Verb:CLUTCH

CLUTCH Type Roleplaying Demeanor-based Yes

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>.

See Also

• CLENCH
• GRIP
• HOLD

Resources

• Clutch definition