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Humility is the best when shown, not told. Design a scenario when your character has something that any normal person would brag about, only that he/she is never bragging. It is the best if the ot...
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System
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2019-12-08T13:11:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Alexander
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2019-12-08T13:11:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
Humility is the best when shown, not told. Design a scenario when your character has something that any normal person would brag about, only that he/she is never bragging. It is the best if the other character (and the reader) is not entirely in the dark and would have some tidbit of knowledge about this secret. Then, the hidden fact needs to be **accidentally** revealed to the other character. The first character would need to do some explanations while looking a little embarrassed. For example: "You told me you liked to play soccer in college, but you never told me you auditioned for Manchester City!" - "Umm, well, I didn't pass the audition, so..." "I know that you love to play guitar, but I never knew that you played with Prince!" - "Yes... but I thought you didn't like him?" "You told me that you folks live near Beverly Hills, but I never guessed how big is their house! Tell me, is everything Ok between you and them? Why they let you drive your old Civic?" - "Sorry, I decided a while ago that I need to earn everything myself. And tell me, is my old Civic bothering you so much?"
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2019-10-31T00:40:24Z (about 5 years ago)
Original score: 3