conversations.from: system
conversations.value: (Game is on hold)
  
  You've joined a support group in Oakland for people whose nightmares have turned real. 
  
  The room is awkward, stuffy, quiet, intense.
  
  The first thing the group leader announces is an explanation of the empty blue chair in the corner. Jerry is no longer with us. 
  
  (I want this to be a short, fairly active, experimental, very permissive for new players, dark horror/drama. Inspirations include: American Horror Story: Murder House {When it was good}, Misfits, Fight Club)
  
  (Photographs by: http://wiersz.deviantart.com/)
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Antiquarian: You’re an expert on antiquities and artifacts, known world-wide for your skills.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Appraisal
  
  Suggested Weakness: Delicate
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Archaeology Professor: You teach archaeology at a prestigious New England college and are widely published.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Lore
  
  Suggested Weakness: Slow
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Physics Professor: You stand at the forefront of “alternative physics”—where science meets mysticism.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Sciences
  
  Suggested Weakness: Limited
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Medical Doctor: Your knowledge of the human body and its care is much celebrated.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Medicine
  
  Suggested Weakness: Oath
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Psychologist: The human mind is your purview—you understand how it works and when it doesn’t.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: The Mind
  
  Suggested Weakness: Judgmental
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Field Archaeologist: You blend archaeological knowledge with wilderness survival and digging techniques.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Survival
  
  Suggested Weakness: Reckless
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dilettante: You ache to make a mark on the world, to amount to something special.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Resources
  
  Suggested Weakness: Naive
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Graduate Student: You’re at the beginning of an exciting career... you hope.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Vital Youth
  
  Suggested Weakness: Impatient
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Soldier of Fortune: Your military training makes you valuable the world over. It’s a dangerous place, this planet.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Hardy
  
  Suggested Weakness: Heartless
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Occult Author: You’ve studied and written widely on matters of mysticism and folklore. Your fans are many.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Mysticism
  
