package plugin // ── IMPORTANT: DO NOT REWRITE, SUMMARIZE, OR SHORTEN ANY ENTRIES IN THIS FILE ── // // This file contains hand-written flavor text. Every entry is the length it is // on purpose. The voice, pacing, and specific wording are intentional. // If an entry seems too long: it isn't. Leave it alone. // If you are tempted to "clean up" or "condense" entries: don't. // If your context window is too small to fit this file: that is your problem, not ours. // // ── THOM KROOKE — MORTGAGE RATE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ───────────────────────── // // Pulled weekly from FRED API (series: MORTGAGE5US). // Rate change DM sent to player if rate differs from previous week. // No change: no DM. Thom does not send neutral news. // // Pre-pet: terse, professional, zero warmth. // Post-pet: still about the money, immediately about the pet. // The pet is mentioned before you are. You are not mentioned. // ── RATE INCREASE (NO PET) ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── var ThomRateIncrease = []string{ "Rates adjusted. Your new weekly payment is €{amount}. Market conditions. You understand.", "Weekly update. Rates went up. Payment is now €{amount}. " + "This is not personal. It is also not not personal. Pay on time.", "The Fed moved. Your payment moved. €{amount} weekly going forward. " + "I don't make the rates. I just apply them promptly and without sympathy.", "Rate adjustment. €{amount} per week. " + "I'd say I'm sorry but the contract was quite clear about this possibility. " + "You signed it.", "Rates up. €{amount}. " + "If you'd like to discuss this I am available during business hours. " + "Business hours are whenever I feel like it.", } // ── RATE DECREASE (NO PET) ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── var ThomRateDecrease = []string{ "Rates adjusted down. Your new weekly payment is €{amount}. Don't get used to it.", "Good news, technically. Rates dropped. €{amount} weekly going forward. " + "The market giveth. The market will taketh back. Enjoy it briefly.", "Rate adjustment in your favour this week. €{amount}. " + "I want to be clear that this has nothing to do with me. " + "The Fed did this. I merely informed you.", "Rates down. €{amount} per week. " + "You're welcome, even though I did nothing. Thom Krooke, Krooke Realty.", "Weekly update. Rates dropped. Your payment is €{amount}. " + "I've noted your relief. I've also noted that rates can go back up. " + "Good week.", } // ── RATE INCREASE (WITH PET) ────────────────────────────────────────────────── var ThomRateIncreasePet = []string{ "Rates went up. Weekly payment is now €{amount}. " + "You might need to skip a dinner or two and give yours to {pet_name} for a while. " + "Whether you eat or not is unimportant. Only {pet_name}'s stomach matters here.", "Rate adjustment. €{amount} per week. " + "I'd tighten the belt if I were you. " + "{pet_name} should not feel this. You should feel this. Adjust accordingly.", "Weekly update. Rates up. €{amount}. " + "I've been thinking about {pet_name}'s next armor upgrade. " + "You should also be thinking about that. After you figure out the payment. " + "Priority order is: {pet_name}, payment, everything else.", "Rates moved. Not in your favour. €{amount} weekly going forward. " + "{pet_name} doesn't need to know about this. Keep things normal for {pet_name}. " + "You'll figure out the rest.", "The Fed raised rates. Your payment is €{amount}. " + "Before you panic: {pet_name} is fine. {pet_name} will continue to be fine. " + "You may need to make some adjustments. {pet_name} will not.", "Rate increase. €{amount} per week. " + "I've seen people in your position make difficult choices. " + "Make sure none of those choices involve {pet_name}'s meals. " + "I'm watching.", } // ── RATE DECREASE (WITH PET) ────────────────────────────────────────────────── var ThomRateDecreasePet = []string{ "Rates went down. Weekly payment is now €{amount}. " + "You can buy better things for {pet_name} now. " + "I'd start with the shop. I may have restocked recently. For {pet_name}.", "Good news. Rates dropped. €{amount} going forward. " + "The difference between what you were paying and what you're paying now " + "should go directly toward {pet_name}. " + "I'm not telling you what to do. I'm telling you what to do.", "Rate adjustment in your favour. €{amount} weekly. " + "I thought of {pet_name} immediately when I saw the numbers. " + "You probably thought of yourself. " + "Think about what that says. Then go buy {pet_name} something.", "Rates down this week. Your payment is €{amount}. " + "I've already set aside some things in the shop that {pet_name} would benefit from. " + "The timing is not a coincidence. Come in when you're ready.", "Weekly update. Rates dropped. €{amount} per week going forward. " + "{pet_name} deserves something nice this week. " + "You've been holding back on the shop. I've noticed. " + "The rate drop is a sign. Take it.", "The Fed cut rates. Your payment is €{amount}. " + "I'm genuinely pleased about this, which is unusual for me. " + "{pet_name} is the reason I'm genuinely pleased about this. " + "You can draw your own conclusions.", } // ── NO CHANGE (NEVER SENT) ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── // Thom does not send neutral news. // If rate is unchanged week over week: no DM. No notification. Nothing.