These are the scenarios: the character is confronted by a mugger, a roach jumps on his plate at a very fancy dinner (like at the White House), he wins $10,000,000 dollars, he witnesses a serious accident, a bum asks him for money
Helen (the wealthy, overweight, beautiful and cat crazy main human)
-----Your money or your life!
Helen is so scared, she's shaking and has stress incontinence. Or maybe it's anger? In either case, she gets that money out right away, but, inexplicably, just stands there, frozen, instead of running away. Afterwards, she's so angry she's spitting fire for the next week. Or month. Then she gets PTSD.
-----Roach
She's embarassed, as if it were a reflection on her. She would like to just ignore it and not draw attention to herself, but since she's already screamed and knocked over her chair....
------Ten million dollars!
She's excited and wants to donate all $4,000,000 (after taxes) to a charity in Africa. When her research convinces her that most charity money ends up in the hands of local warlords, she donates the money to Best Friends, an animal shelter in the American Southwest. She also almost spends another $4,000,000 of her own money buying a condo on the residential luxury cruise ship, the Residensea, but decides against it because they don't allow pets.
------Whoops, serious accident
She hardly knows what to do, can barely dial 911, she's shaking so badly. Then she haltingly walks toward the accident, scared of what she'll see, with a vague idea of rendering aid, but also with the belief that she's pretty useless. Finally arriving at the scene, she discovers a victim bleeding badly and possibly with a broken neck. She staunches the blood with her hands, then wakes up a little and realizes she needs to use something as a bandage. She removes her shirt and uses that as a bandage. By the time bystanders come along and try to move the patient, she's in charge. She countermands that, and directs them to look for other victims and render them aid, being careful not to move them. She lost something undefinable when she was mugged. She regains it through this incident.
-----Bum asks for money
She gives him $5 along with a smile and "good luck"
Steve, her adoring husband and CEO of IDK Gaming
-----Your money or your life!
Steve hands the money over in a friendly manner, chats a bit and walks away. Then he reports it to the police, avoids telling Helen so as not to disturb her, and forgets about it.
-----Roach
He purses his lips in thought and looks at it. It runs off and he forgets about it. Then he gets concerned that the food might be unsanitary (he's concerned for Helen, not himself), but decides not to say anything, so as not to disturb her.
------Ten million dollars!
He's pleased and slightly bemused. He lets Helen decide what to do.
------Whoops, serious accident
He relies on his CERT and SAFE training and functions perfectly. He's calm and in control. The incident is one of the highpoints of his life.
-----Bum asks for money
He gives him $5, but for some reason dislikes the bum more than the mugger.
Twitch, everyone knows Twitch
-----Your money or your life!
It takes Twitch a while to understand the concept. When he does, he laughs, disarms the mugger, and playfully forces him to say and do various humiliating things, such as giving him a piggyback right while neighing like a horse. Eventually Twitch gets bored. As he leaves, he gives the mugger all his money.
-----Roach
Cool! He makes a bit of a spectacle chasing after it, and raises eyebrows when he eats it.
------Ten million dollars!
He keeps forgetting to collect it. Then he forgets he has it.
------Whoops, serious accident
Wow, that looks bad. He watches in fascination until something else draws his interest.
-----Bum asks for money
It takes Twitch a while to understand the concept. When he does, he laughs, disarms the mugger, and playfully forces him to say and do various humiliating things, such as giving him a piggyback right while neighing like a horse. Eventually Twitch gets bored. As he leaves the mugger (in tears, and sprawled on the pavement), he gives him all his money.
Mr. Kitten
-----Your money or your life!
Mr. Kitten considers this. If he doesn't give the mugger his money, the mugger will kill him. Mr. Kitten does not wish to give the mugger his money, so the mugger will kill him. Unless he kills the mugger first. Which he does.
-----Roach
He watches impassively until he can't stand it anymore and pounces!
------Ten million dollars!
He invests it using a balanced and fairly conservative strategy.
------Whoops, serious accident
He watches.
-----Bum asks for money
He walks on past.
And a bonus, Blondhilda, the Norse Warrior Goddess
-----Your money or your life!
Blondhilda makes much the same calculation Mr. Kitten does, and takes this as a challenge to mortal combat. It's a good day. She so seldom has the opportunity to blood her sword. Some undefinable tension that she had barely been aware of is released. She really needs to kill more.
----Roach
She flicks it away, just as she does in the halls of Valhalla.
------Ten million dollars!
How nice. Perhaps Stanley will like this trinket.
------Whoops, serious accident
She renders aid to the best of her knowledge and ability. By the time paramedics arrive, the victims are healthy, hale and eager for battle.
-----Bum asks for money
The bum walks away in disgust after failing to convey the concept of begging to a goddess who is constitutionally incapable of ever understanding.
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