conversations.from: system
conversations.value: This is High School, the best years of your life. 
  
  
  Or maybe not.
  
  Somehow you thought it would be so much cooler. Like all of the TV shows, you and your friends would morph into cooler, hipper versions of yourselves. Or if there were bullies, you'd learn life lessons about how their lives were so much harder than yours and you'd all secretly bond, in an awesome way. Or at the very least, class would be a transitional event between more important things, instead of taking up so much time. 
  
  Instead high school is like middle school, except the bullies are bigger and more people offer you pot. You've got to compete for your place in a wolf pack, while adults drone on at you about the best possible college and making the 'right' choices, like any of them ever knew what those were.
  
  But you've got your friends around you and that person you like is finally starting to look your way, just as your acne is starting to clear up. And this could be the year you finally convince your parents you do **need** a car. 
  
  These may not be the best years of your life, but they could be the most exciting! 
  
  
  Some notes-
  
  -This is the high school of teen movies and tv shows, not the high school of real life. It mirrors most strongly on shows like Glee and Degrassi. It is NOT a supernatural high school, magical high school or horror high school (not that those aren't awesome as well).
  
  -This is rolling admissions! We will never close and people should make as many characters as they like. The game will only be better for more people. And please please please create your own Natures, Strengths and Weaknesses--the starter ones are very generic. Characters can be freshmen and up. 
  
  -Following on that, there is no plot! While there will be challenges and events aplenty, most of the drama will be character-focused and very soap opery. 
  
  -Last but not least, the game should be *fun*. I'm playing with the limits of Storium and I created this game to be completely casual, so just enjoy it!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Make a New Friend: Who cares about school? You're here to rock the social scene.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Classrom 'Scene': Math comes second or maybe third. The real point is to make an impression--discreetly, of course.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Extra Brownie: With a wink and a smile, the lunch lady slips you an extra brownie, wrapped in cheap plastic. Creepy, but possibly useful?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Maddie's Phone Number: Dare you give it a ring?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Get An A In This Class!: It would be really great if you could get an A in this notoriously difficult class.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Marijuana: You've got enough joints in here to get yourself and a few friends high. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Pocket Knife: Left sitting in a desk--who put this here on the first day of school?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What is in those pictures?: Seriously, what's up with those? Solve the (probably mundane?) story of those blurry pictures and earn some school cred.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bryce LaCroix: Bryce is from a rich family and a good home. No one is entirely sure how he ended being such an angry bully.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bully In The Auditorium: Bryce LaCroix, the school's resident bully, is guarding the exit to the auditorium and harassing any kid who looks easy enough to pick on.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sexy: You're just a little too hot to handle.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Poor: It's not your fault, but when everyone around you always has money, you can't help but feel left out.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bullies in the Hallway: Seriously, does this school have a bullying epidemic?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Romeo and Juliet: Time to go for the lead role--or dodge and try to find someone with fewer lines.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Jock: You play baseball, basketball and football and all of them like the rookie of the year. Everyone's just wondering how many athletic scholarships you'll be offered.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Nerd: You like Dungeons and Dragons, Pokemon, Firefly and you can speak fluent Klingon. Or maybe just one of those, but that's enough to labeled in this school.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Overachiever: You've got a highlighted notebook of all of your class notes and you can answer every single one of the teacher's questions. Sometimes before they even ask them!
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Beauty King/Queen: You're the most attractive person at this entire school and you know it. Everyone else knows it, too.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Popular: Everyone likes you. You've got the best clique, the best friends and your parties are the most fun.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Self-Confident: You know who you are and no matter what people say, you're just going to do you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Cool: You've got that shine, that look in your eyes. That little grin. Somehow nothing ever seems to phase you.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Strong: Man, if someone needs to make a bend bars/lift gates maneuver, you're the person for the job. Sometimes, that's the person everyone needs.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Genius: You're really smart. You know books, you know sciences and you've been successfully able to read and understand Immanuel Kant.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Make Some Friends: It's just, you're kind of lonely. Lately.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Get A Significant Other: Sometimes, you just need somebody to love.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Wreck This School: Burn it to to the ground (probably figuratively)! You hate this place and take every opportunity to get revenge on it.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Make Enemies: Who needs friends?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mr. Corbi Lane: A laconic, almost bored teacher with a tendency to use sarcasm to keep his class in line, he nonetheless at least tries to make his class entertaining.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bullies in the Classroom: Wow, there are some annoying kids in this class. Keep your cool and don't let them get to you.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Class Discussion: English class actually tends to involve a lot of talking as well as listening.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bad Boy/Girl: Do you wear a leather jacket and ride a Harley or did you just beat kid up one time in third grade? In either case, everyone's a little afraid of you--but they also want to be you.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Funny: You're hi~larious. Everyone laughs at your jokes and you laugh along with them--you're so funny, you crack yourself up.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Rich: It's cheating to claim money as your strength, since it's your parents (unless you're a child business owner!). But the money does come in handy.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Depression: This could be a disease or a recent life event. Either way, you can't remember the last time you smiled.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Fighting Skills: This isn't like being strong--this is like knowing how to to put someone down and keep them down. A skill like this can quickly turn into a weakness in the current litigious society, however.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Got The Good Stuff: Well, someone has to. Drugs, knives, test scores--stolen CIA data--if someone wants it, you've probably got it.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Anger Disorder: Got a problem? Hit it. Everything in your life can be solved through fists or violence.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Drug Problem: You've got some drug--alcohol, pot, the stronger stuff or maybe just a psychological addiction--that you can't let go of.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Disabled: Everyone tries not to treat you differently, but you feel different. Whether your disability is obvious or hidden, you feel like the whole world is laughing at you.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Delinquent: You've got a rap sheet a mile long and every adult in the entire county knows your name.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bad Parents: Your parents are supposed to love and protect you. Yours, for whatever reason, make it harder to go home, not easier.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Not That Smart: You were the last kid to learn your time tables, the last kid to learn the alphabet and by the time you got to high school, you wonder if everyone's just decided you're too dumb to teach.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Learn Something!: Could be an instrument, a science or how to drive, but you really want to learn something. Are you sure you're a real high school student?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bully Magnet: Somehow, you've got a target painted on your head. Maybe it's the sass, maybe it's the pocket protector, but every bully you've ever met wants some money for his lunch and he wants it from you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Righteous: You believe in something--or maybe many things. In an era of jaded cynicism, that belief sets you apart and makes you stand out. It also occasionally makes others laugh at you, but who needs them?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Get Out of This Town: As soon as the last bell rings, you're on the first boat to anywhere else.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Own This School: This is going to be your year. This year, you're going to own this school.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Redeem Yourself: Did you hurt someone last year? Or hurt yourself? Maybe it's time to start making amends.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Indulge in Teenage Angst: Sometimes you just need to let it all out in poems about dark birds and rhyming death with breath.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Get Great Grades!: You know the key to success is in the teacher's gradebook and you'll do whatever it takes to get those grades.
  
