this island.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Recover Yourself: Get a grip. Restore yourself to your best capabilities. Heal.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Prove Yourself: Show the others that you’re more than you were by saving someone or something valuable.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rescue: Ace Bishop: Free Ace Bishop from her life in this strange place.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Rescue: Thomas Merchant: Free Thomas Merchant from his exile and maybe return him to civilization.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rescue: The Madman: Rescue the raving madman from himself and maybe help him find a measure of peace.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Make Peace: Get through to those who want to hurt you. Find a way to make peace between hated groups.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Kill To Live: Defeat that monster that hunted you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Smartphone: No signal, half a bar of battery left, but maybe some app or data within can still help somehow?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Shotgun: This battered pump-action shotgun was in the front of the plane and survived the crash. Lucky.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Radio: The plane’s weatherbeaten radio is detachable and sports an emergency battery.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Tome of Occult Lore: Aged and marked with generations of marginalia, this is either spooky nonsense or a mystic treasure trove.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Spyglass: An old-fashioned spyglass in pretty good shape.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Backpack: A good, sturdy, 21st-century backpack with a dozen pockets.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: MRE: One military-issue meal, ready to eat.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Digital Camera: Top-of-the-line still and video camera with a backup battery taped on and a tripod.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: 50 Feet of Good Rope: A coil of top-grade climbing rope, blue with an orange stripe.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Golden Idol: A one-foot gold idol vaguely resembling the art style of the Chachapoyas but in a previously unknown mode and style.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Crash Site: Thick jungle holds up the wrecked front half of the plane, it’s shredded tail littering the forest beyond.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Vista Overlook: A deep valley, thick with deep jungle, yawns before this cliff-top perch. Tall stone ruins peek through the canopy below.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Thundering Waterfall: Waters gush off the edge of a sheer cliff into what looks like a deep lagoon forty or fifty feet below.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Monstrous Nest: Three-toed footprints and crushed eggshells, the size of melons, mingle with gore-streaked animal bones here.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ancient Ruin: This towering complex of vine-choked ruins is pocked by shallow dig sites and excavations throughout.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Damp Cavern: A dripping grotto of still water with a stroke of sky visible through a crack in the ceiling, where skulls are knotted into hanging roots.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shanty Town: A rough and ragged stilt-village of haphazard buildings assembled from sorry wreckage and harvested planks.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Shore of Wrecks: The beach here is a rusty tangle of wrecks upon wrecks—a storied landscape of maritime disasters spanning a century or more.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Enigmatic Statue Garden: Statues, some carved from stone, some from tree trunks, stand in this clearing like a meeting of a dozen artificial ambassadors.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Strange Jungle: The deep jungle of the island’s interior sweats beneath a canopy of twisted branches populated with colorful, unidentifiable birds.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Build a Fire: You’ve done this before. You can do it again.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Cross the River: Make your way carefully across without being carried away or drowned.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Down the Cliff: Get down the cliff side to the jungle below. Do you climb or take the plunge into the lagoon below?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Track the Beast: Learn what you can about how it moves, where it nests, and what it is.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Puzzle Out the Ruin: What was this place? Who made it? Where did they go?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Explore the Cave: Ancient graffiti and a broken piano decorate this grotto. What is this place?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Pillage the Wrecks: Find something of value in the rusting shipwrecks on this beach—if you can.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sneak Through Town: Sneak around in the shanty town to learn what you can or to escape.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Repair the Transceiver: Is the old transceiver aboard the outermost shipwreck really beyond saving?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Shootout in the Rain: Not much ammo on this island but a lot of it is flying at you tonight.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Atticus Kirkhill: A pioneer among explorers and visionary behind this expedition, sadly lost in the crash on this mysterious island.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Kate Kirkhill: The bold and daring heiress to the Kirkhill legacy is a renowned explorer and linguist. Did she expect any of this?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Michael Barrett: Survivalist, rabble rouser, and self-proclaimed leader of the island. How long has he been here?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Candace “Ace” Bishop: This fabled singer-turned-adventurer was lost crossing the Pacific in 1938 during an airplane race.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Venomous Constrictor: Like some combination of a cobra and a boa, this hooded constrictor is almost twelve feet of trouble.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Curious Elephant: An inquisitive, strangely tattooed elephant. Where did those tattoos come from and what do they mean?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Gigantic, Roaring Beast: Its unearthly roar shakes the jungle, sending birds to flight and hearts to pounding. What the hell is it?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Blade-Toting Goon: One of several sweaty, angry goons armed with blades (or worse) who do Barrett’s bidding. But why?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sweaty-Toothed Madman: Raving and flailing in rags and broken boots. Who was this long-bearded lunatic and how did he get here?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Thomas Merchant: A privateer and pirate who plied the seas from Bermuda to Barbados before disappearing in the 18th century.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shanty Town: A rough and ragged stilt-village of haphazard buildings assembled from sorry wreckage and harvested planks.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bikini: A red bikini.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mini Dress: A stylish black mini dress.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Passenger Manifest: Dr. Allison Betke (UCSD)
  
