Selected Jack Spratt v2.0 Use Cases

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USE CASE: Gets Hitched

Actors

  • She (Pretty in a dumpy, pot belly sort of way; her deep eyes glisten in the hospital light.)

  • He (Handsome in an emaciated invalid sort of way. Sunken eyes and cheeks; he smells like urine and vomit.)

  • Hospital Room (where She visits He)

Triggers

  • User wakes up in hospital bed after binge drinking

Preconditions

  • User has met She while binge drinking

  • User drank enough to end up in hospital

  • User was successfully treated for alcohol poisoning and survived

Post Conditions

  • She will become pregnant

  • The taste of tartar sauce, her favorite strawberry dip will grow on User over time.

Normal Flow

  1. She will hold the cold rails tightly, smiling with crooked teeth and a tired, sagging face.

  2. She will stand by User’s hospital bed, wearing a summer dress printed with skulls grinning of the dead.

  3. User will not to speak, and User will not to smile, as User will lie, his gown draped over his bony frame like a table cloth.

  4. User will slowly reach through the tangle of wires and tubes keeping User alive, hold She’s hand and sigh.

  5. She and User will listen to rain patter on the window and know She and User will be together, eating strawberries, that will be dipped in sauces.

Alternative Flows

3A1. The user wishes to speak and let She know that while She physically is not his ideal woman, She will do.

  1. She will say that will not do for She

  2. She will leave hospital room

  3. User will be alone

3A2. The user wishes to speak and let She know how grateful User is that she is with him now.

  1. User will attempt to smile, but cannot

  2. User will slowly reach through the tangle of wires and tubes keeping User alive, hold She’s hand and sigh.

  3. She and User will listen to rain patter on the window and know She and User will be together, eating strawberries, that will be dipped in sauces.

USE CASE: Loses Control

Actors

  • She

  • He

  • Child

  • Car

  • Icy Highway

  • Truck

Use Case Description: During a winter in the Midwest, She will tell User to slow down, right before Truck swerves in their path on the snow-dusted, glistening-black highway. User will tap the brakes lightly, and the car will start to glide towards the formidable treeline along the roadside. User will turn the steering wheel, and the car will spin around, and around. Child in the back seat will laugh and laugh and have a rocking good time.

Alternative Flows

N/A