[Doriana] Jan at a time please

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[Doriana] Jan at a time please

Postby doriana_ » Mon Jan 24, 2022 2:46 pm

Jan (H/A/M) commits a crime. In doing so, he inadvertently does Becky (H/A/F) a favour.

Update 26 January: OAATP restrictions lifted!
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Re: [Doriana] Jan at a time please (OAATP)

Postby Traveller » Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:19 pm

Is the crime mainly economical in nature?
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Re: [Doriana] Jan at a time please (OAATP)

Postby GalFisk » Mon Jan 24, 2022 5:14 pm

Does she know this? Does he?
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Re: [Doriana] Jan at a time please (OAATP)

Postby trebor2 » Mon Jan 24, 2022 7:43 pm

Does Becky know him? or the victim(s) of the crime?
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Re: [Doriana] Jan at a time please (OAATP)

Postby doriana_ » Mon Jan 24, 2022 9:39 pm

Traveller
Is the crime mainly economical in nature? No

GalFisk
Does she know this? Yes Does he? No

trebor2
Does Becky know him? No or the victim(s) of the crime? Yes, because...
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Re: [Doriana] Jan at a time please (OAATP)

Postby Sundowner64 » Mon Jan 24, 2022 10:09 pm

Is Betty the victim of the crime?
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Postby GalFisk » Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:53 am

WAG: does he send her to the emergency room, where another, unrelated, dangerous medical issue is caught earlier than it'd otherwise have been?
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Postby doriana_ » Tue Jan 25, 2022 11:09 am

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Is Betty the victim of the crime? Yes

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WAG: does he send her to the emergency room, where another, unrelated, dangerous medical issue is caught earlier than it'd otherwise have been? Great WAG, but no
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Re: [Doriana] Jan at a time please (OAATP)

Postby Sundowner64 » Tue Jan 25, 2022 11:37 am

Does the crime prevent Betty from doing something stupid?
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Postby GalFisk » Tue Jan 25, 2022 1:05 pm

Does it gain her something? Prevent a loss to her?
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Postby doriana_ » Tue Jan 25, 2022 3:00 pm

Sundowner64
Does the crime prevent Betty from doing something stupid? No

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Does it gain her something? Prevent a loss to her? No to both
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Re: [Doriana] Jan at a time please (OAATP)

Postby Traveller » Tue Jan 25, 2022 3:50 pm

Is the crime a violent one?
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Postby GalFisk » Tue Jan 25, 2022 4:55 pm

Are other people involved in: the crime? The favour?
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Postby doriana_ » Tue Jan 25, 2022 11:18 pm

Traveller
Is the crime a violent one? No

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Are other people involved in: the crime? The favour? No to both
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Postby GalFisk » Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:57 am

Is the crime committed in person? Throug mail? Phone? Email? Computer?
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Postby Traveller » Wed Jan 26, 2022 11:18 am

Is it a political form of crime? Such as breaking hate speech laws, discrimination laws etc.?
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Postby doriana_ » Wed Jan 26, 2022 12:16 pm

GalFisk
Is the crime committed in person? This Throug mail? Phone? Email? Computer?

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Is it a political form of crime? Such as breaking hate speech laws, discrimination laws etc.? No
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Postby GalFisk » Wed Jan 26, 2022 1:11 pm

Is the crime violent?
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Postby doriana_ » Wed Jan 26, 2022 1:40 pm

Is the crime violent? No
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Postby GalFisk » Wed Jan 26, 2022 1:48 pm

Is her profession relevant?
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Postby Sundowner64 » Wed Jan 26, 2022 2:19 pm

Is the crime theft or fraud? did it harm Becky financially?
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Postby doriana_ » Wed Jan 26, 2022 2:25 pm

GalFisk
Is her profession relevant? No

Sundowner64
Is the crime theft or fraud? Yes, theft did it harm Becky financially? No, and this is relevant
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Re: [Doriana] Jan at a time please (OAATP)

Postby GalFisk » Wed Jan 26, 2022 2:28 pm

Was something taken that she wanted to get rid of?
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Postby doriana_ » Wed Jan 26, 2022 2:35 pm

Was something taken Yes that she wanted to get rid of? No, but OTRT
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Re: [Doriana] Jan at a time please (OAATP)

Postby trebor2 » Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:29 pm

Had Becky also committed a crime?
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Postby doriana_ » Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:52 pm

Had Becky also committed a crime? No

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Re: [Doriana] Jan at a time please

Postby GalFisk » Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:58 pm

Could the item have caused trouble for her, had it not been stolen? Could it have been broken? Injured her? Did she get it back? Relevant?
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Postby doriana_ » Thu Jan 27, 2022 9:50 am

Could the item have caused trouble for her, had it not been stolen? Yesish, DOYD of trouble Could it have been broken? Possibly, but that's not the main point Injured her? No Did she get it back? No, but explore Relevant? Yes
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Re: [Doriana] Jan at a time please

Postby GalFisk » Thu Jan 27, 2022 10:27 am

Trouble: an inconvenience? A scare? A loss? Prevention of a gain? Prevention of serendipity? Did she relevantly look for the object? Report the loss? Get a replacement? Was it pickpocketed? Grabbed? Bigger than a breadbox?
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Postby Sundowner64 » Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:34 am

