1. #1Reasoningselective

   Keys: REASONING

   Reasoning is the chariot of intellectuality, it is the force that guides you through the many figurative paths that pose a worthy obstacle. It enables you to structure sense into what hasn't, deduce what hasn't been deduced and piece all those together for the bigger picture. At its best, Reasoning can solve the most complicated puzzles and hold analytical stability even in the most confusing situations. At its worst however, you are simply unable to deduce properly, and is going to have a hell of a time with anything that requires a crumb of thought; good luck with that.

   REASONING [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Start with the biggest letters in order to learn the characteristics of the style. Then work your way down. REASONING [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –No objections. It's mathematically impossible to achieve a classless society. Everyone knows this. REASONING [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Let's think about this -- logically. Why would nothing be terrifying if it's, well, nothing?

2. #2Knowledgeselective

   Keys: KNOWLEDGE

   Knowledge is everything that you have ever witnessed. Your mind is just an incognito archive full of moments, and it allows you to navigate through each of those memories efficiently, whether they're trivial or not. Words read and heard, history that precedes you, direct and indirect teachings. At its best, Knowledge arms you with the most important tool: wisdom; information about many things will be in the palm of your hand, what's left is just to use it. At its worst, however, too much knowledge can be poisonous in some situations, not unlike someone who knows absolutely nothing.

   KNOWLEDGE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Revachol is the disgraced former capital of the world, divided into zones of control under foreign occupation -- half a century after a failed world revolution. She is central to our moment in time. KNOWLEDGE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –That's a Kiejl A9/90 Armistice mass-produced muzzleloader. Ascetic, frugal, one of the most common firearms in the world. KNOWLEDGE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Sapormat 'Sport' Knezhinisky is well into his third decade as president of the SRV. Outside Samara he's known for three things: Brutal repression of internal dissent, monumental corruption, and a near-pathological obsession with physical fitness.

3. #3Eloquenceselective

   Keys: ELOQUENCE

   Eloquence is the art of handling words with a single goal, to win. It doesn't matter if you're right or wrong, what matters is leaving them stunned and reduced to babbling primates when what comes out of your mouth is too much for anyone who dares to disagree with you in an argument. At its best, Eloquence turns you into a verbal monster, you guide the direction of an argument and take it wherever you want it. At its worst however, you become unbearably arrogant or just completely inept to discuss, with a vocabulary too weak to even think of more than two sentences.

   ELOQUENCE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –He doesn't actually think the challenge is unique. He thinks it's frustrating, annoying and harder than he thought. ELOQUENCE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Everything is political. ELOQUENCE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –The weary tone is the surest indicator that the lieutenant is being sarcastic. ELOQUENCE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –There is no gift. It must be repeated: there is no Gift. It is meant as obvious sarcasm. Do not ask what The Gift is. Do not ask what the Remote Viewers Division is.

4. #4Presentationselective

   Keys: PRESENTATION

   Presentation is the incitement of acting, taking on roles and understanding the borders between normality and eccentricity. It induces you to shape yourself in the best way for the best moments, make the pity face when you have no other choice or seem nice to someone you feel disgusted of, you will do it with the clearest perfection. At its best, Presentation gives you multitudes of favorable masks to wear to each person and you will also know if someone is not being genuine with you. At its worst however, you visibly become a snake of a person or does terrible at conveying feelings; and no, reverse psychology won't work.

   PRESENTATION [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –His eyes dart from left to right. This man isn't lying, but he is hiding something. PRESENTATION [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Believeth in thyself, my liege! 'Twas all a clever ruse. PRESENTATION [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –It's the voice of someone who has something to hide. PRESENTATION [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –He speaks the truth.

5. #5Conceptualizationselective

   Keys: CONCEPTUALIZATION

   Conceptualization defines the artistic ability to manually mold your volatile thoughts through your corporeal filter to put them into practice. Write texts, draw shapes, compose melodies. Not only the literal ways of putting an idea on paper but also the construction process they go through until they become reality. At its best, Conceptualization gives you the powerful artistic ability to show something to the world, to manipulate words to really impress, through any way you can. At its worst however, being too idealistic makes you as fragile as someone who just doesn't have an ounce of creativity

   CONCEPTUALIZATION [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –...like whorls of floorboards. The design looks organic, influenced by highly resistant wood materials, like Lignum Vitae and ebony perhaps. CONCEPTUALIZATION [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Great gears are grinding to a halt. The machine is powering down. She's all out of jolt. CONCEPTUALIZATION [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –He isn't even drawn right. CONCEPTUALIZATION [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –It's the contrast between the cheery, chemical yellow and the rigor mortis. As if the cheery guy didn't know he was dead or the dead guy didn't care that he was. Either way, you get the sense the forces of future are at work here.

