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conversations.value: The Collapse takes place in the City of Irkutsk, Russia during a pivotal point immediately preceding the fall of modern society. It is set in modern times (aka: now) and chronicles the events leading up to and what occurs during an apocalyptic human extinction event. 
  
  The details of the event will be as unknown to the player as to their character so the player should have an open mind in terms of accepting the type of apocalypse to come; whether it be from natural disaster or robot uprising, nuclear war or asteroid strike, zombie apocalypse or alien invasion, or even a combination of more than one of the above - you should probably be up for it as a player. Be aware, I am not going for camp here - I want it to be gritty and dark, but with a heart.
  
  This will be a solo game (1 Player only) driven largely by the narrative between your player and the narrators NPC (your characters companion) and will focus on how one person tries to survive a desperate and terrifying situation. This NPC might be a relative, a lover or acquaintance or a perfect stranger but it must be someone your character would be willing to go through this event with, and someone who there would be an emotional impact in losing for some reason. You tell me who this person is and we will create them before the start of the game. I do reserve the right to put my own spin on the character naturally. The more compelling the bond/relationship between your character and their companion, the more likely I am to accept it.
  
  I'm looking for relatively normal characters leading relatively normal lives; flawed but with what most people would classify as a "regular job" (ie: no military Special Operatives, spies/ninja's or hackers, etc). 
  
  One caveat about the main characters job is at the start of the game your character will be working in another city from where they live so its important their job be of the sort that requires him/her to travel abroad. Factor this into your writing of your own character as well as the writing of the outline for the NPC character who will accompany them.
  
  Your character should have friends and family written into their backstory and should have a believable real-world subplot. There should be things they need to do, to take care of, to get to, etc during this event.  
  
  As a player you should be willing to start play in a relatively mundane scenario which will eventually escalate as events of the apocalypse begin to unfold. Expect more of a slow burn than constant, kick-down-the-door action sequences.
  
  Your character should have some sort of work link to the aging Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station in the area. Characters can be locals or foreigners, working as consultants or contractors or something else. They may or may not speak Russian, but if you choose to have your character not speak it, your companion should. There will be a major remediation project going on at the dam, but as winter is starting (Its November) delays have resulted in some complications. I’m currently planning for the story to start with the main character supposed to be having a day off for a national holiday (The Day of Unity), but they will be called into work for some reason, or perhaps choose to work for some reason. 
  
  I will select the player who writes the best and most interesting character and NPC combination, aka: the person who gives me the most material for future events and interesting encounters to explore.
  
  **Potential Story Themes & Aspects**: *Desperation, man vs nature, chaos, loss, disaster, post-apocalypse, revenge, violence, urban survival, scavenging, terror, exploration, losing hope, escape.*
  
  
  **Inspiration**: *The Road, The Last of Us, Children of Men, Quiet Earth, Snowpiercer, DayZ .*
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Custom cards only: Custom cards only & please include an image. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Custom cards only: Custom cards only & please include an image. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Custom cards only: Custom cards only & please include an image. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Custom cards only: Custom cards only & please include an image. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: AKS-74U: This is the carbine version of the AK-74, the successor to the AKM. The shorter length makes it better for close quarters or indoor combat.     
  
  It uses the smaller 5.45x39mm round. 
  
  
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: 5.45x39mm Rounds (+2): The 5.45×39mm cartridge is a rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge introduced into service in 1974 by the Soviet Union for use with the new AK-74 assault rifle.
  
  When combined with a magazine and AKS each bullet provides (+2)
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: AKS 30 Round Magazine: A lightweight, high reliability 30-round polymer magazine designed for AK pattern rifles in 5.45x39mm.
  
  Holds 30 5.4x39mm rounds.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Umifenovir Capsules: Umifenovir is an antiviral treatment for influenza infection.
  
  The packet contains (10) capsules in a blister-sealed package.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: City Hospital #9: The City Hospital No 9 is a large, dated health care facility with about 500 beds for adults and 200 beds for children. 
  
  It is one of the more highly regarded City Hospitals in the Irkutsk Oblast boasting modern  intensive care, vascular surgery, infectious disease treatment and neurology departments. 
  
  
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Julia Kerr: More than just a co-worker, Julia is one of the people you work with who doesn't treat you like an outsider and who you call a friend. 
  