Was Betty in the end happy that the item was gone? was it that ugly :) ?
Did the absence of the item give Betty an excuse?
Would she have to have paid for getting rid of the item?
Was the item taken from her house? from her belongings? outside her house? from her car? (was it her car?)
Was there a relevant time difference between the theft itself and it working out as a favor for her?
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Postby doriana_ » Thu Jan 27, 2022 1:27 pm

GalFisk
Trouble: an inconvenience? This A scare? A loss? Potentially Prevention of a gain? Prevention of serendipity? Did she relevantly look for the object? Irrel Report the loss? Yes Get a replacement? Yope Was it pickpocketed? No Grabbed? Not sure if that's the word I'd use, but I guess you could say so Bigger than a breadbox? Yes

Sundowner64
Was Betty in the end happy that the item was gone? Yes was it that ugly :) ? Hehe, no
Did the absence of the item give Betty an excuse? No
Would she have to have paid for getting rid of the item? She might have to have paid, but not to get rid of the objects
Was the item taken from her house? from her belongings? outside her house? This is closest from her car? No (was it her car? No, but OTRT)
Was there a relevant time difference between the theft itself and it working out as a favor for her? Yes, about a month. A shorter time would work as well, but the longer, the less likely that she would consider it a favour
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Re: [Doriana] Jan at a time please

Postby Sundowner64 » Thu Jan 27, 2022 1:59 pm

Was it her bicycle?
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Postby GalFisk » Thu Jan 27, 2022 5:20 pm

Was it a vehicle? Was it powered? If so, bu combustion? Electrcity? Muscls? Springs? Do we need to know anything about the yope of getting a replacement?
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Postby trebor2 » Thu Jan 27, 2022 6:40 pm

Did this result in her relevantly walking more? Getting another form of transportation?

Was she compensated for the theft?
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Postby doriana_ » Fri Jan 28, 2022 12:34 am

Sundowner64
Was it her bicycle? Yes, a cargo bike to be precise

GalFisk
Was it a vehicle? Yes, see above Was it powered? If so, bu combustion? Electrcity? This Muscls? And this (it's an e-bike) Springs? Do we need to know anything about the yope of getting a replacement? Yes, see below

trebor2
Did this result in her relevantly walking more? Getting another form of transportation? No to both

Was she compensated for the theft? Yes, that should clear up the yope replacement
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Re: [Doriana] Jan at a time please

Postby GalFisk » Fri Jan 28, 2022 12:38 pm

Was the compensation the favor? Relevant what she used it for? Was she going to sell the bike in order to get money, but now she got money without the hassle of selling it?
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Postby doriana_ » Sat Jan 29, 2022 10:34 am

Was the compensation the favor? No Relevant what she used it for? Yes Was she going to sell the bike in order to get money, but now she got money without the hassle of selling it? No
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Postby GalFisk » Sat Jan 29, 2022 12:00 pm

Did the compensation mean she could now afford something? Such as car? A driving license? Something else related to driving or vehicles?
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Postby doriana_ » Sun Jan 30, 2022 3:31 pm

Did the compensation mean she could now afford something? No Such as car? A driving license? N/a to these Something else related to driving or vehicles? But she does buy a vehicle
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Postby GalFisk » Sun Jan 30, 2022 3:39 pm

Does she buy a powered vehicle? If so, by combustion? Electricity? Does she buy a regular bike? In buying this vehicle is the favor carried out? If not, before buying it? After? Does the new vehicle have a specific advantage over the ebike? Does she buy it new? Used? Relevant?Was the ebike road legal? Relevant?
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Postby doriana_ » Sun Jan 30, 2022 9:57 pm

Does she buy a powered vehicle? Yes If so, by combustion? Electricity? This Does she buy a regular bike? No In buying this vehicle is the favor carried out? No If not, before buying it? This After? Does the new vehicle have a specific advantage over the ebike? No, because... Does she buy it new? Used? Relevant? Not that relevant, assume new Was the ebike road legal? Yes Relevant? No
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Postby Biograd1 » Mon Jan 31, 2022 1:50 am

Did she buy another ebike that she preferred to the original one?
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Re: [Doriana] Jan at a time please

Postby GalFisk » Mon Jan 31, 2022 8:44 am

Does something good happen to her when she's looking for a replacement vehicle? Does she find love? Riches? A new hobby? Or job?
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Re: [Doriana] Jan at a time please

Postby Sundowner64 » Mon Jan 31, 2022 9:43 am

Did she buy a bike quite similar to the previous one?
Did she benefit from not having an e-bike for a while?
WAG: Did she move and, so, did not have to carry the bike to her new place?
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Re: [Doriana] Jan at a time please

Postby doriana_ » Mon Jan 31, 2022 11:30 am

Skipping some questions because Sundowner's WAG is spot on

WAG: Did she move and, so, did not have to carry the bike to her new place?

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

A month before Becky's international move, her cargo bike was stolen from her apartment complex's underground parking. This worked out in Becky's favour because she didn't have to worry about fitting the rather bulky bike into the moving van or the bike getting damaged during the move. Instead, she used her insurance payout to buy a new identical bike after the move.


True story that happened to a co-worker of mine
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