conversations.from: system
conversations.value: Melbourne, Australia, 2028.
  
  MeatWagon is the hardest rockin’ band the world has ever seen. The world just doesn’t know it yet.
  
  MeatWagon is half way through a world tour they can barely afford and are nowhere near ready for. Playing small, dirty little venues to tiny crowds of dedicated fans, MeatWagon is on the brink of breaking up for good. Tempers are strained. Creative and personal differences are getting in the way. Substance abuse has blossomed out of control. They’re sick of the travel, the tiny, sweaty venues, the crazed fans, the grungy hotel rooms, the greasy take-out food. And most of all, of each other.
  
  And that’s the good part. The bad part is still to come. MeatWagon is about to have the worst night of their lives. Can they stay out of prison ? Can they even stay alive ? Even more importantly, can they crack the big time while maintaining artistic integrity and not alienating their original fanbase ?
  
  
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  This is a cyberpunk action / crime / mystery story. You will play a member of MeatWagon, a small time band trying to crack the big time. They play an underground style known as Fuze, still only popular in the shadier corners of the NuNet. Fuze is a mixed genre, blending all other musical styles. As such the members of the band are very different from each other, diversity is what Fuze is all about.
  
  Looking for 4-6 players who want a fun, fairly relaxed game. You should be available to post about once a day or every couple of days. Due to the setting there will be adult language and themes, so be sure you’re OK with that. This is a story to experiment with, and to learn the ropes if you need to. Whether you’re already familiar with the mechanics of Storium or you’re a complete n00b, you’re welcome to join in and have some fun.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Injury: You got a boo-boo.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: I Vote ...: State your case.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Fan - Melbourne: Hearts and minds baby, hearts and minds. Someone in Melbourne loves you.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Media Contact: Sometimes it's good to have someone on the inside that you can call on.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Money: Cash ! Filthy Lucre ! Payola! Cabbage ! Spondoolies ! Paper ! Green ! etc etc etc. In physical or digital form, it makes the world go 'round.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Origin of the Skitch: You're determined to find out who tied you to the Skitch, and why.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Injury: You have received a wound which will impact some future attempt to get something done. Ouch.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Government File: You've popped up on the Government's radar. They are officially interested in you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Triad Favor: You never know when a favor from a major criminal organization will come in handy.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Media Contact: Sometimes it's good to have someone on the inside that you can call on.  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Electric Strad: A high quality electric violin
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Drunk Tank (Male): A raggedy crew of guys, mostly harmless
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Phonecall (Men): You get one phonecall ...
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Shakedown: You're being shaken down.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Melbourne - Day: Lovely Melbourne.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mr. Shaw: A Triad "White Paper Fan" - or mid level administrator.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Melbourne Police: Members of the Victoria Police Force.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Agent Toppley: Agent Ian Toppley of the Australian Customs and Immigration Service
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Aldo Simons: The sleazy owner of the Twin 'Strodes club in Melbourne
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Janine Byrd: An indie music press reporter from Melbourne
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Interview (Roxie): An interview with a plain-clothes detective.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Kristal: People pay for that ? Ewww.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Local Goon: Some low level thug.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Band Meeting: Time to figure out your next step.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Melbourne Crowd: Feed the beast !
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Triads: Notorious Chinese gangsters
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Twin 'Strodes Club: Down an alley, then down another alley you'll find an unmarked door that leads to the Twin 'Strodes. Dark, cramped, stinking of stale beer and illegal smoke. Some people's idea of a good time.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: HairShokk Guitarist: You learned you licks coming up with a HairShokk band. Fast fingers, fast songs, and looking like a coke fuelled rampage through a neon paint factory are your thing.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Genkimo Violinist: What do you do when Emo sells out ? What do you do when everyone expects you to be dark and depressed ? The exact opposite, of course. You can't tell me what to do !
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Throat Singer: Fuze is anti-lyric because words are too genre-defining. But if you can use your voice like an instrument ? That's cool.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Jah Ragga Drummer: Jah Ragga is a more upbeat, electronic version of Reggae, but you still sucribe to the power of taking it easy.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Zettapunk Bass: Punk never died, but it sure don't smell to good. Your bass guitar doesn't smell too good either. It smells like puke. Because you puke on it a lot. Zettapunk brought self abuse and self destruction back onto the scene.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Myxologist: Any fool can make a bunch of noises. It takes the skills of a master strategist, planner, gamer and mathematician to put it together in the RIGHT way.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: SynDancer: In a M.S.suit, your body is your instrument. Your dance moves are translated into sound. Music for the most coordinated artists only.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Manager: They call you the 'uncreative one'. Hell, if you were uncreative when it came to money, these schmucks would be paying their taxes !
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Talented: You can play your chosen instrument like a golden god. Stages of the world beware - you are about to be rocked.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Charisma: Lighting up a stage, getting into someone's pants, running a con, you name it. People love you and tend to do what you want.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Tough: Whether it's a fight in a club or spending a night in the rain because the hotel kicked you out, you can hack it. You've seen worse, and will probably see worse again.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Connected: You know people. People know you. People like you. People owe you favors. You're not afraid to call in favors when you need to.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Streetwise: You can tell who in the club is holding drugs. You know where to buy a gun at 3am on a Tuesday night. You know what streets never to walk down. You read graffiti like some people read a newspaper.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: LowNet Connection: The NuNet sites might require full consciousness, but you're lowjacked into the old, original internet through a chip in your brain. If you can get a phone signal, you can access the LowNet.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Clever: You're smart. Simple as that. It might not seem special but in the music industry it's almost a superpower. You can figure out what would stump most people, and you're a whizz on the 'net.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Silver Spoon: Your family is rich. It's nothing to be ashamed of you just ... don't tell many people. You have access to your own trust fund with a considerable amount of cash, and Daddy has connections that can help in the 'straight' world.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Primadonna: Your talent should be treated with the respect it deserves. If you don't get the best of everything, right when you want it, then heads will roll.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Addict: Everyone likes to party. You just ... like it more than anyone else. Or anything else.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Jealous: The worst thing about being in a band is having to share. The stage, the spotlight, the fans. Everything should be yours ! You deserve it more !
