Story 1

Sage isolates herself (themselves) to avoid angering and arguing with others. She forgets what they were talking about. Sage stays on a topic too long and bores people. Sage causes people to walk away. People raise their voices, wave their arms, or make fists in public when they get frustrated to intimidate her. Sage once was told that Yankee candle tarts were not edible and to put them down. She has been called names by store clerks and slapped in the face by a teacher and a nurse. The former occurred as a teen and the second while getting her master's degree. 

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Story 2

Kim is at a laundry mat in Ireland in 2035. She hasn't been able to wash her clothes for a year. She shut herself up because she is petrified of the world. While she wears her PSAD headband, she doesn't trust that it works. Whenever she goes out to wash her clothes, people stare at her. She doesn't know anyone there. She met a man named Periwinkle the first time she was there a year ago but didn't see him the next time. She washes her clothes out by hand in her flat. When she goes to the farmer's markets on Tuesdays and Saturdays, people tell her it is okay to do her laundry, and Kim wonders how they know she isn't doing her weekly chores. Even her on-and-off boyfriends encourage her to get back into her daily routines. Kim doesn't understand how they know she isn't doing this. She realizes that her PSAD is tracking how often she switches into other personalities and which personalities prevent her from living an active life. What if her device signaled Kim that a specific alter was the responsible personality at the moment it was happening? What if Kim was redirected into completing dialectical behavior therapy activities to intervene to prevent these less desirable personalities' goals from stopping Kim from achieving her daily objectives? Would it take more than an iconic flashing image on her Apple watch to make Kim aware that this is happening? Might it take a voice prompt, an alarm, to let Kim know when she is going down the wrong path on any given day?

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Story 3

Declan and Kim are at a bicycle charity event for breast cancer, The Pink Cure for All. It is a semi-annual event for Bunty Community members every October. It takes place in London, England, People from around the world attend this charity race. Kim is always nervous when she follows this annual event. She debates with Declan yearly about wearing her PSAD headband and Apple Watch. He insists she wears it as she does have relapses. The event is held in a different location each year, and Kim often gets confused when the path becomes complicated, and the flags are poorly places, marking where she is to follow. It worsens when Kim falls out of the pack and must catch up, or other riders must catch up with Kim. She is more prone to change into another personality. There isn't as much time for contestants to aid Kim in remembering her purpose for being in London. The event facilitators are aware of Kim's condition and have a handout on what each personality emoji represents and how to handle it. Tika, her service dog, is too small to job next to Kim and must sit it out; therefore, Kim must rely on her PSADs more. Declan often wins an award and dos not ride alongside Kim. Neither of them watch this. Thanks to newly updated software, it is no longer necessary. Kim can participate every year with minor glitches.