  She's a Canadian with a dark sense of humor. Some of the other nurses claimed she slept her way into the job but technically her husband is in charge of a completely different department in the hospital and they were married before she even moved to Russia.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Helping the Boy: A child of about four or five who is having difficulty breathing is waiting in the pediatrics ward. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Claims Adjuster: It's not a glamorous job, and you tend to find people at their worst, but you are very good at your job.  You are the one your company sends out whenever they have to cut a big check.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Guide: You've taken more shits on the side of a mountain than in a restroom. The backcountry is your office and your job is to help your clients put meat in the freezer and make memories of a lifetime.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Freelance Photographer: You have made a modest name for yourself as a photographer. You travel the country to do your work. You also do some freelance photo Journalism.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Contacts: You have a wide range of contacts in different parts of the country. In most major town or cities there are likely to be at least a few people who have heard of your work. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Judged unfaiirly: Despite your success, you find that people judge you incorrectly. Men see only a pretty face and assume there is no brain. Other photographers assume you slept you way to success. Women see you as a rival. Models see you as a sell out. Your family feel your priorities are topsy turvy. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Repair Relationships: In spite of everything, you ant to fix your broken relationships and feel like you are part of something again. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: College Student (maybe IT): Aa??
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Smart: Dhs
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Self-: Who put these thoughts in my head? Why won't they stop?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Live: Hshzh
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: History Professor : You've looked at the past more than you've ever looked at the potential future. You believe there's something to be learnt from the past.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Quick Thinking: You're quick to react to situations around you and are rarely caught off your feet.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Salt of The Earth: Even if you hide it, deep down you still want to help  people. Kindness is you biggest downfall.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Personal Secretary: Underling to a big business boss.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Resilient: Physically and mentally tough, you pick yourself up quickly despite setbacks.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Stubborn: Your way is always the right way, even when it isn't really.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Pay The Bills: And maybe make enough to allow you to follow your *real* dream someday.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Hope: You may not have look at the future much, but you have high hopes for it. You want to help your friends and family thrive 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Grit: They say the mountain never lies. Countless nights spent in the gym and morning runs before the sunrise have hardened you for the rigors of trophy country.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Critical: People make mistakes. Unfortunately, you tend not to let go of them.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Blood is Thicker: You won't starve as a guide, but you'll never be rich. Yet, your folks worked too hard to watch you do what you love. They raised you, but you'll take care of them now.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Trucker: You're the owner-operator of an eighteen-wheeler.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Man of Your Word: You take your responsibilities very seriously; if you say you'll do something, you'll do it.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Malleable Heart: You're easily swayed by hard-luck stories, injustices, and lost puppies--and are easily manipulated by those who can see this in you.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Protect Your Family: Your family needs you--get home to them _now._
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Emergency Nurse: You're a pediatric emergency nurse who tends to get included in air medical teams, often treating children during their transport to the hospital.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Pragmatist: You've seen many parents and doctors having only bad choices, and how they've struggled through them. You hope it never happens to you... but if it did, you know how to be pragmatic.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mistrustful: Never the most trusting person to begin with, you now have every reason to believe that everyone has an ulterior motive.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Forgiveness: After everything that you've done, you seek forgiveness. From the people you've hurt. And from yourself.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Self Denial: Despite your considerable emotional intelligence and empathy, you seem to be completely oblivious about things relating to you, to the detriment of yourself and others.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Vices: Be it booze, nicotine, pills, or flesh, you are a slave to your vices.  It's only gotten worse since the accident, now you pursue them with the same self destructive compulsive drive that you do your work.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Workaholic: It isn't simply shaking people's hands while a jingle plays.  It's hard work and *that* you're familiar with.  Even if your devotion to it borders on obsessive.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Estranged Daughter: Though you barely show it, you want nothing more than reconnect with your daughter, Jody.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Auto Mechanic: This is not where you want to be, but there is not much you can do about it...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Creative: painting or solving problems
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Make it: It seems like my dreams are getting farther away every day, but I won't give up.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lorry Driver: You work driving big, eighteen-wheeled lorries for a transport company.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Swindler: You're the voice on the other end of the phone. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Aspiring Artist: not successful
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Deceit: You know how to turn other people's trust to your advantage. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Retaliation: You've hurt a lot of people, and some of them want to hurt you back. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Tell the Truth: Cut yourself free of your web of lies, one deception at a time. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Computer Guy: So "Computer Guy" might be dumbing down your job title a little bit, but it's what you're used to being referred to.
  
  Despite your youthful appearance, you have earned a ridiculous number of degrees that have turned you into an expert in the field.  Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering...  You have surprisingly extensive background in a little bit of everything.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Intelligent: You're a bright kid; school always came easy to you.  Things that seem convoluted to others often just seem to make sense for you.  Especially technology.
  
  After all: software, programming languages, they all have concrete answers.  It's *easy*.  People, on the other hand, are much more complicated.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Awkward: What a boring, sociological cliche, right?  The super smart guy who has a hard time connecting with others.  Sometimes, though, cliches get to be that way for a reason.
  
  After all: software, programming languages, they all have concrete answers.  It's *easy*.  People, on the other hand, are much more complicated.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Connect: What you are really looking for in life is to connect with people - real people, not friends on the Internet that you have never met in person.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Independent Auditor: Being an independent auditor, a certified public accountant who examines the financial records and business transactions of a company, is something you never really dreamed of being as a kid.
  