  Monica Bressling (Stanford)
  
  Dr. David Petersen (Harvard)
  
  Dr. Alex Tanaka (Stanford)
  
  Dr. Jules DiFranco (Caltech)
  
  Jorge Zaruda (UCLA)
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Learn More About the Other Survivors: Learn more about the other survivors (player characters and/or NPCs).
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Cocaine Brick: A kilo of cocaine wrapped in plastic.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Flare Gun: A flare gun, for use in emergencies.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Canned Goods: Canned goods with an expiration date of September 2007.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: 9mm Pistol: The Glock 17 is a lightweight semi-automatic pistol commonly used by law enforcement.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Antibiotics: A bottle of ciproflaxin pills.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Painkillers: A bottle of oxycodone pills.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: HMS Indefatigable Captain's Log: The leather-bound captain's log of the HMS Indefatigable.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Gold Pin: A small gold pin.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Emily Henderson: Emily is a 19-year-old freshman at Georgetown.  Her father is Dr. Martin Henderson.  She has a part-time job working at the campus administration offices.
  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Alex Tanaka: A brilliant Stanford physicist specializing in theories of quantum gravity.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Chloe Jacobsen: A UCLA sophomore majoring in Anthropology.  Her clothes say money, and lots of it.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Peter Black: A US Federal Air Marshall trained to fight terrorists and criminals.  Now, he faces far more unusual dangers.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Robin Theraux: A well-known CNN reporter who faded from view five years ago, under clouds of controversy.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Louis Vuitton Suitcase: The Louis Vuitton Monogram canvas case is a true classic that has stood the test of time (from $3,880).
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Shipwreck: A large ship is beached and rusting on the shore.  Though clearly not seaworthy, much of its structure is intact.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ancient Ruin: This towering complex of vine-choked ruins is pocked by shallow dig sites and excavations throughout.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Damp Cavern: A dripping grotto of still water with a stroke of sky visible through a crack in the ceiling, where skulls are knotted into hanging roots.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Enigmatic Statue Garden: Statues, some carved from stone, some from tree trunks, stand in this clearing like a meeting of a dozen artificial ambassadors.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Monstrous Nest: Three-toed footprints and crushed eggshells, the size of melons, mingle with gore-streaked animal bones here.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Vista Overlook: A deep valley, thick with deep jungle, yawns before this cliff-top perch. Tall stone ruins peek through the canopy below.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Build a Fire: You’ve done this before. You can do it again.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Cross the River: Make your way carefully across without being carried away or drowned.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Crash Site: The shattered fuselage and broken wings of the 757 are spread across the beach.  Ejected seats are scattered on the sand.  Bodies lie beneath piles of debris.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Thundering Waterfall: Waters gush off the edge of a sheer cliff into what looks like a deep lagoon forty or fifty feet below.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Strange Jungle: The deep jungle of the island’s interior sweats beneath a canopy of twisted branches populated with colorful, unidentifiable birds.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Candace “Ace” Bishop: This fabled singer-turned-adventurer was lost crossing the Pacific in 1938 during an airplane race.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rescue the Survivors: Passengers are still trapped in the burning wreckage.  Rescue them before they die.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Choose a Leader: The survivors are fighting over who should lead the group.  Decide who you think would make the best leader.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: On the Beach: A clear stretch of sand bordering the jungle to the west and the ocean to the east.  Mountains are visible on the western horizon.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Campfire Confessions: Robin wants to learn more about the survivors, their backgrounds, their hopes, and their fears.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sabertooth Tiger: A giant tiger with enormous canines rushes out of the jungle and attacks.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Explore the Wreck of the Cassandra: The ship is severely damaged, but mostly intact.  It may contain items that are of use to the survivors.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Escape the Plesiosaur: An aquatic dinosaur has risen from the ocean and is attacking the survivors.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Legionary Valerius: An elite soldier in the LXI Apollinaris Legion.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Save Danny's Hand: Danny's hand is badly injured.  The bleeding needs to be stanched and something needs to be done to prevent infection.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Help Alex Build a Receiver: Alex has all the components he needs to build a receiver, except a battery.  Find one.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Console Chloe: Chloe is having a bad day.  Try to make her feel better.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Statue on The Mall: On the Washington Mall, between the Washington Monument and the Capitol, stands a large statue.  The inscription reads, "Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1870-1954.  A gift from the USSR to our brothers in the American Soviet Socialist Republic."
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Getting to Know You: The survivors are strangers to each other, but their survival may depend on being able to trust one another.  Find out more about the other survivors (player characters and/or NPCs).
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Private Miller: Private Miller is an ASSR Army soldier assigned to Capitol Police duty.  He wants to know why the survivors are outside on the streets, well after curfew.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Getting to Know You Better: Some of the survivors are starting to get comfortable with each other, but others are still a mystery...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Hatch Clearing: A metal hatch lies embedded in the ground in the center of a small clearing.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Down the Hatch!: Escape down the hatch before Peter and the mercenaries kill you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Down the Hatch!: Open the hatch and escape by descending the ladder into the darkness.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Walk to Georgetown: Walk three miles through downtown DC, from the National Mall to Georgetown, without raising suspicion.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Wait a Second...: Alex seems to know more than he's telling.  Before you step into the glowing blue circle, you want some answers.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Federal Security Police HQ: This massive glass, steel, and concrete pyramid houses the national headquarters for the Federal Security Police.
  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Georgetown Apartment: The modest Georgetown apartment where Martin, Eleanor, and Emily Henderson live.
  
