soulping | GULGALLANA

[when you insert the key and open the door, you'll find inside the room looks like a small room—you can hear noises of the bustling life outside, as well as other people beyond the thin walls. the space bends on the walls, and a basket sits on the table with a blanket folded into it.

inside, a baby stirs restlessly - you hope she goes back to sleep soon, and you play your flute in hopes of lulling her back to sleep. unfortunately, a sharp knock sounds from the ceiling - the tenants upstairs don't like what you're doing. you take a more drastic measure, singing softly to your baby as you rock the basket back and forth and hope the tenants don't complain again.]

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[slowly, the scene changes, fading in and out with various silent scenes—the baby cries, and in turn, the upstairs tenants knock at your ceiling again; she finds her way to your flute, tooting happily though no noise comes out; a little toddler, she becomes attached to a stray cat; you decline her request, and she storms out to run away for a little while as you regret; she returns, covered in cat hair and ignores everything you say; then the wall becomes opaque.]

[in the corner of the room, a young girl the age of 10 crouches, looking away from you. she holds a cat in her arms, petting the creature constantly.]

[you wish you could have done better for your baby girl. but this is what you love to do and maybe you'll get a gig that pays well enough that you two can move out of this shithole - hopefully. you tried your best to rear her, but with how infrequent you're in the house, working odd jobs in the day and performing at the pub at night, you're not sure anymore. you know she is capable of anything if she puts her mind to it - even becoming a princess. but you also know it's not easy to become a princess - then again, if anything your little tyke is tough. thankfully, you've emergency savings - for her schooling, of course. you have a lot of regrets, but maybe it's not too late.]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Snobby temperament.
+111 charm.
+60 intelligence.
+37 diligence.
Moral compass: evil.

Edited 2014-05-18 23:34 (UTC)

Then, let's see... We'll need to focus on intelligence now. 6 classes of Charm and 10 classes of Math and Science should do the trick.

Next... She should of course give it back. We cannot allow it to be stolen. On the other hand, nobody will mind if she can talk them into letting her have it.

This week we'll go with 6 classes of Charms and 10 classes of Math & Science. The remaining 2 classes will be used on free time, as usual.

Your daughter goes to Charms class. Here, she learns manners, refinement, and elegance. For some reason this week, she's in top form! Your teacher writes a letter for you praising your daughter; "C'est magnifique! Your daughter's dancing, c'est parfait!" your daughter's teacher said. Unfortunately you don't speak French, but you get the idea they're really impressed.

Your daughter gains +30 charm.

Your daughter goes to Math & Science class. Here, she learns arithmatic, algebra, physics, and chemistry. Everything goes smoothly.

Your daughter gains +30 intelligence.

Then, this time, we'll play a game where we pretend to manage a kingdom, deal with rebellions, fend off an economic crisis, and learn to do your best to maintain it properly. This is all way more interesting than waiting for a prince to save you, right?

Edited 2014-05-19 01:18 (UTC)

Your daughter decides this is certainly more interesting, and she decides she should squash the rebellious; she understands economics as well, but in a sort of cruel way. If she's the princess and queen of this kingdom, all these people are hers, right? And this money is hers to use—she is the law, too. So in other words, she'll raise taxes to do what's necessary for the people: creating aqueducts, and such. But because it's hers, she could do whatever she likes. . .

Your daughter gains +6 intelligence.
Your daughter gains +6 charm.
Your daughter gains +6 diligence.

[You find yourself in a moral dilemma. . . your daughter confides to you she accidentally brought a toy of her classmate's home from school. She does think the right thing would be to give it back to her classmate, but her classmate doesn't even seem to care about the toy anyway, and your daughter has really grown attached to it. Unfortunately, it is not a toy that can be bought in stores anymore, as they are all handmade and the craftsman passed away a few years ago.

What do you do?]

We've already discussed this. Even if you're attached to it, it belongs to someone else. At the very least you should return it. Integrity is a very important thing to show if you want people to respect you. From there, if your classmate really doesn't care about it any more, you should be able to use your charm to put together a bargain to get it back. Haggling is an important skill to learn, after all.

Edited 2014-05-18 23:45 (UTC)

Your daughter nods, understanding that this is important; stealing is wrong, but discussing. . . . haggling. . . convincing her classmate to give the doll to her would mean she's not stealing, right? She's abiding by the law, and she's being completely fair. And of course, she will be respected in this way, too.

Your daughter returns with the toy, successfully having haggled with her friend. . . all she needed to do in exchange for the toy was sweet talk her. Your daughter tells you she provided her friend both a carrot and a stick, a term that she learned in her charms class.

Your daughter's moral compass is evil.

[Good daughter, you understand. I'm totally going to give you a headpat, daughter.]

GULGALLANA

ROUND 4

DISCUSSION

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CLASSES

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FREE TIME

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MORAL DILEMMA

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