  Suggested Weakness: Bookish
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Appraisal: You’re sharp, perceptive, and quick—capable of appraising situations as well as objects.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lore: Your intellect is formidable and your knowledge spans many cultures and histories.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sciences: You have a calculating mind that prizes reason and calm precision above all.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Medicine: You’re adept at medicine, from saving lives to identifying the telling marks of death.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Mind: The human mind is a remarkable device and you understand how it works.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Survival: You’ve survived the wilderness, bandits, and wolves in your search for ancient treasures.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Resources: You’re well equipped with quality tools, society contacts, and funds.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Vital Youth: You’re energetic, athletic, and hale—ready for adventure!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Hardy: You’re a rugged, leathery sort. You’re hard to kill and ready to work through pain.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mysticism: You know the ways of folklore and magic, some of it so much hogwash... some of it not.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Delicate: You’re delicate of touch, of demeanor, and of constitution.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Slow: Your mind may be sharp but your body is slow to keep up.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Limited: Outside your areas of expertise, you’re easily lost.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Oath: You’ve sworn an oath to save lives, avoid violence, and heal the sick.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Judgmental: Your judgmental attitude causes you troubles. If only others would try harder to measure up.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Reckless: You sometimes take chances that put you or others at risk.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Naive: A bit gullible and trusting of the wrong sorts, perhaps, but you mean well.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Impatient: You don’t wait around well. You want to act first and think about it later maybe.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Heartless: The years have left you wary and callous, unwilling to risk your heart again.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bookish: You’re no athlete. Maybe you’re doughy or awkward or frail but you’re sure no athlete.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Learn an Eldritch Secret: Learning is power, whether you share it or not.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hunt Something New: You’ve stalked or been stalked by the most dangerous game. Time for a new challenge.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Find Worthy Material for a Dissertation: Stop waffling and wondering and find out what you believe to be true about the world.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Show Your Father You’re Worthy: It’s not about inheritance, it’s about respect.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Push A Mind Beyond Its Limits: Push someone—perhaps yourself!—beyond the limits of reason and then study what happens.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Show Them Your Work is Sound: It’s not enough anymore to believe you’re right. Show them you’re right.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bring Back A Groundbreaking Artifact: If you can retrieve a never-before-seen treasure, your career will be revitalized.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Get Home Alive: Maybe this work isn’t worth your life? Just get home alive.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Nothing Is Forbidden: Human morals are a human construction. Knowledge of the infinite is more valuable.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Matters of Love: Love may be an earthly concern, but it’s real and it matters.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Deciphering: Read words that have gone unread for generations.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Survive the Wild: Endure and survive the threats of the wild.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Protect Someone: Prevent harm from coming to a colleague you admire or cherish.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Save A Life in Danger: Rescue someone in peril, perhaps bringing them back from the brink of death.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Be The First: Set foot in a new or ancient place before someone else can despoil it.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Protect the Dig Site: Protect the dig site from harm.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Warn the World: Get word out about what’s happening at the dig site.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Make A Friend: The best protections against the harsh realities of the world are friendship and allies.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Photographic Evidence: Get a photo that no one would believe if it weren’t true.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Right Might: Show someone that you’re not to be trifled with.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A Matchbook From The Blue Star: A simple matchbook adorned with a blue star and no words.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Jameson’s Portfolio on the Peru Dig: A collection of newspaper clippings, sketches, and geographical survey maps.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A Stack of Cold, Hard Cash: At least $1,000 dollars American in bright green bills.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Heavens Below: by Brother Francisco Castillo. Contains occult secrets about pre-Columbian South America.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Revolver: A six-shot snub-nosed pistol.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Shotgun: A long, double-barreled shotgun with a wood stock.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ammunition: Ammo for a gun.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Dynamite: One stick of dynamite with a long fuse.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Digging Equipment: Shovels, brushes, and picks suitable for quick or fine-detail work.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A Fine Camera: A high-quality camera with tripod.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dr. Jameson’s Office: All dark hardwoods and plush chairs with a penthouse view.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Aveline Estate: The sort of place with marble pillars and a hedge maze.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Aboard Butcher’s Plane: The plane rattles and dips in tough turbulence. It’s more for cargo than passengers.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Blue Star Nightclub: The city’s best-hidden jazz secret is this hole-in-the-wall club, open just twice a week.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Suburban Dining Room: The table is buried under layers of maps and sketches and newspaper clippings.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A Remote Peruvian Village: A quaint, humid little village on the road leading to the dig site.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Swaying Rope Bridge: No way a truck could make it across that. Only foot traffic could cross this rickety thing.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Abandoned Dig Site: The dig site resembles, at first, just an assortment of low, stone walls and carved pits.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Deep Jungle: This sort of jungle can swallow up a traveler with ease and never release its secrets.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Far Beneath the Dig: A circle of sunlight through the well shaft above reveals a vast, finely carved chamber...