# 9 topic values (D-035, D-028 Layer 4)
# Topic tags for weighted dialogue selection
name: topics
decision_ref: D-035
description: >
  Dialogue topic tags for Layer 4 weighted selection. The engine matches NPC
  current concern topics against line topic tags to weight selection. Lines can
  cover multiple topics. Note: 'crime' is deliberately excluded — NPCs think
  of smuggling as 'cargo' or 'money', not crime. The dual-lens interpretation
  is what makes those topics crime-adjacent for the detective.

values:
  - value: colleague
    description: Talk about coworkers, workplace relationships, team dynamics

  - value: routine
    description: Daily schedules, habits, shift patterns, the rhythm of station life

  - value: cargo
    description: >
      Freight, manifests, shipments — setting-specific. For ring members,
      this covers contraband discussion without calling it that.

  - value: money
    description: Finances, costs, wages, spending. The economic squeeze.

  - value: trust
    description: Reliability, loyalty, who can be counted on, who's changed

  - value: danger
    description: Threats, risks, things to watch out for, security concerns

  - value: institution
    description: >
      The Commission, station administration, regulations, official procedures.
      How institutional power affects daily life.

  - value: personal
    description: Family, health, aspirations, feelings — non-work life

  - value: investigation
    description: >
      Direct references to the detective's work, evidence, suspicions.
      Typically only surfaces at higher trust levels or under pressure.