  Whatever. It. Takes.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Check Out The Social Scene: There's a lot of kids staying after to mix, mingle, posture **and** pose. If you stay, you might get to know some cool people.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Twinkie Time: You're starving--when was breakfast? Does breakfast even exist? But the only vending machine is outside the auditorium and through the quad. Can you make it before the first bell rings?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Briana LaCroix: The pretty, smart rich girl who seems to have it all. If only her twin weren't such a psychopath. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Eli Callahan: Eli is a weird goth kid who seems to like playing with matches, but he's friendly enough. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Alex Slater: Top jock and popular boy of the year, he's on every team. Not the smartest nail in the jar, though.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Classroom: A special kind of hell on earth for some, a paradise for others. For most, an excuse to watch the clock.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ms. Sasha Shaw: A woman more interested in math than people, Ms. Shaw has a killer reputation as a hard teacher, but she doesn't actually put much effort into whether you're paying attention or not. She just fails you.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Classroom Dynamic: Class is all about staying awake and entertaining your neighbors, with studying coming in second. Or third. Or one of those weird unreal numbers.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Find a Seat: Of course there's a table you naturally belong at--isn't there?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Find A Seat: Of course there's a table you naturally belong at--isn't there?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Rule This School: You're going to be a big hit on the social scene this year, academics be damned.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: More Social Stuff: It's hard to say for sure, but it seems like you're making friends...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Theater - Drama It Up: It's a theater class and it's time to bring the drama.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Hallway: Whether you're hiding out from class or between class or just out going to the bathroom, sometimes this feels like where all the action is.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Just Chill: This is totally relaxation time.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Talk to Someone New?: It might be nice to make a new friend...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Free Condoms: Health Class Only
  
