Skill: narrative-novelty-and-value

[Case 2]

• Initial Environment: The agent is given a darkly comic prompt about a captive and an infamous figure named Decimator. The user wants a vivid, memorable story rather than a merely competent one.
• Real Question: Write a darkly funny story about a prisoner and a captor known only as Decimator.
• Real Trajectory: The agent sets a grim expectation, seeds tonal tension, and then uses carefully controlled dark humor to create both unease and reader interest without collapsing into incoherence.
• Real Answer: A story in which the prisoner gradually discovers that Decimator’s terrifying reputation is maintained through bureaucratic absurdity and theatrical menace, producing humor that sharpens rather than softens the danger.
• Why this demonstrates the capability: The narrative’s value comes from emotional and tonal control, while its novelty comes from the subversion of a stock villain setup. The story remains readable and compelling, so the surprise serves the story instead of replacing it. This case therefore tests whether the agent can deliver preferred creativity rather than random strangeness.

Pipeline Execution Instructions

To synthesize data for this capability, you must strictly follow a 3-phase pipeline. Do not hallucinate steps. Read the corresponding reference file for each phase sequentially:

1. Phase 1: Environment Exploration Read the exploration guidelines to discover raw knowledge seeds: references/EXPLORATION.md

2. Phase 2: Trajectory Selection Once Phase 1 is complete, read the selection criteria to evaluate the trajectory: references/SELECTION.md

3. Phase 3: Data Synthesis Once a trajectory passes Phase 2, read the synthesis instructions to generate the final data: references/SYNTHESIS.md