Status

So far, we've seen reaction as a type of action, but sometimes the documenter needs to describe the actors state of being or status. Knowing the status will help the reader better understand the context of the actor.

Reaction vs Status

What is the difference between a state of being and a flash of emotion? Just a difference in $interval length. An actor's mood is $lasting. The $lasting is a type of permanence we'll call status.

We'll assume the actor is reacting in the context of these $lasting reaction.

When an actor changes their attributes during documentation, it is can arrive as a global message.

☶ changes their status to ||☶.

However, using typical status modifiers as action modifiers can indicate at little unchill { {.

The ☶ actor is...

/☶ stuck

|☶ busy

*☶ eager

If an actor is being documented, sometimes they do not like their identification.

~💩NachoCheese

Status Symmetry

Sometimes, to emphasize a balanced or imbalanced mood, an actor's status can be represented as a $wave. The left, could be the max and the right can be the min of the $wave.

++☶++

Nice and balanced.

{ ++☶-- }

This actors status might be going back and forth between positive and negative. The use of waves help also indicate that this is a $wave and that going back and forth between positive and negative is probably a stressful experience.