# NPC activity types for routine scheduling # Derived from Gestalt routine format + Miri cultural patterns (Sova Transit District) name: activities decision_ref: D-024 description: > Activity categories for NPC routine entries. Each routine schedule entry has a phase (morning/afternoon/evening/night) and an activity describing what the NPC is doing. Activities are used by the observation event generator to determine what the player sees when observing an NPC, and by the situation activation system to set dialogue context. values: - value: working description: On-shift job duties — processing cargo, inspecting manifests, operating equipment - value: supervising description: Overseeing others' work — shift supervisor role, checking quality, giving orders - value: maintaining description: Maintenance and repair tasks — fixing equipment, cleaning, infrastructure upkeep - value: patrolling description: Security rounds — checking access points, monitoring areas, enforcement presence - value: socializing description: Casual social interaction — chatting at the bar, break room conversation, gossip - value: drinking description: At The Last Shift or similar — consuming drinks, unwinding after shift - value: eating description: Meal time — food vendors, break room, bar food - value: resting description: Off-shift downtime — in quarters, low activity, recuperating - value: commuting description: Moving between locations — corridor transit, shift change movement - value: gambling description: Card game at the bar — the regular social ritual, information exchange venue - value: trading description: Legitimate commerce — buying, selling, negotiating, market activity - value: operating description: > Ring operations — contraband handling, manifest doctoring, coordination. Only visible to characters with sufficient knowledge or direct observation. - value: waiting description: Idle between activities — lingering, watching, killing time - value: meeting description: Arranged or coincidental encounter with specific NPCs — planned conversation