6. #6Spacingselective

   Keys: SPACING

   Spacing gives you the shapes, the bases and the sense of what exists around you. Estimate metering in real time, understand distances, accurately reconstruct hypotheses of a scene. It's more than just numbers, it's the awareness of understanding trajectories and unraveling theories based on whatever is there. At its best, Spacing makes the world more understandable than it seems to you, stipulate real routes and logical maps on various subjects. At its worst however, overthinking causes you to understand less and that's just as bad as failing to see that if you step on the end of a rake, the handle will come right back on your face.

   SPACING [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –The shards face outward. Whatever broke this window came from the inside. It is too large for a bullet yet too small for a piece of furniture. You're looking for something heavy and larger than your fist. SPACING [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –A young woman in her twenties. There is care, effort, and a smile, you think -- although that is not something you can read from someone's handwriting. SPACING [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –The shot would have been a small miracle: 5% likelihood. There is an extremely narrow field of view from the bay to the window, between Rue de Saint Ghislaine 10 and 33A. The angle would have been extreme and access to the islets is questionable... SPACING [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –You see the same two neon lit shapes -- a man and a woman. Only now a red thread bisects the room, pointing from the antenna outside, to the cupboard on the wall.

7. #7Permanenceselective

   Keys: PERMANENCE

   Permanence is the natural instinct to keep on living, whether you like it or not, it will have you endure to your furthest psychological limit, for yourself and for others. Disappointments, frustrations and anguish will dance inside your chest like sharp knives but you will endure and you will live to see the sun rise once more, no matter how sad it is, that's just the way it is. At its best, Permanence makes you sane, stable, capable of making filtered and altruistic decisions; it keeps you from embarrassing yourself, from humiliating yourself more than necessary, and to always be concise. At its worst however, you'll become a frustrated and melancholic mess of a person, and you won't last long with a gun in your hand without wanting to blow a very big hole in your own head.

   PERMANENCE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –You clearly have issues you need to address. PERMANENCE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Stop. There's no need for this. It's in your power to change the subject. PERMANENCE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –This is your tiny chance for redemption. Apologize. PERMANENCE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –You don't have time for this nonsense. You've got safe boring things to do. PERMANENCE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Or -- you could not do that. No one is making you. PERMANENCE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Just let it all out. This might be your last chance.

8. #8Synchronicityselective

   Keys: SYNCHRONICITY

   Synchronicity elevates your understanding of reality, interposing it with what lies beyond your deepest subconscious. Mementos of unlived memories and familiar attachment to strange smells, lines weaving between the skies when you look up and find yourself wondering where things are going to be, maybe a subtle reflection in a puddle of water will tell you, it doesn't hurt to look. At its best, Synchronicity allows you fantastic ideas, endless sources of creativity where the mind drowns in a sea of transcendental infinity, life manifests itself where there was none. At its worst however, I doubt being crazy is that much worse than being boring, gray and not interested in anything, sounds gross doesn't it?

   SYNCHRONICITY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Rust peels off the bent iron posts of the swing. The wind whistles through the skeleton of the small house behind you. There's desolation... everywhere. SYNCHRONICITY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –In there she is alone, trapped in a world of blue and red lights. SYNCHRONICITY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Something mysterious is going on here... SYNCHRONICITY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –That's not right at all. Thoughts don't exist in the brain, they float through the air! Your brain is but a fish swimming through them... SYNCHRONICITY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –A little rhyme jingling in your mind's attic... "Of the future, of the past / Of all that is not made to last"... SYNCHRONICITY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –You're all alone out there, wandering a blasted heath, calling out to the night, but there is no reply, except for the buzzing of invisible machines...

9. #9Empathyselective

   Keys: EMPATHY

   Empathy moves the metaphorical heart through the flesh and into another, you will see through their eyes and feel through their presence what is really going on. Traits in their words and mannerisms, high or nervous glances, only then will you really be able to fully understand. At its best, Empathy allows you a free way to communicate directly with people, even if they don't like it, you'll read them like a book. At its worst, you'll become volatile and insensitive, or simply unable to comprehend what someone else is feeling, the outer shell being the only thing you'll have to make do with.

