THE MASTER KEY

                                                 PLOT DROP FIVE. THE ISLAND

WHEN: August 1st, 2003 (alternate) 

WHERE: An uncharted island in the middle of the Caribbean ocean.

A week passes faster than you could have expected. You feel a part of yourself still left behind in the simulation, but maybe that’s just because it’s hard to pull away from a really good video game, and you’ve never experienced anything like this one before. You don’t talk with the rest of the group much that week, aside from the occasional text in the group chat to confirm scheduling. There’s no meeting this Thursday since you all agreed that with your entire Saturday taken up by the experiment, the typical Thursday night session isn’t necessary.

It seems like no time has passed before you’re back in the warehouse with the nodes on your head and the nurses buzzing around you. So far, the experiment seems to be a success, but things could go wrong at any moment. This time, when you enter the game there’s a moment of buffering and then you see yourself sitting across from your friends on the inside of a small seaplane. The six of you are all wearing headsets and you can see the back of the pilot’s head from where your sitting. Their voice crackles into your ears through your headset, still barely audible over the thrum of the engine and the roaring wind.

The pilot asks you all if you’re ready to jump, since you’re flying over the island now. You’ll have to be quick to open your parachutes since you’re flying low. They also tell you that you’ll need to use the map and compass to get your bearing when you land. You feel as though you’re coming into this conversation halfway through, because they tell you ‘in order to find the gems, you’ll have to work together and embody the trait that corresponds with each stone’. The pilot then chuckles, and continues ‘If you survive the sky dive then you should have no problem getting the Gem of Bravery’. You can follow along pretty easily: go to the island, use the map, be brave, find the gems. Seems like a routine treasure hunt. The pilot tells you to radio for them once you’ve gotten them all, and they’ll safely transport you off the island.

For now, your objective is to land successfully in the jungle, discover the location of the first temple, and avoid any of the dangers of the wilderness.

THE OBJECTIVE: Land safely on the island and get your bearings. 

IN CHARACTER TIMEFRAME: Nine hours.

                                                  PLOT DROP FOUR. THE PLAINS. 

WHEN: July 25th, 1844

WHERE: The desert just outside of Drywell Plains, New Mexico. 

After exiting the first level, the nurses demand that everyone an hour long break outside of the game to cool down and prepare for what’s next. They took your readings, talked to you about how you were feeling, and had you eat and drink at the makeshift craft service table. With the nurses buzzing around you it was difficult to get a private conversation in with your other team members. And before you know it, you’re back laying on your bed with the nodes on your forehead. This will be your second and last level of the day. Apparently, the last one took five hours to complete and despite how you haven’t actually moved your real body in that time, you feel physically exhausted. You know you won’t be able to do much more than another level before desperately needing a nap. 

When you enter the second level of the game the first thing you notice is the light. Bright sunlight blares down on you from overhead, making you feel like you’re baking. In the moment that you are blinded by the transition, the smell of dust enters your nostrils. It’s stings, almost like the dust in spicy, but that’s just how iron-filled, dry dirt hits the nose. You are standing on the edge of a dirt road in the middle of a grassland. It looks parched by drought. Only a few scraggly trees dot the horizon, and in the distance you can see stacks of red rock mountains like those of Sedona. 

Looking at your teammates, you can tell immediately what they’re dressed as: cowboys. Aza even has a shiny sheriff’s star pinned to her chest. A few of you are on horseback, but some are on foot. Everyone looks around expectantly, and watches as a stagecoach approaches from the left. When it reaches you, it stops, and an older blonde gentleman peeks out. He asks if you are the band of robbers he hired, and you say yes. From there he begins to tell you of your mission: go into the town of Drywell Plains and rob their bank before the Suggins gang can get there. He wants a small cut of the money that’s in there, but you can have the rest and choose to do with it what you please. He also mentions that there’s something in there that he’s heard rumors of, he isn’t sure what it is, but it’s important the Suggins gang doesn’t get it. 

Whether you choose to Robin Hood the rest of the money is up to you. But first you have to make your way into town and figure out a way into the bank vault. 

                                                                              ***

When the team first arrives in town, people watch them from the windows with a fearful suspicion. When the deputy of Drywell Plains exists the jail and approaches you, his expression softens as the sight of Aza, particularly the silver star gleaming on her chest. He expresses relief that the new sheriff is in town, and with a troupe of hired guns to keep them safe from the Suggins gang. He’s clearly oblivious to your intention to rob the bank. 

