Storyform woes (would love some help :) )

Me too and that’s an awesome point. I like that as well, it’s similar to what I was thinking but I think you’ve rightly got Ryuji as Logical. If that’s not the most accurate storyform, I think it’s very close. I disagree what you’d have to watch again, I think what you’ve remembered is excellent.

Going with your suggestions, I want to see how well I can encode it, if you have any suggestions please let me know :pray: :grinning:

OS

  • Concern - Concieving An Idea - Ryuji/Taiga trying to convince Kitamaru/Minori that they’re bf/gf material (likewise with Kitamaru and the president) / Ami trying to decieve people into how much of a nice girl she was for a while etc.
  • Issue - Deficiency vs. permission [lack of ability] = disparity between feeling unfufilled but not knowing what to do to fix it
  • Problem - Re-evaluation - people not stopping to assess their situations/circumstances and how things might have changed
  • Consequence - Gathering Information - going to have to figure out how to live seemingly unhappy/unfufilled?
  • Cost - The Present = looking like idiots / embarrassing themselves when things go wrong
  • Dividends - Contemplation = becoming better informed / more sensible as they learn through mistakes

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Ryuji

  • Drive (correct perspective as steadfast/success) - Protection = [might be a stretch as it can be seen as responsibility] constanty looks out for the people he cares for, and I think mostly goes along with Taiga, less to get to Minori and more to look out for her to make sure she doesn’t do anything too stupid / become a laughing stock
  • Solution (he should avoid) - Inaction = not protecting those he cares for would do no favours to anyone and would make him miserable / (since the IC is supposed to push MC towards their solution) Taiga could be trying to push him in his direction indirectly by refusing help when she does
  • Symptom - Possibility = people over-thinking things and that affecting him?
  • Response - Probability = reminding people to think of likely result of their actions?
  • Issue - Appraial vs. Re-appraisal = people being attached to their initial impressions without looking deeper (he’s not a delinquent because of his genes, Taiga’s not who she appears to be)?
  • Unique Ability - Reappraisal = checking to see if they’re on the right course and doing the correct things?
  • Flaw - Deficiency = feeling inadequate / insecure

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Taiga

  • Issue - Attraction vs. Repulsion = [conciously] Taiga wants to keep people at bay (as a way of protecting herself) but she also wants to be seen as attractive again by Kitamaru / [subconciously/unaware] she wants be attractive to Ryuji, whilst being too scared to fully let him in, thus keeping their relationship close but platonic with insults, put-downs and the ocassional violence / when other characters look at Taiga - it shows them how these are really two sides of the same coin
  • Problem (wrong perspective / the real cause of her issues) (must be internal as she’s a Do-er and wrong) - Re-evaluate = a lack of - she doesn’t stop to re-evaluate her feelings?
  • Solution (what would make her happy) (as above) - Evaluate = seeing the big picture in her life?
  • Symptom (belives the cause of issues to be…) (must be external) - Inaction = [maybe in the past] letting others take advantage of her and cause her pain?
  • Response (so she…) (as above) - Protection - builds walls to protect her feelings, developing a reputation as aggresive and cold-hearted
  • Unique Ability (power over MC that no else has and is related to…) - Repulsion = maybe one of these … 1) how she ignores the disencouraging elements of chasing the goal and just goes for it which inspires him / 2) how she so aggressively pushes people way but there’s clearly something more going on there, which intruiges him / 3) how gently pushes him away with insults/put-downs/violence and no one else treats him this way / 4) how she’s not driven away by his intimidating presence
  • Flaw (inluence undermined by something to do with …) - Precondition = her behaviour and/or approach can make achieving the goal harder than it should be

Relationship Issue - Precondition vs. Prerequisite = ? (something to do with the steps neccesary to meet a requirement revolving around the petty annoyances, frustrations, and sources of friction associated with them) maybe if it’s worth putting up with annoyances and frustrations to continue towards the goal?

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That’s the best I can do at the moment, you’ve suggested a really good storyform for it.

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