   EMPATHY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –That was disdain in his eyes. Even now he is purposefully ignoring you. Looks like he's not a fan. EMPATHY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –He feels bad about it. About his eyes mostly, just having bad eyesight -- probably from a young age. Whatever you do, do not console him. EMPATHY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –You left him hanging on an Ace's High?! What is wrong with you, you sharpshooting asshole? EMPATHY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –He feels uncomfortable with this conversation. He doesn't know what to add. EMPATHY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –He's not dissatisfied with you, but with himself. EMPATHY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –There is a hint of pity in her eyes. EMPATHY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –People just don't know how to accept gifts, especially taxidermy. He likes it. He likes the bird. It solves his broken bird problem.

10. #10Authorityselective

    Keys: AUTHORITY

    Authority moves you like a machine to rise above disregard. The thirst for respect not only as a pleasure, but as a control mechanism. Prove yourself above others, even if only yourself, and that will give you an advance; shatter them with your severe grandeur and be on top of the world. At its best, Authority grants you control of those around you, they will follow you like good sheep and stand by your side; or fear your presence, good or bad, you know you're better than they are. At its worst however, you will be too readily self-centered, or too submissive to even be able to hiss back.

    AUTHORITY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Retreat is not a winning tactic. AUTHORITY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Do not go along with this. AUTHORITY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –She speaks with the authority of a leader. Hers is the final word around here. AUTHORITY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –He hates the Union, but grudgingly recognizes its power over him -- so he's directing his frustration at you instead. Retaliate! AUTHORITY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –This is the look of a man who's defeated. He knows he's out of excuses. AUTHORITY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –What happened? Did your balls shrivel up? You had plenty of chances to get off this road, but no, you let this guy keep talking. Then when the time came to make your choice you tried to split the difference. Weak. AUTHORITY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –It's safe to assume this is their leader. Or at least he thinks he is.

11. #11Camaraderieselective

    Keys: CAMARADERIE

    Camaraderie takes the nature of teamwork with your peers, those who act alongside you. Synchronize with them and fit the pieces together as one, acting promptly without even needing a speech, they know what you want and you know what they want. At its best, Camaraderie bonds you with your brothers and sisters for incredibly comical and surreal feats, such as coming up with a momentaneous outcome in unison and performing a memorable feat as a team. At its worst though, prepare to be left out, because you, my friend, don't have what it takes.

    CAMARADERIE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –You, your friends, your family. Everyone you had ever known. This was you. CAMARADERIE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Three figures on the spring ice. One, a shortish man, is standing with his shoulders slightly hunched. Another, a young woman, tries her best to ignore the third, a middle-aged man with bloated cheeks, who's screaming at her with all his might... CAMARADERIE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –If an assault were launched on this building right now -- if the windows came crashing down and the whole world descended upon you -- this man would hurl himself in death's way to save you.

12. #12Influenceselective

    Keys: INFLUENCE

    Influence instigates you to turn situations for your own gain. Plant little seeds in their heads, say the right words the way they want to hear and make them think what you want them to think, so that things turn out exactly the way you want them to, just the way they should be. At your best, Influence makes you highly likable to others, good at thinking of ways to make things work out for the best, and resistant to manipulation. At its worst however, you become practically untalkable and jealous; that selfish, weird guy.

    INFLUENCE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –It's really in her best interest to listen to you. You know how the world works. INFLUENCE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Not a big fan of skepticism, this one. INFLUENCE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –He's not sorry about his behavior for your sake. Now that you have money, he really wants to make sure you're not angry with him. INFLUENCE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Whatever he may feel about you, he can't miss the opportunity to throw you a look of what he assumes is shared understanding. Go with it. INFLUENCE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Flattery is the way. INFLUENCE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Perfect, all you have to do is pretend to have taste. This will be your weapon. INFLUENCE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –He would be appreciative if you did not further chase this line of inquire in front of the women.

