Character Under Stress Test

Reveal character by placing them under extreme stress:

Character: {{character}}
Normal Persona: {{normal_state}}
Stress Type: {{stress_type}}

Stress Test Design:

1. BASELINE BEHAVIOR
- How does character act normally?
- What image do they project?
- What coping mechanisms exist?

2. STRESS APPLICATION
- What specific stressor applies?
- Why can they not escape it?
- How does it escalate?

3. CRACKS IN PERSONA
- First signs of strain
- What slips first (temper, tears, truth)?
- How do they try to regain control?

4. REVELATION
- What true self emerges under pressure?
- What surprises us?
- What confirms our suspicions?

5. AFTERMATH
- Do they recover their mask?
- Has something permanently changed?
- How do others respond to what they saw?

6. STRESS SCENE
- Write the scene of maximum pressure (3-4 pages)
- Show gradual breakdown and true self emergence