  Hey, free condoms! These could be handy, if you're brave enough to grab them.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Jock It Up: Join with the jocks and run at top speeds.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Study Group: Somehow you're in a study group. Time to get your study on.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Drug Dealer: There's a skeezy drug dealer outside the school.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bullies After School: Much bullies. So bullies. Wow.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Madeline Choi: A cute girl who seems a little too aggressive on the conversation front. And all other fronts, really. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Confrontation: Alex has some ugly words for Nel. Can she walk away or will she engage?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Learn Something: It's your first study group together and maybe you will even get a chance to learn something about school, here. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Vaguely Goth Girl: You've seen her around, right? Those striped Hot Topic stockings and a black hoodie over a band shirt. She looks bored, staring at the window, smoky eyes half-hidden by a night-black fringe.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Righteous: All these other kids are just posers. You are true to yourself, you dare to be different. You dare to stand out.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lonely: You actively push other people away even as you crave their company. Why won't anyone understand?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Wallflower: You are shy and introvert. You feel most comfortable when you have faded into the background where you can observe others living their life. Nobody really pays attention to you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You see things: Being faded into the background leaves you with plenty of time to observe everything and everyone around you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shyness: If you could only take that one step forward! If you could only be the hero you read about in the stories. Problem is, people would be looking at you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Participate: Your mother wants you to participate. She wants grandchildren and you don't get to give her grandchildren if you don't participate. You don't get friends either.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Intimidating: Your muscles and your buddies guarantee that you get your way, or else.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: In The Closet: Being gay in high school has no negative repercussions whatsoever, as long as absolutely nobody finds out about it ever!
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: We Used To Be Friends: You've hung out with this crowd forever, but now it's all turning sour. Can you win back your friends? And what'll be left of you if you can't?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Class Clown: You always have to make everyone laugh, even if it's at you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Inexperienced: While all of your friends were rounding the bases, you were striking out. One of these days, you'll kiss something other than your hand.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Stage Fright: You dream of a career as a performer, but every time you have the spotlight, you freeze.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Photographer: Taking pictures and capturing the moment is your specialty. You have a lot of friends, but some people just find you annoying when you get that camera in their face!
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Unobservant: You seem to come in at the wrong time a lot of the time. You can't seem to grasp that "drama" scene and avoid it
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Slacker: Your single goal in high school is to finish it with as little effort as possible.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Don't Give A Shit: It doesn't matter to you if you pass or if you fail, if you win or if you lose, you just don't care enough to give a shit.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Lazy: You are always too lazy to do anything, even if it interests you, it's probably not worth the trouble.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Finish School: With as little effort as possible.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Loner: It's not like you smell or anything, but there's something about you that keeps most of the other kids away.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Tinkerer: There's a shed full of unused junk at your house - from an early age you started mucking around with it, and so you've developed a knack for being handy. Or maybe just making useless robots out of rusty colanders.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Daydreamer: You tend to lose focus at rather inappropriate times. Hey, did you actually read all of this? It wasn't that long...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Theatre Kid: You are the one who practically lives in the auditorium. No production is too small and you've been in them all. You're not afraid to put yourself out there, and that doesn't always mean you'll make friends.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Disorganized: Where are your car keys? Did you grab your homework? You could have sworn that appointment was tomorrow.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Become known: There's more to life than just fading away and you are going to use this school to get yourself there.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Distant: You don't want to be around anybody; and if they do you just might snap.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shy: Public speaking really isn't Ira's forte. Actually, most forms of speaking aren't Ira's forte.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Pushed too far: After being hassled endlessly by bullies, Ira has finally found the resolve to try fighting back. Sort of.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Alt-Sexy: Not everyone has the discerning taste to approve of your Suicide Girls Chic. Weird hair colors, couple of piercings and a tat combined with liberal use of makeup and leather boots make you a freak to some and a goth goddess to others.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Patient: If not now, then later. If not today, then tomorrow. You can wait.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Quitting's for Wussies: Never surrender. You don't quit, even when you're down. You're here to win. You've got the force of will and endurance to put other kids to shame.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Transparent: You don't know how to do subtle. People can figure you out with no trouble at all.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Opportunistic: You don't hesitate to take advantage of a good opportunity.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Redeem Yourself: Did you hurt someone last year? Or hurt yourself? Maybe it's time to start making amends.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Wiry: You're built like a runner, and your strength isn't obviously apparent. But you you can bench twice your body weight. You're kind of scary when you cut loose.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Nerdy Enthusiasm: Ira can get way too interested in certain things. Nerdy things, mostly.