Verb:CLUTCH
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To CLUTCH is to hold something or someone strongly, tightly, or suddenly.
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Usage: CLUTCH {player} [hand|hair|arm|neck]
CLUTCH {self} [head|eyes|neck|arm|leg|chest|abdomen|back|hand|hair]
CLUTCH {item}
Usage
Untargeted
Note: In order to target body parts, MY must be used.
| Style | First | Third |
|---|---|---|
| None | You wring your hands. | <Person> wrings <his/her> hands. |
| Self | You clutch your chest in mock horror. | <Person> clutches <his/her> chest in mock horror. |
| Head | You grab your head and moan softly. | <Person> grabs <his/her> head and moans softly. |
| Eyes | You clutch your eyes as tears stream down your cheeks. | Tears stream down <Person>'s cheeks as <he/she> clutches <his/her> eyes. |
| Neck | You grab at your throat with a piteous whimper. | <Person> clutches <his/her> throat with a piteous whimper. |
| Arm | You grab at your arm. Oh, the pain! | <Person> clutches <his/her> arm in obvious pain. |
| Leg | You clutch at your leg, almost falling as you try to put your weight on it. | <Person> clutches at <his/her> leg, almost falling. |
| Chest | You clutch your chest with an anguished expression. | <Person> clutches <his/her> chest with an anguished expression. |
| Abdomen | You double over, clutching your belly and moaning. | <Person> doubles over, clutching <his/her> belly and moaning. |
| Back | You clutch the small of your back, grimacing with pain. | <Person> grimaces with pain, pressing one hand against the small of <his/her> back. |
| Hand | You rub your hand, trying to work the stiffness out. | <Person> rubs <his/her> hand, flexing the fingers with a pained grimace. |
| Hair | You tear at your hair with a frantic expression. | <Person> tears at <his/her> hair with a frantic expression. |
Targeted
Note: When considering demeanor of certain actions, it is based on the demeanor of the character receiving the action, not the person performing it.
| Style | First | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | You make a grab for <Person>'s arm, missing by a mile. | <Person> tries to grab your arm, but misses by a mile. | This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! |
| Hand Cold/Reserved |
You try to clutch at <Person>'s hand, but she pulls away. | N/A | This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! |
| Hand Neutral/Friendly/Warm |
You grab <Person>'s hand and whimper softly. | <Person> grabs your hand and whimpers softly. | This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! |
| Hair | You glare angrily at <person>. Ohh, if only you could just rip <his/her> hair out! | <Person> glares angrily at you, <his/her> fingers twitching. | This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! |
| Arm Cold/Reserved |
You try to clutch at <Person>'s arm, but <he/she> pulls away. | N/A | This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! |
| Arm Neutral/Friendly/Warm |
You grab <Person> by the arm and whimper softly. | <Person> grabs you by the arm and whimpers softly. | This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! |
| Neck | Your fingers twitch as you look at <Person>, tempted to wring <his/her> neck. | <Person>'s fingers twitch as <he/she> looks at you angrily. | This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! |
Object
| Style | First | Third |
|---|---|---|
| Regular Item | You clutch your <item> tightly. | <Person> clutches <his/her> <item> tightly. |
| Weapon | You clutch your <weapon>, your palms sweating with fear. | <Person> looks nervous as <he/she> clutches <his/her> <weapon>. |