  But you did follow your sisters advice and the pay isn't all that bad. Plus, you get to travel which is a major bonus. 
  
  Being an independent auditor means your typically used to avoid conflicts between your job offers. With your methodical mindset, you seem to find what your clients were looking for. 
  
  You don't take any job you can't manage, that'd be a pretty dumb thing to do. 
  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Practical: You know what's best for you, your business, and everything around you pretty much. 
  
  It's a trait that helps you with your clientele and deciding which course of action will suit you best in the end. It's probably why you've even made it this far.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Unlucky: While being Miss Practical and Business, it seems you have also worked up the minor reputation of Miss Star-Crossed. 
  
  It came out of nowhere, the worst parasitic relationship imaginable.  Maybe an exaggeration, but it's still there none the less. It began with an accidental fire burning down your favorite (and expensive) rug. In more recent times, causing you to lose your families respect when some unfortunate information had been leaked out to them.
  
  You've lost a few job offers because of this trait, but you plan on fixing that oneday.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Got Some Fixing Upping to do: You want to fix it, redo whatever you have done wrong. You've made plenty of mistakes in the past and relationships need to be mended now for whatever reason. Maybe you need to come to terms with yourself first, but that might just be easier said then done for you.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Nanny/ESL teacher: You were fortunate to land a job as nanny to an uppercrust Russian family. Sure the position had required a big move from the US to Russia but you were no stranger to change.  Your primary responsibility was to take care of two children and also to help them learn English, utilizing your degree in teaching ESL. Despite the never ending work, you have come to love these two children and you'd do anything to make them feel happy and loved and to keep them safe. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Adaptable: You adapt to change well. Nothing has ever been a "constant" in your life, so you've learned to be flexible. You tend to think on the fly and change doesn't scare you. Although, a bit of steadiness every now an then wouldn't hurt. But you don't hold your breath. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: People Pleaser: You tend to be overly optimistic about life and tend to be entirely too trusting. You wear your heart freely on your sleeve and care tremendously about others. Often you are mistaken as naive. You spread yourself thin, trying to make everyone else happy. You don't know how to say 'no.'
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Survival: Life is hard. There's always bills to be paid, work to be done. Getting through every day, every month...those are small victories. Finding someone to share life's difficulties wouldn't be bad, but you've walked that road before, and it didn't work out well for you. Surviving the daily and finding some measure of joy...you hope that is enough. You can't help but wonder if there could be more to life than merely surviving. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Process Engineer: You're responsible for crunching the numbers so that demand never exceeds supply, whilst efficiency is maximised.
  
  It's s boring, technical, office job, but it pays well, and is highly sought after.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Problem Solver: You love solving problems and puzzles. 
  
  If only every real world situation could be reduced to a mathematical equation.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Impractical: You would prefer it by far if all problems stayed theoretical.
  
  You've probably never tied a knot, fixed a car, or lit a fire. Intentionally.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Superfan: Football (soccer) is your life! You watch every game, read every news article, and go to all the games you can afford.
  
  Going to the World Cup was a bigger deal than the birth of your daughter.
  
  Gooooooooooaaaaaaal!!!!!
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Field Investigator: **Risk mitigation** might not sound like the sexiest career field out there, but...   
  
  Yeah, sorry. There's no but. It's just not sexy. Sure, [on paper](http://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=73c8d7ce62d7500c&q=Accident+Investigator&tk=1ag3aiflb545bbd7&from=web) it might look like what Zoryana does is intriguing, but it mostly involves slogging around, watching people go about their routines and taking pictures. So, no. Not sexy. But she's got patience and she *good* at it, and that's what counts.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: One Step at a Time: You're methodical, careful, calculating. You don't rush in, you *sneak* - taking great care to be silent and leave no trace of your presence. Sure, sometimes that makes you feel invisible to the world, but more often than not, that's a *good* thing.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Got My Eyes on You: The problem with being professional suspicious means you end up personally suspicious, too. It's hard for you to trust and you're always waiting for the other foot to fall. Other people might give the benefit of the doubt; you give the benefit of resigned expectation.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Catch 'Em in the Act: You *know* there's something hinky going on with this remediation project. There's something setting off warning bells...hell, it's setting off warning *klaxons*, but you can't quite put your finger on it. You've got to figure this out, for your own peace of mind, if nothing else.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Civil Engineer: Soil and rocks cover the whole world so we better know what happens when we build thing on them.  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Adventurous: Life is too short to not get out there and try everything you can.  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Good Hearted: You instinctively look for the best in all people.  You think they have good intentions like you do.   
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Keep the Family Together: Family is the greatest gift we have and nothing should tare it apart.  
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Good With People: If you want to, you have the good manners to make a good impression. You get along with most people.