Survey Results Stories

I took the results from my survey and documented the answers as individual case studies from the people who answered the questions. Each one is a brief story. Here are their answers -

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1. 18-24 year old.
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What just happened? Someone's been taken.
What intrigues you? The hat on the twig.
Character - 16 year old school girl. Carefree and mysterious.
What happens next? Something weird inside the house.

2. 18-24 year old.
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What just happened? A young woman has ran away, in to the night. In her haste, she's fumbled with her gloves as she got them out of her pockets and dropped one. She was more concerned with getting away than retrieving the lost item.
What intrigues you? The contrast of the bright red glove to the rest of the setting.
Character - Early 20's female, non de-script occupation, like a secretary or office worker. Demure, often overshadowed, vulnerable.
Other.. The red gloves were a gift, something she would not have normally bought for herself because of their bright colour.
What happens next? The person chasing the woman finds her glove, but the woman is long gone, having caught a night bus to a mysterious location.

3. 18-24 year old.
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What just happened? The character fell down the hill by slipping after investigating the house.
What intrigues you? The steep hills.
Character - 20 year old female. Unknown occupation. Adventurous and curious.
What happens next? She treks down the stream to see what else she can find.

4. 25-34 year old.
Image 1.
What just happened? Perhaps a child was playing and a storm came so they rushed inside and forgot the hat.
What intrigues you? The possible narrative.
Character - 6-11 year old girl.
Other.. Perhaps has a dog or something.
What happens next? Shows an image of the family by the fire.

5. 45-54 year old.
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What just happened? Someone climbing to or away from something. Looks scary/challenging.
What intrigues you? Where is the person going?
Character - Man in his 20's. Hunter, prince or expedition-er. Brave, daring, has perseverance.
Other.. Magical, intriguing.
What happens next? Not sure, which is why it's exciting. Can't see all of the figure so want to know more.

6. 18-24 year old.
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What just happened? I feel that it's a picture that has a journey more than a destination. Seeking to explore and looking for adventure.
What intrigues you? The ropes that look part of a swing leading to a cave.
Character - 8 year old female child adventurer. Wilful, curious and adventurous.
What happens next? Will probably end up on adventure through cave, discovering new things as she goes, probably ends up getting lost during the adventure.

7. 45-54 year old.
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What just happened? I get to see the lightening strike the ground for the first time ever.
What intrigues you? Why it's so dark.
Character - Man over 40. Strong.
What happens next? It starts to get light.

8. 18-24 year old.
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What just happened? Somebody found a red hat on the floor and put it on a tree that fell during a storm just in case the owner came back looking for it later.
What intrigues you? The owner of the hat.
Character - Old man. Woodcutter who lives in a cabin. Sort of medieval-looking, has a beard.
Other.. Seems like a nice guy.
What happens next? The owner of the hat COMES BACK.

9. 55-64 year old.
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What just happened? I am the woodcutter's wife and he had felled the tree outside our house. He got hot and took his hat off. Leaving it on the tree. He came in for tea and we are having a beautiful evening in front of the fire.
What intrigues you? The footprints in front of the house.
Character - 35 year old woodcutter. Strong, self sufficient, hard-working.
What happens next? Relaxing evening and then in the morning he gets up and finds his wet hat.

10. 55-64 year old.
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What just happened? A loud electrical storm rolled through the countryside, and little Sophia was running to the house and dropped a glove. She dare not go retrieve it, for fear of the Thunder Gods choosing her as their bride.
What intrigues you? Besides the artist? Lightning, I've always loved it.
Character - 14 year old female student. Loves the outdoors, has a vivid imagination, can't wait to grow up, has a cat.
What happens next? An elderly man in a yellow raincoat and hat stumbles across the lost glove. He recognizes it as the girl's glove who was at the library at the same time he was. He follows the path to her door, and returns it. She offers him refuge from the storm, but he says 'Naw. Thanks, but the thunder and lightning is just Mother Nature with a cold. She'll get over it.' And, he rambles upon his way.