conversations.from: system
conversations.value: > London 1888
  
  Thick fog rises from the Thames, mixing with the ever-increasing smoke of the factories. It spreads an unnatural cold into the cobblestones, making the streets of Whitechapel even more slippery and treacherous. Only the truly drunk, truly lost or truly desperate brave these streets. And you.
  
  Scarce illumination, obscuring more than revealing, comes from some gaslights. Another one of the inventions Jean and Vapula are scattering over the planet, changing it forever. Yet the most important thing is constant. The War of Souls.
  
  The air is filled with the scent of a predator, mixed with faeces, garbage and rotten fishguts. Half of Scotland Yard is chasing him, but you have three advantages. The first is a hint, a tell, a fact from the past to which you have been clinging for days. Secondly, you are a celestial: an angel or a demon, far stronger, better informed and with songs and resonances in your toolkit. Finally, for them it is a job. For you it is much more than that.
  
  Your senses are clouded by dissonance, choices you made in the hunt. It makes you doubt your purpose, your self. You must find him before it overtakes you.
  
  Then you hear a scream, a thump, the type only you can hear. Someone murdered. You rush left and right, only to find others have beaten you to it. Several bobbies are examining the corpse and covering it; the sidestreets and shadows hold others like you. Other hunters.
  An ethereal laughter fills your ear, directed only at you. He is gone. You have failed.
  
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  > New York, 2017
  
  Mist rose from the harbour, but stopped at the hot rock-desert of glass and concrete. The hotels, shops and embassies remind you of victorian London: trappings of a mighty empire. In your mind you can see the War up there: angels drafting international treaties and demons corrupting heads of state.
  Two blocks later you walk among beggars, thriftshops, churches, crackhouses, the homeless scattered in the alleys. *Victorian London indeed*, you reminisce. But by now you have learned to focus on doing your thing, to choose your battles.
  
  Your phone beeps a message, and you meet your helper holding a brown envelope with pictures.
  “Happened last night. Not on the news yet. It’s ugly.”, he notes, glad to be rid of the contents.
  
  Your heart races, your stomach clenches, your hand squeezes the cup of coffee close to breaking as the distant voice of your memory says: it is him. 
  
  Jack.
  
  This time, you *will* face him.
  
  (image from The-east-end.co.uk)
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Divine power: A divine power or ability. To be interpreted during the story.
  
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conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Divine restiction: Being an angel comes with additional problems. To be interpreted during the story.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Divine restriction: Being an angel gives additional problems. To be filled in during the story.
  
  (image from pinterest)
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Infernal restriction: Life is not easy, nor fair.
  
  (image from amazon studios)
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Infernal power: An infernal power to be used to your advantage.
  
  (image from Pusher, Balboa ent.)
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Andrealphus (Sukhmni only): The demon prince of Lust favours you with a visit, asking you to work for him. And demon princes don't like to hear 'no'.
  
  (image from templeilluminatus.com)
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Zefikiel (Thanos only): A servitor of Dominic. It is his job to check on angels, especially those of Eli. 
  
  (Image from http://www.willstdubestimmtnichtwissen.de/gb-pic-gothik-2267.html)
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Family (Jaelle only): Your family may not like your plans of catching a supernatural monster. Brings unwanted attention.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Gentle Brew Coffee House: A place where you can meet and talk, without a sword in your neck.
  
  (image from norgalhostels.com)
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Blandine (Adam only): You are visited by a (servitor of) Blandine, archangel of Dreams.
  
  (Image of Blandine Bellavoir, XP autoghaphs)
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Yves (Amriel only): The boss pays you a visit.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Back Room: A place where you can meet and talk, without a sword in your neck.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A gift from Zaphkiel: A package containing something useful (rewrite as appropriate)
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A gift from Yves: A memory, an object, some assistance. Either way, Yves has not forgotten you. (Rewrite as appropriate)
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mike Coock (Malakim only): A soldier of Saminga, stinking of Death. With all the raw ingredients so conveniently at hand, he is close to finalizing a foul ritual to become a powerful undead.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The front desk (Sukhmni only): The group has democratically decided you are best suited for keeping the police outside the morgue itself, while the rest are doing their thing.
  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The remains of Madeline (Jaelle and Amriel): Though she is obviously dead, her soul is not at rest. Perhaps you can discover something useful.
  
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Jigsaw puzzling (Sukhmni only): The guessing game between Jack and you. Where will he strike.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Save the bait?: You are facing a choice.
  
  Lurking in the shadow of an unsuspecting woman and be ready to catch him. Or, inform and protect her, even if it risks alerting Jack.  
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Chase: You have him in your sights, but he is quick and there are way too many innocent bystanders.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A curb stomp fight: The two demons fight as one, overpowering you with ease.
  
  At the end of the battle you wonder what hurts more: the pain or the indignation that they *let you live*.
  
  (Individual)
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A calling card: Johnny has left something during the fight, a hint to his lair.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Survive? (Jaelle only): Humans are more fragile, and they can truly *die*.
  
  Will she?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: When you are down in the gutter: Okay, you got defeated. How do you feel about that?
  
  (Individual, optional)
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Gentle Brew Coffee House: Trade does not sleep in a city that does not sleep.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Johnny's lair: You can't fight both of them, so you have to take out Johnny first. 
  Which means you have to find him first.
  
  [this challenge ends with you being close to him]
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Back to Hell: The situation won't get any better, and it certainly could get worse. 
  Time to finish this.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Ginger: Although her real name is Mary, her red hair has given her the nickname Ginger.
  
  Jack has selected her as his fifth target, but you have a headstart.
  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Fighting Jack (1): The fights starts. Who will draw first blood?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Fighting Jack (2): Adam has demonstrated what kind of thing Jack *is*, and the fight continues. 
  