But he does offer some key information: if you want to learn anything in this town there’s three people to talk to: the bartender of the Shakedown Saloon, the head showgirl at Christie’s, and Mr. William Jarvis, the blonde man you rode into town with, who happens to be the former owner of the bank and the richest person in Drywell Plains. 

The Saloon is open, and it’s doors swing as people come and go. Eric and Artie have decided to go in and gather as much information as they can about the bank’s contents and the Suggins gang. There’s lots of people at the bar, and the bartender doesn’t seem interested in talking until you buy a drink and when you bring up Suggins gang, he looks over at a table of customers with a leery expression. Whatever he wants to tell you, it’s clear he can’t do it with them around. These men are playing cards and causing a ruckus. You’ve both got money in your inventory, or rather, your sidebags, so maybe these men would be willing to play in exchange for intel. 

The Saloon, however, is not open for business, and won’t be until later in the afternoon. Something tells you you don’t have more than an hour or two before the Suggins gang arrives. So Jess decided that they were getting in no matter what. Enlisting Vanka’s help Jess thinks it would be easy enough to climb up the building to the second floor and go in through the window to the room where the showgirls get ready. Once they’re inside it’ll be easy enough to start asking questions. 

Meanwhile, Devon and Aza have decided to take the horses, a mirror, and a telescope loaned to them by the deputy and head to the cliffside overlooking the town. That way they can keep an eye out for the Suggins gang and hopefully alert the crew if they see the gang approaching from a distance. All you have to do is keep an eye out for their signal: flashing light on the church’s steeple. That means to get to the bank and break in, depending on the information you acquire and how soon you notice the signal it could either be a breeze or a bloody fight.

THE OBJECTIVE: Get to Drywell Plains and begin investigating how to get into the vault. 

IN CHARACTER TIMEFRAME: Four hours.

                                                   PLOT DROP THREE. THE CITY.

WHEN: July 25th, 2003 (alternate) 

WHERE: 14th Precinct, Grimm City, MA. 

You are a detective at the 14th Precinct of Grimm City, Massachusetts. Something strange is happening in the city tonight, the phones have been ringing off the hook reporting multiple attacks. The spike in violence is completely unexpected, and to make things worse the power in the city seems to be fluctuating with multiple outages. The streets are parked up with abandoned cars and the chatter over the radio is overwhelming. 

You and a few uniformed officers are having trouble keeping track of everything that needs to be done. But your Captain has called the group of you into his office for an emergency debriefing. He’s told the group of you that the 22nd precinct is severely understaffed tonight and is being overrun by calls. The precinct is only a twenty minute walk away, and with the roads too blocked to drive you’ll have to go there on foot. 

You have been advised to carry your issued firearm and stay vigilant. Apparently, there are people out there randomly lunging at passersby and attempting to bite them. A few people have already been reported dead due to blood loss. 

Officer GREYSON and officer YANG have been tasked with keeping their weapons at the ready and escorting the rest of the team through the city during the power outage. It is there job to make sure none of the violent citizens of the city attack the team. The streets are currently flooded with people trying to make their way out of the city and across the bridges safely. Although, they have some difference in opinion on how to deal with any potential violence. Defense or offense is the question on a night like tonight. 

Officer LITTLE and officer STERN are more concerned with the question of how to get to the 22nd Precinct. Even though it’s a short walk, they would still be exposed on the dark city streets. Even though the streets are parked up with cars, there’s still a chance that a squad car could be woven through if done with enough finesse. It would mean added protection from potential attackers, but might not be possible and slow down the team unnecessarily. 

The first encounter happens to detective LOVELACE and detective CALDWELL. A young woman sprints past the group, fear in her eyes and blood dripping down her arm from her shoulder. She does a double take as she sees the unformed officers, as if she’s wondering whether to go to them for protection. But instead she breathlessly says ‘My mom - she’s -’ and points back the way she came. As the officers turn to look they see an older woman, shambling forward with surprising quickness. There is blood dripping from her mouth and her eyes are blank yet feral. She lunges towards them, teeth forward. 

Detective KӦHLER and Detective KHANI are the first to be attacked. While trailing behind the rest, a man in a torn suit jumps from an alleyway and sinks his teeth into Vanka’s wrist. Fortunately, officer YANG is able to fire a warning shot at the man, and then another shot to clip the attacker in the shoulder. The man recoils and stumbles away, leaving the team in shock. Vanka assures the team she is fine but Adazeh is concerned. 

