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Rescue the day, the main thing is closed

Museum shut, train cancelled, weather turned, and you're standing outside with the day still ahead.

Longitinerarycontingency
The thing I had planned is not happening. Help me rebuild the rest of the day quickly.

1. Ask yourself first what I was actually after: the building, the art, being indoors, a particular view, or just somewhere to be. Tell me what you think it was.
2. Give me three replacements that serve the same need, ordered by how close they are to where I am standing right now.
3. Give me one option that is nothing like the original but might make a better story.
4. Tell me what I should do about the rest of the day's plan: what still works, what now needs moving.

Keep it short. I am on a phone, possibly in the rain. Do not assert that any replacement is open: tell me which ones to ring or check first.

Where I am and what fell through:
Time left today:

Making it yours

  • Paste your own material where the prompt asks for it. Everything above that line is instruction, not content.
  • Delete any rule that does not apply to you. A shorter prompt that fits beats a thorough one that does not.
  • If the answer comes back vague, add a line saying what you do not want. Constraints work better than encouragement.

During and after the trip. Layovers, days that fall through, what is worth doing nearby, and writing it down afterwards.

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