The cat on the hearth...

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Original Posting: Sun, 17 Apr 1994 18:35:02 JST

Step one: Pick two characters (any two will do)

Step two: Pick one of the following emotions:

Love Hate
Joy Relief Distress Sadness
Fear Anticipation
Pride Gratitude Guilt Anger
Benevolence Pride-in-other Malevolence

Step three: Character one feels this emotion towards character two. At the moment in question, character one is sitting in a room with a pet of character two. Get that picture in your mind, with a specific pet, a room that you can see, and some reason for character one to be waiting there...

Step four: Now, describe that waiting with the pet, bringing out the emotion that character one feels toward their owner - without ever mentioning it by name. I.e., let them talk, rub, whistle at, or whatever the pet - and in that interaction, show what they feel towards the owner.

On your keyboards, get set, write!