They need to get the 22nd Precinct and quickly. It seems that the deeper they get into downtown, the more concentrated the hysteria gets. Walking through the dark, exposed, if they don’t get moving more and more people could get bitten. 

THE OBJECTIVE: Follow the chief’s orders and get to the 22nd Precinct. 

IN CHARACTER TIMEFRAME: Four hours. 

                          PLOT DROP TWO. THE TUTORIAL.

WHEN: July 25th, 2003

WHERE: Key Warehouse, University of Chicago Campus 

When you walk through the warehouse doors, the first thing that meets you is the smell. Like a brand new hospital in a very old building. It reeks of fresh plastic and industrial cleaning chemicals, but with an undercurrent of mildew and dust. The concrete floor sends the echoes of your footsteps up to the metal ceiling, where skylights and high windows pour in the early morning sun. It’s uncharacteristically gloomy for a summer day, and the warehouse is cold. The air conditioner seems to be on full blast .You have to wonder what the electricity bills for this place looks like. 

In the center of the warehouse there is a ring of ten hospital beds, all with carts of medical equipment next to them. The dull black screens of heart monitors warn what’s to come. You can see a crash cart tucked nearby, next to a clumps of desks with multiple monitors stacked into a grand display. It looks more like a FBI surveillance set up than a college psychology experiment. But the group of people milling around in lab coats and nurses’ scrubs point to the truth: this is a medical endeavour. 

The first to walk up to your group is Doctor Parveen Narula, the current director of the program and head of the university’s psychology department. She greets you warmly and guides you to the ring of beds. She explains that they’re going to be running some baseline tests first, similar to a routine check up at the doctor’s just to check your vitals. So you each take a bed and try to make small talk with the nurses as they hook you up the machines. Heart rate and blood pressure are first. Then they lean you back and start attaching the electrodes to your head to scan brain activity. More and more devices are attached you, even one pressed against your brain stem. 

Then, you are given earbuds and the special virtual reality goggles. As you put them on the world goes dark. It’s time for the initial scan where the machine will dive into your memories and search for the root of your trauma. There’s no going back now. The words of one of the research assistant rings in your head. While preparing you, they made one thing very clear: the longer you stay in the level, the more your brain will accept it as reality. If you don’t complete the level fast enough, you will forget that it’s a game.

THE OBJECTIVE: Run initial physical tests and prepare to enter the game. 

IN CHARACTER TIMEFRAME: Two hours. 

                           PLOT DROP ONE. THE LOADING SCREEN. 

WHEN: July 24th, 2003

WHERE: Jess’ apartment, Downtown Chicago. 

Tomorrow is the first day of the program for the test phase of The Key Initiative.   The group will meet on campus at The University of Chicago and enter the first level of the video game. Of course, there’s a whole lot of prep work that will be done before the simulation begins, but all anyone can think about is the game. They’re going in with very little information, besides what was written on the consent forms, so the digital landscape will be like a whole new world for them. 

But that’s tomorrow, today they are having a dinner party to celebrate this next step on their journey. They have been invited to HALF LIFE’s apartment, many of them for the first time. HALF LIFE insisted that they ring in this new era of healing with a party. Even though there are still some people in the group that are unsure about being part of an experiment, everyone is in attendance tonight. 

HALF LIFE required that everyone arrive no earlier than 5pm and no later than 6pm. Those who have arrived on time can see that the kitchen and dining room table is well-stocked with charcuterie, every type of alcohol imaginable, and what appears to be enough chinese takeout from the place down the street to feed about thirty people. 

While the spread of food and drink is luxurious, the apartment is most definitely not. While it is large and clean, far beyond the means of what anyone would expect of a pharmacists’ assistant, it has absolutely no sign of life. There is no pictures or art on the walls and the only mess is the dust settling on the tv stand. The decor sticks to a muted monochrome palette; the room could be photographed in black and white and it would be difficult to tell the difference. But despite the bland environment, the night promises to be entertaining. Everyone is buzzing with nerves for what tomorrow might hold. 

For now, eat drink, and be merry. 

THE OBJECTIVE: Celebrate the beginning of the Key Initiative Program. . 

IN CHARACTER TIMEFRAME: One night. 