13. #13Toughnessselective

    Keys: TOUGHNESS

    Toughness is simply your physical integrity, your bodily resistance against the disastrous misadventures of a cruel world. Keep fighting even with an injured body, endure the nausea, stay awake. The world will be constantly testing you, your flesh must endure and keep working, until the last moment. At its best, Toughness allows you to take a beating, puke, bleed, get sick and stay alive still, no matter what the challenge. At its worst however, you'll easily collapse or even die with a single bash—and if you doubt it, with even less.

    TOUGHNESS [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –More cardio? Let's do this. TOUGHNESS [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –This was mostly about the fucking cardio. Massive cardio here. You'll live 'til 90! Or you'll get a heart attack from running. TOUGHNESS [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –This man seems to be experiencing a mild to medium level of congestive heart problems, either due to narrowing of the arteries or high blood pressure. TOUGHNESS [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Maybe you were wrong. She's endured for at least four decades in this world. TOUGHNESS [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Walks are fucking great cardio. Very stable fat-burner. Aerobic exercise. TOUGHNESS [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –This will keep you nice and warm out there. Good choice, if a bit goofy looking... TOUGHNESS [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –I'm satisfied. Are you satisfied? Because I am.

14. #14Pain Thresholdselective

    Keys: PAIN THRESHOLD

    Pain Tolerance is how much you can take until you start to really break down. Suffer through the sharpness so that you keep thinking without your mind or body falling apart, so that you continue beyond, it is the one who does not allow your body to give up sooner. Even if your structure can handle it, if your head can't handle it, you can't do anything. At its best, Pain Tolerance allows you to be even more physically resilient, ignoring something that would weaken you even in your full form; like a leg that is still functional but injured and walking becomes a difficult task, you will do it, even if it hurts. At its worst though, you'll be a crybaby, who even with a functioning body, can't deal with walking because you have a little soreness in your calf.

    PAIN THRESHOLD [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –You can take this. It's not nearly as bad as the last time. PAIN THRESHOLD [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –This is bad. Feels like sharp stones grinding in your chest and keeping you from moving. PAIN THRESHOLD [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Almost snapped your neck... but I fucking got this. No pain... no pain... PAIN THRESHOLD [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –You can take this! Blossom like a pain-flower. PAIN THRESHOLD [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –It hurts, but keep your cool. You've got this. PAIN THRESHOLD [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –The pain flows over your entire body like an awful shock. A grim knowing rises from within -- half of your body must be gone.

15. #15Physical Fervorselective

    Keys: PHYSICAL FERVOR

    Physical Fervor is the latent rage that courses through your body; not just your muscles and bones, but your primal tenacity. Elevate your strength, let the blood flow fast through your veins, feel your body grow before others. Lift, drag, punch, but if you're going to do it, do it with everything you can. At its best, Physical Fervor allows you to act like a bull, successfully carry heavy weights, open a tightly sealed jar, beat someone to a pulp, and do it while laughing at the pussies who dared to oppose you. At its worst, you are utterly powerless over the physical world you live in, pray you don't have to do any menial work, as for you, that will be torture.

    PHYSICAL FERVOR [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Suddenly your biceps coil up. Your elbow is sharp and cocked for a punch. PHYSICAL FERVOR [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Doesn't matter! The flow of events is already passing you by! The woman said something, now the man's saying something... KEEP YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME, SON! PHYSICAL FERVOR [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –WHAT IS HAPPENING TO YOU?!?! Are you going to CRY now, son? PHYSICAL FERVOR [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –No, that would be silly. Your body isn't for thinking. It's for robust, wholesome things. Things like discus, javelin, and 400 meter hurdles. Mmm... discus. PHYSICAL FERVOR [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Son, you've really let yourself go -- it's a disgrace. But Coach Physical Instrument is going to get you back in prime condition. Even if it takes a million push-ups!

16. #16Temptationselective

    Keys: TEMPTATION

    Temptation is the will wrapped up within you, covered up by the flesh, it makes you crave enjoyment. Understand about your deepest pleasures, whether they are inside a can, bottle, between a pair of legs, in a cylindrical substance, and so on. Lose your innocence and be less vulnerable. At its best, Temptation will guide you through people most fragile to their own desires, understand them; and understanding them proves that you yourself are very good at those "enjoyments", whatever your type. At its worst however, you are extremely easy to fall into the dark dungeons which excess pleasures lead to, as well as innocence and lack of familiarity with all that surrounds them.