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Contrarian: They say 'right', you say 'left'. They say 'up', you say 'down'. They say 'dont drink that month old milk', you chug it. You disagree with everyone, even if it's against your best interests.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Filthy: You don't really get all this 'showering' and 'combing' and 'wiping' business. People don't really like to be near you. Ever.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Burned Out: You can't deal with screens. Monitors, TVs, NuNet glasses. A CortVirus fried part of your brain and now you get nauseous if you even look at a digital watch.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Superior: No one understands you. No one understands your music. Everyone is a stupid prole, your every song, every spoken word is like pearls before swine. The fact that no one else can see this only proves your point.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Untrustworthy: It's every man for himself, all the time. You're just honest enough to admit it. Ratting out your friends to the cops, picking up cash left lying around, whatever. They'd do it too, if they were smart enough.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Money: Life is a game, and money is how you keep score. You can keep the rest, the fans, the attention. Screw all that, it's all about the bottom line.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Fame: Standing on a stage with people chanting your name. There's nothing like it. Even money can't buy it. You want you face in every living room in the developed world.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Change The World: Music is the universal language. Things can be better. Things can change. And the right band, the right music at the right time can bring that change.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Fun !: Seeing the world, partying like a , well, like a rockstar. Drugs. Groupies. Pranks. It's not worth getting hung up on the money or the politics. You're out to have the time of your life !
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Show 'Em All: They said you'd never amount to anything. Now look at you, traveling the world on your talent. Every victory, every packed house is a spit in the eye of those who doubted you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Artistic Legacy: Politics is temporary. Only art lives forever. You want to be a leaf on the vine of time, creating work that will resonate through the ages.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Subversion: The straight world has been keeping you down your whole life. Now you have a (small) group of people who hang on your every word. What better than to encourage them to be like you - like a loaded gun pointed at the head of authority.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Self Discovery: Music is the most spiritual thing that still remains in an increasingly material world. Everything else is a distraction. What you do is exploring a path into ... yourself. Woah. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Melbourne - Night: The lovely city of Melbourne, at night.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Escape: Get the hell out of Dodge !
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Tullamarine Airport: Melbourne's largest airport
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Explaining Skitch: You're pretty sure this Skitch isn't yours. But where did it come from ?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Melbourne Metropolitan Jail: The holding cells in Melbourne Metro police department.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Drunk Tank (Female): A collections of ragged looking hookers and over-partied party girls
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Phonecall (Women): You get one phonecall ...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: THE BUCKET !!!: NOOOOOOOO! NOT THE BUCKET !
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Interview (Z): An interview with a plain-clothes detective.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Interview (Aluc): An interview with a plain-clothes detective.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Interview (Saul): An interview with a plain-clothes detective.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Interview (Mellan): An interview with a plain-clothes detective.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Interview (Styx): An interview with a plain-clothes detective.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Brawl: Fight ! Fight ! Fight ! Fight ! Fight ! Fight ! Fight ! Fight ! Fight ! Fight ! Fight ! Fight ! Fight ! Fight ! Fight ! Fight ! Fight ! Fight ! Fight ! Fight ! Fight !
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Airport Security: The whole works, cameras, body scanners, X-rays, DNA testers, armed gurads, metal detectors. You name it.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Diamond Dog Crowd: A tough crowd. Literally.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Easystreet: Your agent, Eric Rhodes, based in Milan.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Crossfire: People are shooting, and you're caught in the middle.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Davis Davies: Cutting edge fashionista, modelling agent and Melbourne contact of Easystreet.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Cargo Plane Interior: Inside the Triad operated cargo plane.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Indonesian Fighter Jets: Not so good if you're in their airspace.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Leaving the Plane (Aluc): What goes up ...
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Leaving the Plane (Z): What goes up ...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Leaving the Plane (Styx): What goes up ...
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Leaving the Plane (Saul): What goes up ...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Leaving the Plane (Roxie): What goes up ...
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Leaving the Plane (Mellan): What goes up ...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Diamond Dogs: A cybertek biker gang, who ride the NuNet as much as their modified Harleys.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sucking Chest Wound: "The Suck", a Diamond Dogs clubhouse bar in Melbourne Australia
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Banyan Tree Hotel: A five star hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Infiltrate Hotel: You're not welcome here.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bangkok: The capitol city of Thailand
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Yukiko: A Yakuza fixer.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Fight !: A gunbattle ensues
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Banyan Tree - Interior: The interior of the Banyan Tree Hotel
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Hired Security: Local thugs. Professionals.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Banyan Tree Room: A regular room in the Banyan Tree Hotel.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Grab the Skitch: Forget all that - fight off Toppley, grab the Skitch and get out of dodge.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hide the men: Two unconscious men and one with a broken nose.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Take the money and RUN !: Brave. Stupid, perhaps. But brave.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Wait for courior, hand over cash: The safe route
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Unconfident: Years of only being moderately good at your chosen hobbies and pursuits have left you with a complex. As a result you lack much confidence in your abilities.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: See the light: It's not just about being convincing. And it's not about making people scared.
  