STATS

Full name: Jessica Eve Stern

Age: 34

Gender: Cis female

Pronouns: she/her

FC: Alison Brie

Availability: TAKEN

ABOUT

The term ‘control freak’ really doesn’t cover it. Your compulsive type A personality leads you you to want to be in charge of every situation. And if you aren’t micromanaging and in complete control, you panic. Nothing makes you more anxious than letting others take over. You have a very specific vision for everything and if you don’t get your way you break down. Additionally, you don’t know who you are if you aren’t working. You don’t make mistakes, you can’t afford to. They could be dangerous for yourself and for others. You don’t want to jeopardize your career or someone else’s life. 

PERSONALITY

+ diligent, determined, hardworking 

- neurotic, controlling, compulsive 

CONNECTIONS

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA - You respect them, probably more than anyone else in the group. You know it would be easy to take advantage of them but you don’t want to. You can’t relate to someone who is so selfless, but you wish you could be more like them and think less about yourself. Maybe they could teach you. And in return you could teach them how to be a little more selfish. 

SUPER MARIO - It’s been a while since you’ve had a friend, and not just a work friend. Although the two of you aren’t close, you really enjoy the time you spend getting coffee after meetings or talking on the phone after rough days. They listen to you and you love that. You now you are taking advantage of their kind and malleable nature, but you can’t resist someone who likes to agree with you. 

STATS

Full name: Devon Orion Yang

Age: 35

Gender: Cis Male

Pronouns: He/Him

Faceclaim: Lewis Tan

Availability: TAKEN

ABOUT

You have been leading group therapy sessions for nearly a decade now, ever since you ended your service. You had been so helped by the mandated group therapy sessions after your time in the field that you wanted to share that same experience with others. You are by no means a perfect person and you are still wracked by guilt and flashbacks. But you are determined to use your experience of PTSD to help others get through theirs. That being said, you were the last to agree to the program. Since when did good-old-fashioned talking go out of style? 

PERSONALITY

+ compassionate, helpful, diplomatic

- rigid, repressed, in-denial 

CONNECTIONS

HALF LIFE - They are definitely a thorn in your side. And while your group is open to all people, you can’t help but sigh at the fact that they’ve stuck with it for the whole year. you were kind of hoping they’d get frustrated and quit. You want everyone to succeed with healing, but you don’t think that you can help them if they keep fighting you. 

POKEMON - You adore them. They are a shining light in the group that always offers empathy and helpful insight. While you really enjoy having them around, they haven’t really grown at all. You’ve even visited their home personally to help them clear out some stuff but every time you help them take a step forward they always take a step right back into their comfort zone. 

STATS

Full name: Vanka Zemirah Köhler 

Age: 40 

Gender: cis female 

Pronouns: she/her 

FC: Emily Hampshire

Availability: TAKEN

ABOUT

You don’t know when all of this started. They call you a hoarder, but you think that’s a harsh term. You simply must be prepared for everything so you like to keep useful items. And as for the not-so-useful items, they need home too. You pity them, you give them sweet stories, and you keep them near you in the hopes that the objects will feel the family and love you never did. You can see that it’s stacking up and that you are running out of room. But you can’t let go, and you can’t abandon these items. It would break your heart to disregard them or hurt them, even though you know in your head that it’s all made up.

PERSONALITY

+ sweet, caring, considerate

- innocent, reclusive, dependent 

CONNECTIONS

STREET FIGHTER - At first, you were afraid of them. Their gruff demeanor put you on edge and you thought they’d pummel you if you spoke up to them. But they have been nothing but soft to you. They protect and defend you. It seems like they think you are some sort of lost puppy, and while that’s a little demeaning, ultimately you like having someone like that in your corner. 

CALL OF DUTY - They’ve been so good to you, you don’t know how to repay them. No one in your life has shown you such tolerance and patience. Sometimes it feels like they were sent just to save you. but you know that’s too much weight you’ve put on them. Once again, you’re projecting stories where they don’t exist. 

STATS

Full name: Arthur 'Artie' Little

Age: 74

Gender: Cis male

Pronouns: He/him

FC: Ian Mckellen

Availability: TAKEN

ABOUT

When you were young you were part of a team. You and your best friends did everything together. Everyone knew that if you were around, your friends were far behind. It was beautiful to be a part of a unit. You’d pretend to fight off the forces of darkness together. But you are the only one left now. You can’t stop thinking about the old days and how you might have saved your friends. The grief and guilt is consuming you. You think maybe if you’d all just stayed together like you did when you were young, nothing would have happened to them. You are lost in the past, because that’s the only place that you can find them.

