Verb:PINCH

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PINCH
Type Roleplaying
Citizen Solhaven

PINCH is a roleplaying verb.

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Usage:
    PINCH                           - Pinches your fingers together
    PINCH {self}                    - Attempt to wake yourself up
    PINCH {target}                  - Attempts to pinch a target
    PINCH {style}                   - Pinches in a particular style
    PINCH {style} {target}          - Pinches a target in a particular style

Where {style} can be one of the following:
    HEAD

Usage

Standard

Target Style First Second Third
None None You hold up two fingers and slowly pinch them together until they are almost touching. N/A Person holds up two fingers and slowly pinches them together until they are almost touching.
None Head You hold up your fingers in front of your face and pinch them together, staring through the narrowing aperture. You will crush them all! N/A Person holds up two fingers in front of her face and pinches them together violently while staring intently through the narrowing aperture. How odd.
Self None You pinch yourself hard. Yep, definitely still awake. And ouch. Person pinches herself hard.
Self Head Oblivious to the outside world, you hold up your fingers in front of your face and pinch them together, staring through the narrowing aperture. You will crush them all! N/A Oblivious to the outside world, Person holds up two fingers in front of her face and pinches them together violently while staring intently through the narrowing aperture. How odd.
Person None You pinch Target!

You try to pinch Target, but she grabs your hand just in time and pinches you instead! Ow! Is that what that feels like!?

You try to pinch Target, but she leans away just in time.
Person pinches you. Ow!

Person tries to pinch you, but you grab her hand just in time and pinch her instead! That ought to show her.

You try to pinch Target, but she leans away just in time.
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Messaging is randomized when targeting a player.
Person Head Focusing intently on Target, you hold up your fingers in front of your face and pinch them together, staring through the narrowing aperture. You will crush them all! Focusing intently on you, Person holds up two fingers in front of her face and pinches them together violently while staring intently through the narrowing aperture. How odd. This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Object N/A You pick idly at object. N/A Person picks idly at object.
Creature None You dart out with your fingers and try to pinch at a creature. Feeling brave, or just stupid? N/A Person darts out with her fingers and tries to pinch at a creature like a crazy person.
Creature Head Staring at a creature, you hold up your fingers in front of your face and pinch them together, staring through the narrowing aperture. You will crush them all! N/A Staring at a creature, Person holds up two fingers in front of her face and pinches them together violently while staring intently through the narrowing aperture. How odd.

Solhaven Citizen

Citizens of Solhaven have access to the Solhaven style of PINCH, but unlike most citizen verbs, it cannot be set as a default and requires the style to be entered with each use.

Target First Second Third
None You curl your hands into a facsimile of lobster claws, making exaggerated pinchy motions at the air around you while clicking your tongue to provide the snapping sounds of the claws closing. N/A Person curls her hands into a mimicry of lobster claws, pinching at the empty air around her and making clicking sounds with her tongue.
Self Oblivious to the outside world, you curl your hands into a facsimile of lobster claws, making exaggerated pinchy motions at the air around you while clicking your tongue to provide the snapping sounds of the claws closing. N/A Oblivious to the outside world, Person curls her hands into a mimicry of lobster claws, pinching at the empty air around her and making clicking sounds with her tongue.
Person Focusing intently on Target, you curl your hands into a facsimile of lobster claws, making exaggerated pinchy motions at the air around you while clicking your tongue to provide the snapping sounds of the claws closing. Focusing intently on you, Person curls her hands into a mimicry of lobster claws, pinching at the empty air around her and making clicking sounds with her tongue. This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Object Looking at object, you curl your hands into a facsimile of lobster claws, making exaggerated pinchy motions at the air around you while clicking your tongue to provide the snapping sounds of the claws closing. N/A Looking at object, Person curls her hands into a mimicry of lobster claws, pinching at the empty air around her and making clicking sounds with her tongue.
Creature Staring at a creature, you curl your hands into a facsimile of lobster claws, making exaggerated pinchy motions at the air around you while clicking your tongue to provide the snapping sounds of the claws closing. N/A Staring at a creature, Xeraphina curls her hands into a mimicry of lobster claws, pinching at the empty air around her and making clicking sounds with her tongue.