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Our script

Background:

Tim and Lisa are talking about the recent “misfortunes” of Tim: gambling, having a huge debt (which has been found out by his parents recently). Lisa suggested that they could turn to their high school friend, Paul, for help. However, Tim was not so happy with Paul always preaching him to stop gambling, and was not sure if Paul would be willing to lend him money to pay off his debts. He suggested that instead of asking for money they could kidnap Paul to get the ransom, which would be more than enough to cover the debts. Lisa, while being supportive and understanding, seemed to be reluctant to agree on the plan. It is left to the audience to really keep the conversation smooth, which would lead to the “good” ending where the two agreed on the plan, otherwise the “bad” ending, in which Lisa unwilling to talk to Tim anymore...

Plots:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxxB5ijLS4xbZlNvbG4wOGJ3VVE/view?usp=sharing

Conversation Tree 

I. a) Ask if Lisa told on Tim 

        (Bad start --distrust between Lisa and Tim)  

1.  a -> c-> e -> g -> i -> k -> m -> o -> q  : Bad ending (kidnap)

                                                           2.  -> r : Bad ending (not)

                           3 .  -> j -> l -> n -> p -> s : Good ending (not)

                                                           4.   -> t : Bad ending (kidnap)

                 5 . f -> h -> i -> k -> n -> p -> s : Bad ending (not)

                                                           6 .  -> t : Bad ending (kidnap)

                            7 .  -> j -> l -> m -> o -> q : Good ending (kidnap) 

                                                            8 . -> r : Bad ending (not)

II. b) Ask if Paul told on Tim

      (Good start -- and thus most endings are Good)

1. b -> d-> e -> g -> i -> k -> m -> o -> q : Good ending (kidnap)

                                                           2. -> r : Bad ending (not)

                         3 . -> j -> l -> n -> p -> s : Good ending (not)

                                                           4. -> t : Good ending (kidnap)

               5 . f -> h -> i -> k -> n -> p -> s : Good ending (not)

                                                           6 . -> t : Bad ending (kidnap)

                          7 . -> j -> l -> m -> o -> q : Good ending (kidnap)

                                                          8 . -> r : Good ending (not)