PERSONALITY

+ loyal, humble, skillful

 - obstinate, callous, moody 

CONNECTIONS

CALL OF DUTY - By this point you’d consider them a friend. Like you, they are one of the most functional people in the group. They don’t reveal themselves to be damaged until you dig deep and even then they’re good at keeping their composure. You want to learn from them and heal like they have, but also you fear them. What if they try to take away the memories that you hold so dear? 

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA - They remind you of one of your old friend. They’re so full of love to give and they’ll give it to just about anyone. Which makes them kind of an idiot, but that only makes you like them more. You know that you are projecting your past on to them but they don’t seem to mind. 

STATS

Full name: UTP

Age: 30+

Gender: UTP

Pronouns: UTP

FC:UTP

Availability: TAKEN

ABOUT

You led an extremely sheltered life. This was not by choice, until it was. It’s just easier to not go outside. If you drive a car you could cause an accident. If you go to a restaurant you could say the wrong thing while ordering and end up either unhappy to inconveniencing someone else. It’s so much easier to stay indoors and only go out to get groceries. Every excursion is an opportunity for more embarrassing or traumatic moments to keep you up at night. And it’s not worth the risk. You can go outside if you need to, but you’re a homebody. Home is exactly the way you like it, you can’t say the same for anywhere else.

PERSONALITY

+ earnest, courteous, organized

- sheltered, neglectful, cowardly 

CONNECTIONS

DIABLO -  You’ve known them for most of the past decade and they have been truly good to you. There the one person in your life, outside of the group, that has been patient with you and understands that it’s not so easy to just change and be better. They frequently come over to your house and never force you to go out or do something that you are uncomfortable with. They are the closest friend you have. 

STREET FIGHTER - It wouldn’t be reductive to say that they scare you. It seems like at any moment they could snap and seriously hurt someone. They seem like if you say the wrong thing to them you could ruin the relationship even if it was something small and insignificant. You can’t deal with that sort of pressure so you avoid them whenever you can. 

STATS

Full name: UTP

Age: 30+

Gender: UTP

Pronouns: UTP

FC:UTP

Availability: TAKEN

ABOUT

Their presence in your life still looms over you. Every decision is tarnished by a worry that they might disapprove even though they left your life years and years ago. The fear of them and others like them has stayed with you. You don’t connect with people fearing that you are doomed to repeat history. They are the monster that lurks in your memories. You are just as scared to look forward as you are to look back. You are stronger than their influence, you know that. But the responses are deeply ingrained and your denial isn’t helping.

PERSONALITY

+ accommodating, amiable, gentle 

- scarred, anxious, indecisive 

CONNECTIONS

SUPER MARIO - They are an absolute thorn in your side. They won’t leave you alone and since you have heard them talk about their core problems, you know exactly why. You know they want to heal you but that isn’t their job and they are overstepping the boundaries of the group. You want them to butt out and leave you alone. You aren’t their little project and you find it insulting that they think they alone can fix you. Of course, you haven’t ever said anything. 

FALLOUT - They are your best friend and they have been for a while. They actually invited you to the group and you’re very thankful for that. They take you as you are and it doesn’t take much more than their hand on your shoulder to make you feel better. They are patient and kind and you love them more than you know how to say. 

STATS

Full name: Eric Graysen

Age: 36

Gender: cis male

Pronouns: he/him

FC: Joel Fry

Availability: Taken

ABOUT

You had parents but it was hard to tell. They never picked you up from school, never asked you about your grades, and never showed you the love that you needed in order to feel like you had a family. So you found your own. Much like you, they were the ‘bad kids’ with no regard for rules or authority. And while that was excusable enough while you were a teen, you are well into adulthood now. But you still don’t know how to face your abandonment issues. You’d rather be sad than angry, and you’d rather fight than talk. So you find yourself in trouble a lot. 

PERSONALITY

+ stalwart, capable, quick-witted

- aggressive, reckless, guarded

CONNECTIONS

POKEMON - You think they are positively adorable. They imbue everything around them with so much love and care. It’s so rare to find someone so soft. They show you that not everything has to be about fear and respect, sometimes love can be a person’s motivation. They’ve brought a light back into your life that you thought was lost a long time ago. 