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Turbulence: Avoid embarrassing yourself in flight.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: First Impressions: Make a first impression on the locals that won’t get you in trouble later.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Cross the Rope Bridge: Get across the rope bridge with all your equipment intact.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rains From A Clear Night Sky: The dig site fills with water and mud. Protect the artifacts!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Find Your Way: The track through the jungle is perilous and difficult to follow. Don’t lose your way.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lost Beneath: These strange passages beneath the earth make little sense. Will you ever see the sky again?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ancient Writings: Who can decipher these ancient markings?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Gunfire!: Someone from afar is taking shots at you!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Impossible Creature: It is both there and not there, part tentacle and part grasping mouth. Understand it? Or flee?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Vision: Are you dreaming or is this real?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dr. Jeremiah Jameson: Dr. Jameson isn’t brave enough to lead expeditions so he funds others’ trips into the unknown.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Diane Aveline: The widow of Michael Aveline, who was killed on an expedition of Jameson’s. She wants revenge.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Caroline Butcher: One of the world’s great pilots and photographers.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Walter Corrigan: A soldier of fortune hired to protect Dr. Jameson’s investments.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Leonard Crenshaw: A locally renowned jazz musician and expert on folklore of the Americas.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Jorge Quispe: A young driver, fixer, and guide in Peru. He’s been to the dig site Jameson’s curious about.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mysterious Interloper: Tall and shadowy in a fedora and trench coat. Who is this gravel-voiced stranger?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mad Cultist: This drug-addled cultist is ready to give his life—or yours—to please his monstrous god.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Tentacular Beast: Tentacles and feathery antennae probe out from a shadowy mass at the heart of this beast!
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hellish Flying Monstrosity: Wider-winged than a condor, with a bone-chilling cry and gleaming teeth.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Nightmare Condition: A condition where a person's nightmares appear in the dreamer's waking life, debated by skeptics due to the unreliability of the small number of people who claim to have the condition.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mysterious Interloper: Tall and shadowy in a fedora and trench coat. Who is this gravel-voiced neckbeard?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Methamphetamine: You keep some around in order to avoid being killed by monsters in your dreams. Plus its starting to feel pretty good.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A remote job: Its good because you've been looking kind of gnarly lately
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Find The Connections: Find and investigate reappearing people, places and things between the groups nightmares.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Protect the Group: Protect the members of your support group, whether from people who don't understand them, parasites within it, or worse things still.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Investigate the Nightmare Condition: Discover more of its nature, whether you doubt its existence or feel it every night.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Old SNES: Its a pretty good way to stay up at night.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Imaginary friend: Just because the things in your dreams aren't nice doesn't mean they don't like you.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Survive: Escape another night with your life
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sensitive: You are in tune with others, you don't shut out what you don't want to hear.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Macho Bullshit: You have a deep seated need to prove how tough you still are, and that endangers yourself and the people around you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Reckless: You take chances, many of them frowned upon by others, but many of them are necessary in desperate situations like this.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rico: Lexi's baby boy, now in children's custody.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Remote job: Its good because you've been looking kind of gnarly lately
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Tony: Arthur's boyfriend, lost an eye from Shadow, one of Arthur's nightmares.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shadow: Arthur's cat, died 30 years ago, one of his nightmares.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lucy: Ed's sister, who dissappeared when they were children.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Patricia: Stuart's wife, died some time ago.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lindsay: Stuart's Daughter, died from a drug overdose.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Lexi's husband: Lexi's husband, died when a building fell down.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Streets outside support group building: Street in oakland a short walk from BART 19th street, straddling a sketchy neghborhood.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Lisa: A quiet woman, who has spent most of the support group meetings she's attended over the last 2 months saying very little and keeping to herself.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Street fight: A very unfair street fight is ocurring, one man pummeling another on the ground.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Self Doubt: The nightmares you've made of your failures want to destroy you.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Older than everyone else here: At least you might be heading out at the same time
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Warn the World: Get word out about your condition.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Support Group Meeting Room: The support group meets inside a small room in a out of the way building a short walk from 19th street BART, near where the neighborhood starts getting shady.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Nightmare Condition: A rare condition where a person's nightmares walk into their waking life. Disputed by skeptics due to the unreliable nature of the small number of people who claim to have the condition.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Arthur: The longest attending member of the support group at 6 months.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Box of EEG sleephacker bullshit: Maybe you know what some of this bullshit is or what it does? There's a Noisebridge sticker on the front, that right there is definitely a motherboard, that thing in the corner looks like a squid.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Leon: Shows up at every meeting for the last month, rarely ever talks about himself, keeps trying to sell people drugs.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Nessecary Sacrifices: Lose what you have to: Your comfort, your ideals, your family, whatever it takes to survive.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Minor in Psychology: You remember some of this stuff in college and you think you have a pretty great theory about this
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: The Mind
  
