[Bardificer] It sparks joy pt. 2

[Bardificer]

Julie unexpectedly found a collection of rare and often sought-after things. She took one to show her mom. Her mom told her it was perfectly fine to keep the one she had, but she would be smart to leave the rest exactly where they were, and not tell anyone about them. In fact, she might want to gather up some of the much more common things that were sitting nearby. Why?

[Sundowner64]

Are these items natural? man-made?
Did someone collect the items in that place before? did they just end up to be there?
Would taking the items require some effort (other than just picking them up)? like: digging something out, cutting something off, ..
Are the items someone else's property? Julie's property? did she inherit them?
Do the items have a practical value? material value? decorative value? emotional value?
WAG: Are these items food?

[doriana_]

Is Julie a child? If so, relevant how old?

Does she show the item to her mom in person? send her a picture? facetime her?

Is Julie indoors when this happens? outdoors?

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Sundowner64

Are these items natural? This.man-made?
Did someone collect the items in that place before? No. did they just end up to be there? Yope.
Would taking the items require some effort (other than just picking them up)? Very little. like: digging something out, cutting something off, ..
Are the items someone else's property? No. Julie's property? Debatable, but she is not stealing them. did she inherit them? No.
Do the items have a practical value? Not really. material value? Possibly a small amount. decorative value? Yes. emotional value? Definitely yes.
WAG: Are these items food? No.


doriana_

Is Julie a child? Yes. If so, relevant how old? Not really. Talking age.

Does she show the item to her mom in person? Yes. send her a picture? facetime her? Or this, irr.

Is Julie indoors when this happens? outdoors? This.

[Sarisberie]

Alive, dead, inanimate, animate? Are the things alike, similar, different? Is location relevant?

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Sarisberie

Alive, This. dead, At one point, yope. inanimate, animate? If you mean alive, yes. Are the things alike, similar, different? The two groups of things are similar, but not the same. Is location relevant? Somewhat, but could occur in many places.

[GalFisk]

Are they plants? Flowers? Edelweiss? If she told anyone, would they all be taken? Would they not come back?

[Sundowner64]

Parts of plants? such as berries?
Animals? or parts of animals, like seashells? eggs?
Did she find the items in the garden? in a forest? in a sand box? at the roadside? at the beach? under water?

[trebor2]

Are they insects? Butterflies? Fireflies? Fish?

Was her mom worried about the things being killed? Damaged? About damage to the area that would be caused if more people found out about these things?

Did Julie take one to her because because she thought it was pretty? Thought it was interesting? Because she wanted to keep it as a pet? Wanted to plant it? Because she knew of some other value it had?

Do the other common things nearby: protect what Julie found? Entice people? Entice predators? Do they have a parasitic relationship with whatever Julie found? A beneficial one, to both things?

Did Julie's mom suggest that Julie gather the other common things just so that Julie wouldn't be disappointed?

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GalFisk

Are they plants? Yes! Flowers? No. Edelweiss? No. If she told anyone, would they all be taken? Possibly. Would they not come back? Possibly.


Sundowner64

Parts of plants? Yes. such as berries? Not these.
Animals? or parts of animals, like seashells? eggs? No to rest.
Did she find the items in the garden? This is likely. in a forest? Or this. in a sand box? at the roadside? Maybe. at the beach? under water? No to rest.


trebor2

Are they insects? Butterflies? Fireflies? Fish? No to all.

Was her mom worried about the things being killed? Thisish. Damaged? About damage to the area that would be caused if more people found out about these things?

Did Julie take one to her because because she thought it was pretty? This is possible... Thought it was interesting? This is likely, but also... Because she wanted to keep it as a pet? Wanted to plant it? Because she knew of some other value it had? This.

Do the other common things nearby: protect what Julie found? Entice people? Entice predators? Do they have a parasitic relationship with whatever Julie found? This is OTRT, but... A beneficial one, to both things? No to all.

Did Julie's mom suggest that Julie gather the other common things just so that Julie wouldn't be disappointed? No.

[Sundowner64]

Are the common things around mushrooms? are they edible? do have any other practical use?
Would removing the common things around improve the growth of the other plant?
Was the part of the plant she collected a sprout/shoot/twig? leaf? fruit? cone/pod? seed?
Is the plant a young tree?
Does she want to use the item she collected for decoration? for crafting something? for trading it against something else?

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Sundowner64

Are the common things around mushrooms? No. are they edible? Ehhh...they're not commonly eaten, but they're not toxic. do have any other practical use? I'll say no, but DOYD of "practical."
Would removing the common things around improve the growth of the other plant? Yes!
Was the part of the plant she collected a sprout/shoot/twig? leaf? This. fruit? cone/pod? seed?
Is the plant a young tree? No.
Does she want to use the item she collected for decoration? for crafting something? for trading it against something else? Irrel, it could be used for any one of these, but usually just having it is the primary goal.

[Sarisberie]

Is the leaf a special variety or something which would have a use? E.G. a house or food for a creature like a caterpillar or bird? Or silkworm?

[Sarisberie]

Is the leaf a special variety or something which would have a use? E.G. a house or food or camouflage for a creature like a caterpillar or bird? Or silkworm? Chrysalis?

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Sarisberie

Is the leaf a special variety Yes. or something which would have a use? Yope... E.G. a house or food for a creature like a caterpillar or bird? Or silkworm? Nothing like this.

I hesitate to say it has an actual "use," but many people would take it for a specific reason.

[doriana_]

Are they four-leaf clovers?

[Sarisberie]

Is it some sort of folk remedy? Can it be sold? Eaten? Sniffed, snorted, smoked, worn?

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doriana_

Are they four-leaf clovers? Yes!


Sarisberie

Is it some sort of folk remedy?Can it be sold? Eaten? Sniffed, snorted, smoked, worn? Yes to the last, no to rest, see above.

[GalFisk]

Were the more common things three-leaf clovers? Relevant why she should get the comon things from nearby the four-leaf clovers? Would they improve the growing conditions of the four-leaf clovers? Would she put them with her four-leaf clover in order to make it less obvious?

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GalFisk

Were the more common things three-leaf clovers? Yes. Relevant why she should get the comon things from nearby the four-leaf clovers? Yep. Would they improve the growing conditions of the four-leaf clovers? Yes! Would she put them with her four-leaf clover in order to make it less obvious? No.

I think you've got it--care to put it all together?

[doriana_]

Julie finds a bunch of four-leaf clovers, picks one and shows it to her mom. Her mom tells her to keep the one she already picked but to not pick the others. Instead, she suggests Julie pick some of the three-leaf clovers growing nearby - because this would improve the growing conditions for the four-leaf clovers and more people would have the chance to find one?

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doriana_ »

Julie finds a bunch of four-leaf clovers, picks one and shows it to her mom. Her mom tells her to keep the one she already picked but to not pick the others. Instead, she suggests Julie pick some of the three-leaf clovers growing nearby - because this would improve the growing conditions for the four-leaf clovers and more people would have the chance to find one?

**********************************SPOILER

Just as Doriana says above! The practice of picking any four-leaf clover you find makes the mutation genetically disadvantageous for the plant, and can thus make them even rarer. The mother suggests instead picking some of the non-lucky clovers, and seeing if this helps select for more four-leaf stems.

I was imagining a less selfless motive for the pair, though--simply cultivating their own bed of four-leaf clovers and thereby having a monopoly on the luck.