    TEMPTATION [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –The best cure for a headache is, of course, morphine. They won't have that, so cigarettes will have to do. TEMPTATION [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –This is a good place for a nice sad drink. Uncork a velvety bottle of red wine and think about life for a moment. Really philosophise. TEMPTATION [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Sexual euphoria, increased sensitivity to stimulation... if you didn't know better, you'd say this plasm stuff sounds a lot like being on amphetamines. TEMPTATION [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Oh yeah, we're talking about white-hot communist sex, baby. TEMPTATION [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –No. You can figure it out. Replace it! Replace the alcohol with amphetamine. Or GBL! Fuck it -- morphine! Graffito removal agent! Anything. It'll buy you time. All you need is time.

17. #17Shiversselective

    Keys: SHIVERS

    Shivers are sudden, the sentiment of when something seems to click supernaturally, somewhere, you don't know where, when, who, but something happened, you felt it. The cold that runs along your nerves, from head to toe, spreading like a distant memory, your senses sharpen and something inside you seems to tingle. At its best, Shivers attunes you to the supernatural in some way, such as an ill omen that makes you wary, or something that simply grants you a ghostly intuition. At its worst however, you simply become unable to feel what the beyond is trying to tell you, and whether it means nothing to you, only the future will tell.

    SHIVERS [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –On Clinton Street, near the Boogie Street Diamond, a small truck rattles down an alleyway. It stops by a rusted trash container. Two men, their faces rough and swollen, jump out. They look at the container, despondently. CSM is written on their backs... SHIVERS [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –A traffic jam. Rain thrumming on the roofs of motor vehicles. Inside, drivers watch water streaming down their windshields. The statue of a king shudders, he too is cold. The canal bridge has been raised. SHIVERS [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Under the night sky the great district sleeps: A dark chessboard of wooden houses in the rain, 80,000 living souls inside. Firetraps as far as the eye can see -- from Main Street to Precinct 41 atop the motorway, to Boogie Street glowing on the rainswept horizon...

18. #18Choleraselective

    Keys: CHOLERA

    Cholera is your hate, it is your fury, it is your palpable fear. Your body fills with terror, a freezing sting runs through it, your chest sinks, your stomach heaves, your feet and hands weaken, but the moment you can act, you will, and with all the rage that is within you. At its best, Cholera drives you with unstoppable violence, tingling your fight-or-flight instinct, and you know damn well what you must do given your chance. Have fun punishing those who wronged you, dance in their blood. At its worst however, you become a lunatic afraid of your own shadow, or totally lacking balls, those who respect violence will not respect you.

    CHOLERA [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Your muscles tense up. The vision in your dead angle darkens. You feel the sudden urge to push your hand into his soft gut. CHOLERA [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –THIS ISN'T A FUCKING JOKE. CHOLERA [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –You suddenly feel afraid of the chair. It looks like blood is peeling off it... CHOLERA [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Kill them. They broke it. CHOLERA [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Look at his shit-eating grin... He knows there's nothing you can do to him. He's bullying you and you are helpless. Kill him. Kill him now. He won't see death coming.

19. #19Motor Coordinationselective

    Keys: MOTOR COORDINATION

    Motor Coordination connects your eyes and hands as one. Your manual dexterity and marksmanship will give you the best odds—assuming you need to hit something. With a stone or a weapon, you just need to want to hit and that will be enough. Understand something with your palms, feel it intrinsically with a simple touch. At its best, Motor Coordination makes you the hypothetical best gunslinger or rock-thrower there is, with invaluable accuracy and a keen sense of touch, you can become skilled with just about anything you can lay your hands on. At its worst though, you simply seem cross-eyed, your aim is disgusting, and you're incapable of slamming your bare hand into the same spot twice; pitiful.

    MOTOR COORDINATION [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –A miss. MOTOR COORDINATION [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –That's an Ister 50. A Zsiemsk-made monstrosity. It'll blow your head clean off. MOTOR COORDINATION [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Firearm! A Glace 08, or a .38 caliber pistol -- either is small enough for you to have missed. MOTOR COORDINATION [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –This does look like an embrasure, a slit made for shooting out of. MOTOR COORDINATION [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Chalk powder. Absorbs moisture and keeps your grip firm. MOTOR COORDINATION [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –The kid moves his hands like a basketball player dribbling fast.

