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The truth hurts, the way that no lie can, and so she used truth as a weapon polished sharp and gleaming. She worked with liars and cheats, swayers and persuaders, and they all thought she was more ruthless, more vicious than they. It was true. She had a network of truthfinders, though others might call them detectives or snoops or informers. She had a database of the truth, though others might call it blackmail material. One of her long-standing dreams was of the day she would die. Oh, she didn't know the specifics of her death, nothing like that, but she knew what would happen once she was reported dead. People would laugh and cry, thinking themselves freed of the truth, and then--then her database would unfold like a flower--


Inspiration: "The Truth" - Handsome Boy Modeling School
Story Potential: Medium
Notes: A pretty conceit, to switch the blackmail viewpoint like this, but needs higher or more personal stakes, not to mention a threat from the outside.
The inner beauty was on display, he saw, as he stared over the ballroom at the latest crop of young hopefuls. Their scores danced above their heads: deportment, intelligence, grades, extracurricular activities, outside interests, musical compositions, links to their compositions, their writing, their yearnings for their mates. He sighed. He'd seen every ambition expressed before, seen every odd and interesting talent expressly selected to make the person stand out above the rest. He'd even been briefly enthralled by a hammer dulcimer player, until he saw her staring with hatred at the instrument when he'd surprised her at her practice. He could never see her in the same light--

Inspiration: Hmm, what was it? I was reading something about displaying inner beauty, I think.
Story Potential: High, at least as a gimmick.
Notes: I kind of like the idea of this, though as a set-up for what, I'm not entirely certain. Starts with him being intrigued by a girl who puts up nothing, or as little as possible, but is the start to romance, intrigue, or horror? Or all three?

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