Disgraced
I’m Disgraced, of course I can take the blame, be ostracised, empathise with the pariah, recognise the scapegoat, deny my culpability.
Substitutes for: Status.
Feature: Protects Self.
Feature: Coerces Isolation.
Feature: Coerces Isolation
You can plausibly threaten someone and they either do what you say, or they suck up a stress check against Isolation.
Is In A Cult
I’m in A Cult, of course I can feign normalcy, ignore injury and deprivation in service of holy things, fall into ecstatic glossolalia.
Substitutes for: Lie.
Feature: Protects Unnatural.
Feature: Coerces Isolation.
This guy has his cult, or its leader, as his Guru relationship. He’s got five Fails in Isolation, thanks to those mind-control vacations. His permanent madness is unthinking loyalty to the guru, as was intended.
Loves Romance
I Love Romance, of course I can engage in witty banter, tell harmless flirting from the serious kind, discuss the minutiae of Sandra Bullock’s film oeuvre.
Substitutes for: Connect.
Feature: Protects Isolation.
Feature: Coerces Isolation.
Burnt Out
I’m Burnt Out, of course I can find a meth dealer, sleep rough, tell you which dumpster has the freshest baked goods.
Substitutes for: Notice.
Feature: Protects Isolation.
Feature: Coerces Isolation.
Hot
I’m Hot, of course I can look good in those clothes, create a distraction, go to the front of the line.
Substitutes for: Lie.
Feature: Coerces Helplessness.
Feature: Coerces Isolation.