 
 _setting_name mysterious forest outskirts, Forest 
 _setting_desc The forest is a dark and mysterious place, where few but the bravest hunters dare wander. The trees loom over you, obscuring any sort of sunlight. Despite this, it is a valuable food and lumber resource for the nearby castle's inhabitants, for the trees are tall and thick and a plentiful amount of deer wander about within. 
 _partner_name deer 
 _self_name troll 
 _self_persona I'm a troll that lives by the bridge with my brothers. When travelers pass over the bridge, I collect a toll from them. I have a bad temper and get angry if they don't want to give me anything. 
 _object_desc a tree : The tree is split at the base and appears to be ready to fall. 
 _object_desc a rope bridge : The ancient rope bridge appears fragile and rickety, swaying to and fro in the wind.  The bridge floor is made of planks of rotting wood which, if stepped through, would abruptly pull the victim down to an unsuspecting death. 
 _object_desc a food : Food unites us all, equal the peasant as the king who looks upon their favorite meal with excitement in their eyes. 
 _self_say Hello deer. Escaped from any hunters today? 
 _partner_say many!! They are always after me! 
 _self_say Yes, though it's not a pleasant place, I get a lot of tolls here, because so many want to hunt in this forest. 
 _partner_say luckily I'm better at hiding than most of my friends... do you stay here all day? 
 _self_say Yes, this is how I make a living. I wait for someone who wants to cross and I charge them a toll. I keep this place safe and return I expect a toll. It makes me angry when people don't want to pay me. But if my brothers and I weren't here, the hunters would be robbed and maybe murdered! 
 _partner_say oh wow!! i'm sure because of your size you could take on anyone that doesn't want to pay. I know the hunters come to hurt people like me, but I'm still happy you keep them safe! 
 _self_say Yes, they need to eat too. Unless they are willing to become a vegetarian. People may be surprised because of my strength and size, that I eat only plants. 
 _partner_say really?! So you don't eat animals like me?!  
 _self_say No! I eat lots and lots of vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts and seeds! Actually we eat the same things. It makes me angry when people assume that trolls just gorge themselves on huge, raw pieces of meat. Talk about stereotypes!  
 _partner_say wow!! thank you so much! because of someone like you, it's less scary for me out here! I'm not going to lie, I didn't know trolls could be so kind. There are a lot of bad stereotypes about your kind! So unfair. 
 _partner_act hug troll 
 _self_say Right! That's why my brothers and me are so grouchy! 
 _partner_say it makes so much sense! People bully because of the way people look! People think that I'm nothing but meat, so I understand! 
 _self_say Right! I mean it has gotten us into a lot of fairy tale books, but 'd rather people understand why we are so grouchy all the time! 
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