conversations.from: system
conversations.value: Small towns. Every corner of the world has them. Often we describe ourselves as being from a larger city, a geographical anchor somewhere on the map, but most of us are typically from some dusty road or damp small town far removed from the bustle of the metropolis or the scurry of shopping carts and minivans peppering the suburbs.  How did we come to this?
  
  The small town is a tighter community. The neighbors know your name or help you with your geometry. Kids sell lemonade on the corner without the parental worry of abduction or some late night news piece. Why would we as people ever want to leave something so idyllic?
  
  The Friday night is the new Sunday morning. The whole town crowds the football fields. The tiny bathrooms stink only less than the hot dog steamer at the concessions booth. Church is kick off and the touchdown is the path to salvation. But Sunday mornings still exist, and the pastors speak of wild things, resurrection and love. It keeps the community close. 
  
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  Farnham, Oregon is tucked in the foothills of the Cascade mountain range near the Santiam Pass. The summers are warm and the winters mild. 
  
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  What I am looking for: a realistic lens on small town life as it comes to the metaphoric winter to spring chances for change. We find our stories on storium filled with the fantastical. Grounding it in a sense of realism would be a refreshing take on the tools. 
  
  Tempers raise when families clash over some nearby seemingly questionably owned parcel of property has mineral rights. The local factory will close down from down sizing and it employs a large portion of the town population. 
  
  If a skilled player wants to play the pastor or priest of a local church please go for it. The posts will be long and help define some of the struggles. 
  
  I am going to leave character generation generally open. But somethings must be changed or edited to meet the demands of a small town. I'm looking for siblings, an old man mayor, the best friend, the outcast, some type of local shop keep (ie barber, store owner, etc), or what ever you'd like to create. I may ask for some modifications to suit the needs of the intermingled relationships. 
  
  It would be easier if most of the characters were younger as to not have a tone of baggage that would have to be explored. However, if you create and older adult please add some depth to your character creation profiles. 
  
  This is will be 5-6 chapters with 2-3 scenes each. 
  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Create your own. : Create your own. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Create your own. : Create your own. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Create your own. : Create your own. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Create your own. : Create your own. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A House of Glass and Mirrors: The house of mirror maze at the Farnham Logging Festival.  It was always a favorite. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: House of Mirrors and Glass.: It is a favorite place during the Farnham Logging Festival.  Whether you're young or old there is a sense of reflection.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Anna's Number: 541.555.2617
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Footpath Behind City Hall: Dark, poorly lit, foot path on the way to the residential areas of town.  It is a short cut used by locals through the grove of trees.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Life Changing Moments: Wanting to escape or come back.  The prison of the mind is the worst.  If you were to build our dream life what would it be? Why? Who would you involve?  Why should it be any different than it is now?  What do you like about this place that you don't want it to change?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: HRD Vodka: Cheap vodka from Hood River Oregon.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Fred Schmidt: A drunk.  A loser.  A former factory worker.  He worked with Stang's father in the mill operating the fork lift but was fired in an accident.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Franklin DeLisle (DEAD): Brian's father.  Shift manager at the New Haven Paper Mill just outside of town.  Works hard to support his family, and hopes they all set down roots.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Off to the next place.: Franklin DeLisle is dead.  His heart stopped.  His glasses were crushed.  Organs were mangled in front of him splayed across the arches of twisted metal.  
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Farnham High Football Field: The epicenter of autumn culture in Farnham.  You went or you were ostracized.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Downtown at Dawn: Dawn was coming in.  The fragrant smell of morning rippled through the small little town.  Shop keeps and bakers heading to their jobs left unnoticed.  But those not working headed directly back to the final day of the Logging Festival.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Cheryl Browne: Owner of the Timber House Coffee Shop.  She has all the town gossip.  The local newspaper comes to her for the pulse of the community.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Keys to the DeLisle House: Keys to an empty house.  The sound of news used to play early in the morning, but it was silent.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Go Sober?: [For Derek]
  
  Do you try and go sober?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Green Peter: A man made lake up in the verge of the mountains tucked just beyond Sweet Home Oregon.  It is intense and beautiful.  No motorcraft is allowed.  Hiking trails galore, and the lake this time of year is warm.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Understanding.: Why are you there at Green Peter?  Why did you leave so early in the day?  What do you think about Brian (Mustang.)?  Do you share anything with him at school?
  
  THIS IS ANDY ONLY.  Characters can react to his interaction, but can not be the driver in this challenge.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Boat Trip. [Derek Must Start]: If DEREK HAS A WEAK CARD, you must also play a weak card, but only after his interaction.  He will select a player if any to help supplement this challenge.  
  
  You grab the boat. There are things to see, memories to remember and those to make.  Do you do it alone or with others?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Throwing stones.: As they are.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sharpie.: Because who doesn't like things permanent. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mental Treasure Map: You have had a long fun life.  You have tucked things away, and you've remembered where you have placed them.  The first of many is the small island.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Anna's Knife: NYC is a scary place, and old habits die hard.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Timber House Coffee: The town gathers here and then starts their day.  
  
  The salted bagel egg sandwich is amazing.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A Stiff Drink?: What has been creating your issues? 
  