  But Karma is a bitch - and you know how to explain this to people.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Angry: Styx's anger often clouds his judgment.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Level Head: You've been in situations like this a lot, and you know how to handle yourself in them.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Pacifist: You do not believe in any kind of violence.
  
  You either talk your way out of trouble or turn the other cheek.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rage: You may usually be a calm and collected individual but with the right stimulus you lose yourself to a bloodlust unbecoming of you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Prejudiced: You divide the world into two groups, us and them.  You don't particularly like or trust 'them'.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Tough: Despite his lifestyle, Styx has actually managed to keep in pretty good shape.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Blood Lust: When it's all kicking off you only think about two things: who to hurt, and how to hurt them.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lithe: You're small, and you're fast.  You always prefer not to run, but if it comes down to it, you'll win a foot race against almost anyone.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Planner: Your years of playing strategy video games have given you an edge on making plans and strategic maneuvers. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Reckless: Styx doesn't always think his plans through.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Out of Shape: You're not used to all this exercise crap.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Smooth Talker: You can sell a map to a salmon.  You send the desert tourist home with a bucket of local sand. By the time your done talking, they'll think that turd in their hand is a diamond.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Musician: That's right.  You make music, and it is fucking awesome!
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Brave: Styx claims not to be afraid of anything.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Quick Planning: You make things up as you go along.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Nimble: "You are never too big to be nimble."
  
  Even though you might not have the size or shape for it - you can be surprisingly nimble when it is called for.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Cocky: Styx has a very high opinion of himself. It doesn't always work to his advantage.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Confident: Styx's confidence in himself is seemingly unshakable.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Confident: You are used to people looking at you a bid askew, and totally blowing it off.  Your pink hair might signal that you don't belong, but your attitude says you own the room.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Pickpocket: Gypsies have a certain reputation.  I'm not saying it's true... ... but you might want to check your wallet just in case.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Curiosity: "Curiosity killed the cat!"
  
  Sometimes you just can't keep your fingers to yourself.
  
  You see something you can poke - and poke it you will.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Weak: You're not very strong, you pathetic little weakling.  Maybe you should have done less drugs and more push-ups.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Play More Music: Styx wants to resume the tour and get back to playing some actual shows.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Greedy: Too much is always better then not enough.  Except maybe when some other greedy bastard has a gun in your face.