Present (The Present) • [Type] • dyn.pr. Past<–>Present • the current situation and circumstances • “Present” does not refer to the way things are going, but to the way things are. It is a here and now judgment of the arrangement of a situation and the circumstances surrounding it. A story that focuses on the Present is not concerned with how events led to the current situation nor where the current situation will lead, but defines the scenario that exists at the moment . • syn. how things stand, the here and now, current situation, as of this moment

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Prerequisites (Objective Storyline) • [Type] • the essential prliminaries that must be met to complete the Requirements • Pre-requisites are the essential or necessary steps or accomplishments that must be achieved in order for something to occur. If a goal has a single requirement, there may be many pre-requisites to achieving that requirement.

Prerequisites • [Variation] • dyn.pr. Preconditions<–>Prerequisites • the essential prliminaries that must be met to complete the Requirements • Prerequisites are the essential or necessary steps or accomplishments that must be achieved in order for something to occur. If a goal has a single requirement, there may be many prerequisites to meeting that requirement. • syn. essential steps, necessary requisites, compulsory stipulation

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Prediction • [Variation] • dyn.pr. Interdiction<–>Prediction • pre-determination of a future state of affairs • Prediction explores the effort to learn the course of one’s destiny. Destiny is the path to a particular fate or through a series of fates. Fates are experiences or conditions one must encounter along the way as one’s destiny directs one’s course. The nature of destiny is such that no matter how much a character is aware of the nature and location of an undesirable fate, nothing he can do is enough to pull him off the path. However, if one could know the future course, one could prepare for each eventuality in order to minimize or maximize its effect. • syn. foresight, foreseeing, anticipation, envisioning one’s future, prophecy, forecast, foretell, prognosticate

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