  What can anyone else do to help?
  
  How is your brother involved?
  
  Why is this happening?
  
  How will this effect Brian as he get ready for football season and his father's funeral?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: All this talk of char and corn. : Anna won't let up about everything. The details are all lined up, and she was holding up and combining her new family with her biological family. 
  
  What are your feelings?
  
  Should Zeroni be invited?
  
  What about Brian's gf?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Passive interference. : What does the rest of practice look like?
  
  Brian only. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Another's War.: Armie begins pummeling you.  You've ruined his life, his practice, and everything else.  Why does he do this?  What do you do?  What can fix this?  Is there any fixing this?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Farnham Lakewood General: Hospital
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: May I see your insurance?: How do you deal with the hospital.  How do your injuries affect your daily life?  What is going to happen to your job, your schooling, your relationship with those around you?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dr. Garrett Lumbly: He is the towns doctor.  Everyone has seen him for everything.  He has a kid on the football team as well.  Looks up to Brian a lot, and scorns him all that same time.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What would Dad do?: BRIAN MUST START: 
  
  What would your father do in a time like this?  Who would he reach out to?  Why would he do that?  What good would that do?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Prescription: here be your pills. 25 units of OxyContin. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Derek's Apartment: Renovated loft above the furniture store in downtown Farnham.  Everything in it was a hand-me-down, but Derek made it work.  It is clean and sparse.  But the glass recycling is noticeable.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Beat me down Build me up.: The growing relationship has been rocky.  What is coming out of all of it?  What is it good for?  Is it good?  Where do the two go from here?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bills. : Why are they piling up?  What does that look like?  What are they?  What problems are they creating?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Anna's Barbecue: Mmmmmmmmm. Barbecue. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Anna's House: There was plenty of room for Brian to move in.  Another voice would fill the Bungalow with a sound that hadn't been around sing Anna went to school.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: All These Memories Stacked and Organized.: All of them have a past, and that seems broken by life, and the future has taken a different direction.  
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Thill of the Game   : Football was in season and it was the home coming game. The will to win was high in the glow of the field lights 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Masters Student: You are taking classes online in hopes to complete your masters in History
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Dedicated: You know what you want out of life and how to wield life's building blocks to get there
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Day dreamer: You love to dream and sometimes that gets in the way of things that need to be done
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: White Picket Fence: You want it: the dog, the house, the husband, the children and a steady career. Admirable?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Former Rebel: High School rebel whose antics and behavior are no longer suited for adult life.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Persuasive: All those crazy Derek stories, they all began with him talking otherwise smart people into doing something dumb/fun.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Impulsive: Derek didn't get where he is by making well thought out decisions.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Look Back Move Forward: He continues to try to find a balance between growing up and having fun.  Though the two seem so incompatible.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Champ: You're the town hero until the next season begins.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Muscle: You've taken down Wolves, Grizzlies, Elephants, and even Sasquatches.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Whiner: For some reason, everyone can tell when things aren't going your way.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Escape: You're too big for this little town.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mournful: You don't regret your decisions but sometimes your wistfulness distracts you
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Dreamer: You're never a part of the actual world - the clouds are your home
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Creative: Situations call for out of the box thinking. Good thing you know just what to do!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Introverted: You're shy and don't particularly like crowds... It's a problem.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Get Out of This Town: Who WANTS to be stuck in the middle of nowhere?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: All to well: You know all to well what this is going to reap. The feelings. An experience you don't want but have
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Poor Judge of Character: Your insight into other people is limited to superficial judgements and wildly inaccurate conjecture.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bottom of the Glass: Some people look everywhere for answers to their problems, Derek knows exactly where they are.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Brainiac: Your IQ is as far away from normal as someone on the other end who's considered profoundly disabled. Also, this does not make you smart. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Analytical: You see patterns in data others don't. You can cut through the BS to get to the heart of the matter.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Inside Outsider: You never feel at home, especially at home. You can pass for normal, and yet, you don't. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Find Your Place: You will belong somewhere when all is said and done. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Friendly: You love to socialize and be friends with anyone if possible.  You love to make people happy
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Temper Temper: *Derek's a good guy.*  It's something that people who like Derek say, but the fact that they have to say it so often, and in the form of an apology makes anyone doubt how good of a guy he really is.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Inspiration: As an artist, who's more qualified to inspire others than you?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Don't tease me about that: You have no problem with jokes. But being teased about love,  romance etc. Is somthing that gets under your skin
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Candid: Being easy to read can be a good thing, in some cases.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bad Fighter: You don't need to use your fists in football.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Devil May Care: That little voice people have that tells them they probably shouldn't do something, you've never heard it.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: I Want to Believe: You want nothing more than to believe life can be good and fair, in spite of the hard evidence you have against this.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Move On: Derek that was is no more, you'd like to put a lid on that brief portion of your life, now if the rest of the world would cooperate.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Finding Who You Are: You are a young adult that is up and coming in the world. You use your talents and your energy to push yourself along and take care of those you care about.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Exhausted: so much has been going on, its getting to much
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Friendship Binds: Finding friends is never easy and you choose to stick with them.