  Suggested Weakness: Judgmental
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Make it till the date: Someones birthday, wedding, end of service, etc
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Don't Die a Virgin: That would be pretty lame. At this point you're willing to make some compromises.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Live longer than everyone else here: Atleast everyone will know that you are the strongest.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Security Guard: Once you get through this you're going to make it to the force
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Hardy
  
  Suggested Weakness: Heartless
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Get understanding from your family: It wouldn't be so bad if they understood.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Tell your story: You have been harboring secrets for a long time and you want people to know before its too late.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Keep your dignity: Stay in your own home, be as productive as possible, keep as sane as possible
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Missed Oppurtunities: That haunt your dreams
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Resources
  
  Suggested Weakness: Naive
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Delicate: You’re delicate of touch, of demeanor, and of constitution.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Stack of Cold, Hard Cash: At least $1,000 dollars American in bright green bills.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Pistol: You keep it and some ammunition in a box near your bed.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Massive twitter following: Its smaller if you take out the spammers.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Numb: My ocean’s dry, I can’t feel anymore
  It seems like I’ve been here before
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Personal Vignettes: Short personal scenes that display quirks of the cast of characters.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Martin: Passed away a month ago, burnt trying to evacuate a family from a burning house. Neither he nor the family made it out. Now haunts Stuart's dreams.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Domineering: Its your way or the highway.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Short sighted: You rarely consider the long term consequences of your actions.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Vengeful: Your anger seldom goes away.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Arrested development: For whatever reason, you never entirely grew up.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Misery loves company: You take guilty pleasure when other people experience the kind of pain you have, and some people are on to your games.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Labeled: Slut, disabled, mentally ill... There's a label for you that provides other people with a host of negative assumptions about you. Either it provides a constant reminder of how short-sighted and ignorant people are, or you struggle to keep that part of yourself hidden in order to be treated as an individual.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Need for attention: You surprise yourself what you'll do for it.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Arrogant: You have a remarkably high  assessment of your own abilities and importance. Whether it is too high is up to you.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Vain: You must be beautiful, remarkable, glamorous, perfect, pure. The people around you must also pretend to be when they're associated with you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Addiction: Drugs, booze, sex, nicotine, pain, gambling, risk, religions, glory... Pick your poison.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Skeletons in the closet: And they're starting to knock on it.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Fire: A sudden, unnatural fire starting in Stuart's apartment.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Prove It's Fake: Prove that what is going on is being manipulated by some outside force, and what is going on is not supernatural at all!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bewildered: Science is real, logic described everything, the rational mind can overcome anything.
  
  Except...
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Make Sense of it All: What's worst about this is that none of it makes any sense. No matter how bad things get, it'll be okay if it means something.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Been there done that: I've done it all. Everything from working on an oil rig in the middle of the ocean to being a tour guide in less than hospitable environments; nothing surprised me anymore.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Burnt Out: Too long in a bad relationship. Too many years in school. Too much energy wasted on a shitty job. Whatever it is, you're just tired. So, so tired.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Trauma Doctor: Triage and Emergency Room Surgery
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Truthseeker: Find out what is going on
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Playboy: Trustfund baby, Playboy, Liar.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Telepath: Feeling what others feel, hearing what goes on inside their heads.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Stem the Flow: Finally be able to quiet the noise.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Desperate: Normally, you're okay, but circumstances have backed you into a corner. And then burnt down the corner.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Soothing: Maybe it's just all the years of practice, but you've almost always been able to talk people back the edge. It's not always permanent, but it's usually enough to keep things from getting worse.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: I am afraid: I fear what I cannot control or explain. I begin to gasp for air as my chest tightens up.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: I know Martin's secret: Martin told me in private while working on the oil rig that he had a recurring dream of demons following him and whispering embarrassing things. These demons can be defeated by running towards them as a way to chase out fear.