FALLOUT - They’re pathetic and not in the cute way like Pokemon is. You can’t imagine shutting out the world like they do. They’ve missed so much and refuse to experience reality. You respect them about as much as you respect a shaking chihuahua. That might make you callous and heartless, but you just don’t get them. You’ve stopped trying at this point.  

STATS

Full name: UTP

Age: 30+

Gender: UTP

Pronouns: UTP

FC:UTP

Availability: TAKEN

ABOUT

You’ve always taken it upon yourself to fix things. Maybe it was your parents’ broken marriage that started this trend. You always tried to mediate and to help them see things from the other’s perspective. In the end, they didn’t stay together so you feel that you failed. In addition, This role of child and therapist forced maturity upon you from a very early age. Now you fix everything you can, whether it’s a broken mug, busted pipe, bird with a broken wing, or any person who tells you their troubles. You take on other people’s problems as your own. And you can’t resist a romantic relationship with a person who is damaged. After all, you can fix them, right?

PERSONALITY

+ selfless, wise, resourceful

- insecure, foolish, distracted

CONNECTIONS

HALF LIFE - They accept that you’re a little weird and you do the same for them. Your specific brands of weird mesh well together. You’ve had a few nights of watching niche genre films and eating lucky charms. They’re a disaster, that’s clear to see, but for the first time you don’t want to fix them. They’re just the kind of disaster you like to be around. It’s fun and they’re kind to you, more than anyone else in the group 

SUPER METROID - You have nothing but heart eyes for them. They’re so cool. Even their brooding seems like something straight from a book that you would devour. You know that it’s silly and a bit worrying that you have a crush on a fellow group member but it was bound to happen after a year of talking to them. You just hope that they never notice. 

STATS

Full name: Zoë “Zo” Estrada

Age: 32

Gender: Cis female

Pronouns: she/her

FC: Hannah Hoekstra

Availability: TAKEN

ABOUT

You don’t remember most of your childhood and you don’t often speak. All you know is that you want to help people. You can’t resist the urge to give your time to anyone and everyone who asks for it. They say you are a compulsive people pleaser, but it goes far beyond that. You will sacrifice any part of yourself to ensure other people’s safety and happiness. You’ve even gotten hurt trying to aid a stranger. The world is full of dangerous things and people, you know that, but you feel it’s your duty to help. But after being scammed out of your money . . . twice and having no one to fall back on to you know it’s time for change.

PERSONALITY

+ helpful, kind, caring

- naïve, gullible, self-sacrificing 

CONNECTIONS

SUPER METROID - As much as you think they’re a good person and the deserve to heal and grow just like everyone else, you don’t think they belong in the group. They don’t seem interested in sharing and connecting like the others do. And honestly, they seem fine. Sure, they had a tragic childhood but from the way they talk about it they are over it and they don’t need this group anymore. 

HALF LIFE - You like them but sense that’s bad for you. They are just the sort of frazzled mess that you tend to fall in with. they have so much drive and direction, you would love to have them to guide you. Their strong personality could very easily overpower yours, and part of that appeals to you because it would be falling back into habits. But they’re so smart and accomplished, maybe it wouldn’t be a bad thing if you became more like them. 

STATS

full name: Salem James Lovelace

age: 32

gender: cis man

pronouns: he/him

fc: Jack Falahee

Availability: Taken

ABOUT

Your childhood was the very definition of tragic. You remember the way people would look at you with such pity in their eyes. Everyone in town knew your story and they’d whisper it to each other every time you walked in a room. They told you you were so strong for keeping your head up. But you were just surviving. Still, this praise you received for being strong wove itself into the fabric of your identity. And when the pity wore off and you moved to new places where no one knew your story you were determined to keep up appearances. Never show weakness, never tell anyone about the nightmares or flashbacks, and never process what happened.

PERSONALITY

+ composed, self-assured, strong

- in denial, repressed, dishonest

CONNECTIONS

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA - You can sense that they don’t trust you which cuts you deep. The one person in the group that’s supposed to be truly naive and gullible and they can see right through your ‘I’m fine’ charade. you hate the way they look at you with curiosity and pity, as if they know something about you that no one else does, that maybe even you don’t know. 

SUPER MARIO - You don’t know how they feel about you, every glance seems to portray something different. They tend to avoid you and refuse to make eye contact most of the time. But your conversations are pleasant and when they smile at you it portrays true warmth. So you aren’t sure where you stand. why would they want to avoid you if they like you?