20. #20Perceptionselective

    Keys: PERCEPTION

    Perception makes you a physical catalyst of your own senses; eyes, ears and nose working in your favor, always. Observe and notice the most minimalist of details, each and every one of them. Objects and people around you, nothing will go unnoticed. At its best, Perception makes you the know-it-all of your surroundings, even the speck of dandruff on a rich man's head won't escape your senses' grasp. At its worst, however, you are simply unable to notice obvious details, like looking for glasses that are already on your face or not smelling the rotten food until it has already gone down your throat.

    PERCEPTION (SIGHT) [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Her eyes are brown and her face is speckled with birthmarks. She can't be more than 28. PERCEPTION (SIGHT) [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –He wears a wide leather belt around his waist and a gun holster under his arm. PERCEPTION (TASTE) [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Tastes like soap. Unsurprisingly. PERCEPTION (SIGHT) [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –"Eat shit, pig!", "FUCKED BY THE CUNN" and "Saint-G" with a crown have been scribbled on it. "Jennie is a WHORE" and "Baise cette mailbox!" also. PERCEPTION (SMELL) [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –He smells of heavy motor oils. And his breath -- of high-tar content cigarettes. Probably Astra Whites. PERCEPTION (HEARING) [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Waves crashing in the distance, the sound of sea below the window.

21. #21Reflexesselective

    Keys: REFLEXES

    Reflexes is the agility of your body and mind to take sudden and succinct actions. It's the latent instinct to not get hit or take the first hand. Not only in the bodily aspects, like dodging a punch or reacting to someone pulling a gun, it makes you process thoughts faster, giving you the opportunity to react to something that would catch you by surprise. At its best, Reflexes make you untouchable, you almost feel like you could snatch a bullet out of thin air if that were possible. Nobody can catch you off guard, ever. At its worst however, you can be wrongly impulsive, or won't even have the chance to react when your delay means it's already too late.

    REFLEXES [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –That melody is oddly familiar... Why does it feel like some gang-related thing? REFLEXES [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –A punch is not imminent, but it's being cocked. Hard. REFLEXES [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Yeah -- streetwise. Zoom right past, do it on your own terms. REFLEXES [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Wait... did he push himself to prove he can pull his weight and doesn't need hand-outs? REFLEXES [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –No, you don't. Just back up, cancel this. REFLEXES [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –His fingers are twitching. That's a draw reflex. He's about to draw.

22. #22Mobilityselective

    Keys: MOBILITY

    Mobility encourages you to be the center of the spotlight. You are capable of skilled physical maneuvers, showy dancing or fighting moves, and wit. It also allows you to be subtle, swift enough to catch something unnoticed. At its best, Mobility makes you all-talented and agile with your body. At its worst, however, be prepared to accidentally drop things, trip over a bump in the street, or not be able to balance on anything even while standing still.

    MOBILITY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –An acrobatic maneuver would solve this situation. Nothing can go wrong with a good maneuver. MOBILITY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –This is a cool moment. It needs a cool thing to be said. MOBILITY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Try the jump? Up there, on the roof! It'll be worth it. Else there is little choice but to figure out a way to deal with the man... MOBILITY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Cool. Let's do this swindle. This tare swindle. MOBILITY [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Nothing is inaccessible.

23. #23Handlingselective

    Keys: HANDLING

    Handling connects your fingertips with mechanics and complexity in a lightweight manner. Machinery and other subtle objects will be easy to manipulate given prior knowledge. Wallets, purses and backpacks will be easy targets. At its best, Handling will have you deal with objects and mechanical gadgets flawlessly as long as you know what you're doing, as well as the subtlety to steal something. At its worst however, anything you try to hold is quite likely to fall or explode, as is your understanding of most mechanical matters—besides your lettuce hands.

    HANDLING [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –This particular lorry is a FALN A-Z 'Tempo', a model infamous for its irritating design mistake: the slippery-smooth throttles. HANDLING [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –There's no picking this lock. The owner has put special care into it. It's a recessed design. HANDLING [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –This is the Rehm Prefect, radio-computer model number RC7024, equipped with a Feld mainframe and a Rehm-compatible Interim printer. HANDLING [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –This is wrong, machines shouldn't behave like that. HANDLING [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –The legendary Kvalsund multitool! This is prybar version 2.0 -- for professionals, like you.