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Any Questions?: Alex is willing to answer any other questions that the survivors have.
  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Distract the Other Guard: Chloe has distracted one of the guards.  Find a way to distract the other one.
  
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Armed Guard: Deal with the patrolling guard -- either violently or non-violently.
  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Nihilist Musician: The guy that never made it, whose dreams never came true. And without a dream, what's the point?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Student Extrodinaire: Interested in everything, committed to nothing; "professional student" might be a better term.  Lucky you're clever enough for those college scholarships.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Fulbright Scholar: One of the few people in her country who have been selected to go teach her native language.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Tolerance: Born and raised in the desert, heat is never a problem, men are controlling and abusive yet she manages to adapt and stay strong
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Basic Medical Knowledge: As a biologist, Dr. Clough has a basic knowledge of the human body and is better than average at providing first aid.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Adventurous: Willing to try new things, with a knack for picking things up quickly.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Pragmatism: You tend to see whats there  and deal with problem. Its not the most social of your aspects but you can like to get things done.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Cagey: Wary and cautious,  always on guard against others.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Brave: Even when you're afraid, you don't act like it.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Fame: Jon is famously wealthy and influential in the television industry. Sometimes that can influence people.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Always on the hustle: Danny may not have been the most successful musician in the world, but he was always trying.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Paranoid: All the weirdness on this island has left Jon in a decidedly suspicious mood.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Impatient: I hate waiting.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Impress Chloe: Jon seems to have escaped the island. Sort of. Now he can focus on getting to know that charming blonde drug smuggler.