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TOPIC TEXT / PROMPT
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EMOTION
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RESPONSE TEXT
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| GREETING
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GREETING
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Happy 25
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Howdy there, partner.
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1
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| GREETING
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Neutral 50
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Howdy, little lady.
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2
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| LonesomeDrifterGuitar
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That's a mighty fine guitar you got there.
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Happy 20
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Oh, this old thing? Why, thanks, friend. This here {GEE-tar} guitar is just about the only thing my daddy left me.
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3
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| LonesomeDrifterJobOffer
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Tommy Torini at the Tops is looking for musical acts, if you're interested.
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Surprise 15
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Son, where I come from, a man doesn't just walk up to another man and offer him a job without even knowing him. What's your game?
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4
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| Tommy Torini at the Tops is looking for musical acts, if you're interested.
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Disgust 15
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Darling, where I come from, a lady doesn't just walk up to a man and offer him a job without even knowing him. What's your game?
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5
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| Tommy Torini at the Tops is looking for musical acts, if you're interested.
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Anger 10
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Like I said, I got no reason to take your charity. Not till I know you better.
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| Tommy Torini at the Tops is looking for musical acts, if you're interested.
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Sad 15
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Hmm.... Maybe it's time to give these tired old bones a rest. All right, show me what you've got.
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| LonesomeDrifterStory
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What's your story, stranger?
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Sad 15
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My story's a long one, friend, and I can't say as it's all that interesting.
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| VMSTopsTalentPoolVMSTopsLonesomeDrifterTopic000
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No game. I offered to keep an eye out for talented acts, is all.
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Fear 15
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{Skeptical} Uh-huh. Sorry stranger, just not sure I trust that kind of charity from somebody I don't even know.
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9
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| VMSTopsTalentPoolVMSTopsLonesomeDrifterTopic001
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Tommy offered me a recruiting fee.
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Disgust 10
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Well, at least you're honest, I guess. Sorry, I just don't take charity from strangers.
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10
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| VMSTopsTalentPoolVMSTopsLonesomeDrifterTopic002
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Here, take his card. Tell him I sent you.
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Happy 10
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Much obliged to you, friend.
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| VMSTopsTalentPoolVMSTopsLonesomeDrifterTopic003
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I'm giving you a real opportunity here - how about some compensation?
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Happy 30
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[SUCCEEDED] I suppose it's only right you get a little something for your troubles. Here - my daddy left me this gun. Guess I don't need it no more.
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| If I give you his card, what's in it for me?
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Disgust 20
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[FAILED] I'm sure Mr. Torini already took care of your fee. Maybe you ought to talk to him. Much obliged for the opportunity, friend. See you around.
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13
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| VMSTopsTalentPoolVMSTopsLonesomeDrifterTopic004
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On second thought, I don't think you're the right fit after all.
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Sad 20
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No apologies needed, friend - I'm sure there's somebody out there'll appreciate my singing.
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| VMSTopsTalentPoolVMSTopsLonesomeDrifterTopic005
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Have you been playing long?
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Sad 20
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Just about my whole life, ever since my daddy left ma and me and went off to roam the wastes.
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15
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| VMSTopsTalentPoolVMSTopsLonesomeDrifterTopic006
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When did your father leave?
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Disgust 15
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Long time ago, now. I never even knew him. Ma always said he was a mysterious feller, always traveling on in secret.
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| VMSTopsTalentPoolVMSTopsLonesomeDrifterTopic007
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Let's talk about something else.
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Neutral 50
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Looking for a story, huh? All right, what can I tell you?
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| VMSTopsTalentPoolVMSTopsLonesomeDrifterTopic008
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Nevertheless, I'm interested.
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Sad 30
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Well, I was born in a little town out Montana way. Me and Ma didn't have much, ever since my pa up and left.
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| VMSTopsTalentPoolVMSTopsLonesomeDrifterTopic009
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Oh, okay then, never mind.
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Neutral 50
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Anything else you'd like to know?
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| VMSTopsTalentPoolVMSTopsLonesomeDrifterTopic010
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Your father abandoned you?
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Pained 20
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That he did. Never did know why. Ma always said he was a real mysterious feller, even when he was with her. Like he was a stranger sometimes.
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| VMSTopsTalentPoolVMSTopsLonesomeDrifterTopic011
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Smart guy. Families just tie you down.
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Disgust 30
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Maybe that's how you was raised, but where I come from a man does right by his wife and child or he ain't no kinda man at all.
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| VMSTopsTalentPoolVMSTopsLonesomeDrifterTopic012
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Wait, Montana? You wouldn't happen to be 17, would you?
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Surprise 30
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No sir, I'm 28. Why?
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| VMSTopsTalentPoolVMSTopsLonesomeDrifterTopic015
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Sounds like you miss him. Is that why you're out here wandering?
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Sad 15
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Maybe. Maybe I just never felt like I belonged back home.
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| VMSTopsTalentPoolVMSTopsLonesomeDrifterTopic016
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I'm sure he had a reason for leaving.
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Disgust 15
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Maybe he did, maybe he didn't, but that don't change the fact that it wasn't right.
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| VMSTopsTalentPoolVMSTopsLonesomeDrifterTopic018
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It must have been hard growing up without a father.
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Pained 25
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It sure wasn't easy. Ma worked her fingers to the bone to make sure we had enough to survive, and I worked the coal mines from when I was fifteen.
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| Anger 15
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After Ma died, I guess I wanted to find my Pa and get some answers from him. Been out here looking ever since, but he ain't an easy man to find.
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| VMSTopsTalentPoolVMSTopsLonesomeDrifterTopic019
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You were better off without him. You became your own man, outside of his shadow.
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Anger 20
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I suppose there's that, but a man oughta know his own Pa, and a woman oughtn't have to work herself to an early grave to provide for her family.
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| Sad 30
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After Ma died, I guess I wanted to find my Pa and get some answers from him. Been out here looking ever since, but he ain't an easy man to find.
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| VMSTopsTalentPoolVMSTopsLonesomeDrifterTopic020
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And what will you do when you find him?
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Anger 15
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Can't say as I really know. Maybe I'll just ask him why. Maybe I'll punch him right in the mouth.
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| Disgust 25
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Hell, the more I talk about it, the more the whole damn thing sounds like a dumb idea.
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30
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| VMSTopsTalentPoolVMSTopsLonesomeDrifterTopic021
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He sounds like a scumbag. You should make him pay.
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Anger 15
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Maybe I will. Or maybe I'll just ask him why he left. Hell, the more I talk about it, the more the whole damn thing sounds like a dumb idea.
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| VMSTopsTalentPoolVMSTopsLonesomeDrifterTopic022
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Sounds like you should move on. Settle down, maybe.
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Sad 15
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Maybe I should. Don't suppose you know anyplace a feller with a {GEE-tar} guitar might find a job, huh?
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| VMSTopsTalentPoolVMSTopsLonesomeDrifterTopic024
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Can't say that I do, sorry.
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Sad 20
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Ah well. It was worth a shot.
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