24. #24Composureselective

    Keys: COMPOSURE

    Composure will guide you, pulling your face back into place in the grimmest moments so that you remain impassive, no one can see through you. It won't let your stern face break down into crying, deep rage, it'll direct you to keep pretending to be strong—because that's what people need to believe. At its best, Composure makes you an emotional wall that doesn't let emotions get the best of you, you can center yourself and remain solemn even amidst doom. At its worst however, you are the first to break down, the first to scream and cry, the first to embarrass yourself and have someone comfort you afterwards.

    COMPOSURE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –He keeps the language unemotional but it's in there -- disappointment. COMPOSURE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –The color has drained from his face. COMPOSURE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –You're not dressed for this weather. You should get an overcoat, or a cloak. COMPOSURE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Now, chin up. You've got this. COMPOSURE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Remember: Where most people go wrong is in thinking they have to hide what they don't know... COMPOSURE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –He isn't bluffing. He appears invigorated, as though he's truly experiencing life for the first time. COMPOSURE [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –A distended pause. A slight chill of embarrassment. She isn't sure what to say.

25. #25Luckselective

    Keys: LUCK

    Luck represents your capacity and desire to push the universe's limits at your peril, knowingly or not. Everything is a game of chance: from winning the lottery to just running a fool errand always had that bit of luck in play. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than to be skilled, and there is only one way to give one-hundred and ten percent. At its best, Luck will afford you inhuman amounts of things working in your favor, pushing you to do anything knowing you fortune in your favor, even when it stops being chance and more suicidal overconfidence. At its worst, your whole life is at Fate's cruel mercy; misfortune so foul that you wont dare get out of the bed fearing you may crack your spine from slipping and hitting the floor.

    LUCK [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Today simply isn't going as smoothly as you'd hoped... LUCK [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Miss Fortune? Sir Prise? Neither answer the call: Lady Luck smiles upon you. LUCK [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –Don't listen to those other thoughts; they're marred by their own shortcomings. I believe in you, even when you don't believe in yourself. LUCK [{DIFFICULTY: RESULT}] –A wing and a prayer can still glide you to safety.

26. #26ARCONselective

    Keys: ARCON, alarms, anxiety, nervousness, romantic

    ARCON protects you from conceptual harm. It's the finely tuned gauge of your emotional state in the unpredictable realm of social interactions and romantic entanglements. It warns you about the dangers of letting that extremely attractive person touch your hand – the dangers of falling in love or letting people get too close. At its best, ARCON lets you gracefully navigate the minefield of interpersonal relationships. At its worst, however, you might miss the opportunity of a lifetime or stammer something you will regret for the rest of your existence.

    ARCON [Level 5: Fade out] - Well, well, You feeling calm, soldier? You think you're some suave operator? Keep dreaming. This is just the eye of the storm. Stay on your toes, maggot! ARCON [Level 4: Double take] - Ah, a little flutter in your stomach, eh? That's cute. This ain't a tea party, recruit. You better toughen up, or you'll crumble like a house of cards. Brace yourself; the storm's just getting started. ARCON [Level 3: ROUND HOUSE] - Code yellow, maggot!! You're look like a scared kitten. Tighten up, soldier! Straighten that spine, or you'll be eaten alive out there. You think life's a joke? It's time to wake up! ARCON [LEVEL 2: FAST PACE] - IT'S CODE RED, YOU HALFWAY-MAGGOT!! I CAN PRACTICALLY SMELL THE FEAR ON YOU, YOU SISSY! YOU THINK YOU CAN HANDLE THIS, BUT YOU'RE BARELY HOLDING IT TOGETHER. PREPARE FOR IMPACT, BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT TO GET REAL UGLY! ARCON [LEVEL 1: COCKED PISTOL] - ATTENTION, MAGGOT! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! SOUND THE ALARMS, CODE WHITE, CODE WHITE! YOU'RE IN FOR TOTAL WAR, AND YOU BETTER BE READY TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES! YOU ARE DOOMED, HALF-BAKED MAGGOT! I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU EVEN FUNCTION IN CIVILIZATION, YOU WASTE OF OXYGEN! NOW, DROP AND GIVE ME 50 PUSH-UPS! MOVE, MOVE, MOVE! YOU'RE IN FOR A WORLD OF HURT, AND YOU HAVE NO ONE TO BLAME BUT YOURSELF! NOW, MOVE IT, YOU SORRY EXCUSE FOR A SOLDIER!

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