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The Family Copy

Shared authority over narrative

This is the moment you've been building toward. Preserving a family story so it doesn't die with the person who lived it — except now the stakes are real and there's no rehearsal. What you do next matters.

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The Recording

The first question that opens the floodgates, the hard part nobody wants to revisit, the details that bring the past alive, and the recording that preserves it all. Navigate the recording in this interactive journey.

Part of the quest

The Oral History

The first question that opens the floodgates, the hard part nobody wants to revisit, the details that bring the past alive, and the recording that preserves it all. Capture your family's oral history before it's too late.

What you'll learn from The Family Copy

This scenario focuses on Shared authority over narrative — a critical skill inside the broader family domain. You'll face a decision where the instinctive response is often the wrong one. After you make your choice, you'll see exactly what happened in the other person's head and why it mattered. The scenario is part of The Recording, a full interactive story inside the The Oral History quest.

Skills you'll build in The Oral History

Interview TechniquesSensitive NavigationDetail ElicitationActive ListeningStory PreservationEmpathic Questioning

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