  You need to bring it to its knees for the final blow.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Fighting Jack (3): Any fight has to end some way.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What now?: The fight is done. You won.
  
  
  And now?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Uhmm: Idkr
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: We are alone: Evidence has led to the terrifying conclusion that God must be dead.
  
  Its up to us, the ones left behind, to fulfill his divine command. The world of Man should be left alone!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Angel of Creative Destruction: *“For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.” [Hebrews 3:4]*
  
  You are one of heaven’s holy warriors, but you are only too aware that the War is a beast with many heads. As trouble arises, it needs to be dealt with creatively.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Inventive: *“And he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, with intelligence, with knowledge, [...]” [Exodus 35:30-33]*
  
  You are rarely out of options. When improvising, you can come up with nice ideas. When prepared, your solutions can be spectacular.
  
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Caring: *“Now we who are strong have an obligation to bear the weaknesses of those without strength, and not to please ourselves.” [Romans 15:1-2]*
  
  You sure that there is not some Cherub blood in there? You tend to care for people and their suffering, sometimes more than is good for you.
  
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Make good on your promise: *“Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken […]” [Isaiah 54:17]*
  
  Long ago you have given your word to someone and been unable to keep it. Now is your time to set things right within the best of your capacity.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Balseraph (Demon): You’re the greatest evangelist the world has ever known. You can force anyone to believe anything you say — but you’ll believe it too.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Cherub (Angel): You are a guardian angel, devoted to protecting your charges. You always know where they are and how they’re doing.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Protect the Street Walkers: You have to protect the fallen women walking London's streets from the killer on the loose.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What's so wrong about happiness?: You can't buy happiness, its true, but for the right price, or the right favor, you can rent it for a while
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Payback: Mortals are replaceable, but respect and trust are hard earned.  Killing girls was one thing, killing *my* girls means I will make you pay.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Compassionate: You genuinely care about the people you meet, and you’ll do your best to do right by them.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Merciful: You have a hard time killing anyone, or even really causing them harm.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Breadth of Desire: The trick in making a deal isn't selling someone something, its knowing what they want the most before you start, and seeing how far they will go to get it.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Binding Word: A deal is only as good as the trust in the parties, ironclad trust comes from being bound to the terms
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Human Medium: "Being human is a given, but keeping our humanity is a choice." - Unknown
  
  "The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living." - Marcus Tullius Cicero
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Persistent: "It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer."- Albert Einstein
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Headstrong: "The most powerful weapon on Earth is the human soul on fire." - Ferdinand Foch
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Avoid The Authorities: "Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides." - Lao Tzu
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Dissonance hunter: To bring about the perfection of Creation, the Corporeal realm must be devoid of Dissonance. Therefore all sources of Dissonance must be eradicated, by force if necessary!
  
  You will remain a hunter until no sources of Dissonance remain.
  
  
  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Heavenly politics: Blandine has a strong opinion about Uriel and his Servitors. And that opinion is not favorable. Blandine thinks that Uriel did more damage to Heaven's cause than Hell ever could!
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Warrior of Heaven: Whatever else, you are a warrior of heaven, made to smite evil. That nobody doubts that.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Discreet: You never know who might be listening, and implication is always better than accusation for getting what you want
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Streetwise: Your time on the street has imbued you with a savvy instinct.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: True to your word: Very literally so. You are defined by your word, so not keeping it is simply unthinkable, whether it makes sense or not.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Center of Attention: You know how to make a room hang on what you say and do
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Song: Celestials, ethereal spirits, and Symphonically aware humans can manipulate the Symphony with Songs. These are powerful motifs with a variety of miraculous effects: healing wounds, creating light, ageing — or de-ageing — a person or object… The possibilities are nearly endless. Songs all have two things in common: they’re miracles, not magic spells; and they cause Symphonic disturbance.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Preconceptions: Your judgement is clouded by what you think you know.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Not Built For This: This kind of physical isn't your arena, but you have to do what you can
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bobby whistle: Symbol of the truest officers of the law in history, it still has the power to stop anyone in their tracks who has a reason to feel guilty about breaking a rule. Which is pretty much everyone.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Homeless: When you live on the street, you stand out in the spotlight.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: In Bad Shape: Your body isn't in the best of conditions. Even worse, it is in a very bad condition. Better start exercising soon.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Uriel's gift: Given to you even before the Purification Crusade by Uriel.
  The sword for the Pure. 
  The sword that slew the last dragon.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lose Yourself: You should have listened, both to your family and to the spirits that have always whispered to you from beyond.  Now you've lost yourself and will join them.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Techie: *That the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work (Timothy 3:17)*
  
  To maintain your role, you have to keep up to date with the recent developments of the mortal souls. That can be convenient!
  
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Keeping it together: *"At that time my reason returned to me And my majesty and splendor were restored to me for the glory of my kingdom, and my counselors and my nobles began seeking me out; so I was reestablished in my sovereignty, and surpassing greatness was added to me." [Daniel 4:36]*
   
  A soul-reaving evil has returned, and so far you have not been able to save anyone, hollowing out your honour. Will you keep yourself together, or succumb to your dissonance with the Symphony of Creation?
  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Make peace with Heaven: The Seraphim council once turned against the angels of purity and God had to intervene. Perhaps the time has come to mend the broken bridges and return to Heaven once again.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Payback: Its about time to end this...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Self sacrifice: *"For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it." [Luke, 9:24]* 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Contentment: Happiness, that's what you offer others, for a price.  Its not something you really pursue yourself, at this feeling isn't quite that, but it does leave you wanting to genuinely smile, just a little.